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if the film has a problem , its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on
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a formula comedy redeemed by its stars
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poor dana carvey
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the movie is hardly a masterpiece
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too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span
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it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh .
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look too deep into the story
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animated epic
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( clooney 's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined
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romp of a film .
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's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack
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topics that could make a sailor blush
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dishonest and
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as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice
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is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it .
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of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us
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's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations
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you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge
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does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this
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placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers
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the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end .
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not only are the film 's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny , they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were .
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has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written , underrehearsed , arbitrarily plotted
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the q in quirky
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that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually
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mike white 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching .
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a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions
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come away from his film overwhelmed , hopeful and , perhaps paradoxically , illuminated .
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family fare .
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shatner is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was .
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tiny acts of kindness
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photographed with color and depth , and rather a good time .
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things really get weird , though not particularly scary :
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coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs
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is silly beyond comprehension
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, we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking
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has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time .
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captivates and shows
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unforced continuation
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can smell the grease on the plot
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to drown yourself in a lake afterwards
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confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris ' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture .
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's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary
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big laughs
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's so devoid of joy and energy
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is even better than the fellowship
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gives his best screen
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've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama .
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goes on and on and on and on
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`` shock humor ''
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's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it .
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twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying , and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record .
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discerning taste
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chan 's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .
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watch your merchant ivory productions
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offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes
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interesting slice
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gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .
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no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same
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is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story .
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, i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...
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could bond while watching a walk to remember .
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ideal
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civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices
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it fascinating
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make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits
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frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment
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shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians
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even if you 've seen `` stomp '' ( the stage show ) , you still have to see this !
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is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee , with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world 's delicate ecological balance .
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, with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives .
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the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material shows why , after only three films , director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers .
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this visual trickery
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aging , suffering and the prospect of death
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be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble
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has cheapened the artistry of making a film
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there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but
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elegant and sly
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sticks with its subjects a little longer
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will probably be in wedgie heaven .
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though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal , the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown 's life .
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the growing , moldering pile
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just brilliant in this
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plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on `` the simpsons '' has .
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such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution .
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it 's better than the phantom menace .
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's not too much of anything
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... familiar and predictable , and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc .
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hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction , and
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there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out .
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a poignant and compelling story about relationships , food of love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart .
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too fancy
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much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame
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did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up
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captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure , allowing us to find the small , human moments , and leaving off with a grand whimper .
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dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important
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sex ironically has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler .
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the director 's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff .
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whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid
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, you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard .
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