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and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
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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and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
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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there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
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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there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
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brave and sweetly rendered love story .
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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brave and sweetly rendered love story .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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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 .
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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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 .
angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
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flat , misguided comedy .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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flat , misguided comedy .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .
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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
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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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
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has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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but the actors make this worth a peek .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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but the actors make this worth a peek .
the film is flat .
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and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
and that makes all the difference .
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and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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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this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
sly , sophisticated and surprising .
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this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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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like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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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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 . '
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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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 . '
elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
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i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
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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plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
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a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
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the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
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the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .
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happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
-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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happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
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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 .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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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 .
execrable .
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the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
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a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
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a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
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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 .
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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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 .
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
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a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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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offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
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offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
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if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .
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an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .
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an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
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but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
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but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
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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and that makes all the difference .
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .
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and that makes all the difference .
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
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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woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
a surprisingly funny movie .
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woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
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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below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
and that is where ararat went astray .
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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 .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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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 .
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .
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though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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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but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
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but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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 .
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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
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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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
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 adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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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 .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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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 .
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
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enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
shrewd but pointless .
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enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
and vin diesel is the man .
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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 . '
a marvel of production design .
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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 . '
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
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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