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"never again , while nothing special , is pleasant , diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction .",0
no such thing breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina .,0
an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it .,0
a solidly entertaining little film .,1
"there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer . or for the year , for that matter .",0
"the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy . it is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously .",0
i spied with my little eye . . . a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes and occasionally inspired dialogue bits,0
"hey , happy ! is many things -- stoner midnight flick , sci-fi deconstruction , gay fantasia -- but above all it's a love story as sanguine as its title .",1
"according to wendigo , 'nature' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves .",0
the kind of trifle that date nights were invented for .,1
"supposedly based upon real , or at least soberly reported incidents , the film ends with a large human tragedy . alas , getting there is not even half the interest .",0
i'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up . i liked it just enough .,1
"the performances are immaculate , with roussillon providing comic relief .",1
. . . a rather bland affair .,0
it's unlikely we'll see a better thriller this year .,1
"[washington's] strong hand , keen eye , sweet spirit and good taste are reflected in almost every scene .",1
"this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare .",1
"grant carries the day with impeccable comic timing , raffish charm and piercing intellect .",1
"you needn't be steeped in '50s sociology , pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes' work . though haynes' style apes films from the period . . . its message is not rooted in that decade .",1
very predictable but still entertaining,1
"the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality . it doesn't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events .",0
"lan yu is a genuine love story , full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery .",1
bean drops the ball too many times . . . hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay .,0
"it's hard to pity the 'plain' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss . rather , pity anyone who sees this mishmash .",0
"reminiscent of alfred hitchcock's thrillers , most of the scary parts in 'signs' occur while waiting for things to happen .",1
"the story gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense , which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill .",1
"chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent , indie trick in the book .",0
a soap-opera quality twist in the last 20 minutes . . . almost puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination .,1
the film's desire to be liked sometimes undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards to homosexuality .,1
. . . a fairly disposable yet still entertaining b picture .,1
"this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless , idiotic , annoying , heavy-handed , visually atrocious , and often downright creepy .",0
"the metaphors are provocative , but too often , the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery .",0
charly comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions .,0
"would you laugh if a tuba-playing dwarf rolled down a hill in a trash can ? do you chuckle at the thought of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man's body ? if you answered yes , by all means enjoy the new guy .",1
"in the director's cut , the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes .",1
"unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction , impostor is opening today at a theater near you .",0
"the film is a blunt indictment , part of a perhaps surreal campaign to bring kissinger to trial for crimes against humanity .",1
the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game . you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored .,0
"with "" ichi the killer "" , takashi miike , japan's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman . . .",1
"each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness , but thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism , never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments .",1
an older cad instructs a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy .,1
"neither quite a comedy nor a romance , more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm .",1
"all in all , brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted . it will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face .",1
master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours .,0
"deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet/west side story territory , where it plainly has no business going .",0
"its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control , is intriguing , provocative stuff .",1
"seeing as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable , the director's experiment is a successful one .",0
"has none of the crackle of "" fatal attraction "" , "" 9 ½ weeks "" , or even "" indecent proposal "" , and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of "" lolita "" .",0
"the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated .",0
"the sort of picture in which , whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do , they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .",0
"special p . o . v . camera mounts on bikes , skateboards , and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen .",1
"a determined , ennui-hobbled slog that really doesn't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird .",0
an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed .,1
the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable .,1
"why sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one ?",0
bring on the sequel .,1
"whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art , it's an unhappy situation all around .",0
you won't look at religious fanatics -- or backyard sheds -- the same way again .,1
simultaneously heartbreakingly beautiful and exquisitely sad .,1
"it's a testament to de niro and director michael caton-jones that by movie's end , we accept the characters and the film , flaws and all .",1
"the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings , but the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission . . . if "" gory mayhem "" is your idea of a good time .",1
entertainment more disposable than hanna-barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were .,0
two hours of sepia-tinted heavy metal images and surround sound effects of people moaning .,0
"it shares the first two films' loose-jointed structure , but laugh-out-loud bits are few and far between .",0
"been there , done that , liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional .",0
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show .,0
"red dragon "" never cuts corners .",1
"kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) .",0
the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies .,0
"gangs , despite the gravity of its subject matter , is often as fun to watch as a good spaghetti western .",1
a compelling story of musical passion against governmental odds .,1
"the sight of the name bruce willis brings to mind images of a violent battlefield action picture , but the film has a lot more on its mind--maybe too much .",0
"did we really need a remake of "" charade ? """,0
queen of the damned is too long with too little going on .,0
the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying .,0
this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e ! true hollywood story .,0
. . . hopefully it'll be at the dollar theatres by the time christmas rolls around . wait to see it then .,0
as saccharine as it is disposable .,0
a charming and funny story of clashing cultures and a clashing mother/daughter relationship .,1
"lacks the spirit of the previous two , and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck .",0
"for this sort of thing to work , we need agile performers , but the proficient , dull sorvino has no light touch , and rodan is out of his league .",0
what begins as a film in the tradition of the graduate quickly switches into something more recyclable than significant .,1
peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments .,1
"despite its faults , gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .",1
it collapses when mr . taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush .,0
"if not a home run , then at least a solid base hit .",1
those who don't entirely 'get' godard's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy .,1
"'es en verdad una pena que mandoki esté realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algún tiempo , pues talento tiene , pero quién sabe dónde lo tiene escondido . '",0
to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago . . .,0
a feeble tootsie knockoff .,0
"pratfalls aside , barbershop gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other .",1
the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny .,0
"while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon , queen of the damned is a pointless , meandering celebration of the goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle .",0
a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity .,0
"even though the film doesn't manage to hit all of its marks , it's still entertaining to watch the target practice .",1
steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic .,1
"there's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments . and yet , it still works .",1
its appeal will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists .,0
the best film of the year 2002 .,1
"the way home is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all , a condition only the old are privy to , and . . . often misconstrued as weakness .",1
"the acting in pauline and paulette is good all round , but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons .",1
the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork .,0
the movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course .,0
"symbolically , warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal .",1
"steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture .",1
the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying – like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming .,0
"like kissing jessica stein , amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty , insight and humor .",1
"the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch , she is merely a charmless witch .",0
visually exciting sci-fi film which suffers from a lackluster screenplay .,0
it's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another .,0
"caruso sometimes descends into sub-tarantino cuteness . . . but for the most part he makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should , keeping it tight and nasty .",1
"this fascinating look at israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful .",1
"other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale , everything else is top shelf .",1
"little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point . . . is no doubt true , but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable .",0
"whether or not ram dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness , fierce grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one .",1
"although melodramatic and predictable , this romantic comedy explores the friendship between five filipino-americans and their frantic efforts to find love .",1
"not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me , it was just a matter of 'eh . '",0
as refreshing as a drink from a woodland stream .,1
"an enthralling , entertaining feature .",1
"the film is . . . determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation .",1
"the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l . a . to that end , they mock the kind of folks they don't understand , ones they figure the power-lunchers don't care to understand , either .",0
an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection .,0
"beautifully crafted and brutally honest , promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .",1
"this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body , so original is its content , look , and style .",1
"tom green and an ivy league college should never appear together on a marquee , especially when the payoff is an unschooled comedy like stealing harvard , which fails to keep 80 minutes from seeming like 800 .",0
"whether it's the worst movie of 2002 , i can't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded , and i skipped country bears . but this new jangle of noise , mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title .",0
"though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal , the film doesn't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life .",1
"none of this has the suavity or classical familiarity of bond , but much of it is good for a laugh . the problem with "" xxx "" is that its own action isn't very effective .",0
one gets the impression the creators of don't ask don't tell laughed a hell of a lot at their own jokes . too bad none of it is funny .,0
well-made but mush-hearted .,0
"as earnest as a community-college advertisement , american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar , sell the amp , and apply to medical school .",0
it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah .,0
this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,0
it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes . . . finally seem so impersonal or even shallow .,0
absolutely ( and unintentionally ) terrifying .,0
"the beautiful , unusual music is this film's chief draw , but its dreaminess may lull you to sleep .",0
"clumsy , obvious , preposterous , the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades .",0
"i was hoping that it would be sleazy and fun , but it was neither .",0
"juliette binoche's sand is vivacious , but it's hard to sense that powerhouse of 19th-century prose behind her childlike smile .",0
too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility .,0
. . . better described as a ghost story gone badly awry .,0
the most consistently funny of the austin powers films .,1
"even fans of ismail merchant's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one .",0
the world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like martin scorsese . but it doesn't need gangs of new york .,0
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally .,0
"adults will certainly want to spend their time in the theater thinking up grocery lists and ways to tell their kids how not to act like pinocchio . as for children , they won't enjoy the movie at all .",0
"a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish .",1
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters .,1
an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore .,1
"his [nelson's] screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it .",0
"how do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any ? on the evidence before us , the answer is clear : not easily and , in the end , not well enough .",0
"the abiding impression , despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz , is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture can't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here .",0
"with a completely predictable plot , you'll swear that you've seen it all before , even if you've never come within a mile of the longest yard .",0
"the 3-d vistas from orbit , with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe , are stanzas of breathtaking , awe-inspiring visual poetry .",1
"an ugly , revolting movie .",0
"watching "" ending "" is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale . you can't believe anyone would really buy this stuff .",0
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough .,1
it's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax .,1
"the film's best trick is the way that it treats conspiracy as a kind of political blair witch , a monstrous murk that haunts us precisely because it can never be seen .",1
"an engrossing story that combines psychological drama , sociological reflection , and high-octane thriller .",1
"soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless , xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence .",0
you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed .,0
crush is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half .,1
writer/ director m . night shyamalan's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable .,1
"it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time .",0
"a pointed , often tender , examination of the pros and cons of unconditional love and familial duties .",1
kaufman's script is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious .,0
a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film .,1
"it was filled with shootings , beatings , and more cussing than you could shake a stick at .",1
"the nonstop artifice ultimately proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations .",0
one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature .,1
what [frei] gives us . . . is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows .,0
"a real audience-pleaser that will strike a chord with anyone who's ever waited in a doctor's office , emergency room , hospital bed or insurance company office .",1
tells ( the story ) with such atmospheric ballast that shrugging off the plot's persnickety problems is simply a matter of ( being ) in a shrugging mood .,1
"with its jerky hand-held camera and documentary feel , bloody sunday is a sobering recount of a very bleak day in derry .",1
". . little action , almost no suspense or believable tension , one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic .",0
"the santa clause 2 is a barely adequate babysitter for older kids , but i've got to give it thumbs down .",0
"a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains . . . crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential .",0
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate .,1
"has enough wit , energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they're not interested .",1
"if you can push on through the slow spots , you'll be rewarded with some fine acting .",1
"a banal , virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy .",0
the master of disguise falls under the category of 'should have been a sketch on saturday night live . ',0
"a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung , but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily .",0
done in mostly by a weak script that can't support the epic treatment .,0
"max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve . . . as far as art is concerned , it's mission accomplished .",1
"it's like an old warner bros . costumer jived with sex -- this could be the movie errol flynn always wanted to make , though bette davis , cast as joan , would have killed him .",1
there is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist .,1
yet another self-consciously overwritten story about a rag-tag bunch of would-be characters that team up for a can't-miss heist -- only to have it all go wrong .,0
"if s&m seems like a strange route to true love , maybe it is , but it's to this film's ( and its makers' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves .",1
press the delete key .,0
movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation . how about surprising us by trying something new ?,0
"it's a movie that ends with truckzilla , for cryin' out loud . if that doesn't clue you in that something's horribly wrong , nothing will .",0
"if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was , i would go back and choose to skip it . fortunately , you still have that option .",0
noyce creates a film of near-hypnotic physical beauty even as he tells a story as horrifying as any in the heart-breakingly extensive annals of white-on-black racism .,1
the entire movie is filled with deja vu moments .,0
the modern remake of dumas's story is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action .,1
no amount of good intentions is able to overcome the triviality of the story .,0
"while the filmmaking may be a bit disjointed , the subject matter is so fascinating that you won't care .",1
"hugh grant , who has a good line in charm , has never been more charming than in about a boy .",1
"the wonderful combination of the sweetness and the extraordinary technical accomplishments of the first film are maintained , but its overall impact falls a little flat with a storyline that never quite delivers the original magic .",1
this will go on so long as there are moviegoers anxious to see strange young guys doing strange guy things .,0
. . . quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks .,1
"though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation .",1
"a bland , obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products .",0
"fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation . . . well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care .",0
"lyne's latest , the erotic thriller unfaithful , further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded .",0
an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it isn't .,1
"a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time , and this isn't .",0
"it takes you somewhere you're not likely to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned .",0
"if borstal boy isn't especially realistic , it is an engaging nostalgia piece .",1
"although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro , it's still a guilty pleasure to watch .",1
"sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now . . . and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors .",1
a delicious and delicately funny look at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life tosses at them .,1
a film that will probably please people already fascinated by behan but leave everyone else yawning with admiration .,0
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references .,0
the film is strictly routine .,0
a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis .,1
"it's not a particularly good film , but neither is it a monsterous one .",0
"as ex-marine walter , who may or may not have shot kennedy , actor raymond j . barry is perfectly creepy and believable .",1
"muddled , trashy and incompetent",0
fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for .,1
"attal pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama . he seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither .",0
"if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump .",0
this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101 .,0
"belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category , and this is why i have given it a one-star rating .",0
represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema .,1
"the venezuelans say things like "" si , pretty much "" and "" por favor , go home "" when talking to americans . that's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of "" dragonfly . """,0
"quando tiros em columbine acerta o alvo ( com o perdão do trocadilho ) , não há como negar o brilhantismo da argumentação de seu diretor .",1
exploring value choices is a worthwhile topic for a film -- but here the choices are as contrived and artificial as kerrigan's platinum-blonde hair .,0
"its story about a young chinese woman , ah na , who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling .",1
its spirit of iconoclastic abandon -- however canned -- makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing .,1
overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0
"as his circle of friends keeps getting smaller one of the characters in long time dead says 'i'm telling you , this is f * * * ed' . maybe he was reading the minds of the audience .",0
demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces .,1
"the first question to ask about bad company is why anthony hopkins is in it . we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low .",0
"despite its visual virtuosity , 'naqoyqatsi' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it .",0
you don't know whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace . or both .,1
"it's really just another silly hollywood action film , one among a multitude of simple-minded , yahoo-ing death shows .",0
there's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us .,1
"while the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times , it's awfully entertaining to watch .",1
"here polanski looks back on those places he saw at childhood , and captures them by freeing them from artefact , and by showing them heartbreakingly drably .",1
full of surprises .,1
the best thing i can say about this film is that i can't wait to see what the director does next .,1
"if the film's vision of sport as a secular religion is a bit cloying , its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start .",1
"missteps take what was otherwise a fascinating , riveting story and send it down the path of the mundane .",1
is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ?,0
"provides a porthole into that noble , trembling incoherence that defines us all .",1
"ludicrous , but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining .",1
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it .,0
"ah , the travails of metropolitan life ! alas , another breathless movie about same !",0
manages to delight without much of a story .,1
"if a few good men told us that we "" can't handle the truth "" than high crimes poetically states at one point in this movie that we "" don't care about the truth . """,0
"it's a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip , winking social commentary .",0
"as action-adventure , this space-based homage to robert louis stevenson's treasure island fires on all plasma conduits .",1
the rare imax movie that you'll wish was longer than an hour .,1
"literary purists may not be pleased , but as far as mainstream matinee-style entertainment goes , it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds .",1
"everything its title implies , a standard-issue crime drama spat out from the tinseltown assembly line .",0
too daft by half . . . but supremely good natured .,0
". . . is funny in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ) , profound without ever being self-important , warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality .",1
one of the worst movies of the year . . . . watching it was painful .,0
the first shocking thing about sorority boys is that it's actually watchable . even more baffling is that it's funny .,1
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .,1
"while this one gets off with a good natured warning , future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter",0
"much credit must be given to the water-camera operating team of don king , sonny miller , and michael stewart . their work is fantastic .",1
". . . a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping , in one way or another , with life's endgame .",1
""" one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ? "" um… . . isn't that the basis for the entire plot ?",0
"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .",1
ramsay and morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling .,1
"a breathtaking adventure for all ages , spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images .",1
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene . what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test .,0
it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun .,1
poignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures .,1
suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness .,0
there's a lot of tooth in roger dodger . but what's nice is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script .,1
"standing in the shadows of motown is the best kind of documentary , one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow .",1
"a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point .",1
a small gem from belgium .,1
"what's most memorable about circuit is that it's shot on digital video , whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large . . . and small . . . with considerable aplomb .",1
"it's provocative stuff , but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances .",0
"drawing on an irresistible , languid romanticism , byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth .",1
"critics need a good laugh , too , and this too-extreme-for-tv rendition of the notorious mtv show delivers the outrageous , sickening , sidesplitting goods in steaming , visceral heaps .",1
"in this film we at least see a study in contrasts ; the wide range of one actor , and the limited range of a comedian .",0
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films . . . that argue that any sexual relationship that doesn't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect .,1
". . . feels as if ( there's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good , hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something .",0
"an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice unfolds .",1
"too much power , not enough puff .",0
"once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy , the film becomes predictably conventional .",0
move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel .,1
"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn , and the nicest thing i can say is that i can't remember a single name responsible for it .",0
"the obnoxious special effects , the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant , so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy , dopey old hanna-barbera charm .",0
"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny , and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving .",0
"it's difficult to imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002 .",0
the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made .,0
that haynes can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace .,1
the premise itself is just sooooo tired . pair that with really poor comedic writing . . . and you've got a huge mess .,0
i have a confession to make : i didn't particularly like e . t . the first time i saw it as a young boy . that is because - damn it ! - i also wanted a little alien as a friend !,1
"i suspect that you'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it . if you go , pack your knitting needles .",0
"never lets go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches . . . gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving .",1
"affable if not timeless , like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .",1
working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli . . . ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up .,1
"shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens , obsessive relationships , and rampant adultery so dull .",0
"the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie , like life , isn't much fun without the highs and lows .",0
"while hoffman's performance is great , the subject matter goes nowhere .",0
"assayas' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne's novel .",1
"a wry , affectionate delight .",1
if you open yourself up to mr . reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set . . . it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change .,1
"any film that doesn't even in passing mention political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss .",0
"rarely has skin looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in trouble every day .",1
blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period .,0
a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen .,0
"it's supposed to be a humorous , all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up .",0
"[lin chung's] voice is rather unexceptional , even irritating ( at least to this western ear ) , making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters .",0
the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film's problems .,1
"a film that presents an interesting , even sexy premise then ruins itself with too many contrivances and goofy situations .",0
"the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed , and kurys' direction is clever and insightful .",1
"if you're really renting this you're not interested in discretion in your entertainment choices , you're interested in anne geddes , john grisham , and thomas kincaid .",0
"the movie isn't painfully bad , something to be 'fully experienced' ; it's just tediously bad , something to be fully forgotten .",0
the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head .,0
. . . in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes .,0
"fessenden continues to do interesting work , and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget . but the problem with wendigo , for all its effective moments , isn't really one of resources .",0
"though excessively tiresome , the uncertainty principle , as verbally pretentious as the title may be , has its handful of redeeming features , as long as you discount its ability to bore .",0
"the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations , but he hasn't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul .",0
the whole talking-animal thing is grisly .,0
"i walked away not really know who "" they "" were , what "" they "" looked like . why "" they "" were here and what "" they "" wanted and quite honestly , i didn't care .",0
characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle .,0
a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling .,1
some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theatre for some time .,1
an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people laugh .,1
"though there's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction , the drama feels rigged and sluggish .",0
"the film . . . presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ? the problem with the film is whether these ambitions , laudable in themselves , justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau .",0
"definitely a crowd-pleaser , but then , so was the roman colosseum .",0
eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof .,0
"the exploitative , clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors .",0
"it feels like very light errol morris , focusing on eccentricity but failing , ultimately , to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs .",0
"it has the right approach and the right opening premise , but it lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material .",0
"the movie is genial but never inspired , and little about it will stay with you .",0
"time out is as serious as a pink slip . and more than that , it's an observant , unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation .",1
"the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving , and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy , pretty and gifted , it really won my heart .",1
[an] absorbing documentary .,1
"as relationships shift , director robert j . siegel allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc .",1
the armenian genocide deserves a more engaged and honest treatment .,0
"i'm happy to have seen it -- not as an alternate version , but as the ultimate exercise in viewing deleted scenes .",1
a porn film without the sex scenes .,0
"those of you who don't believe in santa claus probably also think that sequels can never capture the magic of the original . well , this movie proves you wrong on both counts .",1
a film of delicate interpersonal dances . caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose . it's a sight to behold .,1
"adroit but finally a trifle flat , mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way , say , jane campion might have done , but at least it possesses some .",0
"( it ) highlights not so much the crime lord's messianic bent , but spacey's .",0
"harvard man is a semi-throwback , a reminiscence without nostalgia or sentimentality .",0
you'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy .,0
"once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand , even the funniest idea isn't funny .",0
supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment .,0
"tends to pile too many "" serious issues "" on its plate at times , yet remains fairly light , always entertaining , and smartly written .",1
what emerges is an unsettling picture of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice . promises is a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents' anguish .,1
"not too fancy , not too filling , not too fluffy , but definitely tasty and sweet .",1
a full-frontal attack on audience patience .,0
"the main characters are simply named the husband , the wife and the kidnapper , emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort .",0
"if the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness , it is also elevated by it--the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you're one of the lucky few who sought it out .",1
koepp's screenplay isn't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own .,0
perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going .,0
"a fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles .",1
"skillful as he is , mr . shyamalan is undone by his pretensions .",0
the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart .,0
"at a brief 42 minutes , we need more x and less blab .",0
an ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre .,1
"as allen's execution date closes in , the documentary gives an especially poignant portrait of her friendship with the never flagging legal investigator david presson .",1
"a powerful , chilling , and affecting study of one man's dying fall .",1
does anyone much think the central story of brendan behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?,0
"lazy filmmaking , with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling .",0
""" austin powers in goldmember "" has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end .",1
"the main story . . . is compelling enough , but it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish .",1
a movie that falls victim to frazzled wackiness and frayed satire .,0
"finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed",1
"the smash 'em-up , crash 'em-up , shoot 'em-up ending comes out of nowhere substituting mayhem for suspense .",0
"debut effort by "" project greenlight "" winner is sappy and amateurish .",0
"it may not be particularly innovative , but the film's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding .",1
an animation landmark as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs .,1
red dragon makes one appreciate silence of the lambs .,1
"peter jackson has done the nearly impossible . he has improved upon the first and taken it a step further , richer and deeper . what jackson has done is proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",1
"a well-acted , but one-note film .",0
much smarter and more attentive than it first sets out to be .,1
another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke- at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting .,0
both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics .,1
"if you can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like 'masterpiece theatre' type costumes , you'll enjoy this movie .",1
"in a big corner office in hell , satan is throwing up his hands in surrender , is firing his r&d people , and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7 .",0
"the movie strains to stay on the light , comic side of the issue , despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and , potentially , of life itself .",0
"slap her - she's not funny ! no french people were harmed during the making of this movie , but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half .",0
"while it's all quite tasteful to look at , the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own .",0
"ultimately , sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness .",0
"a melancholy , emotional film .",1
can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure ?,1
the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel .,0
"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous , the acting is robotically italicized , and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view .",0
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time .,0
a thriller without a lot of thrills .,0
"fred schepisi's film is paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen . with a cast of a-list brit actors , it is worth searching out .",1
swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell .,0
"[shyamalan] continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision .",1
"spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it , but "" spider-man "" certainly delivers the goods .",1
"wouldn't it be funny if a bunch of allied soldiers went undercover as women in a german factory during world war ii ? um , no . but here's a movie about it anyway .",0
williams absolutely nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness .,1
what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted .,0
"sandra bullock and hugh grant make a great team , but this predictable romantic comedy should get a pink slip .",0
"peralta captures , in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago , the essence of the dogtown experience .",1
"has not so much been written as assembled , frankenstein-like , out of other , marginally better shoot-em-ups .",0
this seductive tease of a thriller gets the job done . it's a scorcher .,1
"leigh isn't breaking new ground , but he knows how a daily grind can kill love .",1
"it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins , who seem barely in the same movie . their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle .",0
"director kevin bray excels in breaking glass and marking off the "" miami vice "" checklist of power boats , latin music and dog tracks . he doesn't , however , deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash .",0
jason patric and ray liotta make for one splendidly cast pair .,1
"it's not a bad plot ; but , unfortunately , the movie is nowhere near as refined as all the classic dramas it borrows from .",0
"remember back when thrillers actually thrilled ? when the twist endings were actually surprising ? when the violence actually shocked ? when the heroes were actually under 40 ? sadly , as blood work proves , that was a long , long time ago .",0
"i prefer soderbergh's concentration on his two lovers over tarkovsky's mostly male , mostly patriarchal debating societies .",1
routine and rather silly .,0
graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies .,1
barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull .,0
"a smart and funny , albeit sometimes superficial , cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist .",1
"the trouble is , its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through .",0
"if it's unnerving suspense you're after -- you'll find it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for .",1
a well-rounded tribute to a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone .,1
"this kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors .",1
"yes they can swim , the title is merely anne-sophie birot's off-handed way of saying girls find adolescence difficult to wade through .",0
"like the series , the movie is funny , smart , visually inventive , and most of all , alive .",1
"[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects . and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception .",0
[breheny's] lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people .,1
"insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion . but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through .",1
"though uniformly well acted , especially by young ballesta and galan ( a first-time actor ) , writer/director achero manas's film is schematic and obvious .",0
those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time . feel free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen .,0
"by the end , you just don't care whether that cold-hearted snake petrovich ( that would be reno ) gets his comeuppance . just bring on the battle bots , please !",0
"the film may not hit as hard as some of the better drug-related pictures , but it still manages to get a few punches in .",1
"the film boasts dry humor and jarring shocks , plus moments of breathtaking mystery .",1
sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard .,0
"passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly . . .",1
"not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral--and , hence , more chillingly effective .",1
"the increasingly diverse french director has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking , sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history .",1
"too long , and larded with exposition , this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community .",0
""" not really as bad as you might think ! """,0
the strength of the film lies in its two central performances by sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife .,1
"spielberg's realization of a near-future america is masterful . this makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans , as the film has some of the best special effects ever .",1
it has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past .,0
you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup .,0
"sure , i hated myself in the morning . but then again , i hate myself most mornings . i still like moonlight mile , better judgment be damned .",1
"this is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives to outweigh the positives .",0
"dense , exhilarating documentary .",1
goldmember is funny enough to justify the embarrassment of bringing a barf bag to the moviehouse .,1
"mostly , [goldbacher] just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human .",1
a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis .,0
"the piano teacher is not an easy film . it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling .",1
"a so-so , made-for-tv something posing as a real movie .",0
this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot .,1
the wild thornberrys movie has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate .,1
"for those who like quirky , slightly strange french films , this is a must !",1
an extraordinarily silly thriller .,0
this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera .,0
"woody , what happened ?",0
"this is sandler running on empty , repeating what he's already done way too often .",0
the film was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both steve buscemi and rosario dawson . . .,1
"'dragonfly' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue .",0
you can practically hear george orwell turning over .,0
"an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing , but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message .",0
a real snooze .,0
"what ensues are much blood-splattering , mass drug-induced bowel evacuations , and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits .",0
it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors .,1
"satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and old-fashioned at the same time .",1
"while it's nothing we haven't seen before from murphy , i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort .",1
"this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action , cheese , ham and cheek ( as well as a serious debt to the road warrior ) , but it feels like unrealized potential",1
enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast .,1
report card : doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement . doesn't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ) .,0
"an unusually dry-eyed , even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture .",1
cattaneo reworks the formula that made the full monty a smashing success . . . but neglects to add the magic that made it all work .,0
"saved from being merely way-cool by a basic , credible compassion .",1
"pete's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish .",1
"often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part .",1
"blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic , extreme-sports adventure , but ends up more of a creaky "" pretty woman "" retread , with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought .",0
[grant] goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it .,1
"an involving , inspirational drama that sometimes falls prey to its sob-story trappings .",1
spy-vs . -spy action flick with antonio banderas and lucy liu never comes together .,0
this is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that doesn't reveal even a hint of artifice .,1
the gags that fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of was the one we felt when the movie ended so damned soon .,1
nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here .,0
"in imax in short , it's just as wonderful on the big screen .",1
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . the movie is without intent .,0
". . . for all its social and political potential , state property doesn't end up being very inspiring or insightful .",0
"like a precious and finely cut diamond , magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it's one tough rock .",1
"goofy , nutty , consistently funny . and educational !",1
the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them .,0
a joyous occasion,1
"if we sometimes need comforting fantasies about mental illness , we also need movies like tim mccann's revolution no . 9 .",1
a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either .,0
"proves a lovely trifle that , unfortunately , is a little too in love with its own cuteness .",0
"though there are many tense scenes in trapped , they prove more distressing than suspenseful .",0
the sweetest thing leaves a bitter taste .,0
it's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition .,0
intriguing and stylish .,1
"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms . ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting .",1
it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead .,0
"a charming , banter-filled comedy . . . one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension , accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface .",1
denver should not get the first and last look at one of the most triumphant performances of vanessa redgrave's career . it deserves to be seen everywhere .,1
"this is surely one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio .",0
"spider-man is about growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and finding it necessary to hide new secretions from the parental units .",1
"the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating , but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice .",0
"less cinematically powerful than quietly and deeply moving , which is powerful in itself .",1
"though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations , the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should .",0
"when [reno] lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at george w . bush , henry kissinger , larry king , et al . , reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture .",0
"for all its brooding quality , ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .",1
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy .,1
"an "" o bruin , where art thou ? "" -style cross-country adventure . . . it has sporadic bursts of liveliness , some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack .",0
nothing short of a masterpiece -- and a challenging one .,1
"everyone's insecure in lovely and amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships .",1
"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 .",1
"bittersweet comedy/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some really adorable italian guys .",1
"it's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .",0
"entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics , but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel .",0
"some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup , delivery and payoff . stealing harvard can't even do that much . each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth .",0
"the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .",0
"scherfig , the writer-director , has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar . yes , soar .",1
"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking , and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence .",1
spare but quietly effective retelling .,1
i could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again .,0
the action quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory .,0
"cockettes has the glorious , gaudy benefit of much stock footage of those days , featuring all manner of drag queen , bearded lady and lactating hippie .",1
scherfig's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky .,1
the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants . . . who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds .,0
"buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role .",1
"one of the year's best films , featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore .",1
"like the tuck family themselves , this movie just goes on and on and on and on",0
"unfortunately , neither sendak nor the directors are particularly engaging or articulate .",0
"brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate .",1
"an inept , tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures , it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more .",0
"if you can keep your eyes open amid all the blood and gore , you'll see del toro has brought unexpected gravity to blade ii .",1
a movie of riveting power and sadness .,1
one of the best looking and stylish animated movies in quite a while . . .,1
"in addition to scoring high for originality of plot -- putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way -- lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .",1
"the beautiful images and solemn words cannot disguise the slack complacency of [godard's] vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .",0
mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls .,0
a technically well-made suspenser . . . but its abrupt drop in iq points as it races to the finish line proves simply too discouraging to let slide .,0
"from both a great and a terrible story , mr . nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience .",1
"throughout all the tumult , a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?",0
"the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma , but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest , most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years .",1
sex with strangers is fascinating . . .,1
there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue .,0
"although i didn't hate this one , it's not very good either . it can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter .",1
mazel tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage .,1
"a visionary marvel , but it's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this .",1
"an enormously entertaining movie , like nothing we've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar .",1
"blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star , but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation .",0
"to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement , and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest .",1
"ice age won't drop your jaw , but it will warm your heart , and i'm giving it a strong thumbs up .",1
the performances are an absolute joy .,1
"stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity , profanity and violence , labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection .",1
no surprises .,0
entertaining despite its one-joke premise with the thesis that women from venus and men from mars can indeed get together .,1
in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused .,0
there's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers .,1
this u-boat doesn't have a captain .,0
"despite its dry wit and compassion , the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .",0
"with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge , [crane] becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly , clinical lab report .",0
predictably melodramatic .,0
great character interaction .,1
"true to its title , it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at .",0
"you come away thinking not only that kate isn't very bright , but that she hasn't been worth caring about and that maybe she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another .",0
it's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline .,1
"enigma is well-made , but it's just too dry and too placid .",0
". . . certainly an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes . but something seems to be missing . a sense of real magic , perhaps .",1
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack .,0
competently directed but terminally cute drama .,0
director tom shadyac and star kevin costner glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself .,0
"plunges you into a reality that is , more often then not , difficult and sad , and then , without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality , transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision .",1
about the best thing you could say about narc is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture . whether you like it or not is basically a matter of taste .,1
veers uncomfortably close to pro-serb propaganda .,0
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances .,0
"shiner can certainly go the distance , but isn't world championship material",1
"this quiet , introspective and entertaining independent is worth seeking .",1
"by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them . perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter . it's not an easy one to review .",0
"like its title character , this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .",1
"director lee has a true cinematic knack , but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve .",1
throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh .,1
"rumor , a muddled drama about coming to terms with death , feels impersonal , almost generic .",0
ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film .,1
"even though we know the outcome , the seesawing of the general's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller , while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy .",1
"this hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins' inclination to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book .",0
"the movie tries to be ethereal , but ends up seeming goofy .",0
"while the new film is much more eye-catching than its blood-drenched stephen norrington-directed predecessor , the new script by the returning david s . goyer is much sillier .",0
"despite juliet stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life , it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs .",0
a sensitive and astute first feature by anne-sophie birot .,1
an encouraging effort from mccrudden,0
"an inconsequential , barely there bit of piffle .",0
. . . you can be forgiven for realizing that you've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already .,0
"an enigmatic film that's too clever for its own good , it's a conundrum not worth solving .",0
"soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .",1
smith finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise .,1
"a tightly directed , highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways .",1
"girlfriends are bad , wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy .",0
in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage .,1
more intellectually scary than dramatically involving .,0
this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party .,1
"a vivid , sometimes surreal , glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior .",1
the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way .,0
a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving .,0
kinnear . . . gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers .,1
it's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects .,1
waydowntown manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it .,1
"the only upside to all of this unpleasantness is , given its labor day weekend upload , feardotcom should log a minimal number of hits .",0
a preposterously melodramatic paean to gang-member teens in brooklyn circa 1958 .,0
"the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way .",1
"bang ! zoom ! it's actually pretty funny , but in all the wrong places .",0
"a subtle , poignant picture of goodness that is flawed , compromised and sad .",1
cherish would've worked a lot better had it been a short film .,0
"a pretty funny movie , with most of the humor coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro .",1
you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood isn't going to jell .,0
"ultimately , the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad , and the too-frosty exterior ms . paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability .",0
. . . a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department .,1
ultimately this is a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and an old payne screenplay .,0
an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind,1
"oh , james ! your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna's cameo doesn't suck !",1
a remarkable film by bernard rose .,1
a great script brought down by lousy direction . same guy with both hats . big mistake .,0
has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be .,1
a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime .,1
"despite the opulent lushness of every scene , the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings .",0
the story is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution .,1
"manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week , plain old blarney . . . take your pick . all three descriptions suit evelyn , a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new .",0
marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue .,0
"a grittily beautiful film that looks , sounds , and feels more like an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story .",1
the closest thing to the experience of space travel,1
"this amiable picture talks tough , but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers . . .",1
campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution .,1
"slow , silly and unintentionally hilarious .",0
"davis the performer is plenty fetching enough , but she needs to shake up the mix , and work in something that doesn't feel like a half-baked stand-up routine .",0
"the film feels uncomfortably real , its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority .",1
works as pretty contagious fun .,1
"the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction .",0
"the punch lines that miss , unfortunately , outnumber the hits by three-to-one . but death to smoochy keeps firing until the bitter end .",0
"a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity , and an event .",1
"if you're in the right b-movie frame of mind , it may just scare the pants off you .",1
"rather than real figures , elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world .",0
staggeringly dreadful romance .,0
an almost unbearably morbid love story .,1
"by turns gripping , amusing , tender and heart-wrenching , laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best .",1
"highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast , it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role .",1
"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool "" clockstoppers , "" but that doesn't mean it still won't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life .",0
". . . strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness , making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults .",1
. . . a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job . . .,1
"further sad evidence that tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap .",0
the campy results make mel brooks' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated .,0
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up .,0
the spalding gray equivalent of a teen gross-out comedy .,0
a penetrating glimpse into the tissue-thin ego of the stand-up comic .,1
"rollerball is as bad as you think , and worse than you can imagine .",0
"starts slowly , but adrien brody – in the title role – helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying .",1
the skills of a calculus major at m . i . t . are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout ?,0
gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth .,0
"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 .",1
"not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks , college flicks , or even flicks in general . it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them .",0
paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks .,1
"a genuinely funny ensemble comedy that also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives .",1
too bad writer-director adam rifkin situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets .,0
"the film is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor .",1
"will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year .",1
"the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements , in terms of love , age , gender , race , and class .",0
"mike white's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make "" "" the good girl "" a film worth watching .",1
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be .,0
"what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie . in other words , it's badder than bad .",0
a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child .,1
novak contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama .,0
"whether our action-and-popcorn obsessed culture will embrace this engaging and literate psychodrama isn't much of a mystery , unfortunately .",1
a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams .,1
kids should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie . and adults will at least have a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle .,1
mel gibson fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency .,1
"my little eye is the best little "" horror "" movie i've seen in years .",1
the pianist lacks the quick emotional connections of steven spielberg's schindler's list . but mr . polanski creates images even more haunting than those in mr . spielberg's 1993 classic .,1
"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate .",0
"first and foremost . . . the reason to go see "" blue crush "" is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings .",1
"the film , like jimmy's routines , could use a few good laughs .",0
"dull , a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song .",0
"in a 102-minute film , aaliyah gets at most 20 minutes of screen time . . . . most viewers will wish there had been more of the "" queen "" and less of the "" damned . """,0
fresnadillo has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense .,1
narc is all menace and atmosphere .,0
"no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .",0
the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma . we don't even like their characters .,0
"any intellectual arguments being made about the nature of god are framed in a drama so clumsy , there is a real danger less sophisticated audiences will mistake it for an endorsement of the very things that bean abhors .",0
"after several scenes of this tacky nonsense , you'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions , especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget .",0
watching spirited away is like watching an eastern imagination explode .,1
"another in a long line of ultra-violent war movies , this one is not quite what it could have been as a film , but the story and theme make up for it .",1
"it's up to you to decide whether to admire these people's dedication to their cause or be repelled by their dogmatism , manipulativeness and narrow , fearful view of american life .",1
"where this was lazy but enjoyable , a formula comedy redeemed by its stars , that is even lazier and far less enjoyable .",1
"death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie , not-nearly -as-nasty -as-it- thinks-it-is joke . over and over again .",0
"a very familiar tale , one that's been told by countless filmmakers about italian- , chinese- , irish- , latin- , indian- , russian- and other hyphenate american young men struggling to balance conflicting cultural messages .",0
michel piccoli's moving performance is this films reason for being .,1
"harris is supposed to be the star of the story , but comes across as pretty dull and wooden .",0
"the film's trailer also looked like crap , so crap is what i was expecting .",0
"throwing in everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth , windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material .",0
"it should be interesting , it should be poignant , it turns out to be affected and boring .",0
"tunney , brimming with coltish , neurotic energy , holds the screen like a true star .",1
"the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us . this is not a classical dramatic animated feature , nor a hip , contemporary , in-jokey one . it's sort of in-between , and it works .",1
"a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series , crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring .",0
many insightful moments .,1
"it uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film . the result is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking .",1
the country bears wastes an exceptionally good idea . but the movie that doesn't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0
"the cast has a high time , but de broca has little enthusiasm for such antique pulp .",0
it's a very valuable film . . .,1
"tully is worth a look for its true-to-life characters , its sensitive acting , its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham .",1
"the film is all over the place , really . it dabbles all around , never gaining much momentum .",0
weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title .,1
"in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history , ballistic : ecks vs . sever also features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase .",0
meticulously uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment .,1
one funny popcorn flick .,1
a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise .,1
"what might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention takes a surprising , subtle turn at the midway point .",1
the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary .,0
chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of 'ethnic cleansing . ',1
the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that .,0
rashomon-for-dipsticks tale .,0
"laugh-out-loud lines , adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances , and sparkling , bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma .",1
[hell is] looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara isn't even halfway through .,0
bearable . barely .,0
one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years .,1
"it's an entertaining movie , and the effects , boosted to the size of a downtown hotel , will all but take you to outer space .",1
beautifully directed and convincingly acted .,1
"in gleefully , thumpingly hyperbolic terms , it covers just about every cliche in the compendium about crass , jaded movie types and the phony baloney movie biz .",0
the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing .,0
does what should seem impossible : it makes serial killer jeffrey dahmer boring .,0
"arliss howard's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love , meets so many of the challenges it poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws .",1
connoisseurs of chinese film will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus .,1
"a mediocre exercise in target demographics , unaware that it's the butt of its own joke .",0
"as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle , sex with strangers is a success .",1
simone is not a bad film . it just doesn't have anything really interesting to say .,0
meant to reduce blake's philosophy into a tragic coming-of-age saga punctuated by bursts of animator todd mcfarlane's superhero dystopia .,1
"it's like a "" big chill "" reunion of the baader-meinhof gang , only these guys are more harmless pranksters than political activists .",1
"far-fetched premise , convoluted plot , and thematic mumbo jumbo about destiny and redemptive love .",0
"i've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese , but at least now we've got something pretty damn close .",1
"claude chabrol's camera has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements .",1
old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment .,1
"too much of the movie feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn't work without all those gimmicks .",0
as pedestrian as they come .,0
"i'm not a fan of the phrase 'life affirming' because it usually means 'schmaltzy , ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming .",1
"in my opinion , analyze that is not as funny or entertaining as analyze this , but it is a respectable sequel .",1
a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action .,1
"spirit is a visual treat , and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards , but it lacks a strong narrative .",0
"a depressingly retrograde , 'post-feminist' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women .",0
"a word of advice to the makers of the singles ward : celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs . and neither do cliches , no matter how 'inside' they are .",0
exceptionally well acted by diane lane and richard gere .,1
"jolie gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters , especially if you're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging .",1
"without resorting to camp or parody , haynes ( like sirk , but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative , rich , and strange .",1
"flat , misguided comedy .",0
"a brilliant , absurd collection of vignettes that , in their own idiosyncratic way , sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium .",1
miller has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection .,1
the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion .,1
"doesn't do more than expand a tv show to movie length . however , it's pleasant enough and its ecological , pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome .",1
"hey arnold ! is now stretched to barely feature length , with a little more attention paid to the animation . still , the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing .",0
eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring .,0
this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror .,0
"for more than two decades mr . nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity .",1
"gangster no . 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults .",1
there's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him .,1
"its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation , which is way too stagy .",0
waiting for godard can be fruitful : 'in praise of love' is the director's epitaph for himself .,1
"[the film] tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward , emotionally honest manner that by the end , it's impossible to ascertain whether the film is , at its core , deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful .",1
heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart .,1
i have a new favorite musical -- and i'm not even a fan of the genre,1
"if it were any more of a turkey , it would gobble in dolby digital stereo . if nothing else , "" rollerball "" 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j .",0
"spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen , not screaming but yawning .",0
don't hate el crimen del padre amaro because it's anti-catholic . hate it because it's lousy .,0
"fairy-tale formula , serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue , comedy , direction and especially charm .",1
"intensely romantic , thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery .",1
a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music .,1
i'd rather watch a rerun of the powerpuff girls,1
"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless .",1
""" what really happened ? "" is a question for philosophers , not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience .",1
the philosophical musings of the dialogue jar against the tawdry soap opera antics of the film's action in a way that is surprisingly enjoyable .,1
"for something as splendid-looking as this particular film , the viewer expects something special but instead gets [sci-fi] rehash .",0
"like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they're struggling to create .",0
"forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention , giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining .",0
what's so striking about jolie's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .,1
"solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous .",0
"unfortunately , the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making .",0
"swims in mediocrity , sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .",0
"pull[s] off the rare trick of recreating not only the look of a certain era , but also the feel .",1
you have no affinity for most of the characters . nothing about them is attractive . what they see in each other also is difficult to fathom .,0
"theological matters aside , the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues .",0
an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it didn't try to .,1
"diaz , applegate , blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert , if not amused .",0
"enchanted with low-life tragedy and liberally seasoned with emotional outbursts . . . what is sorely missing , however , is the edge of wild , lunatic invention that we associate with cage's best acting .",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 .",1
"a violent initiation rite for the audience , as much as it is for angelique , the [opening] dance guarantees karmen's enthronement among the cinema's memorable women .",1
by turns very dark and very funny .,1
"the first mistake , i suspect , is casting shatner as a legendary professor and kunis as a brilliant college student--where's pauly shore as the rocket scientist ?",0
earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner .,0
". . . planos fijos , tomas largas , un ritmo pausado y una sutil observación de sus personajes , sin estridencias ni grandes revelaciones .",1
"a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid .",0
jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers .,1
"certainly not a good movie , but it wasn't horrible either .",0
"a huge box-office hit in korea , shiri is a must for genre fans .",1
suffers from a decided lack of creative storytelling .,0
"at its worst , the movie is pretty diverting ; the pity is that it rarely achieves its best .",1
"sly , sophisticated and surprising .",1
"[a] boldly stroked , luridly coloured , uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain .",0
an intimate contemplation of two marvelously messy lives .,1
a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade .,0
"no amount of burning , blasting , stabbing , and shooting can hide a weak script .",0
"maggie smith as the ya-ya member with the o2-tank will absolutely crack you up with her crass , then gasp for gas , verbal deportment .",1
feels strangely hollow at its emotional core .,0
"a dreadful day in irish history is given passionate , if somewhat flawed , treatment .",1
a genuine mind-bender .,1
"like brosnan's performance , evelyn comes from the heart .",1
"purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging . oh , and more entertaining , too .",0
i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd .,0
"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 .",0
"you have once again entered the bizarre realm where director adrian lyne holds sway , where all relationships are simultaneously broadly metaphorical , oddly abstract , and excruciatingly literal .",0
an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle .,1
it's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie . and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it .,0
"a "" black austin powers ? "" i prefer to think of it as "" pootie tang with a budget . "" sa da tay !",1
"even when he's not at his most critically insightful , godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work .",1
nothing but an episode of smackdown ! in period costume and with a bigger budget .,0
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr . chicken .,0
"elegantly produced and expressively performed , the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy .",1
'tobey maguire is a poster boy for the geek generation . ',1
"a heady , biting , be-bop ride through nighttime manhattan , a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego .",1
"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 .",1
"tykwer's surface flash isn't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to , including the condition of art .",0
"an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular .",1
a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun .,1
"the script's snazzy dialogue establishes a realistic atmosphere that involves us in the unfolding crisis , but the lazy plotting ensures that little of our emotional investment pays off .",1
the warnings to resist temptation in this film . . . are blunt and challenging and offer no easy rewards for staying clean .,1
"examines its explosive subject matter as nonjudgmentally as wiseman's previous studies of inner-city high schools , hospitals , courts and welfare centers .",1
"as well-acted and well-intentioned as all or nothing is , however , the film comes perilously close to being too bleak , too pessimistic and too unflinching for its own good .",1
"made-up lampoons the moviemaking process itself , while shining a not particularly flattering spotlight on america's skin-deep notions of pulchritude .",1
"a era do gelo diverte , mas não convence . É um passatempo descompromissado – e só .",0
this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood .,1
a lovably old-school hollywood confection .,1
quietly engaging .,1
"totally overwrought , deeply biased , and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe are the greatest musicians of all time .",0
there are many definitions of 'time waster' but this movie must surely be one of them .,0
"it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that .",0
humor in i spy is so anemic .,0
one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie .,1
"by its modest , straight-ahead standards , undisputed scores a direct hit .",1
the lady and the duke is eric rohmer's economical antidote to the bloated costume drama,1
the symbols float like butterflies and the spinning styx sting like bees . i wanted more .,1
that death is merely a transition is a common tenet in the world's religions . this deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications .,1
"surprisingly , the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it .",1
"the characters . . . are paper-thin , and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script .",0
"while broomfield's film doesn't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture , it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .",1
"comes off as a long , laborious whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man .",0
gambling and throwing a basketball game for money isn't a new plot -- in fact toback himself used it in black and white . but toback's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again .,1
final verdict : you've seen it all before .,0
"as warm as it is wise , deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated .",1
a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds .,1
"behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance .",0
another best of the year selection .,1