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this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power . | 1 |
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | 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 . | 0 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | but seriously , folks , it does n't work . | 1 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | as a film director , labute continues to improve . | 0 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 1 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy . | 0 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | 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 . | 1 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . | 0 |
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads . | an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | 1 |
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads . | a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture . | 0 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time . | 1 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital . | 0 |
the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- . | the film is flat . | 1 |
the film was produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by joel schumacher , and reflects the worst of their shallow styles : wildly overproduced , inadequately motivated every step of the way and demographically targeted to please every one -lrb- and no one -rrb- . | 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 . | 0 |
the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product . | talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . | 1 |
the whole film has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 0 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | i like it . | 1 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . | 0 |
for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . | dreary tale of middle-class angst | 1 |
for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . | a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices . | 0 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | the chocolate factory without charlie . | 1 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | 0 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film . | 1 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | where 's the movie here ? | 0 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | 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 . | 1 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | 0 |
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 . | it 's never dull and always looks good . | 1 |
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 . | i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year . | 0 |
execrable . | hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | 1 |
execrable . | 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 . | 0 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory . | 1 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions . | 0 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | 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 . | 1 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout . | 0 |
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 . | hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 1 |
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 . | adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | 0 |
you 'll end up moved . | it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama . | 1 |
you 'll end up moved . | mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 0 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters . | 1 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 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 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | your children will be occupied for 72 minutes . | 1 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt | 0 |
true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation . | nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try . | 1 |
true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation . | stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | 0 |
you 'll probably love it . | at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty . | 1 |
you 'll probably love it . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 0 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry . | 1 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | we just do n't really care too much about this love story . | 0 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | flat , misguided comedy . | 1 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself . | 0 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | 1 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 0 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should . | 1 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | where 's the movie here ? | 0 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | 1 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 0 |
it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny . | black-and-white and unrealistic . | 1 |
it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny . | offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film . | 0 |
except it 's much , much better . | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 1 |
except it 's much , much better . | there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | 0 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | 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 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | 0 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | incoherence reigns . | 1 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 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 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine . | 1 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy . | 0 |
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 . | 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 . | 1 |
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 . | talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . | 0 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half | 1 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . ' | 0 |
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 . | everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . | 1 |
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 . | another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . ' | 0 |
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 . | 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 . | 1 |
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 . | the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . | 0 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- . | 1 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | 0 |
even better than the first one ! | full of surprises . | 1 |
even better than the first one ! | how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know . | 0 |
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off | does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- . | 1 |
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman 's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002 's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off | another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . ' | 0 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 1 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | it 's just rather leaden and dull . | 0 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 1 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 0 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 1 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished . | 0 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | 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 . | 1 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 0 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | 1 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | even better than the first one ! | 0 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 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 . | 1 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music . | 0 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 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 . | 1 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | you 'll probably love it . | 0 |
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 . | it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters . | 1 |
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 . | the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half | 0 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck ! | 1 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken . | 0 |
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 . | cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | 1 |
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 . | you 'll end up moved . | 0 |
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