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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 .	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 .	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 .	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 .	0
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .	except it 's much , much better .	1
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .	a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .	0
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .	but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .	1
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .	the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .	0
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '	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
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '	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 .	0
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .	a marvel of production design .	1
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .	what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .	0
the chocolate factory without charlie .	problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .	1
the chocolate factory without charlie .	it 's never dull and always looks good .	0
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .	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 .	1
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .	` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '	0
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .	a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .	1
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .	what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .	0
full of surprises .	a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .	1
full of surprises .	an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .	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 .	like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .	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 .	it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .	0
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .	does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .	1
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .	a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .	0
and that is where ararat went astray .	talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .	1
and that is where ararat went astray .	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
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 .	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
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 .	i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .	0
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .	serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .	1
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .	it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .	0
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .	but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .	1
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .	... 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 .	0
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .	1
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .	... hypnotically dull .	0
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '	1
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?	the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .	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 ?	first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .	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 ?	it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .	0
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .	i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .	1
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .	a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .	0
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .	... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .	1
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .	even better than the first one !	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 .	while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .	0
black-and-white and unrealistic .	an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades	1
black-and-white and unrealistic .	elvira fans could hardly ask for more .	0
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .	boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .	1
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .	long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .	0
if only it were , well , funnier .	depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .	1
if only it were , well , funnier .	the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .	0
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .	it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .	1
although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .	adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .	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 .	i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .	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 .	the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .	0
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .	a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .	1
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .	when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?	0
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .	i like it .	1
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .	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 .	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 .	shrewd but pointless .	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 .	a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .	0
a surprisingly funny movie .	a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .	1
a surprisingly funny movie .	the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .	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 .	but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .	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 .	offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .	0
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .	an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .	1
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .	the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .	0
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .	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 . '	1
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .	even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .	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 .	if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .	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 .	a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .	0
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .	it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .	1
dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .	a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .	0
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half	it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .	1
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half	delightfully rendered	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 .	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 .	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 .	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 .	0
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .	its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .	1
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .	i like it .	0
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .	plodding , peevish and gimmicky .	1
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .	i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	0
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .	we just do n't really care too much about this love story .	1
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .	a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .	0
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .	the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .	1
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .	and vin diesel is the man .	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 .	it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .	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 .	shrewd but pointless .	0
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .	brave and sweetly rendered love story .	1
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .	anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .	0
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .	the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .	1
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .	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 .	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 .	and that makes all the difference .	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 .	enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .	0
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	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 .	1
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre	what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .	0
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .	maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .	1
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .	though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .	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 .	this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .	0
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .	you 'll probably love it .	1
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .	a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .	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 .	no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .	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 .	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 .	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 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

0

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

except it 's much , much better .

1

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

a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .

0

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

but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .

1

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

the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .

0

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

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

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

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 .

0

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

a marvel of production design .

1

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

what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .

0

the chocolate factory without charlie .

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

1

the chocolate factory without charlie .

it 's never dull and always looks good .

0

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

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 .

1

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

` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '

0

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

a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .

1

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

what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .

0

full of surprises .

a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .

1

full of surprises .

an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .

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 .

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

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 .

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

0

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

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

1

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

a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .

0

and that is where ararat went astray .

talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .

1

and that is where ararat went astray .

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

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 .

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

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 .

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

0

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

serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .

1

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

it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .

0

impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .

but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .

1

impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .

... 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 .

0

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

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

1

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

... hypnotically dull .

0

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

an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '

1

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

the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .

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 ?

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

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 ?

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

0

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

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

1

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

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

0

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

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

1

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

even better than the first one !

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 .

while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .

0

black-and-white and unrealistic .

an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades

1

black-and-white and unrealistic .

elvira fans could hardly ask for more .

0

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

boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .

1

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

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

0

if only it were , well , funnier .

depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .

1

if only it were , well , funnier .

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

0

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

it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .

1

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

adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .

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 .

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

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 .

the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .

0

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

a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .

1

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

when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?

0

your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .

i like it .

1

your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .

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 .

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 .

shrewd but pointless .

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 .

a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli\/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .

0

a surprisingly funny movie .

a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .

1

a surprisingly funny movie .

the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .

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 .

but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .

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 .

offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .

0

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

an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .

1

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

the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .

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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .

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 harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .

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

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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 .

if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .

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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 .

a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .

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

it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .

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

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

it 's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .

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

delightfully rendered

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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 .

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

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 .

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

its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .

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

i like it .

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

plodding , peevish and gimmicky .

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

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

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

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

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

a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .

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

the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .

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

and vin diesel is the man .

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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 .

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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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 .

shrewd but pointless .

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

brave and sweetly rendered love story .

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

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

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

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

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

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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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 .

and that makes all the difference .

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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 .

enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .

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

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 .

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

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 .

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

maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .

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

though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .

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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 .

this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .

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

you 'll probably love it .

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

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

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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 .

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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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 .

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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