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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable . | 1 |
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work . | 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 . | 0 |
full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature . | talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . | 1 |
full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature . | a weird little movie that 's amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media subcultures . | 0 |
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 1 |
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale . | an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it . | 0 |
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | 1 |
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished . | 0 |
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . | a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel . | 1 |
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 0 |
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . ' | 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 . | 1 |
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . ' | comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | 0 |
it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | even better than the first one ! | 1 |
it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . | the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | 0 |
the film is flat . | anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy . | 1 |
the film is flat . | one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | 0 |
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 . | the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it . | 1 |
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 . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 0 |
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 1 |
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart . | never inspires more than an interested detachment . | 0 |
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | 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 . ' | 1 |
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama . | 0 |
where 's the movie here ? | nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try . | 1 |
where 's the movie here ? | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 0 |
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures . | 1 |
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it . | 0 |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | 1 |
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 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 . | 0 |
make like the title and dodge this one . | a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 1 |
make like the title and dodge this one . | dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean . | 0 |
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . | 1 |
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . | 0 |
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 1 |
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . | even better than the first one ! | 0 |
sly , sophisticated and surprising . | and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater . | 1 |
sly , sophisticated and surprising . | the chocolate factory without charlie . | 0 |
imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor . | 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 . | 1 |
imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor . | this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | 0 |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | 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 . | 1 |
everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean . | 0 |
the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it . | waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | 1 |
the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it . | 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 . | 0 |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws . | 1 |
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 0 |
what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best . | a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 1 |
what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best . | the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . | 0 |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task . | 1 |
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best . | 0 |
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 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 . | 1 |
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 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 . | 0 |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | sly , sophisticated and surprising . | 1 |
you 'll know a star when you see one . | black-and-white and unrealistic . | 0 |
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | utter mush ... conceited pap . | 1 |
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | a cutesy romantic tale with a twist . | 0 |
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny . | 1 |
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment . | 0 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . | elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | 1 |
woody allen has really found his groove these days . | full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature . | 0 |
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 1 |
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | 0 |
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | 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 | 1 |
i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | you 'll probably love it . | 0 |
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 . | utter mush ... conceited pap . | 1 |
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 . | fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 0 |
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | 1 |
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . | 0 |
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life . | you 'll know a star when you see one . | 1 |
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life . | the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal . | 0 |
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 . | an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn . | 1 |
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 . | dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten . | 0 |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . ' | 1 |
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken . | 0 |
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital . | 1 |
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real . | 0 |
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun . | 1 |
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along . | 0 |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 1 |
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | a modestly surprising movie . | 0 |
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . | 1 |
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | 0 |
originality is sorely lacking . | adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | 1 |
originality is sorely lacking . | but the actors make this worth a peek . | 0 |
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | 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 . | 1 |
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task . | 0 |
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 . | likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? | 1 |
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 . | the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . | 0 |
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . | dreary tale of middle-class angst | 1 |
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . | 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 . | 0 |
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 . | the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . | 1 |
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 . | the film is flat . | 0 |
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design . | 1 |
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | 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 . | 0 |
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | a marvel of production design . | 1 |
elvira fans could hardly ask for more . | the chocolate factory without charlie . | 0 |
disgusting . | 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 . | 1 |
disgusting . | you 'll probably love it . | 0 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | 1 |
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 0 |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 1 |
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken . | 0 |
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