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the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .	your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !	1
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 .	what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .	0
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .	one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .	1
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .	imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .	0
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .	i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .	1
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .	even better than the first one !	0
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '	likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	1
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '	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 .	0
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .	a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	1
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .	utter mush ... conceited pap .	0
the chocolate factory without charlie .	the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .	1
the chocolate factory without charlie .	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 . '	0
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .	i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .	1
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .	it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .	0
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .	a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .	1
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .	this u-boat does n't have a captain .	0
full of surprises .	stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .	1
full of surprises .	but seriously , folks , it does n't work .	0
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 .	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 .	1
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 .	dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .	0
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .	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 .	1
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .	one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .	0
and that is where ararat went astray .	i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .	1
and that is where ararat went astray .	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 .	0
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .	an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .	1
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .	execrable .	0
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .	waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .	1
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .	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 .	0
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .	the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .	1
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .	visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .	0
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .	1
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .	0
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .	1
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .	0
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 ?	may puzzle his most ardent fans .	1
director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?	the 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 .	0
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .	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 .	1
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .	although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .	0
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .	jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .	1
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .	and vin diesel is the man .	0
in fact , even better .	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 .	1
in fact , even better .	even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .	0
black-and-white and unrealistic .	the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .	1
black-and-white and unrealistic .	as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .	0
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .	in fact , even better .	1
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .	a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .	0
if only it were , well , funnier .	execrable .	1
if only it were , well , funnier .	-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 .	0
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .	lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .	1
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .	everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .	0
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .	anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .	1
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .	fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .	0
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .	a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .	1
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .	michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .	0
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .	i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	1
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .	the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .	0
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 .	anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .	1
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 .	sly , sophisticated and surprising .	0
a surprisingly funny movie .	it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .	1
a surprisingly funny movie .	spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .	0
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 .	like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .	1
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 .	a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .	0
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .	... a solid , well-formed satire .	1
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .	a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .	0
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .	ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .	1
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .	it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .	0
there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .	like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .	1
there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .	waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .	0
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .	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 .	1
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .	has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .	0
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half	a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .	1
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half	-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 .	0
an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .	i like it .	1
an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .	long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .	0
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .	dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .	1
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .	woody allen has really found his groove these days .	0
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .	flat , misguided comedy .	1
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .	likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	0
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .	its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .	1
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .	with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .	0
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .	even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .	1
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .	you 'll end up moved .	0
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 .	, `` they 're out there ! ''	1
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 .	this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .	0
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .	ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .	1
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .	if only it were , well , funnier .	0
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .	i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .	1
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .	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
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 .	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 .	1
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 .	... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .	0
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	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 .	1
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .	0
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .	impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .	1
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .	it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .	0
even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .	delightfully rendered	1
even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .	where 's the movie here ?	0
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .	happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .	1
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .	the chocolate factory without charlie .	0
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 .	there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .	1
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 .	although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .	0

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 .

your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !

1

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 .

what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .

0

a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

1

a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .

imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .

0

nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .

i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .

1

nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .

even better than the first one !

0

another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '

likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?

1

another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '

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 .

0

a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .

a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .

1

a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .

utter mush ... conceited pap .

0

the chocolate factory without charlie .

the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .

1

the chocolate factory without charlie .

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 . '

0

problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .

i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .

1

problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .

it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .

0

the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .

a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .

1

the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .

this u-boat does n't have a captain .

0

full of surprises .

stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .

1

full of surprises .

but seriously , folks , it does n't work .

0

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 .

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 .

1

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 .

dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .

0

ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .

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 .

1

ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .

one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .

0

and that is where ararat went astray .

i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .

1

and that is where ararat went astray .

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 .

0

on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .

an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .

1

on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .

execrable .

0

a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .

waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .

1

a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .

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 .

0

impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .

the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .

1

impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .

visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .

0

a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .

a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .

1

a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .

... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .

0

likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?

undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .

1

likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?

a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .

0

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 ?

may puzzle his most ardent fans .

1

director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?

the 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 .

0

long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .

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 .

1

long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .

although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .

0

we just do n't really care too much about this love story .

jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .

1

we just do n't really care too much about this love story .

and vin diesel is the man .

0

in fact , even better .

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 .

1

in fact , even better .

even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .

0

black-and-white and unrealistic .

the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .

1

black-and-white and unrealistic .

as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .

0

blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .

in fact , even better .

1

blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .

a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .

0

if only it were , well , funnier .

execrable .

1

if only it were , well , funnier .

-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 .

0

although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .

lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .

1

although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .

everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .

0

jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .

anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .

1

jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .

fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .

0

it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .

a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .

1

it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .

michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .

0

your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .

i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre

1

your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .

the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .

0

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 .

anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .

1

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 .

sly , sophisticated and surprising .

0

a surprisingly funny movie .

it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .

1

a surprisingly funny movie .

spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .

0

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 .

like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .

1

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 .

a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .

0

it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .

... a solid , well-formed satire .

1

it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .

a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .

0

a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .

ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .

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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .

it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .

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there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .

like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .

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there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .

waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .

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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .

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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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .

has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .

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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half

a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .

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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half

-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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an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .

i like it .

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an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .

long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .

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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .

dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .

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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .

woody allen has really found his groove these days .

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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .

flat , misguided comedy .

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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .

likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?

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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .

its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .

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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .

with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .

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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .

even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .

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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .

you 'll end up moved .

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what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .

, `` they 're out there ! ''

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what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .

this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .

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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .

ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .

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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .

if only it were , well , funnier .

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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .

i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .

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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .

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 .

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a hugely rewarding experience that 's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones 's diary .

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 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 .

... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .

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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre

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 .

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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre

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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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .

impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .

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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .

it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .

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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .

delightfully rendered

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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .

where 's the movie here ?

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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .

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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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .

the chocolate factory without charlie .

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snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .

there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .

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snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .

although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .

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