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delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers
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it 's one of the worst of the entire franchise .
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if also somewhat hermetic .
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a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout .
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goldie hawn
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anti-
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perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy
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represents glossy hollywood at its laziest
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the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense
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that should be used to burn every print of the film
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thanks largely to williams , all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film
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mendes still does n't quite know how to fill a frame .
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an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent , deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion
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fun , popcorn movies
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as pure over-the-top trash , any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile .
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to the edge of their seats
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pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming
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its lack of purpose
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is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it
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of true inspiration
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dreary expanse
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a charismatic charmer
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underconfident
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the problem with this film is that it lacks focus .
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the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and
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truly wonderful tale
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wewannour money
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quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie , and moore wonderfully underplays the long-suffering heroine with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver .
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a breathtaking adventure for all ages , spirit
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humor , characterization , poignancy , and intelligence
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leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion
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gracefully
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steven seagal
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is the superficial way it deals with its story
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with bogus profundities
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enjoyed the love story
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frozen tundra soap opera
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offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us
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a slam-bang extravaganza that
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as part of mr. dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair .
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directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured
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both garcia and jagger turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters , who are alternately touching and funny .
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color and depth ,
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lonely and needy
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promise
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delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion
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a single iota worse
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two weeks notice has appeal beyond being a sandra bullock vehicle or a standard romantic comedy .
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( denis ) accomplishes in his chilling , unnerving film
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could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population
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the film 's thoroughly recycled plot
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about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex
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huge heart
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mr. polanski creates images even more haunting than those in mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic .
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's a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones that by movie 's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all .
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's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction
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light-hearted profile
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precocious
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soulless and
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this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts
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have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life
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funny
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... a solid , unassuming drama .
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's fun
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like i already mentioned ... it 's robert duvall !
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during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness
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hilary
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produce adequate performances
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again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel .
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the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but
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too stupid
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of you-are-there immediacy
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nicely
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warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family
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improves
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vapid actor 's exercise
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have been an eerie thriller
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an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total
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idling in neutral
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a corn dog
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a promising work-in-progress
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of discovery
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's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre .
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a truly , truly bad movie
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bile
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entertain
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this time , the hype is quieter , and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first , it 's still a rollicking good time for the most part .
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intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix
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some talented performers
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sweetest thing
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so vivid a portrait
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, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff
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as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out
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deceptively simple , deeply satisfying
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featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann 's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results .
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comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional
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all bluster and clich茅
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unsalvageability
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of privileged moments and memorable performances
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suspenseful spin
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