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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .
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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
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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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 ...
utter mush ... conceited pap .
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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 ...
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 .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
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the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
except it 's much , much better .
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
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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this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
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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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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incoherence reigns .
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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incoherence reigns .
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
in fact , even better .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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 .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you 're at the right film .
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
a modestly surprising movie .
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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
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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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
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 solid , well-formed satire .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
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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... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .
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a marvel of production design .
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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a marvel of production design .
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
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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adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
the movie is ingenious fun .
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
a modestly surprising movie .
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nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
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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nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
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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delightfully rendered
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
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delightfully rendered
like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .
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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 .
disgusting .
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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 .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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 .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
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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dreary tale of middle-class angst
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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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 .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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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 .
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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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
disgusting .
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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 .
a surprisingly funny movie .
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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 .
plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
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one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .
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one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
utter mush ... conceited pap .
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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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-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 .
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
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-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 .
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
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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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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 lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
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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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
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