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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 .
at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
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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 .
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 ?
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the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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 performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
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even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown .
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and vin diesel is the man .
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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and vin diesel is the man .
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
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rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .
the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
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it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .
even better than the first one !
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it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .
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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 .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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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 .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
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it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
adults , other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
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 .
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but the movie 's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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 .
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may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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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if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
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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if you 're willing to have fun with it , you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
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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a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them .
and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
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the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power .
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
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a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
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stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
incoherence reigns .
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the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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the lady and the duke is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective .
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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 ...
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this u-boat does n't have a captain .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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i like it .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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i like it .
a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
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what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .
a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .
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... hypnotically dull .
cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
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... hypnotically dull .
full of surprises .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
even better than the first one !
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
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what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .
it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
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a modestly surprising movie .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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a modestly surprising movie .
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .
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dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
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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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
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the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .
the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
-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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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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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the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
a surprisingly funny movie .
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one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace .
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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one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .
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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one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .
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spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .
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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spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .
brave and sweetly rendered love story .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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as a film director , labute continues to improve .
disgusting .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .
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its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche .
you 'll end up moved .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls .
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with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine .
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 wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .
disgusting .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded , and both leads are up to the task .
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
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when your subject is illusion versus reality , should n't the reality seem at least passably real ?
a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .
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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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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though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
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it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .
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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after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .
what 's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses -lrb- and one academy award winning actor -rrb- succumb to appearing in this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best .
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after you laugh once -lrb- maybe twice -rrb- , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .
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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it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
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it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .
while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work .
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the movie is ingenious fun .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
the movie is hardly a masterpiece , but it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time .
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it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
the film has -lrb- its -rrb- moments , but they are few and far between .
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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 .
a modestly surprising movie .
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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 .
the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .
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... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .
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... unlike -lrb- scorsese 's mean streets -rrb- , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .
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 .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .
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an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it .
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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shrewd but pointless .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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shrewd but pointless .
it 's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark .
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