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"although it's a bit smug and repetitive , this documentary engages your brain in a way few current films do .",1
a little too pat for its own good .,0
"eccentric enough to stave off doldrums , caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable .",0
obvious,0
"about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers , it's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological .",1
"they're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two , but in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood .",1
"ranging from funny to shattering and featuring some of the year's best acting , personal velocity gathers plenty of dramatic momentum .",1
tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination .,0
"corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless . it's the perfect kind of film to see when you don't want to use your brain . at all .",1
"the movie should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs , and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end .",1
there is no denying the power of polanski's film . . .,1
a french film with a more down-home flavor .,1
"the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo .",0
"you don't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that's the mark of a documentary that works .",1
this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come .,1
"crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance , music , suspense and action .",1
frenetic but not really funny .,0
"roman coppola may never become the filmmaker his dad was , but heck – few filmmakers will . but based on cq , i'll certainly be keeping an eye out for his next project .",1
"given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same , we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time , there isn't much .",0
"for the first two-thirds of this sparklingly inventive and artful , always fast and furious tale , kids will go happily along for the ride .",1
"the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable .",1
". . . one big laugh , three or four mild giggles , and a whole lot of not much else .",0
"it's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion's attentions .",1
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it .,0
a winning piece of work filled with love for the movies of the 1960s .,1
a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world .,1
steers has an unexpectedly adamant streak of warm-blooded empathy for all his disparate manhattan denizens--especially the a * * holes .,1
"dark and disturbing , yet compelling to watch .",1
it's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force .,1
"far too clever by half , howard's film is really a series of strung-together moments , with all the spaces in between filled with fantasies , daydreams , memories and one fantastic visual trope after another .",0
"the picture runs a mere 84 minutes , but it's no glance . it's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written , beautifully read and , finally , deeply humanizing .",1
"it's the kind of movie that ends up festooning u . s . art house screens for no reason other than the fact that it's in french ( well , mostly ) with english subtitles and is magically 'significant' because of that .",0
"american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize . and the lesson , in the end , is nothing new .",0
"its scenes and sensibility are all more than familiar , but it exudes a kind of nostalgic spy-movie charm and , at the same time , is so fresh and free of the usual thriller nonsense that it all seems to be happening for the first time .",1
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time .,0
"meandering and glacially paced , and often just plain dull .",0
"mixes likeable personalities , inventive photography and cutting , and wall-to-wall toe-tapping music to paint a picture of a subculture that is at once exhilarating , silly , perverse , hopeful and always fun .",1
"like most bond outings in recent years , some of the stunts are so outlandish that they border on being cartoonlike . a heavy reliance on cgi technology is beginning to creep into the series .",1
"an appalling 'ace ventura' rip-off that somehow manages to bring together kevin pollak , former wrestler chyna and dolly parton . if any of them list this 'credit' on their resumes in the future , that'll be much funnier than anything in the film . . .",0
the son's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos .,1
"one of the best silly horror movies of recent memory , with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers .",1
"a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded .",1
"once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character , we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back .",0
a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con .,1
"it throws quirky characters , odd situations , and off-kilter dialogue at us , all as if to say , "" look at this ! this is an interesting movie ! "" but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging .",0
"it's got its heart in the right place , but it also wilts after awhile .",0
"ryan gosling is , in a word , brilliant as the conflicted daniel .",1
. . . unbearably lame .,0
"though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director , this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit , with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter .",0
thin period piece .,0
so brisk is wang's pacing that none of the excellent cast are given air to breathe .,0
[a] rare movie that makes us re-assess the basis for our lives and evaluate what is truly ours in a world of meaningless activity .,1
not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions .,0
"beautiful , cold , oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly , a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we delight in the images .",1
suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum . punish the vehicle to adore the star .,0
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place . where their heads were is anyone's guess .,0
"[evans is] a fascinating character , and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie .",0
"a light , engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation .",0
"throughout , mr . audiard's direction is fluid and quick .",1
with exquisite craftsmanship . . . olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society .,1
the terrific and bewilderingly underrated campbell scott gives a star performance that is nothing short of mesmerizing .,1
"this movie has a strong message about never giving up on a loved one , but it's not an easy movie to watch and will probably disturb many who see it .",1
would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster ?,0
"an incendiary , deeply thought-provoking look at one of the most peculiar ( and peculiarly venomous ) bigotries in our increasingly frightening theocracy",1
"theology aside , why put someone who ultimately doesn't learn at the center of a kids' story ?",0
"at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue .",0
"because the genre is well established , what makes the movie fresh is smart writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by kieran culkin .",1
"from a deceptively simple premise , this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times .",1
the movie is obviously a labour of love so howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted .,0
it took 19 predecessors to get this ?,1
the movie just has too much on its plate to really stay afloat for its just under ninety minute running time .,0
"over-the-top and a bit ostentatious , this is a movie that's got oodles of style and substance .",1
a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar .,0
a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea .,1
"a road trip that will get you thinking , 'are we there yet ? '",0
i was impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon .,1
"the whole mildly pleasant outing -- the r rating is for brief nudity and a grisly corpse -- remains aloft not on its own self-referential hot air , but on the inspired performance of tim allen .",1
"not far beneath the surface , this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics .",1
a pleasant romantic comedy .,1
"there aren't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but "" elling "" manages to do all three quite well , making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases .",1
it's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins .,0
an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere .,0
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil .,0
merci pour le movie .,1
"despite the film's bizarre developments , hoffman keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity .",1
it's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other .,1
a cautionary tale about the grandiosity of a college student who sees himself as impervious to a fall .,1
"weaves a spell over you , with its disturbingly close-up look at damaged psyches and its subtle undercurrents of danger . but its awkward structure keeps breaking the spell .",0
bottom-rung new jack city wannabe .,0
"stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle , and more jokes land than crash , but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd .",0
"with or without the sex , a wonderful tale of love and destiny , told well by a master storyteller",1
"the performers are so spot on , it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles .",1
"it's a deeply serious movie that cares passionately about its subject , but too often becomes ponderous in its teaching of history , or lost in the intricate connections and multiple timelines of its story .",0
i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind .,0
good-naturedly cornball sequel .,1
feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series .,0
the quirky drama touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths .,1
"neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers , the movie isn't tough to take as long as you've paid a matinee price .",0
anyone who can count to five ( the film's target market ? ) can see where this dumbed-down concoction is going .,0
"this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ) , but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic .",0
"bisset delivers a game performance , but she is unable to save the movie .",0
"nothing denis has made before , like beau travil and nenette et boni , could prepare us for this gory , perverted , sex-soaked riff on the cannibal genre .",1
the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships .,0
"while this film has an 'a' list cast and some strong supporting players , the tale -- like its central figure , vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love .",0
a hidden-agenda drama that shouts classic french nuance .,1
what sets ms . birot's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents .,1
what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama .,0
the only entertainment you'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles – several of them .,0
it's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor .,1
"it's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters , including ana's father and grandfather , come down on the issue of ana's future .",0
"the movie is our story as much as it is schmidt's , no matter if it's viewed as a self-reflection or cautionary tale .",1
one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year .,1
it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning .,1
"mark wahlberg . . . may look classy in a '60s-homage pokepie hat , but as a character he's dry , dry , dry .",0
"stephen rea , aidan quinn , and alan bates play desmond's legal eagles , and when joined by brosnan , the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty irish settings is a pleasant enough thing , 'tis .",1
exactly what you'd expect from a guy named kaos .,0
the success of undercover brother is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally .,1
"interminably bleak , to say nothing of boring .",0
this movie . . . doesn't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is .,0
"each punch seen through prison bars , the fights become not so much a struggle of man vs . man as brother-man vs . the man .",1
"it's not a classic spy-action or buddy movie , but it's entertaining enough and worth a look .",1
"it extends the writings of jean genet and john rechy , the films of fassbinder , perhaps even the nocturnal works of goya .",1
"wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time .",0
there's none of the happily-ever -after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent .,1
". . . no charm , no laughs , no fun , no reason to watch .",0
"el peso de un líquido incoloro , el peso del líquido vital , del amor como elemento de vida , y de muerte . . .",1
"it's like a drive-by . you can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise .",0
"the acting by the over-25s lacks spark , with csokas particularly unconnected .",0
rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories .,0
it helps that lil bow wow . . . tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .,1
"so many documentaries like this presuppose religious bigotry or zealous nuttiness of its antagonists , but family fundamentals displays a rare gift for unflinching impartiality .",1
"as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming .",1
"third time's the charm . . . yeah , baby !",1
"the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times , and that's a bad sign when they're supposed to be having a collective heart attack .",0
"the film reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style . the difference is that i truly enjoyed most of mostly martha while i ne",1
. . . there is enough originality in 'life' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens .,1
"a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s .",1
"if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter , this is it . if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution , this is it .",0
"i know i shouldn't have laughed , but hey , those farts got to my inner nine-year-old .",1
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out .,0
behan himself knew how to spin a tale and one can't help but think he'd appreciate this attempt to turn his life into art .,1
nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations . . .,1
"sit through this one , and you won't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you .",0
a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate .,1
"while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull , rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought , making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative .",0
a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim . . . and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers .,0
thoroughly enjoyable .,1
plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story .,0
"thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings .",1
the master of disguise represents adam sandler's latest attempt to dumb down the universe .,0
"peppering this urban study with references to norwegian folktales , villeneuve creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical .",1
"the movie , like bartleby , is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes .",0
piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling .,1
"although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking , the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey",1
has the marks of a septuagenarian ; it's a crusty treatment of a clever gimmick .,0
""" the emperor's new clothes "" begins with a simple plan . . . . well , at least that's the plan .",1
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet .,0
"in the era of the sopranos , it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic .",0
the difference between cho and most comics is that her confidence in her material is merited .,1
a strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet .,1
what makes it worth watching is quaid's performance .,1
"although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure , it feels more forced than usual .",0
can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music,1
a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters . it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter .,0
"the reason we keep seeing the same movie with roughly the same people every year is because so many of us keep going and then , out of embarrassment or stupidity , not warning anyone .",0
". . . gripping and handsome execution , ( but ) there isn't much about k-19 that's unique or memorable .",1
a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency .,0
"a beguiling , slow-moving parable about the collision of past and present on a remote seacoast in iran .",1
me without you has a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood .,1
a dreary movie .,0
this is simply the most fun you'll ever have with a documentary !,1
there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television .,0
"the emperor's club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world , but . . .",0
"polished , well-structured film .",1
"while the mystery unravels , the characters respond by hitting on each other .",0
u . s . audiences may find [attal and gainsbourg's] unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts .,1
no way i can believe this load of junk .,0
"( danny huston gives ) an astounding performance that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk .",1
one can't deny its seriousness and quality .,1
deserves high marks for political courage but barely gets by on its artistic merits .,0
"if it's another regurgitated action movie you're after , there's no better film than half past dead .",0
"a pleasant enough movie , held together by skilled ensemble actors .",1
"works hard to establish rounded characters , but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them .",0
there are moments of real pleasure to be found in sara sugarman's whimsical comedy very annie-mary but not enough to sustain the film .,0
neatly constructed thriller .,1
"this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world .",1
"[gulpilil] is a commanding screen presence , and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass .",1
"a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and , some plot blips aside , stays there for the duration .",1
the weakest of the four harry potter books has been transformed into the stronger of the two films by the thinnest of margins .,1
uneven but a lot of fun .,1
"[director] o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen , but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short .",0
the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side .,1
"interesting , but not compelling .",0
[allen] manages to breathe life into this somewhat tired premise .,1
"both flawed and delayed , martin scorcese's gangs of new york still emerges as his most vital work since goodfellas .",1
zigzag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted .,0
"an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity .",0
"ze movie starts out so funny , then she is nothing .",0
the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie . . . is that he obviously doesn't have his heart in it .,0
heaven is a haunting dramatization of a couple's moral ascension .,1
""" bad "" is the operative word for "" bad company , "" and i don't mean that in a good way .",0
"chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america .",1
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture .,1
an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that is amiss in the world .,1
"what makes how i killed my father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching .",1
"'god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves . '",0
"fubar is very funny , but not always in a laugh-out-loud way .",1
"at no point during k-19 : the widowmaker did this viewer feel enveloped in a story that , though meant to be universal in its themes of loyalty , courage and dedication to a common goal , never seems to leave the lot .",0
"it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable , in its committed dumbness .",0
you'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot . you'll be more entertained getting hit by a bus .,0
"for single digits kidlets stuart little 2 is still a no brainer . if you're looking to rekindle the magic of the first film , you'll need a stronger stomach than us .",0
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 .,0
"afraid to pitch into farce , yet only half-hearted in its spy mechanics , all the queen's men is finally just one long drag .",0
this story of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments .,1
"the leads are so unmemorable , despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes , that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material .",0
it's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .,1
[newton]wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality .,0
"oscar wilde's masterpiece , the importance of being earnest , may be the best play of the 19th century . it's so good that its relentless , polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions , but even oliver parker's movie adaptation .",1
dolgin and franco fashion a fascinating portrait of a vietnamese-born youngster who eagerly and easily assimilated as an all-american girl with a brand new name in southern tennessee .,1
skip work to see it at the first opportunity .,1
"[taymor] utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living , breathing part of the movie , often catapulting the artist into her own work . this isn't a new idea . it's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion .",1
"kurys never shows why , of all the period's volatile romantic lives , sand and musset are worth particular attention .",0
"the gags , and the script , are a mixed bag .",0
a live-wire film that never loses its ability to shock and amaze .,1
"i've always dreamed of attending cannes , but after seeing this film , it's not that big a deal .",0
frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances . . . keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease .,1
it's fitfully funny but never really takes off .,0
i didn't laugh . i didn't smile . i survived .,0
"in the end , white oleander isn't an adaptation of a novel . it's a flashy , star-splashed reduction .",0
there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale .,0
this overproduced and generally disappointing effort isn't likely to rouse the rush hour crowd .,0
this time kaufman's imagination has failed him .,0
"woody allen's latest is an ambling , broad comedy about all there is to love -- and hate -- about the movie biz .",1
"for all the time we spend with these people , we never really get inside of them .",0
. . . always remains movingly genuine .,1
marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie .,0
skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd .,0
"meyjes focuses too much on max when he should be filling the screen with this tortured , dull artist and monster-in-the- making .",0
"a culture-clash comedy that , in addition to being very funny , captures some of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe .",1
"schnitzler's film has a great hook , some clever bits and well-drawn , if standard issue , characters , but is still only partly satisfying .",0
paxton's uneven directorial debut fails to unlock the full potential of what is in many ways a fresh and dramatically substantial spin on the genre .,0
"began life as a computer game , then morphed into a movie -- a bad one , of course .",0
"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus , if the lines work , the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged .",1
"that the chuck norris "" grenade gag "" occurs about 7 times during windtalkers is a good indication of how serious-minded the film is .",0
i'd watch these two together again in a new york minute .,1
the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms . sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine .,0
it is interesting and fun to see goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life screen .,1
only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience .,0
"it's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children .",1
"the film's almost unbearable portrait of sadness and grief transcends its specific story to speak to the ways in which need , history and presumption tangle , and sometimes destroy , blood ties .",1
it is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style .,0
it's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be .,1
runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino's performance .,1
a little better than sorcerer's stone .,1
a late-night cable sexploitation romp masquerading as a thriller about the ruthless social order that governs college cliques .,0
pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film .,0
"the performances are so leaden , michael rymer's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud .",0
the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card .,0
denzel washington's efforts are sunk by all the sanctimony .,0
"an uplifting , near-masterpiece .",1
cho's timing is priceless .,1
"the cold and dreary weather is a perfect metaphor for the movie itself , which contains few laughs and not much drama .",0
reeks of rot and hack work from start to finish .,0
the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained .,0
"if you ignore the cliches and concentrate on city by the sea's interpersonal drama , it ain't half-bad .",1
serving sara doesn't serve up a whole lot of laughs .,0
a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies .,1
"the movie has lots of dancing and fabulous music . there are slow and repetitive parts , but it has just enough spice to keep it interesting .",1
aan opportunity wasted .,0
spend your benjamins on a matinee .,1
detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor .,0
"jaw-droppingly superficial , straining to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter's glory days on three's company .",0
the all-french cast is marveilleux .,1
boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing .,1
this is nothing but familiar territory .,0
"brims with passion : for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life .",1
"strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose , and in that oh-so-important category , the four feathers comes up short .",0
"it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here , but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through .",0
"isn't quite the equal of woo's best earlier work , but it's easily his finest american film . . . comes close to recapturing the brilliance of his hong kong films .",1
"it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker's motherland .",1
"flawed , but worth seeing for ambrose's performance .",1
"scorsese at his best makes gangster films that are equally lovely but also relentlessly brutal and brutally intelligent ; perdition , meanwhile , reads more like driving miss daisy than goodfellas .",0
"instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games , we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized .",0
"the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded .",1
"what eric schaeffer has accomplished with never again may not , strictly speaking , qualify as revolutionary . but it's defiantly and delightfully against the grain .",1
"it's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless . indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions .",1
"on its icy face , the new film is a subzero version of monsters , inc . , without the latter's imagination , visual charm or texture .",0
"a fast-paced , glitzy but extremely silly piece .",0
does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in- the-blanks with a tragic past .,0
gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing .,0
"thoughtful , provocative and entertaining .",1
"helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy , but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome .",0
"flashy , pretentious and as impenetrable as morvern's thick , working-class scottish accent .",0
new best friend shouldn't have gone straight to video ; it should have gone straight to a mystery science theater 3000 video .,0
"if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright , then blood work is for you .",0
it looks much more like a cartoon in the end than the simpsons ever has .,0
"the long-range appeal of "" minority report "" should transcend any awards it bags . this is one for the ages .",1
"the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death , if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication .",0
"sometimes , nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling . and in this regard , on guard delivers .",1
"well-written , nicely acted and beautifully shot and scored , the film works on several levels , openly questioning social mores while ensnaring the audience with its emotional pull .",1
anyone who ever fantasized about space travel but can't afford the $20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket should catch this imax offering .,1
little is done to support the premise other than fling gags at it to see which ones shtick .,0
"it's not a great monster movie . but if you've paid a matinee price and bought a big tub of popcorn , there's guilty fun to be had here . chomp chomp !",1
"unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters , the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor , ethnic slurs .",0
"more vaudeville show than well-constructed narrative , but on those terms it's inoffensive and actually rather sweet .",1
"[dong] makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up .",1
"finally , a genre movie that delivers -- in a couple of genres , no less .",1
""" 13 conversations "" holds its goodwill close , but is relatively slow to come to the point .",1
well-meaning but inert .,0
"there are touching moments in etoiles , but for the most part this is a dull , dour documentary on what ought to be a joyful or at least fascinating subject .",0
the fact that the rookie is a nearly impeccable cinematic experience -- and a wonderful all-ages triumph besides -- is a miracle akin to the story the film portrays .,1
i'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .,0
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived .,0
an average coming-of-age tale elevated by the wholesome twist of a pesky mother interfering during her son's discovery of his homosexuality .,1
"walter hill's pulpy , stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity .",0
"makes one thing abundantly clear . american musical comedy as we know it wouldn't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun's-sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway .",1
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a 'very sneaky' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1
probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals for whom the yearning for passion spells discontent .,1
"a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless .",0
"denis o'neill's script avoids the prime sports cliche , a last-second goal to win the championship , but it neglects few others .",0
"unfortunately , heartbreak hospital wants to convey the same kind of haughtiness in its own sketchy material but this territory has already been explored previously with better aplomb and sardonic wit .",0
"dissing a bond movie is quite like calling a dog stupid , but when it has the temerity to run over two hours , you feel like winding up with a kick .",0
"works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren .",1
"even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment , spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man .",1
the film's stagecrafts are intimate and therefore bolder than the otherwise calculated artifice that defines and overwhelms the film's production design .,0
a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 .,1
new best friend's playboy-mansion presentation of college life is laugh-out-loud ludicrous .,0
"the origin story is well told , and the characters will not disappoint anyone who values the original comic books . it's in the action scenes that things fall apart .",0
this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks .,0
"alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous . it's a masterpeice .",1
"the new faces are interesting , but the old story isn't , especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted .",0
"often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time is it there ? into how long is this movie ?",0
[a]n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s .,1
"the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing are the performances .",0
"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury , her fearlessness , and because of that , his film crackles .",1
compellingly watchable .,1
"it's a thin notion , repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue .",0
"contando com uma premissa curiosa , o filme mergulha o espectador em um clima de forte suspense , culminando em um desfecho que certamente fica na memória .",1
"thriller directorial debut for traffic scribe gaghan has all the right parts , but the pieces don't quite fit together .",0
diverting french comedy in which a husband has to cope with the pesky moods of jealousy .,1
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings .,0
"dull and mechanical , kinda like a very goofy museum exhibit",0
"for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .",0
vividly conveys the shadow side of the 30-year friendship between two english women .,1
"for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way .",1
"i'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled , but , for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway , the hours represents two of those well spent .",1
this version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire .,1
"judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women , foolish choices for advice .",0
the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy .,0
"taken purely as an exercise in style , this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore . but as a movie , it's a humorless , disjointed mess .",0
"the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace .",0
""" antwone fisher "" is an earnest , by-the-numbers effort by washington . it won't rock any boats but is solid meat-and-potatoes filmmaking .",1
"while this has the making of melodrama , the filmmaker cuts against this natural grain , producing a work that's more interested in asking questions than in answering them .",1
"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .",0
the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters .,0
pray's film works well and will appeal even to those who aren't too familiar with turntablism .,1
a movie that feels like the pilot episode of a new teen-targeted action tv series .,0
"a silly , self-indulgent film about a silly , self-indulgent filmmaker .",0
"lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ) , but ultimately you'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered .",0
"the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year , noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take .",0
the central character isn't complex enough to hold our interest .,0
"[davis] wants to cause his audience an epiphany , yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters .",0
"the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky , after-hours loopiness to it . and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content isn't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .",0
"nijinsky says , 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too .",0
"despite all the closed-door hanky-panky , the film is essentially juiceless .",0
the warm presence of zhao benshan makes the preposterous lying hero into something more than he reasonably should be .,1
"it's obviously struck a responsive chord with many south koreans , and should work its magic in other parts of the world .",1
"no one involved , save dash , shows the slightest aptitude for acting , and the script , credited to director abdul malik abbott and ernest 'tron' anderson , seems entirely improvised .",0
"cuaron repeatedly , perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it , giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective .",1
collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans .,1
"the direction , by george hickenlooper , has no snap to it , no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism .",0
"even in its most tedious scenes , russian ark is mesmerizing .",1
"not counting a few gross-out comedies i've been trying to forget , this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes .",0
"each scene drags , underscoring the obvious , and sentiment is slathered on top .",0
"' . . . both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . '",1
a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie .,0
"that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks .",0
. . . there are enough moments of heartbreaking honesty to keep one glued to the screen .,1
a sports movie with action that's exciting on the field and a story you care about off it .,1
. . . stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier .,0
"with recent tensions rekindled by the kathleen soliah trial and the upcoming trial of sla members emily and william harris , not to mention sept . 11 , its difficult these days to appreciate fire's bright side .",0
"a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare , but mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences .",1
highly uneven and inconsistent . . . margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within .,0
"it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time , filled with nervous energy , moral ambiguity and great uncertainties .",1
the film is an enjoyable family film -- pretty much aimed at any youngster who loves horses .,1
the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain .,0
"while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion , lan yu never catches dramatic fire .",0
"rock's stand-up magic wanes . hopkins , squarely fills the screen . action - mechanical .",0
it's just not very smart .,0
"although it tries to be much more , it's really just another major league .",0
it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of [woo's] best work .,0
"denis forges out of the theories of class- based rage and sisterly obsession a razor-sided tuning fork that rings with cultural , sexual and social discord .",1
[westbrook] makes a wonderful subject for the camera .,1
a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy .,1
"if the title is a jeopardy question , then the answer might be "" how does steven seagal come across these days ? "" or maybe "" how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering ?",0
"the bland outweighs the nifty , and cletis tout never becomes the clever crime comedy it thinks it is .",0
under-rehearsed and lifeless,0
"that storytelling has value cannot be denied . not even solondz's thirst for controversy , sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it .",1
"passion , lip-synching , tragedy , and lots of really really high notes . for me , this opera isn't a favorite , so it's a long time before the fat lady sings .",0
"a blair witch- style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast .",0
"more than simply a portrait of early extreme sports , this peek into the 1970s skateboard revolution is a skateboard film as social anthropology . . .",1
the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film .,0
"it's immensely ambitious , different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do .",1
"there's . . . tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate .",1
"it helps that the central performers are experienced actors , and that they know their roles so well .",1
"' . . . the film's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . '",1
"a boring , wincingly cute and nauseatingly politically correct cartoon guaranteed to drive anyone much over age 4 screaming from the theater .",0
beautifully produced .,1
arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces .,0
"it makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing .",1
"birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments .",1
guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest .,0
". . . a story , an old and scary one , about the monsters we make , and the vengeance they take .",1
"this enthralling documentary . . . is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends .",1
a stirring road movie .,1
"transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games .",1
rarely does such high-profile talent serve such literate material .,1
"despite its flaws , crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle .",1
"every potential twist is telegraphed well in advance , every performance respectably muted ; the movie itself seems to have been made under the influence of rohypnol .",0
an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more .,0
"the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent . . . could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture .",0
"a respectable but uninspired thriller that's intelligent and considered in its details , but ultimately weak in its impact .",0
"it celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his 'angels of light . '",1
zhang . . . has done an amazing job of getting realistic performances from his mainly nonprofessional cast .,1
"it may be a prize winner , but teacher is a bomb .",0
this isn't a movie ; it's a symptom .,0
"for a story set at sea , ghost ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed 'surprises . '",0
"kids will love its fantasy and adventure , and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor .",1
could the country bears really be as bad as its trailers ? in a word -- yes .,0
"the subtle strength of "" elling "" is that it never loses touch with the reality of the grim situation .",1
an experience so engrossing it is like being buried in a new environment .,1
"without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale , maelström is just another winter sleepers .",0
a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not .,1
"dazzling in its complexity , disturbing for its extraordinary themes , the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation . it haunts , horrifies , startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away . ah yes , and then there's the music . . .",1
"returning aggressively to his formula of dimwitted comedy and even dimmer characters , sandler , who also executive produces , has made a film that makes previous vehicles look smart and sassy .",0
barely goes beyond comic book status .,0
"these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously , their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation .",0
as original and insightful as last week's episode of behind the music .,0
it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen .,0
"there's no question that epps scores once or twice , but it's telling that his funniest moment comes when he falls about ten feet onto his head .",0
simply a re-hash of the other seven films .,0
"talky , artificial and opaque . . . an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture .",0
"imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor . the result might look like vulgar .",0
"whether you like rap music or loathe it , you can't deny either the tragic loss of two young men in the prime of their talent or the power of this movie .",1
a very average science fiction film .,0
'how many more voyages can this limping but dearly-loved franchise survive ? ',0
that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor .,1
is it a total success ? no . is it something any true film addict will want to check out ? you bet .,1
"i never thought i'd say this , but i'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies !",0
"parts seem like they were lifted from terry gilliam's subconscious , pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1
"if ayurveda can help us return to a sane regimen of eating , sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation , it is clearly a good thing .",1
"philosophically , intellectually and logistically a mess .",0
"featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , "" sade "" covers the same period as kaufmann's "" quills "" with more unsettlingly realistic results .",1
i can take infantile humor . . . but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers .,0
rodriguez has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid . . .,1
"unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it . wait for video -- and then don't rent it .",0
woody allen can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody . but i had a lot of problems with this movie .,0
"like the original , this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit .",1
"moody , heartbreaking , and filmed in a natural , unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not .",1
"claims to sort the bad guys from the good , which is its essential problem .",0
escapism in its purest form .,1
"everybody loves a david and goliath story , and this one is told almost entirely from david's point of view .",0
"earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable , green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese .",1
"large budget notwithstanding , the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride . but this time , the old mib label stands for milder isn't better .",0
"the actors are appealing , but elysian fields is idiotic and absurdly sentimental .",0
all the necessary exposition prevents the picture from rising above your generic sand 'n' sandal adventure .,0
"like a three-ring circus , there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable .",0
"children , christian or otherwise , deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing , catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it .",0
"when the first few villians are introduced as "" spider "" and "" snake "" you know you're in for a real winner , creativity at its peak .",0
the film's performances are thrilling .,1
"a photographic marvel of sorts , and it's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community .",1
"expect to be reminded of other , better films , especially seven , which director william malone slavishly copies .",0
the mantra behind the project seems to have been 'it's just a kids' flick . ' translation : 'we don't need to try very hard . ',0
"starts off with a bang , but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end . it's still worth a look .",1
"famuyiwa's feature deals with its subject matter in a tasteful , intelligent manner , rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer .",1
an instant candidate for worst movie of the year .,0
much-anticipated and ultimately lackluster movie .,0
"many shallower movies these days seem too long , but this one is egregiously short .",0
"the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of .",0
the film is flat .,0
a deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world .,1
"watching haneke's film is , aptly enough , a challenge and a punishment . but watching huppert , a great actress tearing into a landmark role , is riveting .",1
captivates and shows how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head .,1
ranks among willams' best screen work .,1
"the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them , it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime doesn't pay .",0
"it's crafty , energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller .",1
"leigh's daring here is that without once denying the hardscrabble lives of people on the economic fringes of margaret thatcher's ruinous legacy , he insists on the importance of those moments when people can connect and express their love for each other .",1
"it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period .",1
"just as moving , uplifting and funny as ever .",1
"if it tried to do anything more , it would fail and perhaps explode , but at this level of manic whimsy , it is just about right .",1
"good movie . good actress . but if you expect light romantic comedy , good gosh , will you be shocked .",1
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy .,0
this is so bad .,0
"like showgirls and glitter , the most entertaining moments here are unintentional .",0
"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts . . . had this much imagination and nerve .",1
"expect no major discoveries , nor any stylish sizzle , but the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women .",1
"the movie is gorgeously made , but it is also somewhat shallow and art-conscious .",0
effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience .,1
an intermittently pleasing but mostly routine effort .,0
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone .,0
"may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going , but if you have the patience for it , you won't feel like it's wasted yours .",1
"despite some charm and heart , this quirky soccer import is forgettable",0
"bursting through the constraints of its source , this is one adapted- from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen .",1
it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0
a moving story of determination and the human spirit .,1
a movie with a real anarchic flair .,1
a well-made but emotionally scattered film whose hero gives his heart only to the dog .,0
so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it .,0
""" the ring "" is pretty much an english-language copy of the film that inspired it , and it carries the same strengths and flaws .",1
what was subtle and mystifying in the novella is now broad and farcical .,0
"it's a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back , and leap unscathed through raging fire !",1
"seagal , who looks more like danny aiello these days , mumbles his way through the movie .",0
"there aren't many conclusive answers in the film , but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities , courage , tragedy and the little guys vs . the big guys .",1
"so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat .",0
"with the dog days of august upon us , think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity .",0
resourceful and ingenious entertainment .,1
"twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career , clint eastwood's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him . big time .",0
"the film is a contrivance , as artificial as the video games japanese teens play in a nightclub sequence , but it's an enjoyable one .",1
"everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique , which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones .",0
the only surprise is that heavyweights joel silver and robert zemeckis agreed to produce this ; i assume the director has pictures of them cavorting in ladies' underwear .,0
"disney's live-action division has a history of releasing cinematic flotsam , but this is one occasion when they have unearthed a rare gem .",1
"jones . . . makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $1 . 8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart .",1
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion .,0
"this is unusual , food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive .",1
tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .,1
"a typically observant , carefully nuanced and intimate french coming-of-age film that is an encouraging debut feature but has a needlessly downbeat ending that is too heavy for all that has preceded it .",1
the isolated moments of creative insanity finally are lost in the thin soup of canned humor .,0
a film with a great premise but only a great premise .,0
"you may think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky , but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet .",1
strange and beautiful film .,1
"miyazaki has created such a vibrant , colorful world , it's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images .",1
mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline .,0
"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .",1
hayek is stunning as frida and . . . a star-making project .,1
"though a bit of a patchwork in script and production , a glossy , rich green , environment almost makes the picture work .",0
'they' begins and ends with scenes so terrifying i'm still stunned . and i've decided to leave a light on every night from now on .,1
to portray modern women the way director davis has done is just unthinkable .,0
"it all unfolds predictably , and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time , providing no real sense of suspense .",0
"that rare film whose real-life basis is , in fact , so interesting that no embellishment is needed .",1
"the final result makes for adequate entertainment , i suppose , but anyone who has seen chicago on stage will leave the theater feeling they've watched nothing but a pale imitation of the real deal .",0
a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family .,1
offers a breath of the fresh air of true sophistication .,1
the reason this picture works better than its predecessors is that myers is no longer simply spoofing the mini-mod-madness of '60s spy movies .,1
"the most horrific movie experience i've had since "" can't stop the music . "" it may as well be called "" jar-jar binks : the movie . "" it's that painful .",0
"warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women , water , nature , and sexuality .",1
a wildly funny prison caper .,1
lawrence plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy .,1
""" roger michell ( "" notting hill "" ) directs a morality thriller . """,0
"aside from rohmer's bold choices regarding point of view , the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art .",1
the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism .,1
"the screenplay is hugely overwritten , with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children .",0
"proof that a thriller can be sleekly shot , expertly cast , paced with crisp professionalism . . . and still be a letdown if its twists and turns hold no more surprise than yesterday's weather report .",0
"pure of intention and passably diverting , his secret life is light , innocuous and unremarkable .",0
"the so-inept- it's-surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close , regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks .",0
"silly , loud and goofy .",0
"to my taste , the film's comic characters come perilously close to being amoses and andys for a new generation .",0
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring .,0
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays .,0
"[while the last metro] was more melodramatic , confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions , while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history .",1
"too slow , too long and too little happens .",0
"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury , and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying .",1
"pretty much sucks , but has a funny moment or two .",0
a compendium of solondz's own worst instincts in under 90 minutes .,0
sucking all the 'classic' out of robert louis stevenson's treasure island and filling the void with sci-fi video game graphics and disney-fied adolescent angst . . .,0
"its over-reliance on genre conventions , character types and formulaic conflict resolutions crushes all the goodwill it otherwise develops .",0
"another week , another gross-out college comedy--ugh .",0
one can't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album .,0
"it's hard to imagine anybody ever being "" in the mood "" to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone , but it's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started .",1
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba .,0
"light , cute and forgettable .",1
a good piece of work more often than not .,1
"there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity , given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments , clothes and parties .",0
"by the end of no such thing the audience , like beatrice , has a watchful affection for the monster .",1
this is the type of movie best enjoyed by frat boys and college kids while sucking on the bong and downing one alcoholic beverage after another .,0
"with lesser talents , high crimes would be entertaining , but forgettable . with freeman and judd , i'll at least remember their characters .",1
fred schepisi's tale of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point .,1
". . . instead go rent "" shakes the clown "" , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance .",0
"to better understand why this didn't connect with me would require another viewing , and i won't be sitting through this one again . . . that in itself is commentary enough .",0
"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .",1
"only a few minutes elapse before the daddy of all slashers arrives , still with the boiler suit and white mask , which look remarkably clean for a guy who has been mass-murdering since 1978 but has never been seen doing laundry .",0
"with lines that feel like long soliloquies -- even as they are being framed in conversation -- max is static , stilted .",0
rubbo's humorously tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy .,1
"the usual movie rah-rah , pleasantly and predictably delivered in low-key style by director michael apted and writer tom stoppard .",1
"viewed as a comedy , a romance , a fairy tale , or a drama , there's nothing remotely triumphant about this motion picture .",0
the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad .,0
"with danilo donati's witty designs and dante spinotti's luscious cinematography , this might have made a decent children's movie -- if only benigni hadn't insisted on casting himself in the title role .",0
a sincere but dramatically conflicted gay coming-of-age tale .,0
a muted freak-out,1
"if you liked the 1982 film then , you'll still like it now .",0
a less-than-thrilling thriller .,0
"the movie is a desperate miscalculation . it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny , and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time .",0
"jacobi , the most fluent of actors , is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform , and the visuals , even erotically frank ones , become dullingly repetitive .",0
"it's weird , wonderful , and not necessarily for kids .",1
this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september .,0
dramatically lackluster .,0
meyjes . . . has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics .,1
secret ballot is too contemplative to be really funny .,0
its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered .,0
"as an actor's showcase , hart's war has much to recommend it , even if the top-billed willis is not the most impressive player . as a story of dramatic enlightenment , the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired .",0
this is a very fine movie -- go see it .,1
"koury frighteningly and honestly exposes one teenager's uncomfortable class resentment and , in turn , his self-inflicted retaliation .",1
"to honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers , a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed .",1
"wedding feels a bit anachronistic . still , not every low-budget movie must be quirky or bleak , and a happy ending is no cinematic sin .",1
"instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major- character-who-shall- remain-nameless , why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens' laser guns actually hit something for once ?",0
"it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress .",0
"stuffed to the brim with ideas , american instigator michael moore's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition .",1
a film in a class with spike lee's masterful do the right thing .,1
"most thrillers send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments ; "" frailty "" leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home .",1
tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident .,0
"is red dragon worthy of a place alongside the other hannibal movies ? as hannibal would say , yes , 'it's like having an old friend for dinner' .",1
its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper .,0
'this movie sucks . ',0
it is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters .,1
"it takes a really long , slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about . so here it is : it's about a family of sour immortals .",0
"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake , but he can't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that aren't so substantial or fresh .",0
the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug .,1
"although fairly involving as far as it goes , the film doesn't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or , really , anything .",1
"as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms . vardalos' memories and insights .",1
an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema .,1
"exquisitely nuanced in mood tics and dialogue , this chamber drama is superbly acted by the deeply appealing veteran bouquet and the chilling but quite human berling .",1
an hour and a half of joyful solo performance .,1
"as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies , signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts , which are such that we'll keep watching the skies for his next project .",1
"one of those rare , exhilarating cinematic delights that gets even better in hindsight , as you mull over its every nuance in your mind .",1
"this isn't just the cliffsnotes version of nicholas nickleby , it's the cliffsnotes with pages missing .",0
"at times funny and at other times candidly revealing , it's an intriguing look at two performers who put themselves out there because they love what they do .",1
you see robert de niro singing - and dancing to - west side story show tunes . choose your reaction : a . ) that sure is funny ! b . ) that sure is pathetic !,0
a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism .,1
as we have come to learn -- as many times as we have fingers to count on -- jason is a killer who doesn't know the meaning of the word 'quit . ' the filmmakers might want to look it up .,0
". . . begins with promise , but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot .",1
bound to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time .,1
"illiterate , often inert sci-fi action thriller .",0
"it's a film that hinges on its casting , and glover really doesn't fit the part .",0
the movie gets muted and routine .,0
"in the pianist , polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say , confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions , and he allows nothing to get in the way .",1
"with a confrontational stance , todd solondz takes aim on political correctness and suburban families .",1
"a particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period coming-of-age tale .",0
"intelligent , caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being .",1
to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist .,0
"sound the trumpets : for the first time since desperately seeking susan , madonna doesn't suck as an actress .",1
"trouble every day is a success in some sense , but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead .",0
"rock solid family fun out of the gates , extremely imaginative through out , but wanes in the middle",1
"the story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive .",0
"[a] rare , beautiful film .",1
"once the audience figure out what's being said , the filmmaker's relative passivity will make it tough for them to really care .",0
"the script is a disaster , with cloying messages and irksome characters .",0
"if this dud had been made in the '70s , it would have been called the hills have antlers and played for about three weeks in drive-ins .",0
"[a] soulless , stupid sequel . . .",0
"uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be , and among the best films of the year .",1
"not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved , and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry , but the film conjures the magic of author j . k . rowling's books .",1
conforms itself with creating a game of 'who's who' . . . where the characters' moves are often more predictable than their consequences .,0
this examination of aquatic life off the shores of the baja california peninsula of mexico offers an engrossing way to demonstrate the virtues of the imax format .,1
"they crush each other under cars , throw each other out windows , electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness . and we don't avert our eyes for a moment .",1
"it's tough being a black man in america , especially when the man has taken away your car , your work-hours and denied you health insurance .",0
the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones .,0
an enjoyable experience .,1
"occasionally melodramatic , it's also extremely effective .",1
"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored , cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents , wise folks that they are , read books .",0
storytelling feels slight .,0
a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial .,0
"director todd solondz has made a movie about critical reaction to his two previous movies , and about his responsibility to the characters that he creates .",1
"cuts right through the b . s . giving a big middle-fingered "" shut up "" to those who talk up what is nothing more than two guys beating the hell outta one another .",1
"although no pastry is violated , this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success .",0
"the band performances featured in drumline are red hot . . . [but] from a mere story point of view , the film's ice cold .",0
"entertaining enough , but nothing new",0
"like so many other allegedly scary movies , it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten .",0
"it's a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth .",1
what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story .,0
"with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking man's monster movie .",0
"it's a strange film , one that was hard for me to warm up to .",1
"dazzling and sugar-sweet , a blast of shallow magnificence that only sex , scandal , and a chorus line of dangerous damsels can deliver .",1
has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best .,1
miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary .,1
"the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects — from the tv movie-esque , affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed .",0
`matrix'-style massacres erupt throughout . . . but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy .,0
"obviously , a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .",0
it's all a rather shapeless good time . . .,1
"the script is a tired one , with few moments of joy rising above the stale material .",0
writer/director mark romanek spotlights the underlying caste system in america . it's a scathing portrayal .,1
"at the film's centre is a precisely layered performance by an actor in his mid-seventies , michel piccoli .",1
one scarcely needs the subtitles to enjoy this colorful action farce .,1
"mr . deeds is , as comedy goes , very silly -- and in the best way .",1
"if you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry , this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then .",0
"every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices , but the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible . that , in itself , is extraordinary .",1
"a big , loud , bang-the-drum bore .",0
". . . spiced with humor ( 'i speak fluent flatula , ' advises denlopp after a rather , er , bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand ) and witty updatings ( silver's parrot has been replaced with morph , a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )",1
"scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence . it's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job .",0
a poignant lyricism runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem .,1
"'butterfingered' is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach .",0
a big fat pain .,0
"all ms . jovovich , as the sanctified heroine , has to do is look radiant , grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors , wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters .",0
may seriously impair your ability to ever again maintain a straight face while speaking to a highway patrolman .,1
"lástima por schwarzenegger , pero es hora de que deje la estafeta a las nuevas generaciones .",0
"it's also clear from the start that the transporter is running purely on adrenaline , and once the initial high wears off , the film's shortcomings start to shine through .",0
speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life .,1
"it's fun , wispy , wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom .",1
until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .,1
this is not one of the movies you'd want to watch if you only had a week to live .,0
"perfectly enjoyable , instantly forgettable , nothing to write home about .",0
a loving little film of considerable appeal .,1
"zhang yimou delivers warm , genuine characters who lie not through dishonesty , but because they genuinely believe it's the only way to bring happiness to their loved ones .",1
this may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen .,1
. . . a bland murder-on-campus yawner .,0
"life or something like it has its share of high points , but it misses too many opportunities .",0
its rawness and vitality give it considerable punch .,1
an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product .,0
the film is really not so much bad as bland .,0
"the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers . unfortunately , there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either .",0
[sam's] self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining .,0
"the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of "" 7th heaven . """,0
wang xiaoshuai directs this intricately structured and well-realized drama that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men .,1
"wow , so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted ?",1
"para hitler , o mundo era sua tela ; e o horror , seu pincel . e max retrata este fato com elegante abandono , numa triste constatação da realidade histórica .",1
"a tender and touching drama , based on the true story of a troubled african-american's quest to come to terms with his origins , reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle .",1
"by no means a great movie , but it is a refreshingly forthright one .",1
epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star .,0
"the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor , but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy .",0
it trusts the story it sets out to tell .,1
"in the end , the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you'd expect to see on showtime's 'red shoe diaries . '",0
"[gai] comes closer to any actress i can remember to personifying independence in its purest and , yes , most intimidating form .",1
"it's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script , but here's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role .",0
"at times auto focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope . yet in its own aloof , unreachable way it's so fascinating you won't be able to look away for a second .",1
there's plenty of style in guillermo del toro's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply can't sustain more than 90 minutes .,0
it just didn't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ) .,0
"who , exactly , is fighting whom here ? ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .",0
"credit must be given to harland williams , michael rosenbaum and barry watson , who inject far more good-natured spirit and talent into this project than it deserves",0
ofrece una buena oportunidad de cultura ( aunque sea condensada ) que bien vale la pena aprovechar .,1
"contrived , maudlin and cliche-ridden . . . if this sappy script was the best the contest received , those rejected must have been astronomically bad .",0
interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story .,1
it has more than a few moments that are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing .,1
"the film has a kind of hard , cold effect .",1
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient .,0
"one of those movies where you walk out of the theater not feeling cheated exactly , but feeling pandered to , which , in the end , might be all the more infuriating .",0
"a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture . we can tell what it is supposed to be , but can't really call it a work of art .",0
"purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons .",0
"whenever you think you've figured out late marriage , it throws you for a loop .",1
they should have called it gutterball .,0
stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall's intense freight train of a film .,1
an exhilarating serving of movie fluff .,1
fun and nimble .,1
the invincible werner herzog is alive and well and living in la,1
yet another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents .,0
"generic slasher-movie nonsense , but it's not without style .",0
a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left .,0
an overly melodramatic but somewhat insightful french coming-of-age film . . .,1
too bland and fustily tasteful to be truly prurient .,0
"while obviously aimed at kids , the country bears . . . should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio .",1
"for a shoot-'em-up , ballistic is oddly lifeless .",0
"no , it's not as single-minded as john carpenter's original , but it's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels .",1
"though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining .",0
these are textbook lives of quiet desperation .,0
"expanded to 65 minutes for theatrical release , it still feels somewhat unfinished .",0
it's the filmmakers' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion .,1
"bright seems alternately amused and disgusted with this material , and he can't help throwing in a few of his own touches .",1
"director claude chabrol has become the master of innuendo . it is not what you see , it is what you think you see .",1
an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .,1
"a dark , quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation .",1
"this is such a high-energy movie where the drumming and the marching are so excellent , who cares if the story's a little weak .",1
the cartoon is about as true to the spirit of the festival of lights as mr . deeds was to that of frank capra .,0
it's a beautifully accomplished lyrical meditation on a bunch of despondent and vulnerable characters living in the renown chelsea hotel . . .,1
"a hit- and-miss affair , consistently amusing but not as outrageous or funny as cho may have intended or as imaginative as one might have hoped .",0
"even though many of these guys are less than adorable ( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ) , there's something vital about the movie .",1
"at its best , which occurs often , michael moore's bowling for columbine rekindles the muckraking , soul-searching spirit of the 'are we a sick society ? ' journalism of the 1960s .",1
ozpetek's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie .,1
graham greene's novel of colonialism and empire is elevated by michael caine's performance as a weary journalist in a changing world .,1
"wallace gets a bit heavy handed with his message at times , and has a visual flair that waxes poetic far too much for our taste .",0
a painfully leaden film destined for pre-dawn cable television slots .,0
leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom .,1
"a thoughtful movie , a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions .",1
one of the more intelligent children's movies to hit theaters this year .,1
"i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great . . . i'm not , and then i realized that i just didn't care .",0
"the filmmaker ascends , literally , to the olympus of the art world , but he would have done well to end this flawed , dazzling series with the raising of something other than his own cremaster .",0
"dialogue-heavy and too cerebral for its own good -- or , at any rate , too cerebral for its racy subject matter .",0
"i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story . this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted , and there still could have been room for the war scenes .",0
"there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry , and when friel pulls the strings that make williams sink into melancholia , the reaction in williams is as visceral as a gut punch .",1
"a preposterous , prurient whodunit .",0
"efteriades gives the neighborhood -- scenery , vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big , tender hug .",1
"by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic .",1
"a strong script , powerful direction and splendid production design allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman , who is not only a pianist , but a good human being .",1
the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting .,1
"anyone who's ever suffered under a martinet music instructor has no doubt fantasized about what an unhappy , repressed and twisted personal life their tormentor deserved . these people are really going to love the piano teacher .",1
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character .,0
hoffman's performance is authentic to the core of his being .,1
it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer .,0
"as it stands , there's some fine sex onscreen , and some tense arguing , but not a whole lot more .",0
poignant and delicately complex .,1
"without shakespeare's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish .",0
"a static and sugary little half-hour , after-school special about interfaith understanding , stretched out to 90 minutes .",0
"the year's happiest surprise , a movie that deals with a real subject in an always surprising way .",1
villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ) .,0
did the film inform and educate me ? yes . did it move me to care about what happened in 1915 armenia ? no . and that is where ararat went astray .,0
"'possession , ' based on the book by a . s . byatt , demands that labute deal with the subject of love head-on ; trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit",1
a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility .,1
a taut psychological thriller that doesn't waste a moment of its two-hour running time .,1
this franchise has not spawned a single good film . the crap continues .,0
"the animation merely serves up a predictable , maudlin story that swipes heavily from bambi and the lion king , yet lacks the emotional resonance of either of those movies .",0
who needs love like this ?,0
a budget affair that exposes the generally sad existence of the bedouins while providing a precious twinkle of insight into their lives .,1
the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big . . . and the setting remains indistinct .,0
"maybe it's asking too much , but if a movie is truly going to inspire me , i want a little more than this .",0
"if it's possible for a sequel to outshine the original , then sl2 does just that .",1
this 10th film in the series looks and feels tired .,0
"as is often the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers , mr . murray , a prolific director of music videos , stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold .",0
provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views .,1
it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film . . .,0
"daughter from danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds . it doesn't flinch from its unsettling prognosis , namely , that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain .",1
"how good this film might be , depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not .",1
"this new movie version of the alexandre dumas classic is the stuff of high romance , brought off with considerable wit .",1
"nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head .",1
it's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer .,1
"as saccharine movies go , this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses .",0
"undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay , the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters .",0
"'[hopkins]doesn't so much phone in his performance as fax it . no , even that's too committed . he gets his secretary to fax it . """,0
john leguizamo may be a dramatic actor -- just not in this movie .,0
"a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction , when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised .",0
"a gob of drivel so sickly sweet , even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée .",0
has a shambling charm . . . a cheerfully inconsequential diversion .,1
"a pale xerox of other , better crime movies .",0
"all comedy is subversive , but this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work just becomes sad .",1
jarecki and gibney do find enough material to bring kissinger's record into question and explain how the diplomat's tweaked version of statecraft may have cost thousands and possibly millions of lives .,1
"the vintage is pure '87 , with a halfhearted twist on its cautionary message : fatal attraction = don't have an affair with a nutjob ; unfaithful = don't if you're married to one .",0
ararat feels like a book report,0
it's hard not to feel you've just watched a feature-length video game with some really heavy back story .,0
less-than-compelling documentary of a yiddish theater clan .,0
"nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release .",0
"strange it is , but delightfully so .",1
an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike .,0
"it's a glorified sitcom , and a long , unfunny one at that .",0
"your response to its new sequel , analyze that , may hinge on what you thought of the first film .",1
"every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn .",0
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian .,0
[a] crushing disappointment .,0
"like its predecessor , it's no classic , but it provides a reasonably attractive holiday contraption , one that families looking for a clean , kid-friendly outing should investigate .",1
"feel bad for king , who's honestly trying , and schwartzman , who's shot himself in the foot .",0
what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ?,0
the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy .,0
candid and comfortable ; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work .,1
black-and-white and unrealistic .,0
"trivial where it should be profound , and hyper-cliched where it should be sincere .",0
"divertingly ridiculous , headbangingly noisy .",0
"it cannot be enjoyed , even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick , primarily because it is dull . yes , dull .",0
"finally coming down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts , waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie .",0
might best be enjoyed as a daytime soaper .,0
"at just over an hour , home movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face .",1
"it's a demented kitsch mess ( although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative ) , but it's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year .",1
"mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages , apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service .",0
"none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting isn't , either , and you wouldn't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ?",1
it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera .,0
a potent allegorical love story .,1
"the principals in this cast are all fine , but bishop and stevenson are standouts .",1
"romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows , but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here .",1
"maelstrom is strange and compelling , engrossing and different , a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor .",1
"ana is a vivid , vibrant individual and the movie's focus upon her makes it successful and accessible .",1
"it's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated . just when you think that every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians , another new film emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective .",1
"sandra nettelbeck beautifully orchestrates the transformation of the chilly , neurotic , and self-absorbed martha as her heart begins to open .",1
less front-loaded and more shapely than the two-hour version released here in 1990 .,1
"drops you into a dizzying , volatile , pressure-cooker of a situation that quickly snowballs out of control , while focusing on the what much more than the why .",1
bogdanovich tantalizes by offering a peep show into the lives of the era's creme de la celluloid .,1
. . . another example of how sandler is losing his touch .,0
"both shrill and soporific , and because everything is repeated five or six times , it can seem tiresomely simpleminded .",0
"although jackson is doubtless reserving the darkest hours for the return of the king , we long for a greater sense of urgency in the here and now of the two towers .",1
"despite hoffman's best efforts , wilson remains a silent , lumpish cipher ; his encounters reveal nothing about who he is or who he was before .",0
"there's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot , and cq shimmers with it .",1
"a kilted jackson is an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character , who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces .",0
"a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry .",1
"now as a former gong show addict , i'll admit it , my only complaint is that we didn't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show .",1
"enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions , walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .",0
". . . unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .",0
the modern-day royals have nothing on these guys when it comes to scandals . it's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after .,1
one-of-a-kind near-masterpiece .,1
broomfield reveals an ironic manifestation of institutionalized slavery that ties a black-owned record label with a white-empowered police force .,1
"the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .",0
this is one of polanski's best films .,1
the biggest problem with this movie is that it's not nearly long enough .,1
"this is not an easy film . but it could be , by its art and heart , a necessary one .",1
"even as lame horror flicks go , this is lame .",0
it's the kind of pigeonhole-resisting romp that hollywood too rarely provides .,1
"unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm , you're going to feel like you weren't invited to the party .",0
ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ?,0
"although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness , those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .",1
"it's the cinematic equivalent of a good page-turner , and even if it's nonsense , its claws dig surprisingly deep .",1
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks .,0
melodrama with a message .,1
"smith's approach is never to tease , except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes .",1
"while this film is not in the least surprising , it is still ultimately very satisfying . think of it as a sort of comfort food for the mind .",1
"a combination of standard , stiff tv-style animation and snazzy-looking digital effects that do little to disguise the fact that the characters barely move .",0
it's disappointing when filmmakers throw a few big-name actors and cameos at a hokey script .,0
"it will come as no surprise that the movie isn't scary . but here's the real damn : it isn't funny , either .",0
"blessed with two fine , nuanced lead performances .",1
unfolds in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling .,1
"this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast .",0
"madonna has made herself over so often now , there's apparently nothing left to work with , sort of like michael jackson's nose .",0
"i'm not suggesting that you actually see it , unless you're the kind of person who has seen every wim wenders film of the '70s .",0
"for the most part , it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera .",1
". . . the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor . . .",1
"a real clunker . a well-made , thoughtful , well-acted clunker , but a clunker nonetheless .",0
it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe . . . but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor .,0
"a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time , death , eternity , and what is needed to live a rich and full life .",1
"ultimately the project comes across as clinical , detached , uninvolving , possibly prompting audience members to wonder , 'what's the point ? '",0
"there are plenty of scenes in frida that do work , but rarely do they involve the title character herself .",0
the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier .,0
"a gorgeous , witty , seductive movie .",1
"family portrait of need , neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking .",1
"we just don't really care too much about this love story . in that setting , their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting .",0
"call it magic realism or surrealism , but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity .",1
one of the oddest and most inexplicable sequels in movie history .,0
"charlotte sometimes is a brilliant movie . it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity .",1
"while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang , etc . ) , the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences .",0
"another one of those estrogen overdose movies like "" divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood , "" except that the writing , acting and character development are a lot better .",1
"just about the best straight-up , old-school horror film of the last 15 years .",1
"just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham , lots of cheese , with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half .",0
at its best ( and it does have some very funny sequences ) looking for leonard reminds you just how comically subversive silence can be .,1
a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists .,0
i kept wishing i was watching a documentary about the wartime navajos and what they accomplished instead of all this specious hollywood hoo-ha .,0
"goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated , and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast .",1
"tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure .",1
"the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing .",0
i whole-heartedly recommend that everyone see this movie-- for its historical significance alone .,1
"lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely , but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout , maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension .",0
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance .,0
"spider-man is in the same category as x-men - occasionally brilliant but mostly average , showing signs of potential for the sequels , but not giving us much this time around .",1
"even during the climactic hourlong cricket match , boredom never takes hold .",1
"too loud , too long and too frantic by half , die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 cannot fly over , tunnel under or barrel through .",0
"cuba gooding jr . valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs , but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy .",0
"the only question . . . is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering . average , at best , i'm afraid .",0
"both grant and hoult carry the movie because they are believable as people -- flawed , assured of the wrong things , and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others .",1
"with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages , this cinderella story doesn't have a single surprise up its sleeve . but it does somehow manage to get you under its spell .",1
"if you're in the mood for a bollywood film , here's one for you .",1
the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste .,0
even die-hard fans of japanese animation . . . will find this one a challenge .,0
the filmmakers' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls' environment .,1
"director carl franklin , so crisp and economical in one false move , bogs down in genre cliches here .",0
a psychological thriller with a smart script and an obsessive-compulsive's attention to detail .,1
a coarse and stupid gross-out .,0
confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it .,0
"at best , cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience .",0
"if you're part of her targeted audience , you'll cheer . otherwise , maybe .",1
"the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence , complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence , but not a drop of human blood .",0
"elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it's therapeutic to laugh along with them .",1
the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness .,0
". . . if you , like me , think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with , then you're in for a painful ride .",0
"j . lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie , although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman , but she's no working girl .",0
"a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .",1
"the smug , oily demeanor that donovan adopts throughout the stupidly named pipe dream is just repulsive .",0
"the attempt is courageous , even if the result is wildly uneven .",0
". . . a haunting vision , with images that seem more like disturbing hallucinations .",1
audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school .,0
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me .,0
"the problem with concept films is that if the concept is a poor one , there's no saving the movie . sorry , charlie",0
"herzog is obviously looking for a moral to his fable , but the notion that a strong , unified showing among germany and eastern european jews might have changed 20th-century history is undermined by ahola's inadequate performance .",0
"guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things . she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs .",0
"cho's fearless in picking apart human foibles , not afraid to lay her life bare in front of an audience . her delivery and timing are flawless .",1
it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull .,0
"not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream , it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest .",0
this is one of the year's best films .,1
"the director , with his fake backdrops and stately pacing , never settles on a consistent tone .",0
i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness .,1
woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending . now he makes them .,0
"expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery .",0
"a breezy romantic comedy that has the punch of a good sitcom , while offering exceptionally well-detailed characters .",1
arguably the best script that besson has written in years .,1
"the fun of the movie is the chance it affords to watch jackson , who also served as executive producer , take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act abroad .",1
"the camera soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format , before swooping down on a string of exotic locales , scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm .",1
the film tries to touch on spousal abuse but veers off course and becomes just another revenge film .,0
it's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction .,0
"while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills , suspense , and gore for video games , the movie really only succeeds in the third of these .",0
the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life .,0
"it is ridiculous , of course . . . but it is also refreshing , disarming , and just outright enjoyable despite its ridiculousness .",1
"if the idea of the white man arriving on foreign shores to show wary natives the true light is abhorrent to you , the simplistic heaven will quite likely be more like hell .",0
"more honest about alzheimer's disease , i think , than iris .",1
"its mysteries are transparently obvious , and it's too slowly paced to be a thriller . [but it's] worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by michael caine and brendan fraser .",1
"the stripped-down dramatic constructs , austere imagery and abstract characters are equal parts poetry and politics , obvious at times but evocative and heartfelt .",1
an old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue .,1
"the story's so preposterous that i didn't believe it for a second , despite the best efforts of everyone involved .",0
an overstuffed compendium of teen-catholic-movie dogma .,0
lapaglia's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class .,1
"it's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue , only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen .",1
a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches .,0
the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow 'do .,0
"the thriller side of this movie is falling flat , as the stalker doesn't do much stalking , and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case .",0
"on the surface a silly comedy , scotland , pa would be forgettable if it weren't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play .",1
director chris eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking .,0
"a long-winded , predictable scenario .",0
". . . ice age treads predictably along familiar territory , making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12 .",0
"having never been a huge fan of dickens' 800-page novel , it surprised me how much pleasure i had watching mcgrath's version .",1
going to the website may be just as fun ( and scary ) as going to the film .,0
rubbo runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes .,1
equal parts bodice-ripper and plodding costume drama .,0
ihops don't pile on this much syrup .,0
"it's got some pretentious eye-rolling moments and it didn't entirely grab me , but there's stuff here to like .",1
"bogdanovich puts history in perspective and , via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance , he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm , generosity and diplomacy .",1
"while guzmán frustratingly refuses to give pinochet's crimes a political context , his distance from the material is mostly admirable .",1
"stinks from start to finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom .",0
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .,1
"in the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez's most aggressive and most sincere attempt to take movies by storm , the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players .",1
"for most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director m . night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo .",1
"everything you loved about it in 1982 is still there , for everybody who wants to be a kid again , or show it to their own kids .",1
the gags are often a stitch .,1
haynes has so fanatically fetishized every bizarre old-movie idiosyncrasy with such monastic devotion you're not sure if you should applaud or look into having him committed .,1
"poetry in motion captured on film . while it can be a bit repetitive , overall it's an entertaining and informative documentary .",1
"it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed .",0
a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last .,1
"it's another video movie photographed like a film , with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism .",0
van wilder brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'comedy gag . ' at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch .,0
"a disaster of a drama , saved only by its winged assailants .",0
"k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .",1
"a soggy , shapeless mess . . . just a dumb excuse for a waterlogged equivalent of a haunted-house movie .",0
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas .,0
"the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance , but twists are getting irritating , and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows .",0
less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith itself .,1
the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it .,0
there's a wickedly subversive bent to the best parts of birthday girl .,1
"the film , while not exactly assured in its execution , is notable for its sheer audacity and openness .",1
excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic .,0
"at nearly three hours , the whole of safe conduct is less than the sum of its parts .",1
"it's a decent glimpse into a time period , and an outcast , that is no longer accessible , but it doesn't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor .",0
one of those so-so films that could have been much better .,0
"halfway through the movie , the humor dwindles . it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy .",0
"it's dumb , but more importantly , it's just not scary .",0
"audiences conditioned to getting weepy over saucer-eyed , downy-cheeked moppets and their empathetic caretakers will probably feel emotionally cheated by the film's tart , sugar-free wit .",1
"it's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational , and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff .",0
manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .,1
any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes .,0
"the story is also as unoriginal as they come , already having been recycled more times than i'd care to count .",0
"hey arnold ! the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ain't pretty .",0
"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but ayres makes the right choices at every turn .",1
told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings .,1
truly terrible .,0
this often-hilarious farce manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal .,1
somehow ms . griffiths and mr . pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy .,1
"[i]t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context , but barbershop isn't as funny as it should be .",0
"not everything works , but the average is higher than in mary and most other recent comedies .",1
"only for young children , if them . their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes .",0
"the pairing does sound promising in theory . . . but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners .",0
"vaguely interesting , but it's just too too much .",0
it treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film .,1
instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence .,0
"a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships .",1
wins my vote for 'the 2002 enemy of cinema' award .,0
"in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row , the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry .",0
"while this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship's heart , two towers outdoes its spectacle .",1
jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar .,0
"guys say mean things and shoot a lot of bullets . some of the characters die and others don't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and , really , nobody in the viewing audience cares .",0
"the film is just a big , gorgeous , mind-blowing , breath-taking mess .",1
"nair stuffs the film with dancing , henna , ornamentation , and group song , but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera .",0
"like a grinning jack o' lantern , its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded .",0
leaks treacle from every pore .,0
an original little film about one young woman's education .,1
"this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences , though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times .",1
"hoffman notches in the nuances of pain , but his smart , edgy voice and waddling profile ( emphasized here ) accent the humor of wilson's plight , and that saves his pathos from drippiness .",1
a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort aimed at the youth market .,1
skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you're sure to get more out of the latter experience .,0
"if you don't flee , you might be seduced . if you don't laugh , flee .",1
part of the charm of satin rouge is that it avoids the obvious with humour and lightness .,1
"thanks to the château's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation , almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises .",1
a negligible british comedy .,0
the worst kind of independent ; the one where actors play dress down hicks and ponderously mope around trying to strike lightning as captured by their 1970s predecessors,0
"takes one character we don't like and another we don't believe , and puts them into a battle of wills that is impossible to care about and isn't very funny .",0
"hey arnold ! the movie could have been made 40 years ago , and parents' appreciation of it may depend on whether they consider that a good thing .",0
"short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty .",1
"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited , the score is too insistent and the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal , the film shatters you in waves .",1
the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads .,0
a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama .,1
"if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals , it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material .",1
director david fincher and writer david koepp can't sustain it .,0
"i can't remember the last time i saw an audience laugh so much during a movie , but there's only one problem…it's supposed to be a drama .",0
generic thriller junk . teens only .,0
"it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect , and is engrossing and moving in its own right .",1
it's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours .,1
"this time out , [sade] is an unsettlingly familiar figure -- in turns loyal and deceitful , responsible and reckless , idealistically selfless and coldly self-interested .",1
"though this saga would be terrific to read about , it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch .",0
the plot plummets into a comedy graveyard before janice comes racing to the rescue in the final reel .,0
its adult themes of familial separation and societal betrayal are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work .,1
a well acted and well intentioned snoozer .,0
"laced with liberal doses of dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances , no such thing is a fascinating little tale .",1
"reign of fire may be little more than another platter of reheated aliens , but it's still pretty tasty .",1
"offers much to enjoy . . . and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends .",1
"a simpler , leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all , being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something .",0
to show these characters in the act and give them no feelings of remorse -- and to cut repeatedly to the flashback of the original rape -- is overkill to the highest degree .,0
"viewers of "" the ring "" are more likely to remember the haunting images than the plot holes .",1
"even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end . . . you almost don't notice the 129-minute running time .",1
'unfaithful' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory . too bad .,0
"the sort of film that makes me miss hitchcock , but also feel optimistic that there's hope for popular cinema yet .",1
"this romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime england , and ably captures the speech patterns , moral codes and ideals of the 1940s .",1
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being .,0
"a big , baggy , sprawling carnival of a movie , stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason .",0
predictably soulless techno-tripe .,0
sex with strangers will shock many with its unblinking frankness . but what is missing from it all is a moral . what is the filmmakers' point ? why did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery ?,0
"nicolas philibert observes life inside a one-room schoolhouse in northern france in his documentary to be and to have , easily one of the best films of the year .",1
an unorthodox little film noir organized crime story that includes one of the strangest love stories you will ever see .,1
"boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up , but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect .",0
"some actors steal scenes . tom green just gives them a bad odor . this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard , but he's the most obvious one .",0
"city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes . but what saves lives on the freeway does not necessarily make for persuasive viewing .",0
uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance .,1
"cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace .",0
excellent performances from jacqueline bisset and martha plimpton grace this deeply touching melodrama .,1
"a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film .",0
"pipe dream does have its charms . the leads are natural and lovely , the pace is serene , the humor wry and sprightly .",1
a terrifically entertaining specimen of spielbergian sci-fi .,1
shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors . . .,0
vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them .,0
"it is amusing , and that's all it needs to be .",1
catch it . . . if you can !,1
"an unflinching , complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen .",1
"between bursts of automatic gunfire , the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism .",1
"because the film deliberately lacks irony , it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we've somehow never seen before .",1
"in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life .",0
sits uneasily as a horror picture . . . but finds surprising depth in its look at the binds of a small family .,1
"the level of maturity displayed by this 33-year-old first-time feature director is astonishing , considering her inexperience and her subject matter .",1
gets better after foster leaves that little room .,0
"there is a beautiful , aching sadness to it all . paul cox needed to show it . it is up to you to decide if you need to see it .",1
a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality .,0
"if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday .",0
"scotland looks wonderful , the fans are often funny fanatics , the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf .",1
"the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity , with the ironic exception of scooter .",0
a complex psychological drama about a father who returns to his son's home after decades away .,1
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists .,0
hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in burdette's dialogue .,1
"unfortunately , a cast of competent performers from movies , television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style .",0
"smart and fun , but far more witty than it is wise .",1
"the trick when watching godard is to catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images , and ponder the historical , philosophical , and ethical issues that intersect with them .",1
"this movie is about lying , cheating , but loving the friends you betray .",0
"the movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing .",1
starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés .,0
"home alone goes hollywood , a funny premise until the kids start pulling off stunts not even steven spielberg would know how to do . besides , real movie producers aren't this nice .",0
ford deserves to be remembered at oscar time for crafting this wonderful portrait of a conflicted soldier .,1
"miller tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise , expertly plucking tension from quiet .",1
begins as a promising meditation on one of america's most durable obsessions but winds up as a slender cinematic stunt .,0
"rambles on in a disjointed , substandard fashion from one poorly executed action sequence to the next .",0
"as underwater ghost stories go , below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle .",1
"after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly , sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be , you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be .",0
"a waterlogged version of 'fatal attraction' for the teeny-bopper set . . . a sad , soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads .",0
"a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look , rigid performances and an asinine 'twist' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense .",0
it will delight newcomers to the story and those who know it from bygone days .,1
kosminsky . . . puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting .,1
all of the filmmakers' calculations can't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness .,0
insanely hilarious ! i haven't laughed that hard in years !,1
the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you'll find in this dreary mess .,0
"if [jaglom's] latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling , some of its repartee is still worth hearing .",1
"waydowntown may not be an important movie , or even a good one , but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway .",0
"sensitive , insightful and beautifully rendered film . one of the best of the year .",1
it's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be . but it offers plenty to ponder and chew on as its unusual relationship slowly unfolds .,1
"this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video --with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes .",0
to get at the root psychology of this film would require many sessions on the couch of dr . freud .,1
"i spy is an embarrassment , a monotonous , disjointed jumble of borrowed plot points and situations . it's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun .",0
astonishing . . . [frames] profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment .,1
cho's fans are sure to be entertained ; it's only fair in the interest of full disclosure to say that -- on the basis of this film alone -- i'm not one of them .,0
"impostor doesn't do much with its template , despite a remarkably strong cast .",0
a simmering psychological drama in which the bursts of sudden violence are all the more startling for the slow buildup that has preceded them .,1
"unofficially , national lampoon's van wilder is son of animal house . officially , it is twice as bestial but half as funny .",0
the film's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip .,1
the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point .,0
you're too conscious of the effort it takes to be this spontaneous .,0
"victor rosa is leguizamo's best movie work so far , a subtle and richly internalized performance .",1
this is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies .,1
"the movie's plot is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh .",0
this bracingly truthful antidote to hollywood teenage movies that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty .,1
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter .,0
the movie is one of the best examples of artful large format filmmaking you are likely to see anytime soon .,1
. . . too gory to be a comedy and too silly to be an effective horror film .,0
"the film aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes all at once . the extent to which it succeeds is impressive .",1
"though filmed partly in canada , paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years .",1
a disturbing and frighteningly evocative assembly of imagery and hypnotic music composed by philip glass .,1
sade is an engaging look at the controversial eponymous and fiercely atheistic hero .,1
both awful and appealing .,0
horrible,0
"writer/director david caesar ladles on the local flavour with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza .",1
"loud , chaotic and largely unfunny .",0
"this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that , ironically , it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against .",0
"the actors are so terrific at conveying their young angst , we do indeed feel for them .",1
one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time .,0
a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart .,1
"the best thing about the movie is its personable , amusing cast .",0
"as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .",1
takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope : ichi the killer,1
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .,1
you should pay nine bucks for this : because you can hear about suffering afghan refugees on the news and still be unaffected . dramas like this make it human .,1
the original wasn't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece !,0
"bartleby is a one-joke movie , and a bad joke at that .",0
"a droll , bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state .",1
"every once in a while , a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy",1
"fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .",1
a film about a young man finding god that is accessible and touching to the marrow .,1
"the film is powerful , accessible and funny . you won't miss its messages , but you'll be entertained as well .",1
the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away survives intact in bv's re-voiced version .,1
"visits spy-movie territory like a novel you can't put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last .",1
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes .,1
"a woozy , roisterous , exhausting mess , and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect .",0
"the first tunisian film i have ever seen , and it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i'm likely to see all year .",1
avary's film never quite emerges from the shadow of ellis' book .,0
may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists .,0
"a creepy , intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man . . . about as unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy .",1
has a plot full of twists upon knots . . . and a nonstop parade of mock-tarantino scuzbag types that starts out clever but veers into overkill .,1
"a playful iranian parable about openness , particularly the need for people of diverse political perspectives to get along despite their ideological differences .",1
"nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while .",1
"as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be , they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting .",1
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced . . . it's a pity that [nelson's] achievement doesn't match his ambition .,0
"it wants to be thought of as a subversive little indie film , but it has all the qualities of a modern situation comedy .",0
the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer .,1
it's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer .,1
what's infuriating about full frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense . what's invigorating about it is that it doesn't give a damn .,1
". . . "" bowling for columbine "" remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film . . .",1
"[taylor] takes us on a ride that's consistently surprising , easy to watch -- but , oh , so dumb .",0
". . . is there a deeper , more direct connection between these women , one that spans time and reveals meaning ? you bet there is and it's what makes this rather convoluted journey worth taking .",1
"it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment .",0
"a thoroughly engaging , surprisingly touching british comedy .",1
"i know we're not supposed to take it seriously , but i can't shake the thought that undercover brother missed an opportunity to strongly present some profound social commentary .",0
"even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates , it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash .",0
". . . plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes , playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments .",0
"director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle , endearing 1975 children's novel .",0
"most impressive , though , is the film's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters' emotional wounds .",1
"another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures .",0
has all the poignancy of a hallmark card and all the comedy of a gallagher stand-up act .,0
"naipaul fans may be disappointed . those who are not acquainted with the author's work , on the other hand , may fall fast asleep .",0
". . . does such a fine job of engulfing you in its world and allying you with its characters' choices , good and ill , that its shortcomings are remembered only as an afterthought .",1
"while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that .",0
"bears resemblance to , and shares the weaknesses of , too many recent action-fantasy extravaganzas in which special effects overpower cogent story-telling and visual clarity during the big action sequences .",0
cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes .,0
"it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn , but it definitely gives you something to chew on .",1
a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing .,0
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue .,0
a biopic about crane's life in the classic tradition but evolves into what has become of us all in the era of video .,1
it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i can't wait for the sequel .,1
"if you're not into the pokemon franchise , this fourth animated movie in four years won't convert you -- or even keep your eyes open . but fans should have fun meeting a brand-new pokemon called celebi .",1
a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness .,0
calculated swill .,0
a really funny fifteen-minute short stretched beyond its limits to fill an almost feature-length film .,0
[a] painfully flat gross-out comedy . . .,0
certainly the performances are worthwhile .,1
it's hard to know whether or not to recommend this film because for every thing it does right there's at least one and occasionally two things it gets ever so wrong .,0
it's basically an overlong episode of tales from the crypt .,0
"excessive , profane , packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters .",0
( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .,1
the title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere .,0
this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material .,0
"despite its floating narrative , this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film .",1
"despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience .",1
. . . an enjoyably frothy 'date movie' . . .,1
probably the best case for christianity since chesterton and lewis .,1
"with amazing finesse , the film shadows heidi's trip back to vietnam and the city where her mother , mai thi kim , still lives .",1
breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting .,0
"the movie's seams may show . . . but pellington gives "" mothman "" an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling .",1
"complex , sinuously plotted and , somehow , off-puttingly cold .",0
this is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life .,0
"never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful .",0
"it's rather like a lifetime special -- pleasant , sweet and forgettable .",1
[reaches] wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair .,1
solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining .,1
"both heartbreaking and heartwarming . . . just a simple fable done in an artless sytle , but it's tremendously moving .",1
something must have been lost in the translation .,0
"while some will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah , patriotic tone , soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .",1
"offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs . . . a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm .",0
has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool .,0
"the acting is stiff , the story lacks all trace of wit , the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year .",0
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about .,0
"this fascinating experiment plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air .",1
'christian bale's quinn [is] a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . ',0
"the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels , the public is , regrettably , going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them .",0
"the story is naturally poignant , but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business .",0
the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure .,1
"at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ) , ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two .",1
secretary is not a movie about fetishism . it is a movie about passion .,1
"this isn't a retooled genre piece , the tale of a guy and his gun , but an amiably idiosyncratic work .",1
the ring just left me cold and wet like i was out in the seattle drizzle without rainwear .,0
"they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening , afraid of the bad reviews they thought they'd earn . they were right .",0
"others , more attuned to the anarchist maxim that 'the urge to destroy is also a creative urge' , or more willing to see with their own eyes , will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating .",1
"watching this film , one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power .",1
worth watching for dong jie's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change .,1
"at a time when we've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is , collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture .",0
few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands .,1
"flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool , but they can't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up .",0
"as [the characters] get more depressed , the story gets more tiresome , especially as it continues to mount a conspicuous effort to be profound .",0
what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey .,1
a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams .,0
"a quiet , pure , elliptical film",1
one of the most genuinely sweet films to come along in quite some time .,1
"ultimately , in the history of the academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about "" chicago "" in 2002 . zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a",0
a film of ideas and wry comic mayhem .,1
"the stunning , dreamlike visuals will impress even those viewers who have little patience for euro-film pretension .",1
"the director knows how to apply textural gloss , but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom .",0
"much of the digitally altered footage appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché .",0
"prancing his way through the tailor-made part of a male hooker approaching the end of his vitality , jagger obviously relishes every self-mocking moment .",1
"as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice , the movie makes two hours feel like four .",0
"whaley's determination to immerse you in sheer , unrelenting wretchedness is exhausting .",0
"a lot of the credit for the film's winning tone must go to grant , who hasn't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him .",1
"as chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study , snide and prejudice .",1
uno de los policiales más interesantes de los últimos tiempos .,1
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 . cinematic poetry showcases the city's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything .,1
"if cinema had been around to capture the chaos of france in the 1790's , one imagines the result would look like something like this .",1
reggio's continual visual barrage is absorbing as well as thought-provoking .,1
more good than great but freeman and judd make it work .,1
a chaotic panorama that's too busy flying a lot of metaphoric flags .,0
"downbeat , period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message .",0
"reno does what he can in a thankless situation , the film ricochets from humor to violence and back again , and ryoko hirosue makes us wonder if she is always like that .",0
great over-the-top moviemaking if you're in a slap-happy mood .,1
"with not a lot of help from the screenplay ( proficient , but singularly cursory ) , [testud] acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis .",1
so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along .,0
one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms . spears .,0
it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster .,1
"as tweedy talks about canning his stockbroker and repairing his pool , you yearn for a few airborne tv sets or nude groupies on the nod to liven things up .",0
falters when it takes itself too seriously and when it depends too heavily on its otherwise talented cast to clown in situations that aren't funny .,0
"the large-frame imax camera lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers .",1
effective but too-tepid biopic,1
demands too much of most viewers .,0
boisterous and daft documentary .,1
"devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable .",1
"there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and believe it or not , jason actually takes a backseat in his own film to special effects .",0
". . . a gleefully grungy , hilariously wicked black comedy . . .",1
"for its seriousness , high literary aspirations and stunning acting , the film can only be applauded .",1
"warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people , relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message . i loved this film .",1
"will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss . but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted .",0
"what makes barbershop so likable , with all its flaws , is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies .",1
"a recipe for cinematic disaster . . . part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it's all bad .",0
"there's a heavy stench of 'been there , done that' hanging over the film . it's everything you'd expect -- but nothing more .",0
"it wraps up a classic mother/daughter struggle in recycled paper with a shiny new bow and while the audience can tell it's not all new , at least it looks pretty .",0
"poor editing , bad bluescreen , and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action .",0
"shadyac shoots his film like an m . night shyamalan movie , and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension .",0
"more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 ½ weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .",1
looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way .,0
"as if drop dead gorgeous wasn't enough , this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition .",0
"i'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept , but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché .",0
"'aunque recurre a ciertos clichés del género , la poderosa actuación de robin williams perdona las fallas del guión . '",1
"together , miller , kuras and the actresses make personal velocity into an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey .",1
"beautifully crafted , engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing .",1
"qutting may be a flawed film , but it is nothing if not sincere .",1
"has no reason to exist , other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents .",0
it's a terrific american sports movie and dennis quaid is its athletic heart .,1
the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion .,0
the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it .,1
"[a] wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting .",1
a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women .,0
"a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002's first great film",1
a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth .,1
jackie chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he's easy to like and always leaves us laughing .,1
"the wwii drama is well plotted , visually striking and filled with enjoyably complex characters who are never what they first appear .",1
"a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style , down-and-dirty laugher for the female set .",0
"stealing harvard doesn't care about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor .",0
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience .,0
imagine a scenario where bergman approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson's far side humor,1
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary .,0
the dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film . first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course .,0
"the film would work much better as a video installation in a museum , where viewers would be free to leave . immediately .",0
one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company's previous video work .,1
"it's burns' visuals , characters and his punchy dialogue , not his plot , that carry waydowntown .",1
"self-congratulatory , misguided , and ill-informed , if nonetheless compulsively watchable .",0
'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates .,0
"smart , funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty , just-above-average off- broadway play .",1
"maybe it's just because this past year has seen the release of some of the worst film comedies in decades . . . but honestly , analyze that really isn't all that bad .",1
"although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events , the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .",1
there are moments it can be heart-rending in an honest and unaffected ( and gentle ) way .,1
"not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit .",1
a brutally honest documentary about a much anticipated family reunion that goes wrong thanks to culture shock and a refusal to empathize with others .,1
"part comedy , part drama , the movie winds up accomplishing neither in full , and leaves us feeling touched and amused by several moments and ideas , but nevertheless dissatisfied with the movie as a whole .",0
"scooby doo is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation .",1
lacks depth .,0
"beautifully shot , delicately scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances , it's a lyrical endeavour .",1
a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes .,0
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers .,0
"great performances , stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help make gangster no . 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience .",1
too close to phantom menace for comfort .,0
"waydowntown is by no means a perfect film , but its boasts a huge charm factor and smacks of originality .",1
a little objectivity could have gone a long way .,0
"at first , the sight of a blind man directing a film is hilarious , but as the film goes on , the joke wears thin .",0
"despite apparent motives to the contrary , it ends up being , like [seinfeld's] revered tv show , about pretty much nothing .",0
"somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids , travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world , don fatigues and become g . i . jane .",0
"generally , clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler , while happily killing 94 minutes .",1
"even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers , old schoolers and current innovators , scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it's documenting .",1
"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard .",0
well-meant but unoriginal .,0
"daughter from danang is a film that should be seen by all , especially those who aren't aware of , or have forgotten about the unmentioned victims of war .",1
"the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive , but that it's boring .",0
"an ill-conceived jumble that's not scary , not smart and not engaging .",0
"this kind of dark comedy requires a delicate , surgical touch . but director danny devito and screenwriter adam resnick ( remember cabin boy ? ) just pound away .",0
it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept .,0
"bloody sunday has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made . it's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing can't possibly be enough .",1
"once again , director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours .",0
"a somewhat crudely constructed but gripping , questing look at a person so racked with self-loathing , he becomes an enemy to his own race .",1
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would .,0
"driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm . . . the film is funny , insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs .",1
"forced , familiar and thoroughly condescending .",0
"the tonal shifts are jolting , and though wen's messages are profound and thoughtfully delivered , more thorough transitions would have made the film more cohesive .",1
"although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick , "" orange county "" is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be .",1
steven spielberg brings us another masterpiece,1
"it's a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt .",0
earnest falls short of its ideal predecessor largely due to parker's ill-advised meddling with the timeless source material .,0
"bon appétit ! just like a splendid meal , red dragon satisfies – from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation .",1
how this one escaped the lifetime network i'll never know .,0
it's just plain lurid when it isn't downright silly .,0
"reinforces the talents of screenwriter charlie kaufman , creator of adaptation and being john malkovich .",1
"feature debuter d . j . caruso directs a crack ensemble cast , bringing screenwriter tony gayton's narcotics noir to life .",1
"it's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .",1
"meandering , sub-aquatic mess : it's so bad it's good , but only if you slide in on a freebie .",0
"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .",0
"defies logic , the laws of physics and almost anyone's willingness to believe in it . but darned if it doesn't also keep us riveted to our seats .",1
two hours fly by -- opera's a pleasure when you don't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated .,1
"deflated ending aside , there's much to recommend the film .",1
"in its dry and forceful way , it delivers the same message as jiri menzel's closely watched trains and danis tanovic's no man's land .",1
"frailty isn't as gory or explicit . but in its child-centered , claustrophobic context , it can be just as frightening and disturbing -- even punishing .",1
"a boring , formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk'n'slash .",0
its solemn pretension prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself .,0
this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience .,0
". . . if you're just in the mood for a fun -- but bad -- movie , you might want to catch freaks as a matinee .",0
"smart , provocative and blisteringly funny .",1
"as the sulking , moody male hustler in the title role , [franco] has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability .",0
"if kaufman kept cameron diaz a prisoner in a cage with her ape , in his latest , he'd have them mate .",0
"satin rouge is not a new , or inventive , journey , but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity .",1
"boy oh boy , it's a howler .",0
just how extreme are these ops ? i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough .,0
"for those who are intrigued by politics of the '70s , the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed .",1
an epic of grandeur and scale that's been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of hollywood .,1
the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar .,1
"a big , gorgeous , sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand , uncomplicated fashion .",1
"sweet home alabama is one dumb movie , but its stupidity is so relentlessly harmless that it almost wins you over in the end .",0
provides an intriguing window into the imagination and hermetic analysis of todd solondz .,1
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie .,0
the universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in 'baran . ',1
"a subtle , humorous , illuminating study of politics , power and social mobility .",1
"this may not have the dramatic gut-wrenching impact of other holocaust films , but it's a compelling story , mainly because of the way it's told by the people who were there .",1
"if you can tolerate the redneck-versus-blueblood cliches that the film trades in , sweet home alabama is diverting in the manner of jeff foxworthy's stand-up act .",1
"the film is old-fashioned , occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface .",0
an overwrought taiwanese soaper about three people and their mixed-up relationship .,0
"parker should be commended for taking a fresh approach to familiar material , but his determination to remain true to the original text leads him to adopt a somewhat mannered tone . . . that ultimately dulls the human tragedy at the story's core .",0
"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .",0
"somewhat blurred , but kinnear's performance is razor sharp .",1
"you could say that it's slow at times , you could say that a few of the characters act in ways that real people wouldn't , but one thing you couldn't say is that alias betty is predictable .",1
it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it .,0
"it's a smartly directed , grown-up film of ideas .",1
it's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend . you don't want to call the cops . you want to call domino's .,1
yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit .,0
"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed .",0
"helmer devito . . . attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics , payola , vice , murder , kids' tv and revenge .",0
easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen .,1
"if you love the music , and i do , its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary . . .",1
"a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story .",0
what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature .,0
". . . flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous , with a solid cast , noteworthy characters , delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags .",1
"oedekerk wrote patch adams , for which he should not be forgiven . why he was given free reign over this project -- he wrote , directed , starred and produced -- is beyond me .",0
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise .,0
it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental 'picture shows . ',1
it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding .,0
there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending .,0
""" analyze that "" is one of those crass , contrived sequels that not only fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original .",0
"in an effort , i suspect , not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted , it offends by just being wishy-washy .",0
"like edward norton in american history x , ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) delivers a magnetic performance .",1
"a charming , quirky and leisurely paced scottish comedy -- except with an outrageous central gimmick that could have been a reject from monty python's meaning of life .",1
"if nothing else , this movie introduces a promising , unusual kind of psychological horror .",1
"i've seen some bad singer-turned actors , but lil bow wow takes the cake .",0
"you can see where big bad love is trying to go , but it never quite gets there .",0
"this isn't a stand up and cheer flick ; it's a sit down and ponder affair . and thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .",1
"every moment crackles with tension , and by the end of the flick , you're on the edge of your seat .",1
"[city] reminds us how realistically nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of 'analyze this' ( 1999 ) and 'analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year .",1
"a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms .",0
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale .,1
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer/director/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry .,0
a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales .,0
"if this disposable tissue has one wild card , it's john turturro , who's simply fab as a spanish butler with a foot fetish .",0
the mushy finale turns john q into a movie-of-the-week tearjerker .,0
feeling like a dope has rarely been more fun than it is in nine queens .,1
hands down the year's most thought-provoking film . but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship .,1
". . . once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable .",1
"all the performances are top notch and , once you get through the accents , all or nothing becomes an emotional , though still positive , wrench of a sit .",1
"filmmakers have to dig deep to sink this low . fortunately for all involved , this movie is likely to disappear as quickly as an ice cube thrown into a pot of boiling water .",0
solondz creates some effective moments of discomfort for character and viewer alike .,1
"it's definitely an improvement on the first blade , since it doesn't take itself so deadly seriously .",1
"[the digital effects] reminded me of terry gilliam's rudimentary old monty python cartoons , in which he would cut out figures from drawings and photographs and paste them together .",1
"it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess , piss on trees , b . s . one another and put on a show in drag .",0
"all of the elements are in place for a great film noir , but director george hickenlooper's approach to the material is too upbeat .",0
"it's so laddish and juvenile , only teenage boys could possibly find it funny .",0
is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri . i had to look away - this was god awful .,0
"it is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound .",0
an ingenious and often harrowing look at damaged people and how families can offer either despair or consolation .,1
has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness .,0
"it is a film that will have people walking out halfway through , will encourage others to stand up and applaud , and will , undoubtedly , leave both camps engaged in a ferocious debate for years to come .",1
"jacquot's rendering of puccini's tale of devotion and double-cross is more than just a filmed opera . in his first stab at the form , jacquot takes a slightly anarchic approach that works only sporadically .",0
"if mr . zhang's subject matter is , to some degree at least , quintessentially american , his approach to storytelling might be called iranian .",1
"these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds , but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining .",0
"the movie spends more time with schneider than with newcomer mcadams , even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his .",0
"post 9/11 the philosophical message of "" personal freedom first "" might not be as palatable as intended .",1
"a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter .",1
the cumulative effect of the relentless horror on parade numbs the movie's power as a work of drama .,0
thurman and lewis are hilarious throughout .,1
montias . . . pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters .,1
the film's tone and pacing are off almost from the get-go .,0
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .,0
"[serry] wants to blend politics and drama , an admirable ambition . it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one .",0
"a lack of thesis makes maryam , in the end , play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special .",0
"what could have become just another cautionary fable is allowed to play out as a clever , charming tale – as pleasantly in its own way as its self-dramatizing characters .",1
"as written by michael berg and michael j . wilson from a story by wilson , this relentless , all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all .",0
"a thoughtful , moving piece that faces difficult issues with honesty and beauty .",1
some actors have so much charisma that you'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book . hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors .,1
"it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark , a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition .",0
"brown sugar signals director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema .",1
while much of the cast has charm -- especially allodi and nolden -- the performers are sunk by the film's primitive approach to the mechanics of comedy .,0
a rarity among recent iranian films : it's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist's plight .,1
"more than their unique residences , home movie is about the people who live in them , who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it .",1
"not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny , they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were .",0
"for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek , they'll probably run out screaming .",0
"if the message seems more facile than the earlier films , the images have such a terrible beauty you may not care .",1
throw smoochy from the train !,0
"yes , one enjoys seeing joan grow from awkward young woman to strong , determined monarch , but her love for the philandering philip only diminishes her stature .",0
it manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy .,1
"a full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence .",1
a vivid cinematic portrait .,1
"it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date , but when it comes out on video , it's well worth a rental .",0
hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole' miss in the way of story .,0
the film goes from being an unusual sci-fi character study to a chase flick that detracts from its ending .,0
""" collateral damage "" goes by the numbers and reps decent action entertainment – until the silly showdown ending that forces the viewer to totally suspend disbelief",0
"at every opportunity to do something clever , the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability . . . all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it",0
"as immaculate as stuart little 2 is , it could be a lot better if it were , well , more adventurous .",0
"so what is the point ? lovingly choreographed bloodshed taking place in a pristine movie neverland , basically .",0
an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously .,0
"those who managed to avoid the deconstructionist theorizing of french philosopher jacques derrida in college can now take an 85-minute brush-up course with the documentary derrida . or , you can do something fun tonight .",0
. . . begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully .,1
""" it's all about the image . """,1
"if you're like me , a sucker for a good old fashion romance and someone who shamelessly loves to eat , then mostly martha offers all the perfect ingredients to more than satisfy your appetite .",1
"adrift , bentley and hudson stare and sniffle , respectively , as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design .",0
"while undisputed isn't exactly a high , it is a gripping , tidy little movie that takes mr . hill higher than he's been in a while .",1
"resident evil isn't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv , sugar hysteria , and playstation cocktail .",0
"there's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the disney classic , and even that of the excellent 1934 mgm version .",0
"this is wild surreal stuff , but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you're going from one room to the next and none of them have any relation to the other .",1
a tone poem of transgression .,1
"though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude .",1
a riveting documentary .,1
"a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan's heroes star bob crane .",1
smothered by its own solemnity .,0
"for all its surface frenzy , high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view , so little to offer .",0
"writer-director's mehta's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture , the intoxicating masala , of cultures and film genres .",1
"whether or not you're enlightened by any of derrida's lectures on "" the other "" and "" the self , "" derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .",1
"if there was any doubt that peter o'fallon didn't have an original bone in his body , a rumor of angels should dispel it .",0
never comes together as a coherent whole .,0
"it kinda works and qualifies as cool at times , but is just too lame to work or be cool at others .",0
a movie that will wear you out and make you misty even when you don't want to be .,1
"the problem is not that it's all derivative , because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes . the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material .",0
"unfortunately , it's also not very good . especially compared with the television series that inspired the movie .",0
"go for la salle's performance , and make do as best you can with a stuttering script .",0
mostly the film is just hectic and homiletic : two parts exhausting men in black mayhem to one part family values .,0
"an intelligent , earnest , intimate film that drops the ball only when it pauses for blunt exposition to make sure you're getting its metaphysical point .",1
"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance , and the writing is tight and truthful , full of funny situations and honest observations .",1
"it's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of anna chancellor that makes this "" two weddings and a funeral "" fun .",1
"the script is high on squaddie banter , low on shocks .",0
an involving true story of a chinese actor who takes up drugs and winds up in an institution--acted mostly by the actual people involved .,1
among the many pleasures are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations .,1
shankman . . . and screenwriter karen janszen bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story .,0
highly watchable stuff .,1
"the film doesn't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously , it cares about how ryan meets his future wife and makes his start at the cia .",0
that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar .,1
"possession is in the end an honorable , interesting failure . it falls far short of poetry , but it's not bad prose .",0
"ratliff's two previous titles , plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry , contentious configurations , and this film is part of that delicate canon .",1
"a hard look at one man's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention , a terrifying study of bourgeois desperation worthy of claude chabrol .",1
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .,1
where bowling for columbine is at its most valuable is in its examination of america's culture of fear as a root cause of gun violence .,1
"take away the controversy , and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera .",0
true tale of courage -- and complicity -- at auschwitz is a harrowing drama that tries to tell of the unspeakable .,1
you could love safe conduct ( laissez passer ) for being a subtitled french movie that is 170 minutes long . you could hate it for the same reason .,1
one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals . . . a psychological masterpiece .,1
"jackson tries to keep the plates spinning as best he can , but all the bouncing back and forth can't help but become a bit tedious -- even with the breathtaking landscapes and villainous varmints there to distract you from the ricocheting .",1
"there's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish .",0
"the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death .",1
much of the movie's charm lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo . their computer-animated faces are very expressive .,1
'a' for creativity but comes across more as a sketch for a full-length comedy .,0
beware the quirky brit-com . they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental .,0
"rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick , the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian .",0
"spousal abuse is a major problem in contemporary society , but the film reduces this domestic tragedy to florid melodrama .",0
"it's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic .",0
"a thoroughly enjoyable , heartfelt coming-of-age comedy .",1
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining .,0
despite its flaws . . . belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn .,1
one of the best inside-show-biz yarns ever .,1
"brainless , but enjoyably over-the-top , the retro gang melodrama , deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism .",0
it sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that .,1
a true-blue delight .,1
jagger the actor is someone you want to see again .,1
"director kapur is a filmmaker with a real flair for epic landscapes and adventure , and this is a better film than his earlier english-language movie , the overpraised elizabeth .",1
"while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .",1
a fan film that for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound turned down .,0
"the humor isn't as sharp , the effects not as innovative , nor the story as imaginative as in the original . but it could have been worse .",0
"in its own way , joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence , poetry , passion , and genius .",0
trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son .,1
this movie is maddening . it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought .,0
"what you get with empire is a movie you've seen many times before , repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead .",0
your stomach for heaven depends largely on your appetite for canned corn .,0
dense and enigmatic . . . elusive . . . stagy and stilted,0
not so much farcical as sour .,0
light years/ several warp speeds/ levels and levels of dilithium crystals better than the pitiful insurrection . which isn't to say that it's the equal of some of its predecessors .,1
plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year .,0
"ms . seigner and mr . serrault bring fresh , unforced naturalism to their characters .",1
"even if you've seen "" stomp "" ( the stage show ) , you still have to see this !",1
"it is , by conventional standards , a fairly terrible movie . . . but it is also weirdly fascinating , a ready-made eurotrash cult object . it is also , at times , curiously moving .",0
"the plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to disney's strong sense of formula than to the original story . but while the highly predictable narrative falls short , treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold .",0
like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter .,0
a keep-'em-guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters .,1
"definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category , reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable .",0
"while puerile men dominate the story , the women shine .",1
"a masterful film from a master filmmaker , unique in its deceptive grimness , compelling in its fatalist worldview .",1
"thankfully , the film , which skirts that rapidly deteriorating line between fantasy and reality . . . takes a tongue-in-cheek attitude even as it pushes the croc hunter agenda .",1
"this sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem .",1
becomes a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters .,1
"a mawkish , implausible platonic romance that makes chaplin's city lights seem dispassionate by comparison .",0
at the bottom rung of the series' entries .,0
"who knows what exactly godard is on about in this film , but his words and images don't have to add up to mesmerize you .",1
son of the bride may be a good half-hour too long but comes replete with a flattering sense of mystery and quietness .,1
kaufman creates an eerie sense of not only being there at the time of these events but the very night matthew was killed .,1
cube's charisma and chemistry compensate for corniness and cliche .,1
"the film just might turn on many people to opera , in general , an art form at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life .",1
tsai ming-liang's ghosts are painfully aware of their not-being .,1
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ?,0
"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made , but one of the best love stories of any stripe .",1
ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies .,0
"the film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin .",1
". . . an incredibly heavy-handed , manipulative dud that feels all too familiar .",0
the characters are more deeply thought through than in most 'right-thinking' films .,1
"has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short , tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape .",0
plays less like a coming-of-age romance than an infomercial .,0
a glossy knock-off of a b-movie revenge flick .,0
"the effort is sincere and the results are honest , but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable .",0
"argento , at only 26 , brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project , as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock .",1
brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness .,1
"although it lacks the detail of the book , the film does pack some serious suspense .",1
"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time .",0
"it's a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout .",1
huppert and girardot give performances of exceptional honesty .,1
what saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera's attention to detail .,1
quick : who wants to see a comedy about shoddy airport security ?,0
"the film wasn't preachy , but it was feminism by the book .",0
this mess of a movie is nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy .,0
"unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country , but especially from france .",1
"visually imaginative , thematically instructive and thoroughly delightful , it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to experience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality .",1
"so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie .",0
"below may not mark mr . twohy's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .",1
"it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer , squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain .",0
"while [hill] has learned new tricks , the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film .",0
the cast is uniformly excellent . . . but the film itself is merely mildly charming .,0
[l]ame and unnecessary .,0
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but . . . it's at least watchable .,0
plays like john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders .,0
"sorvino is delightful in the central role . she nearly glows with enthusiasm , sensuality and a conniving wit .",1
"maybe you'll be lucky , and there'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back .",0
the film's bathos often overwhelms what could have been a more multifaceted look at this interesting time and place .,0
"directors john musker and ron clements , the team behind the little mermaid , have produced sparkling retina candy , but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space .",0
"a working class "" us vs . them "" opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered .",0
the filmmakers lack the nerve . . . to fully exploit the script's potential for sick humor .,0
. . . salaciously simplistic .,0
"first , for a movie that tries to be smart , it's kinda dumb . and second , what's with all the shooting ?",0
"succumbs to the same kind of maudlin , sentimental mysticism that mars the touched by an angel school of non-god spiritual-uplift movies .",0
os universos de chuck barris e charlie kaufman são complementares . e igualmente fascinantes .,1
francophiles will snicker knowingly and you'll want to slap them .,1
. . . an inviting piece of film .,1
i just loved every minute of this film .,1
"like many such biographical melodramas , it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories .",0
"think the lion king redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams , the world's most generic rock star .",0
"hill looks to be going through the motions , beginning with the pale script .",0
"perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie .",0
[at least] moore is a real charmer .,0
"despite its good nature and some genuinely funny moments , super troopers suffers from a bad case of arrested development .",0
"boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory , impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie .",0
the superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other .,0
". . . the one thing this wild film has that other imax films don't : chimps , lots of chimps , all blown up to the size of a house . that's fun for kids of any age .",1
"in its chicken heart , crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises .",0
"[clooney's] debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined , but it has a tremendous , offbeat sense of style and humor that suggests he was influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh .",1
enticing and often funny documentary .,1
if you dig on david mamet's mind tricks . . . rent this movie and enjoy !,1
"on a cutting room floor somewhere lies . . . footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant , ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire .",0
an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers : what they think of themselves and their clients .,1
"children may not understand everything that happens -- i'm not sure even miyazaki himself does -- but they will almost certainly be fascinated , and undoubtedly delighted .",1
"based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller , the film gets great laughs , but never at the expense of its characters",1
"the screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time they toss logic and science into what is essentially a "" dungeons and dragons "" fantasy with modern military weaponry . . .",1
"if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting , then this should keep you reasonably entertained .",0
"confusion is one of my least favourite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it .",0
a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera . . .,1
takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze .,1
"a gentle blend of present day testimonials , surviving footage of burstein and his family performing , historical archives , and telling stills .",1
"an easy watch , except for the annoying demeanour of its lead character .",0
"cold and scattered , minority report commands interest almost solely as an exercise in gorgeous visuals . that's not vintage spielberg and that , finally , is minimally satisfying .",0
exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids .,0
the film virtually chokes on its own self-consciousness .,0
strong setup and ambitious goals fade as the film descends into unsophisticated scare tactics and b-film thuggery .,0
the film is so bad it doesn't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen .,0
"this is a remake by the numbers , linking a halfwit plot to a series of standup routines in which wilson and murphy show how funny they could have been in a more ambitious movie .",0
"jirí hubac's script is a gem . his characters are engaging , intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving . the scope of the silberstein family is large and we grow attached to their lives , full of strength , warmth and vitality . .",1
"it is the sheer , selfish , wound-licking , bar-scrapping doggedness of leon's struggle to face and transmute his demons that makes the movie a spirited and touching occasion , despite its patchy construction .",1
"screenwriter chris ver weil's directing debut is good-natured and never dull , but its virtues are small and easily overshadowed by its predictability .",0
ice age posits a heretofore unfathomable question : is it possible for computer-generated characters to go through the motions ?,0
"much of the lady and the duke is about quiet , decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes .",1
"if all of eight legged freaks was as entertaining as the final hour , i would have no problem giving it an unqualified recommendation .",0
they do a good job of painting this family dynamic for the audience but they tried to squeeze too many elements into the film .,0
now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud .,0
"caso você sinta necessidade de sair da sala antes do término da projeção , não se preocupe : ninguém lhe enviará penas simbolizando covardia .",0
"divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood may not be exactly divine , but it's definitely -- defiantly -- ya ya , what with all of those terrific songs and spirited performances .",1
"wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating , so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen and the sexuality is muted .",0
it is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them .,0
"13 conversations may be a bit too enigmatic and overly ambitious to be fully successful , but sprecher and her screenwriting partner and sister , karen sprecher , don't seem ever to run out of ideas .",1
gere gives a good performance in a film that doesn't merit it .,0
"not a bad premise , but the execution is lackluster at best .",0
"while kids will probably eat the whole thing up , most adults will be way ahead of the plot .",0
a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation .,1
the film's intimate camera work and searing performances pull us deep into the girls' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them .,1
an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale .,1
the movie should be credited with remembering his victims .,1
"lacking substance and soul , crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs .",0
reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others . it also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them .,1
"i liked it because it was so endlessly , grotesquely , inventive .",1
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster .,1
incoherence reigns .,0
a subtle variation on i spit on your grave in which our purported heroine pathologically avenges a hatred for men .,0
""" red dragon "" is entertaining . an obvious copy of one of the best films ever made , how could it not be ? but it is entertaining on an inferior level . it is a popcorn film , not a must-own , or even a must-see .",1
i walked away from this new version of e . t . just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes .,1
"director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?",0
it wouldn't be my preferred way of spending 100 minutes or $7 . 00 .,0
the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career .,0
it's one long bore .,0
"the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting .",0
"in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .",1
"every dance becomes about seduction , where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated , and sex is currency .",1
"holofcener rejects patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out , in all its strange quirks .",1
brosnan's finest non-bondish performance yet fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes .,0
more than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling .,1
"this movie is something of an impostor itself , stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work .",0
most folks with a real stake in the american sexual landscape will find it either moderately amusing or just plain irrelevant .,0
"this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities .",1
"a sensitive , moving , brilliantly constructed work .",1
it's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant .,0
occasionally amateurishly made but a winsome cast and nice dialogue keeps it going .,1
some people want the ol' ball-and-chain and then there are those who just want the ball and chain .,1
"had the film boasted a clearer , more memorable , the creepiness would have gotten under the skin .",0
the cast is uniformly excellent and relaxed .,1
"deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame .",1
"though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that's potentially moving , the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama .",0
"though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem , there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting .",1
"at times , the suspense is palpable , but by the end there's a sense that the crux of the mystery hinges on a technicality that strains credulity and leaves the viewer haunted by the waste of potential .",0
"a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine .",0
draggin' about dragons,0
"a wild , endearing , masterful documentary .",1
"this is so de palma . if you love him , you'll like it . if you don't . . . well , skip to another review .",1
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933 .,1
the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it .,1
"it's funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot .",1
"the story , like life , refuses to be simple , and the result is a compelling slice of awkward emotions .",1
a surprisingly funny movie .,1
"more concerned with overall feelings , broader ideas , and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers , soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .",1
the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat .,0
"if you're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you're at the right film .",1
"nair and writer laura cahill dare to build a movie around some flawed but rather unexceptional women , emerging with a fine character study that's short on plot but rich in the tiny revelations of real life .",1
deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world .,1
the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati .,1
genuinely unnerving .,1
"with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it .",1
what we get . . . is caddyshack crossed with the loyal order of raccoons .,0
wanker goths are on the loose ! run for your lives !,0
"shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen , and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera .",0
"from spiritual rebirth to bruising defeat , vincent's odyssey resonates in a profound way , comparable to the classic films of jean renoir .",1
it's fairly self-aware in its dumbness .,1
"witherspoon puts to rest her valley-girl image , but it's dench who really steals the show .",1
the story itself is actually quite vapid .,0
"this toothless dog , already on cable , loses all bite on the big screen .",0
"to paraphrase a line from another dickens' novel , nicholas nickleby is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato .",0
"the inevitable double- and triple-crosses arise , but the only drama is in waiting to hear how john malkovich's reedy consigliere will pronounce his next line .",0
"andersson creates a world that's at once surreal and disturbingly familiar ; absurd , yet tremendously sad .",1
calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls .,0
"it's a brave attempt to tap into the heartbeat of the world , a salute to the universal language of rhythm and a zippy sampling of sounds .",1
"'no es la mejor cinta de la serie , ni la mejor con brosnan a la cabeza , pero de que entretiene ni duda cabe . '",1
"the film is darkly atmospheric , with herrmann quietly suggesting the sadness and obsession beneath hearst's forced avuncular chortles .",1
"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling , but brooms isn't it .",0
too much of the humor falls flat .,0
i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways .,0
"with minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .",0
madonna still can't act a lick .,0
"insomnia is one of the year's best films and pacino gives one of his most daring , and complicated , performances .",1
"it is a kickass , dense sci-fi action thriller hybrid that delivers and then some . i haven't seen one in so long , no wonder i didn't recognize it at first .",1
"[kline's] utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who can't quite live up to it .",1
troll the cult section of your local video store for the real deal .,0
trades run-of-the-mill revulsion for extreme unease .,1
don't waste your money .,0
"what's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete , if irritating , notion of class .",0
"[the kid's] just too bratty for sympathy , and as the film grows to its finale , his little changes ring hollow .",0
"a dark , dull thriller with a parting shot that misfires .",0
"christina ricci comedy about sympathy , hypocrisy and love is a misfire .",0
. . . del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy .,0
an excellent romp that boasts both a heart and a mind .,1
it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground .,0
a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché of japanese animation while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage .,1
the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture .,0
"you'll laugh at either the obviousness of it all or its stupidity or maybe even its inventiveness , but the point is , you'll laugh .",1
"there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine .",1
"hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people .",1
a stylistic romp that's always fun to watch .,1
"in his debut as a director , washington has a sure hand . his work with actors is particularly impressive .",1
"chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans . but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm , this is the opposite of a truly magical movie .",0
an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots .,0
millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry .,0
what you end up getting is the vertical limit of surfing movies - memorable stunts with lots of downtime in between .,0
"this story still seems timely and important . and there's an element of heartbreak to watching it now , with older and wiser eyes , because we know what will happen after greene's story ends .",1
"there is something in full frontal , i guess , about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them , but like most movie riddles , it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see .",0
"each story on its own could have been expanded and worked into a compelling single feature , but in its current incarnation , storytelling never quite gets over its rather lopsided conception .",0
"human nature is a goofball movie , in the way that malkovich was , but it tries too hard .",0
"it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic , the wife is patient , the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate , but short enough to make a dream seem possible .",0
"an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent .",1
"american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature , but it is impossible to think of any film more challenging or depressing than the grey zone .",1
"the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch , but a great movie it is not .",0
formula 51 is so trite that even yu's high-energy action stylings can't break through the stupor .,0
"the results , if not memorable , are at least interesting .",1
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming .,0
"what makes the movie work — to an admittedly limited extent — is the commitment of two genuinely engaging performers . weaver and lapaglia are both excellent , in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk .",1
that it'll probably be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture,1
"could have been crisper and punchier , but it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies .",1
"more than anything else , kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre , which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again .",1
dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments .,1
tsai may be ploughing the same furrow once too often .,0
an unabashedly schmaltzy and thoroughly enjoyable true story .,1
"a witty , low-key romantic comedy .",1
the film exudes the urbane sweetness that woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken .,1
collapses under its own meager weight .,0
at once half-baked and overheated .,0
the movie's biggest offense is its complete and utter lack of tension .,0
"by the standards of knucklehead swill , the hot chick is pretty damned funny .",1
sandra bullock's best dramatic performance to date ( is ) almost enough to lift ( this ) thrill-kill cat-and-mouser . . . above its paint-by-numbers plot .,0
so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride .,1
everyone should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting .,1
"there's back-stabbing , inter-racial desire and , most importantly , singing and dancing .",1
"not always too whimsical for its own good ( but enough to do harm ) , this strange hybrid of crime thriller , quirky character study , third-rate romance and female empowerment fantasy never really finds the tonal or thematic glue it needs .",0
"the master of disguise is funny--not "" ha ha "" funny , "" dead circus performer "" funny . and for all the wrong reasons besides .",0
"it's tough , astringent , darkly funny and . . . well , it's also generic , untidy , condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning .",0
nice piece of work .,1
"as violent , profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you've ever seen .",0
"funny , somber , absurd , and , finally , achingly sad , bartleby is a fine , understated piece of filmmaking .",1
"feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime . . . and , perhaps more than he realizes , just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work .",0
"scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug , but all in all it's a lot less sensational than it wants to be .",0
"granddad of le nouvelle vague , jean-luc godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek .",0
what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is !,0
"a bonanza of wacky sight gags , outlandish color schemes , and corny visual puns that can be appreciated equally as an abstract frank tashlin comedy and as a playful recapitulation of the artist's career .",1
"an entertaining british hybrid of comedy , caper thrills and quirky romance .",1
overall very good for what it's trying to do .,1
warm and exotic .,1
"the photographer's show-don't-tell stance is admirable , but it can make him a problematic documentary subject .",0
a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children .,1
"mana gives us compelling , damaged characters who we want to help -- or hurt .",1
"frei assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him .",1
its director's most substantial feature for some time .,1
"while i can't say it's on par with the first one , stuart little 2 is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie .",1
"this tenth feature is a big deal , indeed -- at least the third-best , and maybe even a notch above the previous runner-up , nicholas meyer's star trek vi : the undiscovered country .",1
"a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor .",0
a harmless and mildly amusing family comedy .,0
scorsese doesn't give us a character worth giving a damn about .,0
. . . its stupidities wind up sticking in one's mind a lot more than the cool bits .,0
about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come .,1
"a miraculous movie , i'm going home is so slight , yet overflows with wisdom and emotion .",1
"once [kim] begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors , you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard .",0
irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free .,0
"belongs to daniel day-lewis as much as it belongs to martin scorsese ; it's a memorable performance in a big , brassy , disturbing , unusual and highly successful film .",1
beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling . . . recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly .,1
the gantzes' interviews tend to let the guys off the hook .,0
nicely serves as an examination of a society in transition .,1
"director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon , but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks .",0
"sparkles in its deft portrait of tinseltown's seasoned veterans of gossip , wealth , paranoia , and celebrityhood .",1
"priggish , lethargically paced parable of renewal .",0
"i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism .",0
my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it's virtually its own hollywood remake .,1
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn .,1
a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you cannot believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it .,0
brilliantly explores the conflict between following one's heart and following the demands of tradition .,1
"johnson has , in his first film , set himself a task he is not nearly up to .",0
"the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production's austere locales .",1
"sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman can't save it .",0
a charming yet poignant tale of the irrevocable ties that bind .,1
there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time .,0
the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart .,0
"a tired , unnecessary retread . . . a stale copy of a picture that wasn't all that great to begin with .",0
"it's not just a feel-good movie , it's a feel movie . you feel good , you feel sad , you feel pissed off , but in the end , you feel alive - which is what they did .",1
"love may have been in the air onscreen , but i certainly wasn't feeling any of it .",0
""" the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store """,0
more maudlin than sharp .,0
imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno .,0
i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women .,0
"complete lack of originality , cleverness or even visible effort",0
"i'm sure the filmmaker would disagree , but , honestly , i don't see the point . it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed .",0
succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture .,1
"though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs , its digs at modern society are all things we've seen before .",0
it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices .,0
"when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life , it already has one strike against it .",0
'cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0
"with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , however , robert rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking .",1
"to call the other side of heaven "" appalling "" would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be .",0
there has always been something likable about the marquis de sade .,1
what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this .,0
"writer-director walter hill and co-writer david giler try to create characters out of the obvious cliches , but wind up using them as punching bags .",0
"kenneth branagh's energetic sweet-and-sour performance as a curmudgeonly british playwright grounds this overstuffed , erratic dramedy in which he and his improbably forbearing wife contend with craziness and child-rearing in los angeles .",0
"my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year , it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss .",1
i don't think this movie loves women at all .,0
the impact of the armenian genocide is diluted by too much stage business in the modern day .,0
travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment .,1
"reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism , with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences , that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby .",0
"there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract .",0
"it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say .",0
"a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact .",0
"doesn't get the job done , running off the limited chemistry created by ralph fiennes and jennifer lopez .",0
it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal .,0
the director has injected self-consciousness into the proceedings at every turn . the results are far more alienating than involving .,0
"reinforces the often forgotten fact of the world's remarkably varying human population and mindset , and its capacity to heal using creative , natural and ancient antidotes .",1
a historical epic with the courage of its convictions about both scope and detail .,1
"a very long movie , dull in stretches , with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction .",0
"a drama of great power , yet some members of the audience will leave the theater believing they have seen a comedy .",1
"based on a david leavitt story , the film shares that writer's usual blend of observant cleverness , too-facile coincidence and slightly noxious preciousness .",0
"dark , resonant , inventively detailed and packed with fleet turns of plot and a feast of visual amazement .",1
burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast .,0
"an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration , miss congeniality .",0
"measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs , red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller .",1
"a b-movie you can sit through , enjoy on a certain level and then forget .",1
"writer/director walter hill is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable .",1
"we get light showers of emotion a couple of times , but then -- strangely -- these wane to an inconsistent and ultimately unsatisfying drizzle .",0
it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit .,0
one of the most incoherent features in recent memory .,0
"when in doubt , the film ratchets up the stirring soundtrack , throws in a fish-out-of-water gag and lets the cliched dialogue rip . or else a doggie winks .",0
"sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .",1
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through .,0
"with 'bowling for columbine , ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear .",1
a compelling portrait of moral emptiness,1
murder and mayhem of this sort quickly becomes monotonous .,0
the respective charms of sandra bullock and hugh grant have worn threadbare .,0
"contrived , awkward and filled with unintended laughs , the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster .",0
"the problem with this film is that it lacks focus . i sympathize with the plight of these families , but the movie doesn't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand .",0
the only thing that distinguishes a randall wallace film from any other is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film .,0
a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences .,0
"e . t . works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet .",1
"es divertida , visualmente espectacular y muy entretenida . simple y sencillamente te sorprenderá .",1
"i like it . there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude , this fast-paced and this insane .",1
even horror fans will most likely not find what they're seeking with trouble every day ; the movie lacks both thrills and humor .,0
the film is one of the year's best .,1
"a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times , but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism .",1
ultimately engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese 'cultural revolution . ',1
"during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time , there isn't one true 'chan moment' .",0
not a stereotype is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid .,0
comedy troupe broken lizard's first movie is very funny but too concerned with giving us a plot .,0
"this concoction , so bizarre to the adult mind , is actually a charming triumph where its intended under-12 audience is concerned .",1
gloriously goofy ( and gory ) midnight movie stuff .,1
it's everything you don't go to the movies for .,0
"opening with some contrived banter , cliches and some loose ends , the screenplay only comes into its own in the second half .",1
"a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage "" be careful what you wish for "" is given a full workout .",1
. . . a roller-coaster ride of a movie,1
you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report .,1
the film makes a strong case for the importance of the musicians in creating the motown sound .,1
"[hawn's character]is so bluntly written , without a trace of sentimentality , and so blisteringly defined , that every other character seems overlooked and underwritten .",1
"me no lika da accents so good , but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story . scott baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects .",1
this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action .,0
"in the end , there isn't much to it .",0
like mike isn't interested in recycling old cliches . it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor .,1
ali's graduation from little screen to big is far less painful than his opening scene encounter with an over-amorous terrier .,1
it's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal .,1
"fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative , but he does display an original talent .",0
"like its script , which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through , the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull , brain-deadening hangover .",0
"seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings , stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr . drew barrymore .",0
"there's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career , if they want one .",1
"when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs . woo , it looks like woo's a p . o . w .",0
"the result is more depressing than liberating , but it's never boring .",1
"though the opera itself takes place mostly indoors , jacquot seems unsure of how to evoke any sort of naturalism on the set .",0
"human nature , in short , isn't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart .",0
it's one of the most honest films ever made about hollywood .,1
"the spaniel-eyed jean reno infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart .",1
"directed with purpose and finesse by england's roger mitchell , who handily makes the move from pleasing , relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft .",1
"somewhere in the middle , the film compels , as demme experiments he harvests a few movie moment gems , but the field of roughage dominates .",0
"the best movie of its kind since 'brazil . ' lucas , take notes . this is how you use special effects .",1
"it picked me up , swung me around , and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film .",1
don't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk .,0
"one of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one , but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them .",1
"it's not so much enjoyable to watch as it is enlightening to listen to new sides of a previous reality , and to visit with some of the people who were able to make an impact in the theater world .",1
"a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever , amusing and unpredictable .",1
"superior genre storytelling , which gets under our skin simply by crossing the nuclear line .",1
"o ótimo esforço do diretor acaba sendo frustrado pelo roteiro , que , depois de levar um bom tempo para colocar a trama em andamento , perde-se de vez a partir do instante em que os estranhos acontecimentos são explicados .",0
"while the humor is recognizably plympton , he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time .",1
just one bad idea after another .,0
"the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff , and that's where this film should have remained .",0
an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film .,0
"like a skillful fisher , the director uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely .",1
"together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death . in the process , they demonstrate that there's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema .",1
"a chronicle not only of one man's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign's end , an extended publicity department .",1
hollywood ending just isn't very funny .,0
"passionate , irrational , long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula , helga figures prominently in this movie , and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats .",1
"will probably stay in the shadow of its two older , more accessible qatsi siblings .",0
the big ending surprise almost saves the movie . it's too bad that the rest isn't more compelling .,0
"it's of the quality of a lesser harrison ford movie - six days , seven nights , maybe , or that dreadful sabrina remake .",0
"a resonant tale of racism , revenge and retribution .",1
"manages to be somewhat well-acted , not badly art-directed and utterly unengaging no matter how hard it tries to be thrilling , touching or , yikes , uproarious .",0
"think of it as gidget , only with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch .",1
"i admire it and yet cannot recommend it , because it overstays its natural running time .",0
just a kiss is a just a waste .,0
"mr . polanski is in his element here : alone , abandoned , but still consoled by his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival .",1
there's no clear picture of who killed bob crane . but here's a glimpse at his life .,1
there was time on that second round to see the subtleties of ramsay's portrait of grief .,1
"in the telling of a story largely untold , bui chooses to produce something that is ultimately suspiciously familiar .",0
"led by griffin's smartly nuanced performance and enthusiasm , the cast has a lot of fun with the material .",1
george lucas returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension .,1
earnest but heavy-handed .,0
a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not .,1
presents an astute appraisal of middle american musical torpor and the desperate struggle to escape it .,1
"best of all is garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man .",1
"weirdly , broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn't unveil it until the end , after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car .",0
"aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd , there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian'",0
"the film is a hoot , and is just as good , if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all can't stand .",1
a portrait of an artist .,1
"what could have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking .",1
there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong . this is an hour and a half of daydreaming .,0
"khouri manages , with terrific flair , to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum .",1
"hardly makes the kind of points egoyan wanted to make , nor does it exist as the kind of monument he wanted to build , to victims whose voices have never gained the ears of the world .",0
"occasionally interesting but essentially unpersuasive , a footnote to a still evolving story .",0
"as if trying to grab a lump of play-doh , the harder that liman tries to squeeze his story , the more details slip out between his fingers .",1
such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema .,0
"in its ragged , cheap and unassuming way , the movie works .",1
"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr . deeds , with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less- than-likely new york celebrities . . . certainly raises the film above anything sandler's been attached to before .",1
"dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth's best soundtrack in years .",1
derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone .,0
"time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable .",0
"sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours .",0
"as the princess , sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat . ben kingsley is truly funny , playing a kind of ghandi gone bad .",1
"too often , son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained "" big moment "" will occur and not "" if . """,1
an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy .,1
i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x .,0
"national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house , but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats .",0
"a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member .",1
"the film feels formulaic , its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff , while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe .",0
"because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene , 'swimfan' left me with a very bad feeling .",0
. . . hudlin is stuck trying to light a fire with soggy leaves .,0
"the genius of the work speaks volumes , offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates .",1
how i killed my father is one of those art house films that makes you feel like you're watching an iceberg melt -- only it never melts .,0
"like being trapped inside a huge video game , where exciting , inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again .",0
"in addition to hoffman's powerful acting clinic , this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .",1
"after you laugh once ( maybe twice ) , you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot .",0
maelstrom is a deliberately unsteady mixture of stylistic elements .,1
"a spunky , original take on a theme that will resonate with singles of many ages .",1
"so clichéd that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart .",0
one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us involved .,1
"silly stuff , all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who can't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another .",0
"the most wondrous love story in years , it is a great film .",1
the execution is so pedestrian that the most positive comment we can make is that rob schneider actually turns in a pretty convincing performance as a prissy teenage girl .,0
the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not .,0
"you watch for that sense of openness , the little surprises .",1
"béart and berling are both superb , while huppert . . . is magnificent .",1
"while surprisingly sincere , this average little story is adorned with some awesome action photography and surfing .",1
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre .,1
the next generation of mob movie . part low rent godfather . part three stooges .,1
the simplicity of the way home has few equals this side of aesop,1
"its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability , but little more .",0
". . . just a big mess of a movie , full of images and events , but no tension or surprise .",0
"overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial , ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring .",0
"it has its faults , but it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and mandy moore leaves a positive impression .",1
it's as close as we'll ever come to looking through a photographer's viewfinder as he works .,1
""" frailty "" has been written so well , that even a simple "" goddammit ! "" near the end takes on a whole other meaning .",1
a lifetime movie about men .,0
"the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark , decadent truffle .",0
japan's premier stylist of sex and blood hits audiences with what may be his most demented film to date .,1
good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork .,0
even legends like alfred hitchcock and john huston occasionally directed trifles . . . so it's no surprise to see a world-class filmmaker like zhang yimou behind the camera for a yarn that's ultimately rather inconsequential .,0
the plot is so predictable and sentimental that viewers are likely to lose interest before sandrine and her goats walk off into the sunset .,0
"'divertida , enternecedora , universal y profundamente sincera , es una de las mejores comedias románticas en mucho tiempo . una verdadera delicia . '",1
"the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot .",0
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters .,0
"the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie .",0
"a smart , sweet and playful romantic comedy .",1
"it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion . it risks seeming slow and pretentious , because it thinks the gamble is worth the promise .",1
hardly a film that comes along every day .,1
funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness .,1
this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still .,0
"like all abstract art , the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way , and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all .",0
"this is a very funny , heartwarming film . it has fun with the quirks of family life , but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect .",1
"davis is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy .",1
sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates .,0
"feels shrill , simple and soapy .",0
"aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better .",1
"it's amazingly perceptive in its subtle , supportive but unsentimental look at the marks family .",1
"this is cool , slick stuff , ready to quench the thirst of an audience that misses the summer blockbusters .",1
"as social exposé , skins has its heart in the right place , but that's not much to hang a soap opera on .",0
"the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism , but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia .",0
"feardotcom's thrills are all cheap , but they mostly work .",1
writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon .,0
"there's really only one good idea in this movie , but the director runs with it and presents it with an unforgettable visual panache .",1
"you won't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all .",1
"director-chef gabriele muccino keeps it fast -- zippy , comin' at ya -- as if fearing that his film is molto superficiale .",0
nothing more than four or five mild chuckles surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy .,0
mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise . it does give you a peek . the main problem being that it's only a peek .,1
'what's the russian word for wow ! ? ',1
"at its worst the screenplay is callow , but at its best it is a young artist's thoughtful consideration of fatherhood .",1
". . . the efforts of its star , kline , to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught .",0
"it won't hold up over the long haul , but in the moment , finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee .",1
the sad thing about knockaround guys is its lame aspiration for grasping the coolness vibes when in fact the film isn't as flippant or slick as it thinks it is .,0
"finds a way to tell a simple story , perhaps the simplest story of all , in a way that seems compelling and even original .",1
"not for the prurient or squeamish , it's a daring if overlong examination of an idolized culture , self-loathing and sexual politics .",1
"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose , and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american .",1
close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air .,1
"this is a finely written , superbly acted offbeat thriller .",1
"a movie just for friday fans , critics be damned . if you already like this sort of thing , this is that sort of thing all over again .",0
rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign .,0
"human resources was a good , straightforward tale , but time out is better . it's haunting . it's like a poem .",1
"meeting , even exceeding expectations , it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back . . . a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .",1
"i didn't laugh at the ongoing efforts of cube , and his skinny buddy mike epps , to make like laurel and hardy 'n the hood .",0
it's a ripper of a yarn and i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill . naomi watts is terrific as rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation .,1
p . t . anderson understands the grandness of romance and how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew were possible .,1
"though not for everyone , the guys is a somber trip worth taking .",1
whether jason x is this bad on purpose is never clear . but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary .,0
"wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring , this movie challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture .",1
"it understands , in a way that speaks forcefully enough about the mechanisms of poverty to transcend the rather simplistic filmmaking .",1
the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies .,1
wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime .,0
intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story's least interesting subject .,0
sayles . . . once again strands his superb performers in the same old story .,0
works better in the conception than it does in the execution . . . winds up seeming just a little too clever .,0
deserving of its critical backlash and more .,0
"all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders , but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject .",0
those with an interest in new or singular sorts of film experiences will find what time is it there ? well worth the time .,1
"as teen movies go , "" orange county "" is a refreshing change",1
"a stirring , funny and finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films",1
chaiken ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident .,1
"is anyone else out there getting tired of the whole slo-mo , double-pistoled , ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic ?",0
a well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel .,0
"likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes .",1
"definitely funny stuff , but it's more of the 'laughing at' variety than the 'laughing with . '",1
". . . unspeakably , unbearably dull , featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted .",0
"it's an ambitious film , and as with all ambitious films , it has some problems . but on the whole , you're gonna like this movie .",1
"tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .",0
"compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen , runteldat is something of a triumph .",1
"once one experiences mr . haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience , one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth , and little else .",0
"pascale bailly's rom-com provides amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i . e . , a banal spiritual quest .",0
"while dutifully pulling on heartstrings , directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .",1
video games are more involving than this mess .,0
absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel .,0
"yes , 4ever is harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes , but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to spirited away ?",0
"a worthy idea , but the uninspired scripts , acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special .",0
"content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance .",0
"the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another , most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults .",0
"like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being , the hours is one of those reputedly "" unfilmable "" novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right .",1
every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable . something like scrubbing the toilet . or emptying rat traps . or doing last year's taxes with your ex-wife .,0
douglas mcgrath's nicholas nickleby does dickens as it should be done cinematically .,1
"a "" home alone "" film that is staged like "" rosemary's baby , "" but is not as well-conceived as either of those films .",0
a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney .,1
"sadly , though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear , they can't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .",0
"if you think that jennifer lopez has shown poor judgment in planning to marry ben affleck , wait till you see maid in manhattan .",0
will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it .,1
"celebrated at sundance , this slight comedy of manners has winning performances and a glossy , glib charm that's hard to beat .",1
"de niro looks bored , murphy recycles murphy , and you mentally add showtime to the pile of hollywood dreck that represents nothing more than the art of the deal .",0
"whatever satire lucky break was aiming for , it certainly got lost in the "" soon-to-be-forgettable "" section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile . it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars",0
"however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging , the question remains whether this should , indeed , have been presented as a theatrical release .",0
the rock has a great presence but one battle after another is not the same as one battle followed by killer cgi effects .,0
"it's unnerving to see recoing's bizzarre reaction to his unemployment . good film , but very glum .",1
[a] rather thinly-conceived movie .,0
"prurient playthings aside , there's little to love about this english trifle .",0
"angela gheorghiu as famous prima donna floria tosca , roberto alagna as her lover mario cavaradossi , and ruggero as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarpia , all sing beautifully and act adequately .",1
[a] stuporously solemn film .,0
. . . watching this film nearly provoked me to take my own life . and if the hours wins 'best picture' i just might .,0
". . . while each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture , the journey doesn't really go anywhere .",1
watstein handily directs and edits around his screenplay's sappier elements . . . and sustains off the hook's buildup with remarkable assuredness for a first-timer .,1
"like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert , john q . is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause .",0
"while somewhat less than it might have been , the film is a good one , and you've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out .",1
as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west .,0
kiarostami has crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope .,1
the film's essentially over by the meet-cute .,0
"as 'chick flicks' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting .",0
uzumaki's interesting social parallel and defiant aesthetic seems a prostituted muse . . .,0
"there's an audience for it , but it could have been funnier and more innocent .",0
not a bad journey at all .,1
"a ragbag of promising ideas and failed narrative , of good acting and plain old bad filmmaking .",0
"the unceasing sadism is so graphically excessive , the director just ends up exposing his own obsession .",0
""" spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff . if you're a comic fan , you can't miss it . if you're not , you'll still have a good time . """,1
"thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big , colorful characters . mom and dad can catch some quality naptime along the way .",0
". . . if you're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games .",1
"stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros . -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green's half-hearted movie career .",0
griffiths proves she's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession .,1
a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise .,0
much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever .,1
"hashiguchi vividly captures the way young japanese live now , chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying , traditional politesse .",1
"accuracy and realism are terrific , but if your film becomes boring , and your dialogue isn't smart , then you need to use more poetic license .",0
"i enjoyed time of favor while i was watching it , but i was surprised at how quickly it faded from my memory .",1
"it can't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller , a romance or a comedy .",0
there's something about a marching band that gets me where i live .,1
"from the big giant titles of the opening credits to elmer bernstein's perfectly melodic score , haynes gets just about everything right .",1
"rain is a small treasure , enveloping the viewer in a literal and spiritual torpor that is anything but cathartic .",1
obstacles are too easily overcome and there isn't much in the way of character development in the script .,0
"just consider what new best friend does not have , beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay .",0
a major waste . . . generic .,0
"if swimfan does catch on , it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh .",0
sitting through the last reel ( spoiler alert ! ) is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration recount his halloween trip to the haunted house .,0
"may not have generated many sparks , but with his affection for astoria and its people he has given his tale a warm glow .",1
"a real winner -- smart , funny , subtle , and resonant .",1
"greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill",1
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,0
a fairly by-the-books blend of action and romance with sprinklings of intentional and unintentional comedy .,0
"we know the plot's a little crazy , but it held my interest from start to finish .",1
"the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones , but all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film .",0
"considering the harsh locations and demanding stunts , this must have been a difficult shoot , but the movie proves rough going for the audience as well .",0
"impresses as a skillfully assembled , highly polished and professional adaptation . . . just about as chilling and unsettling as 'manhunter' was .",1
"with a cast that includes some of the top actors working in independent film , lovely & amazing involves us because it is so incisive , so bleakly amusing about how we go about our lives .",1
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible .,0
. . . a lesson in prehistoric hilarity .,1
this beautifully animated epic is never dull .,1
this is a heartfelt story . . . it just isn't a very involving one .,0
"the picture , scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination , is a monument to bad in all its florid variety .",0
a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion .,0
"writer/director joe carnahan's grimy crime drama is a manual of precinct cliches , but it moves fast enough to cover its clunky dialogue and lapses in logic .",1
"if this holiday movie is supposed to be a gift , somebody unwrapped it early , took out all the good stuff , and left behind the crap ( literally ) .",0
an ambitious 'what if ? ' that works .,1
"a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .",1
"though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .",1
"for all the complications , it's all surprisingly predictable .",0
all but the most persnickety preteens should enjoy this nonthreatening but thrilling adventure .,1
"opens at a funeral , ends on the protagonist's death bed and doesn't get much livelier in the three hours in between .",0
"when a film is created solely because it's a marketable product , soulless and ugly movies like this are the result . let your silly childhood nostalgia slumber unmolested .",0
"if disney's cinderella proved that 'a dream is a wish your heart makes , ' then cinderella ii proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes .",0
"the film might have been more satisfying if it had , in fact , been fleshed out a little more instead of going for easy smiles .",0
"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool , and it's a sad , sick sight .",0
leigh succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing .,1
"eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy , but the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm doesn't do a load of good .",0
"spielberg is the rare director who does not want to invite viewers to gawk at or applaud his special effects . he just wants them to be part of the action , the wallpaper of his chosen reality . here , thankfully , they are .",1
if only merchant paid more attention the story .,0
"merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes , most at women's expense .",0
"it's a minor comedy that tries to balance sweetness with coarseness , while it paints a sad picture of the singles scene .",1
"all in all , a great party .",1
"in the wake of saving private ryan , black hawk down and we were soldiers , you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine .",0
a certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents .,1
oh come on . like you couldn't smell this turkey rotting from miles away .,0
"an oddity , to be sure , but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion .",1
"if the movie were all comedy , it might work better . but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness .",0
"standing by yourself is haunting . . . [it's] what punk rock music used to be , and what the video medium could use more of : spirit , perception , conviction .",1
"a fine production with splendid singing by angela gheorghiu , ruggero raimondi , and roberto alagna .",1
hollywood has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock's imaginative flight to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff .,0
either a fascinating study of the relationship between mothers and their children or a disturbing story about sociopaths and their marks .,1
"even film silliness needs a little gravity , beyond good hair and humping .",0
"soderbergh seems capable only of delivering artfully lighted , earnest inquiries that lack the kind of genuine depth that would make them redeemable .",0
"might have been better off as a documentary , with less of mr . eyre's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage .",0
"it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships .",1
"we're left with a story that tries to grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments .",0
goes a long way on hedonistic gusto .,1
"the premise is in extremely bad taste , and the film's supposed insights are so poorly thought-out and substance-free that even a high school senior taking his or her first psychology class could dismiss them .",0
the film favors the scientific over the spectacular ( visually speaking ) .,0
"affectionately reminds us that , in any language , the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things .",1
campanella gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful .,1
cq's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors .,1
"a fine film , but it would be a lot better if it stuck to betty fisher and left out the other stories .",1
it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction .,0
"the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy , something from a halloween that died .",0
"if this movie belonged to a sorority , it would be called beta alpha delta .",0
offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .,1
this is a superior horror flick .,1
provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust .,1
pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick .,0
another useless recycling of a brutal mid-'70s american sports movie .,0
"just as the lousy tarantino imitations have subsided , here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation .",0
"though it goes further than both , anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here , but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary .",0
a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame .,0
"the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama .",0
". . . unlike [scorsese's mean streets] , ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .",0
one of the smartest takes on singles culture i've seen in a long time .,1
"ends up being mostly about ravishing costumes , eye-filling , wide-screen production design and joan's wacky decision to stand by her man , no matter how many times he demonstrates that he's a disloyal satyr .",0
"skip this dreck , rent animal house and go back to the source .",0
the movie is saved from unbearable lightness by the simplicity of the storytelling and the authenticity of the performances .,1
"gaghan captures the half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms , a subtlety that makes the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing .",0
"too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging . . . the isle defies an easy categorization .",0
stage director sam mendes showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge .,1
an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication .,1
outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time . we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride .,0
"despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . the jabs it employs are short , carefully placed and dead-center .",1
"as the story moves inexorably through its seven day timeframe , the picture becomes increasingly mesmerizing .",1
"a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .",0
the piece plays as well as it does thanks in large measure to anspaugh's three lead actresses .,1
"it sounds sick and twisted , but the miracle of shainberg's film is that it truly is romance",1
the movie fails to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man .,0
"none of this violates the letter of behan's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor .",0
"for the most part , director anne-sophie birot's first feature is a sensitive , extraordinarily well-acted drama .",1
begins like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish .,1
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it .,1
"in other words , it's just another sports drama/character study . yet this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness . plus , like i already mentioned . . . it's robert duvall ! c'mon !",1
"while parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline , they and a fully engaged supporting cast . . . have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit major would have thought possible .",1
banal and predictable .,0
""" nicholas nickleby "" is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new "" a christmas carol "" out in the theaters this year . charlie hunnam has the twinkling eyes , repressed smile and determined face needed to carry out a dickensian hero .",1
skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise .,1
"hardman is a grating , mannered onscreen presence , which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast .",0
"sillier , cuter , and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ) , but still a very good time at the cinema .",1
"like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you can't fake .",1
""" mr . deeds "" is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought .",1
it won't bust your gut -- and it's not intended to -- it's merely a blandly cinematic surgical examination of what makes a joke a joke .,1
"sweetly sexy , funny and touching .",1
'stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall's intense freight train of a film . ',1
"as befits its title , this pg-13-rated piffle is ultimately as threatening as the snuggle fabric softener bear .",0
a modest masterpiece .,1
"what will , most likely , turn out to be the most repellent movie of 2002 .",0
norton holds the film together .,1
"simplistic , silly and tedious .",0
"an intelligent , multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge , education , and the affects of cultural and geographical displacement .",1
". . . grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces .",0
what's missing is what we call the 'wow' factor .,0
"a morose little soap opera about three vapid , insensitive people who take turns hurting each other . it's a feature-length adaptation of one of those "" can this marriage be saved ? "" columns from ladies home journal . . .",0
a movie for 11-year-old boys with sports dreams of their own and the preteen girls who worship lil' bow wow .,1
it's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters .,1
. . . think of it as american pie on valium .,0
candid camera on methamphetamines .,1
"this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever , but it's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience .",0
"a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait , shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown .",1
"elling , portrayed with quiet fastidiousness by per christian ellefsen , is a truly singular character , one whose frailties are only slightly magnified versions of the ones that vex nearly everyone .",1
"at once subtle and visceral , the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful , offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future .",1
labute masterfully balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other . something for everyone .,1
"the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys , whose makers apparently believe that women's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting , writing or direction .",0
it is so refreshing to see robin williams turn 180 degrees from the string of insultingly innocuous and sappy fiascoes he's been making for the last several years .,1
a captivating new film .,1
i simply can't recommend it enough .,1
"a delightful stimulus for the optic nerves , so much that it's forgivable that the plot feels like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow .",1
"a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection .",1
"jackson shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .",0
"though a capable thriller , somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama .",1
"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it's exploitive without being insightful .",0
below is well below expectations .,0
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness .,1
"not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at .",0
some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ) served jews who escaped the holocaust .,1
"when the movie mixes the cornpone and the cosa nostra , it finds a nice rhythm .",1
"the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly , but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types .",0
how do you spell cliché ?,0
an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality .,1
"a feature-length , r-rated , road-trip version of mama's family .",0
"it is very difficult to care about the character , and that is the central flaw of the film .",0
fans of the animated wildlife adventure show will be in warthog heaven ; others need not necessarily apply .,1
on the right track to something that's creepy and effective . . . it's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there .,0
life is a crock -- or something like it .,0
". . . an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .",0
the trials of henry kissinger is a remarkable piece of filmmaking … because you get it .,1
"not only is undercover brother as funny , if not more so , than both austin powers films , but it's also one of the smarter , savvier spoofs to come along in some time .",1
adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse .,0
"comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special , freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class . . . . designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears , "" crossroads "" instead provokes a handful of unintentional howlers and numerous yawns .",0
"a timid , soggy near miss .",0
"a simple , but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past .",1
"doug liman , the director of bourne , directs the traffic well , gets a nice wintry look from his locations , absorbs us with the movie's spycraft and uses damon's ability to be focused and sincere .",1
"a touching , small-scale story of family responsibility and care in the community .",1
there are just enough twists in the tale to make it far more satisfying than almost any horror film in recent memory .,1
"i'm afraid you won't get through this frankly fantastical by-the-numbers b-flick with just a suspension of disbelief . rather , you'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief .",0
credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it feel realistic .,1
"'linklater fans , or pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde will suck up to this project . . . '",0
"perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy , hope and despair , about schmidt instead comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness .",1
"if you want to see a train wreck that you can't look away from , then look no further , because here it is .",1
a cop story that understands the medium amazingly well .,1
"there's too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present .",0
a compelling film .,1
"[russell] makes good b movies ( the mask , the blob ) , and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards .",1
"not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days , but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired .",0
"klein , charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election , delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed .",0
"would've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story , and left off the film's predictable denouement . then nadia's birthday might not have been such a bad day after all .",0
there are now two signs that m . night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .,0
"for a film about action , ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever , bogging down in a barrage of hype .",0
bogdanich is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side .,0
perhaps no picture ever made has more literally showed that the road to hell is paved with good intentions .,1
"the movie has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood , and it's relentlessly folksy , a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions .",0
"this may be the dumbest , sketchiest movie on record about an aspiring writer's coming-of-age .",0
"[janey] forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies .",0
"make no mistake , ivans xtc . is a mess .",0
mr . soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious .,0
the movie succumbs to being nothing more than a formulaic chase in the dark .,0
sayles is making a statement about the inability of dreams and aspirations to carry forward into the next generation .,1
"harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all .",0
just plain silly .,0
"reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness .",0
your appreciation of it will depend on what experiences you bring to it and what associations you choose to make .,0
a charmer from belgium .,1
these guys seem great to knock back a beer with but they're simply not funny performers .,0
"what i saw , i enjoyed .",1
a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement .,0
"william shatner , as a pompous professor , is the sole bright spot . . .",0
"if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .",1
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .,1
"the most opaque , self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine .",0
"a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery .",0
"basically , it's pretty but dumb .",0
offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux .,1
"if your senses haven't been dulled by slasher films and gorefests , if you're a connoisseur of psychological horror , this is your ticket .",1
"as crimes go , writer-director michael kalesniko's how to kill your neighbor's dog is slight but unendurable .",0
"this is dicaprio's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year .",1
"whereas last year's exemplary sexy beast seemed to revitalize the british gangster movie , this equally brutal outing merely sustains it .",0
"it's a good film -- not a classic , but odd , entertaining and authentic .",1
cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .,0
"with dickens' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath's even-toned direction , a ripping good yarn is told .",1
"unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of…emotional recovery .",1
harland williams is so funny in drag he should consider permanent sex-reassignment .,0
"if a big musical number like 'praise the lord , he's the god of second chances' doesn't put you off , this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids .",1
. . . as the story congeals you feel the pieces of the star wars saga falling into place in a way that makes your spine tingle with revelation and excitement .,1
"i'm not saying that ice age doesn't have some fairly pretty pictures , but there's not enough substance in the story to actually give them life .",0
more tiring than anything .,0
". . . with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically , this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself .",1
"if you like peace , you'll like promises .",1
"while it would be easy to give crush the new title of two weddings and a funeral , it's a far more thoughtful film than any slice of hugh grant whimsy .",1
falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun .,1
"the film is directed by wally wolodarsky from a script by joe jarvis and greg coolidge . these are names to remember , in order to avoid them in the future .",0
"the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story .",0
"ultimate x is a ride , basically the kind of greatest-hits reel that might come with a subscription to espn the magazine .",1
"thanks to haynes' absolute control of the film's mood , and buoyed by three terrific performances , far from heaven actually pulls off this stylistic juggling act .",1
"technically , the film is about as interesting as an insurance commercial .",0
i admired this work a lot .,1
"ong chooses to present ah na's life as a slight , weightless fairy tale , whose most unpleasant details seem to melt away in the face of the character's blank-faced optimism .",0
"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth .",1
"there is a welcome lack of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure .",1
"the heat of the moment prevails . it cooks conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle .",1
"it's fun , but a psychological mess , with austin powers bumping his head on the way out of the closet .",0
"it strikes hardest… when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain . fifty years after the fact , the world's political situation seems little different , and [director phillip] noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill .",1
"filmmakers david weissman and bill weber benefit enormously from the cockettes' camera craziness -- not only did they film performances , but they did the same at home .",1
an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays were written by somebody else .,1
an enchanting film that presents an audacious tour of the past and takes within its warm embrace the bounties of cultural artifacts inside st . petersburg's hermitage museum .,1
it's young guns meets goodfellas in this easily skippable hayseeds-vs . -greaseballs mob action-comedy .,0
"walter hill's undisputed is like a 1940s warner bros . b picture , and i mean that as a compliment .",1
"chalk it up to my adoration for both de niro and murphy , but i had a pretty good time with this movie - despite its myriad flaws .",1
"no new plot conceptions or environmental changes , just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through .",0
lacks dramatic punch and depth .,0
"christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr . feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists , who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic .",0
mr . spielberg and his company just want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned . and they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor .,1
too bad maggio couldn't come up with a better script .,0
". . . ambition is in short supply in the cinema , and egoyan tackles his themes and explores his characters' crises with seriousness and compassion .",1
"as a singular character study , it's perfect . it's also the year's sweetest movie .",1
"singer/composer bryan adams contributes a slew of songs — a few potential hits , a few more simply intrusive to the story — but the whole package certainly captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece .",1
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater .,0
it's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work .,1
"how on earth , or anywhere else , did director ron underwood manage to blow $100 million on this ?",0
"plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on "" the simpsons "" has .",0
the truth is that the truth about charlie gets increasingly tiresome .,0
"although based on a real-life person , john , in the movie , is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours .",0
"a highly spirited , imaginative kid's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he's afraid of his best-known creation ?",1
one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre .,1
roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than 'shindler's list' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie .,1
the movie makes absolutely no sense . its underlying mythology is a hodgepodge of inconsistencies that pose the question : since when did dumb entertainment have to be this dumb ?,0
"just because it really happened to you , honey , doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else .",0
the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing .,0
[t]he film is never sure to make a clear point – even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation .,0
"while not all transitions to adulthood are so fraught , there's much truth and no small amount of poetry in girls can't swim .",1
"it is most remarkable not because of its epic scope , but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth .",1
"crammed with incident , and bristles with passion and energy .",1
those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they don't really want to know .,1
"almost as offensive as "" freddy got fingered . """,0
a dreary indulgence .,0
[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting . the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders .,0
not one moment in the enterprise didn't make me want to lie down in a dark room with something cool to my brow .,0
"a summary of the plot doesn't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution .",0
they kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who haven't read the book .,0
the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .,1
"old people will love this movie , and i mean that in the nicest possible way : last orders will touch the heart of anyone old enough to have earned a 50-year friendship .",1
"the culmination of everyone's efforts is given life when a selection appears in its final form [in "" last dance "" ] .",1
"director chris wedge and screenwriters michael berg , michael j . wilson and peter ackerman create some episodes that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time .",1
"an intelligent and deeply felt work about impossible , irrevocable choices and the price of making them .",1
"should have gone straight to video . it looks like an action movie , but it's so poorly made , on all levels , that it doesn't even qualify as a spoof of such .",0
"it's sweet , harmless , dumb , occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show .",0
the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line .,0
"tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists , and in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances .",1
"remember the kind of movie we were hoping "" ecks vs . sever "" or "" xxx "" was going to be ? this is it .",1
"a sensitive , cultivated treatment of greene's work as well as a remarkably faithful one .",1
"neither parker nor donovan is a typical romantic lead , but they bring a fresh , quirky charm to the formula .",1
"a directorial tour de force by bernard rose , ivans xtc . is one of this year's very best pictures .",1
"[moore's] better at fingering problems than finding solutions . but though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more .",1
the latest adam sandler assault and possibly the worst film of the year .,0
it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth .,0
"it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us , folks . it's laughing at us .",0
you might be shocked to discover that seinfeld's real life is boring .,0
"working from elliott's memoir , rohmer fashions the sort of delicate , articulate character- and- relationship study he's favored for decades .",1
"if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire , it probably would look a lot like this alarming production , adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles .",0
"the film does a solid job of slowly , steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence .",1
"one of those staggeringly well-produced , joylessly extravagant pictures that keep whooshing you from one visual marvel to the next , hastily , emptily .",0
some body smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling .,0
os problemas têm início a partir do momento em que saímos do cinema e começamos a pensar sobre o que acabamos de ver . É então que sinais realmente desaponta .,1
puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman .,1
"by the time you reach the finale , you're likely wondering why you've been watching all this strutting and posturing .",0
"byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us , and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama .",1
the casting of raymond j . barry as the 'assassin' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary .,1
"the movie occasionally threatens to become didactic , but it's too grounded in the reality of its characters to go over the edge . a touch of humor or an unexpected plot twist always pulls it back .",1
"it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi .",0
an exhilarating experience .,1
. . . a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet .,1
quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor .,1
gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we're supposed to shriek or laugh .,0
jacquot's strategy allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances . . . while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself .,1
does point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets .,1
a series of immaculately composed shots of patch adams quietly freaking out does not make for much of a movie .,0
"suffice to say that after seeing this movie in imax form , you'll be more acquainted with the tiniest details of tom hanks' face than his wife is .",1
a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother .,1
"affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into , a role that ford effortlessly filled with authority .",0
"schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies , and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character .",0
a marvel like none you've seen .,1
one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot .,0
"awesome work : ineffable , elusive , yet inexplicably powerful",1
featherweight romantic comedy has a few nice twists in a standard plot and the charisma of hugh grant and sandra bullock .,1
"shadyac , who belongs with the damned for perpetrating patch adams , trots out every ghost trick from the sixth sense to the mothman prophecies .",0
"writhing under dialogue like 'you're from two different worlds' and 'tonight the maid is a lie and this , this is who you are , ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability .",0
what it lacks in originality it makes up for in intelligence and b-grade stylishness .,1
it might be the first sci-fi comedy that could benefit from a three's company-style laugh track .,0
"ao sair do cinema , eu estava feliz e com saudades de um tempo em que , para mim , a existência de papai noel era um fato inquestionável .",1
an interesting look behind the scenes of chicago-based rock group wilco . . .,1
"it is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias , especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise .",1
a worthy entry into a very difficult genre .,1
"this is a good movie in spurts , but when it doesn't work , it's at important times .",0
"almost nothing else -- raunchy and graphic as it may be in presentation -- is one-sided , outwardly sexist or mean-spirited . and in a sense , that's a liability .",0
mike leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1
"laughably , irredeemably awful .",0
"after sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work .",0
"the movie's quiet affirmation of neighborhood values gives it an honest , lived-in glow .",1
"even though it is infused with the sensibility of a video director , it doesn't make for completely empty entertainment",1
fairly successful at faking some pretty cool stunts but a complete failure at trying to create some pretty cool characters . and forget about any attempt at a plot !,0
the filmmakers skillfully evoke the sense of menace that nature holds for many urban dwellers .,1
"despite its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity , the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes with calamity .",1
little more than a frothy vanity project .,0
all three women deliver remarkable performances .,1
the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip . the end result is a film that's neither .,0
this version does justice both to stevenson and to the sci-fi genre .,1
knows how to make our imagination wonder .,1
""" i blame all men for war , "" [the warden's daughter] tells her father . the movie is about as deep as that sentiment .",0
"the pianist [is] a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war's madness remembered that we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life . here is a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life , his dignity and his music .",1
"though the controversial korean filmmaker's latest effort is not for all tastes , it offers gorgeous imagery , effective performances , and an increasingly unsettling sense of foreboding .",1
"her film is like a beautiful food entrée that isn't heated properly , so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless .",0
tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme doesn't drag an audience down .,1
"a moving , if uneven , success .",1
"simple , poignant and leavened with humor , it's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship .",1
"the movie certainly has its share of clever moments and biting dialogue , but there's just not much lurking below its abstract surface .",0
bullock's complete lack of focus and ability quickly derails the film,0
"by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music , [jones] calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity .",1
"although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it , the piano teacher is anything but fun .",0
children and adults enamored of all things pokemon won't be disappointed .,0
an unintentionally surreal kid's picture . . . in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode .,0
this is a film brimming with detail and nuance and one that speaks volumes about the ability of the human spirit to find solace in events that could easily crush it forever .,1
scores a few points for doing what it does with a dedicated and good-hearted professionalism .,1
this one is strictly a lightweight escapist film .,1
. . . a mostly boring affair with a confusing sudden finale that's likely to irk viewers .,0
succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series .,0
"woven together handsomely , recalling sixties' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to don't look back .",1
"murderous maids has a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud . . . and parmentier .",1
none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise . . .,0
duvall is strong as always .,1
"though mama takes a bit too long to find its rhythm and a third-act plot development is somewhat melodramatic , its ribald humor and touching nostalgia are sure to please anyone in search of a jules and jim for the new millennium .",1
"an old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts .",1
george clooney proves he's quite a talented director and sam rockwell shows us he's a world-class actor with confessions of a dangerous mind .,1
"if you value your time and money , find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite , predictable rehash .",0
"methodical , measured , and gently tedious in its comedy , secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .",1
the riveting performances by the incredibly flexible cast make love a joy to behold .,1
"visually fascinating . . . an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .",1
"a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and , for that matter , shrek ) .",0
"this film was made by and for those folks who collect the serial killer cards and are fascinated by the mere suggestion of serial killers . for the rest of us , sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .",0
"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures , and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab .",0
"the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy , the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing .",0
"it's got the brawn , but not the brains .",0
"an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey seen through the right eyes , with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do .",1
"it's harmless , diverting fluff . but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre .",0
the chateau is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy .,1
"soul is what's lacking in every character in this movie and , subsequently , the movie itself .",0
"a sloppy , amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise .",1
"one of the best , most understated performances of [jack nicholson's] career .",1
"effective in all its aspects , margarita happy hour represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken .",1
"the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey . . . [it] comes off like a hallmark commercial .",0
"this is mild-mannered , been-there material given a pedestrian spin by a director who needed a touch of the flamboyant , the outrageous .",0
makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases .,0
"outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film , it's really unclear why this project was undertaken",0
"in between the icy stunts , the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and 'just letting the mountain tell you what to do . '",0
"it's inoffensive , cheerful , built to inspire the young people , set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery , it's about as exciting as a sunburn .",0
a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love .,1
"paid in full is so stale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma's scarface . that's a cheat .",0
"rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 .",1
it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire .,1
"like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace , mad love looks better than it feels .",0
"a great ending doesn't make up for a weak movie , and crazy as hell doesn't even have a great ending .",0
empire can't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film . it doesn't work as either .,0
"romanek keeps the film constantly taut . . . reflecting the character's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving , heartbeat-like score .",1
"a smart , compelling drama .",1
"lauren ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters , this is a coming-of-age story with a twist .",1
"told in scattered fashion , the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject .",0
writer-director burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear .,1
if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one .,0
the ga-zillionth airhead movie about a wife in distress who resorts to desperate measures .,0
"with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors , eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare .",1
"on its own staggeringly unoriginal terms , this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny .",1
"coppola's directorial debut is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that , despite a fairly slow paced , almost humdrum approach to character development , still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema .",1
makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man's greatness .,1
soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film . what's left is a rich stew of longing .,1
top-notch action powers this romantic drama .,1
a film that will enthrall the whole family .,1
just how these families interact may surprise you .,1
the minor figures surrounding [bobby] . . . form a gritty urban mosaic .,1
"this isn't a narrative film -- i don't know if it's possible to make a narrative film about september 11th , though i'm sure some will try -- but it's as close as anyone has dared to come .",1
even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort .,0
"although trying to balance self-referential humor and a normal ol' slasher plot seemed like a decent endeavor , the result doesn't fully satisfy either the die-hard jason fans or those who can take a good joke .",0
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,0
"just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . or a profit . or some damn thing .",0
"a pleasant , if forgettable , romp of a film .",1
blanchett's performance confirms her power once again .,1
"84 minutes of rolling musical back beat and supercharged cartoon warfare . it's also , clearly , great fun .",1
"writer/director john mckay ignites some charming chemistry between kate and jed but , when he veers into sodden melodrama , punctuated by violins , it's disastrous and kate's jealous female friends become downright despicable .",0
"the château would have been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera . not to mention a sharper , cleaner camera lens .",0
the pool drowned me in boredom .,0
"the film belongs to the marvelous verdu , a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1
i'd be lying if i said my ribcage didn't ache by the end of kung pow .,1
it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action .,0
the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold .,0
the movie is a trove of delights .,1
"a triumph of art direction over narrative , but what art direction !",1
"there's no real reason to see it , and no real reason not to .",0
"without the dark spookiness of crystal lake camp , the horror concept completely loses its creepy menace .",0
"the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally , one so unconventional , gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away .",1
"the film never rises above a conventional , two dimension tale",0
clever but not especially compelling .,0
"it's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter , but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible .",1
"the problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise , mr . desplechin is content to state it .",0
"it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie , but more often just feels generic , derivative and done to death .",0
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies , infusing into the story very real , complicated emotions .",1
"una película oscura , precisa , por momentos grandiosa y casi siempre conmovedora .",1
not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through .,0
"just a kiss wants desperately to come off as a fanciful film about the typical problems of average people . but it is set in a world that is very , very far from the one most of us inhabit .",0
"a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat .",1
"to the civilized mind , a movie like ballistic : ecks vs . sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement .",0
"even if britney spears is really cute , her movie is really bad .",0
"a sweet-natured reconsideration of one of san francisco's most vital , if least widely recognized , creative fountainheads .",1
"an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .",1
howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective .,0
rodriguez . . . was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight .,0
"somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler , there is a mediocre movie trying to get out .",0
miyazaki is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers .,1
"this version's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful .",1
if this story must be told and retold -- and indeed it must -- then the grey zone is to be lauded for finding a new and ingenious angle .,1
a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films .,0
"fans of critics' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart .",1
"hilarious , touching and wonderfully dyspeptic .",1
fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we're seeing something purer than the real thing .,1
"smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play .",1
it's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room .,1
the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots .,0
"the animation and backdrops are lush and inventive , yet return to neverland never manages to take us to that elusive , lovely place where we suspend our disbelief .",0
"the story itself is uninteresting , and the songs are painfully undistinguished : they might be giants' so to be one of us may be the most tuneless tune ever composed .",0
"on the bright side , it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl .",0
"at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty . your nightmares , on the other hand , will be anything but . not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow .",0
the two leads chomp considerably more scenery with their acting than fire-breathing monsters barbecue with their breath . . .,1
"my goodness , queen latifah has a lot to offer and she seemed to have no problem flaunting her natural gifts . she must have a very strong back .",1
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible .,0
"reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark , while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition . it has no affect on the kurds , but it wore me down .",0
"the members manage to pronounce kok exactly as you think they might , thus giving the cast ample opportunity to use that term as often as possible . it's very beavis and butthead , yet always seems to elicit a chuckle .",1
life on the rez is no picnic : this picture shows you why .,1
a smart little indie .,1
perhaps the most annoying thing about who is cletis tout ? is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime .,0
"a gorgeous , high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music , dance , song , and high drama .",1
"sets animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50 .",0
"give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but there's nothing here that they couldn't have done in half an hour .",0
a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth ignite son of the bride .,1
"there is one surefire way to get a nomination for a best-foreign-film oscar : make a movie about whimsical folk who learn a nonchallenging , life-affirming lesson while walking around a foreign city with stunning architecture .",0
best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events . those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein's life would do better elsewhere .,1
"it's played in the most straight-faced fashion , with little humor to lighten things up . the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence .",0
we do get the distinct impression that this franchise is drawing to a close .,1
an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic .,0
"entirely suspenseful , extremely well-paced and ultimately . . . dare i say , entertaining !",1
kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities .,0
"it follows the blair witch formula for an hour , in which we're told something creepy and vague is in the works , and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes .",0
if only the story about a multi-million dollar con bothered to include the con .,0
"if this is the resurrection of the halloween franchise , it would have been better off dead .",0
a heartening tale of small victories and enduring hope .,1
it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread .,0
woo's fights have a distinct flair . his warriors collide in balletic explosion that implies an underlying order throughout the chaos .,1
"that dogged good will of the parents and 'vain' jia's defoliation of ego , make the film touching despite some doldrums .",1
the film is a very good viewing alternative for young women .,1
the fast runner' transports the viewer into an unusual space,1
"woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director , but how long will filmmakers copy the "" saving private ryan "" battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time ?",0
eight crazy nights is a showcase for sandler's many talents .,1
"we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they'll wind up together , and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest .",0
a sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about .,0
"a few artsy flourishes aside , narc is as gritty as a movie gets these days .",1
"this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982's tootsie , forgetting only to retain a single laugh .",0
"a fine , rousing , g-rated family film , aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats .",1
city by the sea is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for . but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery .,0
"the intent is almost exactly the same [as the full monty] . all that's missing is the spontaneity , originality and delight .",0
most of the action setups are incoherent .,0
"shallow , noisy and pretentious .",0
"far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat , but more than that , it's a work of enthralling drama .",1
". . . jones , despite a definitely distinctive screen presence , just isn't able to muster for a movie that , its title notwithstanding , should have been a lot nastier if it wanted to fully capitalize on its lead's specific gifts .",0
"'carente de imaginación , mal dirigida , peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance , es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero'",0
"martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid .",1
"entertains by providing good , lively company .",1
there's more repetition than creativity throughout the movie .,0
"emerges as something rare , an issue movie that's so honest and keenly observed that it doesn't feel like one .",1
it's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that doesn't feel it has to prove anything .,1
"when not obscured by the booming bass-heavy soundtrack , the conversation presents the kind of linguistic fumbling not heard since macy gray's game of chinese whispers with mr bean .",0
"[the film's] taste for "" shock humor "" will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers .",0
"the irwins emerge unscathed , but the fictional footage is unconvincing and criminally badly acted .",0
isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that .,0
"a thriller whose style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story , you cannot separate them .",1
'[the cockettes] provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable . ',1
"a simple tale of an unlikely friendship , but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances , it has considerable charm .",1
"it wasn't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film…it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , "" wait a second , did i miss something ? "" ending .",0
"worth seeing once , but its charm quickly fades .",0
"in the new release of cinema paradiso , the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet , and when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned .",1
so-so entertainment .,0
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race .,1
"at times , however , dogtown and z-boys lapses into an insider's lingo and mindset that the uninitiated may find hard to follow , or care about .",0
"birthday girl doesn't try to surprise us with plot twists , but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency .",1
the second chapter of the harry potter series is even more magical than the first and simply the best family film of the year .,1
"one of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produced in recent memory , even if it's far tamer than advertised .",1
"predictable and cloying , though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle .",0
"a highly intriguing thriller , coupled with some ingenious plot devices and some lavishly built settings . . it's a worthwhile tutorial in quantum physics and slash-dash",1
"while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock , stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod , he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle .",0
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary .,0
funny but perilously slight .,1
you leave feeling like you've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing .,0
"it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her , and after viewing this one , you'll feel like mopping up , too .",0
"it's not original , and , robbed of the element of surprise , it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks .",0
"too much of nemesis has a tired , talky feel .",0
worth a look as a curiosity .,1
"godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things , mouthpieces , visual motifs , blanks .",0
"shamelessly resorting to pee-related sight gags that might even cause tom green a grimace ; still , myer's energy and the silliness of it all eventually prevail",1
it's refreshing to see a romance this smart .,1
sharp edges and a deep vein of sadness run through its otherwise comic narrative .,1
remarkably accessible and affecting .,1
"delivers the same old same old , tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas .",0
displays the potential for a better movie than what bailly manages to deliver,0
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance . . .,0
an awkward and indigestible movie .,0
"a loud , low-budget and tired formula film that arrives cloaked in the euphemism 'urban drama . '",0
hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are .,0
innocuous enough to make even jean-claude van damme look good .,0
"this mild-mannered farce , directed by one of its writers , john c . walsh , is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago .",0
"if there's a heaven for bad movies , deuces wild is on its way .",0
"imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s .",0
"there's a reason the studio didn't offer an advance screening . "" the adventures of pluto nash "" is a big time stinker .",0
"it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from "" promising "" to "" interesting "" to "" familiar "" before landing squarely on "" stupid "" .",0
a standard haunted house tale transplanted to the high seas .,0
"starts out with tremendous promise , introducing an intriguing and alluring premise , only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter .",0
"sex ironically has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler . but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti",0
"cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent's days",1
the way coppola professes his love for movies -- both colorful pop junk and the classics that unequivocally qualify as art -- is giddily entertaining .,1
"it is a happy , heady jumble of thought and storytelling , an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film .",1
"never having seen the first two films in the series , i can't compare friday after next to them , but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days .",0
a tremendous piece of work .,1
"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie .",1
"while scorsese's bold images and generally smart casting ensure that "" gangs "" is never lethargic , the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about .",1
kim ki-deok seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested .,0
the problem with all of this : it's not really funny .,0
"in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick , the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach .",0
"a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece . . . so dull that its tagline should be : 'in space , no one can hear you snore . '",0
"the director , mark pellington , does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister , menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head .",1
"depending upon your reaction to this movie , you may never again be able to look at a red felt sharpie pen without disgust , a thrill , or the giggles .",1
"confessions isn't always coherent , but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong .",1
"at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons , it's refreshing to see a cartoon that knows what it is , and knows the form's history .",1
". . . a somber film , almost completely unrelieved by any comedy beyond the wistful everyday ironies of the working poor .",1
witless but watchable .,1
[a] real pleasure in its laid-back way .,1
"it moves quickly , adroitly , and without fuss ; it doesn't give you time to reflect on the inanity -- and the cold war datedness -- of its premise .",1
friday after next has the same problem that next friday did -- it's called where's chris tucker when you need him ?,0
the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines .,0
"though it draws several decent laughs , it's low-cal woody at best .",0
"the journey is worth your time , especially if you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride .",1
a pure participatory event that malnourished intellectuals will gulp down in a frenzy .,1
"in the long , dishonorable history of quickie teen-pop exploitation , like mike stands out for its only partly synthetic decency .",1
"the seaside splendor and shallow , beautiful people are nice to look at while you wait for the story to get going .",1
do we really need a 77-minute film to tell us exactly why a romantic relationship between a 15-year-old boy and a 40-year-old woman doesn't work ?,1
"director alfonso cuaron gets vivid , convincing performances from a fine cast , and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace , occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films .",1
"muddled , simplistic and more than a little pretentious .",0
"there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work , but it is nevertheless compelling .",1
"there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start , they fall to pieces .",0
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way .,1
"grant gets to display his cadness to perfection , but also to show acting range that may surprise some who thought light-hearted comedy was his forte .",1
"a slight and obvious effort , even for one whose target demographic is likely still in the single digits , age-wise .",0
maintains your sympathy for this otherwise challenging soul by letting you share her one-room world for a while .,1
"the format gets used best . . . to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders , whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups .",1
malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain . but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure .,0
"a muckraking job , the cinematic equivalent of a legal indictment , and a fairly effective one at that .",1
there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them .,0
. . . a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it .,0
"ultimately feels empty and unsatisfying , like swallowing a communion wafer without the wine .",1
"a miniscule little bleep on the film radar , but one that many more people should check out",1
delivers more than its fair share of saucy hilarity .,1
"lan yu is certainly a serviceable melodrama , but it doesn't even try for the greatness that happy together shoots for ( and misses ) .",0
"in auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance , he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .",1
"scooby dooby doo / and shaggy too / you both look and sound great . / but daphne , you're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow , you've lost weight !",0
punitively affirmational parable .,0
the film is full of charm .,1
"it's a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie , which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance .",1
the movie is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive .,0
painfully padded .,0
its one-sidedness . . . flirts with propaganda .,0
"if jews were catholics , this would be catechism",0
"as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy , clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge .",0
"the pleasures of super troopers may be fleeting , but they'll register strongly with anybody who still retains a soft spot for precollegiate humor .",1
"ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok .",0
"it's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that .",0
"a compelling , moving film that respects its audience and its source material .",1
"it comes off as so silly that you wouldn't be surprised if ba , murdock and rest of the a-team were seen giving chase in a black and red van .",0
nolan bravely treads where few american films dare to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity . . .,1
"the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , 'hungry-man portions of bad' .",0
[d]oesn't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful .,1
less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession .,0
"all's well that ends well , and rest assured , the consciousness-raising lessons are cloaked in gross-out gags .",0
there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid,0
"when not wallowing in its characters' frustrations , the movie is busy contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems .",0
the casting of von sydow . . . is itself intacto's luckiest stroke .,1
"though jones and snipes are enthralling , the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché .",0
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes .,0
"the film is all a little lit crit 101 , but it's extremely well played and often very funny .",1
"[grant's] bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle .",1
"moretti plays giovanni , a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy . too predictably , in fact .",0
"it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .",0
"daring , mesmerizing and exceedingly hard to forget .",1
"the film is visually dazzling , the depicted events dramatic , funny and poignant .",1
"full of profound , real-life moments that anyone can relate to , it deserves a wide audience .",1
"what time is it there ? is not easy . it haunts you , you can't forget it , you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it .",1
"if you want a movie time trip , the 1960 version is a far smoother ride .",0
"a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat , and if you're going to alter the bard's ending , you'd better have a good alternative .",0
"charles' entertaining film chronicles seinfeld's return to stand-up comedy after the wrap of his legendary sitcom , alongside wannabe comic adams' attempts to get his shot at the big time .",1
"a loud , witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series .",0
"its direction , its script , and weaver's performance as a vaguely discontented woman of substance make for a mildly entertaining 77 minutes , if that's what you're in the mood for .",1
"hardly an objective documentary , but it's great cinematic polemic . . . love moore or loathe him , you've got to admire . . . the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions .",1
this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic .,0
"an awful lot like one of [spears'] music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and , worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it .",0
tends to plod .,0
a very good film sits in the place where a masterpiece should be .,1
. . . hokey art house pretension .,0
"ultimately , the message of trouble every day seems to be that all sexual desire disrupts life's stasis .",1
"limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very , very slowly .",0
an appealingly juvenile trifle that delivers its share of laughs and smiles .,1
"it's tough to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo .",0
"a stylish but steady , and ultimately very satisfying , piece of character-driven storytelling .",1
"it has a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance , sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care , but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame .",1
"the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in , but the film must have been written . . . in the thrall of a vicious hangover .",0
"a movie that's just plain awful but still manages to entertain on a guilty-pleasure , so-bad-it's-funny level .",1
"a lighthearted , feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love .",1
"unless you're a fanatic , the best advice is : 'scooby' don't .",0
what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent .,0
. . . plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller .,0
"with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player , this latest skewering . . . may put off insiders and outsiders alike .",0
why spend $9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby ?,0
"it takes this never-ending confusion and hatred , puts a human face on it , evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding .",1
"the band's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring , especially for aging hippies ( this one included ) .",1
"more of the same from taiwanese auteur tsai ming-liang , which is good news to anyone who's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films .",1
fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references .,0
"while certain cues , like the happy music , suggest that this movie is supposed to warm our hearts , jeong-hyang lee's film is just as likely to blacken that organ with cold vengefulness .",0
"a meatier deeper beginning and/or ending would have easily tipped this film into the "" a "" range , as is , it's a very very strong "" b+ . "" i love the robust middle of this picture .",1
animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots .,0
"this delicately observed story , deeply felt and masterfully stylized , is a triumph for its maverick director .",1
the cast is top-notch and i predict there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael .,1
"directed by kevin bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .",0
i'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring .,0
"as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy , kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious . yet it's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe .",1
"in the second half of the film , frei's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis .",0
"ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory , but it's self-defeatingly decorous .",0
most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure are still there .,1
plummer steals the show without resorting to camp as nicholas' wounded and wounding uncle ralph . it's a great performance and a reminder of dickens' grandeur .,1
"as pure over-the-top trash , any john waters movie has it beat by a country mile .",0
"moonlight mile gives itself the freedom to feel contradictory things . it is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and yet permits laughter .",1
"the movie barely makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks .",0
feels as if the inmates have actually taken over the asylum .,0
not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been ? -- but certainly hard to hate .,0
"this road movie gives you emotional whiplash , and you'll be glad you went along for the ride .",1
tsai ming-liang has taken his trademark style and refined it to a crystalline point .,1
"see clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes . but be warned , you too may feel time has decided to stand still . or that the battery on your watch has died .",0
"the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any "" jackass "" fan could want .",1
the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes .,1
"the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless , lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen .",0
a sudsy cautionary tale .,0
a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood's comic-book adaptations .,1
"it's a smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn . nothing overly original , mind you , but solidly entertaining .",1
"occasionally funny and consistently odd , and it works reasonably well as a star vehicle for zhao .",1
"a canny , derivative , wildly gruesome portrait of a london sociopath who's the scariest of sadists .",1
"it's a brilliant , honest performance by nicholson , but the film is an agonizing bore except when the fantastic kathy bates turns up . bravado kathy !",0
"funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic .",1
roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .,0
"harsh , effective documentary on life in the israeli-occupied palestinian territories .",1
this film puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers .,1
should have been someone else-,0
it is too bad that this likable movie isn't more accomplished . the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward .,0
"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public , to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers .",0
"one of the finest , most humane and important holocaust movies ever made .",1
"it's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think . socrates motions for hemlock .",0
"if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two , he probably wouldn't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way .",0
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters .,1
"ben affleck as jack ryan , tom clancy's intrepid hero ? ridiculous . what's next ? d . j . qualls as indiana jones ? or tom green as han solo ?",0
never [sinks] into exploitation .,1
". . . less a story than an inexplicable nightmare , right down to the population's shrugging acceptance to each new horror .",1
"an interesting psychological game of cat-and-mouse , three-dimensional characters and believable performances all add up to a satisfying crime drama .",1
a compelling allegory about the last days of germany's democratic weimar republic .,1
it's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor .,1
holden caulfield did it better .,0
not even the hanson brothers can save it,0
a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy .,1
"sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit , yet it's geared toward an audience full of masters of both .",0
"it is messy , uncouth , incomprehensible , vicious and absurd .",0
"its gross-out gags and colorful set pieces . . . are of course stultifyingly contrived and too stylized by half . still , it gets the job done -- a sleepy afternoon rental .",1
"a shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating , boring , and forgettable .",0
holm . . . embodies the character with an effortlessly regal charisma .,1
has its share of arresting images .,1
"despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy .",0
grainy photography mars an otherwise delightful comedy of errors .,1
"it's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage .",1
the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well .,0
"not a film to rival to live , but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted .",1
once you get into its rhythm . . . the movie becomes a heady experience .,1
majidi gets uniformly engaging performances from his largely amateur cast .,1
"if "" lilo & stitch "" isn't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen , then this first film to use a watercolor background since "" dumbo "" certainly ranks as the most original in years .",1
"as is most commonly case with projects such noble and lofty ambitions , the film is less poetic than simply pretentious .",0
"those who love cinema paradiso will find the new scenes interesting , but few will find the movie improved .",1
the premise of jason x is silly but strangely believable .,1
"it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just doesn't make the cut .",0
"lends itself to the narcotizing bland ( sinister , though not nearly so sinister as the biennial disney girl movie ) machinations of the biennial disney boy movie .",1
"a triumph , relentless and beautiful in its downbeat darkness .",1
"for a film about explosions and death and spies , "" ballistic : ecks vs . sever "" seems as safe as a children's film . well , in some of those , the mother deer even dies .",0
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women . it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made .,1
"now i can see why people thought i was too hard on "" the mothman prophecies "" .",0
"its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart .",1
a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through .,0
"a moody , multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery , solaris is a thought-provoking , haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate .",1
about as cutting-edge as pet rock : the movie .,0
. . . a guiltless film for nice evening out .,1
"it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic . unfortunately , that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does .",0
"flat , but with a revelatory performance by michelle williams .",0
"a baffling misfire , and possibly the weakest movie [woody allen] has made in the last twenty years .",0
"it's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers don't make often enough .",1
"all three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly balk , who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents .",1
"the production design , score and choreography are simply intoxicating .",1
"it's push-the-limits teen comedy , the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny , and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed .",0
gondry's direction is adequate . . . but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script .,1
"there's not much to fatale , outside of its stylish surprises . . . but that's ok .",1
"this warm and gentle romantic comedy has enough interesting characters to fill several movies , and its ample charms should win over the most hard-hearted cynics .",1
"thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic .",1
"well , jason's gone to manhattan and hell , i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , don't shoot the messenger ) .",0
this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short .,1
"a muddled limp biscuit of a movie , a vampire soap opera that doesn't make much sense even on its own terms .",0
"the appeal of the vulgar , sexist , racist humour went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet .",0
"involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd .",0
"a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm , moving message .",1
"the charm of the first movie is still there , and the story feels like the logical , unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids .",1
"a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .",1
"with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller "" new best friend "" , who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills .",0
"whether [binoche and magimel] are being charming or angst-ridden , they easily fill their scenes and , fine judges both , never overcook the hysteria .",1
a potentially good comic premise and excellent cast are terribly wasted .,0
"there are flaws , but also stretches of impact and moments of awe ; we're wrapped up in the characters , how they make their choices , and why .",1
"with an unflappable air of decadent urbanity , everett remains a perfect wildean actor , and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill .",1
so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming .,0
"the movie ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter 'uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie .",0
this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it .,0
the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves .,0
mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious .,0
"when the casting call for this movie went out , it must have read 'seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame . '",0
decent but dull .,0
i'd give real money to see the perpetrators of chicago torn apart by dingoes .,0
my wife is an actress works as well as it does because [the leads] are such a companionable couple .,1
[a] smarter and much funnier version of the old police academy flicks .,1
this film's relationship to actual tension is the same as what christmas-tree flocking in a spray can is to actual snow : a poor -- if durable -- imitation .,0
"the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them .",1
"the movie's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries .",1
there is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew .,0
"the character is too forced and overwritten to be funny or believable much of the time , and clayburgh doesn't always improve the over-the-top mix .",0
"a loud , ugly , irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target .",0
transforms one of [shakespeare's] deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy .,1
an afterschool special without the courage of its convictions .,0
"at its best , queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the '60s . at its worst , it implodes in a series of very bad special effects .",0
"clint eastwood's blood work is a lot like a well-made pb& j sandwich : familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises – but still quite tasty and inviting all the same .",1
"while the film shuns the glamour or glitz that an american movie might demand , scherfig tosses us a romantic scenario that is just as simplistic as a hollywood production .",0
"like its new england characters , most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial , the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business , striking deep chords of sadness .",1
"[cho's face is] an amazing slapstick instrument , creating a scrapbook of living mug shots .",1
it is definitely worth seeing .,1
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going .,0
10 minutes into the film you'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away .,1
a beautifully observed character piece .,1
newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman .,0
"despite all the talking , by the time the bloody climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another .",0
""" catch me "" feels capable of charming the masses with star power , a pop-induced score and sentimental moments that have become a spielberg trademark .",1
"filled with alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music , the movie completely transfixes the audience .",1
"whatever one makes of its political edge , this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen .",1
audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling .,1
"the values that have held the enterprise crew together through previous adventures and perils do so again-courage , self-sacrifice and patience under pressure .",1
"a deftly entertaining film , smartly played and smartly directed .",1
a film that is a portrait of grace in an imperfect world .,1
"call this the full monty on ice , the underdog sports team formula redux .",1
"a few zingers aside , the writing is indifferent , and jordan brady's direction is prosaic .",0
"viewed on its own terms , treasure planet is better-than-average family entertainment , but true fans of the stevenson's novel will likely prefer disney's more faithful 1950 live-action swashbuckling classic .",1
only in its final surprising shots does rabbit-proof fence find the authority it's looking for .,0
davis has filled out his cast with appealing fresh faces .,1
"[drumline] is entertaining for what it does , and admirable for what it doesn't do .",1
'dragonfly' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck .,0
enjoy it for what it is ; you can hate yourself later .,1
a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification .,0
digital-video documentary about stand-up comedians is a great glimpse into a very different world .,1
"about as enjoyable , i would imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces . . . positively dreadful .",0
"i can only imagine one thing worse than kevin spacey trying on an irish accent , and that's sultry linda fiorentino doing the same thing .",0
"if there's one big point to promises , it's that nothing can change while physical and psychological barriers keep the sides from speaking even one word to each other .",1
"the movie is full of fine performances , led by josef bierbichler as brecht and monica bleibtreu as helene weigel , his wife .",1
"schnieder bounces around with limp wrists , wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers , twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs . . .",0
a bit of an unwieldy mess .,0
"there's no point of view , no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight , so we're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity .",0
you'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama .,1
"when you resurrect a dead man , hard copy should come a-knocking , no ?",0
it's been made with an innocent yet fervid conviction that our hollywood has all but lost .,1
"a terrific date movie , whatever your orientation .",1
"all ends well , sort of , but the frenzied comic moments never click .",0
"the film's messages of tolerance and diversity aren't particularly original , but one can't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters .",1
a marvellous journey from childhood idealism to adolescent self-absorption .,1
plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp .,0
"nasty , ugly , pointless and depressing , even if you hate clowns .",0
"a slick , skillful little horror film .",1
"kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other . ( kirshner wins , but it's close . )",0
kaufman and jonze take huge risks to ponder the whole notion of passion -- our desire as human beings for passion in our lives and the emptiness one feels when it is missing .,1
". . . post-september 11 , "" the sum of all fears "" seems more tacky and reprehensible , manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves .",0
the dangerous lives of altar boys' take on adolescence feels painfully true .,1
they threw loads of money at an idea that should've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans .,0
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end .,0
"wasabi is slight fare indeed , with the entire project having the feel of something tossed off quickly ( like one of hubert's punches ) , but it should go down smoothly enough with popcorn .",0
a very funny movie .,1
"my reaction in a word : disappointment . his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it .",0
"static , repetitive , muddy and blurry , hey arnold ! would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year .",0
a film that takes you inside the rhythms of its subject : you experience it as you watch .,1
"will only satisfy those who can't tell the difference between the good , the bad and the ugly .",0
a dopey movie clothed in excess layers of hipness .,0
"this is a film well worth seeing , talking and singing heads and all .",1
"the film's 45-minute running time stops shy of overkill , though viewers may be more exhausted than the athletes onscreen .",1
"it's better than the phantom menace . but unless you're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it isn't much fun .",0
"seagal ran out of movies years ago , and this is just the proof .",0
there is truth here,1
"the film is painfully authentic , and the performances of the young players are utterly convincing .",1
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion .,0
i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered .,0
"by the end , i was looking for something hard with which to bludgeon myself unconscious .",0
"roger michell , who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england , gets too artsy in his american debut .",0
"cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese , indeed .",0
an extraordinary dramatic experience .,1
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost .,0
"whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as pulp fiction and get shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing , who is cletis tout ? is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche .",0
it confirms fincher's status as a film maker who artfully bends technical know-how to the service of psychological insight .,1
a puzzling experience .,0
the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected .,0
"sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour , but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia , sweeping and gliding , banking and hovering over some of the most not",1
"this is lightweight filmmaking , to be sure , but it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men .",1
"the way the roundelay of partners functions , and the interplay within partnerships and among partnerships and the general air of gator-bashing are consistently delightful .",1
has its moments -- and almost as many subplots .,0
"this is a truly , truly bad movie .",0
""" me without you "" is a probing examination of a female friendship set against a few dynamic decades .",1
"this is a third-person story now , told by hollywood , and much more ordinary for it .",0
"given too much time to consider the looseness of the piece , the picture begins to resemble the shapeless , grasping actors' workshop that it is .",0
"unspools like a highbrow , low-key , 102-minute infomercial , blending entrepreneurial zeal with the testimony of satisfied customers .",0
very well-written and very well-acted .,1
an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary .,1
"the cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist , shows deft comic timing .",1
"witty , touching and well paced .",1
"it proves quite compelling as an intense , brooding character study .",1
offers absolutely nothing i hadn't already seen .,0
"what begins as a seemingly brainless , bubbly romantic comedy becomes a cliche-drenched melodrama by mid-film and , by film's end , a feminist action fantasy .",0
the story and characters are nowhere near gripping enough .,0
"'it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama . '",0
"it is a challenging film , if not always a narratively cohesive one .",1
nicholson's understated performance is wonderful . as warren he stumbles in search of all the emotions and life experiences he's neglected over the years .,1
it's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x . . . look positively shakesperean by comparison .,0
"showtime is one of the hapless victims of the arrogant "" if we put together a wry white man and a chatty black man and give them guns , the movie will be funny "" syndrome .",0
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .,0
a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped launch the new age .,1
"lan yu is at times too restrained , yet there are moments it captures the erotics of intimacy in a way that makes most american love stories look downright unfree .",1
sleek and arty .,1
"a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai's vaunted empathy .",0
"must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry . others may find it migraine-inducing , despite moore's attempts at whimsy and spoon feeding .",0
"more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original .",1
"abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed . the only problem is that , by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care .",0
an impressive hybrid .,1
"there are as many misses as hits , but ultimately , it finds humor in the foibles of human behavior , and it's a welcome return to the roots of a genre that should depend on surprises .",1
lee jeong-hyang tells it so lovingly and films it so beautifully that i couldn't help being captivated by it .,1
"instead of kicking off the intrigue and suspense and mystery of the whole thing , hart's war , like the st . louis rams in the super bowl , waits until after halftime to get started .",0
"every so often a film comes along that is so insanely stupid , so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy . half past dead is just such an achievement .",0
it's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look .,1
"this may be dover kosashvili's feature directing debut , but it looks an awful lot like life -- gritty , awkward and ironic .",1
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .,1
"if you're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining , you're in luck .",1
has all the depth of a wading pool .,0
"safe conduct , however ambitious and well-intentioned , fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye .",0
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before .,0
"this english-language version . . . does full honor to miyazaki's teeming and often unsettling landscape , and to the conflicted complexity of his characters .",1
"even in this less-than-magic kingdom , reese rules .",0
"a frustrating 'tweener' -- too slick , contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical , small and decadent for the malls .",0
the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie .,0
the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase 'fatal script error . ',0
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level .,0
easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year .,1
"executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity , with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond .",1
"loosely speaking , we're in all of me territory again , and , strictly speaking , schneider is no steve martin .",0
like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film .,1
the performances are remarkable .,1
no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas .,0
"a pleasing , often-funny comedy .",1
high crimes steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films that it can't help but engage an audience .,1
"en sí mismo el rey león es un espectáculo digno de contemplarse en cine , dvd o en su soberbio montaje teatral ; pero el hacerlo en la pantalla imax es una experiencia colosal .",1
"oft-described as the antidote to american pie-type sex comedies , it actually has a bundle in common with them , as the film diffuses every opportunity for a breakthrough",0
"i have to admit i walked out of runteldat . i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes .",0
"the premise of "" abandon "" holds promise , . . . but its delivery is a complete mess .",0
"the movie does its best to work us over , with second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies , and the lush scenery of the cotswolds .",1
if steven soderbergh's 'solaris' is a failure it is a glorious failure .,1
"even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy .",0
just not campy enough,0
demeo is not without talent ; he just needs better material .,0
"the furious coherence that [deniro] brings to this part only underscores the fuzzy sentimentality of the movie itself , which feels , as it plods toward the end , less like a movie than like the filmed reading of a script in need of polishing .",0
"any reasonably creative eighth-grader could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors .",0
caviezel embodies the transformation of his character completely .,1
[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels .,0
"an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say , the '60s .",0
to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor .,0
"this extremely unfunny film clocks in at 80 minutes , but feels twice as long .",0
you could nap for an hour and not miss a thing .,0
"one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers , and circles it obsessively , without making contact .",0
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss .,0
the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts .,0
"watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives . as your relatives swap one mundane story after another , you begin to wonder if they are ever going to depart .",0
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle , but it is effective . it's a quirky , off-beat project . . . .",1
the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d .,1
""" the tuxedo "" should have been the vehicle for chan that "" the mask "" was for jim carrey . alas , it's the man that makes the clothes .",0
"if you're over 25 , have an iq over 90 , and have a driver's license , you should be able to find better entertainment .",0
"even when foreign directors . . . borrow stuff from hollywood , they invariably shake up the formula and make it more interesting .",1
"it's an example of sophisticated , challenging filmmaking that stands , despite its noticeable lack of emotional heft , in welcome contrast to the indulgent dead-end experimentation of the director's previous full frontal .",1
the observations of this social/economic/urban environment are canny and spiced with irony .,1
"a serious movie with serious ideas . but seriously , folks , it doesn't work .",0
"a perverse little truffle , dainty psychological terror on the outside with a creamy filling of familial jealousy and unrepentant domestic psychopathy .",1
"this film is so different from the apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success .",1
the film jolts the laughs from the audience--as if by cattle prod .,1
the film often achieves a mesmerizing poetry .,1
"film can't quite maintain its initial momentum , but remains sporadically funny throughout .",1
"the stupidest , most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter .",0
"stitch is a bad mannered , ugly and destructive little * * * * . no cute factor here… . not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .",0
abysmally pathetic,0
pompous and garbled .,0
"the film is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits , headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work .",1
the film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol .,1
"a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment , and an overly-familiar set of plot devices .",0
a rare and lightly entertaining look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd .,1
"astonishing isn't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap . indeed , none of these words really gets at the very special type of badness that is deuces wild .",0
"made me unintentionally famous — as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby . but believe it or not , it's one of the most beautiful , evocative works i've seen .",1
"stale first act , scrooge story , blatant product placement , some very good comedic songs , strong finish , dumb fart jokes .",0
i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy .,0
"first good , then bothersome . excellent acting and direction .",0
"full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references , kung pow ! is the kind of movie that's critic-proof , simply because it aims so low .",0
a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france's most inventive directors .,1
"the overall effect is awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and , uh , shred , dude .",1
"what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting , macabre sets , and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else .",0
it gets old quickly . watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through .,0
"an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total pandemonium .",0
hartley adds enough quirky and satirical touches in the screenplay to keep the film entertaining .,1
sheridan's take on the author's schoolboy memoir . . . is a rather toothless take on a hard young life .,0
"a predictable , manipulative stinker . the story passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal , fireballs and revenge .",0
the script by vincent r . nebrida . . . tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot .,0
"a wonderful , ghastly film .",1
"this is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade .",1
what's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm .,1
"a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard's finest work .",1
overly long and worshipful bio-doc .,0
does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background .,1
it's a fanboy 'what if ? ' brought to life on the big screen .,0
"steve oedekerk is , alas , no woody allen .",0
there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit .,0
"the movie doesn't think much of its characters , its protagonist , or of us .",0
"despite a performance of sustained intelligence from stanford and another of subtle humour from bebe neuwirth , as an older woman who seduces oscar , the film founders on its lack of empathy for the social milieu - rich new york intelligentsia - and its off",0
"plays as hollow catharsis , with lots of tears but very little in the way of insights .",0
""" its successes are also tempered with elements which prove the direct antithesis of what it gets right . """,1
"how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ? in truth , it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ) .",0
. . . takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport,1
"a low-budget affair , tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction . then again , in a better movie , you might not have noticed .",0
proves that some movie formulas don't need messing with -- like the big-bug movie .,1
"rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr . , but there isn't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative .",0
"if you think it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes , then you'll enjoy the hot chick .",0
"few of the increasingly far-fetched events that first-time writer-director neil burger follows up with are terribly convincing , which is a pity , considering barry's terrific performance .",0
"lacking gravitas , macdowell is a placeholder for grief , and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel . leave these flowers unpicked -- they're dead on the vine .",0
"a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault , the film is less successful on other levels .",0
a brilliant gag at the expense of those who paid for it and those who pay to see it .,1
an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten .,0
'enigma' is the kind of engaging historical drama that hollywood appears to have given up on in favor of sentimental war movies in the vein of 'we were soldiers . ',1
"there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers don't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies .",1
a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind of the writer of being john malkovich .,1
the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off .,0
"frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music .",0
"the story line may be 127 years old , but el crimen del padre amaro . . . couldn't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment .",1
meyjes' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil .,1
"skins has a desolate air , but eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor .",1
the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work .,1
"the movie is so contrived , nonsensical and formulaic that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it .",0
"the weird thing about the santa clause 2 , purportedly a children's movie , is that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally .",0
"tom shadyac has learned a bit more craft since directing adams , but he still lingers over every point until the slowest viewer grasps it .",0
"an uplifting , largely bogus story .",0
"the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full , irritating display in [this] meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot .",0
"in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers , apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice .",0
a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it's potentially just as rewarding .,1
works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,0
nair doesn't treat the issues lightly . she allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly .,1
the pivotal narrative point is so ripe the film can't help but go soft and stinky .,0
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film .,0
"amidst the action , the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the "" other side of the story . """,0
"the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task .",1
there's no reason to miss interview with the assassin,1
i didn't believe for a moment in these villains or their plot .,0
"are monsters born , or made ?",0
"if there's no art here , it's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days .",1
"sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece .",0
it's made with deftly unsettling genre flair .,1
what could have been a pointed little chiller about the frightening seductiveness of new technology loses faith in its own viability and succumbs to joyless special-effects excess .,0
"for a film that's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama isn't as funny as you'd hoped . for a film that's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama isn't as funny as you'd hoped .",1
"for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies .",0
"if you're not totally weirded- out by the notion of cinema as community-therapy spectacle , quitting hits home with disorienting force .",1
both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement .,1
"overall , the film misses the brilliance of jelinek's novel by some way . it settles for being merely grim .",0
"the film meant well in its horse tale about freedom , but wasn't able to reach the heart because it was too overbearing .",0
a deviant topical comedy which is funny from start to finish .,1
"on the whole , the movie lacks wit , feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality .",0
"some of the computer animation is handsome , and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale , but overall the film never rises above mediocrity .",0
the film is a verbal duel between two gifted performers .,1
"there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life , but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes .",0
"the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together .",1
[it's] a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest .,1
"while the stoically delivered hokum of hart's war is never fun , it's still a worthy addition to the growing canon of post-saving private ryan tributes to the greatest generation .",1
"a movie that , rather than skip along the seine , more or less slogs its way through soggy paris , tongue uncomfortably in cheek .",0
it's a great deal of sizzle and very little steak . but what spectacular sizzle it is ! . . . in this incarnation its fizz is infectious .,1
"the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film , which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say , is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory .",0
"it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating , involving character study , but never does more than scratch the surface .",0
"what saves it . . . and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice .",1
the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment .,0
gosling provides an amazing performance that dwarfs everything else in the film .,1
"a tough go , but leigh's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film's often-mined and despairing milieu .",0
it's one of the saddest films i have ever seen that still manages to be uplifting but not overly sentimental .,1
"so young , so smart , such talent , such a wise * * * .",1
"a generous , inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually becomes a testament to faith .",1
troubling and powerful .,1
less a heartfelt appeal for the handicapped than a nice belgian waffle .,0
"its maker , steven spielberg , hasn't had so much fun in two decades , since he was schlepping indiana jones around the globe in search of a giant misplaced ashtray .",1
"it's hard to imagine any recent film , independent or otherwise , that makes as much of a mess as this one .",0
"imagine the cleanflicks version of 'love story , ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes .",0
"trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans , only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain .",0
i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief .,0
"it's also curious to note that this film , like the similarly ill-timed antitrust , is easily as bad at a fraction the budget .",0
"shunji iwai's all about lily chou chou is a beautifully shot , but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan .",0
"[ "" take care of my cat "" ] is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals .",1
this bold and lyrical first feature from raja amari expands the pat notion that middle-aged women just wanna have fun into a rousing treatise of sensual empowerment .,1
"preposterous and tedious , sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that , unfortunately , occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure .",0
"'estupendamente actuada , sumamente emotiva y profundamente humana , es una experiencia fílmica imposible de olvidar'",1
a quietly moving look back at what it was to be iranian-american in 1979 .,1
"captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity , overnight , is robbed and replaced with a persecuted "" other . """,1
"the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination .",1
"impostor can't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies .",0
"suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed .",1
fluffy and disposible .,0
highly engaging .,1
we learn a lot about dying coral and see a lot of life on the reef .,1
"( a ) hollywood sheen bedevils the film from the very beginning . . . ( but ) lohman's moist , deeply emotional eyes shine through this bogus veneer . . .",1
"for all the wit and hoopla , festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .",1
the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america .,0
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp .,0
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr . chips off the old block .,0
"the appearance of treebeard and gollum's expanded role will either have you loving what you're seeing , or rolling your eyes . i loved it ! gollum's 'performance' is incredible !",1
"it's tough to watch , but it's a fantastic movie .",1
"this odd , distant portuguese import more or less borrows from bad lieutenant and les vampires , and comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film .",1
". . . a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy , so uneven , so damn unpleasant that i can't believe any viewer , young or old , would have a good time here .",0
"grenier is terrific , bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger- and nietzsche-referencing dialogue .",1
director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting 'chops' and they take full advantage .,1
"there's a spontaneity to the chateau , a sense of light-heartedness , that makes it attractive throughout .",1
gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre .,1
time changer may not be the most memorable cinema session but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets,1
"a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite . it's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones .",1
the visuals alone make metropolis worth seeing .,1
allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker .,1
"with miscast leads , banal dialogue and an absurdly overblown climax , killing me softly belongs firmly in the so-bad-it's-good camp .",0
"funny in a sick , twisted sort of way .",1
"funny and , at times , poignant , the film from director george hickenlooper all takes place in pasadena , "" a city where people still read . """,1
"there's an epic here , but you have to put it together yourself .",0
"beating the austin powers films at their own game , this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness .",1
"there's enough science to make it count as educational , and enough beauty to make it unforgettable .",1
. . . the movie is just a plain old monster .,0
woody allen has really found his groove these days . the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another .,0
"what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity , the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom , the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time .",0
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in .,0
it somehow managed to make its way past my crappola radar and find a small place in my heart,1
"it's a bizarre curiosity memorable mainly for the way it fritters away its potentially interesting subject matter via a banal script , unimpressive acting and indifferent direction .",0
"that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults .",1
"sem se preocupar em criar momentos melodramáticos para arrancar lágrimas do espectador , o pianista é um filme triste sem que , para isso , precise ser emocionante .",1
an imaginative comedy/thriller .,1
"the director mostly plays it straight , turning leys' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder .",0
"i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material , but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort .",0
bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability .,1
amazingly dopey .,0
"aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with townsend . when she speaks , her creepy egyptian demigod voice is as computer processed and overproduced as it was in her music .",0
"though it runs 163 minutes , safe conduct is anything but languorous . it's packed to bursting with incident , and with scores of characters , some fictional , some from history .",1
"despite the pyrotechnics , narc is strictly by the book .",0
"forget the misleading title , what's with the unexplained baboon cameo ?",0
"very special effects , brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality can't hide the giant achilles' heel in "" stuart little 2 "" : there's just no story , folks .",0
"the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and the plot is both contrived and cliched .",0
"no wonder they're talking about "" talk to her . "" it's astonishing .",1
"sometimes there are very , very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely .",0
"an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone does have a center , though a morbid one .",1
pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick .,0
the next big thing's not-so-big ( and not-so-hot ) directorial debut .,0
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try .,0
"so faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban , not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check .",0
"the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration .",0
"there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church , synagogue or temple doesn't mean you have to check your brain at the door . the same should go for movie theaters .",0
"it's mildly amusing , but i certainly can't recommend it .",0
energetic and boldly provocative .,1
"contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether , in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin .",0
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue .,0
a chiller resolutely without chills .,0
"the biggest problem with roger avary's uproar against the mpaa is that , even in all its director's cut glory , he's made a film that's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything .",0
"this time mr . burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode , but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again .",0
diane lane's sophisticated performance can't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing .,0
the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive . . .,0
"a naturally funny film , home movie makes you crave chris smith's next movie .",1
"the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity , incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter .",0
"it's a familiar story , but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence .",1
"theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical .",1
"yakusho , as always , is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack . . . and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable .",1
new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is .,0
summer's far too fleeting to squander on offal like this .,0
adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean's themes without being a true adaptation of her book .,1
"a perfectly acceptable , perfectly bland , competently acted but by no means scary horror movie .",0
for all its problems . . . the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring . . . which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience .,1
"the movie is amateurish , but it's a minor treat .",1
"haneke keeps us at arm's length . guided more by intellect than heart , his story flattens instead of sharpens .",0
the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting .,0
the balkans provide the obstacle course for the love of a good woman .,0
"as it abruptly crosscuts among the five friends , it fails to lend the characters' individual stories enough dramatic resonance to make us care about them .",0
"a cultural wildcard experience : wacky , different , unusual , even nutty .",1
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards .,0
"every visual joke is milked , every set-up obvious and lengthy , every punchline predictable . there's no energy .",0
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more .,0
"nicks , seemingly uncertain what's going to make people laugh , runs the gamut from stale parody to raunchy sex gags to formula romantic comedy .",0
lawrence should stick to his day job . he's a better actor than a standup comedian .,0
"a thoughtful , provocative , insistently humanizing film .",1
"this cloying , voices-from-the-other-side story is hell .",0
[majidi] makes us think twice about immigrants we see around us every day .,1
old-form moviemaking at its best .,1
"whether kiss is a future cult classic or destined to be completely forgotten is open to question , but the risk-takers in the crowd should check it out and form their own opinion .",1
"why come up with something even quasi-original , when you can pillage from shirley jackson , richard matheson . . . and puke up something like rose red ?",0
"a mostly intelligent , engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser .",1
an unclassifiably awful study in self- and audience-abuse .,0
a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save .,0
"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are 'german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .",0
the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work .,1
"it does nothing new with the old story , except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they're being streamed over a 28k modem .",0
a feel-good picture in the best sense of the term .,1
as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan .,1
don't expect any subtlety from this latest entry in the increasingly threadbare gross-out comedy cycle .,0
you don't have to be an especially tough grader to give a charitable b-minus to the emperor's club .,1
"throwing caution to the wind with an invitation to the hedonist in us all , nair has constructed this motion picture in such a way that even the most cynical curmudgeon with find himself or herself smiling at one time or another .",1
there's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career .,0
"[director peter] jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of tolkien's writing that every frame produces new joys , whether you're a fan of the books or not .",1
unwieldy contraption .,0
a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama .,1
"immersing us in the endlessly inventive , fiercely competitive world of hip-hop djs , the project is sensational and revelatory , even if scratching makes you itch .",1
an utterly compelling 'who wrote it' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question .,1
"a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man .",1
better than the tepid star trek : insurrection ; falls short of first contact because the villain couldn't pick the lint off borg queen alice krige's cape ; and finishes half a parsec ( a nose ) ahead of generations .,1
. . . irritating soul-searching garbage .,0
"thoughtless , random , superficial humour and a lot of very bad scouse accents",0
"crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families .",0
"add yet another hat to a talented head , clooney's a good director .",1
"one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie , but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations .",0
a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes .,0
"blessed with immense physical prowess he may well be , but ahola is simply not an actor . and in truth , cruel as it may sound , he makes arnold schwarzenegger look like spencer tracy .",0
"shows that jackie chan is getting older , and that's something i would rather live in denial about",0
"a punch line without a premise , a joke built entirely from musty memories of half-dimensional characters .",0
it's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil' bow wow .,0
"while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart , amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey .",0
obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold ! the movie will reach far beyond its core demographic .,0
"on this tricky topic , tadpole is very much a step in the right direction , with its blend of frankness , civility and compassion .",1
"the power of shanghai ghetto , a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann , rests in the voices of men and women , now in their 70s , who lived there in the 1940s .",1
a sentimental mess that never rings true .,0
there's not much going on in this movie unless you simply decide to buy into the notion that something inexplicably strange once happened in point pleasant .,0
how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us .,0
"legendary irish writer brendan behan's memoir , borstal boy , has been given a loving screen transferral .",1
consider the title's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept .,0
"[schweiger is] talented and terribly charismatic , qualities essential to both movie stars and social anarchists .",1
i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness .,0
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .,1
"yes , i have given this movie a rating of zero . but fans of the show should not consider this a diss . consider it 'perfection . '",0
"my thoughts were focused on the characters . that is a compliment to kuras and miller . if i had been thinking about the visual medium , they would have been doing something wrong .",1
one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison .,0
"a gentle , compassionate drama about grief and healing .",1
"without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality .",1
"this is a harrowing movie about how parents know where all the buttons are , and how to push them .",1
boring and meandering .,0
"though the film's scenario is certainly not earthshaking , this depiction of fluctuating female sexuality has two winning lead performances and charm to spare .",1
"a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting , shooting or post-production stages .",0
"there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately , it runs for 170 .",0
that rara avis : the intelligent romantic comedy with actual ideas on its mind .,1
"witty , vibrant , and intelligent .",1
"brilliantly written and well-acted , yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film .",1
"a mix of gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in .",1
vampire epic succeeds as spooky action-packed trash of the highest order .,1
a small movie with a big impact .,1
"adolescents will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick , although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a 'topless tutorial service . '",0
"earns its laughs from stock redneck 'types' and from the many , many moments when we recognize even without the elizabethan prose , the play behind the thing .",1
"it would be disingenuous to call reno a great film , but you can say that about most of the flicks moving in and out of the multiplex . this is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn .",1
"a surprisingly flat retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing .",0
nothing more than a mediocre trifle .,0
"no aspirations to social import inform the movie version . this is a shameless sham , calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars .",0
"tense , terrific , sweaty-palmed fun .",1
"the very definition of what critics have come to term an "" ambitious failure . """,0
director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading .,1
"enough may pander to our basest desires for payback , but unlike many revenge fantasies , it ultimately delivers .",1
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . there can be no other explanation . hilariously inept and ridiculous .,0
"a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem .",0
"a gracious , eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost .",1
"it could change america , not only because it is full of necessary discussion points , but because it is so accessible that it makes complex politics understandable to viewers looking for nothing but energetic entertainment .",1
"an amusing , breezily apolitical documentary about life on the campaign trail .",1
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions .,0
"some of the most ravaging , gut-wrenching , frightening war scenes since "" saving private ryan "" have been recreated by john woo in this little-known story of native americans and their role in the second great war .",1
"while cherish doesn't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller , it's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem .",1
"could use a little more humanity , but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals .",1
"the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough .",1
"some of their jokes work , but most fail miserably and in the end , pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny .",0
"however sincere it may be , the rising place never quite justifies its own existence .",0
doesn't really add up to much .,0
"it may be about drug dealers , kidnapping , and unsavory folks , but the tone and pacing are shockingly intimate .",1
"this is a movie that starts out like heathers , then becomes bring it on , then becomes unwatchable .",0
a long slog for anyone but the most committed pokemon fan .,0
nothing about it fits .,0
what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics .,0
"in a way , the film feels like a breath of fresh air , but only to those that allow it in .",1
a sensitive and expertly acted crowd-pleaser that isn't above a little broad comedy and a few unabashedly sentimental tears .,1
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .,0
"there's something with potential here , but the movie decides , like lavinia , to go the conservative route .",0
the movie plays up the cartoon's more obvious strength of snazziness while neglecting its less conspicuous writing strength .,1
the film offers an intriguing what-if premise .,1
"bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .",0
"workmanlike , maybe , but still a film with all the elements that made the other three great , scary times at the movies .",1
a rip-roaring comedy action fest that'll put hairs on your chest .,1
"evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story , but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention .",0
"giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies is part of the fun . but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes .",1
gets under the skin of a man who has just lost his wife .,1
"the leaping story line , shaped by director peter kosminsky into sharp slivers and cutting impressions , shows all the signs of rich detail condensed into a few evocative images and striking character traits .",1
"co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short .",0
"it's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .",1
"if the tuxedo actually were a suit , it would fit chan like a $99 bargain-basement special .",0
a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie .,0
"most of the supporting characters in eastwood films are weak , as are most of the subplots . this one's weaker than most .",0
ja rule and kurupt should have gotten to rap . it would have benefitted the dialogue .,0
there is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye .,1
frida's artistic brilliance is undeniable -- it's among the most breathtakingly designed films i've ever seen .,1
vile and tacky are the two best adjectives to describe ghost ship .,0
the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,0
enough similarities to gymkata and howie long's firestorm that my fingernails instinctively crawled towards my long-suffering eyeballs .,0
for the most part stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue .,1
sex is one of those films that aims to confuse .,1
"maneuvers skillfully through the plot's hot brine -- until it's undone by the sogginess of its contemporary characters , and actors .",1
"huppert's show to steal and she makes a meal of it , channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine .",1
malcolm mcdowell is cool . paul bettany is cool . paul bettany playing malcolm mcdowell ? cool .,1
"with each of her three protagonists , miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path .",1
hard to resist .,1
promises is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination .,1
"if you like blood , guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though . . . you will likely enjoy this monster .",1
"jason x has cheesy effects and a hoary plot , but its macabre , self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot .",1
"ms . phoenix is completely lacking in charm and charisma , and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening .",0
"barney has created a tour de force that is weird , wacky and wonderful .",1
it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie .,0
"other than a mildly engaging central romance , hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst .",0
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard .,0
"what redeems the film is the cast , particularly the ya-yas themselves .",1
"lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun .",0
equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451 .,0
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie .,0
the sequel has turned completely and irrevocably bizarre to the point of utter nonsense .,0
visually captivating .,1
"the film doesn't sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half",1
"the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence , and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world .",1
what makes the movie special is its utter sincerity .,1
an absurdist spider web .,1
"the story feels more like a serious read , filled with heavy doses of always enticing sayles dialogue .",1
"about amy's cuteness , amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) , and amy's neuroses when it comes to men .",0
"barry convinces us he's a dangerous , secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful .",1
another entertaining romp from robert rodriguez .,1
"a restrained ribisi convinces as an italian , though if ever a movie needed one of the actor's whiny jags to pump it up , this has to be among the rare ones .",0
"despite the predictable parent vs . child coming-of-age theme , first-class , natural acting and a look at "" the real americans "" make this a charmer .",1
"it's sincere to a fault , but , unfortunately , not very compelling or much fun .",0
". . . creates a visceral sense of its characters' lives and conflicted emotions that carries it far above . . . what could have been a melodramatic , lifetime channel-style anthology .",1
"instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story , the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre . but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ?",0
the movie has an avalanche of eye-popping visual effects .,1
"hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown , the film nevertheless works up a few scares .",0
the story drifts so inexorably into cliches about tortured ( and torturing ) artists and consuming but impossible love that you can't help but become more disappointed as each overwrought new sequence plods on .,0
love liza is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit .,0
"despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure , the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this .",0
a moving and weighty depiction of one family's attempts to heal after the death of a child .,1
aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups : very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters .,0
"complex , affecting and uniquely almodóvar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong .",1
"no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand .",1
the episodic film makes valid points about the depersonalization of modern life . but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored .,0
like other great documentaries . . . this goes after one truth ( the ford administration's complicity in tearing 'orphans' from their mothers ) and stumbles upon others even more compelling .,1
"watching trouble every day , at least if you don't know what's coming , is like biting into what looks like a juicy , delicious plum on a hot summer day and coming away with your mouth full of rotten pulp and living worms .",0
". . . an unimaginative , nasty , glibly cynical piece of work .",0
anyone who gets chills from movies with giant plot holes will find plenty to shake and shiver about in 'the ring . ',0
"the far future may be awesome to consider , but from period detail to matters of the heart , this film is most transporting when it stays put in the past .",1
every so often a movie comes along that confirms one's worse fears about civilization as we know it . the new guy is one of them .,0
. . . liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario . too bad .,0
"the rock is destined to be the 21st century's new "" conan "" and that he's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal .",1
"brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing , haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt .",1
"instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it's an unpretentious , sociologically pointed slice of life .",1
a party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid .,1
you'll end up moved .,1
"it may not be history – but then again , what if it is ? – but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i've had in a while .",1
maybe thomas wolfe was right : you can't go home again .,1
"while obviously an extremely personal work , it remains inextricably stuck in an emotionally unavailable rut .",0
"feels less like it's about teenagers , than it was written by teenagers .",0
"not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture , but few can argue that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one .",1
there's a disturbing 'great white hope' undertone to the other side of heaven that subtly undermines its message of christian love and compassion .,0
"although there are several truly jolting scares , there's also an abundance of hackneyed dialogue and more silly satanic business than you can shake a severed limb at .",0
"here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior .",0
much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings .,1
"the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long , trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war , revolution , communism , etc .",0
a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine .,1
"inside the film's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out , but it's not that , it's the tension that keeps you in your seat . affleck and jackson are good sparring partners .",1
"everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant , designed not to offend . it goes down easy , leaving virtually no aftertaste .",0
"this is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force .",1
this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned .,0
"looking aristocratic , luminous yet careworn in jane hamilton's exemplary costumes , rampling gives a performance that could not be improved upon .",1
"the result , however well-intentioned , is ironically just the sort of disposable , kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood .",0
is this love or is it masochism ? binoche makes it interesting trying to find out .,1
"i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way , while never sure what its purpose was .",0
"too silly to be frightening , too stolid to be funny , it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star , david arquette .",0
"seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was . . . hence , storytelling is far more appealing .",1
""" brown sugar "" admirably aspires to be more than another "" best man "" clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film .",1
"splashes its drama all over the screen , subjecting its audience and characters to action that feels not only manufactured , but also so false you can see the filmmakers' puppet strings .",0
odd and weird .,0
campbell scott finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson .,1
i can't quite recommend it -- it's too patched together -- but i almost can ; it's the kind of movie that makes you want to like it .,0
anthony hopkins ? big deal ! we've already seen the prequel to the silence of the lambs and hannibal -- and it was better the first time .,0
"i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario , and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise .",1
"being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good , no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke .",0
"' . . . despite lagging near the finish line , the movie runs a good race , one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches . '",1
"even in the summertime , the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities .",0
too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise .,0
morvern rocks .,1
"for the most part , the ingredients are there . but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck's film from coming together .",0
the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment .,0
"miller is playing so free with emotions , and the fact that children are hostages to fortune , that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness .",0
"the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution .",0
"a blessed gift to film geeks and historians . if the '70's were your idea of a good time at the movies , this will make you very happy .",1
"all right , so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking , but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast .",1
"confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please , and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses , nor their characters , deserve .",0
a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality .,0
"it's consistently funny , in an irresistible junior-high way , and consistently free of any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought .",1
"guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled .",1
see it . debate it . remember it .,1
"the characters seem one-dimensional , and the film is superficial and will probably be of interest primarily to its target audience .",0
manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite .,0
"like mike isn't going to make box office money that makes michael jordan jealous , but it has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net .",1
"visually , 'santa clause 2' is wondrously creative .",1
an intriguing and entertaining introduction to johnson .,1
one lousy movie .,0
"huppert gives erika a persona that is so intriguing that you find yourself staring hypnotically at her , trying to understand her and wondering if she'll crack .",1
"at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director , charles stone iii .",0
"for all its brilliant touches , dragon loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion .",0
it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex .,0
"witty and often surprising , a dark little morality tale disguised as a romantic comedy .",1
"dull , if not devoid of wit , this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history , but scarcely manages more than a modest , snoozy charm .",0
"were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls , he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to , 'do not go gentle into that good theatre . '",0
"when your subject is illusion versus reality , shouldn't the reality seem at least passably real ?",0
"a minor work yet there's no denying the potency of miller's strange , fleeting brew of hopeful perseverance and hopeless closure .",1
staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce .,0
you walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions — disapproval of justine combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions .,1
"the sweetest thing , a romantic comedy with outrageous tendencies , may be a mess in a lot of ways . but it does have one saving grace . a lot of its gags and observations reflect a woman's point-of-view .",1
kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself .,0
"watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper , with special effects tossed in .",0
"the story , once it gets rolling , is nothing short of a great one .",1
a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car .,0
even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation cannot engage .,0
you'd think by now america would have had enough of plucky british eccentrics with hearts of gold . yet the act is still charming here .,1
"the movie is brilliant , really . it is philosophy , illustrated through everyday events .",1
likely to expertly drum up repressed teenage memories in any viewer .,1
. . . the implication is kissinger may have decided that — when it comes to truncheoning — it's better to give than to receive .,1
huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair .,1
"a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled , despite many charming moments .",0
largely a for-fans artifact .,0
"everything's serious , poetic , earnest and -- sadly -- dull .",0
"the makers have forsaken the entertaining elements of the original and , instead , rehash old jokes and leave any life at the doorstep . i like frank the pug , though .",0
"it is nature against progress . in fessenden's horror trilogy , this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale .",1
"there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series , but i wouldn't be interested in knowing any of them personally .",0
"not as well-written as sexy beast , not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels , but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted .",1
"as a vehicle to savour binoche's skill , the film is well worthwhile .",1
"there are a few laughs and clever sight gags scattered about , but not enough to make this anything more than another big-budget bust .",0
"a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard's pyromania .",1
"an effectively creepy , fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it .",1
"dull , lifeless , and amateurishly assembled .",0
"lovely and amazing is holofcener's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust , will you .",1
"a colorful , joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters .",1
"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people , in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship , bring to their music .",1
a frisky and fresh romantic comedy exporing sexual politics and the challenges of friendships between women .,1
"4 friends , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it's the ultimate redneck road-trip .",1
"if you've ever wondered what an ending without the input of studio executives or test audiences would look like , here it is .",1
"to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers , it will probably be a talky bore .",0
"it's a scattershot affair , but when it hits its mark it's brilliant .",1
may be spoofing an easy target -- those old '50's giant creature features -- but . . . it acknowledges and celebrates their cheesiness as the reason why people get a kick out of watching them today .,1
as plain and pedestrian as catsup--,0
aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash . stay for the credits and see a devastating comic impersonation by dustin hoffman that is revelatory .,0
"one of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids , children behave like adults and everyone screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation .",0
characters wander into predictably treacherous situations even though they should know better .,0
"it is an indelible epic american story about two families , one black and one white , facing change in both their inner and outer lives .",1
disjointed parody .,0
uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth .,0
the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date .,1
a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment .,1
contrived pastiche of caper clichés .,0
it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring .,0
better to just call it abc kiarostami . for aids and africa are nothing more than part of the scenery .,0
"though this film can be clumsy , its ambitions are equally -- and admirably -- uncommercial .",1
"overall , it's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love .",1
forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this won't seem like such a bore .,0
"if you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of "" the isle "" you'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else .",1
"far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series .",1
we may never think of band camp as a geeky or nerdy thing again .,0
"well before it's over , beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels .",0
"red dragon is less baroque and showy than hannibal , and less emotionally affecting than silence . but , like silence , it's a movie that gets under your skin .",1
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme shockers since the evil dead .,1
as vulgar as it is banal .,0
". . . a solid , well-formed satire .",1
"blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling .",0
"the storytelling may be ordinary , but the cast is one of those all-star reunions that fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema .",1
extremely bad .,0
"as played by ryan gosling , danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction .",1
"barely manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest , your imagination , your empathy or anything , really , save your disgust and your indifference .",0
"'synthetic' is the best description of this well-meaning , beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree .",0
brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors . . . by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable .,0
"like rudy yellow lodge , eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .",1
this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes . a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers .,1
"beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama .",1
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .,1
"in his u . s . debut , mr . schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist .",1
"it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk's impish augmentation .",0
"at its best , it's black hawk down with more heart . at its worst , it's rambo- meets-john ford .",0
the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways .,1
"you're not merely watching history , you're engulfed by it .",1
never capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance .,0
that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle .,1
it reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death .,1
""" the time machine "" is a movie that has no interest in itself . it doesn't believe in itself , it has no sense of humor…it's just plain bored .",0
it's all surface psychodramatics .,0
"it ain't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains .",1
the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes . . . drag the movie down .,0
those who aren't put off by the film's austerity will find it more than capable of rewarding them .,1
[t]oo many of these gross out scenes . . .,0
"in the end , ted bundy's only justification is the director's common but unexplored fascination with the frustrated maniac ; there's no larger point , and little social context .",0
"after a while , hoffman's quirks and mannerisms , particularly his penchant for tearing up on cue -- things that seem so real in small doses -- become annoying and artificial .",0
"muddled , melodramatic paranormal romance is an all-time low for kevin costner .",0
"due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality .",0
"for the first time in several years , mr . allen has surpassed himself with the magic he's spun with the hollywood empress of ms . leoni's ellie .",1
it's a rare window on an artistic collaboration .,1
"if this movie leaves you cool , it also leaves you intriguingly contemplative .",1
"the two leads are almost good enough to camouflage the dopey plot , but so much naturalistic small talk , delivered in almost muffled exchanges , eventually has a lulling effect .",0
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche .,0
"awkward but sincere and , ultimately , it wins you over .",1
". . . in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it doesn't disappoint .",1
a bit too derivative to stand on its own as the psychological thriller it purports to be .,0
the film's heady yet far from impenetrable theory suggests that russians take comfort in their closed-off nationalist reality .,1
what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness .,1
"[t]his beguiling belgian fable , very much its own droll and delicate little film , has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why .",1
the code talkers deserved better than a hollow tribute .,0
it's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them .,1
"with dirty deeds , david caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .",1
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap .,0
"if you love motown music , you'll love this documentary .",1
"too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize , and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay .",0
the limited sets and small confined and dark spaces also are homages to a classic low-budget film noir movie .,1
"rich in detail , gorgeously shot and beautifully acted , les destinees is , in its quiet , epic way , daring , inventive and refreshingly unusual .",1
much of the cast is stiff or just plain bad .,0
the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face .,0
[leigh] has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable .,1
"'it's better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists . cynics need not apply . '",1
. . . a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause .,0
"i have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration , but i've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than i want to believe .",1
a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling .,0
"when it comes to entertainment , children deserve better than pokemon 4ever .",0
the entire cast is extraordinarily good .,1
"an important movie , a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values .",1
"an amalgam of the fugitive , blade runner , and total recall , only without much energy or tension .",0
"myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus , we're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another .",0
john mctiernan's botched remake may be subtler than norman jewison's 1975 ultraviolent futuristic corporate-sports saga . it's also stupider .,0
mostly martha could have used a little trimming -- 10 or 15 minutes could be cut and no one would notice -- but it's a pleasurable trifle . the only pain you'll feel as the credits roll is your stomach grumbling for some tasty grub .,1
"where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval .",0
needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance .,0
"the title not only describes its main characters , but the lazy people behind the camera as well .",0
"this slow-moving swedish film offers not even a hint of joy , preferring to focus on the humiliation of martin as he defecates in bed and urinates on the plants at his own birthday party .",0
the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life .,0
amari has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances .,1
clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable . . .,1
"at about 95 minutes , treasure planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar story . however , it lacks grandeur and that epic quality often associated with stevenson's tale as well as with earlier disney efforts .",1
"all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie , but it's spread too thin .",0
elvira fans could hardly ask for more .,1
the performances are uniformly good .,1
"when the plot kicks in , the film loses credibility .",0
". . . a weak , manipulative , pencil-thin story that is miraculously able to entertain anyway .",1
"good performances and a realistic , non-exploitive approach make paid in full worth seeing .",1
"thanks to a small star with big heart , this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all .",1
"between the drama of cube ? s personal revelations regarding what the shop means in the big picture , iconic characters gambol fluidly through the story , with charming results .",1
writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls .,1
sensitive though not quite revelatory documentary .,0
"it's not a film to be taken literally on any level , but its focus always appears questionable .",0
crush could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls .,0
"a quiet , disquieting triumph .",1
"it might be tempting to regard mr . andrew and his collaborators as oddballs , but mr . earnhart's quizzical , charming movie allows us to see them , finally , as artists .",1
this is a happy throwback to the time when cartoons were cinema's most idiosyncratic form instead of one of its most predictable .,1
"combines improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched .",1
"yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies' creepiest conventions , in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble , teach and ultimately redeem their mentally "" superior "" friends , family . . .",0
"smith's point is simple and obvious -- people's homes are extensions of themselves , and particularly eccentric people have particularly eccentric living spaces -- but his subjects are charmers .",1
. . . built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids .,0
scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario .,1
a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans ( but by no means all ) will have fun with .,1
". . . with the candy-like taste of it fading faster than 25-cent bubble gum , i realized this is a throwaway movie that won't stand the test of time . it's a trifle .",0
"engrossing and affecting , if ultimately not quite satisfying .",1
a modest pleasure that accomplishes its goals with ease and confidence .,1
the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth .,1
the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs .,0
too simple for its own good .,0
charlize chases kevin with a gun . courtney chases stuart with a cell phone . the sound of gunfire and cell phones ringing .,0
. . . a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs . it is an unstinting look at a collaboration between damaged people that may or may not qual,1
the acting alone is worth the price of admission .,1
"uncommonly stylish but equally silly . . . the picture fails to generate much suspense , nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions .",0
"a journey through memory , a celebration of living , and a sobering rumination on fatality , classism , and ignorance .",1
"one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation . . . . stylistically , the movie is a disaster .",0
"this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch .",1
"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it's just grating .",0
". . . pitiful , slapdash disaster . a doa dud from frame one .",0
"if you're not a prepubescent girl , you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch .",0
". . . there's a choppy , surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise .",0
"there are times when you wish that the movie had worked a little harder to conceal its contrivances , but brown sugar turns out to be a sweet and enjoyable fantasy .",1
"ray liotta and jason patric do some of their best work in their underwritten roles , but don't be fooled : nobody deserves any prizes here .",1
"terry is a sort of geriatric dirty harry , which will please eastwood's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man .",1
"like its bizarre heroine , it irrigates our souls .",1
"for every cheesy scene , though , there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized .",1
mediocre fable from burkina faso .,0
"the script covers huge , heavy topics in a bland , surfacey way that doesn't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people .",0
"bears is bad . not 'terrible filmmaking' bad , but more like , 'i once had a nightmare like this , and it's now coming true' bad .",0
"it made me feel unclean , and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies . oh , and booty call .",0
alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise .,1
"nonsensical , dull "" cyber-horror "" flick is a grim , hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting .",0
"dark and disturbing , but also surprisingly funny .",1
"although occasionally static to the point of resembling a stage play , the film delivers a solid mixture of sweetness and laughs .",1
"slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy , but when it costs a family of four about $40 to see a film in theaters , why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead ?",0
"sheds light on a subject few are familiar with , and makes you care about music you may not have heard before .",1
"what "" empire "" lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart .",1
plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood .,0
"the lion king was a roaring success when it was released eight years ago , but on imax it seems better , not just bigger .",1
a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness .,0
manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane .,0
national lampoon's van wilder could be the worst thing to come out of national lampoon since class reunion,0
"even if you have no interest in the gang-infested , east-vs . -west coast rap wars , this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate .",1
"a sexy , surprising romance . . . idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair . . . their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger .",1
the movie is as padded as allen's jelly belly .,0
"in the real world , an actor this uncharismatically beautiful would have a résumé loaded with credits like "" girl in bar #3 . """,0
"for all the writhing and wailing , tears , rage and opium overdoses , there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution .",0
what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors .,0
"moore's complex and important film is also , believe it or not , immensely entertaining , a david and goliath story that's still very much playing itself out .",1
"mostly works because of the universal themes , earnest performances . . . and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh .",1
"a movie you observe , rather than one you enter into .",0
one of the greatest romantic comedies of the past decade .,1
"brainy , artistic and muted , almost to the point of suffocation .",0
"while the script starts promisingly , it loses steam towards the middle and never really develops beyond attacking obvious target .",0
worth catching for griffiths' warm and winning central performance .,1
"what makes salton sea surprisingly engrossing is that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that's often handled in fast-edit , hopped-up fashion .",1
"visually rather stunning , but ultimately a handsome-looking bore , the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it .",0
"tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality .",0
"the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny .",0
a byzantine melodrama that stimulates the higher brain functions as well as the libido .,1
you won't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies .,1
"invigorating , surreal , and resonant with a rainbow of emotion .",1
"those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up .",1
"bad . very bad . stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad .",0
"while solondz tries and tries hard , storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket .",0
sheridan . . . smoothes over sources of conflict that could have lent the film a bit more depth .,0
"graças às interações entre seus personagens , o filme torna-se não apenas uma história divertida sobre uma curiosa perseguição , mas também um belo estudo de personagens .",1
"leaves you with a knot in your stomach , its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness .",0
mordantly funny and intimately knowing . . .,1
"though it is by no means his best work , laissez-passer is a distinguished and distinctive effort by a bona-fide master , a fascinating film replete with rewards to be had by all willing to make the effort to reap them .",1
"the script is smart , not cloying .",1
the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances .,1
"however stale the material , lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out , pandering palaver is actually funny .",0
it's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by elizabeth hurley in a bathing suit .,0
"as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys' novel "" the death of napoleon "" and directed by alan taylor , napoleon's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn",1
"as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer , the rest of us will be lulled into a coma .",0
"though it's equally solipsistic in tone , the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans' saga of hollywood excess .",1
the combination of lightness and strictness in this instance gives italian for beginners an amiable aimlessness that keeps it from seeming predictably formulaic .,1
"call me a wimp , but i cried , not once , but three times in this animated sweet film .",1
"perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that isn't this painfully forced , false and fabricated .",0
so aggressively cheery that pollyana would reach for a barf bag .,0
a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise .,0
parker cannot sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion,1
"talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be , but it's still quite worth seeing .",1
cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries .,1
"this isn't a terrible film by any means , but it's also far from being a realized work .",0
this is the first full scale wwii flick from hong kong's john woo . he's not good with people .,0
"the best part about "" gangs "" was daniel day-lewis .",1
"shainberg weaves a carefully balanced scenario that is controlled by neither character , is weirdly sympathetic to both and manages to be tender and darkly comic .",1
"sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology .",1
"just entertaining enough not to hate , too mediocre to love .",0
a mixed bag of a comedy that can't really be described as out of this world .,0
"crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama .",0
"this is for the most part a useless movie , even with a great director at the helm .",0
"most consumers of lo mein and general tso's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it , so , hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .",1
""" freaky friday , "" it's not .",0
"uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious spoof .",1
criminal conspiracies and true romances move so easily across racial and cultural lines in the film that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama .,0
"nelson's intentions are good , but the end result does no justice to the story itself . it's horribly depressing and not very well done .",0
happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and doesn't pummel us with phony imagery or music .,1
"although sensitive to a fault , it's often overwritten , with a surfeit of weighty revelations , flowery dialogue , and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken .",0
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment .,0
a gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn jerusalem .,1
the tug of war that ensues is as much a snapshot of modern china in microcosm as it is a crash course in movie mythology .,1
. . . a magnificent drama well worth tracking down .,1
"in some ways , lagaan is quintessential bollywood . except it's much , much better .",1
"it's traditional moviemaking all the way , but it's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit .",1
"with notorious c . h . o . cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy .",1
"auto focus is not your standard hollywood bio-pic . schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness .",1
". . . brian de palma is utterly mad : cinema mad , set-piece mad , style mad . it's a beautiful madness .",1
"the film delivers what it promises : a look at the "" wild ride "" that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops , cell phones and sketchy business plans .",1
wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand .,0
"the best thing the film does is to show us not only what that mind looks like , but how the creative process itself operates .",1
has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .,0
will be far more interesting to the soderbergh faithful than it will be to the casual moviegoer who might be lured in by julia roberts . . .,0
"by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course , feeling guilty for it . . . . then , miracle of miracles , the movie does a flip-flop .",0
. . . the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see .,1
"[raimi's] matured quite a bit with spider-man , even though it's one of the most plain white toast comic book films you'll ever see .",1
"even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking",1
"not a cheap slasher flick , as the subject matter would suggest , but is a little like a nature film , showing a patient predator and his foolish prey .",0
"borrows a bit from the classics "" wait until dark "" and "" extremities "" . . . but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself .",1
. . . a pretentious mess . . .,0
morton deserves an oscar nomination .,1
"with a large cast representing a broad cross-section , tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of "" his girl friday , "" maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes .",1
"for a film about two mismatched buddies , crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry .",0
the tenderness of the piece is still intact .,1
there is nothing redeeming about this movie .,0
"after a while , the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet , fuzzy and sticky .",0
"it's too long , too repetitive , and takes way too many years to resolve to be a total winner .",0
it bites hard .,0
automatically pegs itself for the straight-to-video sci-fi rental shelf .,0
chao was chen kaige's assistant for years in china . he has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about .,0
"the film's unhurried pace is actually one of its strengths . entirely appropriately , the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn .",1
"if myers decides to make another austin powers movie , maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil .",0
adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash .,0
"occasionally funny , sometimes inspiring , often boring .",0
what an embarrassment .,0
cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke .,0
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here .,0
"maud and roland's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story , but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy .",1
"it's still adam sandler , and it's not little nicky . and for many of us , that's good enough .",1
"the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence , but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why .",0
"it irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2 , 500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere .",1
very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience .,1
fails to bring as much to the table .,0
"if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of god , ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world .",0
"unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings , character development -- and more importantly , character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners .",1
"the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible , but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them .",1
"full of witless jokes , dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios , and saddled with a general air of misogyny",0
it is quite a vision .,1
"humorous and heartfelt , douglas mcgrath's version of 'nicholas nickleby' left me feeling refreshed and hopeful . not many movies have that kind of impact on me these days .",1
"cold , nervy and memorable .",1
"terrific performances , great to look at , and funny . a little uneven to be the cat's meow , but it's good enough to be the purr .",1
it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions .,0
a movie that at its best doesn't just make the most out of its characters' flaws but insists on the virtue of imperfection .,1
"until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes , wendigo , larry fessenden's spooky new thriller , is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films .",1
why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?,0
"'compleja e intelectualmente retadora , el ladrón de orquídeas es uno de esos filmes que vale la pena ver precisamente por su originalidad . '",1
if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over .,0
"a mess , but it's a sincere mess .",1
"elegant , mannered and teasing .",1
formula 51 has dulled your senses faster and deeper than any recreational drug on the market .,0
"parker holds true to wilde's own vision of a pure comedy with absolutely no meaning , and no desire to be anything but a polished , sophisticated entertainment that is in love with its own cleverness .",1
more of an intriguing curiosity than a gripping thriller .,0
the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects .,1
the cast comes through even when the movie doesn't .,1
manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time .,1
something has been lost in the translation . . . another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise .,0
it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film .,0
the film is often filled with a sense of pure wonderment and excitement not often seen in today's cinema du sarcasm,1
"the best drug addition movies are usually depressing but rewarding . quitting , however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance .",0
"the film's sharp , often mischievous sense of humor will catch some off guard . . .",1
"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand , and they've told a nice little story in the process .",1
"although the editing might have been tighter , hush ! sympathetically captures the often futile lifestyle of young people in modern japan .",1
"movie fans , get ready to take off . . . the other direction .",0
"a cross between blow and boyz n the hood , this movie strives to be more , but doesn't quite get there . good performances keep it from being a total rehash .",0
"for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he's been stirred by the powerful work of his co-stars .",1
jeffrey tambor's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy .,1
secretary is just too original to be ignored .,1
a listless and desultory affair .,0
about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream .,1
"cold , pretentious , thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy .",0
"a weird , arresting little ride .",1
"the new guy does have a heart . now , if it only had a brain .",1
"an uncomfortable experience , but one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema .",1
a startling and fresh examination of how the bike still remains an ambiguous icon in chinese society .,1
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped .,0
fuller would surely have called this gutsy and at times exhilarating movie a great yarn .,1
"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile , and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react .",1
"it's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out 'amateur' in almost every frame .",0
"it's a hoot and a half , and a great way for the american people to see what a candidate is like when he's not giving the same 15-cent stump speech .",1
"ultimately too repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences , but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness .",1
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest .,0
"the delicious trimmings…arrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minute…with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two .",1
"if there's one thing this world needs less of , it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who couldn't pass an entrance exam .",0
lawrence preaches strictly to the converted .,0
"it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but notorious c . h . o . still feels like a promising work-in-progress .",0
"who is this movie for ? not kids , who don't need the lesson in repugnance . it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy . '",0
has all the right elements but completely fails to gel together .,0
"see scratch for the history , see scratch for the music , see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion .",1
"a deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession – one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom .",1
"a sour , nasty offering .",0
what might have been a predictably heartwarming tale is suffused with complexity .,1
the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise .,1
[stevens is] so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits .,0
"utterly lacking in charm , wit and invention , roberto benigni's pinocchio is an astonishingly bad film .",0
includes too much obvious padding .,0
tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel .,0
surprisingly insightful,1
the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel .,1
"shouldn't have been allowed to use the word "" new "" in its title , because there's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie .",0
"in the end , the movie bogs down in insignificance , saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate .",0
"a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film .",1
"intended to be a comedy about relationships , this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area .",0
often moving and explores the discomfort inherent in the contacts between the american 'hosts' and their 'guests . ',1
like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz .,0
an incredibly clever and superbly paced caper filled with scams within scams within scams .,1
the komediant is a tale worth catching .,1
it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you . . .,1
"wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too .",1
clayburgh and tambor are charming performers ; neither of them deserves eric schaeffer .,0
well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin .,1
"this version moves beyond the original's nostalgia for the communal film experiences of yesteryear to a deeper realization of cinema's inability to stand in for true , lived experience .",1
"it's a tour de force , written and directed so quietly that it's implosion rather than explosion you fear .",1
"the movie's gloomy atmosphere is fascinating , though , even if the movie itself doesn't stand a ghost of a chance .",0
the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling . they just don't work in concert .,1
seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago .,0
it's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman .,1
"this insightful , oscar-nominated documentary , in which children on both sides of the ever-escalating conflict have their say away from watchful parental eyes , gives peace yet another chance .",1
"pryor lite , with half the demons , half the daring , much less talent , many fewer laughs .",0
"it's a technically superb film , shining with all the usual spielberg flair , expertly utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team .",1
"puportedly "" based on true events , "" a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is "" based on a true story "" with a straight face .",0
"an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling , either .",0
"this is a film about the irksome , tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout . even as the hero of the story rediscovers his passion in life , the mood remains oddly detached .",0
"an example of quiet , confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship .",1
"initially gripping , eventually cloying pow drama .",0
"ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here's betting her third feature will be something to behold .",1
"to me , it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .",0
"the overall fabric is hypnotic , and mr . mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy .",1
the backyard battles you staged with your green plastic army men were more exciting and almost certainly made more sense .,0
"a vile , incoherent mess . . . a scummy ripoff of david cronenberg's brilliant 'videodrome . '",0
"this is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative . mr . scorsese's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated .",1
"demonstrates the unusual power of thoughtful , subjective filmmaking .",1
schneider's mugging is relentless and his constant need to suddenly transpose himself into another character undermines the story's continuity and progression .,0
"i complain all the time about seeing the same ideas repeated in films over and over again , but the bourne identity proves that a fresh take is always possible .",1
"a slam-bang extravaganza that is all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time .",1
"hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u . s . -- a major director is emerging in world cinema .",1
"i felt sad for lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier , by rohmer , for example .",0
barry sonnenfeld owes frank the pug big time,0
"lilia's transformation from strict mother to sensual siren is superficially preposterous , but abbas infuses the role with an unimpeachable core of emotional truth .",1
"if deuces wild had been tweaked up a notch it would have become a camp adventure , one of those movies that's so bad it starts to become good . but it wasn't .",0
"the movie isn't always easy to look at . but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here .",1
julia is played with exasperating blandness by laura regan .,0
"femme fatale offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience . are we dealing with dreams , visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue ?",0
what makes the movie a comedy is the way it avoids the more serious emotions involved .,1
chan's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy .,0
"director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great .",0
"holm does his sly , intricate magic , and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin .",1
"functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely , tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing .",1
gibney and jarecki just want to string the bastard up .,0
"having had the good sense to cast actors who are , generally speaking , adored by the movie-going public , khouri then gets terrific performances from them all .",1
"the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings .",1
"even though it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner , yong kang , lost kozmo in the end , you can't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth .",1
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum .,0
"instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid , we get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos .",0
"here's my advice , kev . start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line .",0
"a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise , it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films .",0
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable .,0
the cat's meow marks a return to form for director peter bogdanovich . . .,1
"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions . . . but at the very least , his secret life will leave you thinking .",1
i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial . coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings .,0
it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time .,0
demme's loose approach kills the suspense .,0
"it has charm to spare , and unlike many romantic comedies , it does not alienate either gender in the audience .",1
"like mike doesn't win any points for originality . it does succeed by following a feel-good formula with a winning style , and by offering its target audience of urban kids some welcome role models and optimism .",1
"de niro and mcdormand give solid performances , but their screen time is sabotaged by the story's inability to create interest .",0
"a free-for-all of half-baked thoughts , clumsily used visual tricks and self-indulgent actor moments .",0
i'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here .,0
the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it doesn't make any sense .,0
blithely anachronistic and slyly achronological .,1
it's an often-cute film but either needs more substance to fill the time or some judicious editing .,1
"droll caper-comedy remake of "" big deal on madonna street "" that's a sly , amusing , laugh-filled little gem in which the ultimate "" bellini "" begins to look like a "" real kaputschnik . """,1
"i like this movie a lot . i like that smith , he's not making fun of these people , he's not laughing at them .",1
labute's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering .,1
drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band .,1
"sadly , 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne . '",0
"take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture , and he'll be your slave for a year .",1
"is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ? i don't think so . nothing wrong with performances here , but the whiney characters bugged me .",0
o Último suspeito ganha força ao também funcionar em uma esfera adicional : a do drama familiar .,1
what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens' deviant behaviour . being latently gay and liking to read are hardly enough .,0
"unlike most teen flicks , swimming takes its time to tell its story , casts mostly little-known performers in key roles , and introduces some intriguing ambiguity .",1
"just a string of stale gags , with no good inside dope , and no particular bite .",0
it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds .,1
the subject of swinging still seems ripe for a documentary -- just not this one .,0
nothing more substantial than a fitfully clever doodle .,0
the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago .,1
although commentary on nachtwey is provided . . . it's the image that really tells the tale .,1
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows .,0
"for those for whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile , hollywood ending is a depressing experience",0
"you wouldn't want to live waydowntown , but it is a hilarious place to visit .",1
"more timely than its director could ever have dreamed , this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders , desperate for work and food .",1
"often hilarious , well-shot and , importantly , entertaining , hell house is a fascinating document of an event that has to be seen to be believed .",1
a return to pure disney magic and is enjoyable family fare .,1
"though the film is well-intentioned , one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable .",0
these two are generating about as much chemistry as an iraqi factory poised to receive a un inspector .,0
lovely and poignant . puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with .,1
"while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are incredibly beautiful to look at .",1
"while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium , yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold .",0
a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers' hearts .,1
"solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he isn't talking a talk that appeals to me .",0
"the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan's madness .",1
showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation .,1
"the people in abc africa are treated as docile , mostly wordless ethnographic extras .",0
"irwin is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs . there are far worse messages to teach a young audience , which will probably be perfectly happy with the sloppy slapstick comedy .",1
"how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?",0
"unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you , this film's impressive performances and adept direction aren't likely to leave a lasting impression .",0
nettelbeck . . . has a pleasing way with a metaphor .,1
"a truly moving experience , and a perfect example of how art -- when done right -- can help heal , clarify , and comfort .",1
"de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork . but like bruce springsteen's gone-to-pot asbury park , new jersey , this sad-sack waste of a movie is a city of ruins .",0
everything that's worthwhile about collision course can already be seen on television .,0
a half-assed film .,0
"although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants , dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell .",1
the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical . what's worse is that pelosi knows it .,0
"although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original , the first film's lovely flakiness is gone , replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks .",0
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies .,0
the entire movie is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory .,0
"though clearly well-intentioned , this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted .",0
"this is a great subject for a movie , but hollywood has squandered the opportunity , using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on .",0
topics that could make a sailor blush - but lots of laughs .,1
"[nelson's] movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised , unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes .",0
"despite its flaws , secretary stays in your head and makes you question your own firmly held positions .",1
"when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year , you'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence .",0
"the film is surprisingly well-directed by brett ratner , who keeps things moving well -- at least until the problematic third act .",0
"the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection , so we believe these characters love each other .",1
there is so much plodding sensitivity .,0
it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong .,0
"to the film's credit , the acting is fresh and unselfconscious , and munch is a marvel of reality versus sappy sentiment .",1
"the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it's far too sentimental .",0
serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it .,0
the transporter is as lively and as fun as it is unapologetically dumb,1
director dirk shafer and co-writer greg hinton ride the dubious divide where gay porn reaches for serious drama .,0
nicely combines the enigmatic features of 'memento' with the hallucinatory drug culture of 'requiem for a dream . ',1
"by the end of the movie , you're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular .",1
"as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game , i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor .",0
"eight legged freaks is clever and funny , is amused by its special effects , and leaves you feeling like you've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer .",1
"there ought to be a directing license , so that ed burns can have his revoked .",0
the talk-heavy film plays like one of robert altman's lesser works .,0
the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted .,1
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever . he has a great cast and a great idea . but the execution is a flop with the exception of about six gags that really work .,0
the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs .,1
mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty . mocking them now is an exercise in pointlessness .,0
"like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure , but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions .",0
it's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it .,1
"jagger , stoppard and director michael apted . . . deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride .",1
offers enough playful fun to entertain the preschool set while embracing a wholesome attitude .,1
"benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted , its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow .",0
"uncertain in tone . . . a garbled exercise in sexual politics , a junior varsity short cuts by way of very bad things .",0
moore's performance impresses almost as much as her work with haynes in 1995's safe .,1
it's obvious [je-gyu is] trying for poetry ; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom .,0
"it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake , dishonest , entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary .",0
"you come away wishing , though , that the movie spent a lot less time trying to make a credible case for reports from the afterlife and a lot more time on the romantic urgency that's at the center of the story .",0
". . . while certainly clever in spots , this too-long , spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth doesn't sustain a high enough level of invention .",0
"a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera .",1
es triste tener que decirles que lo único grato de la cinta es el cuerpo desnudo de la heather . . .,0
"this series should have died long ago , but they keep bringing it back another day as punishment for paying money to see the last james bond movie .",0
"the draw [for "" big bad love "" ] is a solid performance by arliss howard .",1
"so routine , familiar and predictable , it raises the possibility that it wrote itself as a newly automated final draft computer program .",0
originality is sorely lacking .,0
"it's coherent , well shot , and tartly acted , but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate .",0
"so genial is the conceit , this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout , dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen . it never is , not fully .",0
"comes across as a relic from a bygone era , and its convolutions . . . feel silly rather than plausible .",0
"i don't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served , even if it's a dish that's best served cold .",1
"the film's darker moments become smoothed over by an overwhelming need to tender inspirational tidings , especially in the last few cloying moments .",0
". . . best seen as speculative history , as much an exploration of the paranoid impulse as a creative sequel to the warren report .",1
"there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility , not an event that is believable , not a confrontation that is not staged , not a moment that is not false .",0
"as any creature-feature fan knows , when you cross toxic chemicals with a bunch of exotic creatures , you get a lot of running around , screaming and death . on that score , the film certainly doesn't disappoint .",1
discursive but oddly riveting documentary .,1
feral and uncomfortable .,1
"why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? wouldn't one about their famous dad , author of death in venice , etc . , be more valuable ?",0
"the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable , irreversible flow of history .",1
it is great summer fun to watch arnold and his buddy gerald bounce off a quirky cast of characters .,1
"comedian , like its subjects , delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride .",1
"this is rote spookiness , with nary an original idea ( or role , or edit , or score , or anything , really ) in sight , and the whole of the proceedings beg the question 'why ? '",0
"the directing and story are disjointed , flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep . but the actors make this worth a peek .",1
"the movie is a blast of educational energy , as bouncy animation and catchy songs escort you through the entire 85 minutes .",1
"in questioning the election process , payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies , but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess , with or without access to the ballot box .",1
"leading a double life in an american film only comes to no good , but not here . matters play out realistically if not always fairly .",1
all prints of this film should be sent to and buried on pluto .,0
"the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete , as if the real story starts just around the corner .",0
a humorless journey into a philosophical void .,0
"i didn't find much fascination in the swinging . what they're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . but that they are doing it is thought-provoking .",0
adaptation is simply brilliant .,1
"a tired , unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre .",0
"it's a fine , focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism .",1
"plays like one long , meandering sketch inspired by the works of john waters and todd solondz , rather than a fully developed story .",0
"a delectable and intriguing thriller filled with surprises , read my lips is an original . this is a story of two misfits who don't stand a chance alone , but together they are magnificent .",1
heavy-handed exercise in time-vaulting literary pretension .,0
thumbs up to paxton for not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer .,1
"what started out as a taut contest of wills between bacon and theron , deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence .",0
a refreshingly authentic coming-of-age tale .,1
i am highly amused by the idea that we have come to a point in society where it has been deemed important enough to make a film in which someone has to be hired to portray richard dawson .,1
there are moments of hilarity to be had .,1
horns and halos benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth .,1
seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work .,1
"a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it doesn't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world .",1
"an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series , accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags , pranks , pratfalls , dares , injuries , etc .",0
"if you're willing to have fun with it , you won't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .",1
"most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river .",0
"shyamalan takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and infuses it into a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion .",1
the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks . the rest of the film . . . is dudsville .,0
the whole thing comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break .,0
huppert's superbly controlled display of murderous vulnerability ensures that malice has a very human face .,1
despite its many infuriating flaws -- not the least of which is amy's self-absorbed personality -- amy's o's honesty will win you over .,1
"its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances more than make up for its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway .",1
a remarkable 179-minute meditation on the nature of revolution .,1
"the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes .",0
"the streets , shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus , may be as authentic as they are mean , but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them .",0
"with this new rollerball , sense and sensibility have been overrun by what can only be characterized as robotic sentiment .",0
what's needed so badly but what is virtually absent here is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy .,0
an unflinching look at the world's dispossessed .,1
"based on dave barry's popular book of the same name , the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters' moves and overlapping story .",1
"the problem with this film is that it's forced to make its characters idiots in order to advance the plot . had anyone here done anything remotely intelligent , we all could have stopped watching long ago .",0
it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure .,0
"the work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims .",1
a captivating cross-cultural comedy of manners .,1
"doesn't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films .",0
"true to its animatronic roots : . . . as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus . . . 'the country bears' should never have been brought out of hibernation .",0
"it is a likable story , told with competence .",1
arty gay film .,0
superbly photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen .,1
"despite impeccable acting . . . and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even , at times , preposterous ) turns , love is just too , too precious in the end .",0
"like a can of 2-day old coke . you can taste it , but there's no fizz .",0
i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation .,0
a low-rent retread of the alien pictures .,0
"michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making , and he's got as potent a topic as ever here .",1
an uneven but intriguing drama that is part homage and part remake of the italian masterpiece .,1
definitely worth 95 minutes of your time .,1
"with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap .",0
the whole affair is as predictable as can be .,0
"van wilder doesn't bring anything new to the proverbial table , but it does possess a coherence absent in recent crass-a-thons like tomcats , freddy got fingered , and slackers .",0
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes .,0
consummate actor barry has done excellent work here .,1
"why , you may ask , why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ? there's no good answer to that one .",0
"interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic , and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots .",0
"for all the dolorous trim , secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers' sporadic dips into pop freudianism .",1
"a profoundly stupid affair , populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility .",0
"this bond film goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .",0
the pleasures that it does afford may be enough to keep many moviegoers occupied amidst some of the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies .,1
many of benjamins' elements feel like they've been patched in from an episode of miami vice .,0
absorbing character study by andré turpin .,1
"este é apenas mais um ( longo ) episódio do programa da mtv . a única diferença é que , desta vez , a paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas .",0
"a witty , trenchant , wildly unsentimental but flawed look at the ins and outs of modern moviemaking .",1
desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats .,0
"left me with the visceral sensation of longing , lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation .",1
the amazing film work is so convincing that by movies' end you'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others .,1
"saddled with an unwieldy cast of characters and angles , but the payoff is powerful and revelatory .",1
"comes off more like a misdemeanor , a flat , unconvincing drama that never catches fire .",0
"carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders , chan wades through putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , 'if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '",0
it's been 20 years since 48 hrs . made eddie murphy a movie star and the man hasn't aged a day . but his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old .,0
"smith profiles five extraordinary american homes , and because the owners seem fully aware of the uses and abuses of fame , it's a pleasure to enjoy their eccentricities .",1
"in spite of good housekeeping's unsavory characters and wwf mentality , this white trash war of the roses is a surprisingly engaging film .",1
"vera's three actors -- mollà , gil and bardem -- excel in insightful , empathetic performances .",1
"this is cruel , misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy .",0
"this movie may not have the highest production values you've ever seen , but it's the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep .",1
"the film's greatest asset is how much it's not just another connect-the-dots , spy-on-the-run picture .",1
"nothing sticks , really , except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams .",0
"as a hybrid teen thriller and murder mystery , murder by numbers fits the profile too closely .",0
"not as distinctive or even as humorous as its needs to be to stand out , but it has clearly been made with affection and care .",1
"aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom . com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea , the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand .",0
"the rest of the plot is impossible to explain without blowing whatever tension there is , although it's more comedy than suspense de palma creates .",0
boomers and their kids will have a barrie good time .,1
generally provides its target audience of youngsters enough stimulating eye and ear candy to make its moral medicine go down .,1
"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre , and a personal low for everyone involved .",0
"the film has [its] moments , but they are few and far between .",0
"proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books , they can't go wrong . better effects , better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh . an excellent sequel .",1
"jam-packed with literally bruising jokes . every five minutes or so , someone gets clocked .",0
"high on melodrama . but it's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast .",1
"holds limited appeal to those who like explosions , sadism and seeing people beat each other to a pulp .",0
monte cristo smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds .,1
"an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids .",1
a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life .,1
"if we're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french , do we have that same option to slap her creators because they're clueless and inept ?",0
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen .,0
"it's somewhat clumsy and too lethargically paced -- but its story about a mysterious creature with psychic abilities offers a solid build-up , a terrific climax , and some nice chills along the way .",1
"director brian levant , who never strays far from his sitcom roots , skates blithely from one implausible situation to another , pausing only to tie up loose ends with more bows than you'll find on a french poodle .",0
". . . has freaky scenes where the crew wonder if they're ghosts imagining themselves as alive . it's a sly wink to the others without becoming a postmodern joke , made creepy by its "" men in a sardine can "" warped logic .",1
"a fascinating , bombshell documentary that should shame americans , regardless of whether or not ultimate blame finally lies with kissinger . should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike .",1
. . . tackling a low-budget movie in which inexperienced children play the two main characters might not be the best way to cut your teeth in the film industry .,0
cusack's just brilliant in this .,1
"'you'll laugh for not quite and hour and a half , but come out feeling strangely unsatisfied . you'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter . . . '",0
"the idea of 49-year-old roberto benigni playing the wooden boy pinocchio is scary enough . the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed , cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque .",0
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess . . . in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating .,0
the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them .,0
one of [herzog's] least inspired works .,1
will grab your children by the imagination and amaze them and amuse them .,1
"all the actors are good in pauline & paulette but van der groen , described as 'belgium's national treasure , ' is especially terrific as pauline .",1
"with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi's , dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy .",1
this is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .,1
disney has always been hit-or-miss when bringing beloved kids' books to the screen . . . tuck everlasting is a little of both .,1
"although barbershop boasts some of today's hottest and hippest acts from the world of television , music and stand-up comedy , this movie strangely enough has the outdated swagger of a shameless ‘70s blaxploitation shuck-and-jive sitcom .",0
". . . a good , if not entirely fresh , look at war .",1
. . . there's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages .,1
an unbelievably fun film just a leading man away from perfection .,1
devos delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower .,1
"if melville is creatively a great whale , this film is canned tuna .",0
an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution .,1
"swimming is above all about a young woman's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings , it succeeds .",1
"yes , i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care , so i didn't .",0
"you won't like roger , but you will quickly recognize him . and that's a big part of why we go to the movies .",1
mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns .,0
the plot twists give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed .,1
"scooby-doo doesn't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick .",0
"with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss , there isn't a redeeming moment here .",0
"i don't know precisely what to make of steven soderbergh's full frontal , though that didn't stop me from enjoying much of it .",1
rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable .,1
robin williams has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favour of an altogether darker side .,1
"all the sensuality , all the eroticism of a good vampire tale has been , pardon the pun , sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness .",0
"with generic sets and b-grade special effects , jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv's defunct cleopatra 2525 .",0
"swimfan , like fatal attraction , eventually goes overboard with a loony melodramatic denouement in which a high school swimming pool substitutes for a bathtub .",0
"return to never land is reliable , standard disney animated fare , with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages .",1
"if you haven't seen the film lately , you may be surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg's work . much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments . . .",1
i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin' down .,0
"essentially an exceptionally well-written , well-edited , well-directed , well-acted , bald rip-off of aliens .",1
"this is a particularly toxic little bonbon , palatable to only a chosen and very jaundiced few .",0
nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks .,0
it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish .,0
a wordy wisp of a comedy .,0
just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny .,0
sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance .,0
"when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while .",0
much of what is meant to be 'inspirational' and 'uplifting' is simply distasteful to audiences not already sharing [the movie's] mindset .,0
davis . . . gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences .,1
"a better title , for all concerned , might be swept under the rug .",0
"awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another 'spectacular spectacle . '",1
"i'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening , or the part where something's happening , but it's stupid .",0
"whatever eyre's failings as a dramatist , he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place .",0
a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions .,0
"producer john penotti surveyed high school students . . . and came back with the astonishing revelation that "" they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them . "" ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway",0
this idea has lost its originality . . . and neither star appears very excited at rehashing what was basically a one-joke picture .,0
"i found the ring moderately absorbing , largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound .",1
"contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow , but scarcely nourishing .",0
"hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples , and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications .",1
it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that doesn't know what it wants to be .,0
a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'empowerment . ',0
"the movie has no respect for laws , political correctness or common decency , but it displays something more important : respect for its flawed , crazy people .",1
"for decades we've marveled at disney's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world . prepare to marvel again .",1
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay .,0
"claude chabrol has here a thriller without thrills , but that's okay .",1
"a gushy episode of "" m * a * s * h "" only this time from an asian perspective .",0
moves in such odd plot directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured .,0
"although german cooking does not come readily to mind when considering the world's best cuisine , mostly martha could make deutchland a popular destination for hungry tourists .",1
at its best early on as it plays the culture clashes between the brothers .,1
low rent from frame one .,0
what it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart .,1
kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business .,0
a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale . . . a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more .,0
"a movie that will thrill you , touch you and make you laugh as well .",1
"deadly dull , pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel .",0
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse .,0
the script becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair .,0
"the entire cast is first-rate , especially sorvino .",1
"reassuring , retro uplifter .",1
"take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses , but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length .",1
"it's a loathsome movie , it really is and it makes absolutely no sense .",0
"i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood , nothing good can happen .",0
"about a boy vividly recalls the cary grant of room for one more , houseboat and father goose in its affectionate depiction of the gentle war between a reluctant , irresponsible man and the kid who latches onto him .",1
another rent installment for the ian fleming estate .,0
"those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations . . . are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel .",1
denis and co-writer michele petin's impeccable screenplay penetrates with a rawness that that is both unflinching and tantalizing . lead provocatuers testud and parmentier give superlative performances,1
"painful to watch , but viewers willing to take a chance will be rewarded with two of the year's most accomplished and riveting film performances .",1
"if only it were , well , funnier .",0
under 15 ? a giggle a minute . over age 15 ? big fat waste of time .,0
"if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage , then esther's story is a compelling quest for truth .",1
""" the dangerous lives of altar boys "" has flaws , but it also has humor and heart and very talented young actors",1
"a special kind of movie , this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento . . .",1
"while not all that bad of a movie , it's nowhere near as good as the original .",1
like a less dizzily gorgeous companion to mr . wong's in the mood for love -- very much a hong kong movie despite its mainland setting .,1
harmless fun .,1
a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama that should bolster director and co-writer juan josé campanella's reputation in the united states .,1
"the techno tux is good for a few laughs , as are chan and hewitt , but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff , we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo .",0
"can't get enough of libidinous young city dwellers ? try this obscenely bad dark comedy , so crass that it makes edward burns' sidewalks of new york look like oscar wilde .",0
"tadpole may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother .",1
a family-friendly fantasy that ends up doing very little with its imaginative premise .,0
a sober and affecting chronicle of the leveling effect of loss .,1
"the problems of the people in love in the time of money are hardly specific to their era . they just have problems , which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way .",0
a solid film . . . but more conscientious than it is truly stirring .,0
"it's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and if it isn't entirely persuasive , it does give exposure to some talented performers .",1
a cockamamie tone poem pitched precipitously between swoony lyricism and violent catastrophe . . . the most aggressively nerve-wracking and screamingly neurotic romantic comedy in cinema history .,1
"broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all , and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient .",0
"quite frankly , i can't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out .",0
"all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal can't disguise the fact that , really , we've been here , done that .",0
there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here .,0
"contrived as this may sound , mr . rose's updating works surprisingly well .",1
an uneven look into a grim future that doesn't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendour that can be seen in other films based on philip k . dick stories .,0
this formulaic chiller will do little to boost stallone's career .,0
"exploits [headbanger] stereotypes in good fun , while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter .",1
"if the first men in black was money , the second is small change . but it still jingles in the pocket . it's fun lite .",1
"inherently caustic and oddly whimsical , the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss .",1
"henry bean's thoughtful screenplay provides no easy answers , but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect",1
i don't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version . but i do .,1
few films this year have been as resolute in their emotional nakedness .,1
the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield .,0
"a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of 'home , ' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households .",1
"i don't think i laughed out loud once . and when you're talking about a slapstick comedy , that's a pretty big problem .",0
the plot meanders from gripping to plodding and back .,0
"windtalkers is shapelessly gratifying , the kind of movie that invites you to pick apart its faults even as you have to admit that somehow it hit you where you live .",1
opera on film is never satisfactory . the art demands live viewing . the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen .,0
"antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but , with few exceptions , it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it .",1
"the good is very , very good . . . the rest runs from mildly unimpressive to despairingly awful .",0
offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory .,1
"as an actor , the rock is aptly named .",0
"normally , rohmer's talky films fascinate me , but when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable .",0
"any chekhov is better than no chekhov , but it would be a shame if this was your introduction to one of the greatest plays of the last 100 years .",0
a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line .,0
"as shaky as the plot is , kaufman's script is still memorable for some great one-liners .",1
parents beware ; this is downright movie penance .,0
the best way to describe it is as a cross between paul thomas anderson's magnolia and david lynch's mulholland dr .,1
"it's so mediocre , despite the dynamic duo on the marquee , that we just can't get no satisfaction .",0
"'anyone with a passion for cinema , and indeed sex , should see it as soon as possible . '",1
audacious-impossible yet compelling . . .,1
brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky's excellent music turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special .,1
"strip it of all its excess debris , and you'd have a 90-minute , four-star movie . as it is , it's too long and unfocused .",1
"land , people and narrative flow together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored .",1
the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides . . . [and] personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy .,1
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues' unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .,0
"watching war photographer , you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals .",1
they takes a long time to get to its gasp-inducing ending .,0
"because the intelligence level of the characters must be low , very low , very very low , for the masquerade to work , the movie contains no wit , only labored gags .",0
"baran isn't the most transporting or gripping film from iran -- or , indeed , by its director -- but it's a worthy companion to the many fine , focused films emerging from that most surprising of nations .",1
"this is one of the most visually stunning and thematically moving epics in recent memory , and in spite of numerous minor flaws , scorsese's best in more than a decade .",1
"there are a few chuckles , but not a single gag sequence that really scores , and the stars seem to be in two different movies .",0
astonishingly skillful and moving . . . it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one .,1
"it excels because , unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk , it offers hope .",1
the pianist is polanski's best film .,1
you can thank me for this . i saw juwanna mann so you don't have to .,0
a lovely film for the holiday season .,1
"like kubrick , soderbergh isn't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way .",1
is it a comedy ? a drama ? a romance ? a cartoon ?,0
a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2 .,0
"in many ways , reminiscent of 1992's unforgiven which also utilized the scintillating force of its actors to draw out the menace of its sparse dialogue .",1
"a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings , the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable .",1
"in adobo , ethnicity is not just the spice , but at the heart of more universal concerns .",1
"to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting , to say the least , not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved .",0
a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks . the thing just never gets off the ground .,0
"massoud's story is an epic , but also a tragedy , the record of a tenacious , humane fighter who was also the prisoner ( and ultimately the victim ) of history .",1
""" what john does is heroic , but we don't condone it , "" one of the film's stars recently said , a tortuous comment that perfectly illustrates the picture's moral schizophrenia .",0
"while it has definite weaknesses -- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting , brisk delight .",1
"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories , but it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia .",1
the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences .,0
"time is a beautiful film to watch , an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness .",1
"there is a kind of attentive concern that hoffman brings to his characters , as if he has been giving them private lessons , and now it is time for their first public recital .",1
"sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies , but fails loudly in execution .",0
reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies .,1
"the underworld urban angst is derivative of martin scorsese's taxi driver and goodfellas , but this film speaks for itself .",1
"as animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool , this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth .",1
"far from perfect , but its heart is in the right place . . . innocent and well-meaning .",1
"an impossible romance , but we root for the patronized iranian lad .",1
the film's overall mood and focus is interesting but constantly unfulfilling .,0
"on its own , big trouble could be considered a funny little film .",1
"all-in-all , the film is an enjoyable and frankly told tale of a people who live among us , but not necessarily with us .",1
the date movie that franz kafka would have made .,1
the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that's all too rare in hollywood's hastier productions .,1
a glorious mess .,1
"it sticks rigidly to the paradigm , rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived , well-worn situations .",0
"sometimes , fond memories should stay in the past : a lesson this film teaches all too well .",0
a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession .,1
there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again .,0
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience .,0
"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational , and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment .",1
the moral shrapnel and mental shellshock will linger long after this film has ended .,1
"it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans , but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow , peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture .",0
for all its serious sense of purpose . . . [it] finds a way to lay bare the tragedies of its setting with a good deal of warmth and humor .,1
not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur .,1
"very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan",1
"collateral damage is , despite its alleged provocation post-9/11 , an antique , in the end . as are its star , its attitude and its obliviousness .",0
"not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute , it's full of throwaway one-liners , not-quite jokes , and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies .",0
"i found myself liking the film , though in this case one man's treasure could prove to be another man's garbage .",1
kinnear gives a tremendous performance .,1
"this is a story that zings all the way through with originality , humour and pathos .",1
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers .,0
"a lovely film . . . elegant , witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic . . . hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source's complexity .",1
"it may seem long at 110 minutes if you're not a fan , because it includes segments of 12 songs at a reunion concert .",1
the santa clause 2's plot may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry .,0
an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding .,0
takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights .,1
"it's another retelling of alexandre dumas' classic . why ? who knows , but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds .",1
the ya-ya's have many secrets and one is - the books are better . translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya .,1
could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format ? in a word : no .,1
"a moving essay about the specter of death , especially suicide .",1
"like shave ice without the topping , this cinematic snow cone is as innocuous as it is flavorless .",0
"much like robin williams , death to smoochy has already reached its expiration date .",0
there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes . i believe the message is in the messenger : the agent is a woman .,1
"the movie ultimately relies a bit too heavily on grandstanding , emotional , rocky-like moments . . . but it's such a warm and charming package that you'll feel too happy to argue much .",1
a moving picture that does not move .,0
a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard . . . and the 1999 guy ritchie caper lock stock and two smoking barrels .,1
"a long , dull procession of despair , set to cello music culled from a minimalist funeral .",0
"the satire is unfocused , while the story goes nowhere .",0
"this isn't exactly profound cinema , but it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny .",1
"a hideous , confusing spectacle , one that may well put the nail in the coffin of any future rice adaptations .",0
"heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter næss' delicate , clever direction . . . and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius .",1
"while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals , it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who aren't .",1
. . . this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core .,0
. . . [a] strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense .,0
"what we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance .",0
a workshop mentality prevails .,0
manages to be wholesome and subversive at the same time .,1
bow's best moments are when he's getting busy on the basketball court because that's when he really scores .,1
"lasker's canny , meditative script distances sex and love , as byron and luther . . . realize they can't get no satisfaction without the latter .",1
"lejos del paraíso es al mismo tiempo una fiesta para los ojos y oídos y un movilizador cuadro de personajes enfrentados a sus propios deseos , miedos y prejuicios .",1
"yeah , these flicks are just that damn good . isn't it great ?",1
intimate and panoramic .,1
an unintentional parody of every teen movie made in the last five years .,0
"chaotic , self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at , it's . . . like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror .",0
an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u . s . relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 .,1
ong's promising debut is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city .,1
it's a grab bag of genres that don't add up to a whole lot of sense .,0
"resident evil is what comes from taking john carpenter's ghosts of mars and eliminating the beheadings . in other words , about as bad a film you're likely to see all year .",0
"no , it's not nearly as good as any of its influences .",0
"don't plan on the perfect ending , but sweet home alabama hits the mark with critics who escaped from a small town life .",1
"with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie .",1
"director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group , who live in the same apartment building . but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person .",0
"using a stock plot , about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater .",1
"it smacks of purely commercial motivation , with no great love for the original .",0
"we get an image of big papa spanning history , rather than suspending it .",1
. . . delivers few moments of inspiration amid the bland animation and simplistic story .,0
it's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest .,1
"it's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny .",0
"more a load of enjoyable , conan-esque claptrap than the punishing , special-effects soul assaults the mummy pictures represent .",1
a deep and meaningful film .,1
"a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling , but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking .",0
wallace seems less like he's been burning to tell a war story than he's been itching to somehow tack one together,0
"a bowel-curdling , heart-stopping recipe for terror .",1
i couldn't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy .,0
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer .,0
"by taking entertainment tonight subject matter and giving it humor and poignancy , auto focus becomes both gut-bustingly funny and crushingly depressing .",1
a great idea becomes a not-great movie .,0
one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced .,0
"a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats .",1
it treats women like idiots .,0
marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula .,1
"[a] superbly controlled , passionate adaptation of graham greene's 1955 novel .",1
"if religious films aren't your bailiwick , stay away . otherwise , this could be a passable date film .",0
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience .,0
a film of precious increments artfully camouflaged as everyday activities .,1
nachtwey clears the cynicism right out of you . he makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty .,1
if you're not the target demographic . . . this movie is one long chick-flick slog .,0
"it's a talking head documentary , but a great one .",1
"one of the greatest family-oriented , fantasy-adventure movies ever .",1
"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious , and the interviews that follow , with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice , are as subtle and as enigmatic .",1
"at times the guys taps into some powerful emotions , but this kind of material is more effective on stage . it's not a motion picture ; it's an utterly static picture .",1
offers that rare combination of entertainment and education .,1
"the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture , the l . a . beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults .",1
a map of the inner rhythms of love and jealousy and sacrifice drawn with a master's steady stroke .,1
"plodding , peevish and gimmicky .",0
"it's neither as sappy as big daddy nor as anarchic as happy gilmore or the waterboy , but it has its moments .",0
"the sequel is everything the original was not : contrived , overblown and tie-in ready .",0
"unfolds in a low-key , organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow .",1
"an enthralling , playful film that constantly frustrates our desire to know the 'truth' about this man , while deconstructing the very format of the biography in a manner that derrida would doubtless give his blessing to .",1
birot's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with christophe honoré ) isn't so much bad as it is bland .,0
"it's hard to say who might enjoy this , are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic , and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death",0
"we've seen it all before in one form or another , but director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher .",1
"has a certain ghoulish fascination , and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement .",1
"the heightened symmetry of this new/old cinema paradiso makes the film a fuller experience , like an old friend haunted by the exigencies of time .",1
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .,0
". . . mesmerizing , an eye-opening tour of modern beijing culture in a journey of rebellion , retreat into oblivion and return .",1
"no movement , no yuks , not much of anything .",0
"after all the big build-up , the payoff for the audience , as well as the characters , is messy , murky , unsatisfying .",0
"this movie is so bad , that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad .",0
rare is the 'urban comedy' that even attempts the insight and honesty of this disarming indie .,1
"when a set of pre-shooting guidelines a director came up with for his actors turns out to be cleverer , better written and of considerable more interest than the finished film , that's a bad sign . a very bad sign .",0
"watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy . it's sweet and fluffy at the time , but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied .",0
"like any good romance , son of the bride , proves it's never too late to learn .",1
"schepisi , aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one , ms . mirren , who did ) , has succeeded beyond all expectation .",1
"the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport .",1
"insomnia is involving . still , i thought it could have been more .",1
the work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them . strange occurrences build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency .,1
"choppy , overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle . '",0
schaefer's . . . determination to inject farcical raunch . . . drowns out the promise of the romantic angle .,0
"sluggishly directed by episodic tv veteran joe zwick , it's a sitcom without the snap-crackle .",0
"dogtown and z-boys more than exposes the roots of the skateboarding boom that would become "" the punk kids' revolution . """,1
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest .,0
this is carion's debut feature but his script and direction hums with a confidence that many spend entire careers trying to reach .,1
"elegant and eloquent [meditation] on death and that most elusive of passions , love .",1
flawed but worthy look at life in u . s . relocation camps .,1
"kung pow is oedekerk's realization of his childhood dream to be in a martial-arts flick , and proves that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that .",0
""" the turntable is now outselling the electric guitar . . . """,1
strictly a 'guy's film' in the worst sense of the expression .,0
"an offbeat , sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays .",1
"there's a solid woman- finding-herself story somewhere in here , but you'd have to dig pretty deep to uncover it .",0
otto-sallies has a real filmmaker's eye .,1
what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles' book does not translate well to the screen .,0
ecks this one off your must-see list .,0
samuel beckett applied to the iranian voting process .,1
"though only 60 minutes long , the film is packed with information and impressions .",1
"the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately don't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays .",0
[u]nrelentingly stupid .,0
"the town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial .",0
"elicits more groans from the audience than jar jar binks , scrappy doo and scooby dumb , all wrapped up into one .",0
"bread , my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it . it may even fall into the category of films you love to hate . i admit it , i hate to like it .",0
the sum of all fears is almost impossible to follow -- and there's something cringe-inducing about seeing an american football stadium nuked as pop entertainment .,0
a feel-good movie that doesn't give you enough to feel good about .,0
"characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses , no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs .",0
. . . stale and uninspired .,0
"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing , and mr . day-lewis roars with leonine power .",1
"la cinta comienza intentando ser un drama , rápidamente se transforma en una comedia y termina por ser una parodia absolutamente predecible",0
"will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr . besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms . shu is an institution , but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic .",0
"a refreshingly realistic , affectation-free coming-of-age tale .",1
achieves a sort of filmic epiphany that revels in the true potential of the medium .,1
a fun ride .,1
it's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair .,1
"what madonna does here can't properly be called acting -- more accurately , it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing , sometimes all at once .",0
"i approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again , she should ask for a raise .",0
"what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world , gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share , surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we've shared a great adventure .",1
"sure , it's contrived and predictable , but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly , even though it's never as solid as you want it to be .",1
"everytime you think undercover brother has run out of steam , it finds a new way to surprise and amuse .",1
"a respectable venture on its own terms , lacking the broader vision that has seen certain trek films . . . cross over to a more mainstream audience .",1
"with rare birds , as with the shipping news before it , an attempt is made to transplant a hollywood star into newfoundland's wild soil -- and the rock once again resists the intrusion .",0
"features nonsensical and laughable plotting , wooden performances , ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory .",0
"[davis] has a bright , chipper style that keeps things moving , while never quite managing to connect her wish-fulfilling characters to the human race .",0
"a puzzle whose pieces do not fit . some are fascinating and others are not , and in the end , it is almost a good movie .",0
"it's a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters - and it's also pretty funny .",1
slick piece of cross-promotion .,0
"some movies were made for the big screen , some for the small screen , and some , like ballistic : ecks vs . sever , were made for the palm screen .",0
"the trinity assembly approaches the endeavor with a shocking lack of irony , and george ratliff's documentary , hell house , reflects their earnestness — which makes for a terrifying film .",1
"halloween : resurrection isn't exactly quality cinema , but it isn't nearly as terrible as it cold have been .",1
"morton is a great actress portraying a complex character , but morvern callar grows less compelling the farther it meanders from its shocking start .",1
a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss .,0
plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel .,1
the pace and the visuals are so hyped up that a curious sense of menace informs everything .,0
"not as good as the full monty , but a really strong second effort .",1
"britney's performance cannot be faulted . lucy's a dull girl , that's all .",0
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur .,0
an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence .,1
"a film neither bitter nor sweet , neither romantic nor comedic , neither warm nor fuzzy .",0
"the unique tug-of-war with viewer expectations is undeniable , if not a pleasure in its own right .",1
"williams plays sy , another of his open-faced , smiling madmen , like the killer in insomnia . he does this so well you don't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role .",1
"as much as i laughed throughout the movie , i cannot mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys' superhuman capacity to withstand pain .",0
"as a director , paxton is surprisingly brilliant , deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip .",1
"an enthralling aesthetic experience , one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty .",1
"a supernatural mystery that doesn't know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama . it ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .",0
succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides .,1
"portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama .",0
"though everything might be literate and smart , it never took off and always seemed static .",1
the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they won't much care about .,0
"a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional .",1
binoche and magimel are perfect in these roles .,1
"there is a refreshing absence of cynicism in stuart little 2--quite a rarity , even in the family film market . eventually , it wins you over .",1
the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life .,1
i had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies .,1
"there's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination .",0
"filmmakers dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann area headed east , far east , in retelling a historically significant , and personal , episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1
"bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher , when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made .",0
seems like someone going through the motions .,0
sad to say -- it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people .,1
a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian . . . life .,1
a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material .,0
"it's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue .",0
"when your leading ladies are a couple of screen-eating dominatrixes like goldie hawn and susan sarandon at their raunchy best , even hokum goes down easily .",1
a great cast and a wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback movie about growing up in a dysfunctional family .,1
"most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots . the movie isn't horrible , but you can see mediocre cresting on the next wave .",0
the cartoon that isn't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that isn't really good enough to be in theaters .,0
"when seagal appeared in an orange prison jumpsuit , i wanted to stand up in the theater and shout , 'hey , kool-aid ! '",0
"shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement , but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience .",1
"though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled , others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .",0
"the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema , only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage .",0
"rarely do films come along that are as intelligent , exuberant , and moving as monsoon wedding .",1
"not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made .",1
"a delicious , quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction by michael gondry .",1
"let's issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate .",0
"it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly .",0
for most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche .,1
it's a boom-box of a movie that might have been titled 'the loud and the ludicrous' . . . the pandering to a moviegoing audience dominated by young males is all too calculated .,0
"with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids .",1
"i'm sure if you're a hartley fan , you might enjoy yourself . . . me , i didn't care for it .",0
". . . a visually seductive , unrepentantly trashy take on rice's second installment of her vampire chronicles .",1
"the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime .",1
it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film .,1
the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus .,0
"the best revenge may just be living well because this film , unlike other dumas adaptations , is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence .",1
at once a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge .,1
"it's clear the filmmakers weren't sure where they wanted their story to go , and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination .",0
". . . an airless , prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you'll wonder if lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit .",0
"altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece .",1
the recording session is the only part of the film that is enlightening -- and how appreciative you are of this depends on your level of fandom .,1
"isn't as sharp as the original . . . despite some visual virtues , 'blade ii' just doesn't cut it .",0
"purely propaganda , a work of unabashed hero worship , it is nonetheless -- and likely inadvertently -- a timely and invaluable implicit reminder of the role that u . s . foreign policy has played in the rise of castro .",1
"this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border .",1
". . . with "" the bourne identity "" we return to the more traditional action genre .",1
able to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history .,1
"cantet beautifully illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out , and at other times outside looking in .",1
"the film is a fierce dance of destruction . its flame-like , roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude .",1
"mr . clooney , mr . kaufman and all their collaborators are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster .",1
"a gripping , searing portrait of a lost soul trying to find her way through life .",1
"in the end , the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived , as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses .",0
. . . a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing .,1
is office work really as alienating as 'bartleby' so effectively makes it ?,1
the bourne identity is what summer screen escapism used to be in the decades when it was geared more to grownups .,1
a sub-formulaic slap in the face to seasonal cheer .,0
laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany .,0
"in all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant .",0
"this film is full of rabbits . brimful . but like most rabbits , it seems to lack substance .",0
"this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece , in treading the line between sappy and sanguine , winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand .",0
got a david lynch jones ? then you'd do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action . . .,1
"one of the most haunting , viciously honest coming-of-age films in recent memory .",1
"high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky .",0
a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool has upon those around him in the cutthroat world of children's television .,1
"despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours .",0
"despite the fact that this film wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be , it's still not a good movie",0
it's an awfully derivative story .,0
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .,1
"the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten .",0
"it works well enough , since the thrills pop up frequently , and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory .",1
refreshing .,1
"almost everything about the film is unsettling , from the preposterous hairpiece worn by lai's villainous father to the endless action sequences .",0
so relentlessly wholesome it made me want to swipe something .,0
"unlike the nauseating fictions peddled by such 'have-yourself-a-happy-little-holocaust' movies as life is beautiful and jakob the liar , the grey zone is honest enough to deny the possibility of hope in auschwitz .",1
borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu .,0
"majidi is an unconventional storyteller , capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places .",1
the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the [teen comedy] genre a bad name .,0
"a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity , mostly martha will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach .",1
"bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly .",0
"same song , second verse , coulda been better , but it coulda been worse .",1
"richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool's gold .",0
"from the dull , surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait .",1
"the movie feels like it's going to be great , and it carries on feeling that way for a long time , but takeoff just never happens .",0
"is "" ballistic "" worth the price of admission ? absolutely not . it sucked . would i see it again ? please see previous answer .",0
. . . pray doesn't have a passion for the material . he nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race .,1
. . . somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks .,1
"a touching , sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way it captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes .",1
a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs .,1
"plodding , poorly written , murky and weakly acted , the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo .",0
"foster nails the role , giving a tight , focused performance illuminated by shards of feeling .",1
"here , adrian lyne comes as close to profundity as he is likely to get .",1
"[it's] difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai , despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view .",0
the film has a childlike quality about it . but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass .,0
there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours .,0
the truth about charlie is that it's a brazenly misguided project .,0
'enigma' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable . a waste of good performances .,0
"from beginning to end , this overheated melodrama plays like a student film .",0
"stands as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences , letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be .",1
"sometimes this modest little number clicks , and sometimes it doesn't .",0
"harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness .",1
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him .,0
"if you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera , this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there .",1
"nothing's at stake , just a twisty double-cross you can smell a mile away--still , the derivative nine queens is lots of fun .",1
"mild , meandering teen flick .",0
"there's something deeply creepy about never again , a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes .",0
"you'll be left with the sensation of having just witnessed a great performance and , perhaps , give in to the urge to get on your feet and shake it .",1
"in xxx , diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep .",1
"it's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing .",1
this remake of lina wertmuller's 1975 eroti-comedy might just be the biggest husband-and-wife disaster since john and bo derek made the ridiculous bolero .,0
the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects .,0
"bluer than the atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy , the movie . . . is , also , frequently hilarious .",1
a little weak -- and it isn't that funny .,0
"the director , steven shainberg , has succeeded by focusing intently on his characters , making them quirky individuals rather than figures of fun .",1
"does what a fine documentary does best : it extends a warm invitation into an unfamiliar world , then illuminates it fully and allows the larger implications of the journey to sink in unobtrusively .",1
"exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes .",1
"needless to say , the dramatics that follow are utter hooey .",0
falls short in explaining the music and its roots .,0
"mr . deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor .",0
"though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough , around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance .",0
the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and didn't reserve enough for his second .,0
"this is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .",1
"happily , some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude . for proof of that on the cinematic front , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that spielberg calls , retrospectively , his most personal work yet .",1
"distances you by throwing out so many red herrings , so many false scares , that the genuine ones barely register .",0
"please , someone , stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film .",0
several degrees shy of the gross-out contests one expects from current teen fare .,1
the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison .,0
"majidi's poetic love story is a ravishing consciousness-raiser , if a bit draggy at times .",1
cho's latest comic set isn't as sharp or as fresh as i'm the one that i want . . . but it's still damn funny stuff .,1
"marvelous , merry and , yes , melancholy film .",1
not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers .,0
. . . bibbidy-bobbidi-bland .,0
the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who don't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance .,0
"the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality .",0
the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap .,0
"oops , she's really done it this time . that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel .",0
"rife with the rueful , wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language .",1
don't let the subtitles fool you ; the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action .,0
"schmaltzy and unfunny , adam sandler's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad , little nicky bad , 10 worst list bad .",0
must be seen to be believed .,1
too clever by about nine-tenths .,0
"gooding and coburn are both oscar winners , a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable .",0
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own .,0
"it would be interesting to hear from the other side , but in talk to her , the women are down for the count .",1
"one of recent memory's most thoughtful films about art , ethics , and the cost of moral compromise .",1
"stephen earnhart's documentary is a decomposition of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition – wearing a cloak of unsentimental , straightforward text – when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type .",0
strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild .,0
the picture doesn't know it's a comedy .,0
"lucky break is perfectly inoffensive and harmless , but it's also drab and inert .",0
"adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . but what are adults doing in the theater at all ?",0
"queen of the damned as you might have guessed , makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame .",0
. . . the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) . . .,0
robert harmon's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in -the-night chills -- his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film's thick shadows .,1
"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout .",1
"the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) .",0
"even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay , which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien , with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship .",0
"when you think you've figured out bielinsky's great game , that's when you're in the most trouble : he's the con , and you're just the mark .",1
a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches .,0
"children of the century , though well dressed and well made , ultimately falls prey to the contradiction that afflicts so many movies about writers .",0
"the movie is well crafted , and well executed . if you're paying attention , the "" big twists "" are pretty easy to guess - but that doesn't make the movie any less entertaining .",1
been there done that .,0
"if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ? ! ? ) , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out , but there's nothing very attractive about this movie .",0
rarely does a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along .,0
an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas .,0
"twist open the ouzo ! it's time to let your hair down – greek style . a vibrant whirlwind of love , family and all that goes with it , my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , colour and cringe .",1
"combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time , beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video .",0
"there's no denying the elaborateness of the artist's conceptions , nor his ability to depict them with outrageous elan , but really the whole series is so much pretentious nonsense , lavishly praised by those who equate obscurity with profundity .",0
the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects .,0
"nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time , something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives .",0
episode ii-- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight .,0
"for all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope , there's something creepy about this movie .",0
"inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening .",1
"a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than "" memento """,1
"this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it's filmed tosca that you want . i'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper .",1
"leave it to rohmer , now 82 , to find a way to bend current technique to the service of a vision of the past that is faithful to both architectural glories and commanding open spaces of the city as it was more than two centuries ago .",1
it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff .,0
"despite besson's high-profile name being wasabi's big selling point , there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone .",1
"[it's] a prison soccer movie starring charismatic tough guy vinnie jones , but it had too much spitting for me to enjoy .",0
"the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide .",0
"a film made with as little wit , interest , and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick .",0
westfeldt and juergensen exude a chemistry and comfort level that's both saucy and endearing .,1
"branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit .",1
"the production values are up there . the use of cgi and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick . the voices are fine as well . the problem , it is with most of these things , is the script .",0
"it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull , nerdy folks that inhabit cherish .",0
"a whole lot foul , freaky and funny .",1
"the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge . before long , you're desperate for the evening to end .",0
"as banal as the telling may be -- and at times , all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention .",1
"a deceivingly simple film , one that grows in power in retrospect .",1
"for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed , mostly inarticulate , hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one .",0
the movie is like scorsese's mean streets redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old 'juvenile delinquent' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot .,0
"dong shows how intolerance has the power to deform families , then tear them apart .",1
. . . quite endearing .,1
"the plot is straight off the shelf , the performances are television- caliber and the message of providing solace through deception is a little creepy .",0
". . . a cute and sometimes side-splittingly funny blend of legally blonde and drop dead gorgeous , starring piper perabo in what could be her breakthrough role .",1
"although very much like the first movie based on j . k . rowling's phenomenal fantasy best sellers , this second go-round possesses a quite pleasing , headlong thrust and a likably delinquent attitude .",1
"the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago , and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches isn't exactly endearing .",0
go see it and enjoy .,1
the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the 'ick' in 'classic . ',0
"the ending does leave you unfulfilled , but these are performances to enjoy in a memorable ensemble piece .",1
a generic international version of a typical american horror film .,0
the film provides some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game .,1
"this is as respectful a film as byatt fans could hope for , though lovers of the book may wonder why it's necessary .",1
"despite a story predictable enough to make the sound of music play like a nail-biting thriller , its heart is so much in the right place it is difficult to get really peeved at it .",1
take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets .,0
a solid and refined piece of moviemaking imbued with passion and attitude .,1
"for most movies , 84 minutes is short , but this one feels like a life sentence .",0
"the film brilliantly shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished .",1
watching the film is like reading a times portrait of grief that keeps shifting focus to the journalist who wrote it .,0
"you can feel the heat that ignites this gripping tale , and the humor and humanity that root it in feeling .",1
"filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that doesn't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration , but he respects the material without sentimentalizing it .",1
smart and taut .,1
"would be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker if 26-year-old reese witherspoon were not on hand to inject her pure fantasy character , melanie carmichael , with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic .",1
the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly executed idea .,0
"the search for redemption makes for a touching love story , mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters' suffering .",1
"given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done .",0
"as an actress , madonna is one helluva singer . as the mediterranean sparkles , 'swept away' sinks .",0
"boisterous , heartfelt comedy .",1
"it's hard not to be seduced by [witherspoon's] charisma , even in this run-of-the-mill vehicle , because this girl knows how to drive it to the max .",1
"with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this , you don't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door .",0
it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt .,0
"drags along in a dazed and enervated , drenched-in-the- past numbness .",0
"[næs] directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage .",1
ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action .,0
has it ever been possible to say that williams has truly inhabited a character ? it is now .,1
"cute , funny , heartwarming digitally animated feature film with plenty of slapstick humor for the kids , lots of in-jokes for the adults and heart enough for everyone .",1
labute was more fun when his characters were torturing each other psychologically and talking about their genitals in public .,0
nearly every attempt at humor here is doa .,0
a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore .,0
aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil .,1
the movie's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach . but is that knot from dramatic tension or a symptom of artistic malnutrition ?,0
"like coming into a long-running , well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six .",0
it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up .,1
"sometimes this 'blood' seems as tired as its protagonist . . . still , the pulse never disappears entirely , and the picture crosses the finish line winded but still game .",1
its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing .,0
it's a coming-of-age story we've all seen bits of in other films -- but it's rarely been told with such affecting grace and cultural specificity .,1
[has] an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it's all true .,1
"impossible as it may sound , this film's heart is even more embracing than monty , if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition .",1
"a very well-made , funny and entertaining picture .",1
a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points .,0
a well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity .,1
a story about intelligent high school students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously . it is also beautifully acted .,1
"it's fun , splashy and entertainingly nasty .",1
lightweight but appealing .,1
"despite its sincere acting , signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype .",0
"for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular , it's an eye-opener .",1
"performances all around are tops , with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances .",1
"a graceless , witless attempt at mating some like it hot with the wwii espionage thriller .",0
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i'm not sure could be a single iota worse . . . a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage .,0
"as hugh grant says repeatedly throughout the movie , 'lovely ! brilliant ! '",1
a disturbing examination of what appears to be the definition of a 'bad' police shooting .,1
"using an endearing cast , writer/director dover kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships , both sexual and kindred .",1
"when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini , madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game .",0
"she's all-powerful , a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness .",1
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged .,0
oozes condescension from every pore .,0
bond-inspired ? certainly . likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise ? let's hope not .,0
"while the performances are often engaging , this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary .",0
"parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place .",0
a relative letdown .,0
deliciously slow .,1
"lohman adapts to the changes required of her , but the actress and director peter kosminsky never get the audience to break through the wall her character erects",1
"what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride . this is a more fascinating look at the future than "" bladerunner "" and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen .",1
the script ? please .,0
"it's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary .",0
"like its title character , esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating .",0
"with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids , there's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd .",0
the film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong .,1
"as the movie dragged on , i thought i heard a mysterious voice , and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign . i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long , and life is too short .",0
"the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we're never sure how things will work out .",1
"about schmidt is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year . if you're not deeply touched by this movie , check your pulse .",1
a film that loses sight of its own story .,0
the best thing that can be said of the picture is that it does have a few cute moments .,0
you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time .,0
this is the best american movie about troubled teens since 1998's whatever .,1
ahhhh . . . revenge is sweet !,1
this horror-comedy doesn't go for the usual obvious laughs at the expense of cheap-looking monsters -- unless you count elvira's hooters .,1
"though it inspires some ( out-of-field ) creative thought , the film is -- to its own detriment -- much more a cinematic collage than a polemical tract .",0
parris' performance is credible and remarkably mature .,1
"a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j . m . barrie's peter pan .",0
admirably ambitious but self-indulgent .,0
less than fresh .,0
"flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others , 65-year-old jack nicholson could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary .",1
"a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank , joseph cedar's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation , it does so without compromising that complexity .",1
"russell lacks the visual panache , the comic touch , and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features .",0
"300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent , seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness .",1
"suspend your disbelief here and now , or you'll be shaking your head all the way to the credits .",1
"no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast , but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing . robert john burke as the monster horns in and steals the show .",0
"a fast , funny , highly enjoyable movie .",1
. . . a confusing drudgery .,0
"despite its shortcomings , girls can't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch , and it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre .",1
"simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny , the last kiss is really all about performances .",1
"if you really want to understand what this story is really all about , you're far better served by the source material .",0
a modestly made but profoundly moving documentary .,1
an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism .,0
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine .,0
"this is a raw and disturbing tale that took five years to make , and the trio's absorbing narrative is a heart-wrenching showcase indeed .",1
"well-nigh unendurable . . . though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull .",0
". . . the story , like ravel's bolero , builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with .",1
"to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame , reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake ! -- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw .",0
a bravura exercise in emptiness .,0
it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks .,0
"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness , and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing .",1
"if it's seldom boring , well , it's also rarely coherent .",0
"it's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure , as long as you don't try to look too deep into the story",1
"what's next : "" my mother the car ? """,0
a devastating indictment of unbridled greed and materalism .,1
the level of acting elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we've long associated with washington the actor .,1
"good , solid storytelling .",1
apparently writer-director attal thought he need only cast himself and his movie-star wife sitting around in their drawers to justify a film .,0
imagine the james woods character from videodrome making a home movie of audrey rose and showing it to the kid from the sixth sense and you've imagined the ring .,0
"a beautiful , timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy , betrayal , forgiveness and murder .",1
"well-acted , well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too pretentious .",1
"this is a dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem .",1
"at 90 minutes this movie is short , but it feels much longer .",0
"the climactic events are so well realized that you may forget all about the original conflict , just like the movie does",1
completely awful iranian drama . . . as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque .,0
"some fine acting , but ultimately a movie with no reason for being .",0
"it's this memory-as-identity obviation that gives secret life its intermittent unease , reaffirming that long-held illusions are indeed reality , and that erasing them recasts the self .",1
it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk .,0
"birot is a competent enough filmmaker , but her story has nothing fresh or very exciting about it .",0
an asian neo-realist treasure .,1
murder by numbers just doesn't add up .,0
the film apparently takes place in a fantasy world where people in hotel hallways recite poetry in voice-over instead of speaking to each other .,0
"on its own cinematic terms , it successfully showcases the passions of both the director and novelist byatt .",1
"compelling revenge thriller , though somewhat weakened by a miscast leading lady .",1
an effortlessly accomplished and richly resonant work .,1
"so stupid , so ill-conceived , so badly drawn , it created whole new levels of ugly .",0
captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics .,1
"this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful , incisive meditation on the way we were , and the way we are .",1
"an eloquent , reflective and beautifully acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow , painful healing process that has followed in their wake .",1
"a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality .",1
the concept behind kung pow : enter the fist is hilarious . it's too bad nothing else is .,0
"pumpkin struts about with "" courage "" pinned to its huckster lapel while a yellow streak a mile wide decorates its back .",0
"a movie that's held captive by mediocrity . not bad , but not all that good . bacon keeps things interesting , but don't go out of your way to pay full price .",0
the film serves as a valuable time capsule to remind us of the devastating horror suffered by an entire people .,1
"its lack of quality earns it a place alongside those other two recent dumas botch-jobs , the man in the iron mask and the musketeer .",0
one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time .,0
marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary .,1
"at some point , all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill .",0
i can't recommend it . but it's surprisingly harmless .,0
"the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority , and the performances by harris , phifer and cam'ron seal the deal .",1
a beautifully made piece of unwatchable drivel .,0
""" the mothman prophecies "" is a difficult film to shake from your conscience when night falls .",1
alternative medicine obviously has its merits . . . but ayurveda does the field no favors .,0
worse than 'silence of the lambs' better than 'hannibal',1
one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .,1
every note rings false .,0
"a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks .",0
boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon .,0
the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen .,0
"unfortunately , it appears that [jackie] chan's us influence is starting to show in his hong kong films .",1
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .,0
"the faithful will enjoy this sometimes wry adaptation of v . s . naipaul's novel , but newcomers may find themselves stifling a yawn or two during the first hour .",1
"it is so earnest , so overwrought and so wildly implausible that it begs to be parodied .",0
"it is life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad .",1
"for a movie audience , the hours doesn't connect in a neat way , but introduces characters who illuminate mysteries of sex , duty and love .",1
a riveting story well told .,1
chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly .,0
"despite a powerful portrayal by binoche , it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum .",0
i know that i'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1
so vivid a portrait of a woman consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt .,1
the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired . the performances are all solid ; it merely lacks originality to make it a great movie .,1
"wobbly senegalese updating of "" carmen "" which is best for the stunning star turn by djeinaba diop gai",0
i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff . it's still terrible !,0
"the performances of the children , untrained in acting , have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart .",1
tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here .,1
"it's a pleasure to see seinfeld griping about the biz with buddies chris rock , garry shandling and colin quinn .",1
"cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film , the full monty , with something different .",0
"all in all , an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press , especially ones that don't really care for the candidate they're forced to follow .",1
"with a tone as variable as the cinematography , schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters' quirks and foibles never jell into charm .",0
"i highly recommend irwin , but not in the way this film showcases him .",0
"pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness , but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins .",1
"it may not be a great piece of filmmaking , but its power comes from its soul's-eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case .",1
writer-director juan carlos fresnadillo makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured .,1
"eventually , they will have a showdown , but , by then , your senses are as mushy as peas and you don't care who fires the winning shot .",0
"partly a schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy , partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless .",0
"the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame .",1
"do not , under any circumstances , consider taking a child younger than middle school age to this wallow in crude humor .",0
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender — and i know this because i've seen 'jackass : the movie . ',0
"but tongue-in-cheek preposterousness has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps "" being earnest "" overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference . . .",1
"[t]hose same extremes prevent us from taking its message seriously , and the stepford wives mentality doesn't work in a modern context .",0
"while the story's undeniably hard to follow , iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce .",1
"the film's appeal has a lot to do with the casting of juliette binoche as sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth .",1
"it's a trifle of a movie , with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center .",0
a weird and wonderful comedy .,1
"jae-eun jeong's take care of my cat brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema .",1
"the film takes the materials of human tragedy and dresses them in lovely costumes , southern california locations and star power .",0
a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men .,0
"frida isn't that much different from many a hollywood romance . what sets it apart is the vision that taymor , the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus , brings .",1
"by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters , i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie .",0
putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest .,0
"while not as aggressively impressive as its american counterpart , "" in the bedroom , "" moretti's film makes its own , quieter observations",1
"fails as a dystopian movie , as a retooling of fahrenheit 451 , and even as a rip-off of the matrix .",0
taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes .,0
"the path ice age follows most closely , though , is the one established by warner bros . giant chuck jones , who died a matter of weeks before the movie's release .",1
this is really just another genre picture .,0
a very charming and funny movie .,1
""" juwanna mann ? "" no thanks . wewannour money back , actually .",0
"a stupid , derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense .",0
"guy gets girl , guy loses girl , audience falls asleep .",0
"asks what truth can be discerned from non-firsthand experience , and specifically questions cinema's capability for recording truth .",1
"instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral , schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view .",1
the title's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is .,0
"it's the best film of the year so far , the benchmark against which all other best picture contenders should be measured .",1
"rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results . last dance , whatever its flaws , fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether , in this case , that's true .",1
"if a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb , then they works spectacularly well . . . a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride .",1
a savvy exploration of paranoia and insecurity in america's culture of fear .,1
jackson is always watchable .,1
"there is a subversive element to this disney cartoon , providing unexpected fizzability .",1
"this would-be 'james bond for the extreme generation' pic is one big , dumb action movie . stress 'dumb . '",0
". . . a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs – sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh .",1
"highlights are the terrific performances by christopher plummer , as the prime villain , and nathan lane as vincent crummles , the eccentric theater company manager .",1
"its message has merit and , in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack , might have made a point or two regarding life .",0
murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie -of-the-week films clumsily stuck together .,0
stephen earnhart's homespun documentary mule skinner blues has nothing but love for its posse of trailer park denizens .,1
"when the painted backdrops in a movie are more alive than its characters , you know you're in trouble .",0
"spectacularly beautiful , not to mention mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete with virtuoso throat-singing .",1
"it's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .",1
"the action is reasonably well-done . . . yet story , character and comedy bits are too ragged to ever fit smoothly together .",0
murderous maids may well be the most comprehensive of these films and also strike closest to the truth .,1
a hysterical yet humorless disquisition on the thin line between sucking face and literally sucking face .,0
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did .,0
"the director and her capable cast appear to be caught in a heady whirl of new age-inspired good intentions , but the spell they cast isn't the least bit mesmerizing .",0
"something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously .",0
"possession is elizabeth barrett browning meets nancy drew , and it's directed by . . . neil labute . hmm .",1
i'll go out on a limb . it isn't quite one of the worst movies of the year . it's just merely very bad .,0
"the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks , and the color palette , with lots of somber blues and pinks , is dreamy and evocative .",1
"the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life . a little melodramatic , but with enough hope to keep you engaged .",1
"uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict , adolescent yearning , the roots of friendship and sexual identity .",1
"an admitted egomaniac , evans is no hollywood villain , and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he'd gone the way of don simpson .",0
"well-intentioned though it may be , its soap-opera morality tales have the antiseptic , preprogrammed feel of an after-school special .",0
the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster .,0
as unseemly as its title suggests .,1
the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously .,0
it grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration .,1
"a broadly played , lowbrow comedy in which the cast delivers mildly amusing performances and no farm animals were injured by any of the gags .",0
"you emerge dazed , confused as to whether you've seen pornography or documentary .",1
"payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process , but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast .",0
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting .,0
"the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself , and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him .",0
it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons .,1
"foster and whitaker are especially fine . she is a lioness , protecting her cub , and he a reluctant villain , incapable of controlling his crew .",1
the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play is almost in a class with that of wilde himself .,1
a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless age .,1
the first fatal attraction was vile enough . do we really need the tiger beat version ?,0
"if this is an example of the type of project that robert redford's lab is willing to lend its imprimatur to , then perhaps it's time to rethink independent films .",0
"sinks into the usual cafeteria goulash of fart jokes , masturbation jokes , and racist japanese jokes .",0
"the weight of water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire , but this leaky script barely stays afloat .",0
"narratively , trouble every day is a plodding mess .",0
i can't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies .,0
"there is no insight into the anguish of heidi's life -- only a depiction of pain , today's version of greek tragedy , the talk-show guest decrying her fate .",0
a savage john waters-like humor that dances on the edge of tastelessness without ever quite falling over .,1
it's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form .,1
"the 3d images only enhance the film's otherworldly quality , giving it a strange combo of you-are-there closeness with the disorienting unreality of the seemingly broken-down fourth wall of the movie screen .",1
an entertaining mix of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans .,1
"by the time we learn that andrew's turnabout is fair play is every bit as awful as borchardt's coven , we can enjoy it anyway .",1
"a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films .",0
a film about female friendship that men can embrace and women will talk about for hours .,1
eerily accurate depiction of depression .,1
"yet another movie which presumes that high school social groups are at war , let alone conscious of each other's existence .",0
"even if it made its original release date last fall , it would've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness .",0
the hot topics of the plot are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty .,1
"one of the best examples of how to treat a subject , you're not fully aware is being examined , much like a photo of yourself you didn't know was being taken .",1
"admirable , certainly , but not much fun to watch . for caine lovers only .",0
a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies .,1
it all adds up to good fun .,1
"this film , starring anthony hopkins and chris rock , is your typical 'fish out of water' story . you've seen them a million times . just one problem : fish out of water usually die . this one does .",0
gently humorous and touching .,1
"you may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear .",1
"the concert footage is stirring , the recording sessions are intriguing , and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers .",1
coppola has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else .,0
"despite engaging offbeat touches , knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast .",0
"an intelligent , moving and invigorating film .",1
"it is that rare combination of bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness .",0
"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence , derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man , however , it's invaluable .",1
"ultimately , "" mib ii "" succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it can't be dismissed as mindless .",1
"the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we don't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament .",0
fans of nijinsky will savor every minute of cox's work .,1
"is truth stranger than fiction ? in [screenwriter] charlie kaufman's world , truth and fiction are equally strange , and his for the taking .",1
"shamelessly sappy and , worse , runs away from its own provocative theme .",0
"the powers team has fashioned a comedy with more laughs than many , no question . but this time there's some mold on the gold .",1
"sam jones became a very lucky filmmaker the day wilco got dropped from their record label , proving that one man's ruin may be another's fortune .",1
"secret ballot is a funny , puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving .",1
"terminally bland , painfully slow and needlessly confusing . . . the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable .",0
"ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid .",1
despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy .,0
the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie .,0
absorbing and disturbing -- perhaps more disturbing than originally intended -- but a little clarity would have gone a long way .,1
the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .,1
what's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children .,1
"between bedroom scenes , viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap .",0
"bravo for history rewritten , and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love .",1
viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet .,0
"the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story , but even more reassuring is how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring .",1
predecessors the mummy and the mummy returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king .,0
director nalin pan doesn't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other . he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works . no question .,1
"it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie , trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness .",0
"a direct-to-void release , heading nowhere .",0
"for veggietales fans , this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus . if you're not a fan , it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts .",1
"with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter , the improbable "" formula 51 "" is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much stronger .",0
"it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling , regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter .",0
the concept is a hoot . the trailer is a riot . the movie is a dud .,0
"suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters , this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it's been packaged and sold back to us by hollywood .",0
"if no one singles out any of these performances as award-worthy , it's only because we would expect nothing less from this bunch .",1
"the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite , but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness .",0
a incompetência de marcus adams como roteirista só é superada por sua péssima direção .,0
"evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning , heartwarming yarn .",1
a chilling movie without oppressive gore .,1
"fast-paced and wonderfully edited , the film is extremely thorough .",1
"just like every other seagal movie , only louder and without that silly ponytail .",0
"coy but exhilarating , with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes .",1
"it jumps around with little logic or continuity , presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier .",0
"it's an earnest debut full of heartfelt performances , but is ultimately let down by a story that is all too predictable .",0
has a long and clunky ending . . . which forces the audience to fidget through ten pseudo-serious minutes while waiting for the ending credits and the deleted scenes montage to break the audience's awkward silence,0
"directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo , windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length .",0
"according to the script , grant and bullock's characters are made for each other . but you'd never guess that from the performances .",0
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g,0
what the four feathers lacks is genuine sweep or feeling or even a character worth caring about .,0
. . . hypnotically dull .,0
the film runs on equal parts of innocence and wisdom -- wisdom that comes with experience . it has fun being grown up .,1
raimi and his team couldn't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen .,1
one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart .,0
"morton is , as usual , brilliant .",1
almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called 'the gift of tears . ',1
"if you're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri , you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake . personally , i'd rather watch them on the animal planet .",0
an impeccable study in perversity .,1
well-shot but badly written tale set in a future ravaged by dragons .,0
"this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming .",1
. . . what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0
it's good to see michael caine whipping out the dirty words and punching people in the stomach again .,1
the spark of special anime magic here is unmistakable and hard to resist .,1
"the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack .",1
a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play .,1
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script .,0
"bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves .",1
predictable storyline and by-the-book scripting is all but washed away by sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell .,1
just offbeat enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over .,1
"shattering , devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral . extraordinary debut from josh koury .",1
". . . the gentle melding of drama and comedy makes "" what time is it there ? "" something the true film buff will enjoy .",1
it's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long .,0
the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams .,1
"in any case , i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris . but even then , i'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes .",0
"whenever its story isn't bogged down by idiocy involving the cia and a lost u . s . satellite , hunter -- starring irwin and his american wife/colleague , terri -- is a movie children should enjoy .",0
"sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects , not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos .",0
"[morgan] , judd and franklin can't save the script , rooted in a novel by joseph finder , from some opportunism .",0
"fast , frantic and fun , but also soon forgotten",1
technically and artistically inept .,0
arteta directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year,1
"tadpole is emblematic of the witless ageism afflicting films : young is cool , and too young is too cool .",0
"the star who helped give a spark to "" chasing amy "" and "" changing lanes "" falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film , "" the sum of all fears . """,0
"worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames .",0
"though the violence is far less sadistic than usual , the film is typical miike : fast , furious and full of off-the-cuff imaginative flourishes .",1
atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues,1
too infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style .,0
too timid to bring a sense of closure to an ugly chapter of the twentieth century .,0
"a tender , heartfelt family drama .",1
"despite auteuil's performance , it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug .",0
a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big hit franklin needs to stay afloat in hollywood .,1
not exactly the bees knees,0
"the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed .",1
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film .,1
but this is not a movie about an inhuman monster ; it's about a very human one .,1
"it will not appeal to the impatient , but those who like long books and movies will admire the way it accumulates power and depth .",1
"4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos , but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly .",0
"a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well , i'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop .",0
the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones .,0
"if mostly martha is mostly unsurprising , it's still a sweet , even delectable diversion .",1
"a lousy movie that's not merely unwatchable , but also unlistenable .",0
the movie exists for its soccer action and its fine acting .,1
"made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival , the annual riviera spree of flesh , buzz , blab and money . the charming result is festival in cannes .",1
". . . tunney is allowed to build an uncommonly human character , an almost real-live girl complete with trouble and hope .",1
nicole kidman makes it a party worth attending .,1
"it's super- violent , super-serious and super-stupid .",0
a film that suffers because of its many excesses .,0
i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art .,0
"the script kicks in , and mr . hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow .",0
how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly .,0
"for the most part , it's a work of incendiary genius , steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions .",1
"despite the authenticity of the trappings , the film is overblown in its plotting , hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style .",0
un thriller manqué qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dès la première image .,0
it uses the pain and violence of war as background material for color .,0
"those who are only mildly curious , i fear , will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals .",0
"though it never rises to its full potential as a film , still offers a great deal of insight into the female condition and the timeless danger of emotions repressed .",1
"an incredibly low-rent danish film , it brings a group of people together in a sweet and charming way , if a little convenient",1
an enchanting spectacular for potter fans anxious to ride the hogwarts express toward a new year of magic and mischief .,1
jones . . . does offer a brutal form of charisma .,1
"filled with honest performances and exceptional detail , baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity .",1
i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale -- you won't be sorry !,1
"even if it is generally amusing from time to time , i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have .",0
the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material .,0
"perhaps the grossest movie ever made . funny , though .",1
we've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold .,0
"ken russell would love this . in one scene , we get a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino's climactic shootout — and meat loaf explodes .",0
it's not difficult to spot the culprit early-on in this predictable thriller .,0
"as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure .",0
"it's up to [watts] to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe .",1
fisher has bared his soul and confronted his own shortcomings here in a way . . . that feels very human and very true to life .,1
"the tale of tok ( andy lau ) , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ) , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold .",0
"due to stodgy , soap opera-ish dialogue , the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter .",0
about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time .,0
"i kept thinking over and over again , 'i should be enjoying this . ' but i wasn't .",0
like leafing through an album of photos accompanied by the sketchiest of captions .,0
less the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ) .,1
"jolting into charleston rhythms , the story has the sizzle of old news that has finally found the right vent ( accurate ? who cares ? ) .",1
"a teasing drama whose relentless good-deed/bad-deed reversals are just interesting enough to make a sinner like me pray for an even more interesting , less symmetrical , less obviously cross-shaped creation .",1
"novak manages to capture a cruelly hilarious vein of black comedy in the situation with his cast of non-actors and a gritty , no-budget approach .",1
"an earnest , roughshod document , it serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history , and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool .",1
"fine acting but there is no sense of connecting the dots , just dots .",1
. . . ( like ) channel surfing between the discovery channel and a late-night made-for-cable action movie .,0
"it remains to be seen whether statham can move beyond the crime-land action genre , but then again , who says he has to ?",1
"the passions aroused by the discord between old and new cultures are set against the strange , stark beauty of the mideast desert , so lovingly and perceptively filmed that you can almost taste the desiccated air .",1
"the phone rings and a voice tells you you've got seven days left to live . then you get another phone call warning you that if the video isn't back at blockbuster before midnight , you're going to face frightening late fees . o . k . , not really .",0
the film's few ideas are stretched to the point of evaporation ; the whole central section is one big chase that seems to have no goal and no urgency . it's just filler .,0
"we never really feel involved with the story , as all of its ideas remain just that : abstract ideas .",0
"gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways .",1
an ironic speculation on democracy in a culture unaccustomed to it .,1
"kids don't mind crappy movies as much as adults , provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people . 'snow dogs' has both .",0
just isn't as weird as it ought to be .,0
"half submarine flick , half ghost story , all in one criminally neglected film",1
"big fat liar is little more than home alone raised to a new , self-deprecating level .",0
"what goes on for the 110 minutes of "" panic room "" is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals .",0
"whether you're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you'll still feel something .",1
"in the process of trimming the movie to an expeditious 84 minutes , director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of . . . outrageous gags .",0
"easier to respect than enthuse over , andersson's rigorous personal vision is not only distanced but distancing .",1
"a compelling yarn , but not quite a ripping one .",1
it's a refreshing change from the self-interest and paranoia that shape most american representations of castro .,1
it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert .,0
basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars .,0
"a sly game of cat and mouse that's intense and thrilling at times , but occasionally stretches believability to its limits and relies on predictable plot contrivances .",1
mark me down as a non-believer in werewolf films that are not serious and rely on stupidity as a substitute for humor .,0
a rather average action film that benefits from several funny moments supplied by epps .,0
"the whole thing's fairly lame , making it par for the course for disney sequels .",0
what it lacks in originality it makes up for in effective if cheap moments of fright and dread .,1
"a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you'd expect .",0
"a highly personal look at the effects of living a dysfunctionally privileged lifestyle , and by the end , we only wish we could have spent more time in its world .",1
"instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone .",0
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll .,0
the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball .,0
"muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they don't have , and how this gets us in trouble . but even while his characters are acting horribly , he is always sympathetic .",1
shrewd but pointless .,0
"i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows , but hey arnold ! the movie is clever , offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance .",1
exciting documentary .,1
it's never a good sign when a film's star spends the entirety of the film in a coma . it's a worse sign when you begin to envy her condition .,0
"whatever heartwarming scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv , they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck .",1
"because eight legged freaks is partly an homage to them , tarantula and other low- budget b-movie thrillers of the 1950s and '60s , the movie is a silly ( but not sophomoric ) romp through horror and hellish conditions .",1
cremaster 3 is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression .,1
"the script's judgment and sense of weight is way , way off .",0
"this boisterous comedy serves up a cruel reminder of the fate of hundreds of thousands of chinese , one which can only qualify as a terrible tragedy .",1
"shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist , but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high .",1
one can only assume that the jury who bestowed star hoffman's brother gordy with the waldo salt screenwriting award at 2002's sundance festival were honoring an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off,0
it's so good that you can practically see the hollywood 'suits' trying to put together the cast and filmmaking team for the all-too -inevitable american remake .,1
"there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention , but it grows monotonous after a while , as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery .",0
"for all its impressive craftsmanship , and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos , lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam .",0
one thing is for sure : this movie does not tell you a whole lot about lily chou-chou .,0
"lookin' for sin , american-style ? try hell house , which documents the cautionary christian spook-a-rama of the same name .",1
don't even bother to rent this on video .,0
a flawed film but an admirable one that tries to immerse us in a world of artistic abandon and political madness and very nearly succeeds .,1
"while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side , longley's film lacks balance . . . and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context .",0
"i realized that no matter how fantastic reign of fire looked , its story was making no sense at all .",0
"sweet home alabama isn't going to win any academy awards , but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts .",1
"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs . spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian .",0
judith and zaza's extended bedroom sequence . . . is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics .,1
"it's often faintly amusing , but the problems of the characters never become important to us , and the story never takes hold .",0
"while undercover brother is definitely one for the masses , it's also full of sharp , smart satire .",1
the issue of faith is not explored very deeply,0
there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american . and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser .,0
"kinnear doesn't aim for our sympathy , but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth .",1
"another big , dumb action movie in the vein of xxx , the transporter is riddled with plot holes big enough for its titular hero to drive his sleek black bmw through .",0
"the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing , for technical flaws to get in the way .",1
"a film of empty , fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun .",0
"in a normal screen process , these bromides would be barely enough to sustain an interstitial program on the discovery channel . but in imax 3-d , the clichés disappear into the vertiginous perspectives opened up by the photography .",1
tian emphasizes the isolation of these characters by confining color to liyan's backyard .,1
"if this silly little cartoon can inspire a few kids not to grow up to be greedy bastards , more power to it .",0
"although it bangs a very cliched drum at times , this crowd-pleaser's fresh dialogue , energetic music , and good-natured spunk are often infectious .",1
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves .,1
a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,0
"his best film remains his shortest , the hole , which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive .",0
"the film has a few cute ideas and several modest chuckles but it isn't exactly kiddie-friendly… alas , santa is more ho-hum than ho-ho-ho and the snowman ( who never gets to play that flute ) has all the charm of a meltdown .",0
"winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic , achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines , precious circumstances and beautiful stars .",1
the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once .,0
execrable .,0
"contradicts everything we've come to expect from movies nowadays . instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way , secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way .",1
"britney has been delivered to the big screen safe and sound , the way we like our 20-year-old superstar girls to travel on the fame freeway .",1
"the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage . the images lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable .",0
"it all plays out . . . like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller's time out .",1
"blade ii merges bits and pieces from fighting games , wire fu , horror movies , mystery , james bond , wrestling , sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew .",1
"as a director , eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot 'surprises' are really surprising .",0
"a frankenstein mishmash that careens from dark satire to cartoonish slapstick , bartleby performs neither one very well .",0
"white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark , but that doesn't mean you won't like looking at it .",1
"smart science fiction for grown-ups , with only a few false steps along the way .",1
it's a lovely film with lovely performances by buy and accorsi .,1
"a clutchy , indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against . . . well , just stuff . watching scarlet diva , one is poised for titillation , raw insight or both . instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy .",0
"light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor , at least artistically .",1
"further proof that the epicenter of cool , beautiful , thought-provoking foreign cinema is smack-dab in the middle of dubya's axis of evil .",1
the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump .,0
imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs .,0
"É uma pena que , mais tarde , o próprio filme abandone o tom de paródia e passe a utilizar os mesmos clichês que havia satirizado .",1
"though frida is easier to swallow than julie taymor's preposterous titus , the eye candy here lacks considerable brio .",0
"ambitious , unsettling psychodrama that takes full , chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints .",1
"feels aimless for much of its running time , until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives , leaving questions in its wake .",0
"intriguing and beautiful film , but those of you who read the book are likely to be disappointed .",1
"it's mostly a pleasure to watch . and the reason for that is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence .",1
visually striking and viscerally repellent .,1
one of the greatest films i've ever seen .,1
to say analyze that is de niro's best film since meet the parents sums up the sad state of his recent career .,0
the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries .,1
i can't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops .,0
"the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding , but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact .",1
a moving and important film .,1
the fact that the 'best part' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films doesn't bode well for the rest of it .,0
at heart the movie is a deftly wrought suspense yarn whose richer shadings work as coloring rather than substance .,1
"as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done . but , for that , why not watch a documentary ?",0
the lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary .,0
"barney's ideas about creation and identity don't really seem all that profound , at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material .",0
"less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins .",0
"often messy and frustrating , but very pleasing at its best moments , it's very much like life itself .",1
"anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed , joyous romp of a film .",1
"without heavy-handedness , dong provides perspective with his intelligent grasp of human foibles and contradictions .",1
"ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory .",1
"the video work is so grainy and rough , so dependent on being 'naturalistic' rather than carefully lit and set up , that it's exhausting to watch .",0
"for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects , the new star wars installment hasn't escaped the rut dug by the last one .",0
this isn't even madonna's swept away . this is her blue lagoon .,0
"this is an ungainly movie , ill-fitting , with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be .",0
"amazing ! a college story that works even without vulgarity , sex scenes , and cussing !",1
"clever and unflinching in its comic barbs , slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up .",1
quite funny for the type of movie it is . . .,1
a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed .,1
"an awfully good , achingly human picture .",1
"egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious .",0
beneath clouds is a succinct low-budget film whose compelling characters and intelligent script are exactly what was missing from rabbit-proof fence .,1
"if somebody was bored and . . . decided to make a dull , pretentious version of jesus' son , they'd come up with something like bart freundlich's world traveler .",0
coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching .,1
[a] devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama .,1
"for those in search of something different , wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale .",1
"the story loses its bite in a last-minute happy ending that's even less plausible than the rest of the picture . much of the way , though , this is a refreshingly novel ride .",1
"one hour photo may seem disappointing in its generalities , but it's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen , that finally get under your skin .",1
"hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless .",1
"authentic , and at times endearing , humorous , spooky , educational , but at other times as bland as a block of snow .",0
"[f]rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative , the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .",1
i'm not generally a fan of vegetables but this batch is pretty cute .,1
"'yes , that's right : it's forrest gump , angel of death . '",0
a pro-fat farce that overcomes much of its excessive moral baggage thanks to two appealing lead performances .,1
k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension .,0
"extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it's still a mistake to go see it .",0
"the impulses that produced this project . . . are commendable , but the results are uneven .",0
can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center .,0
"this 72-minute film does have some exciting scenes , but it's a tad slow .",0
"dreary , highly annoying . . . 'some body' will appeal to no one .",0
"it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle .",1
handsome and sincere but slightly awkward in its combination of entertainment and evangelical boosterism .,0
"open-minded kids -- kids who read , kids who dream -- will be comforted by the way it deals with big issues like death and destiny .",1
"sure , it's more of the same , but as the film proves , that's not always a bad thing .",1
"there's a bit of thematic meat on the bones of queen of the damned , as its origins in an anne rice novel dictate , but generally , it's a movie that emphasizes style over character and substance .",0
any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things .,0
"the year's greatest adventure , and jackson's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate .",1
"the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions .",0
"mr . wedge and mr . saldanha handle the mix of verbal jokes and slapstick well . their film falters , however , in its adherence to the disney philosophy of required poignancy , a salute that i'd hoped the movie would avoid .",0
an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom . . . you'd be wise to send your regrets .,0
"talk to her is so darned assured , we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching .",1
"the bodily function jokes are about what you'd expect , but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie .",1
changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say .,1
crikey indeed .,0
this ill-fitting tuxedo is strictly off-the-rack .,0
an estrogen opera so intensely feminine that it serves as the antidote ( and cannier doppelganger ) to diesel's xxx flex-a-thon .,1
"it doesn't quite work , but there's enough here to make us look forward to the russos' next offering .",0
"a picture that extols the virtues of comradeship and community in a spunky , spirited fashion .",1
"nothing debases a concept comedy quite like the grinding of bad ideas , and showtime is crammed full of them .",0
"takes a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright , poet and drinker .",0
a stylish thriller .,1
a haunting tale of murder and mayhem .,1
"a classy , sprightly spin on film .",1
"outer-space buffs might love this film , but others will find its pleasures intermittent .",0
"while there's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying 'get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer",0
"unsurprisingly , the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers , instead of serious athletes .",0
"a simple , sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting , but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within .",0
"nair's attention to detail creates an impeccable sense of place , while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances .",1
"often gruelling and heartbreaking to witness , but seldahl and wollter's sterling performances raise this far above the level of the usual maudlin disease movie .",1
"its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously , but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare .",0
as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine . this is a movie you can trust .,1
"unfortunately , the picture failed to capture me . i found it slow , drab , and bordering on melodramatic .",0
"it dares to be a little different , and that shading is what makes it worthwhile .",1
"notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour , i'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl-",1
"an exciting and involving rock music doc , a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world .",1
"alas , the black-and-white archival footage of their act showcases pretty mediocre shtick .",0
pacino is the best he's been in years and keener is marvelous .,1
it's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience .,1
"thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances , the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods .",1
has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies . . .,0
it's a masterpiece .,1
"holy mad maniac in a mask , splat-man ! good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back !",1
less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations .,0
"this film looks like it was produced in 1954 , shelved for 48 years , and repackaged for a 2002 audience .",0
"twenty years later , e . t . is still a cinematic touchstone .",1
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst .,1
let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home .,0
"a superfluous sequel . . . plagued by that old familiar feeling of 'let's get this thing over with' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place , but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find .",0
what can one say about a balding 50-year-old actor playing an innocent boy carved from a log ?,0
". . . a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act , only echoes of jordan , and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school .",0
simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time .,0
"it's slow -- very , very slow . it's not the ultimate depression-era gangster movie . that's pure pr hype .",0
"there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going , or how long it's going to take to get there .",0
"the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it's also too stupid to realize that they've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0
". . . plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family .",1
"partway through watching this saccharine , easter-egg-colored concoction , you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show .",0
"it doesn't do the original any particular dishonor , but neither does it exude any charm or personality .",0
". . . expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness , from which no interesting concept can escape .",0
the movie stays afloat thanks to its hallucinatory production design .,1
"as conceived by mr . schaeffer , christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell .",0
the film is insightful about kissinger's background and history .,1
just another fish-out-of-water story that barely stays afloat .,1
"payne has created a beautiful canvas , and nicholson proves once again that he's the best brush in the business .",1
the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned .,0
"these three films form a remarkably cohesive whole , both visually and thematically , through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people .",1
it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since . . . well . . . since last week's reign of fire .,0
"a frantic search for laughs , with a hit-to-miss ratio that doesn't exactly favour the audience .",0
"while not quite a comedy , the film tackles its relatively serious subject with an open mind and considerable good cheer , and is never less than engaging .",1
"scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv , tackles more than she can handle .",0
"if this is satire , it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook .",0
"this ecologically minded , wildlife friendly film teaches good ethics while entertaining with its unconventionally wacky but loving family",1
"sharp , lively , funny and ultimately sobering film .",1
"a terrific b movie -- in fact , the best in recent memory .",1
"the movie is as far as you can get from racy , to the point where it almost stops the blood flow to your brain ; it has a dull , costumey feel .",0
"the most remarkable ( and frustrating ) thing about world traveler , which opens today in manhattan , is that its protagonist , after being an object of intense scrutiny for 104 minutes , remains a complete blank .",0
"the film may appear naked in its narrative form . . . but it goes deeper than that , to fundamental choices that include the complexity of the catholic doctrine",1
viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget .,1
bad company . bad movie . just plain bad .,0
russian ark is a new treasure of the hermitage .,1
"a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor , sensuality , and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys .",1
all the well-meaningness in the world can't erase the fact that the believer feels like a 12-step program for the jewish nazi .,0
"apart from its own considerable achievement , metropolis confirms tezuka's status as both the primary visual influence on the animé tradition and its defining philosophical conscience .",1
"like a medium-grade network sitcom--mostly inoffensive , fitfully amusing , but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen .",0
the movie is . . . very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes .,1
"it is a comedy that's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling ( and an uneasy alliance , at that ) .",0
"the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the "" webcast . """,0
steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches .,1
"if you're a crocodile hunter fan , you'll enjoy at least the "" real "" portions of the film . if you're looking for a story , don't bother .",0
cacoyannis is perhaps too effective in creating an atmosphere of dust-caked stagnation and labored gentility .,0
"katz uses archival footage , horrifying documents of lynchings , still photographs and charming old reel-to-reel recordings of meeropol entertaining his children to create his song history , but most powerful of all is the song itself",1
"alex nohe's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life , big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl .",0
"in scope , ambition and accomplishment , children of the century . . . takes kurys' career to a whole new level .",1
"adam sandler's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt",0
"a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones's diary .",1
"the film gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection .",1
"infidelity drama is nicely shot , well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane .",1
one groan-inducing familiarity begets another .,0
"the film is exhilarating to watch because sandler , liberated from the constraints of formula , reveals unexpected depths as an actor .",1
"you see robin williams and psycho killer , and you think , hmmmmm . you see the movie and you think , zzzzzzzzz .",0
"apparently , romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just doesn't figure in the present hollywood program .",0
nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about .,0
"there's an energy to y tu mamá también . much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .",1
"when perry fists a bull at the moore farm , it's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart .",0
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity .,0
the worst film of the year .,0
"[haynes'] homage to such films as "" all that heaven allows "" and "" imitation of life "" transcends them . simply put , "" far from heaven "" is a masterpiece .",1
"director-writer bille august . . . depicts this relationship with economical grace , letting his superb actors convey martin's deterioration and barbara's sadness -- and , occasionally , anger .",1
"i don't mind having my heartstrings pulled , but don't treat me like a fool .",0
simply and eloquently articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy .,1
"a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable .",0
"like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well .",1
"[n]o matter how much good will the actors generate , showtime eventually folds under its own thinness .",0
"it's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful .",0
"the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end .",1
worth the effort to watch .,1
"whether or not you buy mr . broomfield's findings , the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr . broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover .",1
what kids will discover is a new collectible . what parents will suspect is that they're watching a 76-minute commercial .,0
helps to remind the first world that hiv/aids is far from being yesterday's news .,1
as a randy film about sexy people in gorgeous places being pushed and pulled ( literally and figuratively ) by desire . . . [sex and lucía] makes for an arousing good time .,1
noyce has worked wonders with the material .,1
it's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again .,1
an alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary .,1
"a beautiful , entertaining two hours . you get the idea , though , that kapur intended the film to be more than that .",1
"amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community , one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop .",1
"a breezy blend of art , history , esoteric musings and philosophy .",1
"here's yet another studio horror franchise mucking up its storyline with glitches casual fans could correct in their sleep . but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned cannot be said to suck .",1
there's not enough to sustain the comedy .,0
the saturation bombing of reggio's images and glass' evocative music . . . ultimately leaves viewers with the task of divining meaning .,1
"ringu is a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills . ignore the reputation , and ignore the film .",0
the whole film has this sneaky feel to it – as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product .,0
"it's not thirsty , consuming passion which drives this movie . no , it's the repetition of said behavior , and so children of the century is more mindless love than mad , more grating and boring than anything else .",0
it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure ! it's just that it's so not-at-all-good . and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch .,0
"when a movie has stuck around for this long , you know there's something there . it's that good .",1
rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment .,0
"this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness .",0
"insightfully written , delicately performed",1
"it's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist . . . studiously inoffensive and completely disposable .",0
"i believe silberling had the best intentions here , but he just doesn't have the restraint to fully realize them .",0
ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years .,1
"while the glass slipper doesn't quite fit , pumpkin is definitely a unique modern fairytale .",1
"with jump cuts , fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics , yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is . he fails .",0
the tone shifts abruptly from tense to celebratory to soppy .,0
looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due .,0
"a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed , but skeptics aren't likely to enter the theater .",0
tender yet lacerating and darkly funny fable .,1
not sweet enough to liven up its predictable story and will leave even fans of hip-hop sorely disappointed .,0
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama .,0
jaglom . . . put[s] the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters,1
"weird , vulgar comedy that's definitely an acquired taste .",1
a good thriller .,1
beyond a handful of mildly amusing lines . . . there just isn't much to laugh at .,0
"you just know something terrible is going to happen . but when it does , you're entirely unprepared .",1
"'charly' will divide its audience in two separate groups , those reaching for more tissues and those begging for mercy . . .",1
polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style .,1
"despite its promising cast of characters , big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that 'zany' doesn't necessarily mean 'funny . '",0
"like an episode of mtv's undressed , with 20 times the creativity but without any more substance . . . indulgently entertaining but could have and should have been deeper .",1
"star trek was kind of terrific once , but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy .",0
"offers an unusual opportunity to observe the inequities in the death penalty , not just the inherent immorality but also the haphazard administration of it and public misperception of how the whole thing works .",1
"for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses , many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid , whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout .",0
"it's better suited for the history or biography channel , but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind .",0
"its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work .",1
"the film affords us intriguing glimpses of the insights gleaned from a lifetime of spiritual inquiry , but ram dass : fierce grace doesn't organize it with any particular insight .",0
do not see this film .,0
"'abandon all hope , ye who enter here' . . . you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide .",0
fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers .,0
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic .,0
"chicago is sophisticated , brash , sardonic , completely joyful in its execution .",1
it is inspirational in characterizing how people from such diverse cultures share the same human and spiritual needs .,1
the comedy is nonexistent .,0
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback .,0
"even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering , miller's hand often feels unsure .",0
"with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea , this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool .",0
a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers .,0
australian filmmaker david flatman uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them .,1
"high crimes is a cinematic misdemeanor , a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd .",0
"even with all those rough edges safely sanded down , the american insomnia is still pretty darned good .",1
a selection of scenes in search of a movie .,0
"nelson's brutally unsentimental approach . . . sucks the humanity from the film , leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle .",0
is there enough material to merit a documentary on the making of wilco's last album ?,0
both deeply weird and charmingly dear .,1
if you're a fan of the series you'll love it and probably want to see it twice . i will be .,1
you wonder why enough wasn't just a music video rather than a full-length movie .,0
"it's not like having a real film of nijinsky , but at least it's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered .",1
"in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment , time out offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film .",1
. . . lacks the punch and verve needed to make this genre soar .,0
"a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that's pretty toxic in its own right .",0
"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .",1
"after seeing swept away , i feel sorry for madonna .",0
"slap me , i saw this movie .",0
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless .,0
"super troopers is an odd amalgam of comedy genres , existing somewhere between the often literal riffs of early zucker brothers/abrahams films , and the decidedly foul stylings of their post-modern contemporaries , the farrelly brothers .",0
"it turns out to be a cut above the norm , thanks to some clever writing and sprightly acting .",1
what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is .,1
"glib , satirical documentary that fudges facts , makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism .",0
an absorbing and unsettling psychological drama .,1
"in trying to be daring and original , it comes off as only occasionally satirical and never fresh .",0
star wars is back in a major way .,1
pumpkin wants to have it both ways .,0
"a fitfully amusing romp that , if nothing else , will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star , frankie muniz .",0
daughter from danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story,1
"although mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar , every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .",1
a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple strands about the controversy of who really wrote shakespeare's plays .,1
there's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance .,1
"armed with a game supporting cast , from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy , like mike shoots and scores , doing its namesake proud .",1
constantly slips from the grasp of its maker .,0
"you'll gasp appalled and laugh outraged and possibly , watching the spectacle of a promising young lad treading desperately in a nasty sea , shed an errant tear .",1
the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet is simple but absorbing .,1
a tv episode inflated past its natural length .,0
"if you've ever entertained the notion of doing what the title of this film implies , what sex with strangers actually shows may put you off the idea forever .",0
this film biggest problem ? no laughs .,0
"there are times when a rumor of angels plays like an extended episode of touched by an angel -- a little too much dancing , a few too many weeping scenes -- but i liked its heart and its spirit .",1
"on the surface , it's a lovers-on-the-run crime flick , but it has a lot in common with piesiewicz's and kieslowski's earlier work , films like the double life of veronique .",1
"wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of 'a nightmare on elm street' or 'the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of 'deadly friend . '",0
by-the-numbers yarn .,0
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar .,0
illuminating if overly talky documentary .,1
"the problem , amazingly enough , is the screenplay .",0
possibly not since grumpy old men have i heard a film so solidly connect with one demographic while striking out with another .,0
snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0
"challenging , intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative . but it's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle .",1
a well-crafted letdown .,0
the performances take the movie to a higher level .,1
. . . too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .,0
"a grim , flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level .",0
. . . turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock .,0
"lead actress gaï , she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile , is a towering siren .",1
not even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie .,0
"an ambitiously naturalistic , albeit half-baked , drama about an abused , inner-city autistic teen .",0
"personal velocity has a no-frills docu-dogma plainness , yet miller lingers on invisible , nearly psychic nuances , leaping into digressions of memory and desire . she boxes these women's souls right open for us .",1
"if there's nothing fresh about wannabes , which was written by mr . demeo , who produced and directed the film with charles a . addessi , much of the time the movie feels authentic .",1
"do you say "" hi "" to your lover when you wake up in the morning ?",0
what better message than 'love thyself' could young women of any size receive ?,1
an intelligent fiction about learning through cultural clash .,1
"the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance .",1
even those of a single digit age will be able to recognize that this story is too goofy . . . even for disney .,0
"chicago pode até ser um filme divertido e cativante ( como é ) , mas acaba representando um passo que vai na direção contrária à evolução dos musicais .",1
what makes this film special is serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context .,1
yet another weepy southern bore-athon .,0
"the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation , is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus .",0
a terrific insider look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown .,1
a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema,1
cool ? this movie is a snow emergency .,1
"compulsively watchable , no matter how degraded things get .",1
one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends .,0
"lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward , static , and lifeless rumblings .",0
the advantage of a postapocalyptic setting is that it can be made on the cheap . any rock pile will do for a set . reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap .,0
"hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction , and even then his tone retains a genteel , prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound .",0
delightfully rendered,1
"an undeniably moving film to experience , and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation .",1
"even by dumb action-movie standards , ballistic : ecks vs . sever is a dumb action movie .",0
ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls .,0
an exhausting family drama about a porcelain empire and just as hard a flick as its subject matter .,0
an impressive if flawed effort that indicates real talent .,1
cinematic poo .,0
you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory . . . but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools .,0
the best way to hope for any chance of enjoying this film is by lowering your expectations . then lower them a bit more .,0
a tasty appetizer that leaves you wanting more .,1
a movie that hovers somewhere between an acute character study and a trite power struggle .,0
"despite its hawaiian setting , the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick , the basic plot of "" lilo "" could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script .",1
it is not a mass-market entertainment but an uncompromising attempt by one artist to think about another .,1
"an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences .",0
"unfortunately , kapur modernizes a . e . w . mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks "" the four feathers "" bare .",0
touché !,1
this is a film living far too much in its own head .,0
"it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject .",0
this thing is just garbage .,0
the film seems all but destined to pop up on a television screen in the background of a scene in a future quentin tarantino picture,0
"when the fire burns out , we've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails .",0
each scene wreaks of routine ; the film never manages to generate a single threat of suspense .,0
"even if you can't pronounce "" gyro "" correctly , you'll appreciate much of vardalos' humor , which transcends ethnic boundaries .",1
the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish .,0
melanie eventually slugs the yankee . too bad the former murphy brown doesn't pop reese back .,0
"if shayamalan wanted to tell a story about a man who loses his faith , why didn't he just do it , instead of using bad sci-fi as window dressing ?",0
"shanghai ghetto should be applauded for finding a new angle on a tireless story , but you might want to think twice before booking passage .",0
"( caine ) proves once again he hasn't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film .",1
"if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you , then the film is a pleasant enough dish .",0
a cockeyed shot all the way .,0
". . . familiar and predictable , and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc . reyes' word processor .",0
fear dot com is so rambling and disconnected it never builds any suspense .,0
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time .,0
makmalbaf follows a resolutely realistic path in this uncompromising insight into the harsh existence of the kurdish refugees of iran's borderlands .,1
"extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .",1
. . . would be a total loss if not for two supporting performances taking place at the movie's edges .,0
"pacino and williams seem to keep upping the ante on each other , just as their characters do in the film . what results is the best performance from either in years .",1
". . . perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world .",0
a woman's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken .,1
"director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of "" iris "" or "" american beauty , "" but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films .",1
"the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain .",0
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep .,1
"a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip , young adult entertainment .",0
"the whole damn thing is ripe for the jerry springer crowd . it's all pretty cynical and condescending , too .",0
"simply put , there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn .",0
"with we were soldiers , hollywood makes a valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in .",1
"a mix of velocity and idiocy , this ruinous remake lacks the brawn -- and the brains -- of the 1970s original .",0
"director uwe boll and writer robert dean klein fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out , cannot overcome blah characters .",0
simplistic fluff-ball of whimsy .,0
the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey .,0
offers an interesting look at the rapidly changing face of beijing .,1
"anyway , for one reason or another , crush turns into a dire drama partway through . after that , it just gets stupid and maudlin . too bad , but thanks to some lovely comedic moments and several fine performances , it's not a total loss .",0
there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever .,0
"does paint some memorable images . . . , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters",0
very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary .,1
"[green is] the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and i'm just about ready to go to the u . n . and ask permission for a preemptive strike .",0
"a smart , arch and rather cold-blooded comedy .",1
"it has the ability to offend and put off everyone , but it holds you with its outrageousness .",1
"it may not be as cutting , as witty or as true as back in the glory days of weekend and two or three things i know about her , but who else engaged in filmmaking today is so cognizant of the cultural and moral issues involved in the process ?",1
"much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle , there isn't much there here .",0
"spectacular in every sense of the word , even if you don' t know an orc from a uruk-hai .",1
"ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he's well worth spending some time with .",1
"though there are entertaining and audacious moments , the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation .",0
"as a film director , labute continues to improve .",1
"lazy , miserable and smug . this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year .",0
"with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof , which they isn't , it is more likely to induce sleep than fright .",0
"if festival in cannes nails hard- boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy , much about the film , including some of its casting , is frustratingly unconvincing .",0
"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags , harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j . k . rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore .",0
a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother's hold over her .,1
"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government/ marine/legal mystery , and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff , nearly subliminally , as the old-hat province of male intrigue .",0
"like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone . you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt , but no new friends .",0
if i spy were funny ( enough ) or exciting ( enough ) then it would be fairly simple to forgive the financial extortion it's trying to reap from the moviegoing public .,0
"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera .",1
"as an entertainment , the movie keeps you diverted and best of all , it lightens your wallet without leaving a sting .",1
"enjoyably fast-moving , hard-hitting documentary .",1
"with tightly organized efficiency , numerous flashbacks and a constant edge of tension , miller's film is one of 2002's involvingly adult surprises .",1
great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex .,1
"there's no doubting that this is a highly ambitious and personal project for egoyan , but it's also one that , next to his best work , feels clumsy and convoluted .",0
"building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise .",1
"an exhilarating futuristic thriller-noir , minority report twists the best of technology around a gripping story , delivering a riveting , pulse intensifying escapist adventure of the first order",1
"even with its $50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .",0
"so earnest and well-meaning , and so stocked with talent , that you almost forget the sheer , ponderous awfulness of its script .",0
"narc may not get an 'a' for originality , but it wears its b-movie heritage like a badge of honor .",1
friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans .,0
"by turns pretentious , fascinating , ludicrous , provocative and vainglorious .",0
"the film doesn't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers , and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences .",0
"the lightest , most breezy movie steven spielberg has made in more than a decade . and the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him .",1
the quality of the art combined with the humor and intelligence of the script allow the filmmakers to present the biblical message of forgiveness without it ever becoming preachy or syrupy .,1
a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation .,1
"a little less extreme than in the past , with longer exposition sequences between them , and with fewer gags to break the tedium .",0
"impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances , but the movie doesn't quite fly . for starters , the story is just too slim .",0
"though the book runs only about 300 pages , it is so densely packed . . . that even an ambitious adaptation and elaborate production like mr . schepisi's seems skimpy and unclear .",0
"yes , mibii is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it .",1
""" home movie "" is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time .",1
"for the future , one hopes mr . plympton will find room for one more member of his little band , a professional screenwriter .",0
has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags .,0
you can practically smell the patchouli oil .,0
passably entertaining but also mechanical and joyless .,0
'the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . ',0
too bad kramer couldn't make a guest appearance to liven things up .,0
just an average comedic dateflick but not a waste of time .,0
it's frustrating to see these guys -- who are obviously pretty clever -- waste their talent on parodies of things they probably thought were funniest when they were high .,0
"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .",0
a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama .,1
just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer .,1
it has plenty of laughs . it just doesn't have much else . . . especially in a moral sense .,0
eight legged freaks ? no big hairy deal .,0
"too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy , vulgar is , truly and thankfully , a one-of-a-kind work .",0
leguizamo and jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb .,1
rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense .,0
"i liked about schmidt a lot , but i have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed .",1
chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum .,0
the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure .,0
"this film is so slick , superficial and trend-hoppy , that it's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay .",0
"a stunning piece of visual poetry that will , hopefully , be remembered as one of the most important stories to be told in australia's film history .",1
"witless , pointless , tasteless and idiotic .",0
a non-mystery mystery .,0
"everything about girls can't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way .",0
poignant japanese epic about adolescent anomie and heartbreak .,1
what a great way to spend 4 units of your day .,1
"instead of panoramic sweep , kapur gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story's emotional thrust .",0
"shatner is probably the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was .",0
"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .",0
i have two words to say about reign of fire . great dragons !,1
"a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humour to make its points about acceptance and growth .",1
an original gem about an obsession with time .,1
"if you can stomach the rough content , it's worth checking out for the performances alone .",1
"benefits from a strong performance from zhao , but it's dong jie's face you remember at the end .",1
"ok arthouse . the power of this script , and the performances that come with it , is that the whole damned thing didn't get our moral hackles up .",1
"unfortunately , as a writer , mr . montias isn't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor .",0
"not the best herzog perhaps , but unmistakably herzog .",1
what a pity . . . that the material is so second-rate .,0
"[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him , but charlotte sometimes is only half of one .",0
"for his first attempt at film noir , spielberg presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future .",1
tiresomely derivative and hammily acted .,0
"minority report is exactly what the title indicates , a report .",0
god help the poor woman if attal is this insecure in real life : his fictional yvan's neuroses are aggravating enough to exhaust the patience of even the most understanding spouse .,0
"there's nothing exactly wrong here , but there's not nearly enough that's right .",0
"my oh my , is this an invigorating , electric movie .",1
"as improbable as this premise may seem , abbass's understated , shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life .",1
"too damn weird to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets .",1
"i've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama .",0
phoned-in business as usual .,0
"'lovely and amazing , ' unhappily , is neither . . . excessively strained and contrived .",0
""" extreme ops "" exceeds expectations . good fun , good action , good acting , good dialogue , good pace , good cinematography .",1
glizty but formulaic and silly . . . cagney's 'top of the world' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel .,0
some may choose to interpret the film's end as hopeful or optimistic but i think payne is after something darker .,1
"it's a lovely , sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style .",1
"too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good , it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing .",0
"hu and liu offer natural , matter-of-fact performances that glint with sorrow , longing and love .",1
"bennett's naturalistic performance speaks volumes more truth than any 'reality' show , and anybody contemplating their own drastic life changes should watch some body first .",1
"the sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins .",1
"the ring is worth a look , if you don't demand much more than a few cheap thrills from your halloween entertainment .",1
a well-put-together piece of urban satire .,1
". . . although this idea is "" new "" the results are tired .",0
there's plenty to impress about e . t .,1
an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains .,1
returning director rob minkoff . . . and screenwriter bruce joel rubin . . . have done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age .,1
"too stupid to be satire , too obviously hateful to be classified otherwise , frank novak's irritating slice of lumpen life is as reliably soul-killing as its title is nearly meaningless .",0
"the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil .",0
"look , this is a terrific flick replete with dazzling camera-work , dancing and music .",1
"loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes , twitchy acting , and general boorishness .",0
"clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up .",0
"in the end , we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love , chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest .",0
"the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than , say , ten . . . make that three minutes .",0
"an unremarkable , modern action/comedy buddy movie whose only nod to nostalgia is in the title .",0
"elegantly crafted but emotionally cold , a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level .",0
a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls .,0
may be the most undeserving victim of critical overkill since town and country .,1
"though certainly original in form , altar boys requires a taste for swamp thing-type animation , doubled with a deafening score .",0
"a fantastic premise anchors this movie , but what it needs is either a more rigid , blair witch-style commitment to its mockumentary format , or a more straightforward , dramatic treatment , with all the grandiosity that that implies .",1
"it's a bad sign when you're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects' deaths just so the documentary will be over , but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest .",0
"it's mighty tedious for the viewer who has to contend with unpleasant characters , hit-and-miss performances and awkwardly staged scenes .",0
"sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy . . . attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called 'my husband is travis bickle' .",1
those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi .,1
"as dumb and cheesy as they may be , the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy .",0
"a strong first act and absolutely , inescapably gorgeous , skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man .",1
the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience .,0
"while glover , the irrepressible eccentric of river's edge , dead man and back to the future , is perfect casting for the role , he represents bartleby's main overall flaw .",0
"by the time the surprise ending is revealed , interest cannot be revived .",0
a tasty slice of droll whimsy .,1
"eventually arrives at its heart , as simple self-reflection meditation .",0
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character .,1
as tricky and satisfying as any of david mamet's airless cinematic shell games .,1
"a modestly comic , modestly action-oriented world war ii adventure that , in terms of authenticity , is one of those films that requires the enemy to never shoot straight .",0
"it's the kind of movie you can't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch , yet you can't bring yourself to dislike it .",0
"if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start .",1
overcomes its visual hideousness with a sharp script and strong performances .,1
"vividly conveys the passion , creativity , and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all .",1
director andrew niccol . . . demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame . his healthy sense of satire is light and fun . . . .,1
nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film . . . it's not even a tv special you'd bother watching past the second commercial break .,0
hashiguchi uses the situation to evoke a japan bustling atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation .,1
you live the mood rather than savour the story .,1
"thanks to scott's charismatic roger and eisenberg's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men .",1
despite modest aspirations its occasional charms are not to be dismissed .,1
"the acting is just fine , but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes , especially with the weak payoff .",0
a wild ride with eight boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival .,1
"a warm , funny , engaging film .",1
". . . enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games .",1
it's never dull and always looks good .,1
"a mild , reluctant , thumbs down .",0
"a conventional , but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man's right to raise his own children .",1
"almost every scene in this film is a gem that could stand alone , a perfectly realized observation of mood , behavior and intent .",1
jacquot's tosca is a treat .,1
rates an 'e' for effort -- and a 'b' for boring .,0
the quirky and recessive charms of co-stars martin donovan and mary-louise parker help overcome the problematic script .,1
alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks .,0
"last orders nurtures the multi-layers of its characters , allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced . it's affecting , amusing , sad and reflective .",1
"in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting .",1
"if h . g . wells had a time machine and could take a look at his kin's reworked version , what would he say ? 'it looks good , sonny , but you missed the point . '",0
this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer .,0
it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel .,0
"as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago . . . has a delightfully dour , deadpan tone and stylistic consistency .",1
"the off-center humor is a constant , and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery .",1
a great comedy filmmaker knows great comedy needn't always make us laugh . tim story's not there yet - but 'barbershop' shows he's on his way .,1
moretti's compelling anatomy of grief and the difficult process of adapting to loss .,1
starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches .,0
"though of particular interest to students and enthusiast of international dance and world music , the film is designed to make viewers of all ages , cultural backgrounds and rhythmic ability want to get up and dance .",1
a sometimes tedious film .,0
"one of the best films i have ever seen , constantly pulling the rug from underneath us , seeing things from new sides , plunging deeper , getting more intense .",1
"it's not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair , even coming from the drive-thru .",1
"like shrek , spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world .",1
"the graphic carnage and re-creation of war-torn croatia is uncomfortably timely , relevant , and sickeningly real .",1
too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining .,0
you'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous [than leon] .,0
ms . hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate .,1
a solid piece of journalistic work that draws a picture of a man for whom political expedience became a deadly foreign policy .,1
"there is very little dread or apprehension , and though i like the creepy ideas , they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill .",0
what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers .,0
"the bourne identity shouldn't be half as entertaining as it is , but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood .",1
the grey zone gives voice to a story that needs to be heard in the sea of holocaust movies . . . but the film suffers from its own difficulties .,1
". . . only bond can save us from the latest eccentric , super-wealthy megalomaniac bent on world domination and destruction .",1
a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles .,1
"like dickens with his passages , mcgrath crafts quite moving scenes throughout his resolutely dramatic variation on the novel .",1
a film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure .,1
. . . manages to fall closer in quality to silence than to the abysmal hannibal .,1
"serviceable at best , slightly less than serviceable at worst .",0
"greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders .",1
the film thrusts the inchoate but already eldritch christian right propaganda machine into national media circles .,0
a mess when it comes to the characters and writing . . . but works its way underneath the skin like few movies have in recent memory .,1
it's a movie -- and an album -- you won't want to miss .,1
"since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller , you know death is lurking around the corner , just waiting to spoil things .",0
"since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer , it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche .",0
the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff .,0
"birthday girl lucks out with chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns .",1
a fascinating and fun film .,1
"a thoroughly awful movie--dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy . . . a weird amalgam of 'the thing' and a geriatric 'scream . '",0
"if you're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol , it might just be the movie you're looking for . it depends on how well flatulence gags fit into your holiday concept .",1
high crimes miscasts nearly every leading character .,0
a no-holds-barred cinematic treat .,1
"an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy . sometimes entertaining , sometimes indulgent -- but never less than pure wankery .",0
"it's leaden and predictable , and laughs are lacking .",0
i loved the look of this film .,1
"it's fun , but the code-talk will fly right over everyone's head",1
cage makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera .,1
"it represents better-than-average movie-making that doesn't demand a dumb , distracted audience .",1
rifkin's references are . . . impeccable throughout .,1
"the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders , but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill .",1
"a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good , that is to say , entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices .",1
the film grows on you . and how .,1
not since tom cruise in risky business has an actor made such a strong impression in his underwear .,1
"all in all , the count of monte cristo is okay , but it is surely no classic , like the novel upon which it is based .",1
"too ordinary to restore [harmon] to prominence , despite some creepy scenes that evoke childish night terrors , and a praiseworthy attempt to generate suspense rather than gross out the audience .",0
"the angst-ridden , affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging .",0
the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland .,0
michael gerbosi's script is economically packed with telling scenes .,1
"the film's plot may be shallow , but you've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots .",1
"though jackson doesn't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape , it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees .",1
"call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie , but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid .",0
"so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney won't do it one more time , as far as movies are concerned .",0
"none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life , unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter .",0
"makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggie gyllenhaal is a delight .",1
"a slick , well-oiled machine , exquisitely polished and upholstered .",1
"spielberg's first real masterpiece , it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later .",1
this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0
a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt .,0
"plods along , minus the twisted humor and eye-popping visuals that have made miike . . . a cult hero .",0
bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies . this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer .,0
"instead of making his own style , director marcus adams just copies from various sources – good sources , bad mixture",0
"the images are usually abbreviated in favor of mushy obviousness and telegraphed pathos , particularly where whitaker's misfit artist is concerned .",0
"the strong subject matter continues to shock throughout the film . not everyone will play the dark , challenging tune taught by the piano teacher .",1
"whatever complaints i might have , i'd take [its] earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time .",1
"bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique , entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal .",1
. . . the picture's cleverness is ironically muted by the very people who are intended to make it shine .,0
"liman , of swingers and go , makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long , low-heat chase , interrupted by a middling car chase .",0
nothing more than a run-of-the-mill action flick .,0
schindler's list it ain't .,0
"never again swings between false sentiment and unfunny madcap comedy and , along the way , expects the audience to invest in the central relationship as some kind of marriage of true minds .",0
"la de salma es una versión de frida superficial , preciosista y sin ningún contenido .",0
"it's better than mid-range steven seagal , but not as sharp as jet li on rollerblades .",0
"these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field , and i'm all for that .",1
"everything about the quiet american is good , except its timing .",1
notorious c . h . o . has oodles of vulgar highlights .,1
it's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before .,0
"one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher , is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time .",0
a plodding look at the french revolution through the eyes of aristocrats .,0
""" birthday girl "" is an actor's movie first and foremost .",1
"a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense , intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies , plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics .",1
two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity .,0
"if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride , don't settle for this imposter .",0
"amid the cliché and foreshadowing , cage manages a degree of casual realism . . . that is routinely dynamited by blethyn .",0
"hey , who else needs a shower ?",1
"[two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .",0
"busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte , his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy .",0
"claire is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains .",1
it's a charming and often affecting journey .,1
has the feel of an unedited personal journal .,0
"personal velocity ought to be exploring these women's inner lives , but it never moves beyond their surfaces .",0
another love story in 2002's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre .,1
"it's an old story , but a lively script , sharp acting and partially animated interludes make just a kiss seem minty fresh .",1
""" my god , i'm behaving like an idiot ! "" yes , you are , ben kingsley .",0
"the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy , but there's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can , given the embarrassing script and weak direction .",0
"fear permeates the whole of stortelling , todd solondz' oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique .",0
represents the depths to which the girls-behaving-badly film has fallen .,0
"de oliveira creates an emotionally rich , poetically plump and visually fulsome , but never showy , film whose bittersweet themes are reinforced and brilliantly personified by michel piccoli .",1
"a jewish ww ii doc that isn't trying simply to out-shock , out-outrage or out-depress its potential audience ! who knew . . .",1
"a wildly erratic drama with sequences that make you wince in embarrassment and others , thanks to the actors , that are quite touching .",0
"the ingenious construction ( adapted by david hare from michael cunningham's novel ) constantly flows forwards and back , weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism",1
this clever caper movie has twists worthy of david mamet and is enormous fun for thinking audiences .,1
at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .,1
"lame , haphazard teen comedy .",0
"gaunt , silver-haired and leonine , [harris] brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman .",1
what you expect is just what you get . . . assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height .,0
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process .,1
"somewhere short of tremors on the modern b-scene : neither as funny nor as clever , though an agreeably unpretentious way to spend ninety minutes .",1
a well-made and often lovely depiction of the mysteries of friendship .,1
it's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but .,1
"there is no entry portal in the rules of attraction , and i spent most of the movie feeling depressed by the shallow , selfish , greedy characters .",0
"just what makes us happy , anyway ?",1
"impeccably filmed , sexually charged , but ultimately lacking in substance , not to mention dragged down by a leaden closing act .",0
"the enjoyable undercover brother , a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody , '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild , dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy .",1
"unintelligible , poorly acted , brain-slappingly bad , harvard man is ludicrous enough that it could become a cult classic .",0
"it's mildly entertaining , especially if you find comfort in familiarity . but it's hardly a necessary enterprise .",1
""" the quiet american "" begins in saigon in 1952 . that's its first sign of trouble .",1
toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick .,0
this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage .,0
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness .,1
what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best .,0
"poignant and moving , a walk to remember is an inspirational love story , capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter .",1
it's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing--i'm prepared to call it a draw .,0
"it's the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name .",0
"labute can't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american , a choice that upsets the novel's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film .",0
"squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations , burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare .",0
what the director can&#8217 ; t do is make either of val kilmer&#8217 ; s two personas interesting or worth caring about .,0
a lame comedy .,0
"while there are times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp , the production works more often than it doesn't .",1
[sen's] soap opera-ish approach undermines his good intentions .,0
"the jokes are flat , and the action looks fake .",0
"louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode , and brother hoffman's script stumbles over a late-inning twist that just doesn't make sense .",0
"trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive .",0
"feels haphazard , as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot .",0
dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree . can you bear the laughter ?,0
"informative , intriguing , observant , often touching . . . gives a human face to what's often discussed in purely abstract terms .",1
a three-hour cinema master class .,1
"confessions may not be a straightforward bio , nor does it offer much in the way of barris' motivations , but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture .",1
"a sensual performance from abbass buoys the flimsy story , but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at .",0
you've already seen heartbreak if you've watched the far superior nurse betty or sunset boulevard . even the unwatchable soapdish is more original .,0
michael moore's latest documentary about america's thirst for violence is his best film yet . . .,1
funny and touching .,1
a romantic comedy that operates by the rules of its own self-contained universe .,1
murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy . . .,1
what elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish .,1
oddly compelling .,1
you're better off staying home and watching the x-files .,0
"andy garcia enjoys one of his richest roles in years and mick jagger gives his best movie performance since , well , performance .",1
full frontal is the antidote for soderbergh fans who think he's gone too commercial since his two oscar nominated films in 2000,1
"real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way .",1
a film of quiet power .,1
star/producer salma hayek and director julie taymor have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own .,1
the film lapses too often into sugary sentiment and withholds delivery on the pell-mell pyrotechnics its punchy style promises .,0
"the funny thing is , i didn't mind all this contrived nonsense a bit .",1
"though the story . . . is hackneyed , the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament .",1
damon brings the proper conviction to his role as [jason bourne] .,1
this is art paying homage to art .,1
"it could have been something special , but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms , and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress .",0
the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes .,0
"places a slightly believable love triangle in a difficult-to-swallow setting , and then disappointingly moves the story into the realm of an improbable thriller .",0
foster breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill .,1
"between them , de niro and murphy make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season .",1
a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists .,1
"her fans walked out muttering words like "" horrible "" and "" terrible , "" but had so much fun dissing the film that they didn't mind the ticket cost . in this case zero .",0
"slack and uninspired , and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you're left with a sour taste in your mouth .",0
"you may leave the theater with more questions than answers , but darned if your toes won't still be tapping .",1
a cheap scam put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life .,0
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness .,0
"sturdy , entertaining period drama . . . both caine and fraser have their moments .",1
". . . a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex , drugs and rock 'n' roll .",1
[broomfield] uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue .,1
will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues .,1
"it won't harm anyone , but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it . after all , it'll probably be in video stores by christmas , and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies .",0
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort .,0
"as spent screen series go , star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there's nothing to drink .",0
"solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts .",1
rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down .,0
often silly – and gross – but it's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films .,0
like a south-of-the-border melrose place .,1
"the only thing that could possibly make them less interesting than they already are is for them to get full montied into a scrappy , jovial team .",0
. . . a polished and relatively sincere piece of escapism .,1
"this rather superficial arthouse middle-brow film knows how to please a crowd , and that's about all it does well .",0
it doesn't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes . it still feels like a prison stretch .,0
"it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster , anne meara , eugene levy , and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie .",0
the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be .,1
"there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce , part sliding doors , part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them .",0
solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0
""" the best disney movie since the lion king """,1
"whether seen on a 10-inch television screen or at your local multiplex , the edge-of-your-seat , educational antics of steve irwin are priceless entertainment .",1
"wraps itself in the guise of a dark and quirky comedy , but it isn't as quirky as it thinks it is and its comedy is generally mean-spirited .",0
a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work .,0
enduring love but exhausting cinema .,0
evokes a little of the fear that parents have for the possible futures of their children--and the sometimes bad choices mothers and fathers make in the interests of doing them good .,1
"this is a poster movie , a mediocre tribute to films like them !",0
girls gone wild and gone civil again,1
"an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy .",0
"a comprehensive and provocative film -- one that pushes the boundaries of biography , and challenges its audience .",1
"the whole is quite entertaining , but despite its virtues , there is an unsettled feeling to the film .",1
"the mothman prophecies , which is mostly a bore , seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece .",0
the first bond movie in ages that isn't fake fun .,1
"at its most basic , this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating .",1
"not for everyone , but for those with whom it will connect , it's a nice departure from standard moviegoing fare .",1
the situations and jokes are as predictable and as lowbrow as the endless pratfalls the boys take in their high heels .,0
noyce films it more as a shocking history lesson than as drama .,1
"freundlich's made [crudup] a suburban architect , and a cipher .",0
"an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true .",1
"the fight scenes are fun , but it grows tedious .",0
"a worthwhile documentary , whether you're into rap or not , even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits roll .",1
"like leon , it's frustrating and still oddly likable .",1
the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down .,0
"hard , endearing , caring , warm . bring tissues .",1
"from the opening scenes , it's clear that all about the benjamins is a totally formulaic movie .",0
"it's a boring movie about a boring man , made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring .",0
succeeds only because bullock and grant were made to share the silver screen .,1
"o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing .",1
a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes .,0
dawdles and drags when it should pop ; it doesn't even have the virtue of enough mindless violence to break up the tedium of all its generational bonding .,0
"the period -- swinging london in the time of the mods and the rockers -- gets the once-over once again in gangster no . 1 , but falls apart long before the end .",0
just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence . . . lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm .,0
. . . a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off .,0
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture .,0
"cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge .",0
[anderson] uses a hit-or-miss aesthetic that hits often enough to keep the film entertaining even if none of it makes a lick of sense .,1
"a taut , sobering film .",1
allen shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today .,1
a four star performance from kevin kline who unfortunately works with a two star script .,1
"maybe leblanc thought , "" hey , the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse . """,0
this charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make jay and silent bob's excellent adventure seem understated .,0
"a sexy , peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain , and the fact that it's based on true events somehow makes it all the more compelling .",1
it ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of latin america's most oppressive regimes .,1
"try as you might to resist , if you've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson , this movie will worm its way there .",1
"mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls , group articulates a flood of emotion .",1
"using his audience as a figurative port-of-call , dong pulls his even-handed ideological ship to their dock for unloading , before he continues his longer journey still ahead .",1
"for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers , the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear .",0
psychologically savvy .,1
it finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice .,1
the movie quickly drags on becoming boring and predictable . i tried to read the time on my watch .,0
the plot is so amusingly contrived and outlandish in its coincidences that no one could ever mistake it for anything resembling reality,1
there's a vastness implied in metropolis that is just breathtaking .,1
a slight but sweet film .,1
"the film's real appeal won't be to clooney fans or adventure buffs , but to moviegoers who enjoy thinking about compelling questions with no easy answers .",1
"if you liked such movies as notting hill , four weddings and a funeral , bridget jones' diary or high fidelity , then you won't want to miss about a boy .",1
"a twisty , moody slice of southern gothic . . .",1
[a] shapeless blob of desperate entertainment .,0
"a bright , inventive , thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .",1
a painfully funny ode to bad behavior .,1
a didactic and dull documentary glorifying software anarchy .,0
"this big screen caper has a good bark , far from being a bow-wow .",1
i'm just too bored to care .,0
"the real charm of this trifle is the deadpan comic face of its star , jean reno , who resembles sly stallone in a hot sake half-sleep .",1
i liked this film a lot . . .,1
"hip-hop has a history , and it's a metaphor for this love story .",1
photographed with melancholy richness and eloquently performed yet also decidedly uncinematic .,1
an extremely unpleasant film .,0
"there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes , plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme .",0
". . . a story we haven't seen on the big screen before , and it's a story that we as americans , and human beings , should know .",1
"k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic , but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich .",0
there's a lot to recommend read my lips .,1
"delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for .",1
"the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained .",1
"perhaps not since nelson eddy crooned his indian love call to jeanette macdonald has there been a movie so unabashedly canadian , not afraid to risk american scorn or disinterest .",1
about as satisfying and predictable as the fare at your local drive through .,0
"shot perhaps 'artistically' with handheld cameras and apparently no movie lights by joaquin baca-asay , the low-budget production swings annoyingly between vertigo and opacity .",0
"brown's saga , like many before his , makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie .",0
"that is essentially what's missing from blackboards -- the sense of something bigger , some ultimate point .",0
it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge .,0
craig bartlett and director tuck tucker should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters .,1
an awful snooze .,0
it's drab . it's uninteresting . it squanders chan's uniqueness ; it could even be said to squander jennifer love hewitt !,0