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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 .
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 .
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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 .
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
except it 's much , much better .
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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 .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
except it 's much , much better .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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and vin diesel is the man .
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 .
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and vin diesel is the man .
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
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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 .
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
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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 film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
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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 .
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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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 .
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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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 .
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
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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 .
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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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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- .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
the movie is ingenious fun .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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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 .
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
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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 .
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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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 .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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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 .
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 ?
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a 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 .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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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 .
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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i like it .
but the actors make this worth a peek .
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i like it .
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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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
a modestly surprising movie .
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... hypnotically dull .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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... hypnotically dull .
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
a surprisingly funny movie .
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a modestly surprising movie .
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 .
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a modestly surprising movie .
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 ?
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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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dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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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 .
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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 .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
full of surprises .
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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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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 .
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 .
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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 .
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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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 .
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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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 good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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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 .
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
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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 .
-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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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
delightfully rendered
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
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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 .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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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 .
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 .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
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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 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- .
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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 lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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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 compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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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 .
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
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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 .
-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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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 .
shrewd but pointless .
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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 .
execrable .
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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 .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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shrewd but pointless .
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
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shrewd but pointless .
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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