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it 's a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's .
0negative
23,423
a servicable world war ii drama
1positive
55,183
hopelessly juvenile
0negative
595
skilled actors
1positive
55,991
feels like the work of an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form .
0negative
46,914
intense , claustrophobic
0negative
32,422
remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny . '
0negative
59,578
of describing badness
0negative
63,383
on other levels
1positive
50,235
i have n't laughed that hard in years !
1positive
58,528
feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap
1positive
36,236
get on television
1positive
22,770
flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion
0negative
40,444
the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools
0negative
29,515
present an unflinching look
1positive
2,682
, imaginative filmmaking
1positive
10,144
it does mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time
1positive
48,348
riveting performances
1positive
6,968
is told as the truth
1positive
49,761
gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did , with a serious minded patience , respect and affection
1positive
23,698
formulaic to the 51st power , more like .
0negative
60,717
the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .
1positive
47,681
eight crazy nights is a total misfire .
0negative
58,847
creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history ,
1positive
63,062
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 .
0negative
63,264
old world war
1positive
57,648
will have an intermittently good time
1positive
60,867
of fun
1positive
61,144
from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified
1positive
12,278
beautifully choreographed
1positive
39,431
into an a-list director
1positive
55,652
has a sure hand
1positive
2,604
created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores
1positive
23,991
see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising ''
0negative
36,597
to make up for the ones that do n't come off
1positive
7,391
wewannour money
0negative
36,123
no excuse
0negative
40,208
after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series
0negative
60,792
brilliantly written and well-acted , yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film .
1positive
13,555
while huppert ... is magnificent
1positive
10,252
faster , livelier and
1positive
56,113
passion , melodrama , sorrow , laugther , and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ...
1positive
4,379
the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .
0negative
56,878
some real vitality and even
1positive
65,547
a good chance
1positive
18,640
sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman 's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness .
0negative
36,810
the importance of being earnest , so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett 's familiar quotations
1positive
5,895
it will warm your heart , and
1positive
17,881
struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy
0negative
8,226
the greatest musicians
1positive
15
black-and-white inspires
1positive
52,277
is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated
0negative
9,545
the perfect movie
1positive
566
to find an old flame
1positive
32,569
is a fascinating little tale .
1positive
4,498
the ` true story ' by which all the queen 's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what 's been cobbled together onscreen
0negative
52,356
the movie is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it 's just tediously bad , something to be fully forgotten .
0negative
10,945
was so uninspiring
0negative
58,829
despite its faults , gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .
1positive
17,879
drawn engaging characters
1positive
22,923
that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming
1positive
61,768
is not the most impressive player
0negative
17,425
what could have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking .
1positive
54,409
numerous , world-renowned filmmakers
1positive
61,426
a zombie movie in every sense of the word -- mindless , lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious .
0negative
63,448
a few zingers aside
1positive
24,815
immensely ambitious
1positive
28,977
its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences
0negative
8,279
instead comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness .
1positive
35,797
more hackneyed
0negative
37,325
manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability
1positive
22,099
plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises
0negative
59,027
the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture
1positive
65,304
grand picture
1positive
46,716
is on full , irritating display
0negative
6,259
a bit too eager to please
0negative
58,706
although i did n't hate this one
1positive
58,397
more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread , with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought
0negative
58,324
in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row
0negative
67,056
onto a different path
1positive
26,974
recommend ``
1positive
17,435
the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it
0negative
34,068
no level whatsoever for me
0negative
55,028
as though they are having so much fun
1positive
42,953
like smoke signals , the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama
1positive
18,527
lots of effort and intelligence
1positive
17,869
attracting audiences to unfaithful
1positive
16,096
director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading .
0negative
6,263
a gem of a movie .
1positive
30,517
that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres
1positive
43,154
michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making ,
1positive
52,788
and communicates something
1positive
15,110
the backstage angst
1positive
17,158
far less crass
1positive
8,338
joyous , turbulent self-discovery
1positive
19,622
halle berry does her best to keep up with him
1positive
30,573
takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women
0negative
3,481
( it 's ) what punk rock music used to be ,
1positive
65,138
well-done
1positive
67,322
defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second
0negative
48,710