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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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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 ...
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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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 ...
the movie is ingenious fun .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
long before it 's over , you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .
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it 's just rather leaden and dull .
even better than the first one !
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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 .
... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
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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 .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder .
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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 .
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 .
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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 .
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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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
-lrb- a -rrb- rather thinly-conceived movie .
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never inspires more than an interested detachment .
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative .
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incoherence reigns .
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 .
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incoherence reigns .
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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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
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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-lrb- a -rrb- poorly executed comedy .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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talky , artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
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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adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
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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it all plays out ... like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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so devoid of pleasure or sensuality that it can not even be dubbed hedonistic .
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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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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 .
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the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
and vin diesel is the man .
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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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... a solid , well-formed satire .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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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 .
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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... 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 .
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
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a marvel of production design .
if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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a marvel of production design .
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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 .
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and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .
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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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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anyone who suffers through this film deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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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 .
execrable .
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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 .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
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a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .
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wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
the film is flat .
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what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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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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 .
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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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 .
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
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delightfully rendered
` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '
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delightfully rendered
comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .
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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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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one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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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 .
flat , misguided comedy .
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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 .
a film of delicate interpersonal dances .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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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it 's never dull and always looks good .
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 .
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it 's never dull and always looks good .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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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
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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turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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gets the look and the period trappings right , but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
how this one escaped the lifetime network i 'll never know .
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maybe there 's a metaphor here , but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better .
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 .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
incoherence reigns .
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dreary tale of middle-class angst
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director 's epitaph for himself .
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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 .
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
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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 .
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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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
-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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with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley , paxton , making his directorial feature debut , does strong , measured work .
but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
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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 .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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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 .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
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an uncluttered , resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations . '
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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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 .
there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
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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 .
full of surprises .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
it 's never dull and always looks good .
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although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .
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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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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the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .
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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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
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as comedic spotlights go , notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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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 .
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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-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 .
if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
woody allen has really found his groove these days .
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` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
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a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
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serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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 .
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a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
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 lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition would lead you to believe .
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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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 .
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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angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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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 .
a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together .
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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 .
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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