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the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor .
1positive
309
[ -2.521484375, 2.501953125 ]
escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie .
1positive
39
[ -3.28125, 3.25 ]
it 's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth .
0negative
49
[ 3.0390625, -2.2890625 ]
( d ) oes n'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 .
1positive
358
[ 0.525390625, -0.383544921875 ]
some of their jokes work , but most fail miserably and in the end , pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny .
0negative
463
[ 2.931640625, -2.25 ]
the lower your expectations , the more you 'll enjoy it .
0negative
183
[ 0.1865234375, 0.017364501953125 ]
for the most part , it 's a work of incendiary genius , steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions .
1positive
371
[ -2.09375, 1.96875 ]
an unclassifiably awful study in self - and audience-abuse .
0negative
619
[ 2.865234375, -2.22265625 ]
one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution .
0negative
585
[ 3.150390625, -2.34765625 ]
plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread .
0negative
516
[ 2.984375, -2.296875 ]
uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance .
1positive
72
[ -3.0390625, 2.97265625 ]
every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn .
0negative
705
[ 1.9853515625, -1.4521484375 ]
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience .
0negative
843
[ 2.935546875, -2.32421875 ]
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 .
0negative
615
[ 1.84375, -1.3544921875 ]
so unassuming and pure of heart , you ca n't help but warmly extend your arms and yell ` safe ! '
1positive
553
[ -3.0390625, 2.8125 ]
his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it .
0negative
101
[ 2.52734375, -1.9453125 ]
the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens .
1positive
754
[ -2.73046875, 2.666015625 ]
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest .
0negative
838
[ 2.37109375, -1.8486328125 ]
however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs , young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust .
0negative
402
[ 2.609375, -2.001953125 ]
( w ) hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism , jane goodall 's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands .
0negative
37
[ 2.451171875, -1.79296875 ]
i sympathize with the plight of these families , but the movie does n't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand .
0negative
182
[ 3.14453125, -2.4140625 ]
in its best moments , resembles a bad high school production of grease , without benefit of song .
0negative
19
[ 2.939453125, -2.27734375 ]
more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original .
1positive
686
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looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen .
0negative
136
[ 2.5, -2.009765625 ]
a fast , funny , highly enjoyable movie .
1positive
67
[ -3.80078125, 3.69140625 ]
a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that 's pretty toxic in its own right .
0negative
574
[ 2.970703125, -2.3203125 ]
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 .
1positive
231
[ -3.37890625, 3.30859375 ]
something like scrubbing the toilet .
0negative
756
[ 2.732421875, -2.166015625 ]
you wo n't like roger , but you will quickly recognize him .
0negative
92
[ -2.01171875, 1.9794921875 ]
a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate .
1positive
530
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professionally speaking , it 's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller .
0negative
600
[ 1.5791015625, -1.173828125 ]
every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable .
0negative
118
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... takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport
1positive
613
[ -2.71875, 2.69140625 ]
yakusho and shimizu ... create engaging characterizations in imamura 's lively and enjoyable cultural mix .
1positive
439
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i can take infantile humor ... but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer 's diapers .
0negative
813
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hilariously inept and ridiculous .
1positive
112
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and that 's a big part of why we go to the movies .
1positive
505
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dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth 's best soundtrack in years .
1positive
244
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the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ai n't pretty .
0negative
374
[ 2.78125, -2.19140625 ]
kinnear does n't aim for our sympathy , but rather delivers a performance of striking skill and depth .
1positive
621
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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 .
0negative
730
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( chaiken 's ) talent lies in an evocative , accurate observation of a distinctive milieu and in the lively , convincing dialogue she creates for her characters .
1positive
455
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smart , provocative and blisteringly funny .
1positive
207
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or doing last year 's taxes with your ex-wife .
0negative
7
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there is n't nearly enough fun here , despite the presence of some appealing ingredients .
0negative
111
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instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone .
0negative
364
[ 1.9140625, -1.591796875 ]
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 .
1positive
475
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lapaglia 's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver 's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class .
1positive
511
[ -2.828125, 2.767578125 ]
if you enjoy more thoughtful comedies with interesting conflicted characters ; this one is for you .
1positive
339
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neither parker nor donovan is a typical romantic lead , but they bring a fresh , quirky charm to the formula .
1positive
100
[ -3.2734375, 3.232421875 ]
a smart , witty follow-up .
1positive
658
[ -3.70703125, 3.546875 ]
the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production 's austere locales .
1positive
3
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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 .
1positive
200
[ -1.595703125, 1.65234375 ]
an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss .
0negative
846
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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 .
1positive
825
[ -3.642578125, 3.5078125 ]
there 's no emotional pulse to solaris .
0negative
542
[ 2.787109375, -2.21875 ]
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 .
1positive
467
[ -2.607421875, 2.55078125 ]
despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life , the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine .
0negative
845
[ 2.75, -2.126953125 ]
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy .
0negative
442
[ 1.40234375, -1.0693359375 ]
feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work .
0negative
148
[ 3.205078125, -2.49609375 ]
there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce , part sliding doors , part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them .
0negative
408
[ 2.7734375, -2.1328125 ]
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 .
1positive
622
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displaying about equal amounts of naiveté , passion and talent , beneath clouds establishes sen as a filmmaker of considerable potential .
1positive
359
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the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed , cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque .
0negative
702
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the movie is n't just hilarious : it 's witty and inventive , too , and in hindsight , it is n't even all that dumb .
1positive
678
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there 's ... tremendous energy from the cast , a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate .
1positive
40
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fresnadillo 's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that wo n't go away .
1positive
88
[ -2.236328125, 2.07421875 ]
it does n't believe in itself , it has no sense of humor ... it 's just plain bored .
0negative
34
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an exquisitely crafted and acted tale .
1positive
492
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the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately do n't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays .
0negative
301
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this is so bad .
0negative
493
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a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda .
1positive
509
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in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space .
0negative
131
[ 2.869140625, -2.169921875 ]
at its worst , it implodes in a series of very bad special effects .
0negative
380
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the end result is a film that 's neither .
0negative
167
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made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss .
0negative
745
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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 .
0negative
158
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` easily my choice for one of the year 's best films . '
1positive
360
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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 ?
0negative
163
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do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk .
0negative
560
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my thoughts were focused on the characters .
1positive
195
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... routine , harmless diversion and little else .
1positive
699
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it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so
0negative
121
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the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together .
1positive
680
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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 .
0negative
33
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too slow , too long and too little happens .
0negative
650
[ 2.91015625, -2.314453125 ]
too often , the viewer is n't reacting to humor so much as they are wincing back in repugnance .
0negative
108
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at once half-baked and overheated .
0negative
781
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my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor .
1positive
737
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why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ?
0negative
99
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fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment .
1positive
300
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a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love .
1positive
717
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a simple , but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past .
1positive
537
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i 'm just too bored to care .
0negative
419
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rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable .
1positive
525
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like leon , it 's frustrating and still oddly likable .
1positive
159
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mr. tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and what time is it there ?
1positive
52
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seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work .
1positive
24
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scorsese does n't give us a character worth giving a damn about .
0negative
562
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this movie is maddening .
0negative
113
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