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a quiet treasure -- a film to be savored .
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moretti 's compelling anatomy of grief and the difficult process of adapting to loss .
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a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j.m. barrie 's peter pan .
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collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans .
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a simple , but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past .
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vera 's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them .
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( d ) oes n't bother being as cloying or preachy as equivalent evangelical christian movies -- maybe the filmmakers know that the likely audience will already be among the faithful .
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at once half-baked and overheated .
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it 's dumb , but more importantly , it 's just not scary .
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i 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here .
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it 's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again .
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this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults .
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the movie 's accumulated force still feels like an ugly knot tightening in your stomach .
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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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it 's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel .
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director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback .
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velocity represents everything wrong with '' independent film '' as a commodified , sold-out concept on the american filmmaking scene .
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727
outer-space buffs might love this film , but others will find its pleasures intermittent .
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... plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller .
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may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen .
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oh come on .
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this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities .
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this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever , but it 's certainly not a champion - the big loser is the audience .
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the film may appear naked in its narrative form ... but it goes deeper than that , to fundamental choices that include the complexity of the catholic doctrine
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thanks to haynes ' absolute control of the film 's mood , and buoyed by three terrific performances , far from heaven actually pulls off this stylistic juggling act .
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the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance .
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it 's too self-important and plodding to be funny , and too clipped and abbreviated to be an epic .
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for all its impressive craftsmanship , and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos , lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam .
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no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise .
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( w ) hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism , jane goodall 's wild chimpanzees is short on the thrills the oversize medium demands .
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beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama .
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does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in - the-blanks with a tragic past .
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hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole ' miss in the way of story .
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it will grip even viewers who are n't interested in rap , as it cuts to the heart of american society in an unnerving way .
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that 's pure pr hype .
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exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes .
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the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting .
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by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters , i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie .
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this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms .
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just one bad idea after another .
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( e ) ventually , every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism .
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bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves .
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it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons .
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sit through this one , and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you .
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pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical .
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this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film .
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802
chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson 's dahmer .
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i do n't mind having my heartstrings pulled , but do n't treat me like a fool .
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taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes .
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even the finest chef ca n't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro ca n't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy .
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awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another ` spectacular spectacle . '
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the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip .
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it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker 's motherland .
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professionally speaking , it 's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller .
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crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance , music , suspense and action .
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there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine .
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despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience .
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to call the other side of heaven `` appalling '' would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be .
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perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie .
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a coarse and stupid gross-out .
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the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained .
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a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession .
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dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments .
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we root for ( clara and paul ) , even like them , though perhaps it 's an emotion closer to pity .
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an exquisitely crafted and acted tale .
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not exactly the bees knees
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an overemphatic , would-be wacky , ultimately tedious sex farce .
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the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure .
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smart , provocative and blisteringly funny .
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makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience .
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hilariously inept and ridiculous .
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the minor figures surrounding ( bobby ) ... form a gritty urban mosaic .
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... the movie is just a plain old monster .
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and if you 're not nearly moved to tears by a couple of scenes , you 've got ice water in your veins .
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a romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores .
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it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived .
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falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun .
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with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry 's boss , there is n't a redeeming moment here .
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featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann 's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results .
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corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless .
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enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age .
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just not campy enough
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comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special , freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class .
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521
as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul .
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the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter 's ghosts of mars , with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second .
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the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination .
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510
passable entertainment , but it 's the kind of motion picture that wo n't make much of a splash when it 's released , and will not be remembered long afterwards .
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571
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary .
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407
less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins .
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it 's slow -- very , very slow .
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byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us , and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama .
1positive
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do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk .
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funny but perilously slight .
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unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings , character development -- and more importantly , character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners .
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a painfully funny ode to bad behavior .
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if steven soderbergh 's ` solaris ' is a failure it is a glorious failure .
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people cinema at its finest .
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jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory .
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thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big , colorful characters .
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it 's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom , and at times , the startling optimism , of the children .
1positive
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