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a 93-minute condensation of a 26-episode tv series , with all of the pitfalls of such you 'd expect . | 1 | negative |
the premise is overshadowed by the uberviolence of the clericks as this becomes just another kung-fu sci-fi movie with silly action sequences . | 1 | negative |
this is a startling film that gives you a fascinating , albeit depressing view of iranian rural life close to the iraqi border . | 3 | positive |
but you 'll definitely want the t-shirt . | 2 | neutral |
i tried to read the time on my watch . | 1 | negative |
... the gentle melding of drama and comedy makes `` what time is it there ? '' | 2 | neutral |
u.s. audiences may find -lrb- attal and gainsbourg 's -rrb- unfamiliar personas give the film an intimate and quaint reality that is a little closer to human nature than what hollywood typically concocts . | 3 | positive |
this is a raw and disturbing tale that took five years to make , and the trio 's absorbing narrative is a heart-wrenching showcase indeed . | 3 | positive |
one groan-inducing familiarity begets another . | 1 | negative |
you might not want to hang out with samantha , but you 'll probably see a bit of yourself in her unfinished story . | 3 | positive |
nicely serves as an examination of a society in transition . | 3 | positive |
the story feels more like a serious read , filled with heavy doses of always enticing sayles dialogue . | 3 | positive |
gets under the skin of a man who has just lost his wife . | 3 | positive |
he just wants them to be part of the action , the wallpaper of his chosen reality . | 3 | positive |
this is n't my favorite in the series , still i enjoyed it enough to recommend . | 3 | positive |
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material . | 0 | very negative |
... a big , baggy , sprawling carnival of a movie , stretching out before us with little rhyme or reason . | 1 | negative |
an incredibly low-rent danish film , it brings a group of people together in a sweet and charming way , if a little convenient | 3 | positive |
diane lane shines in unfaithful . | 4 | very positive |
you might not buy the ideas . | 1 | negative |
it might as well have been problem child iv . | 1 | negative |
does what a fine documentary does best : it extends a warm invitation into an unfamiliar world , then illuminates it fully and allows the larger implications of the journey to sink in unobtrusively . | 4 | very positive |
too bad the former murphy brown does n't pop reese back . | 1 | negative |
his characters are engaging , intimate and the dialogue is realistic and greatly moving . | 4 | very positive |
a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world . | 4 | very positive |
the tug-of-war at the core of beijing bicycle becomes weighed down with agonizing contrivances , overheated pathos and long , wistful gazes . | 1 | negative |
as the story moves inexorably through its seven day timeframe , the picture becomes increasingly mesmerizing . | 4 | very positive |
an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously . | 1 | negative |
hey , who else needs a shower ? | 1 | negative |
theirs is a simple and heart-warming story , full of mirth that should charm all but the most cynical . | 4 | very positive |
an offbeat , sometimes gross and surprisingly appealing animated film about the true meaning of the holidays . | 4 | very positive |
it is risky , intelligent , romantic and rapturous from start to finish . | 4 | very positive |
maybe it 's asking too much , but if a movie is truly going to inspire me , i want a little more than this . | 1 | negative |
you wo n't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who 's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all . | 2 | neutral |
i do n't have an i am sam clue . | 1 | negative |
if you liked the 1982 film then , you 'll still like it now . | 4 | very positive |
the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness . | 0 | very negative |
could the whole plan here have been to produce something that makes fatal attraction look like a classic by comparison ? | 1 | negative |
matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy . | 0 | very negative |
the noble tradition of men in drag hits an all-time low in sorority boys , whose makers apparently believe that women 's clothing can cover up any deficiency in acting , writing or direction . | 1 | negative |
a cockamamie tone poem pitched precipitously between swoony lyricism and violent catastrophe ... the most aggressively nerve-wracking and screamingly neurotic romantic comedy in cinema history . | 3 | positive |
the overall effect is so completely inane that one would have to be mighty bored to even think of staying with this for more than , say , ten ... make that three minutes . | 0 | very negative |
it 's a movie forged in the fires of chick flick hell . | 1 | negative |
like a south-of-the-border melrose place . | 1 | negative |
mocking kung fu pictures when they were a staple of exploitation theater programming was witty . | 2 | neutral |
ranks among willams ' best screen work . | 4 | very positive |
thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun . | 4 | very positive |
although based on a real-life person , john , in the movie , is a rather dull person to be stuck with for two hours . | 0 | very negative |
droll caper-comedy remake of `` big deal on madonna street '' that 's a sly , amusing , laugh-filled little gem in which the ultimate `` bellini '' begins to look like a `` real kaputschnik . '' | 3 | positive |
the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of . | 1 | negative |
despite the authenticity of the trappings , the film is overblown in its plotting , hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style . | 1 | negative |
not so much funny as aggressively sitcom-cute , it 's full of throwaway one-liners , not-quite jokes , and a determined tv amiability that allen personifies . | 1 | negative |
it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun . | 0 | very negative |
the cartoon that is n't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that is n't really good enough to be in theaters . | 0 | very negative |
there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes . | 1 | negative |
unfortunately , as a writer , mr. montias is n't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor . | 1 | negative |
an exciting and involving rock music doc , a smart and satisfying look inside that tumultuous world . | 4 | very positive |
unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it . | 1 | negative |
however clever nelson has been in providing variation within the confines of her structure and staging , the question remains whether this should , indeed , have been presented as a theatrical release . | 2 | neutral |
hip-hop has a history , and it 's a metaphor for this love story . | 2 | neutral |
as with too many studio pics , plot mechanics get in the way of what should be the lighter-than-air adventure . | 0 | very negative |
two hours of melodramatic musical married to two hours of underdog sports intrigue , if the picture also shares the weaknesses of both genres , more 's the pity . | 2 | neutral |
this film is so slick , superficial and trend-hoppy , that it 's easy to imagine that a new software program spit out the screenplay . | 1 | negative |
fans of the tv series will be disappointed , and everyone else will be slightly bored . | 2 | neutral |
if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce . | 1 | negative |
greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders . | 4 | very positive |
the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting . | 3 | positive |
i wonder what the reaction of israelis will be to this supposedly evenhanded presentation . | 2 | neutral |
occasionally funny , always very colorful and enjoyably overblown in the traditional almodóvar style . | 4 | very positive |
taken purely as an exercise in style , this oppressively gloomy techno-horror clambake is impossible to ignore . | 2 | neutral |
with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams writer\/director\/producer robert rodriguez has cobbled together a film that feels like a sugar high gone awry . | 0 | very negative |
lee jeong-hyang tells it so lovingly and films it so beautifully that i could n't help being captivated by it . | 3 | positive |
it delivers some chills and sustained unease , but flounders in its quest for deeper meaning . | 1 | negative |
it 's neither as romantic nor as thrilling as it should be . | 0 | very negative |
time changer may not be the most memorable cinema session but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets | 3 | positive |
the film provides some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game . | 2 | neutral |
it ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of latin america 's most oppressive regimes . | 2 | neutral |
alex nohe 's documentary plays like a travelogue for what mostly resembles a real-life , big-budget nc-17 version of tank girl . | 2 | neutral |
here , thankfully , they are . | 2 | neutral |
thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings . | 4 | very positive |
a sudsy cautionary tale . | 2 | neutral |
these are names to remember , in order to avoid them in the future . | 0 | very negative |
the tone is balanced , reflective and reasonable . | 3 | positive |
marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie . | 1 | negative |
-lrb- two -rrb- fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now . | 1 | negative |
this is a good movie in spurts , but when it does n't work , it 's at important times . | 2 | neutral |
-lrb- nelson 's -rrb- movie about morally compromised figures leaves viewers feeling compromised , unable to find their way out of the fog and the ashes . | 2 | neutral |
the movie stays afloat thanks to its hallucinatory production design . | 3 | positive |
makes s&m seem very romantic , and maggie gyllenhaal is a delight . | 4 | very positive |
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine . | 0 | very negative |
when a film is created solely because it 's a marketable product , soulless and ugly movies like this are the result . | 0 | very negative |
the movie 's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries . | 3 | positive |
` enigma ' is a good name for a movie this delibrately obtuse and unapproachable . | 0 | very negative |
but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here . | 4 | very positive |
a thoughtful look at a painful incident that made headlines in 1995 . | 3 | positive |
attal mixes comedy with a serious exploration of ego and jealousy within a seemingly serene marriage . | 3 | positive |
the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth . | 4 | very positive |
a film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not . | 0 | very negative |
solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts . | 3 | positive |
has little on its mind aside from scoring points with drag gags . | 1 | negative |