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... hits every cliche we 've come to expect , including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny .

A certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents .

You may be captivated , as I was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why Paul Thomas Anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which Adam Sandler will probably ever appear .

There is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when Friel pulls the strings that make Williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in Williams is as visceral as a gut punch .

That old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in Morvern Callar .

A mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in .

After watching it , you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history .

In his U.S. debut , Mr. Schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist .

Rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword , Jiang Wen 's Devils on the Doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of Joseph Heller or Kurt Vonnegut .

Offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a Hollywood film .

A winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others .

Its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances more than make up for its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there 's no time to think about them anyway .

Although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick , `` Orange County '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be .

A bright , inventive , thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .

Ozpetek 's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie .

Affirms the gifts of all involved , starting with Spielberg and going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together .

A delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity , Mostly Martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach .

Makes one thing abundantly clear .

American musical comedy as we know it would n't exist without the precedent of Yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of Broadway .

Deepa Mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of Bollywood in the Western world .

If anything , the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans .

In addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , Changing Lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .

Pan Nalin 's exposition is beautiful and mysterious , and the interviews that follow , with the practitioners of this ancient Indian practice , are as subtle and as enigmatic .

The mood , look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a T.

It 's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old Ferris Bueller .

A work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry .

It 's funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful , all at once .

At 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .

A strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet .

... plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family .

It 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense .

Could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals .

-LRB- Danny Huston gives -RRB- an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk .

These three films form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people .

A funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '' is given a full workout .

It reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death .

The film is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy .

This is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on Jerry Springer .

A different movie -- sometimes tedious -- by a director many viewers would like to skip but film buffs should get to know .

He does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role .

A vibrant whirlwind of love , family and all that goes with it , My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , colour and cringe .

Thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic .

Broomfield is energized by Volletta Wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles .

While it has definite weaknesses -- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight .

Funny in a sick , twisted sort of way .

If cinema had been around to capture the chaos of France in the 1790 's , one imagines the result would look like something like this .

It 's a talking head documentary , but a great one .

Ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of Chinese ` cultural revolution . '

... a solid , well-formed satire .

As part of Mr. Dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in America , Family Fundamentals is an earnest study in despair .

Most consumers of lo mein and General Tso 's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it , so , hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .

Hatosy ... portrays young Brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .

The filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment .

Uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious spoof .

Even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment , Spy Kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man .

Thanks to The Château 's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .

Alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise .

Fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , Narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .

The premise of Jason X is silly but strangely believable .

It 's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .

An awfully good , achingly human picture .

Definitely worth 95 minutes of your time .

The film jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .

A sexy , surprising romance ... Idemoto and Kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger .

Toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well ; everything is delivered with such conviction that it 's hard not to be carried away .

Whereas Oliver Stone 's conspiracy thriller JFK was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy , Interview with the Assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity .

Funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic .

Triple X is a double agent , and he 's one bad dude .

When you 've got the wildly popular Vin Diesel in the equation , it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed .

Very well-written and very well-acted .

A powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s .

You emerge dazed , confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary .

It ai n't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year 's lame Musketeer , this Dumas adaptation entertains .

likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes .

Chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century America .

Highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it .

... there 's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages .

It manages to squeeze by on Angelina Jolie 's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy .

Secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .

Judith and Zaza 's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .

A knowing look at female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor .

As I settled into my World War II memories , I found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances .

The overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .

It 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor .

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 .

A special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of Memento ...

Simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it 's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .

Together , Miller , Kuras and the actresses make Personal Velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .

The wonder of Mostly Martha is the performance of Gedeck , who makes Martha enormously endearing .

With Notorious C.H.O. Cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with Pryor , Carlin and Murphy .

Watching War Photographer , you come to believe that Nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals .

-LRB- A -RRB- real pleasure in its laid-back way .

Though it runs 163 minutes , Safe Conduct is anything but languorous .

A much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian English title would have you believe .

Notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , I 'm going to recommend SECRETARY , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by Spader and Gyllenhaal , and also the unique way Shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -

A well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity .

The film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it 's in danger of going wrong .

My Big Fat Greek Wedding is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film , ' because it 's about family .

would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` The French Lieutenant 's Woman . '

... with the gifted Pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled Machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .