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100 | 0 | a colorful , joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters . |
101 | 0 | a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties . |
102 | 0 | birot has succeeded in making a movie that has some laughs , low points and high ideals . |
103 | 0 | writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call 'too clever by half . ' |
104 | 0 | the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches , and yet remains uniquely itself , vibrant with originality . |
105 | 0 | . . . [the film] works , due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay . |
106 | 0 | even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs . sever is a dumb action movie . |
107 | 0 | has something to say . . . but it is a statement and issue worthy of a much more thoughtfulness and insight than a melodramatic and wholly predictable thriller . |
108 | 0 | nearly surreal , dabbling in french , this is no simple movie , and you'll be taking a risk if you choose to see it . i enjoyed the ride ( bumps and all ) , creamy depth , and ultimate theme . |
109 | 0 | this isn't a terrible film by any means , but it's also far from being a realized work . |
110 | 0 | seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings , stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr . drew barrymore . |
111 | 0 | the most impressive quality of this charming movie is the way the characters , who are all recognizable 'types , ' refuse to behave the way we expect . |
112 | 0 | even though it is infused with the sensibility of a video director , it doesn't make for completely empty entertainment |
113 | 0 | i know that i'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again |
114 | 0 | swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell . |
115 | 0 | payami is to be applauded for taking biting potshots at such volatile issues as iran's outmoded electoral process and women's status as second-class citizens . |
116 | 0 | hey arnold ! the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ain't pretty . |
117 | 0 | a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack |
118 | 0 | often overwrought and at times positively irritating , the film turns into an engrossing thriller almost in spite of itself . |
119 | 0 | sandler has played weirdos for zany comic effect , and it's interesting to finally see him play one in a relatively subdued romantic dramedy . |
120 | 0 | a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness . |
121 | 0 | talky , artificial and opaque . . . an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . |
122 | 0 | suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed . |
123 | 0 | it is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound . |
124 | 0 | a delectable and intriguing thriller filled with surprises , read my lips is an original . this is a story of two misfits who don't stand a chance alone , but together they are magnificent . |
125 | 0 | the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling . |
126 | 0 | oliver parker brings the wit's [oscar wilde] work to the screen in a solidly rendered creation . |
127 | 0 | it takes this never-ending confusion and hatred , puts a human face on it , evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding . |
128 | 0 | in the end , the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived , as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses . |
129 | 0 | a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who aren't part of its supposed target audience . judging by those standards , 'scratch' is a pretty decent little documentary . |
130 | 0 | the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism , and bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( " laissez-passer " ) wears its heart on its sleeve . |
131 | 0 | the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield . |
132 | 0 | it has the ability to offend and put off everyone , but it holds you with its outrageousness . |
133 | 0 | director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand . |
134 | 0 | a zippy , enormously entertaining heist movie that , with a kind heart at its core , encompasses the styles of yesterday , today , and if we're lucky , maybe even tomorrow . |
135 | 0 | muccino is honest in the emotional damage left by his immature men and passionate in his portraits of twentysomething commitment-phobes struggling against growing up . |
136 | 0 | you've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles , but it's worth yet another visit . |
137 | 0 | with so many movies out there trying and failing to produce a single honest thrill , it's so nice to see one come along that's packed from start to finish with 'em . |
138 | 0 | 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 . |
139 | 0 | fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way . . . that feels very human and very true to life . |
140 | 0 | director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning . |
141 | 0 | a continually fascinating exploration of the physical and psychological pain and pleasure of a bizarre relationship . |
142 | 0 | intriguing and beautiful film , but those of you who read the book are likely to be disappointed . |
143 | 0 | ritchie may not have a novel thought in his head , but he knows how to pose madonna . |
144 | 0 | often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part . |
145 | 0 | bill morrison's decasia is uncompromising , difficult and unbearably beautiful . |
146 | 0 | the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain . |
147 | 0 | may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking , but it is unwavering and arresting . |
148 | 0 | charles' entertaining film chronicles seinfeld's return to stand-up comedy after the wrap of his legendary sitcom , alongside wannabe comic adams' attempts to get his shot at the big time . |
149 | 0 | that storytelling has value cannot be denied . not even solondz's thirst for controversy , sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it . |
150 | 0 | a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions . |
151 | 0 | a movie just for friday fans , critics be damned . if you already like this sort of thing , this is that sort of thing all over again . |
152 | 0 | it is a timely film and a transporting one . |
153 | 0 | highly irritating at first , mr . koury's passive technique eventually begins to yield some interesting results . |
154 | 0 | an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences . |
155 | 0 | death to smoochy is often very funny , but what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision . |
156 | 0 | for all its alleged youthful fire , xxx is no less subservient to bond's tired formula of guns , girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero . |
157 | 0 | sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick , it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle . |
158 | 0 | as comedic spotlights go , notorious c . h . o . hits all the verbal marks it should . |
159 | 0 | tavernier shows us , in more ways than one , that le cinй ma de qualitй lives on . |
160 | 0 | it is a tough film to sit through , not out of any violence or perversion , but for its destitution . |
161 | 0 | eventually moves and stirs you , even if it often resembles those steamy mexican tv dramas/soap operas called telenovelas . |
162 | 0 | feardotcom's thrills are all cheap , but they mostly work . |
163 | 0 | when a movie is as down-and-out funny as austin powers in goldmember , it's easy to overlook the missed opportunities and fizzled jokes littering the barrage of hilarity . |
164 | 0 | the importance of being earnest resonates and inspires rapid-fire bouts of laughter , perhaps even a few giggles from the author himself , whom posterity has rewarded the last laugh . |
165 | 0 | in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life . |
166 | 0 | for decades we've marveled at disney's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world . prepare to marvel again . |
167 | 0 | chicago offers much colorful eye candy , including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes , hoofing and crooning with the best of them . |
168 | 0 | like its parade of predecessors , this halloween is a gory slash-fest . it can't escape its past , and it doesn't want to . |
169 | 0 | city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes . but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing . |
170 | 0 | despite the film's shortcomings , it's still a solid effort and a thought-provoking look at idealism gone wrong . |
171 | 0 | a slick , well-oiled machine , exquisitely polished and upholstered . |
172 | 0 | plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line . |
173 | 0 | funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad , bartleby is a fine , understated piece of filmmaking . |
174 | 0 | an impressively coordinated enterprise that lasts three hours , manages a large cast , and covers a period of 30-odd years while successfully unfolding as a series of scenes from the life of a single character . |
175 | 0 | it's sweet . . . but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end . |
176 | 0 | obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential . |
177 | 0 | the film might have been more satisfying if it had , in fact , been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles . |
178 | 0 | it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it . |
179 | 0 | all the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi . |
180 | 0 | the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side . |
181 | 0 | somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler , there is a mediocre movie trying to get out . |
182 | 0 | romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here . |
183 | 0 | ice age won't drop your jaw , but it will warm your heart , and i'm giving it a strong thumbs up . |
184 | 0 | forget other scary movies with freaky internet sites , dastardly murderers , ghosts on boats , spooky videotapes , they aren't half as scary as a gothic good old horror film about monsters that live under the bed |
185 | 0 | so earnest and well-meaning , and so stocked with talent , that you almost forget the sheer , ponderous awfulness of its script . |
186 | 0 | amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community , one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop . |
187 | 0 | the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed , and kurys' direction is clever and insightful . |
188 | 0 | the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive , but that it's boring . |
189 | 0 | a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers . |
190 | 0 | not only is it hokey , manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk , but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches . |
191 | 0 | notorious c . h . o . has oodles of vulgar highlights . |
192 | 0 | with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles , where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble , the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas , but it never manages to put them on the same path . |
193 | 0 | the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge . before long , you're desperate for the evening to end . |
194 | 0 | the three leads produce adequate performances , but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling . |
195 | 0 | not exactly worth a drum roll but a movie with enough collegiate ka-boom to earn its title , drumline is a percussion-driven musical variation on every sports pic you've seen about the talented hot dog who eventually learns to become a team player . |
196 | 0 | though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director , this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit , with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter . |
197 | 0 | this is not a retread of " dead poets' society . " |
198 | 0 | viewed on its own terms , treasure planet is better-than-average family entertainment , but true fans of the stevenson's novel will likely prefer disney's more faithful 1950 live-action swashbuckling classic . |
199 | 0 | as expected , sayles' smart wordplay and clever plot contrivances are as sharp as ever , though they may be overshadowed by some strong performances . |