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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 .
and vin diesel is the man .
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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 rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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 .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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 .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
even better than the first one !
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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 .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
except it 's much , much better .
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and vin diesel is the man .
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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and vin diesel is the man .
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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 .
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
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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 .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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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 .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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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 .
sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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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 .
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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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 .
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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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 .
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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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
in fact , even better .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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 .
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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 .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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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 .
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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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
you 'll probably love it .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
... 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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a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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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 .
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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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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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 .
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 lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
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i like it .
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
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i like it .
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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 .
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... hypnotically dull .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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... hypnotically dull .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
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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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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 .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
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a modestly surprising movie .
except it 's much , much better .
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a modestly surprising movie .
incoherence reigns .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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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 .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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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 .
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 lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
a modestly surprising movie .
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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
the chocolate factory without charlie .
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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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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 .
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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one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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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 .
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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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 .
you 'll end up moved .
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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 .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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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 .
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
except it 's much , much better .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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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the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
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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the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
the film is flat .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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 .
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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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 .
delightfully rendered
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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 .
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 .
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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 comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
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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 wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
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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 .
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
and that makes all the difference .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
even better than the first one !
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
the chocolate factory without charlie .
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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 .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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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 problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
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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 .
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 ...
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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 .
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
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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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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shrewd but pointless .
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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shrewd but pointless .
you 'll end up moved .
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