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and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
and that makes all the difference .
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and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
utter mush ... conceited pap .
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there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
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there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
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imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
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imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .
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brave and sweetly rendered love story .
even better than the first one !
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brave and sweetly rendered love story .
where 's the movie here ?
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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 .
adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
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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 .
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
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flat , misguided comedy .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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flat , misguided comedy .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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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 .
-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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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 .
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .
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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
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has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
black-and-white and unrealistic .
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has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
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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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
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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but the actors make this worth a peek .
as a film director , labute continues to improve .
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but the actors make this worth a peek .
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
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and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
except it 's much , much better .
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and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
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this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
flat , misguided comedy .
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like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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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 . '
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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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 . '
the movie is ingenious fun .
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i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
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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i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
... 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 .
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plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
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 .
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an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
a surprisingly funny movie .
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an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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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depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
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a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
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a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .
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the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .
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the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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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 .
it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
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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 .
originality is sorely lacking .
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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 .
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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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 .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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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the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
originality is sorely lacking .
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a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
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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a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
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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i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
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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 .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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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 .
and that is where ararat went astray .
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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 .
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
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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 .
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
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a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
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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 .
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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offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
originality is sorely lacking .
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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 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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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
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .
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an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
where 's the movie here ?
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an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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 .
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a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
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a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
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 .
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and that makes all the difference .
tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
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and that makes all the difference .
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
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if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
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if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
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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below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .
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below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
flat , misguided comedy .
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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 .
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
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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 .
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...
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though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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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but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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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but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
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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 !
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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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 !
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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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
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the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
the chocolate factory without charlie .
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the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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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 .
enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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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 .
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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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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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enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
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 . '
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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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 . '
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
a modestly surprising movie .
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a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
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