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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
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this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
the chocolate factory without charlie .
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this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
the chocolate factory without charlie .
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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
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incoherence reigns .
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
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incoherence reigns .
nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
the film is flat .
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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
utter mush ... conceited pap .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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 .
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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
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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... a solid , well-formed satire .
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 .
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... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
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... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
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a marvel of production design .
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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a marvel of production design .
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- .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
the chocolate factory without charlie .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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 .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
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nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
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nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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delightfully rendered
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 .
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delightfully rendered
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
even better than the first one !
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .
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although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage , it 's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
and that makes all the difference .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
flat , misguided comedy .
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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .
one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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 .
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there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .
an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .
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 .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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 .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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
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one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
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one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
the acting , for the most part , is terrific , although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans .
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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
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-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
never inspires more than an interested detachment .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
and that makes all the difference .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
where 's the movie here ?
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?
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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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 .
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a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .
an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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with an unusual protagonist -lrb- a kilt-wearing jackson -rrb- and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .
where 's the movie here ?
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