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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 .
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 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 .
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
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a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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 moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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 .
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nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
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nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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 .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . '
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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a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .
dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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the chocolate factory without charlie .
sly , sophisticated and surprising .
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problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
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full of surprises .
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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full of surprises .
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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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 .
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
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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 .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
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ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
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 .
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and that is where ararat went astray .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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and that is where ararat went astray .
full of surprises .
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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 .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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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 .
disgusting .
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a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
shrewd but pointless .
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impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph .
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a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
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 beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .
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likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers .
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likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ?
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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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 ?
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 .
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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 ?
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
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long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
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we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
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 .
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we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
i like it .
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in fact , even better .
the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .
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in fact , even better .
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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black-and-white and unrealistic .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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black-and-white and unrealistic .
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 .
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blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative .
and that is where ararat went astray .
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if only it were , well , funnier .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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if only it were , well , funnier .
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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although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
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 .
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although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real .
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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jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
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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it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
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it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
the film is flat .
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your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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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your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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 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 .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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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 .
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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a surprisingly funny movie .
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .
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a surprisingly funny movie .
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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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 .
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
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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 .
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
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it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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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it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .
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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 .
so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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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 .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
as a film director , labute continues to improve .
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dark and unrepentant , this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten .
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
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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 .
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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an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching -lrb- or turntablism -rrb- in particular .
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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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
black-and-white and unrealistic .
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if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half
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dull , a road-trip movie that 's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
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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does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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 .
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a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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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 .
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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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 .
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 .
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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
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hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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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how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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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 .
as a film director , labute continues to improve .
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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 .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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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i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
we just do n't really care too much about this love story .
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first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .
the movie is ingenious fun .
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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment .
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
you 'll end up moved .
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the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease .
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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 .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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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 .
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
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