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a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia | 0 | very negative |
if they broke out into elaborate choreography , singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention , but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn . | 1 | negative |
there 's a sheer unbridled delight in the way the story unfurls ... | 3 | positive |
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting . | 2 | neutral |
implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses , and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all . | 3 | positive |
very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience . | 4 | very positive |
impostor is a step down for director gary fleder . | 1 | negative |
moving and vibrant . | 4 | very positive |
jacquot 's strategy allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself . | 3 | positive |
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . | 4 | very positive |
may puzzle his most ardent fans . | 1 | negative |
in other words , it 's badder than bad . | 0 | very negative |
may prove to be -lrb- tsai 's -rrb- masterpiece . | 4 | very positive |
... they missed the boat . | 2 | neutral |
one of the best , most understated performances of -lrb- jack nicholson 's -rrb- career . | 4 | very positive |
it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy 's idea of a good time . | 2 | neutral |
after all , he took three minutes of dialogue , 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long . | 1 | negative |
the master of disguise falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live . ' | 1 | negative |
they 're going through the motions , but the zip is gone . | 2 | neutral |
shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady , -lrb- but -rrb- the movie itself is an underachiever , a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that 's scarcely a surprise by the time it arrives . | 1 | negative |
but it was n't . | 1 | negative |
though its atmosphere is intriguing ... the drama is finally too predictable to leave much of an impression . | 2 | neutral |
foster breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill . | 3 | positive |
in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance , ms. shreve 's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick , ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast . | 1 | negative |
well-acted , well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too pretentious . | 4 | very positive |
one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou . | 2 | neutral |
a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid . | 0 | very negative |
there 's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer . | 0 | very negative |
frida is n't that much different from many a hollywood romance . | 1 | negative |
follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun . | 1 | negative |
scott baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects . | 3 | positive |
keenly observed and refreshingly natural , swimming gets the details right , from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s.c. , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner . | 3 | positive |
a serviceable euro-trash action extravaganza , with a decent sense of humor and plenty of things that go boom -- handguns , bmws and seaside chateaus . | 2 | neutral |
the last three narcissists left on earth compete for each others ' affections . | 2 | neutral |
like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake . | 4 | very positive |
it 's likely that whatever you thought of the first production -- pro or con -- you 'll likely think of this one . | 2 | neutral |
a lame comedy . | 0 | very negative |
deliberately and devotedly constructed , far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect , too neat and new pin-like , too obviously a recreation to resonate . | 3 | positive |
morvern rocks . | 4 | very positive |
a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera . | 3 | positive |
when ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science , it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre . | 1 | negative |
illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller . | 1 | negative |
as janice , eileen walsh , an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth , infuses the movie with much of its slender , glinting charm . | 3 | positive |
a film of quiet power . | 3 | positive |
overwrought , melodramatic bodice-ripper . | 1 | negative |
wins my vote for ` the 2002 enemy of cinema ' award . | 2 | neutral |
it 's easy to be cynical about documentaries in which underdogs beat the odds and the human spirit triumphs , but westbrook 's foundation and dalrymple 's film earn their uplift . | 2 | neutral |
zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance , but against all odds , nothing does . | 3 | positive |
because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before . | 4 | very positive |
it 's a very valuable film ... | 4 | very positive |
bad movie . | 0 | very negative |
just when you think you are making sense of it , something happens that tells you there is no sense . | 1 | negative |
the rich performances by friel -- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english -- round out the square edges . | 3 | positive |
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it 's insanely violent and very graphic . | 0 | very negative |
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic . | 0 | very negative |
it 's pauly shore awful . | 0 | very negative |
, `` they 're out there ! '' | 3 | positive |
` tadpole ' was one of the films so declared this year , but it 's really more of the next pretty good thing . | 2 | neutral |
when the precise nature of matthew 's predicament finally comes into sharp focus , the revelation fails to justify the build-up . | 2 | neutral |
a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female set . | 1 | negative |
what could have been right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh 's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination . | 1 | negative |
oh , james ! | 3 | positive |
got some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1\/2 - hour , dissipated length . | 3 | positive |
an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes , with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do . | 4 | very positive |
an inept , tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures , it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more . | 0 | very negative |
... tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry . | 2 | neutral |
a vivid , sometimes surreal , glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior . | 3 | positive |
it 's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form . | 4 | very positive |
a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind of the writer of being john malkovich . | 3 | positive |
it 's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective . | 3 | positive |
how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? | 1 | negative |
the film did n't convince me that calvin jr. 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago 's south side . | 1 | negative |
exciting documentary . | 4 | very positive |
at its most basic , this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating . | 3 | positive |
a winning piece of work filled with love for the movies of the 1960s . | 3 | positive |
her film is like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly , so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless . | 1 | negative |
the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill . | 1 | negative |
gives everyone something to shout about . | 4 | very positive |
it 's a setup so easy it borders on facile , but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast . | 3 | positive |
the chateau is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy . | 3 | positive |
but it is set in a world that is very , very far from the one most of us inhabit . | 2 | neutral |
deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant . | 3 | positive |
after the setup , the air leaks out of the movie , flattening its momentum with about an hour to go . | 2 | neutral |
as dumb and cheesy as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy . | 3 | positive |
though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted . | 1 | negative |
jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers . | 4 | very positive |
reassuring , retro uplifter . | 4 | very positive |
the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone 's flawed but staggering once upon a time in america . | 4 | very positive |
there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door . | 3 | positive |
this is unusual , food-for-thought cinema that 's as entertaining as it is instructive . | 3 | positive |
i have no problem with `` difficult '' movies , or movies that ask the audience to meet them halfway and connect the dots instead of having things all spelled out . | 2 | neutral |
much credit must be given to the water-camera operating team of don king , sonny miller , and michael stewart . | 3 | positive |
a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks . | 1 | negative |
all very stylish and beautifully photographed , but far more trouble than it 's worth , with fantasy mixing with reality and actors playing more than one role just to add to the confusion . | 2 | neutral |
what begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes . | 1 | negative |
a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow 's car . | 1 | negative |
the film 's only missteps come from the script 's insistence on providing deep emotional motivation for each and every one of abagnale 's antics . | 2 | neutral |
the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date . | 3 | positive |
drumline is -- the mere suggestion , albeit a visually compelling one , of a fully realized story . | 3 | positive |
to be influenced chiefly by humanity 's greatest shame , reality shows -- reality shows for god 's sake ! | 0 | very negative |