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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 .
... a solid , well-formed satire .
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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 .
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
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nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
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a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .
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a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
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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problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .
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full of surprises .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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full of surprises .
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
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the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .
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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the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .
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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ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
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 .
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ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
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and that is where ararat went astray .
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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and that is where ararat went astray .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
sly , sophisticated and surprising .
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a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
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impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
, `` they 're out there ! ''
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likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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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 ?
the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
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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 ?
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
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long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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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long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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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we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
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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we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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in fact , even better .
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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in fact , even better .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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black-and-white and unrealistic .
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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black-and-white and unrealistic .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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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blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
shrewd but pointless .
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if only it were , well , funnier .
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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if only it were , well , funnier .
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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although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
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jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
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it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .
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your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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 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 .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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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 .
except it 's much , much better .
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a surprisingly funny movie .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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a surprisingly funny movie .
flat , misguided comedy .
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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 .
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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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 .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
and that makes all the difference .
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it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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
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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
-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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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
where 's the movie here ?
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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 .
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
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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 .
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
... a solid , well-formed satire .
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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
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 energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
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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an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
disgusting .
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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
full of surprises .
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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
originality is sorely lacking .
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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
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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 .
the movie is ingenious fun .
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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 .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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 .
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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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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 .
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
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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 .
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
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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
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 low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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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 .
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
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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 .
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
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