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,annotation_index,index,sentence,label,gender,A1,A2,A3,keep,agreement,correct,incorrect, |
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0,0,201,It is interesting and fun to see Goodall and her chimpanzees on the bigger-than-life screen .,0.78,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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1,1,742,( Fessenden ) is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills,0.62,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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5,5,4941,,0.29,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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6,6,37,,0.65,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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10,10,1028,,0.78,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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11,11,5381,,0.35,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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12,12,7886,,0.25,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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13,13,104,She allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly .,0.72,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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17,17,1804,,0.42,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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18,18,6486,,0.39,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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19,19,449,,0.94,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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22,22,614,,0.67,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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24,24,278,,0.67,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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25,25,7164,,0.18,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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27,27,463,Not too far below the gloss you can still feel director Denis Villeneuve 's beating heart and the fondness he has for his characters .,0.78,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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29,29,2947,"Davis ' candid , archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort . |
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Director Benoit Jacquot , making his first opera-to-film translation with Tosca , conveys the heaving passion of Puccini 's famous love-jealousy - murder-suicide fandango with great cinematic innovation .",0.91,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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32,32,54,"Sandra Nettelbeck beautifully orchestrates the transformation of the chilly , neurotic , and self-absorbed Martha as her heart begins to open .",0.79,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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33,33,28,It helps that Lil Bow Wow ... tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid .,0.76,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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34,34,2851,"It 's a hoot watching The Rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back , and leap unscathed through raging fire ! |
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( Soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence , and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness .",0.38,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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39,39,7365,Real-life strongman Ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders .,0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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40,40,1398,"A sensual performance from Abbass buoys the flimsy story , but her inner journey is largely unexplored and we 're left wondering about this exotic-looking woman whose emotional depths are only hinted at . |
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The trouble with making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely , a victim of mental illness . |
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Grant gets to display his cadness to perfection , but also to show acting range that may surprise some who thought light-hearted comedy was his forte . |
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Johnson has , in his first film , set himself a task he is not nearly up to . |
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It 's enough to watch Huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that Chabrol spins .",0.71,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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45,45,663,"With youthful high spirits , Tautou remains captivating throughout Michele 's religious and romantic quests , and she is backed by a likable cast . |
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Like Kubrick , Soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way .",0.72,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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51,51,1867,"While Benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that .",0.32,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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53,53,6659,"Nicks refuses to let Slackers be seen as just another teen movie , which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy .",0.62,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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54,54,2465,He watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities .,0.62,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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55,55,5560,"On top of a foundering performance , ( Madonna 's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag . |
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Yes , one enjoys seeing Joan grow from awkward young woman to strong , determined monarch , but her love for the philandering Philip only diminishes her stature . |
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His characters are engaging , intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving . |
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Miller is playing so free with emotions , and the fact that children are hostages to fortune , that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness . |
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It 's up to ( Watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe .",0.72,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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61,61,5566,One of the more glaring signs of this movie 's servitude to its superstar is the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from Ms. Spears .,0.18,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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63,63,600,,0.64,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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65,65,427,,0.6,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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66,66,789,,0.82,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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67,67,2756,Ali 's graduation from little screen to big is far less painful than his opening scene encounter with an over-amorous terrier .,0.49,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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73,73,2448,"This odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in Morton 's ever-watchful gaze -- and it 's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one .",0.82,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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74,74,40,"Newton draws our attention like a magnet , and acts circles around her better known co-star , Mark Wahlberg .",0.9,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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76,76,2263,Ms. Hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about Zelda 's ultimate fate .,0.85,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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78,78,8128,,0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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81,81,5321,,0.58,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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84,84,5428,,0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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85,85,2989,,0.85,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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88,88,90,Allen shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today .,0.76,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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90,90,1107,,0.1,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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93,93,2514,,0.72,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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95,95,3676,,0.78,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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96,96,3349,,0.64,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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97,97,276,,0.72,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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101,101,7922,,0.17,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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102,102,5257,,0.38,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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103,103,7426,Some Like It Hot on the Hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny .,0.32,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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104,104,345,,0.71,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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105,105,2301,,0.86,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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106,106,3237,Her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks .,0.71,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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108,108,3002,,0.76,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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110,110,351,Bennett 's dramatization of her personal descent into post-breakup perdition has a morbid appeal that 's tough to shake .,0.53,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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114,114,6076,DeMeo is not without talent , he just needs better material .,0.5,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0 |
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115,115,1196,,0.35,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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116,116,400,Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability .,0.69,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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117,117,2789,,0.56,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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121,121,254,,0.67,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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122,122,5938,,0.28,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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124,124,432,,0.88,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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125,125,1785,,0.14,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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126,126,3117,,0.74,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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127,127,264,,0.72,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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129,129,454,The film has a terrific look and Salma Hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .,0.81,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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130,130,2113,,0.72,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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132,132,6494,,0.21,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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133,133,394,,0.86,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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135,135,1354,,0.29,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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136,136,602,,0.9,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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140,140,4680,Zellweger 's whiny pouty-lipped poof faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,0.36,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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143,143,3053,"As Schmidt , Nicholson walks with a slow , deliberate gait , chooses his words carefully and subdues his natural exuberance .",0.56,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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144,144,1615,"Beers , who , when she 's given the right lines , can charm the paint off the wall ... ( but ) the script goes wrong at several key junctures . |
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Nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary , but he feels like a spectator and not a participant .",0.32,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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146,146,7622,"Ultimately , the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly American abroad , and the too-frosty exterior Ms. Paltrow employs to authenticate her British persona is another liability .",0.35,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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147,147,960,"There ought to be a directing license , so that Ed Burns can have his revoked .",0.17,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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148,148,4589,"None of this so-called satire has any sting to it , as if Woody is afraid of biting the hand that has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him .",0.38,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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150,150,5702,"Fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience .",0.24,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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152,152,7303,May puzzle his most ardent fans .,0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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153,153,1288,"( Director ) Byler may yet have a great movie in him , but Charlotte Sometimes is only half of one .",0.32,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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154,154,1933,"Kwan makes the mix-and - match metaphors intriguing , while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action .",0.36,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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155,155,2172,Birot 's directorial debut ( she co-wrote the script with Christophe Honoré ) is n't so much bad as it is bland .,0.28,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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156,156,1998,"Nair 's cast is so large it 's Altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion .",0.89,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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162,162,6002,"Seagal , who looks more like Danny Aiello these days , mumbles his way through the movie .",0.19,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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163,163,1534,"Ramsay succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer 's memory . |
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Might have been better off as a documentary , with less of Mr. Eyre 's uninspired dramatics and more of his sense of observation and outrage .",0.39,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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168,168,7168,Michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it 's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously .,0.25,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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171,171,1375,,0.58,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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175,175,2222,,0.94,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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179,179,1258,Cho continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio .,0.71,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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180,180,5732,Is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ?,0.12,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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181,181,622,,0.72,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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182,182,184,,0.76,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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183,183,2077,,0.31,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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185,185,8299,The movie is obviously a labour of love so Howard appears to have had free rein to be as pretentious as he wanted .,0.43,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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187,187,7968,Does anyone much think the central story of Brendan Behan is that he was a bisexual sweetheart before he took to drink ?,0.5,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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190,190,6043,Kurys seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business .,0.31,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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192,192,1435,,0.67,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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196,196,4083,,0.39,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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199,199,7620,,0.43,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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200,200,998,,0.64,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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202,202,36,,0.62,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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203,203,2039,cynical and serious look at teenage boys doing what they do best - being teenagers .,0.54,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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204,204,577,,0.61,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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206,206,829,A dream cast of solid female talent who build a seamless ensemble .,0.93,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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207,207,170,,0.65,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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208,208,1092,,0.33,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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210,210,1930,,0.82,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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212,212,4900,Howard conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a Buñuel retrospective .,0.68,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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213,213,2517,"Though Jackson does n't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape , it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees . |
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A depressing confirmation of everything those of us who do n't object to the description `` unelected '' have suspected all along : George W. Bush is an incurious , uncharismatic , overgrown frat boy with a mean streak a mile wide .",0.17,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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217,217,4407,"Brown 's saga , like many before his , makes for snappy prose but a stumblebum of a movie . |
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This film is so different from The Apple and so striking that it can only encourage us to see Samira Makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success . |
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Works because we 're never sure if Ohlinger 's on the level or merely a dying , delusional man trying to get into the history books before he croaks . |
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Unfortunately , it appears that ( Jackie ) Chan 's US influence is starting to show in his Hong Kong films .",0.42,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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224,224,1987,"Chicago offers much colorful eye candy , including the spectacle of Gere in his dancing shoes , hoofing and crooning with the best of them .",0.74,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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226,226,1004,"If you 're part of her targeted audience , you 'll cheer .",0.68,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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229,229,5145,"Howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they 're often undone by Howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject . |
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Lanie 's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she 's driven by ambition and Does n't Know How to Have Fun .",0.35,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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234,234,8020,What a great shame that such a talented director as Chen Kaige has chosen to make his English-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted .,0.17,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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237,237,7658,"... feels as if ( there 's ) a choke leash around your neck so director Nick Cassavetes can give it a good , hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something . |
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Her fans walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible , '' but had so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost .",0.14,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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241,241,6563,"She 's a cipher , played by an actress who smiles and frowns but does n't reveal an inner life .",0.44,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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242,242,6489,"Scherfig , who has had a successful career in TV , tackles more than she can handle .",0.36,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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244,244,7452,The film 's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence .,0.21,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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245,245,311,,0.56,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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247,247,7087,,0.07,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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248,248,369,He allows his cast members to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue .,0.75,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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251,251,6943,,0.18,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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253,253,2191,,0.86,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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254,254,402,,0.62,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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255,255,470,,0.85,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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256,256,293,A superbly acted and funny\/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate .,0.72,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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259,259,3714,,0.75,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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263,263,594,Jacquot 's strategy allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself .,0.71,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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264,264,880,This is her Blue Lagoon .,0.42,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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265,265,2244,"The trick when watching Godard is to catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images , and ponder the historical , philosophical , and ethical issues that intersect with them .",0.79,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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266,266,4762,It 's easy to love Robin Tunney -- she 's pretty and she can act -- but it gets harder and harder to understand her choices .,0.39,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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267,267,2879,"Lovely and Amazing is Holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is . |
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The histrionic muse still eludes Madonna and , playing a charmless witch , she is merely a charmless witch . |
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Writer\/director Walter Hill is in his hypermasculine element here , once again able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable . |
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She lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs . |
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Contrived as this may sound , Mr. Rose 's updating works surprisingly well .",0.78,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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278,278,687,"The film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as Cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin .",0.81,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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282,282,420,"Call it magic realism or surrealism , but Miss Wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity .",0.81,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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285,285,4894,"No matter how firmly director John Stainton has his tongue in his cheek , the fact remains that a wacky concept does not a movie make .",0.43,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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286,286,5130,You get the impression that writer and director Burr Steers knows the territory ... but his sense of humor has yet to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools .,0.32,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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291,291,7445,"When one hears Harry Shearer is going to make his debut as a film director , one would hope for the best",0.61,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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292,292,1058,"Lux , now in her eighties , does a great combination act as narrator , Jewish grandmother and subject -- taking us through a film that is part biography , part entertainment and part history .",0.83,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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294,294,806,Hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in Burdette 's dialogue .,0.96,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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295,295,7893,Maybe he was reading the minds of the audience .,0.62,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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296,296,936,,0.85,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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298,298,2373,... fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film .,0.85,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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301,301,1382,The film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- Muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters -- but it 's smooth and professional .,0.35,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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303,303,821,,0.86,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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305,305,5785,,0.49,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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308,308,1447,,0.67,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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309,309,4472,,0.58,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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310,310,770,A worthy tribute to a great humanitarian and her vibrant ` co-stars . ',0.78,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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311,311,1404,"Whatever Eyre 's failings as a dramatist , he deserves credit for bringing audiences into this hard and bitter place . |
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Imagine Kevin Smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban Jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor . |
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The photographer 's show-don ` t-tell stance is admirable , but it can make him a problematic documentary subject .",0.47,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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322,322,4950,Could n't someone take Rob Schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person ?,0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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323,323,5781,,0.35,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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324,324,898,,0.42,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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325,325,4195,,0.62,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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326,326,8436,... the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material .,0.31,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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327,327,4834,Wildly incompetent but brilliantly named Half Past Dead -- or for Seagal pessimists : Totally Past His Prime .,0.39,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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328,328,6336,... another example of how Sandler is losing his touch .,0.21,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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329,329,736,,0.69,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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330,330,1031,Davis ... is so enamored of her own creation that she ca n't see how insufferable the character is .,0.24,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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331,331,4280,"Bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly .",0.24,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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332,332,5807,"( Janey ) forgets about her other obligations , leading to a tragedy which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes , maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies .",0.24,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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334,334,2861,"Frei assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him . |
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This method almost never fails him , and it works superbly here . |
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his ( Nelson 's ) screenplay needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma , rather than have his characters stage shouting matches about it .",0.31,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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337,337,7009,"Richard Pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but Lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold . |
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... Tara Reid plays a college journalist , but she looks like the six-time winner of the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant , so I do n't know what she 's doing in here ... |
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From both a great and a terrible story , Mr. Nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience . |
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Even if Britney Spears is really cute , her movie is really bad . |
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Goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing ... but she and writing partner Laurence Coriat do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage .",0.78,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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342,342,880,Alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise .,0.62,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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343,343,6012,It 's obvious ( Je-Gyu is ) trying for poetry , what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom .,0.42,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0 |
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344,344,3221,,0.69,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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345,345,5718,,0.36,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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346,346,3046,His work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories .,0.76,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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347,347,5196,Schneidermeister ... Makin ' a fool of himself ... Losin ' his fan base ...,0.29,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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348,348,1508,So vivid a portrait of a woman consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted Rembrandt .,0.82,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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349,349,195,,0.78,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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350,350,2888,,0.85,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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351,351,3336,Savvy director Robert J. Siegel and his co-writers keep the story subtle and us in suspense .,0.68,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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352,352,1325,,0.75,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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355,355,6757,But his showboating wise-cracker stock persona sure is getting old .,0.4,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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358,358,729,Caviezel embodies the transformation of his character completely .,0.78,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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359,359,5533,,0.4,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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360,360,7328,,0.61,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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362,362,1398,Salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a Mexican icon .,0.83,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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364,364,5105,"Mr. Goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way . |
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As if trying to grab a lump of Play-Doh , the harder that Liman tries to squeeze his story , the more details slip out between his fingers . |
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She 's not yet an actress , not quite a singer ...",0.42,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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368,368,4432,"The movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the Holocaust escape story , Minac drains his movie of all individuality .",0.38,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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370,370,8164,Barney throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull .,0.22,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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374,374,7608,"Ultimately , Jane learns her place as a girl , softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with .",0.47,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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375,375,2160,( Newton ) wanders through CHARLIE completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality .,0.24,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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377,377,564,The best that can be said about the work here of Scottish director Ritchie ... is that he obviously does n't have his heart in it .,0.31,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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378,378,306,,0.64,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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380,380,4270,,0.26,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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385,385,2011,,0.49,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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386,386,2070,,0.42,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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387,387,2224,,0.67,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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388,388,6835,,0.46,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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389,389,2698,,0.62,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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390,390,320,,0.61,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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392,392,2123,,0.65,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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396,396,7005,,0.31,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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402,402,4404,,0.18,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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404,404,4201,It 's a drag how Nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding .,0.11,femm,1,1,0,True,2,2,1, |
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408,408,1766,Damon brings the proper conviction to his role as ( Jason Bourne ) .,0.69,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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409,409,5284,"Ze movie starts out so funny , then she is nothing .",0.58,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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410,410,1039,"Gooding is the energetic frontman , and it 's hard to resist his enthusiasm , even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences . |
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The problem is that rather than dramatizing this premise , Mr. Desplechin is content to state it . |
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For the future , one hopes Mr. Plympton will find room for one more member of his little band , a professional screenwriter . |
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Morton uses her face and her body language to bring us Morvern 's soul , even though the character is almost completely deadpan .",0.71,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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419,419,6065,A limp Eddie Murphy vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of .,0.11,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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427,427,5320,"Once one experiences Mr. Haneke 's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience , one is left with a sour taste in one 's mouth , and little else .",0.07,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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428,428,1230,But he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person .,0.22,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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429,429,7060,Demme finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from Oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack .,0.39,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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430,430,508,"Though few will argue that it ranks with the best of Herzog 's works , Invincible shows he 's back in form , with an astoundingly rich film .",0.94,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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431,431,1412,But that 's just the problem with it - the director has n't added enough of his own ingredients .,0.38,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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433,433,3903,Campanella 's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over Rafael 's evolution .,0.72,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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434,434,1604,"With Spy Kids 2 : The Island of Lost Dreams , however , Robert Rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking .",0.83,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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437,437,810,"You might not want to hang out with Samantha , but you 'll probably see a bit of yourself in her unfinished story . |
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Hardman is a grating , mannered onscreen presence , which is especially unfortunate in light of the fine work done by most of the rest of her cast . |
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Ignoring that , he made Swimfan anyway |
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His best film remains his shortest , The Hole , which makes many of the points that this film does but feels less repetitive . |
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( Lee ) treats his audience the same way that Jim Brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects . |
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Liman , of Swingers and Go , makes his big-budget action film debut something of a clunker as he delivers a long , low-heat chase , interrupted by a middling car chase . |
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Mostly , ( Goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human . |
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When Perry fists a bull at the Moore Farm , it 's only a matter of time before he gets the upper hand in matters of the heart .",0.56,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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458,458,103,So refreshingly incisive is Grant that for the first time he 'll probably appeal more to guys than to their girlfriends who drag them to this movie for the Hugh factor .,0.67,masc,1,1,0,True,2,2,1, |
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461,461,3453,,0.83,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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462,462,3985,,0.83,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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463,463,837,,0.74,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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464,464,364,It 's hard to imagine Alan Arkin being better than he is in this performance .,0.79,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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469,469,5188,Director Roger Michell does so many of the little things right that it 's difficult not to cuss him out severely for bungling the big stuff .,0.42,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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470,470,3736,Noyce creates a film of near-hypnotic physical beauty even as he tells a story as horrifying as any in the heart-breakingly extensive annals of white-on-black racism .,0.6,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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471,471,790,Her delivery and timing are flawless .,0.99,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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472,472,7518,,0.22,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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475,475,4536,,0.71,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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477,477,5687,,0.58,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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478,478,4922,,0.31,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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480,480,5451,,0.58,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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483,483,4372,,0.35,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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485,485,1910,,0.85,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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486,486,926,,0.85,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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489,489,2049,The difference between Cho and most comics is that her confidence in her material is merited .,0.61,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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490,490,1241,,0.4,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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491,491,7789,,0.44,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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492,492,1165,He has not learnt that storytelling is what the movies are about .,0.19,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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493,493,1017,,0.89,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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494,494,4664,,0.6,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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496,496,6932,,0.5,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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497,497,6925,Is n't it a bit early in his career for director Barry Sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ?,0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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498,498,6735,"No cute factor here ... Not that I mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .",0.17,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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499,499,5147,"Jones helps breathe some life into the insubstantial plot , but even he is overwhelmed by predictability .",0.5,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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500,500,4318,"Bisset delivers a game performance , but she is unable to save the movie .",0.57,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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501,501,2540,Brosnan gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as Bond in Die Another Day .,0.81,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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502,502,3171,He thinks the film is just as much a document about him as it is about the subject .,0.39,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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506,506,8243,"Birot creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in , 15 years old -- that the torments and angst become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters .",0.65,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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509,509,464,"As if to prove a female director can make a movie with no soft edges , Kathryn Bigelow offers no sugar-coating or interludes of lightness .",0.69,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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510,510,2187,See it for his performance if nothing else .,0.72,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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514,514,860,He does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role .,0.86,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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515,515,198,,0.75,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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516,516,5590,,0.11,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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517,517,2257,And he allows a gawky actor like Spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range .,0.79,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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518,518,5993,,0.43,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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521,521,774,,0.57,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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524,524,3040,The banter between Calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise McLaughlin Group ... and never fails to entertain .,0.72,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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525,525,1834,As Warren he stumbles in search of all the emotions and life experiences he 's neglected over the years .,0.49,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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526,526,6269,He gets his secretary to fax it . '',0.49,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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527,527,3132,"If you thought Tom Hanks was just an ordinary big-screen star , wait until you 've seen him eight stories tall . |
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Acting , particularly by Tambor , almost makes `` Never Again '' worthwhile , but ( writer\/director ) Schaeffer should follow his titular advice |
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Instead of trying to bust some blondes , ( Diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad . |
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We hate ( Madonna ) within the film 's first five minutes , and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground .",0.26,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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536,536,3139,"She 's as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time , absolutely right in her stinging social observations . |
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In Fessenden 's horror trilogy , this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale .",0.68,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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542,542,5014,"Twenty-three movies into a mostly magnificent directorial career , Clint Eastwood 's efficiently minimalist style finally has failed him . |
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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 . |
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I felt sad for Lise not so much because of what happens as because she was captured by this movie when she obviously belongs in something lighter and sunnier , by Rohmer , for example . |
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All Ms. Jovovich , as the sanctified heroine , has to do is look radiant , grimly purposeful and mildly alarmed while forcing open doors , wielding wrenches and fleeing monsters . |
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Please , someone , stop Eric Schaeffer before he makes another film . |
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The film 's appeal has a lot to do with the casting of Juliette Binoche as Sand , who brings to the role her pale , dark beauty and characteristic warmth .",0.64,femm,1,1,0,True,2,2,1, |
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559,559,591,Haynes has so fanatically fetishized every bizarre old-movie idiosyncrasy with such monastic devotion you 're not sure if you should applaud or look into having him committed .,0.44,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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560,560,4217,,0.47,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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563,563,3517,What 's so striking about Jolie 's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair .,0.74,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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565,565,827,,0.18,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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566,566,1099,To say Analyze That is De Niro 's best film since Meet the Parents sums up the sad state of his recent career .,0.42,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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567,567,4756,( MacDowell ) ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is .,0.15,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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568,568,1644,Romanek 's themes are every bit as distinctive as his visuals .,0.82,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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570,570,2812,,0.68,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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572,572,136,Writer\/director Alexander Payne ( Election ) and his co-writer Jim Taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look American angst in the eye and end up laughing .,0.75,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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573,573,2037,The Marquis de Sade could n't have been as dull a person as this film makes him out to be .,0.47,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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575,575,1784,Aaliyah rarely dampens her diva persona enough to spark genuine chemistry with Townsend .,0.46,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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576,576,7177,"McKay shows crushingly little curiosity about , or is ill-equipped to examine , the interior lives of the characters in his film , much less incorporate them into his narrative .",0.17,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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577,577,5429,"Granddad of Le Nouvelle Vague , Jean-Luc Godard continues to baffle the faithful with his games of hide-and-seek .",0.46,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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580,580,710,"It 's hard not to be seduced by ( Witherspoon 's ) charisma , even in this run-of-the-mill vehicle , because this girl knows how to drive it to the max .",0.79,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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581,581,7809,"When ( Reno ) lets her radical flag fly , taking angry potshots at George W. Bush , Henry Kissinger , Larry King , et al. , Reno devolves into a laugh-free lecture .",0.39,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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582,582,7724,"Kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) .",0.38,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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586,586,3339,It says a lot about a filmmaker when he can be wacky without clobbering the audience over the head and still maintain a sense of urgency and suspense .,0.51,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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587,587,5990,"Twenty years later , Reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery , but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task .",0.5,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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590,590,2243,"( Dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that Family Fundamentals gets you riled up . |
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Whether or not you buy Mr. Broomfield 's findings , the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale Mr. Broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover .",0.72,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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594,593,584,Eyre is on his way to becoming the American Indian Spike Lee .,0.79,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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595,594,7063,"It puts Washington , as honest working man John Q. Archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher .",0.61,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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596,595,2268,"Nicole Kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that Birthday Girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while .",0.78,femm,1,1,0,True,2,2,1, |
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598,597,1845,"All three actresses are simply dazzling , particularly Balk , who 's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents . |
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The star who helped give a spark to `` Chasing Amy '' and `` Changing Lanes '' falls flat as thinking man CIA agent Jack Ryan in this summer 's new action film , `` The Sum of All Fears . ''",0.22,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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601,600,6886,"Directed by Kevin Bray , whose crisp framing , edgy camera work , and wholesale ineptitude with acting , tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut .",0.76,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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604,603,209,"( Chaiken 's ) talent lies in an evocative , accurate observation of a distinctive milieu and in the lively , convincing dialogue she creates for her characters . |
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Sometimes we feel as if the film careens from one colorful event to another without respite , but sometimes it must have seemed to Frida Kahlo as if her life did , too . |
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Lohman adapts to the changes required of her , but the actress and director Peter Kosminsky never get the audience to break through the wall her character erects |
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Mr. Tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and What Time Is It There ? |
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While Guzmán frustratingly refuses to give Pinochet 's crimes a political context , his distance from the material is mostly admirable .",0.54,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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611,610,3068,Greg Kinnear gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior .,0.83,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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614,613,1100,"Schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies , and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character .",0.28,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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615,614,975,"Ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented , and based on three short films and two features , here 's betting her third feature will be something to behold . |
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Hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the U.S. -- a major director is emerging in world cinema . |
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In fact , it does n't even seem like she tried .",0.19,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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619,618,7232,Bravo reveals the true intent of her film by carefully selecting interview subjects who will construct a portrait of Castro so predominantly charitable it can only be seen as propaganda .,0.49,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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622,621,1648,"The work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims .",0.67,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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623,622,1437,She boxes these women 's souls right open for us .,0.75,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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624,623,1655,The viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful Molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers .,0.76,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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625,624,4989,,0.33,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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626,625,312,,0.64,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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631,630,4102,,0.58,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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634,633,102,,0.61,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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635,634,6051,,0.19,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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636,635,3927,Move over Bond , this girl deserves a sequel .,0.89,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0 |
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638,637,326,,0.6,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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641,640,2959,,0.6,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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643,642,3873,If you open yourself up to Mr. Reggio 's theory of this imagery as the movie 's set ... it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change .,0.78,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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644,643,1105,,0.6,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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646,645,3231,,0.88,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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647,646,1337,He nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race .,0.82,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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649,648,919,,0.69,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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650,649,7541,,0.11,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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653,652,1454,,0.81,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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654,653,5790,,0.18,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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655,654,4653,,0.24,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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656,655,3620,,0.56,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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659,658,7086,,0.33,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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660,659,3407,,0.88,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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661,660,4126,,0.31,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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663,662,2678,Forget about one Oscar nomination for Julianne Moore this year - she should get all five .,0.96,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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666,665,2340,,0.67,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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668,667,5944,( Seagal 's ) strenuous attempt at a change in expression could very well clinch him this year 's Razzie .,0.26,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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669,668,7256,,0.25,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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670,669,3060,( Ferrera ) has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen .,0.82,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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671,670,1457,,0.6,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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672,671,555,Davis ... gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft Ally McBeal-style fantasy sequences .,0.89,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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673,672,217,Moore 's performance impresses almost as much as her work with Haynes in 1995 's Safe .,0.68,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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674,673,712,,0.65,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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675,674,1150,But an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents Nettelbeck 's film from coming together .,0.32,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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678,677,4912,"When Mr. Hundert tells us in his narration that ` this is a story without surprises , ' we nod in agreement . |
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Even with a green Mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder , however , Kilmer seems to be posing , rather than acting . |
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Cattaneo should have followed the runaway success of his first film , The Full Monty , with something different . |
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But Kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast , and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie , no matter who runs them . |
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The narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures Esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage ; one feels cheated , and Esther seems to remain an unchanged dullard .",0.26,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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691,690,5416,It 's impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of Janice Beard ( Eileen Walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant .,0.31,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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692,691,1055,,0.88,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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693,692,2841,,0.76,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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695,694,2634,Aniston has at last decisively broken with her Friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil .,0.71,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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697,696,4033,,0.31,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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698,697,3271,Just watch Bettany strut his stuff .,0.58,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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699,698,6060,,0.35,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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700,699,4651,,0.25,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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701,700,6143,A grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy French grandfather .,0.1,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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702,701,1948,"She nearly glows with enthusiasm , sensuality and a conniving wit .",0.74,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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703,702,5458,Diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0.11,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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704,703,5761,"Lucy 's a dull girl , that 's all .",0.36,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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705,704,6360,"Where Tom Green stages his gags as assaults on America 's knee-jerk moral sanctimony , Jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval . |
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The biggest problem with Roger Avary 's uproar against the MPAA is that , even in all its director 's cut glory , he 's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything . |
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Although What Time offers Tsai 's usual style and themes , it has a more colorful , more playful tone than his other films .",0.81,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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711,710,194,"With Dirty Deeds , David Caesar has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .",0.82,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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712,711,5059,It is not the first time that director Sara Sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time she fails to provoke them .,0.11,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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713,712,4926,Sayles ... once again strands his superb performers in the same old story .,0.38,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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714,713,3228,"Miyazaki 's nonstop images are so stunning , and his imagination so vivid , that the only possible complaint you could have about Spirited Away is that there is no rest period , no timeout . |
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The biggest problem I have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her Esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing . |
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MacDowell , whose wifty Southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role . |
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You come away thinking not only that Kate is n't very bright , but that she has n't been worth caring about and that maybe she , Janine and Molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another . |
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What we have is a character faced with the possibility that her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance . |
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But though he only scratches the surface , at least he provides a strong itch to explore more . |
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Her film is like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly , so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless .",0.24,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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736,735,37,"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 .",0.9,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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737,736,2078,On the right track to something that 's creepy and effective ... It 's just going to take more than a man in a Bullwinkle costume to get there .,0.28,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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738,737,4599,There are now two signs that M. Night Shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : Unbreakable and Signs .,0.17,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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739,738,6517,Bella is the picture of health with boundless energy until a few days before she dies .,0.5,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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740,739,1216,,0.64,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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741,740,917,,0.75,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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742,741,5107,,0.46,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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743,742,45,,0.58,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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746,745,465,Her film is unrelentingly claustrophobic and unpleasant .,0.06,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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751,750,696,,0.83,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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752,751,1777,,0.4,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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753,752,5404,,0.32,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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754,753,5181,,0.29,femm,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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756,755,3428,Count on his movie to work at the back of your neck long after you leave the theater .,0.5,masc,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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757,756,3037,,0.88,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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759,758,3742,,0.76,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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761,760,4556,,0.53,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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764,763,5256,,0.39,femm,1,0,1,True,2,2,1, |
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765,764,7702,Slap her - she 's not funny !,0.21,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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768,767,2719,"( Gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence , and his character 's abundant humanism makes him the film 's moral compass .",0.69,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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769,768,1695,Jackie Chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he 's easy to like and always leaves us laughing .,0.78,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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770,769,245,Griffiths proves she 's that rare luminary who continually raises the standard of her profession .,0.83,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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771,770,6869,"Bray is completely at sea ; with nothing but a Savage Garden music video on his resume , he has no clue about making a movie .",0.11,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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772,771,1797,"As commander-in-chief of this film , Bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .",0.85,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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773,772,995,"A lot of the credit for the film 's winning tone must go to Grant , who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the Atlantic love him .",0.67,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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774,773,392,"With each of her three protagonists , Miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman 's life , out of a deep-seated , emotional need , is about to turn onto a different path . |
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It 's the perfect star vehicle for Grant , allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona .",0.67,masc,0,1,1,True,2,2,1, |
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778,777,4843,Kapur 's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself .,0.32,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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779,778,2530,Mike Leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,0.86,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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781,780,2261,,0.54,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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782,781,964,,0.18,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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783,782,1234,,0.75,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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785,784,1243,,0.25,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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786,785,549,,0.39,masc,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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787,786,1983,,0.64,femm,1,1,1,True,3,3,0, |
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