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for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy 's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies . | 3 | positive |
while not as aggressively impressive as its american counterpart , `` in the bedroom , '' moretti 's film makes its own , quieter observations | 3 | positive |
elling really is about a couple of crazy guys , and it 's therapeutic to laugh along with them . | 3 | positive |
an incendiary , deeply thought-provoking look at one of the most peculiar -lrb- and peculiarly venomous -rrb- bigotries in our increasingly frightening theocracy | 4 | very positive |
the movie is one of the best examples of artful large format filmmaking you are likely to see anytime soon . | 4 | very positive |
it would be interesting to hear from the other side , but in talk to her , the women are down for the count . | 2 | neutral |
funny and , at times , poignant , the film from director george hickenlooper all takes place in pasadena , `` a city where people still read . '' | 3 | positive |
but it 's emotionally engrossing , too , thanks to strong , credible performances from the whole cast . | 3 | positive |
everytime you think undercover brother has run out of steam , it finds a new way to surprise and amuse . | 3 | positive |
-lrb- newton -rrb- wanders through charlie completely unaware she needs to show some presence and star quality . | 1 | negative |
no movement , no yuks , not much of anything . | 1 | negative |
looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due . | 0 | very negative |
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 . | 3 | positive |
consider the title 's clunk-on-the-head that suggests the overtime someone put in to come up with an irritatingly unimaginative retread concept . | 1 | negative |
a resonant tale of racism , revenge and retribution . | 3 | positive |
it seems just a long , convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag , no less . | 2 | neutral |
demands too much of most viewers . | 1 | negative |
no question . | 2 | neutral |
a real movie , about real people , that gives us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us do n't know . | 3 | positive |
the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny . | 1 | negative |
proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie . | 0 | very negative |
it 's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie , trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness . | 1 | negative |
good actress . | 4 | very positive |
when it comes to entertainment , children deserve better than pokemon 4ever . | 1 | negative |
it smacks of purely commercial motivation , with no great love for the original . | 1 | negative |
this horror-comedy does n't go for the usual obvious laughs at the expense of cheap-looking monsters -- unless you count elvira 's hooters . | 2 | neutral |
a bold and subversive film that cuts across the grain of what is popular and powerful in this high-tech age , speaking its truths with spellbinding imagery and the entrancing music of philip glass . | 4 | very positive |
the result is something quite fresh and delightful . | 4 | very positive |
it 's tough , astringent , darkly funny and ... well , it 's also generic , untidy , condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning . | 2 | neutral |
some actors have so much charisma that you 'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book . | 3 | positive |
choppy editing and too many repetitive scenes spoil what could have been an important documentary about stand-up comedy . | 0 | very negative |
an imaginative comedy\/thriller . | 3 | positive |
it wo n't bust your gut -- and it 's not intended to -- it 's merely a blandly cinematic surgical examination of what makes a joke a joke . | 2 | neutral |
scarlet diva has a voyeuristic tug , but all in all it 's a lot less sensational than it wants to be . | 1 | negative |
it is a comedy that 's not very funny and an action movie that is not very thrilling -lrb- and an uneasy alliance , at that -rrb- . | 0 | very negative |
leave it to rohmer , now 82 , to find a way to bend current technique to the service of a vision of the past that is faithful to both architectural glories and commanding open spaces of the city as it was more than two centuries ago . | 4 | very positive |
must be seen to be believed . | 3 | positive |
what is captured during the conceptual process does n't add up to a sufficient explanation of what the final dance work , the selection , became in its final form . | 2 | neutral |
opens as promising as any war\/adventure film you 'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama , better suited for a movie titled `` glory : a soldier 's story . '' | 1 | negative |
she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs . | 1 | negative |
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character . | 1 | negative |
though everything might be literate and smart , it never took off and always seemed static . | 1 | negative |
helmer devito ... attempts to do too many things in this story about ethics , payola , vice , murder , kids ' tv and revenge . | 1 | negative |
at the bottom rung of the series ' entries . | 1 | negative |
between the drama of cube ? | 2 | neutral |
but what about the countless other people who 'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ? | 2 | neutral |
sorry , charlie | 1 | negative |
a sad , superior human comedy played out on the back roads of life . | 3 | positive |
it has fun being grown up . | 3 | positive |
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 . | 2 | neutral |
a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it 's sort of true and it 's sort of bogus and it 's ho-hum all the way through . | 1 | negative |
a deviant topical comedy which is funny from start to finish . | 4 | very positive |
fine acting but there is no sense of connecting the dots , just dots . | 1 | negative |
an absorbing , slice-of-depression life that touches nerves and rings true . | 3 | positive |
this is such a high-energy movie where the drumming and the marching are so excellent , who cares if the story 's a little weak . | 3 | positive |
most impressive , though , is the film 's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters ' emotional wounds . | 4 | very positive |
steve irwin 's method is ernest hemmingway at accelerated speed and volume . | 3 | positive |
when the plot kicks in , the film loses credibility . | 1 | negative |
even die-hard fans of japanese animation ... will find this one a challenge . | 0 | very negative |
what parents will suspect is that they 're watching a 76-minute commercial . | 1 | negative |
a movie that , rather than skip along the seine , more or less slogs its way through soggy paris , tongue uncomfortably in cheek . | 1 | negative |
only an epic documentary could get it all down , and spike lee 's jim brown : all american at long last gives its subject a movie worthy of his talents . | 4 | very positive |
message movie or an action-packed submarine spectacular ? | 3 | positive |
from the big giant titles of the opening credits to elmer bernstein 's perfectly melodic score , haynes gets just about everything right . | 3 | positive |
for all its surface frenzy , high crimes should be charged with loitering -- so much on view , so little to offer . | 1 | negative |
presents an astute appraisal of middle american musical torpor and the desperate struggle to escape it . | 3 | positive |
glib , satirical documentary that fudges facts , makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism . | 1 | negative |
it 's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational , and yet it 's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff . | 0 | very negative |
a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats . | 4 | very positive |
anthony hopkins ? | 2 | neutral |
at its best early on as it plays the culture clashes between the brothers . | 3 | positive |
a mild , reluctant , thumbs down . | 2 | neutral |
like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert , john q. is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause . | 0 | very negative |
reggio falls victim to relying on the very digital technology that he fervently scorns , creating a meandering , inarticulate and ultimately disappointing film . | 1 | negative |
it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion . | 4 | very positive |
a masterpiece four years in the making . | 4 | very positive |
the film has just enough of everything -- re-enactments , archival footage , talking-head interviews -- and the music is simply sublime . | 4 | very positive |
it virtually defines a comedy that 's strongly mediocre , with funny bits surfacing every once in a while . | 1 | negative |
very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan | 3 | positive |
the film hinges on its performances , and both leads are up to the task . | 3 | positive |
any one episode of the sopranos would send this ill-conceived folly to sleep with the fishes . | 0 | very negative |
aside from being the funniest movie of the year , simone , andrew niccol 's brilliant anti-hollywood satire , has a wickedly eccentric enchantment to it . | 4 | very positive |
... just a big mess of a movie , full of images and events , but no tension or surprise . | 0 | very negative |
`` men in black ii , '' has all the earmarks of a sequel . | 3 | positive |
the more kevin costner rests on his pretty-boy laurels , the public is , regrettably , going to have tepid films like dragonfly tossed at them . | 1 | negative |
intended to be a comedy about relationships , this wretched work falls flat in just about every conceivable area . | 1 | negative |
a frustrating combination of strained humor and heavy-handed sentimentality . | 1 | negative |
punish the vehicle to adore the star . | 1 | negative |
a morality tale whose thought-provoking potential is hampered by a made-for-tv look , rigid performances and an asinine ` twist ' that brazenly rips off the sixth sense . | 2 | neutral |
having never been a huge fan of dickens ' 800-page novel , it surprised me how much pleasure i had watching mcgrath 's version . | 4 | very positive |
it 's not so much enjoyable to watch as it is enlightening to listen to new sides of a previous reality , and to visit with some of the people who were able to make an impact in the theater world . | 3 | positive |
for all its failed connections , divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood is nurturing , in a gauzy , dithering way . | 3 | positive |
... both hokey and super-cool , and definitely not in a hurry , so sit back , relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat . ' | 3 | positive |
but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film . | 0 | very negative |
a solidly seaworthy chiller . | 3 | positive |
it 's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins . | 1 | negative |
a thoughtful , provocative , insistently humanizing film . | 4 | very positive |
day is not a great bond movie , but it is a good bond movie , which still makes it much better than your typical bond knock-offs . | 3 | positive |
involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd . | 1 | negative |
never engaging , utterly predictable and completely void of anything remotely interesting or suspenseful . | 1 | negative |