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this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with . | 1 |
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . | the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . | 0 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic . | 1 |
it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ' . ' | 0 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | 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 . | 1 |
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos . | what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | 0 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | full of surprises . | 1 |
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . | an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades | 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 . | jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder . | 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 . | an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . | 0 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | a cutesy romantic tale with a twist . | 1 |
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | 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 | 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- . | jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder . | 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- . | 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 |
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 . | we just do n't really care too much about this love story . | 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 . | 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 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts | 1 |
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza . | if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia | 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 . | adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design . | 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 . | and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable . | 0 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | the film is flat . | 1 |
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man . | even with all its botches , enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment . | 0 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment . | 1 |
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness . | though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful . | 0 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | the film is flat . | 1 |
but there 's plenty to offend everyone ... | 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 |
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 . | sly , sophisticated and surprising . | 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 . | hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . | 0 |
execrable . | first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb . | 1 |
execrable . | even better than the first one ! | 0 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | -lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy . | 1 |
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | you 'll know a star when you see one . | 0 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back . | 1 |
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances . | an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era . | 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 . | a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | 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 . | 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 . | 0 |
you 'll end up moved . | a film of delicate interpersonal dances . | 1 |
you 'll end up moved . | imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern . | 0 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | impostor is a step down for director gary fleder . | 1 |
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | ` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . ' | 0 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | a modestly surprising movie . | 1 |
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain . | an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy . | 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 . | richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold . | 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 . | one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead . | 0 |
you 'll probably love it . | a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature . | 1 |
you 'll probably love it . | impostor is a step down for director gary fleder . | 0 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun . | 1 |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work . | 0 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | 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 |
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie . | 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 . | 0 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | 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 . | 1 |
it is scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph . | it 's just rather leaden and dull . | 0 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . | 1 |
these people are really going to love the piano teacher . | the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . | 0 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | originality is sorely lacking . | 1 |
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . | ... a solid , well-formed satire . | 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 . | a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis . | 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 . | a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 0 |
except it 's much , much better . | blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling -lrb- murder by numbers -rrb- , the movie is powerful and provocative . | 1 |
except it 's much , much better . | adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild . | 0 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | ... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be . | 1 |
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | 0 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | execrable . | 1 |
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | with this masterful , flawless film , -lrb- wang -rrb- emerges in the front ranks of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . | 0 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth . | 1 |
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together . | the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . | 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 . | though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film . | 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 . | it should be doing a lot of things , but does n't . | 0 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few . | 1 |
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level . | a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture . | 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 . | a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | 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 . | 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 . | 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 . | utter mush ... conceited pap . | 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 . | 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 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | originality is sorely lacking . | 1 |
as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 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 |
even better than the first one ! | 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 |
even better than the first one ! | 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 . | 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 adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada . | 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 | a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe . | 0 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back . | 1 |
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre . | anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy . | 0 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | we just do n't really care too much about this love story . | 1 |
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . | i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 . | 0 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | as a feature-length film , it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character . | 1 |
utter mush ... conceited pap . | below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished . | 0 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it . | 1 |
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | you 'll end up moved . | 0 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | 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 . | 1 |
there 's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease . | it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | 0 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . | 1 |
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . | the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love . | 0 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | -lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy . | 1 |
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better . | it 's never dull and always looks good . | 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 . | there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front . | 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 . | 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 . | 0 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | 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 . | 1 |
it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . | what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up . | 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 . | the film is flat . | 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 . | and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 0 |
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