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