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this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | and that makes all the difference . | 1 |
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | 0 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | like the hanks character , he 's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed . | 1 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming . | 0 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | 1 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy . | 0 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | a cutesy romantic tale with a twist . | 1 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | 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 . | what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | 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 . | 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 . | 0 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | even better than the first one ! | 1 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | utter mush ... conceited pap . | 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- . | utter mush ... conceited pap . | 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- . | you 'll know a star when you see one . | 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 . | may puzzle his most ardent fans . | 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 . | you 'll know a star when you see one . | 0 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | 1 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | plodding , peevish and gimmicky . | 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 . | contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden ... if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad . | 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 . | 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 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | 1 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | 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 . | 0 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | 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 . | 1 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | may puzzle his most ardent fans . | 0 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern . | 1 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? | 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 . | you 'll know a star when you see one . | 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 . | 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- . | 0 |
execrable . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 1 |
execrable . | the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time . | 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 events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . | 1 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace . | 0 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery . | 1 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music . | 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 . | the movie is ingenious fun . | 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 . | has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital . | 0 |
you 'll end up moved . | an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . ' | 1 |
you 'll end up moved . | the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 0 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 1 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean . | 0 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | a marvel of production design . | 1 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | it 's just rather leaden and dull . | 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 . | a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | 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 . | an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular . | 0 |
you 'll probably love it . | hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 1 |
you 'll probably love it . | ... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . | 0 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that 's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline . | 1 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency . | 0 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | ... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . | 1 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | 0 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | sly , sophisticated and surprising . | 1 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | -lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy . | 0 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 1 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada . | 0 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful . | 1 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | woody allen has really found his groove these days . | 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 . | this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 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 . | hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 0 |
except it 's much , much better . | 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 |
except it 's much , much better . | 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 . | 0 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | 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 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . ' | 0 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 1 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . ' | 0 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles . | 1 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | execrable . | 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 . | 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 |
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 . | hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | 0 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | 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 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love . | 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 . | the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental . | 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 . | the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun . | 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 . | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 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 . | 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 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 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- . | 1 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love . | 0 |
even better than the first one ! | the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time . | 1 |
even better than the first one ! | the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between . | 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 | the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half | 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 | exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | 0 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 1 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 0 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun . | 1 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 0 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year . | 1 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment . | 0 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on . | 1 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? | 0 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state . | 1 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment . | 0 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility . | 1 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | 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 . | 0 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | may puzzle his most ardent fans . | 1 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | 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 . | 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 . | 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 |
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 . | ... hypnotically dull . | 0 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 1 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 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 . | utter mush ... conceited pap . | 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 probably love it . | 0 |
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