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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
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yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .
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yet another iteration of what 's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends , family ...
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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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
you 'll end up moved .
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
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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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .
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this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
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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this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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incoherence reigns .
gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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incoherence reigns .
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain .
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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
the movie is ingenious fun .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
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 .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
there 's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age\/coming-out tale .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
does n't deserve a passing grade -lrb- even on a curve -rrb- .
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
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... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
utter mush ... conceited pap .
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a marvel of production design .
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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a marvel of production design .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
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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adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .
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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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
never inspires more than an interested detachment .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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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 .
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
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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 .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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delightfully rendered
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
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delightfully rendered
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .
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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 .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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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 .
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
and vin diesel is the man .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .
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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
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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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
you 'll probably love it .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
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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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
a marvel of production design .
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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 .
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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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 .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
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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 .
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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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 .
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 .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .
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one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
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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-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
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-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
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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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
you 'll probably love it .
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a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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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 .
on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10 , the powerpuff girls is a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience .
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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 .
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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