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leigh 's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom .

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it 's hard to like a film about a guy who is utterly unlikeable , and shiner , starring michael caine as an aging british boxing promoter desperate for a taste of fame and fortune , is certainly that .

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hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people .

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in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan .

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villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi 's generic angst ( there are a lot of shots of her gazing out windows ) .

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when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie .

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it 's difficult to imagine the process that produced such a script , but here 's guessing that spray cheese and underarm noises played a crucial role .

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too slow , too long and too little happens .

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is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ?

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the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned .

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what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian .

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the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise .

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all that 's missing is the spontaneity , originality and delight .

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warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women , water , nature , and sexuality .

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on the whole , the movie lacks wit , feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality .

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an effectively creepy , fear-inducing ( not fear-reducing ) film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it .

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it 's not that kung pow is n't funny some of the time -- it just is n't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk 's impish augmentation .

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in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space .

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despite all evidence to the contrary , this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie , the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults .

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in exactly 89 minutes , most of which passed as slowly as if i 'd been sitting naked on an igloo , formula 51 sank from quirky to jerky to utter turkey .

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neither parker nor donovan is a typical romantic lead , but they bring a fresh , quirky charm to the formula .

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... an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan 's resume .

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zhang ... has done an amazing job of getting realistic performances from his mainly nonprofessional cast .

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this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast .

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it 's inoffensive , cheerful , built to inspire the young people , set to an unending soundtrack of beach party pop numbers and aside from its remarkable camerawork and awesome scenery , it 's about as exciting as a sunburn .

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but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned can not be said to suck .

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a full world has been presented onscreen , not some series of carefully structured plot points building to a pat resolution .

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you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report .

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something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously .

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... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down .

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add yet another hat to a talented head , clooney 's a good director .

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what the director ca n't do is make either of val kilmer 's two personas interesting or worth caring about .

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two hours fly by -- opera 's a pleasure when you do n't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated .

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a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness , a state experienced by millions around the globe .

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i do n't think i laughed out loud once .

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if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday .

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thanks to scott 's charismatic roger and eisenberg 's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men .

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or emptying rat traps .

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dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness ( which always relates to characters and story ) and johnny dankworth 's best soundtrack in years .

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it 's a stunning lyrical work of considerable force and truth .

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comes ... uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief .

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as ` chick flicks ' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting .

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however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs , young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust .

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offers much to enjoy ... and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends .

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a sequence of ridiculous shoot - 'em - up scenes .

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bogdanovich tantalizes by offering a peep show into the lives of the era 's creme de la celluloid .

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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 offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment .

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an artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre .

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corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in .

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stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad .

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one of those energetic surprises , an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it .

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it 's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman .

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burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast .

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building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise .

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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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` easily my choice for one of the year 's best films . '

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there has always been something likable about the marquis de sade .

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manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer .

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it 's a cookie-cutter movie , a cut-and-paste job .

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one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this , or any , year .

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if the first men in black was money , the second is small change .

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a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba .

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the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks .

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fancy a real downer ?

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it 's a grab bag of genres that do n't add up to a whole lot of sense .

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it 's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue .

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ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid .

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... is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri .

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do not see this film .

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no aspirations to social import inform the movie version .

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a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith .

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chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum .

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his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it .

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about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers , it 's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological .

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exquisitely nuanced in mood tics and dialogue , this chamber drama is superbly acted by the deeply appealing veteran bouquet and the chilling but quite human berling .

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majidi is an unconventional storyteller , capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places .

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the son 's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos .

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it 's a buggy drag .

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it 's a demented kitsch mess ( although the smeary digital video does match the muddled narrative ) , but it 's savvy about celebrity and has more guts and energy than much of what will open this year .

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looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen .

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it 's a charming and often affecting journey .

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the terrific and bewilderingly underrated campbell scott gives a star performance that is nothing short of mesmerizing .

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you wo n't like roger , but you will quickly recognize him .

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it 's everything you do n't go to the movies for .

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a tender , witty , captivating film about friendship , love , memory , trust and loyalty .

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another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues .

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yakusho and shimizu ... create engaging characterizations in imamura 's lively and enjoyable cultural mix .

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far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series .

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an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy .

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not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions .

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cool ?

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jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later , the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot .

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one of the more intelligent children 's movies to hit theaters this year .

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travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment .

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expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery .

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there 's something auspicious , and daring , too , about the artistic instinct that pushes a majority-oriented director like steven spielberg to follow a.i. with this challenging report so liable to unnerve the majority .

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without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale , maelström is just another winter sleepers .

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a must-see for the david mamet enthusiast and for anyone who appreciates intelligent , stylish moviemaking .

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though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that 's potentially moving , the movie is too predictable and too self-conscious to reach a level of high drama .

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