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a philosophical visual coming right

freshness and modesty

often surprising

plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting .

because your nerves just ca n't take it any more

a muddled limp biscuit of a movie , a vampire soap opera that does n't make much sense even on its own terms .

a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick ,

if only it had the story to match .

( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment

this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker , but ayres makes the right choices at every turn .

much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments ...

might have guessed

crafted film

climax and , worst of all

generosity and diplomacy

is losing his touch

relevant today

it 's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out , so he just slopped ` em together here .

the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities .

some real vitality and

drops the ball too many times

both heartbreaking and

indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens

that its story just is n't worth telling

directed it may leave you speaking in tongues

local

painfully flat

if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate , tiresome ugliness

makes him the film 's moral compass

it embraces it , energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it

like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties

distinguishes

combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream .

of the charm and little

turn down a big bowl of that

... standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added .

the fans are often funny fanatics

piercing intellect

make the formula feel fresh

satisfyingly unsettling

a real snooze .

so unabashedly hopeful

resist his pleas

's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck

as it is hard to resist

ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction

very real

in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped

small part thanks

here 's a fun one .

a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable

mildly amusing

wise and powerful

skillfully assembled , highly polished and

from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat

filled with low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life .

make for some robust and scary entertainment

does n't sustain a high enough level of invention

parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature .

one of the most interesting writer/directors working today

too loud , too goofy

art-house gay porn film

school experience that plays better only for the film 's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film 's characters

have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face

feeble tootsie knockoff .

most severe

nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .

the problematic characters and overly convenient plot twists foul up shum 's good intentions .

for a movie about the power of poetry and passion , there is precious little of either .

the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times

the most watchable film of the year

above-average brains

the film has ( its ) moments , but

overlong infomercial

a visual spectacle

is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction .

unforced continuation

both exude an air of dignity that 's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters .

, e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .

laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive .

would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play

an admirable storyteller

of perversity , comedy and romance

be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time

have a good time here

her share of the holiday box office pie

unequivocally

will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes

is spectacular

manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes

zinger-filled crowd-pleaser

the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster 's path of destruction

behind the glitz , hollywood is sordid and disgusting .

, the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .

astonish and

photographed with color and depth , and rather a good time

genial and

minac drains his movie of all individuality

carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance

jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films