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a fascinating documentary that provides a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system | 4 | very positive |
ice age is the first computer-generated feature cartoon to feel like other movies , and that makes for some glacial pacing early on . | 2 | neutral |
a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial . | 1 | negative |
quitting , however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance . | 1 | negative |
i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes , but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes . | 0 | very negative |
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 | very negative |
mildly entertaining . | 2 | neutral |
` men in black ii creates a new threat for the mib , but recycles the same premise . | 2 | neutral |
it 's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original . | 4 | very positive |
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes . | 3 | positive |
boomers and their kids will have a barrie good time . | 3 | positive |
wow . | 3 | positive |
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 . | 1 | negative |
been there , done that ... a thousand times already , and better . | 1 | negative |
an infuriating film . | 0 | very negative |
seeing seinfeld at home as he watches his own appearance on letterman with a clinical eye reminds you that the key to stand-up is to always make it look easy , even though the reality is anything but . | 2 | neutral |
a film with a great premise but only a great premise . | 3 | positive |
seagal ran out of movies years ago , and this is just the proof . | 0 | very negative |
a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship . | 1 | negative |
the fetid underbelly of fame has never looked uglier . | 1 | negative |
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 . | 3 | positive |
soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless , xxx achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence . | 0 | very negative |
what the movie lacks in action it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance . | 3 | positive |
sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards , but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts . | 3 | positive |
it 's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look . | 3 | positive |
a party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid . | 1 | negative |
though excessively tiresome , the uncertainty principle , as verbally pretentious as the title may be , has its handful of redeeming features , as long as you discount its ability to bore . | 2 | neutral |
the movie is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes . | 3 | positive |
while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it 's based upon , queen of the damned is a pointless , meandering celebration of the goth-vampire , tortured woe-is-me lifestyle . | 0 | very negative |
originality ai n't on the menu , but there 's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller . | 3 | positive |
like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title , many can aspire but none can equal . | 1 | negative |
the most anti-human big studio picture since 3000 miles to graceland . | 2 | neutral |
a crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing . | 2 | neutral |
the cast , collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist , shows deft comic timing . | 3 | positive |
a grittily beautiful film that looks , sounds , and feels more like an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story . | 3 | positive |
ruh-roh ! | 2 | neutral |
strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild . | 3 | positive |
a few hours after you 've seen it , you forget you 've been to the movies . | 1 | negative |
yet it 's not quite the genre-busting film it 's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe . | 1 | negative |
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 | very negative |
i ca n't remember the last time i saw a movie where i wanted so badly for the protagonist to fail . | 2 | neutral |
the movie worked for me right up to the final scene , and then it caved in . | 2 | neutral |
peralta captures , in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago , the essence of the dogtown experience . | 4 | very positive |
i prefer to think of it as `` pootie tang with a budget . '' | 2 | neutral |
manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it . | 3 | positive |
the end result is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump . | 1 | negative |
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 | very negative |
despite a quieter middle section , involving aragorn 's dreams of arwen , this is even better than the fellowship . | 3 | positive |
that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies . | 0 | very negative |
a fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat family diversion . | 3 | positive |
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 . | 4 | very positive |
`` mr. deeds '' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought . | 3 | positive |
lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned . | 1 | negative |
one just waits grimly for the next shock without developing much attachment to the characters . | 2 | neutral |
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 . | 1 | negative |
it 's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic . | 0 | very negative |
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 ... | 1 | negative |
you may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie . | 0 | very negative |
mr. scorsese 's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated . | 3 | positive |
more intellectually scary than dramatically involving . | 1 | negative |
the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast . '' | 1 | negative |
fun and nimble . | 4 | very positive |
and that should tell you everything you need to know about all the queen 's men . | 2 | neutral |
as home movie gone haywire , it 's pretty enjoyable , but as sexual manifesto , i 'd rather listen to old tori amos records . | 2 | neutral |
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 . ' | 1 | negative |
the movie is a desperate miscalculation . | 0 | very negative |
what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge . | 1 | negative |
plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp . | 1 | negative |
what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story . | 0 | very negative |
polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style . | 4 | very positive |
with its jerky hand-held camera and documentary feel , bloody sunday is a sobering recount of a very bleak day in derry . | 2 | neutral |
the main story ... is compelling enough , but it 's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish . | 1 | negative |
the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances , but the result is disappointing . | 3 | positive |
it 's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances , from himself and from newcomer derek luke . | 4 | very positive |
if mostly martha is mostly unsurprising , it 's still a sweet , even delectable diversion . | 3 | positive |
top-notch action powers this romantic drama . | 4 | very positive |
roman polanski 's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler 's list ' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie . | 3 | positive |
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 . | 1 | negative |
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 . | 3 | positive |
the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror\/action hybrid . | 1 | negative |
takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights . | 4 | very positive |
` moore is like a progressive bull in a china shop , a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism . ' | 1 | negative |
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 . | 3 | positive |
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 . '' | 1 | negative |
a passable romantic comedy , in need of another couple of passes through the word processor . | 2 | neutral |
a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and , more specifically , behind the camera . | 3 | positive |
a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child . | 3 | positive |
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally . | 1 | negative |
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 . | 1 | negative |
leigh is n't breaking new ground , but he knows how a daily grind can kill love . | 3 | positive |
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 . | 2 | neutral |
the master of disguise represents adam sandler 's latest attempt to dumb down the universe . | 1 | negative |
i ca n't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies . | 1 | negative |
-lrb- a -rrb- boldly stroked , luridly coloured , uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain . | 1 | negative |
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 | very negative |
with so many bad romances out there , this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine . | 3 | positive |
about schmidt is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year . | 4 | very positive |
it does n't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received . | 3 | positive |
it may not be history -- but then again , what if it is ? | 2 | neutral |
- i also wanted a little alien as a friend ! | 3 | positive |