id
int32 0
871
| text
stringlengths 6
244
| label
int64 0
1
|
---|---|---|
316 | awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another ` spectacular spectacle . ' | 0 |
77 | the son 's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos . | 0 |
146 | about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers , it 's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological . | 0 |
276 | for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast , hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal . | 0 |
459 | 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 . | 0 |
622 | 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 . | 0 |
372 | the special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original , while the oscar-winning sound and james horner 's rousing score make good use of the hefty audio system . | 0 |
747 | what 's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness , parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you . | 0 |
282 | while there 's something intrinsically funny about sir anthony hopkins saying ` get in the car , bitch , ' this jerry bruckheimer production has little else to offer | 0 |
447 | generally , clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler , while happily killing 94 minutes . | 0 |
821 | exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes . | 0 |
84 | the band 's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring , especially for aging hippies ( this one included ) . | 0 |
195 | my thoughts were focused on the characters . | 0 |
249 | huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair . | 0 |
369 | without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality . | 0 |
660 | like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well . | 0 |
561 | another one of those estrogen overdose movies like `` divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood , '' except that the writing , acting and character development are a lot better . | 0 |
762 | it 's a lovely film with lovely performances by buy and accorsi . | 0 |
250 | one of the more intelligent children 's movies to hit theaters this year . | 0 |
624 | challenging , intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative . | 0 |
725 | ( grant 's ) bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle . | 0 |
15 | a gorgeous , high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music , dance , song , and high drama . | 0 |
806 | griffiths proves she 's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession . | 0 |
216 | 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 . | 0 |
669 | preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment . | 0 |
78 | there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine . | 0 |
271 | as unseemly as its title suggests . | 0 |
628 | writer-director 's mehta 's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture , the intoxicating masala , of cultures and film genres . | 0 |
509 | a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda . | 0 |
589 | if your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it . | 0 |
453 | ( t ) his beguiling belgian fable , very much its own droll and delicate little film , has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why . | 0 |
609 | nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head . | 0 |
853 | ( serry ) wants to blend politics and drama , an admirable ambition . | 0 |
366 | altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . | 0 |
594 | building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise . | 0 |
671 | two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated . | 0 |
93 | if steven soderbergh 's ` solaris ' is a failure it is a glorious failure . | 0 |
417 | uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict , adolescent yearning , the roots of friendship and sexual identity . | 0 |
152 | a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear . | 0 |
41 | this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants , revealing the human complexities beneath . | 0 |
857 | 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 . | 0 |
313 | the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams . | 0 |
699 | ... routine , harmless diversion and little else . | 0 |
499 | unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings , character development -- and more importantly , character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners . | 0 |
266 | a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court 's extradition chess game and the regime 's talking-head survivors . | 0 |
717 | a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . | 0 |
142 | what better message than ` love thyself ' could young women of any size receive ? | 0 |
837 | will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues . | 0 |
448 | something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously . | 0 |
778 | one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year . | 0 |
261 | the very definition of the ` small ' movie , but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher . | 0 |
39 | escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie . | 0 |
273 | minority report is exactly what the title indicates , a report . | 0 |
633 | still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed . | 0 |
830 | woody allen 's latest is an ambling , broad comedy about all there is to love -- and hate -- about the movie biz . | 0 |
517 | not far beneath the surface , this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics . | 0 |
62 | the primitive force of this film seems to bubble up from the vast collective memory of the combatants . | 0 |
721 | a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality . | 0 |
149 | the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance . | 0 |
511 | lapaglia 's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver 's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class . | 0 |
766 | while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer 's appetite , the film 's final scene is soaringly , transparently moving . | 0 |
17 | audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm , and in this literate french comedy , she 's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amélie . | 0 |
680 | the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together . | 0 |
304 | a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard 's finest work . | 0 |
236 | not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa 's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur . | 0 |
42 | the subtle strength of `` elling '' is that it never loses touch with the reality of the grim situation . | 0 |
565 | there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness . | 0 |
302 | the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . | 0 |
421 | it 's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them . | 0 |
90 | it 's a scattershot affair , but when it hits its mark it 's brilliant . | 0 |
60 | this is a story of two misfits who do n't stand a chance alone , but together they are magnificent . | 0 |
686 | more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original . | 0 |
807 | just as moving , uplifting and funny as ever . | 0 |
760 | writer/director joe carnahan 's grimy crime drama is a manual of precinct cliches , but it moves fast enough to cover its clunky dialogue and lapses in logic . | 0 |
352 | a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith . | 0 |
815 | a delightful coming-of-age story . | 0 |
664 | the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan 's madness . | 0 |
856 | in a way , the film feels like a breath of fresh air , but only to those that allow it in . | 0 |
563 | with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie . | 0 |
246 | it 's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of anna chancellor that makes this `` two weddings and a funeral '' fun . | 0 |
259 | a rarity among recent iranian films : it 's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist 's plight . | 0 |
758 | may be far from the best of the series , but it 's assured , wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation . | 0 |
194 | instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it 's an unpretentious , sociologically pointed slice of life . | 0 |
393 | it all adds up to good fun . | 0 |
858 | the film 's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip . | 0 |
457 | it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows . ' | 0 |
156 | manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer . | 0 |
30 | thanks to scott 's charismatic roger and eisenberg 's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men . | 0 |
102 | does paint some memorable images ... , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters | 0 |
16 | the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who 's ever had family trauma . | 0 |
38 | as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . | 0 |
718 | this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming . | 0 |
51 | for the most part , director anne-sophie birot 's first feature is a sensitive , extraordinarily well-acted drama . | 0 |
72 | uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance . | 0 |
641 | the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances . | 0 |
458 | featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann 's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results . | 0 |
204 | that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain ' jia 's defoliation of ego , make the film touching despite some doldrums . | 0 |
808 | enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age . | 0 |
820 | it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker 's motherland . | 0 |
3 | the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production 's austere locales . | 0 |