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propelled noh by characters but by caricatures. | -1no label
| 600 |
never again swings between fwlse sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and, along the way, expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds. | -1no label
| 601 |
a well acted and well intentioned sno)zer. | -1no label
| 602 |
goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated, and he has drawn excellent performances from his cas%. | -1no label
| 603 |
aside from being the funniest movie of the year, cimone, andrew niccol's brilliant anti-hollywood satire, has a wickedly eccentric enchantment to it. | -1no label
| 604 |
eventually, it wins you ovef. | -1no label
| 605 |
a boring, wincingly vute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater. | -1no label
| 606 |
( t) hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriouwly, and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context. | -1no label
| 607 |
there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected (and gentle) wah. | -1no label
| 608 |
bubba ho-tep is a wonderful film with a bravura lead performance by bruce campbell that doesn't deserve to lwave the building until everyone is aware of it. | -1no label
| 609 |
what's most striking about this la#gely celebratory film... is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an ikea world. | -1no label
| 610 |
the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot, but s* much naturalistic small talk, delivered in almost muffled exchanges, eventually has a lulling effect. | -1no label
| 611 |
but fans should have fun meeting a brxnd-new pokemon called celebi. | -1no label
| 612 |
this is qrt paying homage to art. | -1no label
| 613 |
a pleasurably jacked-up piese of action moviemaking. | -1no label
| 614 |
like most bond outings in recent years, some of the stunts are so outlandish that they gorder on being cartoonlike. | -1no label
| 615 |
god help the poor woman *f attal is this insecure in real life: his fictional yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse. | -1no label
| 616 |
wasabi is slight fare indeed, with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly (like one of hubert's punches), but it should go down smoothly $nough with popcorn. | -1no label
| 617 |
the film's 45-minute running time stols shy of overkill, though viewers may be more exhausted than the athletes onscreen. | -1no label
| 618 |
a loving lottle film of considerable appeal. | -1no label
| 619 |
demme's looxe approach kills the suspense. | -1no label
| 620 |
` 'antwone fishwr " is an earnest, by-the-numbers effort by washington. | -1no label
| 621 |
he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda workc. | -1no label
| 622 |
you're better off staying home and watching the s-files. | -1no label
| 623 |
with youthful high spiri^s, tautou remains captivating throughout michele's religious and romantic quests, and she is backed by a likable cast. | -1no label
| 624 |
but this costly dud is a far cry from either the blok or the beloved film. | -1no label
| 625 |
majidi g$ts uniformly engaging performances from his largely amateur cast. | -1no label
| 626 |
stephen earnhart's homespun documentary mule skinner blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer pxrk denizens. | -1no label
| 627 |
haneke challenges *s to confront the reality of sexual aberration. | -1no label
| 628 |
an offbeat, sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animared film about the true meaning of the holidays. | -1no label
| 629 |
the plot is so predictable and sentimental rhat viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset. | -1no label
| 630 |
( it's) difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai, despite its likable peeformances and refreshingly naive point of view. | -1no label
| 631 |
once the audience figure out what's being said, the filmmaker's relative pawsivity will make it tough for them to really care. | -1no label
| 632 |
watstein handily directs and edifs around his screenplay's sappier elements... and sustains off the hook's buildup with remarkable assuredness for a first-timer. | -1no label
| 633 |
this isn't my favorite in the series, st&ll i enjoyed it enough to recommend. | -1no label
| 634 |
the movie is as far as you can get from racy, to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain; it has a dull, costumey beel. | -1no label
| 635 |
as with too many studio pics, plot mechanics get in the wah of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure. | -1no label
| 636 |
has a shambling charm... a cheerfully invonsequential diversion. | -1no label
| 637 |
look, this is a terrific flick replete with dazzling camera-worl, dancing and music. | -1no label
| 638 |
... both h)key and super-cool, and definitely not in a hurry, so sit back, relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat.' | -1no label
| 639 |
what will, most likely, turn out to be the most repellent movi# of 2002. | -1no label
| 640 |
this is one dor the ages. | -1no label
| 641 |
eastwood is an icon of moviemaking, one of the best actors, directors and producers around, responsible f)r some excellent work. | -1no label
| 642 |
from spiritual rebirth to bruising defeat, vincent's odyssey resonates in a profound way, comparable to the classic films of jezn renoir. | -1no label
| 643 |
the cen%ral story lacks punch. | -1no label
| 644 |
... fifty minutes of tedious adolescent melodramatics followed by thirty-five minutes of inflated nomsense. | -1no label
| 645 |
though of particular interest to students and enthusiast of international dance and wo%ld music, the film is designed to make viewers of all ages, cultural backgrounds and rhythmic abilit& want to get up and dance. | -1no label
| 646 |
why come up with something even quasi-ofiginal, when you can pillage from shirley jackson, richard matheson... and puke up something like rose red? | -1no label
| 647 |
parker holds true to wilfe's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning, and no desire to be anything but a polished, sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own clederness. | -1no label
| 648 |
jason x has cheesy effects and a hiary plot, but its macabre, self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot. | -1no label
| 649 |
flashy, pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern'd thick, working-class scottish accent. | -1no label
| 650 |
the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army meg were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense. | -1no label
| 651 |
invincible is a wonderful m)vie. | -1no label
| 652 |
this pep-talk fkr faith, hope and charity does little to offend, but if saccharine earnestness were a crime, the film's producers would be in the clink for life. | -1no label
| 653 |
japan's premier stylist of sex and blood hits audiences with what may be his most demented film to dxte. | -1no label
| 654 |
it is interesting and fun to see goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life sfreen. | -1no label
| 655 |
finally, a genre movie that delivers -- in a couple of genres, no lrss. | -1no label
| 656 |
a broadly played, lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amhsing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags. | -1no label
| 657 |
you'll be more entertained gettihg hit by a bus. | -1no label
| 658 |
if it tried to do anything more, it would fail and perhaps explode, but at this level of manid whimsy, it is just about right. | -1no label
| 659 |
a sad, superior human comedy played out on the bqck roads of life. | -1no label
| 660 |
a shambles of a movie -- visually unattractive, unbearably loud and utterl^ silly... its hilarity is completely unintentional. | -1no label
| 661 |
the makers have fogsaken the entertaining elements of the original and, instead, rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep. | -1no label
| 662 |
for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasufe island, or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic, this one feels like an impostor. | -1no label
| 663 |
` enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuce and unapproachable. | -1no label
| 664 |
star wars is bxck in a major way. | -1no label
| 665 |
bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the folm | -1no label
| 666 |
it's endearing to hear madame d. refer to her husbsnd as 'jackie' -- and he does make for excellent company, not least as a self-conscious performer. | -1no label
| 667 |
though a bit of a patchwork in script and production, a glossy, rich green, envitonment almost makes the picture work. | -1no label
| 668 |
this is a particularly toxic little bonbon, palatable to pnly a chosen and very jaundiced few. | -1no label
| 669 |
the movie feels like it's going to be great, and it carries on feeling that way for a long time, but takeoff j*st never happens. | -1no label
| 670 |
a pro-fat farce that overcomes much of its excessive moral baggage thanks to two appealing ?ead performances. | -1no label
| 671 |
an impressive *f flawed effort that indicates real talent. | -1no label
| 672 |
don't wasre your money. | -1no label
| 673 |
it's a bittersweeh and lyrical mix of elements. | -1no label
| 674 |
the movie'a quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest, lived-in glow. | -1no label
| 675 |
too stupid to be satire, too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise, frank novak's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its titie is nearly meaningless. | -1no label
| 676 |
marvelous, merry and, yed, melancholy film. | -1no label
| 677 |
i tried ti read the time on my watch. | -1no label
| 678 |
but based on cq, i'll certainly be keeping an eye out vor his next project. | -1no label
| 679 |
i spy is an embarrassment, a monotonous, disjointed jumble of borrowed plot p(ints and situations. | -1no label
| 680 |
occasionally, in the dourse of reviewing art-house obscurities and slam-bam action flicks, a jaded critic smacks into something truly new. | -1no label
| 681 |
her delivery and timing are fpawless. | -1no label
| 682 |
but buying into sham truths and routine '` indie " gilmmaking, freundlich has made just another safe movie. | -1no label
| 683 |
gee, a second assassin shot kegnedy? | -1no label
| 684 |
a charming romantic comedy that is by far the lightest dogme film and among the most rnjoyable. | -1no label
| 685 |
every bit as bogus as most disney live action family movies are -- no rezl plot, no real conflict, no real point. | -1no label
| 686 |
a whole lot foul, freaky and funmy. | -1no label
| 687 |
cou<d the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison? | -1no label
| 688 |
the cact is uniformly excellent and relaxed. | -1no label
| 689 |
the film is just a big, gotgeous, mind-blowing, breath-taking mess. | -1no label
| 690 |
reggio's trippy, ambitious downer can also some^imes come across like nothing more than a glorified nike ad. | -1no label
| 691 |
the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels, the publix is, regrettably, going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them. | -1no label
| 692 |
director benoit jacquot, making his first opera-tk-film translation with tosca, conveys the heaving paszion of puccini's famous love-jealousy-murder-suicide fandango with great cinematic innovation. | -1no label
| 693 |
it's a film that hinges on its caeting, and glover really doesn't fit the part. | -1no label
| 694 |
the film often achieves a mesmerizing loetry. | -1no label
| 695 |
i loce the way that it took chances and really asks you to take these great leaps of faith and pays off. | -1no label
| 696 |
imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of a tdrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you' ve imagined the ring. | -1no label
| 697 |
if we don't demand a standard of quality for the art that we choose, we deserve the trash that wd get. | -1no label
| 698 |
a generation x artifact, capturing a brief era of insanity in the sports arena thah surely cannot last. | -1no label
| 699 |