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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work .
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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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 .
the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .
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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 .
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
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there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
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there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
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it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
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it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .
elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
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it ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .
disgusting .
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the film is flat .
like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
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the film is flat .
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .
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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 .
tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
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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 .
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
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it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
as a film director , labute continues to improve .
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it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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 .
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hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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where 's the movie here ?
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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where 's the movie here ?
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
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the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
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and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
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and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
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make like the title and dodge this one .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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make like the title and dodge this one .
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 .
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waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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sly , sophisticated and surprising .
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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sly , sophisticated and surprising .
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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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 .
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
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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 .
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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everything about girls ca n't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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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 .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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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 .
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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a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .
adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
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a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .
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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 .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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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 .
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
and vin diesel is the man .
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ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
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a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
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you 'll know a star when you see one .
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 .
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you 'll know a star when you see one .
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
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the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
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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woody allen has really found his groove these days .
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
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woody allen has really found his groove these days .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .
and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
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i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .
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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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 .
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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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 .
these people are really going to love the piano teacher .
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nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
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the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
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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the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
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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 .
first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
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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 .
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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a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .
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a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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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like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
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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like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed .
a modestly surprising movie .
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with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
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an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
you 'll end up moved .
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an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .
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an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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originality is sorely lacking .
black-and-white and unrealistic .
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originality is sorely lacking .
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
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but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
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but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .
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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 .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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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 .
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
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tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .
snoots will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .
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the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
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elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
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elvira fans could hardly ask for more .
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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disgusting .
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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disgusting .
you 'll end up moved .
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a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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 .
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a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women .
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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