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a rarity among recent iranian films : it's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist's plight .
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a rather average action cinema that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps .
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a rather average action film that benefits from several comical moments supplied by epps .
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a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps .
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a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation .
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a rather brilliant little cult topics : a pastiche of children's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation .
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a rather disappointing and meandering saga .
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a rather exquisite little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment , superhero comics , and japanese animation .
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a rather fatigued exercise in nostalgia .
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a rather tired exercise in nostalgia .
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a rather tired wield in nostalgia .
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a raunchy and frequently comic follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up's i'm the one that i want .
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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 wanna .
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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 .
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a ravishing but unfulfilling sufferance drama more suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc .
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a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever waited in a doctor's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office .
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a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever waited in a doctor's office , emergency room , hospitals bedside or insurance company office .
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a real clunker . a well-made , thoughtful , well-acted clunker , but a clunker although .
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a real clunker . a well-made , thoughtful , well-acted clunker , but a clunker nonetheless .
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a real finalist -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant .
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a real movie , about actual people , that affords us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us don't know .
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a real movie , about actual people , that delivers us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us don't know .
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a real movie , about real people , that gives us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us don't know .
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a real pleasure .
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a real snooze .
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a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the forthcoming of an aged , mentally handicapped family member .
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a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elder , mentally handicapped familia member .
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a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member .
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a real winner -- clever , funny , subtle , and resonant .
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a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant .
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a reales clunker . a well-made , thoughtful , well-acted clunker , but a clunker nonetheless .
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a reales snooze .
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a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the belt of the long list of renegade-cop narratives .
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a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the belt of the long list of renegade-cop tales .
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a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the strap of the long list of renegade-cop tales .
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a reality-snubbing hodgepodge .
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a reality-snubbing hodgepodge .
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a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film .
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a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an virtually feature-length film .
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a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness .
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a really good prerequisite is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness .
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a really hilarious fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film .
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a reasonably effectively mechanism , but it furnishes few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided .
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a reasonably efficient mechanism , but it offers few startled and finds its stars slumming in lands they should have avoided .
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a reasonably efficient mechanism , but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided .
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a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility .
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a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family hit that may strain grownup credibility .
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a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family slugged that may strain adult credibility .
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a recent favored at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of yet those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard's pyromania .
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a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash irony will inspire the affection of even those woeful people who never owned a cassette of def leppard's pyromania .
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a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard's pyromania .
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a recipe for cinematic cataclysm . . . part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it's all bad .
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a recipe for cinematic disaster . . . part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it's all bad .
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a recipe for cinematic disaster . . . part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it's all mala .
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a redundant sequel . . . plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appoint time and place , but visible enthusiasm is mighty difficult to find .
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a refreshes korean film about five female high school friends who face an laborious battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .
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a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the teenager market .
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a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youngsters market .
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a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market .
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a refreshing korean film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .
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a refreshing rok film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they attempt to take their relationships into deeper waters .
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a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age stories .
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a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age storytelling .
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a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale .
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a refreshingly honest and ultimately touching narratives of the sort of people usually ignored in contemporary american movies . search it out .
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a refreshingly honest and ultimately touching tale of the sort of people usually ignored in contemporary american film . search it out .
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a refreshingly honest and ultimately touching tale of the sort of people usually unheeded in contemporary americans film . search it out .
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a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age narratives .
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a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age story .
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a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale .
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a regrettably dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai's vaunted empathy .
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a rehash of every gangster cinema from the past decade .
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a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade .
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a rehash of every mobster movie from the past decade .
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a relating letdown .
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a relative letdown .
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a relatively by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy .
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a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd , contrived , overblown , and altogether implausible finale .
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a relatively effective little potboiler until its absurd , contrived , overblown , and entirely implausible finale .
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a relatively effective little potboiler until its farcical , contrived , overblown , and entirely implausible finale .
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a relentless , bombastic and ultimately empty global war ii action flick .
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a relentless , bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick .
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a relocating , if uneven , success .
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a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .
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a remarkable comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff .
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a remarkable film by barnard rose .
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a remarkable film by bernard rose .
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a remarkable insider look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown .
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a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point .
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a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying halt , which is just the point .
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a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life .
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a remarkably alluring films set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and nonviolent suburban life .
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a remarkably insightful look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic .
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a reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people .
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a reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digitally glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people .
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a reminders that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people .
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a remorseless , bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick .
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a resolutely seaworthy chiller .
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a resonant tale of racism , reprisals and retribution .
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a resonant tale of racism , revenge and retaliate .
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