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... an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan 's resume .
1positive
[ -3.19140625, 3.302734375 ]
the film 's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip .
1positive
[ -4.27734375, 4.640625 ]
is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?
0negative
[ 2.041015625, -1.5205078125 ]
so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie .
1positive
[ 1.953125, -1.6728515625 ]
a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that 's pretty toxic in its own right .
0negative
[ 4.234375, -3.50390625 ]
the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it 's actually pretty good in the first few minutes .
0negative
[ -3.787109375, 4.1015625 ]
that is a compliment to kuras and miller .
1positive
[ -4.1484375, 4.51171875 ]
but it 's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle .
0negative
[ 4.5, -3.634765625 ]
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 .
0negative
[ 4.17578125, -3.44140625 ]
due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director 's brother , the film trails off into inconsequentiality .
0negative
[ 4.21875, -3.408203125 ]
an operatic , sprawling picture that 's entertainingly acted , magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length .
1positive
[ -4.23828125, 4.578125 ]
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen .
0negative
[ 3.75, -3.0859375 ]
one long string of cliches .
0negative
[ 4.703125, -3.787109375 ]
it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen .
0negative
[ 4.6015625, -3.66015625 ]
at the very least , if you do n't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater , you wo n't know much more when you leave .
0negative
[ 4.37890625, -3.541015625 ]
in a way , the film feels like a breath of fresh air , but only to those that allow it in .
1positive
[ -2.521484375, 2.681640625 ]
it proves quite compelling as an intense , brooding character study .
1positive
[ -4.0625, 4.3125 ]
when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while .
0negative
[ 4.1171875, -3.375 ]
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer .
0negative
[ 4.71484375, -3.744140625 ]
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 .
1positive
[ -3.974609375, 4.20703125 ]
blanchett 's performance confirms her power once again .
1positive
[ -4.3046875, 4.671875 ]
the very definition of the ` small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher .
1positive
[ -4.0390625, 4.25390625 ]
fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment .
1positive
[ -4.28125, 4.60546875 ]
and that 's a big part of why we go to the movies .
1positive
[ -2.828125, 2.955078125 ]
an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing . ''
1positive
[ -3.6328125, 3.900390625 ]
with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie .
1positive
[ -4.0703125, 4.2578125 ]
a quiet treasure -- a film to be savored .
1positive
[ -4.28125, 4.5625 ]
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
1positive
[ -1.990234375, 2.013671875 ]
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 .
1positive
[ -2.783203125, 2.861328125 ]
the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and did n't reserve enough for his second .
0negative
[ 1.9130859375, -1.720703125 ]
this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing .
0negative
[ 3.193359375, -2.712890625 ]
a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda .
1positive
[ -0.1524658203125, 0.44873046875 ]
his healthy sense of satire is light and fun ...
1positive
[ -4.26171875, 4.578125 ]
do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk .
0negative
[ 3.486328125, -2.890625 ]
a lean , deftly shot , well-acted , weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s european-set spy pictures .
1positive
[ -4.2890625, 4.59375 ]
the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess 's home video of their baby 's birth .
0negative
[ 2.62890625, -2.216796875 ]
a fitfully amusing romp that , if nothing else , will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star , frankie muniz .
1positive
[ -4.23828125, 4.49609375 ]
without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality .
1positive
[ -3.453125, 3.578125 ]
`` mostly martha '' is a bright , light modern day family parable that wears its heart on its sleeve for all to see .
1positive
[ -3.892578125, 4.17578125 ]
the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year , noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take .
0negative
[ 3.353515625, -2.78125 ]
at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch .
0negative
[ 4.6015625, -3.6875 ]
it 's a charming and often affecting journey .
1positive
[ -4.36328125, 4.703125 ]
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy .
0negative
[ 3.09375, -2.572265625 ]
the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens .
1positive
[ -4.078125, 4.390625 ]
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 .
1positive
[ 1.5888671875, -1.1904296875 ]
filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels .
1positive
[ -4.05859375, 4.3515625 ]
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 .
1positive
[ -3.1484375, 3.283203125 ]
on the whole , the movie lacks wit , feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality .
0negative
[ 4.79296875, -3.814453125 ]
gives you the steady pulse of life in a beautiful city viewed through the eyes of a character who , in spite of tragic loss and increasing decrepitude , knows in his bones that he is one of the luckiest men alive .
1positive
[ -4.1328125, 4.4140625 ]
as the two leads , lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers .
1positive
[ -4.32421875, 4.640625 ]
corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless .
1positive
[ -3.595703125, 3.7734375 ]
a better title , for all concerned , might be swept under the rug .
0negative
[ 3.017578125, -2.51171875 ]
nothing 's at stake , just a twisty double-cross you can smell a mile away -- still , the derivative nine queens is lots of fun .
1positive
[ -3.48828125, 3.6796875 ]
to say this was done better in wilder 's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east .
0negative
[ 2.279296875, -1.9384765625 ]
adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized .
0negative
[ 3.95703125, -3.2890625 ]
yes , dull .
0negative
[ 4.484375, -3.650390625 ]
it 's like every bad idea that 's ever gone into an after-school special compiled in one place , minus those daytime programs ' slickness and sophistication ( and who knew they even had any ? ) .
0negative
[ 4.546875, -3.67578125 ]
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks .
1positive
[ -3.84375, 3.98828125 ]
beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama .
1positive
[ -4.2890625, 4.6328125 ]
it 's a buggy drag .
0negative
[ 4.6171875, -3.75 ]
this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes .
1positive
[ -1.5390625, 1.640625 ]
the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming , but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we 've seen before - only this time you have to read the fart jokes
0negative
[ 2.033203125, -1.7421875 ]
complete lack of originality , cleverness or even visible effort
0negative
[ 4.7265625, -3.75 ]
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies .
0negative
[ 1.48046875, -1.1318359375 ]
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 .
1positive
[ -3.98046875, 4.203125 ]
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him .
0negative
[ 4.71875, -3.74609375 ]
not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers .
0negative
[ 1.326171875, -1.138671875 ]
a must-see for the david mamet enthusiast and for anyone who appreciates intelligent , stylish moviemaking .
1positive
[ -4.296875, 4.5703125 ]
kinnear does n't aim for our sympathy , but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth .
1positive
[ -4.1640625, 4.39453125 ]
a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings , the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable .
1positive
[ -3.203125, 3.26953125 ]
trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive .
0negative
[ 4.6953125, -3.78515625 ]
( 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 .
0negative
[ 3.03515625, -2.4921875 ]
they should have called it gutterball .
0negative
[ 3.625, -3.05859375 ]
there 's ... tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate .
1positive
[ -4.3671875, 4.73046875 ]
lovely and poignant .
1positive
[ -4.35546875, 4.69921875 ]
escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie .
1positive
[ -4.07421875, 4.30859375 ]
too slow , too long and too little happens .
0negative
[ 4.11328125, -3.404296875 ]
what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts .
1positive
[ -3.71484375, 3.85546875 ]
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie .
0negative
[ 4.55078125, -3.68359375 ]
of course , by more objective measurements it 's still quite bad .
0negative
[ 4.71484375, -3.779296875 ]
a taut psychological thriller that does n't waste a moment of its two-hour running time .
1positive
[ -3.29296875, 3.380859375 ]
i had to look away - this was god awful .
0negative
[ 3.09765625, -2.708984375 ]
like being trapped at a perpetual frat party ... how can something so gross be so boring ?
0negative
[ 4.46875, -3.60546875 ]
big fat waste of time .
0negative
[ 4.765625, -3.810546875 ]
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 .
1positive
[ -4.26171875, 4.6328125 ]
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped .
0negative
[ 4.60546875, -3.755859375 ]
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining .
0negative
[ 4.7578125, -3.77734375 ]
enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age .
1positive
[ -4.40234375, 4.7421875 ]
it 's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part .
1positive
[ -3.90625, 4.12109375 ]
his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it .
0negative
[ 3.2734375, -2.720703125 ]
allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker .
1positive
[ -3.87109375, 4.05859375 ]
the jabs it employs are short , carefully placed and dead-center .
1positive
[ -0.155517578125, 0.2086181640625 ]
there 's not enough here to justify the almost two hours .
0negative
[ 4.5625, -3.619140625 ]
it just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read stevenson 's book , which is a treasure in and of itself .
1positive
[ -4.1875, 4.4765625 ]
does n't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces ... that raise the bar on stylized screen violence .
0negative
[ 4.20703125, -3.421875 ]
the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip .
0negative
[ 4.30078125, -3.486328125 ]
among the year 's most intriguing explorations of alientation .
1positive
[ -4.16015625, 4.42578125 ]
one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals ... a psychological masterpiece .
1positive
[ -4.25390625, 4.58984375 ]
it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor .
1positive
[ -1.8505859375, 1.9619140625 ]
stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad .
0negative
[ 4.69921875, -3.748046875 ]