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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 . | 1 |
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 ? | 0 |
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 . ' | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching . | and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . | it 's just rather leaden and dull . | 1 |
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy . | a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
and vin diesel is the man . | a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | 0 |
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 ? | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 ! | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them . | and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
stevens ' vibrant creative instincts are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls . | incoherence reigns . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 ... | 1 |
this u-boat does n't have a captain . | the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing . | 0 |
i like it . | hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 1 |
i like it . | a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures . | 0 |
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws . | this u-boat does n't have a captain . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film . | a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one . | 0 |
... 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 . ' | 1 |
... hypnotically dull . | full of surprises . | 0 |
little more than a well-mounted history lesson . | what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up . | 1 |
little more than a well-mounted history lesson . | even better than the first one ! | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
a modestly surprising movie . | it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn . | 1 |
a modestly surprising movie . | mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
as a film director , labute continues to improve . | disgusting . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche . | you 'll end up moved . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough . | disgusting . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good . | problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
the movie is ingenious fun . | although frailty fits into a classic genre , in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work . | 1 |
the movie is ingenious fun . | a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
... 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 . | 1 |
... 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 . | 0 |
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 . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
shrewd but pointless . | i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . | 1 |
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 . | 0 |
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