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the film has too many spots where it 's on slippery footing , but is acceptable entertainment for the entire family and one that 's especially fit for the kiddies .
2
neutral
when it 's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama , `` real women have curves '' is a sweet , honest , and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life , but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams .
3
positive
that death is merely a transition is a common tenet in the world 's religions .
2
neutral
but you 'd never guess that from the performances .
2
neutral
cold , nervy and memorable .
3
positive
feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum .
2
neutral
first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course .
1
negative
you can practically hear george orwell turning over .
0
very negative
helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy , but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome .
1
negative
passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ...
3
positive
eric schweig and graham greene both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters .
4
very positive
what jackson has done is proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery
1
negative
there is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights .
0
very negative
supposedly based upon real , or at least soberly reported incidents , the film ends with a large human tragedy .
2
neutral
spiderman rocks
4
very positive
the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults .
1
negative
astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap .
0
very negative
you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead .
1
negative
unfortunately , a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style .
1
negative
kids five and up will be delighted with the fast , funny , and even touching story .
4
very positive
still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing .
3
positive
waydowntown manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it .
3
positive
he watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities .
3
positive
hard as this may be to believe , here on earth , a surprisingly similar teen drama , was a better film .
1
negative
it 's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters .
4
very positive
this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards .
4
very positive
cube 's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche .
2
neutral
a full-frontal attack on audience patience .
0
very negative
... less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population 's shrugging acceptance to each new horror .
1
negative
tony gayton 's script does n't give us anything we have n't seen before , but director d.j. caruso 's grimy visual veneer and kilmer 's absorbing performance increase the gravitational pull considerably .
2
neutral
this long and relentlessly saccharine film is a clear case of preaching to the converted .
0
very negative
the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface .
3
positive
it 's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by elizabeth hurley in a bathing suit .
2
neutral
an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans .
3
positive
a very well-meaning movie , and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy .
3
positive
we get an image of big papa spanning history , rather than suspending it .
2
neutral
it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period .
3
positive
adaptation is simply brilliant .
4
very positive
a thought-provoking picture .
4
very positive
but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us .
3
positive
director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film 's music than to the story line ; what 's best about drumline is its energy .
4
very positive
presents nothing special and , until the final act , nothing overtly disagreeable .
1
negative
williams plays sy , another of his open-faced , smiling madmen , like the killer in insomnia .
2
neutral
... its stupidities wind up sticking in one 's mind a lot more than the cool bits .
2
neutral
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing\/reappearing acts
4
very positive
from beginning to end , this overheated melodrama plays like a student film .
2
neutral
director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times .
1
negative
average , at best , i 'm afraid .
1
negative
this is a superior horror flick .
4
very positive
the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story .
3
positive
all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own .
3
positive
yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a ca n't - miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong .
2
neutral
it 's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements , and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins\/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas .
3
positive
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes .
1
negative
although i did n't hate this one , it 's not very good either .
1
negative
cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success ... but neglects to add the magic that made it all work .
1
negative
a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film .
4
very positive
while the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course ... director john schultz colors the picture in some evocative shades .
3
positive
anemic , pretentious .
1
negative
i know we 're not supposed to take it seriously , but i ca n't shake the thought that undercover brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary .
2
neutral
with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .
4
very positive
wiseman reveals the victims of domestic abuse in all of their pity and terror .
2
neutral
light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least artistically .
4
very positive
one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre .
3
positive
to work , love stories require the full emotional involvement and support of a viewer .
2
neutral
trailer park magnolia : too long , too cutesy , too sure of its own importance , and possessed of that peculiar tension of being too dense & about nothing at all .
2
neutral
all of it works smoothly under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely .
4
very positive
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .
0
very negative
very well made , but does n't generate a lot of tension .
2
neutral
a moving , if uneven , success .
3
positive
it 's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads .
1
negative
-lrb- a -rrb- real pleasure in its laid-back way .
4
very positive
what is the filmmakers ' point ?
2
neutral
trades run-of-the-mill revulsion for extreme unease .
2
neutral
feels like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .
1
negative
reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish .
2
neutral
has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children 's home video , a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment , as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting .
1
negative
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
1
negative
... in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it does n't disappoint .
3
positive
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about .
0
very negative
after a while , the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky .
1
negative
a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .
4
very positive
a breathtaking adventure for all ages , spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images .
4
very positive
this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light -lrb- yet unsentimental -rrb- touch .
3
positive
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort .
1
negative
unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications .
0
very negative
a limp eddie murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of .
0
very negative
the film sparkles with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects .
4
very positive
though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama .
1
negative
it 's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is , quite pointedly , about the peril of such efforts .
3
positive
in auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he 's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .
3
positive
when seagal appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit , i wanted to stand up in the theater and shout , ` hey , kool-aid ! '
2
neutral
how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?
1
negative
the vistas are sweeping and the acting is far from painful .
2
neutral
this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so original is its content , look , and style .
4
very positive
a much better documentary -- more revealing , more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe .
4
very positive
handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism .
2
neutral
` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy , it can easily worm its way into your heart . '
3
positive
who knows , but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds .
3
positive
at its best -lrb- and it does have some very funny sequences -rrb- looking for leonard reminds you just how comically subversive silence can be .
2
neutral