text,label,label_text
hide new secretions from the parental units,0,negative
that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature,1,positive
remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout,0,negative
that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,0,negative
"demonstrates that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop.",1,positive
a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films,1,positive
goes to absurd lengths,0,negative
saw how bad this movie was,0,negative
lend some dignity to a dumb story,0,negative
the greatest musicians,1,positive
cold movie,0,negative
redundant concept,0,negative
"swimming is above all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings, it succeeds.",1,positive
equals the original and in some ways even betters it,1,positive
"if anything, see it for karen black, who camps up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick.",1,positive
"comes from the brave, uninhibited performances",1,positive
"which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
very good viewing alternative,1,positive
"the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish,",0,negative
the action is stilted,0,negative
on all cylinders,1,positive
by far the worst movie of the year,0,negative
"sit through,",0,negative
it's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,1,positive
oblivious to the existence of this film,0,negative
sharply,1,positive
"the entire point of a shaggy dog story, of course, is that it goes nowhere, and this is classic nowheresville in every sense.",0,negative
sometimes dry,0,negative
"as they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
"covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature",1,positive
gorgeous and deceptively minimalist,1,positive
as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist,0,negative
"proves once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.",1,positive
disappointments,0,negative
the horrors,0,negative
many pointless,0,negative
a beautifully,1,positive
a doa,0,negative
to be as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
starts with a legend,1,positive
far less sophisticated and,0,negative
rich veins of funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920's ... the film's ending has a `` what was it all for?'',0,negative
"though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
we never feel anything for these characters,0,negative
's a lousy one at that,0,negative
the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,0,negative
"the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and the overall experience is awesome.",1,positive
to the dustbin of history,0,negative
pays earnest homage to turntablists,1,positive
contains very few laughs and even less surprises,0,negative
film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
generates,1,positive
", like life, is n't much fun without the highs and lows",1,positive
based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
", though many of the actors throw off a spark or two when they first appear, they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction.",0,negative
that's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
", generous and subversive artworks",1,positive
"it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
funny yet,1,positive
overbearing and over-the-top,0,negative
"acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him",1,positive
in memory,1,positive
respectable new one,1,positive
yet this grating showcase,0,negative
hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
", this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny.",1,positive
"build some robots, haul 'em to the theater with you for the late show, and put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year",0,negative
do n't work in concert,0,negative
would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further,1,positive
"it's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling,",0,negative
"takes a classic story, casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch.",1,positive
provide its keenest pleasures,1,positive
grievous but,0,negative
"after you laugh once ( maybe twice ), you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot.",0,negative
"unpretentious, charming, quirky, original",1,positive
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try.,0,negative
very well-written and very well-acted.,1,positive
are n't many conclusive answers in the film,0,negative
"clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment,",0,negative
bring tissues.,1,positive
the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work.,0,negative
"as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
there's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us.,1,positive
just too silly,0,negative
it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and,0,negative
a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family.,1,positive
collapse,0,negative
", it serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history, and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool.",1,positive
"( vainly, i think )",0,negative
is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another.,0,negative
that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
"delivers what it promises : a look at the `` wild ride '' that ensues when brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans",1,positive
"watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy",0,negative
absolutely and completely ridiculous and,0,negative
's a very tasteful rock and roll movie.,1,positive
"the movie is almost completely lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction.",0,negative
realistic portrayal,1,positive
reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others.,1,positive
no lika da,0,negative
a welcome relief,1,positive
just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau,0,negative
have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
", sometimes beautiful adaptation",1,positive
about as interesting,0,negative
"overlong, and bombastic",0,negative
derivative and hammily,0,negative
"eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights",1,positive
", compelling",1,positive
infectiously,1,positive
"the picture runs a mere 84 minutes, but it's no glance.",1,positive
think of this dog of a movie,0,negative
a passable date film,1,positive
imax in short,1,positive
i hate it.,0,negative
's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men,1,positive
"no one involved, save dash, shows the slightest aptitude for acting",0,negative
in this wildly uneven movie,0,negative
"pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license",1,positive
"like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
"with color and depth, and rather a good time",1,positive
being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100,0,negative
"the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film, and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult.",0,negative
the year's best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
elvira fans could hardly ask for more.,1,positive
a good one,1,positive
"the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",0,negative
lost in the translation this time,0,negative
speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
inane and awful,0,negative
takes chances that are bold by studio standards,1,positive
working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli ... ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up.,1,positive
a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3,0,negative
enjoy the ride,1,positive
very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors,0,negative
"the, yes, snail-like pacing",0,negative
an extremely unpleasant film.,0,negative
"if it is n't entirely persuasive, it does give exposure to some talented performers",1,positive
significantly better,1,positive
as predictable as the tides,0,negative
bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining,1,positive
it's smooth and professional,1,positive
", unassuming, subordinate",0,negative
the horror,0,negative
a technically superb film,1,positive
the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
"pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
a dim,0,negative
", vicious and absurd",0,negative
to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
"'s at once laughable and compulsively watchable,",1,positive
merit its 103-minute length,1,positive
the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
as a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
amazingly lame.,0,negative
confessions may not be a straightforward bio,0,negative
seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little,0,negative
the story is bogus and,0,negative
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative.,1,positive
to spare wildlife,1,positive
ugly as the shabby digital photography,0,negative
understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0,negative
frida is n't that much different from many a hollywood romance.,0,negative
does point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets.,1,positive
are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time,1,positive
carnage and,0,negative
"degraded, handheld blair witch video-cam footage",0,negative
second fiddle,0,negative
about the folly of superficiality that is itself,0,negative
"serves as auto-critique, and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure.",0,negative
tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination.,0,negative
", esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.",0,negative
a stylish exercise,1,positive
halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it,0,negative
a setup so easy it borders on facile,0,negative
a thoroughly awful movie,0,negative
"look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
the picture's fascinating byways,1,positive
"guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves",0,negative
"breezy, distracted rhythms",0,negative
slick and manufactured to claim street credibility.,1,positive
"take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses,",1,positive
in no small part thanks to lau,1,positive
essentially a collection of bits --,0,negative
does n't bode well for the rest of it,0,negative
usual worst,0,negative
"hugh grant, who has a good line in charm",1,positive
arrive early and stay late,1,positive
"shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown",1,positive
considerable aplomb,1,positive
scant,0,negative
too ludicrous,0,negative
rich and full,1,positive
"that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for",1,positive
", home movie will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
ultra-cheesy dialogue,0,negative
added depth and resonance,1,positive
the sensational,1,positive
huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
handsome but unfulfilling suspense drama,0,negative
"a fine, rousing, g-rated family film, aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value to keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats.",1,positive
"everything about girls ca n't swim, even its passages of sensitive observation, feels secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way.",0,negative
the cast is spot on and,1,positive
ugly digital video,0,negative
rather choppy,0,negative
"xxx is a blast of adrenalin,",1,positive
pure escapism,1,positive
create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***,1,positive
about love and culture,1,positive
is worse :,0,negative
mourns her tragedies in private,0,negative
it's so bad,0,negative
so bad,0,negative
", 84 minutes is short",1,positive
"dabbles all around, never gaining much momentum",0,negative
a masterpiece,1,positive
does n't leave you with much.,0,negative
good acting,1,positive
"like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting",1,positive
"marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
is less successful on other levels,0,negative
's still quite worth seeing,1,positive
intelligent and moving.,1,positive
he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,0,negative
accomplish what few sequels can,1,positive
"a clunky tv-movie approach to detailing a chapter in the life of the celebrated irish playwright, poet and drinker",0,negative
"exhilarating, funny and fun.",1,positive
", it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash.",0,negative
"enactments, however fascinating they may be as history, are too crude to serve the work especially well.",0,negative
"not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works, but coppola, along with his sister, sofia, is a real filmmaker",1,positive
the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process,0,negative
see this,1,positive
utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference ...,1,positive
run for cover,0,negative
low budget,0,negative
"walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible, ''",0,negative
help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact,1,positive
you have ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride,1,positive
a giant step backward,0,negative
true fans,1,positive
quite rich and exciting,1,positive
luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,1,positive
"from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
", you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.",1,positive
a showdown,1,positive
is simply too overdone,0,negative
free,1,positive
try and evade,0,negative
"scherfig, who has had a successful career in tv",1,positive
watching it leaves you giddy,1,positive
"beautifully acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses.",1,positive
far tamer,0,negative
the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings,1,positive
is never any question of how things will turn out,0,negative
only open new wounds,0,negative
despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure,0,negative
sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,0,negative
with no reason for being,0,negative
"invigorating, surreal, and resonant",1,positive
have a passion for the material,1,positive
a movie that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy's,0,negative
is terrific as rachel,1,positive
of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
"come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
with awe,1,positive
joyous romp of a film.,1,positive
a nonstop hoot,1,positive
", partisans and sabotage",0,negative
gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
"ub equally spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture, ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are.",1,positive
the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped is disappointingly generic.,0,negative
"this obscenely bad dark comedy, so crass",0,negative
naomi watts is terrific as rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation,1,positive
exciting and,1,positive
schticky,0,negative
and in the best way,1,positive
squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
of the amazing spider-man,1,positive
the stomach-turning violence,0,negative
could use a little more humanity,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
very funny joke,1,positive
volletta wallace's maternal fury,0,negative
atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
of the best short story writing,1,positive
it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama,0,negative
an insult to every family,0,negative
it is essentially empty,0,negative
of the film's problems,0,negative
is not even half the interest.,0,negative
"right now, they 're merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem,1,positive
"often lingers just as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time is it there?",0,negative
the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
wait to see it then.,0,negative
largest-ever historical canvas,1,positive
"a solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony.",1,positive
comatose ballerinas,0,negative
oh-so-important,1,positive
formulaic equations,0,negative
"simply stupid, irrelevant",0,negative
weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise.,1,positive
seem weird and distanced,0,negative
has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive,1,positive
casual and fun,1,positive
plodding mess,0,negative
the film's intimate camera work,1,positive
as bestial,0,negative
"as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
a fairly revealing study of its two main characters,1,positive
"may be more genial than ingenious, but it gets the job done.",1,positive
", good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography.",1,positive
her bully of a husband,0,negative
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters,0,negative
"oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
stale retread,0,negative
an already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus.,0,negative
quite endearing.,1,positive
with fewer gags to break the tedium,0,negative
overbearing and,0,negative
deep deceptions,0,negative
things will turn out okay,1,positive
the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural,1,positive
good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
betters it,1,positive
transfixes the audience,1,positive
moving and important,1,positive
dope,1,positive
an avid interest,1,positive
true star,1,positive
"hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ...",0,negative
"is haunting ... ( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through,0,negative
the guy-in-a-dress genre,1,positive
riveting and,1,positive
excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic.,0,negative
war movies,0,negative
an inuit masterpiece,1,positive
oscar,1,positive
the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
"girlfriends are bad, wives are worse",0,negative
", and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
fluid and mesmerizing,1,positive
"... a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.",1,positive
ransacks,0,negative
lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders.,0,negative
spousal abuse,0,negative
"the director, with his fake backdrops and stately pacing,",0,negative
a diverse and astonishingly articulate cast of palestinian and israeli children.,1,positive
anyone who suffers through this film,0,negative
one carried by a strong sense of humanism,1,positive
"for all its brilliant touches, dragon loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas,0,negative
"funny, triumphant,",1,positive
underachiever,0,negative
a film of ideas and wry comic mayhem,1,positive
of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
dime-store ruminations,0,negative
worth a,1,positive
", reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake!",0,negative
"whatever the movie's sentimental, hypocritical lessons about sexism, its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes.",0,negative
'll cry for your money back,0,negative
enthralling,1,positive
"is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
"like max rothman's future, does not work.",0,negative
of quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
"making kahlo's art a living,",1,positive
bad run,0,negative
may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.,0,negative
is worth searching out,1,positive
"at this time, with this cast, this movie is hopeless",0,negative
time bombs,0,negative
the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
a sour taste in one's mouth,0,negative
decent performance,1,positive
"a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank, joseph cedar's time of favor manages not only to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation, it does so without compromising that complexity.",1,positive
"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived",0,negative
movie love,1,positive
human darkness,0,negative
it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
"'s a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 )",0,negative
the perfect movie,1,positive
oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time,1,positive
see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
give you enough to feel good about,1,positive
unexpectedly insightful,1,positive
"is an extraordinary film, not least",1,positive
a doubt,0,negative
maudlin or,0,negative
with the the wisdom and humor of its subjects,1,positive
a party-hearty teen flick that scalds like acid.,0,negative
"impresses as a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter ' was.",1,positive
laughed at,1,positive
", future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter",0,negative
unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense,0,negative
intelligence or invention,1,positive
hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
hopelessly juvenile,0,negative
shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --,1,positive
feel more like a non-stop cry for attention,0,negative
hip hop beat,1,positive
feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
funniest and,1,positive
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be",0,negative
starts off witty and sophisticated and you,1,positive
a bargain-basement european pickup,0,negative
", but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons",1,positive
"shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished",1,positive
taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults,1,positive
"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and where human nature should be ingratiating, it's just grating.",0,negative
"this gentle, mesmerizing portrait",1,positive
"genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout,",1,positive
draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss,1,positive
"spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
"is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart, mind or humor of its own",0,negative
"it lacks the compassion, good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre's ) first film something of a sleeper success.",0,negative
those eternally devoted to the insanity of black will have an intermittently good time.,1,positive
obscenely bad,0,negative
devastatingly,0,negative
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard,0,negative
that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone,1,positive
one of its strengths,1,positive
of masterpiece,1,positive
into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
a delightful stimulus,1,positive
has no point,0,negative
winning shot,1,positive
"of its music or comic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel",0,negative
lewis,1,positive
that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
"bogdanovich puts history in perspective and, via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance, he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy.",1,positive
domestic tension and unhappiness,0,negative
"the effort is sincere and the results are honest, but the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable",0,negative
one of the best rock,1,positive
it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,1,positive
of the holiday box office pie,1,positive
inexpressible and drab wannabe,0,negative
"the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit",0,negative
"like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
"'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events and",0,negative
the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
a lot of energy,1,positive
for its success on a patient viewer,1,positive
"while tattoo borrows heavily from both seven and the silence of the lambs, it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.",1,positive
this may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen.,1,positive
turned down,0,negative
"timely, tongue-in-cheek",1,positive
undramatic,0,negative
the pile of useless actioners,0,negative
weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces,1,positive
efficiency and an affection for the period,1,positive
manages to accomplish what few sequels can -- it equals the original and in some ways even betters it,1,positive
it irrigates our souls.,1,positive
"a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys, regardless of their ages",1,positive
its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,1,positive
"there are laughs aplenty, and, as a bonus, viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies",1,positive
"one of those rare films that seems as though it was written for no one, but somehow manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them.",1,positive
"makes us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way.",1,positive
"a beyond-lame satire, teddy bears ' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor.",0,negative
emotional seesawing,0,negative
target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
this intricately structured and well-realized drama,1,positive
the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
a pretty listless collection,0,negative
other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` the addams family '' to everyone looking in,1,positive
have been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
moody male hustler,0,negative
suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it.,0,negative
"the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy, pretty and gifted, it really won my heart.",1,positive
flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
"liberal doses of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
works smoothly,1,positive
with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers,1,positive
good a job as anyone,1,positive
", smart and complicated",1,positive
"the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes --",0,negative
that the only rip off that we were aware of,0,negative
beautiful to watch and,1,positive
accentuating,1,positive
endear,1,positive
the truly funny bits,1,positive
's that painful.,0,negative
"clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
without any of its sense of fun or energy,0,negative
"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply",0,negative
"wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller, and",1,positive
be part of,1,positive
cinema history as the only movie ever,1,positive
comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
accomplished oscar winners,1,positive
of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
an all-time low,0,negative
enjoyed it just,1,positive
delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
"colorful, vibrant introduction",1,positive
the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you,1,positive
"famuyiwa's feature deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer.",1,positive
a laugh between them,1,positive
that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
photographic marvel,1,positive
is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary.,0,negative
gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences.,1,positive
"while not for every taste, this often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy.",1,positive
wow ' factor,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most,1,positive
an absolute delight for all audiences,1,positive
moonlight mile should strike a nerve in many.,1,positive
if ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution,0,negative
been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
revelatory performance,1,positive
the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
nifty premise,1,positive
"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism, and",1,positive
go down with a ship as leaky,0,negative
effective enough,1,positive
"showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times",1,positive
"going at a rapid pace,",1,positive
a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking,0,negative
this thing is virtually unwatchable.,0,negative
's also undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
"i have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.",1,positive
the numerous scenes,1,positive
exaggerated and,0,negative
"takes a really long, slow and dreary time",0,negative
improved upon the first,1,positive
k-19 : the widowmaker is a great yarn.,1,positive
humorless,0,negative
just because a walk to remember,1,positive
bite,0,negative
"likeable thanks to its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes.",1,positive
makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
"a fascinating, compelling story",1,positive
the film's hero is a bore and his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
whimsical and relevant today,1,positive
tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss,1,positive
grotesque narcissism,0,negative
"is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan.",1,positive
it wore me down,0,negative
be so stupid,0,negative
as refreshing,1,positive
what we get in feardotcom is more like something from a bad clive barker movie.,0,negative
from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american,0,negative
a beautiful food entrée,1,positive
the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence,0,negative
his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
does not live up to its style,0,negative
love liza's tale,1,positive
"the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent",1,positive
"first, for a movie that tries to be smart, it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
worst sense,0,negative
"human nature is a goofball movie, in the way that malkovich was, but it tries too hard",0,negative
overplayed,0,negative
should be poignant,0,negative
visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet,1,positive
kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other.,0,negative
mug shots,0,negative
the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
another masterpiece,1,positive
an incredibly layered and stylistic film,1,positive
a classic story,1,positive
daring,1,positive
wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.,1,positive
haute,0,negative
convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment.,1,positive
a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor's offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility.,0,negative
"the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name",0,negative
"'ve had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama.",0,negative
is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents.,1,positive
who is simply tired,0,negative
"it's the little nuances that perhaps had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny to happen, that finally get under your skin",0,negative
both convincing and radiant,1,positive
smart and dark -,1,positive
a perfect performance,1,positive
an unsuccessful attempt at a movie,0,negative
sometimes confusing,0,negative
superlative,1,positive
"'s sharply comic and surprisingly touching,",1,positive
a soap-opera quality twist in the last 20 minutes ... almost puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination.,0,negative
to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
though many of these guys are less than adorable,0,negative
peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper.,1,positive
is deadly dull,0,negative
big-hearted and frequently,1,positive
"schaeffer is n't in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does.",1,positive
"loud, ugly, irritating movie",0,negative
is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer,1,positive
the scorpion king more than ably,1,positive
"bill plympton, the animation master",1,positive
a watch that makes time go faster rather than,1,positive
"than in creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
compassionate,1,positive
will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
"hugely entertaining from start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
` realistic ',1,positive
nicely done,1,positive
a summer of good stuff,1,positive
the satire is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying.,0,negative
sustains,1,positive
"fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages",1,positive
the movie is powerful and provocative.,1,positive
"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers, '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life",0,negative
sharp edges and a deep vein of sadness,1,positive
those who do n't entirely ` get ' godard's distinctive discourse will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy.,1,positive
like to skip but film buffs should get to know,1,positive
narrative discipline,1,positive
is this films reason for being.,1,positive
"the old saying goes, because it's true",1,positive
take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture,1,positive
aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,0,negative
embracing than monty,1,positive
as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
that's hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
it's on par with the first one,1,positive
"is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
"is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable",1,positive
i do n't think so.,0,negative
"devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu, and the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking",0,negative
"is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
"great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
"a faulty premise,",0,negative
haphazardness,0,negative
"by no means a great movie, but it is a refreshingly forthright one.",1,positive
crossing-over mumbo jumbo,0,negative
"its premise is smart, but",1,positive
"was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise.",1,positive
who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent,0,negative
light-hearted,1,positive
to show us a good time,1,positive
"pitiful, slapdash disaster.",0,negative
is one of the year's best,1,positive
even witty,1,positive
crippled,0,negative
this piece of crap,0,negative
... the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience.,1,positive
"its story about a young chinese woman, ah na, who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream",1,positive
particularly impressive,1,positive
submerging,1,positive
miserable and smug,0,negative
my great pleasure,1,positive
"it all unfolds predictably, and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense.",0,negative
"fascinating, dark thriller",1,positive
"the only way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film might be with a large dose of painkillers.",0,negative
a historic scandal,0,negative
"that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
their lamentations are pretty much self-centered,0,negative
of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1,positive
"is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music",1,positive
would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard,1,positive
a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey,1,positive
insistent and repetitive,0,negative
no art,0,negative
seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece,0,negative
's funny.,1,positive
its execution and skill,1,positive
"'s coherent, well shot, and tartly",1,positive
you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
underdeveloped,0,negative
the jokes are flat,0,negative
"suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies,",1,positive
do we really need the tiger beat version?,0,negative
the disadvantage of also looking cheap,0,negative
churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
"once folks started hanging out at the barbershop, they never wanted to leave.",1,positive
"cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ), a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names",0,negative
sexual and romantic,1,positive
what begins brightly,1,positive
then just fell apart,0,negative
"despite its dry wit and compassion, the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing.",0,negative
every top-notch british actor,1,positive
is awful.,0,negative
"a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
will nevertheless find moving,1,positive
great,1,positive
like `` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
provide an intense experience,1,positive
is off-putting,0,negative
"this is a very funny, heartwarming film.",1,positive
this film biggest problem?,0,negative
with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for,1,positive
it's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay.,0,negative
measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
"are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent",0,negative
"a larger-than-life figure,",1,positive
is truly gorgeous to behold,1,positive
stereotypical caretakers,0,negative
yet permits laughter,1,positive
some serious suspense,1,positive
waster ',0,negative
salton sea surprisingly engrossing,1,positive
no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
can open the door to liberation.,1,positive
are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
another best of the year selection.,1,positive
"flat,",0,negative
positive impression,1,positive
much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
that heralds something special,1,positive
"muddled, simplistic and more than a little pretentious.",0,negative
dreamy,1,positive
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
the qualities,1,positive
than losers,0,negative
comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,0,negative
it still works.,1,positive
"begin to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents",0,negative
"because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
wrenching performances,1,positive
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real",1,positive
unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk,1,positive
keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease,1,positive
be completely forgettable,0,negative
"low-brow humor, gratuitous violence",0,negative
gripping portrait,1,positive
it's actually watchable,1,positive
his films,1,positive
to be consumed and forgotten,0,negative
", thought-provoking film",1,positive
takes off in totally unexpected directions and,1,positive
tried as a war criminal,0,negative
is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema.,1,positive
can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost,1,positive
to make such a worthless film,0,negative
a celebrated wonder in the spotlight,1,positive
"a technically superb film,",1,positive
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ...,0,negative
to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
"assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation",1,positive
off-beat and fanciful,1,positive
"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and",1,positive
time-consuming,0,negative
charlotte sometimes is a gem.,1,positive
is n't nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,0,negative
so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower,1,positive
can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,1,positive
epic treatment of a nationwide blight,1,positive
fresh-faced,1,positive
"the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow, painful healing process that has followed in their wake",0,negative
mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.,1,positive
the film's desire to be liked sometimes undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards to homosexuality.,0,negative
bigger,1,positive
"everything's serious, poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull.",0,negative
in private,1,positive
"has a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance, sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care, but",1,positive
ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
invigorating about,1,positive
"'s mildly entertaining,",1,positive
it's about family,1,positive
life and love,1,positive
"quiet, patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself",1,positive
gaps in their relationships,0,negative
"we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before, but",0,negative
"a smoother, more focused",1,positive
is not first-rate,0,negative
are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty.,1,positive
zealand coming-of-age movie,1,positive
"dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks",1,positive
masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
the hearts and minds,1,positive
"conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
blab,0,negative
is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull.,0,negative
-- that you should never forget,1,positive
"has little to do with the story, which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
more than ably,1,positive
and a terrible story,0,negative
"a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects, hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks.",0,negative
comedic writing,1,positive
humorous and touching.,1,positive
"of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
it's easy to love robin tunney,1,positive
"a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort",1,positive
", the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
"what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting, macabre sets, and endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else.",0,negative
more graceful way,1,positive
an uninspired preachy and clichéd war film.,0,negative
will turn out,1,positive
perfect material,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
"promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera.",0,negative
"offbeat humor, amusing characters, and a happy ending",1,positive
in a grisly sort of way,0,negative
nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
more frustrating,0,negative
"there are laughs aplenty, and",1,positive
"lifted from terry gilliam's subconscious, pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1,positive
of sleaziness,0,negative
shoddy male hip hop fantasy,0,negative
", cynical",0,negative
excited about on this dvd,1,positive
just is n't as weird as it ought to be.,0,negative
should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie,1,positive
struggling,0,negative
"entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive",1,positive
all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s.,0,negative
"dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera, the better",1,positive
dreadfulness,0,negative
it's not very interesting.,0,negative
"the film is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan.",1,positive
a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
out,0,negative
"it does n't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that.",0,negative
an all-around good time at the movies,1,positive
humor in i spy is so anemic.,0,negative
touched by the film's conviction,1,positive
a spoof comedy,1,positive
it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special.,0,negative
"seem tired and,",0,negative
one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
"pointed, often tender, examination",1,positive
touching reflection,1,positive
help overcome the problematic script.,0,negative
"show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty",1,positive
this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario,1,positive
"slow and ponderous, but rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption.",1,positive
"though the film is well-intentioned, one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable.",1,positive
", scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film.'",0,negative
a screwed-up man,0,negative
"an incredibly thoughtful, deeply meditative picture",1,positive
"sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and genuine heart",1,positive
lightweight filmmaking,0,negative
and satirical touches,1,positive
a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
hackneyed concepts,0,negative
"a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic, the work of a genuine and singular artist.",1,positive
wickedly undramatic,0,negative
is magnetic as graham,1,positive
deserves a place of honor next to nanook as a landmark in film history.,1,positive
be able to look away for a second,1,positive
heartfelt performances,1,positive
a legacy,1,positive
"an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
smoky and inviting,1,positive
saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
excruciatingly tedious,0,negative
beyond redemption,0,negative
sleep-inducing,0,negative
coen brothers,1,positive
never rises above mediocrity,0,negative
"well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises, but it's definitely worth taking a look.",1,positive
farts,0,negative
"the fourth `` pokemon '' is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee, with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance.",1,positive
've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before,0,negative
"patchy combination of soap opera, low-tech magic realism and, at times, ploddingly sociological commentary.",0,negative
hackneyed and meanspirited,0,negative
makes a meal of it,1,positive
"mckay seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device he has put in service.",0,negative
"violent, vulgar and forgettably entertaining.",0,negative
shockingly bad,0,negative
run of the mill,0,negative
is n't a very,0,negative
most amazing super-sized dosage,1,positive
"is cruel, misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy.",0,negative
spies,0,negative
"4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos,",0,negative
unfunny,0,negative
good film,1,positive
a simplistic narrative and,1,positive
"a canny crowd pleaser,",1,positive
real and amusing,1,positive
least,0,negative
very light,1,positive
"thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except",0,negative
dying a slow death,0,negative
some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life,1,positive
reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality,1,positive
"to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them",1,positive
downright intoxicating,1,positive
especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
vaporize from your memory minutes,0,negative
energetic,1,positive
"'s the inimitable diaz, holding it all together.",1,positive
decrepit,0,negative
two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
bloody beauty as vivid,1,positive
is not handled well,0,negative
long and eventful,1,positive
for its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
kids will love its fantasy and adventure,1,positive
"( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really",0,negative
one of the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
the moral shrapnel and mental shellshock will linger long after this film has ended.,1,positive
b movies,0,negative
"from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0,negative
for pretentious arts majors,0,negative
see a movie with its heart,1,positive
reek of a script,0,negative
bottom tier,0,negative
"delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them",1,positive
an admirable reconstruction of terrible events,1,positive
"'s a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director",1,positive
fights a good fight,1,positive
floating narrative,1,positive
stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy,1,positive
"a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
of this dog of a movie,0,negative
too bad kramer could n't make a guest appearance to liven things up.,0,negative
plays like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story.,0,negative
yet depressing film,0,negative
does pack some serious suspense.,1,positive
descends into such message-mongering moralism,0,negative
gripping humanity,1,positive
fall fast asleep,0,negative
bound,1,positive
self-absorbed,0,negative
see the forest for the trees,1,positive
's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good,1,positive
intolerable company,0,negative
for one splendidly cast pair,1,positive
convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons,0,negative
are ... impeccable throughout.,1,positive
"driven by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm ... the film is funny, insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs",1,positive
horror/action hybrid,1,positive
of the finest films of the year,1,positive
that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
jones and snipes are enthralling,1,positive
"that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
still fun and enjoyable,1,positive
"this is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged",0,negative
"a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside,",1,positive
often overwritten,0,negative
to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
nearly impossible,0,negative
down-to-earth bullock,1,positive
"proves once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
the first bond movie in ages that is n't fake fun,1,positive
overwhelmingly,1,positive
"spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick",1,positive
tastelessness and gall,0,negative
bad action-movie line,0,negative
grows,1,positive
"contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive",0,negative
the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way,0,negative
any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly,0,negative
caliber,1,positive
balanced film,1,positive
of run-of-the-mill profanity,0,negative
feel like three hours.,0,negative
"is confusing on one level or another, making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be",0,negative
"of bland hotels, highways, parking lots",0,negative
liked a lot of the smaller scenes,1,positive
"continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision.",1,positive
", mind-numbingly, indescribably bad",0,negative
"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking,",1,positive
menacing,0,negative
incessantly,0,negative
bears about as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man does to the experiences of most teenagers.,0,negative
"helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy,",0,negative
gangs excels in spectacle and pacing.,1,positive
creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries.,1,positive
"devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable.",1,positive
lacks balance,0,negative
revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored.,0,negative
tv,1,positive
"an entertaining british hybrid of comedy, caper thrills and quirky romance.",1,positive
"a powerful, inflammatory film",1,positive
favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
begins on a high note and,1,positive
has much to recommend it,1,positive
"a vibrant, colorful, semimusical rendition",1,positive
a simple tale,1,positive
despicable characters,0,negative
` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.,1,positive
", director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.",0,negative
this amiable picture,1,positive
a markedly inactive film,0,negative
saves this deeply affecting film,1,positive
"cold, nervy and memorable",1,positive
the gratuitous cinematic distractions,0,negative
"the interviews that follow, with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice, are as subtle and as enigmatic",1,positive
insanely hilarious,1,positive
does n't work because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
surprise us,1,positive
"coppola, along with his sister, sofia, is a real filmmaker",1,positive
remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and it's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies.,1,positive
inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
no pastry is violated,1,positive
is very difficult,0,negative
i 'll buy the soundtrack.,1,positive
"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic",1,positive
to the genre and another first-rate performance,1,positive
an adventurous young talent,1,positive
will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
as i laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor,1,positive
is the best ` old neighborhood ' project,1,positive
others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere.,0,negative
make italian for beginners worth the journey,1,positive
most good-hearted,1,positive
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france,1,positive
"a competent, unpretentious entertainment destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country.",1,positive
thanks to a small star with big heart,1,positive
impersonal and abstract,0,negative
it's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film.,1,positive
-- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,0,negative
if you 're a fan of the series you 'll love it and probably want to see it twice.,1,positive
accents so good,1,positive
"a classy, sprightly spin on film",1,positive
an original,1,positive
a thing that already knows it's won,1,positive
as punching bags,1,positive
nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona,0,negative
good-natured,1,positive
star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
"'s both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue, only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",1,positive
an entertaining movie,1,positive
more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed.,0,negative
that gets under your skin,1,positive
be half as entertaining as it is,1,positive
a rollicking adventure for you,1,positive
that even its target audience talked all the way through it,0,negative
prickly indie comedy,0,negative
"halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and, of course",0,negative
that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film,1,positive
other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
and crude film,0,negative
could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions.,0,negative
"it is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved, the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound.",0,negative
"sanctimonious, self-righteous and",0,negative
"it's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements, and schumacher does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas",1,positive
"acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable",1,positive
"one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids.,1,positive
is why anybody picked it up.,0,negative
"vibrantly colored and beautifully designed, metropolis is a feast for the eyes.",1,positive
seems to have been ` it's just a kids ' flick,0,negative
that takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
"with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people,1,positive
"the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life, but also acknowledging the places, and the people, from whence you came.",1,positive
's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre,1,positive
the piano teacher is not an easy film.,0,negative
manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
much power,1,positive
this picture,1,positive
"muddled, simplistic and more than a little pretentious",0,negative
features nonsensical and laughable plotting,0,negative
served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick,0,negative
reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans,0,negative
save their children,1,positive
that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
surprisingly touching,1,positive
come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy,1,positive
worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
", the rest of us will be lulled into a coma.",0,negative
a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone.,0,negative
existential exploration,1,positive
"road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire",1,positive
"inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone",0,negative
"both shrill and soporific, and because everything",0,negative
sinister,0,negative
than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
amazing,1,positive
have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize,1,positive
like brosnan's performance,1,positive
counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget,0,negative
sense is a movie that deserves recommendation,1,positive
little more than a well-mounted history lesson.,0,negative
to the film's music,1,positive
and dog lovers,1,positive
no surprises,0,negative
crawls along,0,negative
sure mainstream audiences will be baffled,0,negative
"begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is.",0,negative
oddly humorous to tediously sentimental,1,positive
grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration.,1,positive
lonely,0,negative
"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent",1,positive
has been,1,positive
", cry and realize,",0,negative
told well by a master,1,positive
a show forged in still-raw emotions,1,positive
to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
captivates,1,positive
drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
the filling,1,positive
queasy-stomached,0,negative
very choppy and monosyllabic,0,negative
"psychedelic devices, special effects and backgrounds,",1,positive
welcome with audiences,1,positive
"everything in maid in manhattan is exceedingly pleasant, designed not to offend.",1,positive
the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances,1,positive
startling story,1,positive
do with imagination,1,positive
dumplings,1,positive
"more interesting -- and, dare i say,",1,positive
'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
does not work,0,negative
back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.,1,positive
"has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy",1,positive
authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment,0,negative
revolutionary spirit,1,positive
"a crowd-pleaser, but then,",1,positive
"a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him, and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place",1,positive
the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness,0,negative
the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution,0,negative
"is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama.",0,negative
", truths emerge.",1,positive
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life.,1,positive
tossed off,0,negative
this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism,0,negative
of more appealing holiday-season product,1,positive
"sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle,1,positive
"like a giant commercial for universal studios, where much of the action takes place",0,negative
nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible,1,positive
a pretty decent kid-pleasing,1,positive
unrecoverable,0,negative
"articulate, grown-up voice",1,positive
commercialism all in the same movie,0,negative
nifty,1,positive
"'s an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter.",1,positive
"a thoughtful movie, a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions.",1,positive
some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
making up for any flaws that come later,1,positive
terrific effort,1,positive
the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,1,positive
xmas,1,positive
", it does give exposure to some talented performers",1,positive
"does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer,0,negative
of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games,1,positive
"it is a likable story, told with competence.",1,positive
originality is sorely lacking.,0,negative
especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
the emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down.,0,negative
"along the way -- myriad signs, if you will -- that beneath the familiar, funny surface is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes",1,positive
idiocy,0,negative
moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
", visually graceful",1,positive
sappiness,0,negative
"the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life, but also acknowledging the places, and the people, from whence you came",1,positive
a beautiful film to watch,1,positive
neither romantic nor comedic,0,negative
"with fewer deliberate laughs, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs",0,negative
a complete waste of time,0,negative
largely devoid,0,negative
to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
"piece, a model of menacing atmosphere",1,positive
of last summer's bloated effects,0,negative
a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
"proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast",0,negative
someone made off with your wallet,0,negative
"'s a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas.",1,positive
dodge this one,0,negative
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre,0,negative
"played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it.",0,negative
benefit enormously from the cockettes ' camera craziness,1,positive
in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
`` brown sugar '' admirably aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film.,1,positive
( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence,1,positive
lively,1,positive
it seem fresh again,1,positive
"tends to pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times, yet",0,negative
"the movie is silly beyond comprehension, and",0,negative
the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,1,positive
"clumsily staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors.",0,negative
spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it,1,positive
will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking.,1,positive
"feels secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way",0,negative
spectacularly,1,positive
construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
the ridiculousness,0,negative
well-done film,1,positive
's not that funny,0,negative
inhuman cinematic punishment,0,negative
pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
of heartfelt performances,1,positive
fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema,0,negative
"there's nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot, and cq shimmers with it.",1,positive
you 've figured out late marriage,1,positive
"one of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace.",1,positive
teddy bears ' picnic ranks,1,positive
"dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
so second-rate,0,negative
", twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse,0,negative
tootsie knockoff.,0,negative
need movies like tim mccann's revolution no. 9.,1,positive
"britney spears ' phoniness is nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction.",0,negative
"unfortunately, that's precisely what arthur dong's family fundamentals does.",0,negative
than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind,1,positive
a very moving and revelatory footnote,1,positive
a non-mystery mystery.,0,negative
fascinating -- and timely -- content,1,positive
loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time,0,negative
"a smart and funny, albeit sometimes superficial, cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist",1,positive
gut-clutching piece,1,positive
"becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten.",0,negative
subjugate truth,1,positive
the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera,0,negative
with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
to remember,1,positive
is a real filmmaker,1,positive
a great film noir,1,positive
disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies,0,negative
is that it does n't make any sense,0,negative
a talky bore,0,negative
bristles with passion and energy,1,positive
"is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
above pat inspirational status,1,positive
beautifully filmed,1,positive
"moving, and adventurous",1,positive
somewhat cumbersome,0,negative
place and personal identity,1,positive
a dazzling dream of a documentary,1,positive
* corpus and its amiable jerking,0,negative
"serious subject matter and dark, funny humor",1,positive
"is unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive",1,positive
bland murder-on-campus,0,negative
satisfying destination,1,positive
arguably the best script that besson has written in years.,1,positive
"its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",0,negative
"many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside, and",0,negative
fun one,1,positive
ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya,1,positive
romp that has something to say.,1,positive
a stultifyingly obvious one,0,negative
it's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey.,0,negative
turntablism,1,positive
is well worth seeing,1,positive
the strain is all too evident,0,negative
unlike,0,negative
"upon which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
dismiss -- moody,0,negative
", i would go back and choose to skip it.",0,negative
worked,1,positive
"anybody who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little",1,positive
of war-torn croatia,0,negative
"terrific as nadia, a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english",1,positive
director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency,1,positive
"humor, warmth, and",1,positive
that few will bother thinking it all through,0,negative
want my money back.,0,negative
dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable.,1,positive
"that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",1,positive
eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee.,1,positive
incessant,0,negative
talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be,0,negative
of good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
just does n't add up.,0,negative
that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays,1,positive
a winning family story,1,positive
never catches fire,0,negative
missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,1,positive
the paradiso's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) third ...,0,negative
much fun,1,positive
in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot,1,positive
of a poetic,1,positive
the most entertaining moments here are unintentional.,1,positive
great director,1,positive
"and, thanks to the presence of ` the king, ' it also rocks.",1,positive
an authentic feel,1,positive
"`` sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film ...",1,positive
"all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability",0,negative
as the long-faced sad sack,0,negative
all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
"'s too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
"jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,",0,negative
to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
"a delightful, if minor, pastry",1,positive
the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian,0,negative
the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
"vulgar, sexist, racist humor",0,negative
offbeat humor,1,positive
finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
"viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies",1,positive
"in the director's cut, the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes.",1,positive
enough to give you brain strain,0,negative
this bad,0,negative
in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,0,negative
downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness,1,positive
a couple hours of summertime,1,positive
's impossible to care,0,negative
directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,1,positive
this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful -,0,negative
terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
sometimes improbable story,0,negative
sitting open too long,0,negative
the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
a peculiar malaise,0,negative
"a step further, richer and",1,positive
freshman,1,positive
an actress,1,positive
its cheesy screenplay,0,negative
a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0,negative
"is hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring",0,negative
sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings,1,positive
"a pointed, often tender, examination of the pros and cons of unconditional",1,positive
create and sustain a mood,1,positive
as a real movie,1,positive
of seeing justice served,1,positive
leaden and,0,negative
delicious pulpiness,1,positive
notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips,0,negative
it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.,1,positive
ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride,1,positive
"a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document",0,negative
"useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
is its utter sincerity,1,positive
the ticket you need,1,positive
the kind of ` laugh therapy ',1,positive
passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
of his character,1,positive
blue hilarity,1,positive
a laughable -- or rather,0,negative
"but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie, it is n't much fun.",0,negative
sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
astonishing voice cast,1,positive
an unchanged dullard,0,negative
"has warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed.",1,positive
on cable,0,negative
"it with ring,",1,positive
far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
revelled in the entertaining shallows,1,positive
good music documentary,1,positive
"wewannour money back, actually.",0,negative
makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
"animation back 30 years, musicals back 40 years and",0,negative
can take credit for most of the movie's success.,1,positive
"still, the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing.",1,positive
crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments,1,positive
impressive performances,1,positive
a great one,1,positive
"in xxx, diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
delivers a magnetic performance.,1,positive
a sumptuous work,1,positive
"are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",1,positive
're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
"likeable thanks to its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes",1,positive
the crap,0,negative
sodden and glum,0,negative
frequently hilarious,1,positive
because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat,1,positive
glued,1,positive
it has its faults,0,negative
were already tired,0,negative
rooting for the film,1,positive
"dumb, sweet, and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
does somehow manage to get you under its spell,1,positive
salient points,1,positive
cruel story,0,negative
defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.,1,positive
pretentious mess,0,negative
campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution.,1,positive
"ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
"derivative, overlong, and bombastic",0,negative
the high infidelity,0,negative
"admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency",1,positive
"a culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny,",1,positive
actually means to face your fears,1,positive
not a word of english,0,negative
well-intentioned,1,positive
wickedly sick and twisted humor,1,positive
african american professionals,1,positive
of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
emotionally and narratively complex,1,positive
", structure and rhythms",1,positive
just too silly and,0,negative
impressive and yet lacking about everything,0,negative
starving and untalented,0,negative
gets clunky on the screen,0,negative
"has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '', and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of `` lolita ''.",0,negative
personality,1,positive
"to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
fails to rise above its disgusting source material,0,negative
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves,1,positive
disappoints,0,negative
"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater, and films had the ability to mesmerize, astonish and entertain.",1,positive
utterly misplaced,0,negative
a spirited film,1,positive
the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were,0,negative
"is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it",1,positive
complex,1,positive
"bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers,",0,negative
is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,0,negative
were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you.,0,negative
a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification.,0,negative
) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
soul-stirring documentary,1,positive
"a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge",0,negative
uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
an appealing couple --,1,positive
that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
and self-conscious seams,0,negative
the weird thing,0,negative
damn funny stuff,1,positive
"despite its visual virtuosity, ` naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.",0,negative
so low in a poorly,0,negative
we do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this.,0,negative
godfrey reggio's career shines like a lonely beacon.,1,positive
because it overstays its natural running time,0,negative
are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
"a text to ` lick,",0,negative
introducing an intriguing and alluring premise,1,positive
"charm, cultivation and devotion",1,positive
as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,0,negative
feels like three hours,0,negative
very well-written,1,positive
very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact,0,negative
potential success,1,positive
reflective and beautifully,1,positive
leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.,1,positive
one baaaaaaaaad movie,0,negative
unfunny,0,negative
"be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality,",1,positive
'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
", as blood work proves, that was a long, long time ago.",0,negative
an american,1,positive
an unimaginative screenwriter's,0,negative
"i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes",0,negative
"even when it drags, we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking",1,positive
stylishly,1,positive
"essentially ruined -- or, rather,",0,negative
"a work of extraordinary journalism, but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry",1,positive
"fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative,",0,negative
the rope snaps,0,negative
the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life.,0,negative
fanciful drama,1,positive
that delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
big-hearted and,1,positive
", longley's film lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context.",0,negative
adorable italian guys,1,positive
critical,0,negative
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place.,1,positive
with exquisite craftsmanship,1,positive
here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
"maybe you 'll be lucky, and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back.",0,negative
"what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge.",0,negative
... silly humbuggery ...,0,negative
an affection,1,positive
most resonant film since the killer.,1,positive
works out,1,positive
"the widowmaker is derivative, overlong, and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining.",1,positive
", ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.",0,negative
is great,1,positive
"spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
"engaging, surprisingly touching british comedy",1,positive
", energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested.",1,positive
confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks.,0,negative
by the dynamic first act,1,positive
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level,0,negative
too daft by half ... but supremely good natured.,1,positive
the film's plot may be shallow,0,negative
easy to like,1,positive
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work,0,negative
"it's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,",1,positive
a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
huge disappointment coming,0,negative
deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride,1,positive
the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter.,0,negative
that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
you ca n't help but feel ` stoked.',1,positive
entirely witless,0,negative
is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material,0,negative
fun or,1,positive
a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
obscenity,0,negative
can be viewed as pure composition and form --,1,positive
not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick.,1,positive
tepid,0,negative
's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers.,1,positive
the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
give each other the willies,0,negative
is credible and remarkably mature,1,positive
"highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast, it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.",1,positive
of the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
that's actually sort of amazing,1,positive
"that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant,0,negative
a streetwise mclaughlin group,1,positive
funny and well-contructed,1,positive
's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
overproduced,0,negative
"if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special, the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes, it drags",0,negative
though he only scratches the surface,0,negative
visual splendor,1,positive
lingering questions about what the film is really getting at,0,negative
an ` action film ' mired in stasis,0,negative
dragon,1,positive
"'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic.",0,negative
"carried out by men of marginal intelligence,",0,negative
dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
that the plot makes no sense,0,negative
"twohy's a good yarn-spinner, and ultimately the story compels",1,positive
well-meant,1,positive
bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
avarice,0,negative
talkiness,0,negative
`` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children's film.,0,negative
"ignore the reputation, and ignore the film.",0,negative
manage to be spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
of the best since the last waltz,1,positive
a pale imitation,0,negative
withered,0,negative
pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report,0,negative
"writing, skewed characters,",0,negative
to provoke them,1,positive
is the stuff that disney movies are made of.,1,positive
crawl up your own ***,0,negative
"there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
that sends you out of the theater feeling,1,positive
is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.,0,negative
folds under its own thinness.,0,negative
"itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension",0,negative
conceptual feat,1,positive
", sitting through dahmer's two hours amounts to little more than punishment.",0,negative
great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
did i miss something?,0,negative
simply by accident,0,negative
nothing special,0,negative
this movie's lack of ideas,0,negative
cynicism,0,negative
take an entirely stale concept and,0,negative
", wit and interesting characters",1,positive
"a stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying, piece of character-driven storytelling",1,positive
surprising flair,1,positive
i liked it just enough.,1,positive
some of the back-story is a little tired,0,negative
nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
-- and long -- for its own good,0,negative
"is a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking.",1,positive
perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing,1,positive
odoriferous thing,0,negative
brilliantly written and well-acted,1,positive
"it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture, and",1,positive
joy,1,positive
is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
deft,1,positive
"a low-budget affair, tadpole was shot on digital video, and the images often look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction.",0,negative
but that they are doing it is thought-provoking.,1,positive
", scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys",1,positive
neil burger's impressive fake documentary,1,positive
in looking at the comic effects of jealousy,1,positive
is tenderly observant of his characters.,1,positive
"its dark, delicate treatment",1,positive
has no idea of it is serious,0,negative
"he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery,",0,negative
"it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery, but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists.",1,positive
classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
", undisputed scores a direct hit.",1,positive
"painful, horrifying and oppressively tragic",0,negative
"usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",0,negative
easy jokes and insults,0,negative
"quitting, however, manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
long gone,0,negative
the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression.,0,negative
by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
"about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
"soderbergh, like kubrick before him, may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
"feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful.",1,positive
spiderman rocks,1,positive
was n't one of the film's virtues.,0,negative
"a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine.",0,negative
an uneven film for the most part,0,negative
", the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
miracles,1,positive
his storytelling skills have eroded,0,negative
"`` shakes the clown '', a much funnier film with a similar theme",1,positive
", others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere.",0,negative
the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.,0,negative
", madonna is one helluva singer.",1,positive
"hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and",0,negative
will probably find it fascinating,1,positive
good ear,1,positive
fascinating but flawed look,1,positive
is both a snore and utter tripe,0,negative
"to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and",1,positive
the gloss,1,positive
"we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes, and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground",0,negative
banal dialogue,0,negative
of the smarter offerings the horror genre,1,positive
it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it,1,positive
optimism,1,positive
"but in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
"as a tarantula, helga",0,negative
been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand,0,negative
afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,0,negative
"the better video-game-based flicks,",1,positive
"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension",0,negative
blasphemous bad,0,negative
woozy quality,0,negative
nothing interesting in unfaithful,0,negative
sheds light,1,positive
want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
one-dimensional buffoons,0,negative
without a conclusion or pay off,0,negative
is a tired one,0,negative
we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before,0,negative
"if a big musical number like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off",0,negative
"terror by suggestion, rather than the overuse of special effects",1,positive
patient and tenacious,1,positive
too obviously,0,negative
the movie is loaded with good intentions,1,positive
for occasional smiles,1,positive
of all ages,1,positive
"bland, surfacey way",0,negative
it's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland.,0,negative
begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i,1,positive
frightening war scenes,0,negative
must have been astronomically bad,0,negative
the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
goes by quickly,1,positive
and that makes all the difference.,1,positive
the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
"at three hours and with very little story or character development, there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue.",0,negative
spotty,0,negative
"amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community, one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
"'s super - violent, super-serious and super-stupid.",0,negative
perfect example,1,positive
elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect,0,negative
"than an autopsy, the movie",0,negative
exploitative and,0,negative
"a wacky, screwball comedy",1,positive
"solid, satisfying fare",1,positive
"-- a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
have all but ruined his career,0,negative
worldly-wise and very funny,1,positive
has you study them,1,positive
get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
is n't just offensive,0,negative
pop up in nearly every corner of the country,1,positive
friendly,1,positive
a deadly bore,0,negative
would go back and choose to skip it,0,negative
bravery,1,positive
an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't.,1,positive
too many clever things,0,negative
"allowing us to find the small, human moments,",1,positive
desert,0,negative
spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
"miyazaki has created such a vibrant, colorful world, it's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images.",1,positive
as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle,1,positive
to be liberating,1,positive
"the movie wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial.",0,negative
gorgeous color palette,1,positive
", ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
an older cad instructs a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy.,1,positive
"a mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports",1,positive
", but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid",0,negative
"gaunt, silver-haired and leonine, ( harris ) brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman.",1,positive
distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them,0,negative
luridly graphic and,0,negative
", clumsily staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors.",0,negative
that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
drab,0,negative
is almost,0,negative
"mike white's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark, funny humor make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching.",1,positive
still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly,1,positive
display an original talent,1,positive
"but mostly it's a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
"there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares?",0,negative
"good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography",1,positive
moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
impressive talent,1,positive
the chills,0,negative
full of surprises,1,positive
you sweat,1,positive
i could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy.,0,negative
is still quite good-natured and,1,positive
rich in color and creativity,1,positive
"found its audience,",1,positive
ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
superficial.,0,negative
watch this movie,1,positive
"garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple, and",1,positive
to surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
ingenious fun,1,positive
have recharged him,1,positive
rancorous curiosity,1,positive
suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
"sexy, funny and touching.",1,positive
going to face frightening late fees,0,negative
is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish.,1,positive
of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
that is as difficult for the audience to take as it,0,negative
a rip-off,0,negative
an obvious copy,0,negative
"is funny, charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy",1,positive
care,1,positive
laced,0,negative
with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
a real movie,1,positive
seem to match the power of their surroundings,1,positive
a pleasing way with a metaphor,1,positive
a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994's surprise family,1,positive
"like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace, mad love looks better than it feels.",0,negative
"brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
( clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
a cast of a-list brit actors,1,positive
... is at 22 a powerful young actor.,1,positive
we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
total misfire,0,negative
storytelling skills,1,positive
at least now we 've got something pretty damn close,1,positive
therapy-dependent flakeball,0,negative
can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience.,1,positive
lovely and,1,positive
"a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale",1,positive
"unfortunately, it runs for 170",0,negative
hero performances,1,positive
blah,0,negative
the result is somewhat satisfying --,1,positive
unlikeable,0,negative
disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ... or,0,negative
a true delight.,1,positive
it's not scary in the slightest.,0,negative
that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
of mr. chabrol's subtlest works,1,positive
"is holofcener's deep, uncompromising curtsy to women she knows, and very likely is",1,positive
good-looking,1,positive
it does n't give a damn,0,negative
done that ... a thousand times,0,negative
artificiality,0,negative
few things in this world more complex --,1,positive
thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food.,1,positive
what could have,0,negative
"best of all is garcia, who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man.",1,positive
are a little peculiar,0,negative
a striking style behind the camera,1,positive
sucks,0,negative
is n't the actor to save it.,0,negative
dated,0,negative
has a sure hand,1,positive
is spot,1,positive
set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers,1,positive
"has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",1,positive
"is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema.",1,positive
"shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin, inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder.",0,negative
has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry,1,positive
wang ),0,negative
overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
sobering and powerful documentary,1,positive
take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses,1,positive
"for a movie that tries to be smart, it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.,1,positive
understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
the payoff is powerful and revelatory,1,positive
disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
"however sincere it may be, the rising place never quite justifies its own existence.",0,negative
"the title, alone, should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
the under-7 crowd,1,positive
the strange horror,0,negative
that works on any number of levels,1,positive
panic,0,negative
an odd drama set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to.,1,positive
sound so dull,0,negative
the rest of the cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
"his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
"smart, sassy and exceptionally charming",1,positive
hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
"a brilliantly played, deeply unsettling experience",1,positive
"journalistically dubious, inept",0,negative
"is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like",0,negative
's loud and boring,0,negative
"hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them.,0,negative
see because the theater,1,positive
's quinn ( is ) a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent.',1,positive
ride around a pretty tattered old carousel.,0,negative
finds its tone and several scenes run too long.,0,negative
entrapment in the maze of modern life,1,positive
"is a convincing one,",1,positive
"the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
"got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat",0,negative
of an alternative lifestyle,1,positive
not as outrageous or funny,0,negative
gives hollywood sequels,1,positive
forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago,1,positive
( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy,0,negative
's also disappointing to a certain degree.,0,negative
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would.,0,negative
", you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd.",0,negative
present an unflinching look,1,positive
audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying,1,positive
does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter,1,positive
made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
he's making dog day afternoon with a cause,1,positive
is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
"light the candles, bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it's simply, and surprisingly, a nice, light treat",1,positive
is powerful and revelatory,1,positive
playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity,1,positive
a worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
have given this movie a rating of zero,0,negative
two star script,0,negative
the script has less spice than a rat burger and,0,negative
technical proficiency,1,positive
to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy,0,negative
"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking, and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence.",1,positive
gadgets,1,positive
what can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
"davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
"issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate",0,negative
good stuff,1,positive
"-- when are bears bears and when are they like humans, only hairier -- would tax einstein's brain.",0,negative
shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0,negative
is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction,1,positive
cheery,1,positive
", uncompromising",0,negative
searing performances,1,positive
dearly,1,positive
", cliche-ridden",0,negative
pathetic,0,negative
when a movie has stuck around for this long,1,positive
"-- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way --",1,positive
provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
a lifetime,1,positive
for the kids,1,positive
the perfect festival film,1,positive
so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
the touch,1,positive
stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
that graze the funny bone,1,positive
a tap-dancing rhino,0,negative
to avoid,0,negative
sensuality,1,positive
"an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
takes no apparent joy,0,negative
does n't quite go the distance,0,negative
"itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
"looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable, as it does in trouble every day",1,positive
"a truly, truly bad movie",0,negative
a played-out idea,0,negative
so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it.,0,negative
all of the elements are in place for a great film noir,1,positive
construct a story,1,positive
adequately fills the eyes,1,positive
its inescapable absurdities,0,negative
quirky and fearless,1,positive
seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ',0,negative
"in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world",1,positive
spits out,0,negative
a film you will never forget,1,positive
vibrant and,1,positive
also has humor and heart and very talented young actors,1,positive
intelligent observations,1,positive
overly familiar scenario,0,negative
funny,1,positive
a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
( cattaneo ) sophomore slump,0,negative
that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
sentimental script,1,positive
inherently funny,1,positive
"ends up being neither, and fails at both endeavors.",0,negative
is honestly,1,positive
demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world.,1,positive
"grant is certainly amusing, but",1,positive
cheesy b-movie playing,0,negative
looking like something wholly original,1,positive
unshapely look,0,negative
been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
of the best next generation episodes,1,positive
"the power of shanghai ghetto, a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann, rests in the voices of men and women, now in their 70s, who lived there in the 1940s.",1,positive
of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack,1,positive
runs out of steam after a half hour,0,negative
's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge,1,positive
nervous,0,negative
takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope :,1,positive
"it looks like an action movie, but",0,negative
the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance,0,negative
work and 2002's first great film,1,positive
wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself,0,negative
genuinely enthusiastic performances,1,positive
tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
argentinean ` dramedy ',1,positive
"really, really stupid",0,negative
it's like a drive-by.,0,negative
"colorful, energetic and sweetly whimsical ... the rare sequel that's better than its predecessor",1,positive
it is not worth,0,negative
watch these two together,1,positive
myopic,0,negative
at once visceral and spiritual,1,positive
"makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
"is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication.",0,negative
"if you 're part of her targeted audience, you 'll cheer.",1,positive
a pretty good team,1,positive
run through its otherwise comic narrative.,1,positive
a much better mother-daughter tale,1,positive
really cool bit,1,positive
's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
big-hearted,1,positive
"the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
the film never feels draggy,1,positive
"it is dark, brooding and slow, and takes its central idea way too seriously.",0,negative
salvos hitting a discernible target.,1,positive
come to love,1,positive
superb,1,positive
"by its modest, straight-ahead standards, undisputed scores a direct hit.",1,positive
", or inventive",1,positive
has a spirit that can not be denied,1,positive
of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
without neglecting character development for even one minute,1,positive
really poor comedic writing,0,negative
more plot,1,positive
"to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you",1,positive
"unlike most surf movies, blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.",1,positive
this enthralling documentary,1,positive
"lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy, and the story",1,positive
end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched,1,positive
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
a brilliant college student,1,positive
it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus.,1,positive
"a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,0,negative
all ca n't stand,0,negative
who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
be easy for critics to shred it,0,negative
a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series,0,negative
", big-hearted and frequently",1,positive
drooling idiots,0,negative
they toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry ...,0,negative
a searing lead performance,1,positive
"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ... but",0,negative
are many definitions of ` time waster ',0,negative
hours of material to discuss,1,positive
one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud.,0,negative
that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar.,1,positive
luminous interviews,1,positive
the script's refusal of a happy ending,0,negative
of the obvious cliches,0,negative
"not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream, it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.",0,negative
after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,0,negative
leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
using them as punching bags,0,negative
tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism,0,negative
"exhausted, desiccated talent",0,negative
the laziness and arrogance,0,negative
low-tech magic realism,0,negative
"`` spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff.",1,positive
vapid,0,negative
a worthwhile effort,1,positive
by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
wisdom and emotion,1,positive
"fascinating, unnerving examination",1,positive
"watching this film, one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power.",1,positive
you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh,0,negative
"arrive early and stay late, filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two",1,positive
affection for its characters,1,positive
mixes in as much humor as pathos,1,positive
few nice twists,1,positive
a moving story,1,positive
not only better than its predecessor,1,positive
too skewed to ever get a hold on,0,negative
thriller as lazy as it is interminable,0,negative
's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5.,0,negative
"a funny, puzzling movie",1,positive
with a completely predictable plot,0,negative
solid base,1,positive
to a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
", pathetic, starving and untalented",0,negative
the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher.,0,negative
has merit and,1,positive
", with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.",1,positive
both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
astonish and entertain,1,positive
"play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
"be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble",1,positive
shooting itself,0,negative
elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,0,negative
all credibility flies out the window.,0,negative
corny television,0,negative
fights the good fight in vietnam,1,positive
engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
"things really get weird, though not particularly scary :",0,negative
hughes comedy,1,positive
assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
"is a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery.",1,positive
's not entirely memorable,0,negative
works against itself,0,negative
confection that's pure entertainment,1,positive
the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor,0,negative
"if cinema had been around to capture the chaos of france in the 1790's, one imagines the result would look like something like this.",1,positive
"... it is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
"of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
"fascination, and",1,positive
amazing slapstick,1,positive
"low, very low,",0,negative
weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen,0,negative
leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime.,1,positive
"starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television",0,negative
is even worse,0,negative
the inspiration of the original,1,positive
if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't,1,positive
fine idea,1,positive
mawkish,0,negative
the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities.,0,negative
a good chance of being the big,1,positive
it's a masterpeice.,1,positive
a sour taste,0,negative
", much better.",1,positive
"but on the whole, you 're gon na like this movie.",1,positive
a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.,1,positive
"buy is an accomplished actress, and this is a big, juicy role",1,positive
are too simplistic to maintain interest,0,negative
most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
"rushed,",0,negative
"relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius.",1,positive
thanks to the presence of ` the king,1,positive
economical,1,positive
its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant,0,negative
does n't add up to a whole lot.,0,negative
ridicule factor,0,negative
thriller `` new best friend '',1,positive
barbershop is n't as funny as it should be,0,negative
spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
"long, slow and dreary",0,negative
video games are more involving than this mess.,0,negative
"a distinctly mixed bag, the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness",0,negative
inspiration and,1,positive
witty dialogue and inventive moments,1,positive
the creative animation work,1,positive
slice of comedic bliss,1,positive
a fluid and mesmerizing sequence,1,positive
doing its namesake proud,1,positive
a renowned indian film culture,1,positive
"does a good job of establishing a time and place, and of telling a fascinating character's story.",1,positive
", it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.",1,positive
was better,1,positive
interesting story,1,positive
a marvel of production design.,1,positive
has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,0,negative
they do n't fit well together and,0,negative
rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
bad-movie,0,negative
than their funny accents,1,positive
"fun, popcorn movies",1,positive
uniqueness,1,positive
interesting and thoroughly,1,positive
a perfect wildean actor,1,positive
"friendship,",1,positive
"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence, derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man, however, it's invaluable.",1,positive
recognize,1,positive
gives human nature its unique feel,1,positive
"every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy",1,positive
uneventful,0,negative
"you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness,0,negative
suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness,0,negative
establishes its ominous mood and tension,1,positive
almost unbearably,0,negative
loved ones,1,positive
gorgeousness.,1,positive
of domestic tension and unhappiness,0,negative
the movie dragged on,0,negative
even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency.,0,negative
"he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low",0,negative
is definitely a director to watch.,1,positive
"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
"is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona,",0,negative
"into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department",0,negative
make this a charmer.,1,positive
his lack,0,negative
the year's greatest adventure,1,positive
how it washed out despite all of that,0,negative
of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury, and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying",1,positive
laugh once ( maybe twice ),1,positive
a one-of-a-kind work,1,positive
perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
many can aspire but none can equal,1,positive
"retread, hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing.",0,negative
is n't a very involving one,0,negative
"simpler, leaner",1,positive
( hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through.,0,negative
"are complex and quirky, but entirely believable",1,positive
a potentially trite and overused concept,0,negative
... is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
closed,1,positive
"an energetic, violent movie with a momentum that never lets up",1,positive
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,1,positive
intricately constructed,1,positive
a fantastically vital movie,1,positive
sensitive and,1,positive
survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
"entertaining and, ultimately,",1,positive
those gimmicks,0,negative
to be wholesome and subversive at the same time,1,positive
dry and,0,negative
pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
"affable if not timeless, like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids.",1,positive
"to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
above superficiality,1,positive
be intriguing,1,positive
absurd collection,0,negative
nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin,1,positive
is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple.,1,positive
of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
of boring,0,negative
"captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world.",1,positive
likely to find compelling,1,positive
made on the cheap,0,negative
great scares and,1,positive
nor a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
giddy and provocative sexual,1,positive
the most highly-praised disappointments i,0,negative
unconvincing,0,negative
a few good ideas,1,positive
unbearable when it is n't merely offensive,0,negative
"see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
tasty,1,positive
the spectacle of small-town competition,1,positive
problems and,0,negative
so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
"one of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
", festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.",1,positive
misfire that even tunney ca n't save,0,negative
vivid characters,1,positive
watch these two together again,1,positive
undergo radical changes when it suits the script,0,negative
"'' is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
"assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
is part of the fun,1,positive
overwrought,0,negative
sterling,1,positive
tells a deeper story,1,positive
uneasily,0,negative
"the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
a backbone,1,positive
the hook,1,positive
suck the audience in,1,positive
"a solid, spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket",1,positive
feel like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
edgy thriller,1,positive
as the film breaks your heart,1,positive
the movie's blatant derivativeness is one reason it's so lackluster.,0,negative
"an unbelievably stupid film, though occasionally fun enough to make you",0,negative
"tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony",0,negative
does the nearly impossible,1,positive
there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck,1,positive
its critical backlash,0,negative
imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics,0,negative
becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course.,0,negative
was inspired,1,positive
bland songs,0,negative
like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank,0,negative
beyond the end zone,1,positive
'' exceeds expectations.,1,positive
inventiveness,1,positive
"was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention.",0,negative
open yourself up to mr. reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set,1,positive
the action is dazzling,1,positive
held hostage,0,negative
is visually ravishing,1,positive
will prefer this new version,1,positive
be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as,1,positive
wall,1,positive
", crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises.",0,negative
strange and beautiful film.,1,positive
's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
"all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.",0,negative
fantastic movie,1,positive
better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
nothing but an episode,0,negative
showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
rather simplistic,0,negative
"'s clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long.",0,negative
lost and desolate,0,negative
tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
as fascinating,1,positive
that with really poor comedic writing,0,negative
offers few surprises,0,negative
"hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all -",0,negative
weave a protective cocoon around his own ego,0,negative
war-weary marine,0,negative
"a sharp, amusing study of the cult",1,positive
"entertaining, if somewhat standardized, action",1,positive
of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick,1,positive
"to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity",1,positive
is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,0,negative
"including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
"subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
skip this dreck,0,negative
marginal intelligence,0,negative
delightfully so,1,positive
nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here.,0,negative
"nevertheless, it still seems endless.",0,negative
a few laughs,1,positive
vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs.,1,positive
this is just lazy writing.,0,negative
"becomes a soulful, incisive meditation",1,positive
are of the highest and the performances,1,positive
zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special.,1,positive
is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next.,1,positive
with so much first-rate talent,1,positive
in welcome perspective,1,positive
"seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior, as happiness was ...",0,negative
thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances,1,positive
"meeting, even exceeding expectations, it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
"the story has its redundancies, and the young actors, not very experienced, are sometimes inexpressive",0,negative
mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious,0,negative
"the film starts promisingly, but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work",0,negative
upbeat ending,1,positive
pokemon 4ever,1,positive
for granted in most films are mishandled here,0,negative
"'s as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows",0,negative
laughs -- sometimes a chuckle,1,positive
", moving, and adventurous directorial debut",1,positive
"skillfully assembled,",1,positive
"the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence, but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why",0,negative
treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage.,1,positive
grabs you,1,positive
"may lack the pungent bite of its title, but",0,negative
to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only!'',1,positive
own ambitious goals,1,positive
"a solid cast, assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony",1,positive
in hero worship,1,positive
feel compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject,1,positive
unexpected flashes of dark comedy,1,positive
"is a touching reflection on aging, suffering and the prospect of death.",1,positive
the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts,1,positive
inspiration,1,positive
lifelong concern,1,positive
delightfully,1,positive
brilliant and brutal,1,positive
is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets?,0,negative
month,1,positive
-- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
collapses under its own meager weight.,0,negative
a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted,1,positive
"flat, unconvincing",0,negative
"the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion.",1,positive
love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899.,1,positive
"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly",0,negative
is this so boring,0,negative
such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen,1,positive
"with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
pretty good little movie,1,positive
that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
that the movie has no idea of it is serious or,0,negative
"the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard, but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree.",1,positive
willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss,0,negative
( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ),0,negative
about death,0,negative
push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
this is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull.,0,negative
the best of hollywood's comic-book,1,positive
", brilliant and macabre",1,positive
bitter nor sweet,1,positive
"gaghan captures the half-lit, sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms, a subtlety that makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing.",0,negative
"what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity, the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom, the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time.",0,negative
"a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex",1,positive
the film's saving graces,1,positive
irreparably,0,negative
slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
", bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid.",0,negative
so warm and fuzzy,1,positive
"surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
abysmally,0,negative
making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time,1,positive
some real vitality and even art,1,positive
dumb fart,0,negative
"how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other?",0,negative
"logical, unforced continuation",1,positive
"contrived, awkward",0,negative
"that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",1,positive
a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels,1,positive
is among wiseman's warmest.,1,positive
"that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard",0,negative
"... hits every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny.",0,negative
`` gangs '' is never lethargic,1,positive
bravura performance,1,positive
whet one's appetite for the bollywood films,1,positive
beautiful scene,1,positive
uninspired preachy and clichéd war,0,negative
updated dickensian sensibility,1,positive
the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
", the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.",1,positive
"however, it's pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome.",1,positive
too much norma rae,0,negative
technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive,1,positive
the best the contest received,1,positive
suffers from all the excesses,0,negative
no laughs.,0,negative
"played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it",0,negative
"the characters, cast in impossibly contrived situations, are totally estranged from reality.",0,negative
in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,0,negative
"the uninspired scripts, acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special",0,negative
beautiful work,1,positive
i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale --,1,positive
hide new secretions,0,negative
dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,0,negative
with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction,1,positive
"all the pieces fall together without much surprise, but little moments give it a boost",1,positive
in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,0,negative
has a solid emotional impact.,1,positive
sketchiest,0,negative
"holm does his sly, intricate magic,",1,positive
britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show.,0,negative
a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime.,0,negative
"presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
for some major alterations,1,positive
"is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in",0,negative
relatively dry,0,negative
too easy,0,negative
of these tragic deaths,0,negative
"is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication",0,negative
bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
"perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing, ' but",1,positive
falls to the floor with a sickening thud,0,negative
sentimental mess,0,negative
exudes the urbane sweetness,1,positive
"a sensitive, cultivated treatment of greene's work as well as a remarkably faithful one.",1,positive
take me back to a time,1,positive
induces headaches,0,negative
takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
"like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
ultimately undo him,0,negative
you turn stupid,0,negative
humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
"delightfully unpredictable, hilarious",1,positive
worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
as a fairly weak retooling,0,negative
polished and vastly entertaining,1,positive
resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
"simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply",0,negative
"the past year, which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while",1,positive
an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers,1,positive
terrible,0,negative
"'s sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong",1,positive
the best espionage picture,1,positive
tens of thousands of german jewish refugees,0,negative
"some startling, surrealistic moments",1,positive
is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right.,1,positive
impeccable comic timing,1,positive
do well to cram earplugs in their ears and,0,negative
takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
"for its excellent storytelling, its economical",1,positive
failed,0,negative
"the compassion, good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre's ) first film something of a sleeper success",1,positive
the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments,1,positive
superbly,1,positive
french coming-of-age import,1,positive
capable of anteing up some movie star charisma,1,positive
a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around,1,positive
sad but,0,negative
esteemed,1,positive
problematic quest,0,negative
watchable by a bravura performance,1,positive
labute's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering.,1,positive
misdemeanor,0,negative
", has solid acting and a neat premise",1,positive
is infectious,1,positive
"it cooks conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle.",1,positive
sad schlock merchant,0,negative
less bling-bling,0,negative
slickly staged,1,positive
sluggish pace and lack,0,negative
relies on subtle ironies and visual devices,1,positive
exaggerated action,0,negative
a movie to forget,0,negative
"'s fun,",1,positive
wallowing in its characters ' frustrations,0,negative
the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet,1,positive
"truly, truly bad",0,negative
"on, well, love in the time of money",1,positive
uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
"a quaint, romanticized rendering",1,positive
warmth and,1,positive
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid,0,negative
oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk,1,positive
has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
"scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm",1,positive
france's most inventive directors,1,positive
the ideal outlet,1,positive
were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
's an adventure story and history lesson all in one.,1,positive
linklater,0,negative
"just about the best straight-up, old-school horror film of the last 15 years.",1,positive
bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company,0,negative
"proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances, but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored.",1,positive
get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized,0,negative
display greatness,1,positive
the gentle comic treatment,1,positive
"is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film ...",1,positive
grounded in an undeniable social realism,1,positive
feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy,0,negative
", ghost ship is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.'",0,negative
none of this sounds promising and,0,negative
"patience, respect and affection",1,positive
uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0,negative
to give them credit for : the message of the movie,1,positive
remotely new or interesting,0,negative
can hear you snore,0,negative
says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker's characteristic style,0,negative
", sloppy",0,negative
falls far short,0,negative
"scherfig, who has had a successful career in tv, tackles more than she can handle.",0,negative
"be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
delivers big time,1,positive
"formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff",0,negative
smear,0,negative
a thriller with an edge,1,positive
delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
dubious human being,0,negative
bottom-rung new jack city wannabe.,0,negative
to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
is hardly a masterpiece,0,negative
", the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn.",1,positive
"for most of its footage, the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
"this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events",1,positive
poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
absurdist wit,1,positive
bill morrison's decasia,1,positive
"ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie.",0,negative
despite auteuil's performance,0,negative
option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
the thin veneer,0,negative
the delicate forcefulness,1,positive
if the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness,1,positive
will just as likely make you weep,1,positive
scream low budget,0,negative
"the only camouflage carvey should now be considering is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers.",0,negative
of the potential for sanctimoniousness,0,negative
interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity,0,negative
lacks dramatic punch and depth,0,negative
you want to slap it,0,negative
garden music video,1,positive
nice piece of work,1,positive
"knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
a re-hash,0,negative
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it?,0,negative
tired old vision,0,negative
lame,0,negative
snl '' has-been,0,negative
"is a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its freud and knows its sade",1,positive
to the experience,1,positive
even worse,0,negative
"every once in a while, a movie will come along that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most - the fanboy",1,positive
"wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating, so the more graphic violence is mostly off-screen",0,negative
will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach.,1,positive
"is a welcome lack of pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
highly uneven,0,negative
one of the most exciting action films,1,positive
offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience,0,negative
is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer.,1,positive
cliché-riddled genre,0,negative
a better script,1,positive
"disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice",0,negative
absurdist,0,negative
seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
of grace,1,positive
bright shining star,1,positive
romantic and serenely,1,positive
a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world.,1,positive
ick,0,negative
it's not a motion picture ; it's an utterly static picture,0,negative
"is far from disappointing,",1,positive
cliffhanger,1,positive
photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen.,1,positive
fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
touched by an unprecedented tragedy,0,negative
that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it,1,positive
"because of the universal themes, earnest performances",1,positive
's nothing wrong with that,1,positive
convincing portrayal,1,positive
it drags during its 112-minute length,0,negative
", it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame.",1,positive
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character.,1,positive
"the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad,",0,negative
"aimless, arduous, and arbitrary",0,negative
"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.",1,positive
sports extravaganza,1,positive
"loose, poorly structured film",0,negative
"it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '',0,negative
its audience giddy,1,positive
"implies in its wake the intractable, irreversible flow of history",1,positive
piercing,1,positive
"its true-to-life characters,",1,positive
limpid and conventional historical fiction,0,negative
pity anyone who sees this mishmash.,0,negative
dark to be decipherable,0,negative
"that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",1,positive
"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly, bottomlessly cynical",0,negative
"is dark, brooding and slow",0,negative
"there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue.",0,negative
handed down from the movie gods,1,positive
"are, with the drumming routines, among the film's saving graces.",1,positive
that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness,1,positive
get excited about on this dvd,1,positive
that surprises or delights,1,positive
was immensely enjoyable,1,positive
pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale,1,positive
contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
"no better or worse than ` truth or consequences, n.m. ' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater.",0,negative
"enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle.",1,positive
"fresh, sometimes funny, and usually genuinely worthwhile",1,positive
the most surprising thing about this film,1,positive
unfortunately also,0,negative
a great american adventure,1,positive
imaginative,1,positive
"of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
is where ararat went astray.,0,negative
"to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
"should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
a generic bloodbath,0,negative
everything -- even life on an aircraft carrier -- is sentimentalized.,0,negative
the novel charm,1,positive
"a bad improvisation exercise,",0,negative
a major waste ... generic,0,negative
only surprise,0,negative
"as beautiful, desirable",1,positive
wonderful fencing scenes and,1,positive
absolute joy,1,positive
creative energy and wit to entertain all ages,1,positive
"into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
laughed that hard in years,1,positive
this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
", assured of the wrong things, and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others",0,negative
mostly fool's gold,0,negative
its amiable jerking,0,negative
what could have been a daytime soap opera is actually a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey.,1,positive
"'s better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen, but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists.",1,positive
well-put-together,1,positive
is so rich with period minutiae,1,positive
grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor,1,positive
more ambivalent set,0,negative
i ca n't say this enough : this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies.,0,negative
rambles aimlessly,0,negative
numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before.,0,negative
edits,1,positive
is n't entirely persuasive,0,negative
smart and well-crafted,1,positive
sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and,0,negative
some laughs and a smile,1,positive
derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films,0,negative
the movie is better than you might think.,1,positive
recommended --,1,positive
"a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense",1,positive
"humble, teach and ultimately",1,positive
gross-out humor,0,negative
solemn pretension,0,negative
"best indie of the year, so far.",1,positive
"the byplay and bickering between the now spy-savvy siblings, carmen ( vega ) and juni ( sabara ) cortez, anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take.",1,positive
"fails in making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ... well before the end",0,negative
enjoyable family fare,1,positive
strong supporting players,1,positive
watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,0,negative
"is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them!",0,negative
well-behaved film,1,positive
of a handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
", you will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot.",0,negative
", i ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out.",0,negative
showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
best little `` horror '' movie,1,positive
"amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i.e., a banal spiritual quest",0,negative
feels familiar and tired,0,negative
"as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but stylish and moody",1,positive
"familiar, funny",1,positive
imaginatively mixed,1,positive
cold blanket,0,negative
no idea what in creation is going on,0,negative
"i could keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking",0,negative
"the entire point of a shaggy dog story, of course, is that it goes nowhere,",0,negative
sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
"a knowing look at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor.",1,positive
"i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture,",1,positive
being neither,0,negative
is significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration,0,negative
the wrong things,0,negative
kids-cute sentimentality,1,positive
raunchy and frequently hilarious,1,positive
a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long,1,positive
improvise and scream,1,positive
big bad love,1,positive
do n't want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph,1,positive
"sick, twisted sort",0,negative
just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on,0,negative
laziness and arrogance,0,negative
two fatal ailments,0,negative
it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy.,0,negative
this clever and very satisfying picture,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks,0,negative
the trailer is a riot.,1,positive
", this has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises.",1,positive
no rooting interest,0,negative
entertaining thriller,1,positive
this is n't a stand up and cheer flick ; it's a sit down and ponder affair,1,positive
incompetent cops,0,negative
mind-numbing,0,negative
become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters,0,negative
common sense,1,positive
bodacious,1,positive
this director's cut -- which adds 51 minutes -- takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera.,0,negative
"lead actress gaï, she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,",1,positive
"we, today, can prevent its tragic waste of life",0,negative
setting distracts,0,negative
asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,0,negative
both heartbreaking and heartwarming ...,1,positive
in the series,1,positive
slow,0,negative
be a single iota worse,0,negative
protect your community,1,positive
meaningful cinema,1,positive
"dumb gags, anatomical humor,",0,negative
"a stupid, derivative horror film",0,negative
revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
efficient,1,positive
"can certainly go the distance,",1,positive
delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
succeeds through sincerity.,1,positive
"as a kind of colorful, dramatized pbs program, frida gets the job done.",1,positive
exceptional performances,1,positive
alternative medicine obviously has its merits ... but ayurveda does the field no favors.,0,negative
"i would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful.",0,negative
has value can not be denied.,1,positive
clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.,0,negative
make a delightful comedy centering on food,1,positive
imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
contradictory things,0,negative
"a blair witch - style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast",0,negative
compelling investigation,1,positive
"french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama",1,positive
"are no special effects, and no hollywood endings.",0,negative
has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best,1,positive
you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,1,positive
masterpiece,1,positive
abandon '' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater.,0,negative
made the full monty a smashing success,1,positive
to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
intriguing and downright intoxicating,1,positive
the hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ;",0,negative
"have a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
for no apparent reason except,0,negative
that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash,0,negative
the feel of poetic tragedy,0,negative
", this is the ultimate movie experience",1,positive
cerebral,1,positive
be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still,0,negative
a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
"-- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
future lizard endeavors will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,0,negative
"it's also built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness.",0,negative
dinner guest,1,positive
"has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video, a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment, as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting",0,negative
students that deals with first love sweetly but also seriously.,1,positive
told with humor and poignancy,1,positive
an unexpectedly sweet story,1,positive
it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
the problems with the film,0,negative
sounds like horrible poetry,0,negative
"is at once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends.",1,positive
so intimate,1,positive
it does so without compromising that complexity.,1,positive
"love, family",1,positive
"a full experience, a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence.",1,positive
"endearing, masterful",1,positive
"a very well-meaning movie, and it will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy.",1,positive
you 're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
"graceful, moving tribute",1,positive
"we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
the cumulative effect of the movie is repulsive and depressing.,0,negative
mordantly funny and intimately knowing ...,1,positive
as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
"instead, she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.",1,positive
"wonderland adventure, a stalker thriller, and a condensed season of tv's big brother",1,positive
mediocre,0,negative
"to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
romantic comedy,1,positive
madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.,1,positive
is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless.,0,negative
get lost in the murk of its own making,0,negative
"is its reliance on formula, though",0,negative
if you grew up on scooby -- you 'll love this movie.,1,positive
an interesting technical exercise,1,positive
"weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling and flat acting.",0,negative
is a visual treat for all audiences.,1,positive
"some body will take you places you have n't been, and also places you have.",1,positive
been there done that,0,negative
"contrived, awkward and filled with unintended laughs",0,negative
the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph,1,positive
in a dead-end existence,0,negative
"talky, artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise",0,negative
the painstaking,0,negative
the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
you 'll regret,0,negative
"do all three quite well,",1,positive
funnier version of the old police academy flicks.,1,positive
a sweet and modest and,1,positive
"anybody who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little bloodshed.",1,positive
strikes a potent chemistry with molina,1,positive
it's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
to the energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
it looks good,1,positive
puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
another trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '.',1,positive
flailing reputation,0,negative
"might have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek ).",0,negative
deeper and more engaging,1,positive
their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ),0,negative
insightfully,1,positive
's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making.,0,negative
arresting,1,positive
"a delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels.",1,positive
worthy predecessors,1,positive
"into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
"call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
", danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction.",1,positive
trashy fun,1,positive
"as it is a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief",1,positive
"the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive, but that it's boring.",0,negative
on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
"of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family",1,positive
tasty performance,1,positive
some kind of goofy grandeur,1,positive
worshipful,1,positive
"a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
"its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
a love story as sanguine as its title,1,positive
movie dawdle,0,negative
those of you who are not an eighth grade girl will most likely doze off during this one.,0,negative
"talk to her is so darned assured, we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.",1,positive
stay away,0,negative
pretty much delivers on that promise.,1,positive
hard time,0,negative
"it wo n't hold up over the long haul,",0,negative
feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
"religion that dares to question an ancient faith, and",1,positive
will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades,0,negative
cheap-looking,0,negative
"a markedly inactive film, city is conversational bordering on confessional.",0,negative
it shows us a slice of life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable.,1,positive
big fat pain.,0,negative
independent or,1,positive
"the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
a brilliant college student --,1,positive
for humor in so many teenage comedies,1,positive
"first-rate, especially sorvino",1,positive
transparent attempts,0,negative
feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
can relate,1,positive
it feels accidental,0,negative
most entertaining moments,1,positive
far more impact,1,positive
"you come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together",0,negative
this 90-minute postmodern voyage was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be.,1,positive
inadequate,0,negative
"hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful",1,positive
gang,0,negative
hanukkah,1,positive
virtually nothing to show,0,negative
the hackneyed story,0,negative
"is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth",1,positive
", dumb",0,negative
with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery,1,positive
justify his exercise,0,negative
kitschy goodwill,1,positive
work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '',0,negative
wise and elegiac ...,1,positive
a spirited film and a must-see,1,positive
is they have a tendency to slip into hokum.,0,negative
", luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine",0,negative
its superior cast,1,positive
is a remarkably original work,1,positive
"an uncluttered, resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations.'",1,positive
actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
sympathizing with terrorist motivations,0,negative
a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
", wendigo, larry fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.",1,positive
"at once subtle and visceral, the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
a solid cast,1,positive
is worth seeking.,1,positive
technically,1,positive
chuckles,0,negative
amounts to little more than punishment,0,negative
"the music makes a nice album,",1,positive
like mike is a slight and uninventive movie,0,negative
"me no lika da accents so good, but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story",1,positive
"sheridan had a wonderful account to work from,",1,positive
stylized sequences,1,positive
to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
more enjoyable than i expected,1,positive
"at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",0,negative
"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions --",1,positive
"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
on both sides it falls short,0,negative
marvelous series,1,positive
does n't have all the answers,0,negative
seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags,0,negative
the filmmaker would disagree,0,negative
connection or identification frustratingly,0,negative
turned out to be a one-trick pony,0,negative
found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally,1,positive
rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek,0,negative
short running,0,negative
"fake, dishonest",0,negative
inspired '' was a lot funnier,0,negative
can do even more damage,0,negative
"a strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing",0,negative
"encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound.,0,negative
's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,0,negative
you do n't care who fires the winning shot,0,negative
deliberately and skillfully,1,positive
"the film never rises above a conventional, two dimension tale",0,negative
smile-button faces,1,positive
"admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears, our sympathies.",1,positive
the none-too-original premise,0,negative
once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
"a solidly constructed, entertaining thriller that stops short of true inspiration.",1,positive
leave us with a sense of wonder,1,positive
barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,0,negative
did n't care.,0,negative
precocious,0,negative
dog soldiers does n't transcend genre,0,negative
the power-lunchers do n't care to understand,0,negative
that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
"live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
utilizing,1,positive
"balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness,",1,positive
the proverbial paint dry,0,negative
once again strands his superb performers in the same old story.,1,positive
ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0,negative
michel,1,positive
deeply humanistic artist,1,positive
"the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances, there is little else to recommend `` never again.''",0,negative
for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
repetitive,0,negative
"it's more enjoyable than i expected, though, and that's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs.",1,positive
the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children,0,negative
", thanks to the presence of ` the king, ' it also rocks.",1,positive
hard to be emotional,0,negative
was reading the minds of the audience.,1,positive
your pulse ever racing,1,positive
ca n't miss it.,1,positive
interesting and,1,positive
the package in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped,1,positive
of the outstanding thrillers of recent years,1,positive
purports,1,positive
's plenty to enjoy,1,positive
"designed as a reverie about memory and regret,",1,positive
"is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
the paranoid claustrophobia of a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural -- why did n't hollywood think of this sooner?,1,positive
excellent,1,positive
"incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap",0,negative
play out realistically if not always fairly.,1,positive
let the subtitles fool you,0,negative
a morbid one,0,negative
achingly honest,1,positive
nice little story,1,positive
"better effects, better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh.",1,positive
a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,0,negative
", a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own.",1,positive
the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks,0,negative
its awkward structure and a final veering,0,negative
is beautiful and mysterious,1,positive
is very original,1,positive
"a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation",1,positive
a confusing drudgery.,0,negative
"it's hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one.",0,negative
"dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,",0,negative
is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another.,0,negative
"thanks to the presence of ` the king, ' it also rocks.",1,positive
remarkable performances,1,positive
possibly the worst film,0,negative
"the three leads produce adequate performances,",1,positive
confusing,0,negative
"a staggeringly compelling character, a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",1,positive
a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
historically significant work,1,positive
's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
compelling new material,1,positive
this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
is surely,1,positive
's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
exhilarating new interpretation,1,positive
that's been done before,0,negative
sweet,1,positive
an intelligent movie,1,positive
's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role,1,positive
hollywood fluff,0,negative
like ravel's bolero,1,positive
a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
overcome his personal obstacles and,1,positive
"simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny, the last kiss is really all about performances.",1,positive
if good-hearted,1,positive
"is n't heated properly,",0,negative
"more than anything else, kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again.",1,positive
"that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
", hollywood is sordid and disgusting.",0,negative
stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
her defiance,1,positive
"a 90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,0,negative
downright creepy,0,negative
have potential,1,positive
", lacks fellowship's heart",0,negative
"this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
extraordinary debut from josh koury.,1,positive
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments,1,positive
scherfig's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation,1,positive
bad bluescreen,0,negative
to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation,0,negative
who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
treasure,1,positive
"be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
the paper-thin characterizations,0,negative
takes big bloody chomps out,0,negative
impress about e.t.,1,positive
the talents of his top-notch creative team,1,positive
"is a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life.",1,positive
"passion, melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly ...",1,positive
inspirational love story,1,positive
pile too many `` serious issues '',0,negative
take nothing seriously and enjoy the ride,1,positive
is conversational bordering on confessional,1,positive
strong as always,1,positive
one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
watered down,0,negative
"reverent, and subtly different",1,positive
the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
"the jokes are flat,",0,negative
the director's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff.,0,negative
sitcom-worthy solutions,0,negative
plotting and mindless,0,negative
to add the magic that made it all work,1,positive
is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying,1,positive
an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
"though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough, around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.",0,negative
the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho's previous concert comedy film,1,positive
is a career-defining revelation.,1,positive
funny and fun,1,positive
witty dialog between realistic characters,1,positive
"watch, giggle",1,positive
a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
"expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape",0,negative
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block,0,negative
"romantic, riveting and handsomely animated.",1,positive
turmoil,0,negative
a flawed but engrossing thriller,1,positive
a rude black comedy,0,negative
pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,0,negative
christian love,1,positive
the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life,1,positive
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters makes this a high water mark for this genre.,1,positive
marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue.,0,negative
strangely funny,1,positive
"the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency",0,negative
a perfect medium,1,positive
while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place,1,positive
"if you have the patience for it, you wo n't feel like it's wasted yours",1,positive
makes the grade as tawdry trash.,0,negative
hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it.,0,negative
of extraordinary journalism,1,positive
turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.,0,negative
's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it,0,negative
"dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder",1,positive
"is listless, witless, and devoid of anything resembling humor",0,negative
too clear,0,negative
"are simply dazzling,",1,positive
raw urban humor,1,positive
returns as a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
you 're likely to see all year.,1,positive
a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind,1,positive
tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.,1,positive
the funny bone,1,positive
"a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time,",1,positive
career - kids = misery ),0,negative
"a bad premise, just",0,negative
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper,0,negative
recite some of this laughable dialogue,0,negative
mandy moore leaves a positive impression,1,positive
the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
"the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching sarandon",1,positive
laughs are lacking,0,negative
in this elegant entertainment,1,positive
too good to be bad,1,positive
a lot of warmth,1,positive
", every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel.",1,positive
christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists,1,positive
a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
"'ll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget.",0,negative
meaningless,0,negative
that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
is as consistently engaging as it is revealing,1,positive
", ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human.",1,positive
to really care,1,positive
take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire,0,negative
same old garbage,0,negative
but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,0,negative
a passion for the material,1,positive
is that it goes nowhere,0,negative
"a touching, small-scale story of family responsibility and care",1,positive
the most resolutely unreligious parents,0,negative
seeking an existent anti-virus,1,positive
"part biography, part entertainment",1,positive
"goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen.,0,negative
's like having an old friend for dinner '.,1,positive
so compelling,1,positive
i have a new favorite musical --,1,positive
"common sense flies out the window, along with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit sascha.",0,negative
sink this ` sub ',0,negative
once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me,1,positive
found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances,1,positive
enough sardonic,0,negative
seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness.,0,negative
in a bid to hold our attention,0,negative
it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort,1,positive
the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone,1,positive
ditsy,0,negative
detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world,1,positive
"sweet, and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
you feel like a chump,0,negative
it makes up for in heart.,1,positive
its title implies,1,positive
corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational,1,positive
to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
organic intrigue,1,positive
car chase,1,positive
evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean.,1,positive
is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
so aggressively cheery,0,negative
cut their losses -- and ours -- and,0,negative
would be terrific to read about,1,positive
bewilderingly,0,negative
", it's awfully entertaining to watch.",1,positive
a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child,1,positive
is clearly a good thing,1,positive
frustrating,0,negative
than franchise possibilities,1,positive
"but the cinematography is cloudy, the picture making becalmed.",0,negative
do n't know what she's doing in here,0,negative
romp that's always fun to watch,1,positive
", one would hope for the best",1,positive
of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
as mushy as peas,0,negative
incoherence and sub-sophomoric,0,negative
a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare,0,negative
would n't make trouble every day any better,0,negative
a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,0,negative
"rich, shadowy black-and-white",1,positive
the film sits with square conviction,1,positive
one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
"while the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon, queen of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
remarkable movie,1,positive
", the movie is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about.",0,negative
through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause,1,positive
thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0,negative
"in a summer overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes, it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
to be genuinely satisfying,1,positive
a genre gem,1,positive
sylvie testud is icily brilliant.,1,positive
chillingly,1,positive
politically charged,1,positive
"witty, vibrant, and intelligent.",1,positive
the perfect star vehicle,1,positive
"has all the values of a straight-to-video movie, but because it has a bigger-name cast, it gets a full theatrical release.",0,negative
's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
"the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons,1,positive
the last kiss is really all about performances.,1,positive
"well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,",0,negative
a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
gondry's direction is adequate,1,positive
experimentation and improvisation,1,positive
`` superior '',1,positive
clever ways,1,positive
"a piece of mildly entertaining, inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable",1,positive
fear dot com is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds.,0,negative
a movie that harps on media-constructed ` issues ',0,negative
"thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
leonine power,1,positive
so primitive in technique,0,negative
"how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier,0,negative
"bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery",1,positive
"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego and all your problems go with you",1,positive
the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t. are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout?,0,negative
both excellent,1,positive
's also too stupid,0,negative
supernatural thriller,1,positive
`` how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
"exquisite, unfakable sense",1,positive
captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
a ray of hope,1,positive
obvious or self-indulgent,0,negative
dated and unfunny,0,negative
a slow death,0,negative
impassive a manner,0,negative
", harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.",1,positive
has no point and,0,negative
"the story, like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with.",1,positive
"shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
never once predictable.,1,positive
every joke is repeated at least four times.,0,negative
a serious contender for the title,1,positive
"is pure, exciting moviemaking.",1,positive
set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock.,1,positive
"calm, self-assured portrait",1,positive
"can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
extends to his supple understanding of the role,1,positive
"on the whole, you 're gon na like this movie.",1,positive
is ultimately,1,positive
is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
a quaint,1,positive
"the characters seem one-dimensional,",0,negative
the timeless spectacle of people,1,positive
does little that is actually funny with the material,0,negative
most frightening,0,negative
it's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead.,0,negative
"though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy, and the story",1,positive
harmless fun.,1,positive
"constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
"'s a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure,",1,positive
around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
"soulful, scathing and joyous",1,positive
an ` a ' list cast,1,positive
", those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime.",1,positive
got,1,positive
"you 'd have a 90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
a decomposition,0,negative
has a compelling story to tell.,1,positive
", one the public rarely sees.",1,positive
"of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
pained,0,negative
lost his touch,0,negative
is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script,0,negative
` just letting the mountain tell you what to do,1,positive
is a visual treat,1,positive
a must-own,1,positive
hilarious place to visit,1,positive
performed a difficult task indeed,1,positive
"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and where human nature should be ingratiating, it's just grating",0,negative
luckiest,1,positive
", i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.",1,positive
the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters.,0,negative
"hawke's film, a boring, pretentious waste of nearly two hours, does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes.",0,negative
often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy,1,positive
its own clichés,0,negative
"a question for philosophers, not filmmakers ;",0,negative
"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship, love, and the truth",1,positive
to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
concept doofus,0,negative
that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,0,negative
only scratches the surface,0,negative
something vital about the movie,1,positive
an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
a thriller,1,positive
"'s also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires.",0,negative
... bibbidy-bobbidi-bland.,0,negative
that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
"follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films,",0,negative
"a dull, inconsistent, dishonest female bonding picture.",0,negative
might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about.,0,negative
natural and,1,positive
"no wit, only labored gags",0,negative
a compelling story of musical passion against governmental odds.,1,positive
puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0,negative
a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
in amusing us,1,positive
it was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo.,1,positive
"the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
"quirky, odd movies and/or the ironic",1,positive
it's one of the worst of the entire franchise.,0,negative
well-paced and,1,positive
unexpectedly sweet story,1,positive
"awfully good, achingly human",1,positive
like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
really get inside of them,1,positive
lust and love,1,positive
that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
"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,negative
"there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately, it runs for 170.",0,negative
"is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein,",0,negative
ominous mood and tension,0,negative
competent direction,1,positive
burns's strongest film,1,positive
hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
want a real movie,0,negative
hollywood disregard,1,positive
weaving a theme throughout this funny film,1,positive
a potentially good comic premise,1,positive
"a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format,1,positive
soulless techno-tripe,0,negative
"originality ai n't on the menu, but there's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller",1,positive
sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
"none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '',",0,negative
is left slightly unfulfilled,0,negative
"not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
the poor quality of pokemon 4,0,negative
joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature.,1,positive
likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative,0,negative
rock solid family fun,1,positive
"will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes.",1,positive
300 years of russian history and culture,1,positive
of warmth and humor,1,positive
"sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick",0,negative
will have you talking 'til the end of the year,1,positive
that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,1,positive
cliched,0,negative
the real-life story is genuinely inspirational,1,positive
wonderfully warm,1,positive
", interestingly told film.",1,positive
the story has some nice twists but the ending and some of the back-story is a little tired.,0,negative
seem more like medicine,0,negative
a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
emotionally intense,1,positive
a bump on the head,0,negative
comedies to hit the screen in years,1,positive
ultimately fails,0,negative
"the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid",0,negative
"refreshingly realistic,",1,positive
"it's a sad, sick sight",0,negative
", potent exploration",1,positive
a recycled and dumbed-down version,0,negative
she gets to fulfill her dreams,1,positive
"be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming",1,positive
that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie,0,negative
", elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough,1,positive
loosely tied,0,negative
feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick,1,positive
"rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake -",0,negative
"except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
create some episodes that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time,1,positive
feels the dimming of a certain ambition,0,negative
"is a much better mother-daughter tale than last summer's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood, ' but that's not saying much",0,negative
for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference,1,positive
"yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination, but it's also a failure of storytelling",0,negative
bomb,0,negative
skip the film and,0,negative
colorfully,1,positive
it is,1,positive
convincing,1,positive
"has an ambition to say something about its subjects, but not a willingness.",0,negative
all the bad things,0,negative
"is nicely shot, well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane.",1,positive
prettiest pictures,1,positive
"this material could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,0,negative
"are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels",0,negative
is laughingly,0,negative
is more than a movie,1,positive
perfectly rendered,1,positive
hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art.,0,negative
a mischievous visual style and oodles of charm make ` cherish ' a very good ( but not great ) movie.,1,positive
intriguing and honorable,1,positive
"about art, ethics, and the cost of moral compromise",1,positive
is more accurately chabrolian.,1,positive
"this is one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny.",1,positive
deliberately and skillfully uses ambiguity to suggest possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance.,1,positive
found it weirdly appealing,1,positive
"it's a big idea, but the film itself is small and shriveled",0,negative
contemplation,1,positive
this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it's all the stronger because of it.,1,positive
a compelling piece,1,positive
beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
famous moments,1,positive
he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
lovely and amazing,1,positive
nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
", in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
's no rooting interest,0,negative
"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination",1,positive
downright comically evil,0,negative
preachy and clichéd,0,negative
"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness",1,positive
"the passion, creativity, and fearlessness",1,positive
through its otherwise comic narrative,1,positive
enlivens,1,positive
dampened by a lackluster script and substandard performances,0,negative
a great american adventure and,1,positive
the director's talent,1,positive
the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing.,0,negative
the film's intimate camera work and searing performances,1,positive
the movie slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves.,0,negative
` wow ' factor,1,positive
"is well crafted, and well executed",1,positive
it wears its heart on the sleeve of its gaudy hawaiian shirt.,0,negative
that it's also one of the smartest,1,positive
contenders,1,positive
"undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
put through torture for an hour and a half,0,negative
a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
most wondrous,1,positive
incredibly captivating and insanely funny,1,positive
", the four feathers comes up short",0,negative
the most entertaining monster movies,1,positive
done-to-death material,0,negative
bad people,0,negative
it is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this.,1,positive
"( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob ), and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards",1,positive
donovan ... squanders his main asset,0,negative
rude and,0,negative
irwin is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs.,1,positive
"strip it of all its excess debris,",0,negative
i wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways.,0,negative
its pretensions,0,negative
throw smoochy from the train!,0,negative
becomes compulsively watchable,1,positive
work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,0,negative
triteness,0,negative
evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,1,positive
is all the more remarkable because it,1,positive
unpleasantly,0,negative
if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
a return ticket,0,negative
takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
"brings to a spectacular completion one of the most complex, generous and subversive artworks of the last decade.",1,positive
creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries,1,positive
snow dogs deserves every single one of them,1,positive
incredibly layered and stylistic film,1,positive
flair and bouncing bravado,1,positive
"a burst of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at.",1,positive
"get weird,",1,positive
is at once intimate and universal cinema,1,positive
complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days,1,positive
surgeon mends,1,positive
no palpable chemistry,0,negative
's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
uncreative,0,negative
its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing,1,positive
"is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out, with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery.",1,positive
a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
lustrous polished,1,positive
offers an interesting look,1,positive
can not engage,0,negative
how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew were possible,1,positive
as visually bland,0,negative
look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role,0,negative
this somewhat tired premise,0,negative
are your cup of blood,1,positive
limps along,0,negative
go down in the annals of cinema,1,positive
remarkably original work,1,positive
it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
excruciatingly unfunny and,0,negative
"unmistakable, easy joie",1,positive
"imply terror by suggestion, rather than the overuse of special effects",1,positive
entirely stale concept,0,negative
town,1,positive
"is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism",1,positive
a cold movie,0,negative
hard-sell image-mongering,0,negative
what begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters.,1,positive
lie,0,negative
", its true colors come out in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes.",0,negative
less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
interesting and accessible,1,positive
"has been, pardon the pun, sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness.",0,negative
", remote, emotionally distant piece",0,negative
"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly, bottomlessly cynical.",0,negative
may sound like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry.,0,negative
"a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
", the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.",0,negative
its premise is smart,1,positive
"boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy, kinky fun",1,positive
resident evil,1,positive
often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration of motherhood and desperate mothers.,1,positive
the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and,0,negative
forget its absurdity.,0,negative
was kind of terrific once,1,positive
mind-numbing indifference,0,negative
ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
the soulful nuances,1,positive
"shot in rich, shadowy black-and-white, devils chronicles",1,positive
value whatsoever,0,negative
tricky and satisfying,1,positive
", cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.",0,negative
originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
has some problems,0,negative
made the first one charming,1,positive
're struggling to create.,0,negative
"improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary",0,negative
highly uneven and inconsistent,0,negative
still-raw emotions,1,positive
into clichés,0,negative
big stars and high production values are standard procedure,1,positive
"captures the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path.",1,positive
"is one big, dumb action movie.",0,negative
coordinated his own dv poetry,1,positive
"leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends.",0,negative
an indispensable peek at the art and the agony of making people,1,positive
is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
a modestly surprising movie.,1,positive
keep it interested,1,positive
the very definition of epic adventure,1,positive
jams too many prefabricated story elements,0,negative
"is an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be",0,negative
"a compelling, gut-clutching piece",1,positive
frozen tundra soap opera,0,negative
is generally quite funny.,1,positive
showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches,0,negative
a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun,1,positive
feeble comedy,0,negative
thought-provoking,1,positive
michele is a such a brainless flibbertigibbet that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously.,0,negative
with some fine acting,1,positive
"do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
consummate actor,1,positive
exude an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters.,1,positive
a stirring visual sequence,1,positive
"dragon loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work.,1,positive
"an interesting topic, some intriguing characters and a sad ending",1,positive
thoroughly awful,0,negative
technically superb,1,positive
a dashing and resourceful hero,1,positive
cutesy romantic tale,1,positive
"sensuality, and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys",1,positive
irritating,0,negative
", one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.",0,negative
"that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
"sometimes charming, sometimes infuriating",1,positive
"eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece",1,positive
"instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid, we get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
"about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
a more sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,0,negative
"from both a great and a terrible story, mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.",1,positive
"a movie with a bigger, fatter heart",1,positive
had more to do with imagination than market research,1,positive
was n't at least watchable,0,negative
"sadly, as blood work proves, that was a long, long time ago.",0,negative
engaging and intimate,1,positive
blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest.,1,positive
"a brilliant, absurd collection",1,positive
this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101.,0,negative
almost as offensive,0,negative
"fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
"i liked the movie,",1,positive
really vocalized,1,positive
the lion king,1,positive
is a winner,1,positive
a new favorite musical,1,positive
the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself,1,positive
captain,1,positive
"with jump cuts, fast editing and lots of pyrotechnics, yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.",0,negative
too little excitement and zero compelling storyline,0,negative
flaws,0,negative
that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
a re-hash of the other seven films,0,negative
a well-made pizza,1,positive
noticeably less energy and imagination,0,negative
"there's no excuse for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish.",0,negative
's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
"at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty --",1,positive
"a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what",1,positive
"the hype, the celebrity,",1,positive
the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't.,0,negative
the modern master of the chase sequence,1,positive
"much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
serve no other purpose,0,negative
both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
that's exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
", this is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.",1,positive
so crass,0,negative
's nowhere near as exciting as either.,0,negative
"that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way, touches the heart.",1,positive
extraordinarily,1,positive
be as bored watching morvern callar,0,negative
"crisp framing, edgy camera work, and",1,positive
"not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers -- it's a spirited film and a must-see.",1,positive
"big, fat, dumb",0,negative
"spreads itself too thin,",0,negative
a rumor of angels should dispel it.,0,negative
while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
solid pedigree,1,positive
"'s the element of condescension,",0,negative
from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
"if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm, this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.",1,positive
to mention absolutely refreshed,1,positive
a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy,0,negative
beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,0,negative
staggeringly dreadful romance.,0,negative
into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
", achingly human",1,positive
"it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
"becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle, to be consumed and forgotten",0,negative
with memorable zingers,1,positive
final verdict : you 've seen it all before.,0,negative
affectingly,1,positive
starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers,0,negative
been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
great submarine stories,1,positive
of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
at his 12th oscar nomination,1,positive
not exactly assured in its execution,0,negative
is a big time stinker,0,negative
"a bland, surfacey way",0,negative
who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world,1,positive
looks more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes,0,negative
a peculiar malaise that renders its tension,0,negative
be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
is among wiseman's warmest,1,positive
naïveté and arbitrary,0,negative
witless mess,0,negative
a stylish cast and,1,positive
dropped,1,positive
more confused,0,negative
"the artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from japan, the characters move with grace and panache",1,positive
a pleasure,1,positive
something that really matters,1,positive
"offers no easy, comfortable resolution",0,negative
only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick,1,positive
"hard, endearing, caring, warm.",1,positive
clever by about nine-tenths,1,positive
forget,0,negative
the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
too dry and,0,negative
into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
imaginative kid's movie,1,positive
to surrealism and black comedy,1,positive
the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
on shame,0,negative
that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
"fine, old-fashioned-movie movie",1,positive
missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play,0,negative
exploitation piece,0,negative
stuffy,0,negative
you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
ten,1,positive
a reader's digest condensed version,0,negative
transcends culture and race,1,positive
"that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
"there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat",1,positive
the execution,0,negative
"offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex,",0,negative
thoroughly involving,1,positive
a bad movie that,0,negative
failure.,0,negative
morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed,1,positive
cheap shocks,0,negative
the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
"'s difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny.",0,negative
a glorified sitcom,0,negative
reasonable,1,positive
"just about the best straight-up, old-school horror film of the last 15 years",1,positive
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race.,1,positive
set in a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york.,0,negative
the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs.,0,negative
clean-cut,1,positive
wonderfully funny,1,positive
is never able to pull it back on course.,0,negative
ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel,0,negative
disorientated,0,negative
it arrives,1,positive
enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension,1,positive
focus,1,positive
exuberance and passion,1,positive
65-minute trifle,0,negative
as the very best of them,1,positive
seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
exasperating,0,negative
"be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
incredible subtlety and acumen,1,positive
two of those well spent,1,positive
there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
"bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid.",0,negative
such blatant and sickening product placement,0,negative
"to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
making it par for the course for disney sequels,0,negative
"gives the neighborhood -- scenery, vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug",1,positive
needing other people,0,negative
"it's a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun.",1,positive
ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
"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",1,positive
oscar caliber cast does n't live up to material,0,negative
trailer-trash style.,0,negative
imax trip,1,positive
an intelligent screenplay and,1,positive
so vivid a portrait,1,positive
"jones ... makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart.",1,positive
mention `` solaris '' five years from now and i 'm sure those who saw it will have an opinion to share.,1,positive
"captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world",1,positive
"it's funny, as the old saying goes, because it's true.",1,positive
what elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender,1,positive
", implausible",0,negative
with its wry observations,1,positive
it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
"handled affair, a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch",1,positive
"for this sort of thing to work, we need agile performers, but the proficient, dull sorvino has no light touch, and rodan is out of his league",0,negative
unrelentingly grim -- and,0,negative
sweetest thing,1,positive
"in the end, tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in.",0,negative
the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent,0,negative
biography channel,1,positive
the tuxedo was n't just bad,0,negative
"i admire it and yet can not recommend it, because it overstays its natural running time.",0,negative
"less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
"i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
its awkward structure and,0,negative
a powerful commentary,1,positive
it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time,1,positive
the trashy teen-sleaze equivalent of showgirls.,0,negative
", history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
it's wasted yours,0,negative
"armed with a game supporting cast, from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy, like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
is that it's far too sentimental,0,negative
that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other,1,positive
is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
seriousness and quality,1,positive
to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
unabashedly romantic,1,positive
"has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches,",0,negative
is sincere,1,positive
comedic employment,1,positive
carrying this wafer-thin movie,0,negative
a good music documentary,1,positive
enhances the excellent performances,1,positive
effective if you stick with it,1,positive
that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,1,positive
like done-to-death material,0,negative
vin diesel is the man.,1,positive
"with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids, there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
talkiness is n't necessarily bad,1,positive
without merit,0,negative
", this could be a passable date film.",1,positive
trash-cinema roots,0,negative
"the film never gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements, in terms of love, age, gender, race, and class.",0,negative
"running on empty,",0,negative
insanely dysfunctional,0,negative
the scenic splendor,1,positive
"show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song",1,positive
sickening thud,0,negative
"arnold is not, nor will he be, back",0,negative
should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel,1,positive
to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings,1,positive
of clean and sober,1,positive
to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
barely makes it any less entertaining,1,positive
the action as gripping,1,positive
his life-altering experiences,1,positive
"dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate subjects",0,negative
with most intelligent viewers,1,positive
show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
and twisted characters,1,positive
insipid script,0,negative
a complex web,1,positive
late marriage is an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love.,1,positive
"'s a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing",1,positive
is to be cherished.,1,positive
more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat,1,positive
the lord,1,positive
"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,",1,positive
`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company,0,negative
were insulted,1,positive
it's not very good either.,0,negative
were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man,0,negative
cult film,1,positive
"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out, so",0,negative
"it goes down easy, leaving virtually no aftertaste.",1,positive
lucid work,1,positive
much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame,1,positive
think of a film more cloyingly,1,positive
too loud,0,negative
"for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
fails to keep it up and settles into clichés,0,negative
it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce,0,negative
with universal appeal,1,positive
brilliantly written,1,positive
it's an entertaining and informative documentary.,1,positive
to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once,1,positive
to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter,1,positive
an enjoyable,1,positive
of a typical american horror film,0,negative
"raised to a new, self-deprecating level",1,positive
", like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with",1,positive
goes on and on to the point of nausea,0,negative
"the film occasionally tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy, but it ultimately satisfies with its moving story",1,positive
", smart, savvy, compelling",1,positive
( washington's ) strong hand,1,positive
"they were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn.",0,negative
a collectively stellar performance,1,positive
substance and soul,1,positive
"a long, dull procession of despair,",0,negative
"some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan,",0,negative
familiar and predictable,0,negative
the achingly unfunny phonce,0,negative
"captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the dogtown experience.",1,positive
certain ambition,1,positive
"the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually, but what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians",1,positive
tendentious intervention into the who-wrote-shakespeare controversy.,0,negative
"easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
it's rare to see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid ''.,0,negative
arnold schwarzenegger,0,negative
is barely,1,positive
the characters are based on stock clichés,0,negative
dying,0,negative
among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
"will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely",0,negative
"sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic,",0,negative
carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
"it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves, and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling.",0,negative
are quite touching,1,positive
of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
brainless,0,negative
ferocity and,1,positive
spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics,1,positive
is so deadly dull,0,negative
"what's not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '?",1,positive
off-beat and fanciful film,1,positive
came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter,1,positive
"rueful, wry humor",1,positive
there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
tiresome jokes,0,negative
plenty of laughs,1,positive
in addition to being very funny,1,positive
as lame and sophomoric,0,negative
of portraying the devastation of this disease,0,negative
"sad, sick sight",0,negative
spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship,0,negative
's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
of a genuine and singular artist,1,positive
that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
technically sumptuous but also,1,positive
ungainly,0,negative
comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
"a delicious, quirky movie",1,positive
"tunney, brimming with coltish, neurotic energy, holds the screen like a true star.",1,positive
"this is popcorn movie fun with equal doses of action, cheese, ham and cheek ( as well as a serious debt to the road warrior ), but it feels like unrealized potential",1,positive
worth the price of admission,1,positive
's funniest and most likeable movie in years.,1,positive
", dishonest",0,negative
is having fun with it all,1,positive
does n't come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,0,negative
have n't laughed that hard in years,1,positive
miike,1,positive
is kinda wrong in places,0,negative
make interesting,1,positive
the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug,0,negative
"are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front.",1,positive
very thrilling,1,positive
failed jokes,0,negative
best sequel,1,positive
this facetious smirk,0,negative
few things more frustrating,0,negative
less a documentary and more propaganda,0,negative
", entertaining comedy",1,positive
convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here.,1,positive
pleasant and engaging enough,1,positive
", solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
if i want a real movie,0,negative
the character's gripping humanity,1,positive
"a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric",0,negative
"fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard",0,negative
"has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability",0,negative
and resourceful hero,1,positive
for large-scale action and suspense,1,positive
"bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness",0,negative
stay afloat,1,positive
painfully,0,negative
"can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
a better celebration,1,positive
"too stagey, talky",0,negative
"small, personal film",1,positive
an autopilot hollywood concoction,0,negative
of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,1,positive
the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,0,negative
"guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen.",0,negative
about in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
"namely, an archetypal desire to enjoy good trash every now and then.",1,positive
works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera.,1,positive
jerking off,0,negative
grade,1,positive
the journey is such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
"inane, humorless and under-inspired.",0,negative
is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
the movie only proves that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
gooding offers a desperately ingratiating performance.,0,negative
absurd lengths,0,negative
another love story in 2002's remarkable procession of sweeping pictures that have reinvigorated the romance genre.,1,positive
enough substance,1,positive
"'s funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful, all at once",1,positive
they ca n't go wrong.,1,positive
matinee price,1,positive
have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
his impressively delicate range,1,positive
"the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record,1,positive
"a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier",1,positive
when you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
a warmth that is n't faked,1,positive
to a film about a family's joyous life,1,positive
decent,1,positive
"deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
to overcome adversity,1,positive
shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
lazy,0,negative
the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
romantic,1,positive
"for philosophers, not filmmakers",0,negative
derivativeness,0,negative
the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while,1,positive
"if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad.",0,negative
painful as the grey zone,0,negative
a backseat in his own film,0,negative
sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance,0,negative
"romance, tragedy",1,positive
's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters,0,negative
it's exactly the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making.,0,negative
awesome work,1,positive
"is a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see",0,negative
the most edgy piece,1,positive
offers laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through.,1,positive
accomplished and richly resonant work.,1,positive
're left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
"simply stupid, irrelevant and",0,negative
fleshed-out enough to build any interest,1,positive
"humor, warmth,",1,positive
true to his principles,1,positive
it's an unhappy situation all around.,0,negative
is that it's too close to real life to make sense.,0,negative
pleasing the crowds,1,positive
thematically and stylistically,1,positive
a must,1,positive
atrocities,0,negative
an entertainment so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots.,0,negative
"the château would have been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera.",0,negative
crowdpleaser,1,positive
into a black hole of dullness,0,negative
"particularly joyless, and",0,negative
have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
not infrequently breathtaking,1,positive
some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls,1,positive
gives his best screen,1,positive
sketchy,0,negative
"'s an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability,1,positive
an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
can get past the taboo subject matter,1,positive
of predictable narrative rhythms,0,negative
"a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart",1,positive
"i think it was plato who said, ' i think, therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one.'",0,negative
are simply too good,1,positive
"never lets go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving.",1,positive
goofily endearing and well-lensed,1,positive
feels all too familiar,0,negative
steeped in fairy tales and other childish things,0,negative
of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
wanders,0,negative
"'s a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance",1,positive
treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0,negative
that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life,1,positive
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and,1,positive
it works,1,positive
is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer,1,positive
weary,0,negative
convincing impersonation,1,positive
poise,1,positive
longley's film,1,positive
in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
unusual biopic and document,1,positive
all too familiar ... basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938,0,negative
kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden,1,positive
will turn out okay,1,positive
"a little uneven to be the cat's meow, but it's good enough to be the purr",1,positive
"wince in embarrassment and others, thanks to the actors",0,negative
is actually a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey.,1,positive
a chilling movie without oppressive gore.,1,positive
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep,1,positive
allegedly inspiring and,1,positive
as big a crowdpleaser as,1,positive
engross even,1,positive
"nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and this movie wo n't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career.",0,negative
personal loss,0,negative
people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film,0,negative
a gory slash-fest,0,negative
alienated,0,negative
"serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally",1,positive
"about half of them are funny, a few are sexy and",1,positive
animation and game phenomenon,1,positive
"not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
would have a good time here,1,positive
hollywood ending is a depressing experience,0,negative
it's always enthralling.,1,positive
wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon,0,negative
absolutely unnecessary,0,negative
"it's an effort to watch this movie, but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it.",1,positive
more than four,1,positive
"not only a reminder of how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made.",1,positive
"lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.",0,negative
a guarantee,1,positive
"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool, and",0,negative
is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well.,0,negative
isolation,0,negative
"so sloppy, so uneven",0,negative
likes,1,positive
be thinking about going to see this movie,1,positive
most remarkable,1,positive
inner-city streets,1,positive
"approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
its rawness and vitality give it considerable punch.,1,positive
amusing and unsettling,1,positive
mr. haneke's own sadistic tendencies,0,negative
won --,1,positive
a dazzling dream of a documentary.,1,positive
"a stirring, funny",1,positive
it would be better as a diary or documentary,0,negative
this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism,0,negative
as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,0,negative
comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild,1,positive
screwed-up,0,negative
... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is.,0,negative
unique and quirky,1,positive
"it's a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire!",1,positive
sad to say -- it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people.,1,positive
is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship.,1,positive
", slapdash disaster.",0,negative
carry the movie,1,positive
is pretty funny,1,positive
sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line,1,positive
a class with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
often very funny,1,positive
we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
dates,1,positive
loved,1,positive
"with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
guts,1,positive
on expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
climate,1,positive
has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story.,0,negative
watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
occasional charms,1,positive
an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection,0,negative
a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,0,negative
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate,1,positive
heartfelt comedy,1,positive
stale material,0,negative
the stunt work is top-notch,1,positive
just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
"emphasizes the q in quirky, with mixed results.",0,negative
unfilmable,0,negative
the recording sessions are intriguing,1,positive
establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape,1,positive
brutally honest and,1,positive
a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative hem the movie in every bit as much as life hems in the spirits of these young women.,0,negative
end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
by its art and heart,1,positive
just too bratty for sympathy,0,negative
of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
its target audience talked all the way through it,0,negative
that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
a wonderous accomplishment,1,positive
"the master of disguise may have made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not.",0,negative
an oddly fascinating depiction,1,positive
the lady and the duke surprisingly,1,positive
captivates and shows how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head.,1,positive
"may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking, but it is unwavering and arresting.",1,positive
ethereal beauty,1,positive
romantic comedy genre,1,positive
"at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty",1,positive
"amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
", rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
feature-length,1,positive
"an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
striking,1,positive
shows us a slice of life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable.,1,positive
a delicious and delicately funny look,1,positive
genuine laughs,1,positive
of better films,0,negative
comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture,1,positive
best straight-up,1,positive
vibrant whirlwind,1,positive
has already appeared in one forum or another,0,negative
with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume,0,negative
page-turning,1,positive
drudgery.,0,negative
i would go back and choose to skip it.,0,negative
"the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all, watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy",0,negative
's a funny little movie with clever dialogue and likeable characters.,1,positive
"behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
your dream,1,positive
become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,1,positive
high-minded,1,positive
a very lively dream,1,positive
", with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
from its sleazy moralizing,0,negative
breathtaking mystery,1,positive
a lot smarter than your average bond.,1,positive
that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
execution and skill,1,positive
shines on all the characters,1,positive
"rubbish that is listless, witless, and devoid of anything resembling humor.",0,negative
eyeballs,1,positive
the style and flash of the double-cross that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
"infuses it into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion",1,positive
skillful and moving,1,positive
"all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing",0,negative
"has much to recommend it,",1,positive
gives a human face to what's often discussed in purely abstract terms.,1,positive
runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino's performance,1,positive
the poor and,0,negative
dehumanizing,0,negative
reading lines,0,negative
heard before,1,positive
"which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
"an unholy mess,",0,negative
bona fide groaners,0,negative
", you 're too interested to care.",1,positive
built-in audience,1,positive
"amusing,",1,positive
is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
appreciates the art,1,positive
"do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
most important and exhilarating forms,1,positive
although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920's ... the film's ending has a `` what was it all for?,0,negative
too many scenes toward the end,0,negative
"'s full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s",1,positive
most ravaging,1,positive
the expressive power,1,positive
"entirely suspenseful, extremely well-paced and ultimately",1,positive
editing and pompous references,0,negative
inspirational status,1,positive
( a ) poorly executed comedy.,0,negative
gentle but,1,positive
... this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels.,0,negative
"` the war of the roses, ' trailer-trash style.",0,negative
accomplished and,1,positive
"the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered",0,negative
an engrossing portrait,1,positive
tackles more than she can handle.,0,negative
"nothing wrong with performances here, but the whiney characters bugged me.",0,negative
to entertain,1,positive
pathetic exploitation film,0,negative
joys in our lives,1,positive
the triumph,1,positive
of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
"unspeakable, of course, barely begins to describe the plot and its complications.",0,negative
did n't convince me that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,0,negative
"laced with liberal doses of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances, no such thing is a fascinating little tale.",1,positive
seems hopelessly juvenile.,0,negative
a frighteningly fascinating contradiction,1,positive
an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out,0,negative
's a work of enthralling drama,1,positive
predictable as the tides,0,negative
"the film, while it's not completely wreaked, is seriously compromised by that",0,negative
"'s a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama",1,positive
uncompromising film,1,positive
"for making a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull",0,negative
all the dramatic weight,0,negative
bracing truth,1,positive
great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s,1,positive
"even if it is generally amusing from time to time, i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.",0,negative
tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images.,1,positive
"young everlyn sampi, as the courageous molly craig, simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film.",1,positive
it appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.,0,negative
does a solid job,1,positive
"lead actress gaï, she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile",1,positive
boring,0,negative
believe anyone would really buy this stuff,0,negative
lighthearted glow,1,positive
that there's really not much of a sense of action,0,negative
just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ...,0,negative
"illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in.",1,positive
want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
sub-sophomoric,0,negative
languorous charm,1,positive
style and flash,1,positive
thematic content and narrative strength,1,positive
that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,0,negative
"too much power, not enough puff.",0,negative
"nothing overly original, mind you, but solidly entertaining",1,positive
is presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable,1,positive
have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
"she may not be real, but the laughs are.",1,positive
critical backlash,0,negative
is a much better mother-daughter tale,1,positive
"long, intricate, star-studded",1,positive
of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity,1,positive
an audience's,1,positive
the best 60 minutes,1,positive
numbingly dull,0,negative
"entirely suspenseful, extremely well-paced and ultimately ... dare i say, entertaining!",1,positive
served with a hack script,0,negative
fest that 'll put hairs on your chest.,1,positive
past a child's interest and an adult's patience,0,negative
"innocent,",1,positive
knew about generating suspense,1,positive
bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew,0,negative
love,1,positive
"reveals itself slowly, intelligently,",1,positive
"the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile",1,positive
fiery,1,positive
game supporting cast,1,positive
a dearth of vitality,0,negative
a text to ` lick,1,positive
"... a solid, well-formed satire.",1,positive
without thrills and a mystery devoid,0,negative
playful but highly studied,1,positive
"it's leaden and predictable, and",0,negative
other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas,1,positive
"there are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely.",0,negative
salvation and good intentions,1,positive
"does his sly, intricate magic",1,positive
boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp characterizations to be mildly amusing.,1,positive
could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen.,1,positive
it feels like unrealized potential,0,negative
", laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser",1,positive
"memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual",0,negative
as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.,1,positive
dismally,0,negative
grows up,1,positive
you have to see it.,1,positive
humorous and touching,1,positive
that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september,0,negative
"settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion",1,positive
is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be,0,negative
"without resorting to camp or parody, haynes ( like sirk, but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange.",1,positive
"this rush to profits has created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point.",1,positive
ever so gracefully --,1,positive
funny and touching,1,positive
is intelligently accomplished,1,positive
"has a delightfully dour, deadpan tone and stylistic consistency.",1,positive
low comedy does n't come much lower.,0,negative
"a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
to capture the chaos of france in the 1790's,1,positive
sensation,1,positive
all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
the material and the production,1,positive
"beautiful, angry and sad",1,positive
heavy stench,0,negative
tastelessness and,0,negative
what's most offensive,0,negative
've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
"unfortunately, we 'd prefer a simple misfire.",0,negative
in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends.,0,negative
whimsical comedy,1,positive
is n't mainly suspense or excitement.,0,negative
by splendid performances,1,positive
a winning and wildly fascinating work.,1,positive
"and second, what's with all the shooting?",0,negative
a wartime farce in the alternately comic and,1,positive
"occasionally flawed,",0,negative
admirable energy,1,positive
"is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
"when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation, it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed.",1,positive
value or merit,1,positive
"that's amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
"different, unusual, even nutty",1,positive
a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream,0,negative
dumped a whole lot of plot,0,negative
"production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again, even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book",0,negative
"is painfully bad,",0,negative
"seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony.",0,negative
"premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper.",0,negative
a kilt,0,negative
"recommend it,",1,positive
does n't live up to the exalted tagline,0,negative
it ca n't help but engage an audience,1,positive
a life interestingly lived,1,positive
", this might not seem like the proper cup of tea, however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half.",1,positive
bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action,0,negative
sweet and believable,1,positive
through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes,1,positive
full of surprises,1,positive
the humor has point,1,positive
cheesy commercialism,0,negative
"is on full, irritating display",0,negative
"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego",1,positive
in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
director douglas mcgrath takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading.,0,negative
rarely has a film's title served such dire warning.,0,negative
the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse.'',0,negative
"it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches ;",1,positive
the well-wrought story,1,positive
gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar,1,positive
nosedive,0,negative
"we never feel anything for these characters, and as a result the film is basically just a curiosity",0,negative
just another situation romance,0,negative
", this cartoon adventure is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating.",1,positive
works as pretty contagious fun.,1,positive
on `` stupid '',0,negative
makes it all the more compelling.,1,positive
enjoyable big movie,1,positive
braveheart as well as,1,positive
this kind of hands-on storytelling,1,positive
pure hollywood,0,negative
"is nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way.,1,positive
valiantly,1,positive
if it is generally amusing from time to time,1,positive
a biting satire,1,positive
literally,1,positive
"no big whoop, nothing new to see,",0,negative
tragically,0,negative
a small gem from belgium.,1,positive
simply radiates star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film.,1,positive
"necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message.,1,positive
the picture is so lovely toward the end,1,positive
"accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
"it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently, and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory",1,positive
perfectly,1,positive
a bad run,0,negative
elicits strong performances from his cast,1,positive
brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
wicked,1,positive
"fontaine's direction, especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera, creates sheerly cinematic appeal.",1,positive
isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
this insufferable movie,0,negative
", we get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
"a sharp, amusing study of the cult of celebrity",1,positive
nutty cliches,0,negative
ingenuity,1,positive
"the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action",0,negative
a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,0,negative
noir veil,0,negative
this is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood.,1,positive
are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
inhuman,0,negative
joyous life,1,positive
movie directionless,0,negative
unfolds as one,1,positive
bungle their way,0,negative
marvel,1,positive
the only thing scary about feardotcom is that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie.,0,negative
"warm, moving",1,positive
so exaggerated and broad,0,negative
that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
"honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
to a more mythic level,1,positive
hits its mark,1,positive
do n't think so.,0,negative
"represents the worst kind of filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy",0,negative
"comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
him this year's razzie,0,negative
of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times,1,positive
it's one tough rock.,1,positive
a staggeringly compelling character,1,positive
to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
a mawkish self-parody,0,negative
"stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying,",1,positive
"for a story set at sea, ghost ship is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.'",0,negative
because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
- she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
"some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) -",1,positive
soft-core twaddle,0,negative
"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling, but brooms is n't it.",0,negative
", and motorcycles",1,positive
"little too obvious, but",0,negative
dragonfly,1,positive
created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
almost generic,0,negative
the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
"entirely appropriately, the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn.",1,positive
"on its own staggeringly unoriginal terms, this gender-bending comedy is generally quite funny.",1,positive
", this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.",0,negative
mistaken-identity,0,negative
"a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and )",0,negative
a harrison ford low,0,negative
enlightened,1,positive
"'s the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
's a cool event for the whole family.,1,positive
"like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting,",1,positive
you should see this movie,1,positive
of the best films of the year,1,positive
you will enjoy seeing how both evolve,1,positive
"from her own screenplay, jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style",1,positive
so purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride.,1,positive
for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast,0,negative
one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie,0,negative
thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
accurately,1,positive
"ruined by amateurish writing and acting,",0,negative
well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations,0,negative
it looks like woo's a p.o.w.,0,negative
has turned out to be a one-trick pony,0,negative
on three short films and two features,1,positive
the results are honest,1,positive
's nice,1,positive
", inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions,0,negative
one of the most important and exhilarating forms of animated filmmaking since old walt doodled steamboat willie.,1,positive
a quirky comedy,1,positive
"artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown",1,positive
leaves an awful sour taste,0,negative
this is cinema,1,positive
the charm of the first movie is still there,1,positive
"by turns gripping, amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
's because relatively nothing happens,0,negative
a gift to anyone who loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
dies,0,negative
this is the one.,1,positive
"one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes of tenderness, loss, discontent, and yearning.",1,positive
unacceptable,0,negative
deepest tragedies,0,negative
how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too,0,negative
one of the great minds of our times,1,positive
an intense and effective film about loneliness and the chilly anonymity of the environments where so many of us spend so much of our time,1,positive
the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and,1,positive
a loss,0,negative
can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,0,negative
tremendously moving,1,positive
benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story,1,positive
spaces,1,positive
a very good ( but not great ) movie,1,positive
visually engrossing,1,positive
"a fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions",1,positive
on standard horror flick formula,0,negative
extremely well acted by the four primary actors,1,positive
"the universal themes,",1,positive
collateral damage is trash,0,negative
"gentle, lapping rhythms",1,positive
"pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
"using a stock plot, about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.",1,positive
visualize schizophrenia,0,negative
scenic shots,1,positive
'' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater.,0,negative
"making such a tragedy the backdrop to a love story risks trivializing it, though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror.",1,positive
has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
too cynical,0,negative
into a classic genre,1,positive
up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched,1,positive
accompanied by the sketchiest of captions.,0,negative
for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
beautiful,1,positive
enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage,1,positive
analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
"-- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man",1,positive
makes these lives count.,1,positive
trudge out,0,negative
all the stronger,1,positive
an improvement,1,positive
constantly slips from the grasp of its maker.,0,negative
never succeed in really rattling the viewer,0,negative
sub-par,0,negative
bad film,0,negative
", the film would be a total washout.",0,negative
it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
the bizarre is credible,1,positive
"have potential as a cult film,",1,positive
none of the charm and little,0,negative
beautifully produced.,1,positive
"evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story, but the filmmakers have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention.",0,negative
born to make,1,positive
gets its greatest play,1,positive
spectacular belly flops,0,negative
"'s the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name.",0,negative
cheesy,0,negative
the actors are fantastic.,1,positive
"has the twinkling eyes, repressed smile and",1,positive
"a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance,",1,positive
"for most movies, 84 minutes is short, but",0,negative
", the film never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
"faith, love and power",1,positive
their hearts in the right place,1,positive
banality and hypocrisy,0,negative
more evil than ever,0,negative
wiseman is patient and,1,positive
manage to keep things interesting.,1,positive
"noyce's greatest mistake is thinking that we needed sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments to keep us",0,negative
is a lot more bluster than bite.,0,negative
is top-notch,1,positive
larger than life,1,positive
filmed directly,1,positive
corny sentimentality,0,negative
i hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art.,0,negative
whimper,0,negative
would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art.,1,positive
really wrong with this ricture,0,negative
feels strangely hollow at its emotional core.,0,negative
charm,1,positive
is n't exactly endearing,0,negative
amazing breakthrough,1,positive
they cheapen the overall effect.,0,negative
irreverent energy,1,positive
stay positive,1,positive
finally seem so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
get out your pooper-scoopers,0,negative
a superfluous sequel,0,negative
"if the suspense never rises to a higher level, it is nevertheless maintained throughout",1,positive
a feel-bad ending,0,negative
there's a sheer unbridled delight in the way the story unfurls ...,1,positive
"and more entertaining, too.",1,positive
captive by mediocrity,0,negative
quite possibly the sturdiest example yet,1,positive
schrader examines crane's decline with unblinking candor.,1,positive
begging for attention,0,negative
are worth the price of admission ...,1,positive
it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
the idiocy,0,negative
the characters never seem to match the power of their surroundings.,0,negative
a gut punch,0,negative
may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie.,0,negative
is priceless,1,positive
torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
is nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
"even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve, and you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century.",1,positive
"loud and offensive, but more often",0,negative
( the film ) works,1,positive
multi-layers,1,positive
achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
frustration from those,0,negative
seen in years,1,positive
glinting charm,1,positive
i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up,1,positive
the act is still charming here.,1,positive
an energetic and engaging film,1,positive
is more accurate than anything,1,positive
rekindle the magic of the first film,1,positive
"a tired, predictable, bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid.",0,negative
cinematic poo.,0,negative
"have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else",0,negative
may not be a great piece of filmmaking,0,negative
it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.,1,positive
"personable, amusing",1,positive
one-sided theme,0,negative
has a sure hand.,1,positive
showing honest emotions.,1,positive
", it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
you 'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ... ',0,negative
donna,1,positive
deserve better,0,negative
a light touch,1,positive
explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
a chilling tale of one,1,positive
the movie around them is so often nearly nothing that their charm does n't do a load of good,0,negative
"unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and",0,negative
the rhapsodic dialogue,1,positive
way too full of itself,0,negative
not engaging,0,negative
does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection,1,positive
"a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait, shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown.",1,positive
"figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand,",0,negative
of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,1,positive
add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
skip but film buffs should get to know,0,negative
yale grad,1,positive
may not always work,0,negative
how to suffer ',0,negative
the biggest disappointments,0,negative
"make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
the four feathers is definitely horse feathers,0,negative
are so well,1,positive
sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
being stupid,0,negative
a self-hatred instilled,0,negative
of its lurid fiction,1,positive
fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,0,negative
deadly dull,0,negative
"any viewer, young or old,",1,positive
"lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings.",0,negative
ill-conceived and,0,negative
skillfully weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise.,1,positive
of this reactionary thriller,1,positive
jolts the laughs,1,positive
this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction,0,negative
steals the show,1,positive
it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
"by turns pretentious, fascinating, ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious.",1,positive
11 times too many,0,negative
"seen it all before,",0,negative
"every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",0,negative
laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
"... makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart.",1,positive
's a pale imitation.,0,negative
casting excellent latin actors of all ages --,1,positive
knew what the hell was coming next,0,negative
to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
"lovely, sad dance",1,positive
that tries to be smart,0,negative
"the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff, and that's where this film should have remained.",0,negative
full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
turns in a collectively stellar performance,1,positive
falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
lionize its title character and exploit his anger,0,negative
"this overlong infomercial, due out on video before month's end, is tepid and tedious.",0,negative
gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ',1,positive
"it's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario, and her presence succeeds in making us believe.",1,positive
offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology,1,positive
ruins every single scene he's in,0,negative
cannon's confidence and laid-back good spirits,1,positive
an intriguing story of maternal instincts and,1,positive
immensely entertaining,1,positive
's absolutely amazing,1,positive
make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom,0,negative
thoughtful and,1,positive
a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
roman polanski may have been born to make,1,positive
make trouble,0,negative
pretty listless,0,negative
"filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative",1,positive
is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is,0,negative
does little,0,negative
long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short,0,negative
is way too indulgent,0,negative
tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
from cheap-shot mediocrity,0,negative
's also one of the smartest,1,positive
color and creativity,1,positive
wide-eyed,1,positive
", but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama,1,positive
raise audience's spirits,1,positive
nerds,1,positive
create characters,1,positive
"work -- is charming,",1,positive
"started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
"brainless, but enjoyably over-the-top, the retro gang melodrama, deuces wild represents fifties teen-gang machismo in a way that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism.",0,negative
looks good,1,positive
can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
"of a self-reflexive, philosophical nature",1,positive
"loses its fire midway,",0,negative
that hollywood expects people to pay to see it,0,negative
depict the french revolution,1,positive
a fascinating character study with laughs,1,positive
is one of the greatest date movies in years.,1,positive
to believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
its excellent storytelling,1,positive
likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
a revealing look,1,positive
positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
flowery,1,positive
"change watching such a character,",0,negative
storytelling ability,1,positive
gloom,0,negative
emotional car-wreck,0,negative
"the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated",0,negative
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible.,0,negative
what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,0,negative
the disjointed mess flows as naturally as jolie's hideous yellow ` do.,0,negative
changing lanes tries for more.,1,positive
expressively performed,1,positive
mr. rose's updating works surprisingly well.,1,positive
alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks.,1,positive
no laughs,0,negative
high-powered star pedigree,1,positive
without passion or politics,0,negative
being a good documentarian,1,positive
while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles,1,positive
", diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
"this is a truly, truly bad movie.",0,negative
"drama, conflict,",1,positive
protagonist,0,negative
the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears,0,negative
"a scary, action-packed chiller",1,positive
the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,1,positive
mark pellington's latest pop thriller is as kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth.,1,positive
touch,1,positive
tried hard,1,positive
"intimate, unguarded moments",1,positive
it borders on facile,0,negative
a little better than sorcerer's stone.,1,positive
a heroic tale,1,positive
is intriguing,1,positive
never springs to life,0,negative
is full of charm.,1,positive
"own breezy, distracted rhythms",1,positive
"hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples, and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world, offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications.",1,positive
in short,0,negative
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea,0,negative
is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality.,1,positive
"to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
"bring a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain,0,negative
that transcends culture and race,1,positive
come to care about the main characters,1,positive
self-conscious but often hilarious,1,positive
( and probably should have ),0,negative
"other than a mildly engaging central romance, hospital is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst.",0,negative
think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,0,negative
with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,0,negative
"philosophers, not filmmakers",0,negative
the spectacle,1,positive
"'s a dangerous, secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful.",0,negative
represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken,1,positive
the choppy editing,0,negative
even sexy,1,positive
"acting -- more accurately, it's moving",1,positive
adaptation is intricately constructed and,1,positive
` triumph ',1,positive
"accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
"has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story",1,positive
astounding,1,positive
may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns.,1,positive
remembering this refreshing visit,1,positive
of expository material,1,positive
"the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him, and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me.",1,positive
"this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops, and",0,negative
"the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals",1,positive
particular interest,1,positive
"terminally bland, painfully slow and",0,negative
have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for.,1,positive
"the characters are based on stock clichés, and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility",0,negative
loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves,0,negative
stifles creativity and,0,negative
"... if you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with, then you 're in for a painful ride.",0,negative
"because of its music or comic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel",0,negative
"fewer deliberate laughs, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite",0,negative
for all of us,1,positive
clear-eyed chronicle,1,positive
a manically generous christmas vaudeville.,1,positive
so much more,1,positive
"to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
"richly detailed, deftly executed and",1,positive
"though nijinsky's words grow increasingly disturbed, the film maintains a beguiling serenity and poise that make it accessible for a non-narrative feature.",1,positive
once amusing,0,negative
sex with strangers,1,positive
a generic international version of a typical american horror film,0,negative
ugly and mindless,0,negative
meaty subject,1,positive
obvious political insights,1,positive
that parker displays in freshening the play,1,positive
would require many sessions on the couch of dr. freud,0,negative
as a masterfully made one,1,positive
it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
is more like something from a bad clive barker movie.,0,negative
a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies.,1,positive
's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter.,0,negative
this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.,0,negative
emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
oddly colorful,1,positive
to feel good about,1,positive
the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,1,positive
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.,1,positive
of its oscar nomination,1,positive
both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts,0,negative
sets itself apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
"very funny, very enjoyable ...",1,positive
of his best-known creation,1,positive
toback's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again.,1,positive
steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches,1,positive
` stoked,1,positive
too much,0,negative
an original bone,1,positive
"good, hard-edged stuff",1,positive
has a film's title served such dire warning,0,negative
compelling french psychological drama,1,positive
marinated in clichés and mawkish dialogue,0,negative
like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
metaphysical,1,positive
the redeeming feature,1,positive
kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years.,1,positive
those who want to be jolted out of their gourd should drop everything and run to ichi.,1,positive
"in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
feels less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series.,0,negative
to string together enough charming moments to work,1,positive
a purpose and a strong pulse,1,positive
at least it's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered,1,positive
"young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
this slender plot feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time.,0,negative
living far too much,0,negative
riveting performances,1,positive
on hammy at times,1,positive
convincing one,1,positive
"the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story",1,positive
"heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and",0,negative
... a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department.,1,positive
"work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
emotional gravity,1,positive
"flawed,",0,negative
would sink laurence olivier,0,negative
a bad movie,0,negative
( fincher's ) camera sense and assured pacing make it an above-average thriller.,1,positive
marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully --,1,positive
it's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original.,1,positive
cusack's just brilliant in this.,1,positive
hokey,0,negative
the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ),0,negative
the food is enticing,1,positive
broken,0,negative
"the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble",0,negative
substantial depth,1,positive
drowsy,0,negative
"stroked, luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain.",0,negative
of faith,1,positive
how ridiculous and money-oriented,0,negative
is quite a vision.,1,positive
immediate inclination to provide a fourth book,1,positive
to convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
for an all-around good time at the movies this summer,1,positive
it does n't matter that the film is less than 90 minutes.,1,positive
into a laugh-free lecture,0,negative
"does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
", gut-clutching piece",1,positive
somewhat backhanded,0,negative
in any way demeaning its subjects,0,negative
caught up in an intricate plot,1,positive
worth the journey,1,positive
have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film.,1,positive
a full-length classic,1,positive
a muddled limp biscuit,0,negative
enduring,1,positive
"sharper, cleaner",1,positive
the subtitles fool you,0,negative
be an enjoyable choice for younger kids,1,positive
ultimately delivers,1,positive
would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
soap-opera,0,negative
"an intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation on the values of knowledge, education, and the",1,positive
the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest,0,negative
for the ridicule factor,0,negative
is so prolonged and boring,0,negative
"the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
chaos,0,negative
made me want to pack raw dough in my ears.,0,negative
is easily,1,positive
"riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
"it takes you somewhere you 're not likely to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned.",1,positive
teenage sex comedy,1,positive
rick,1,positive
unsung heroes,1,positive
that takes too long to shake,0,negative
of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
could hardly ask for more.,1,positive
you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
one of the smartest,1,positive
was right to cut,1,positive
has created a beautiful canvas,1,positive
"further sad evidence that tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap.",0,negative
it fails,0,negative
when it is n't merely offensive,0,negative
is a must for genre fans.,1,positive
it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
"a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
"the director, with his fake backdrops and stately pacing, never settles on a consistent tone.",0,negative
are very expressive.,1,positive
"alone, should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
his most sparkling,1,positive
career - kids = misery,0,negative
not only better,1,positive
of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause,1,positive
from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
inquisitive film,1,positive
's a spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
"serves as auto-critique, and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure",0,negative
frustrating and,0,negative
canada's arctic light,1,positive
"pretty much sucks, but has a funny moment or two.",0,negative
make mel brooks ' borscht belt schtick look sophisticated,1,positive
this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one.,0,negative
of extravagant,1,positive
choppy and,0,negative
", it 'll only put you to sleep.",0,negative
it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
"they 're the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid.",0,negative
hugely enjoyable in its own right though,1,positive
a bigger-name cast,1,positive
crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,1,positive
everyone making it,1,positive
soderbergh's best films,1,positive
coming-of-age film,1,positive
actually manages to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
having fun with it all,1,positive
"of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work",1,positive
fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy,1,positive
terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it,0,negative
charged,1,positive
"is extremely funny, the first part making up for any flaws that come later",1,positive
to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey",0,negative
it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
existential suffering,0,negative
would be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
the movie is hardly a masterpiece,0,negative
clichéd,0,negative
stays close to the ground,1,positive
hated myself in the morning.,0,negative
"it's provocative stuff, but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances.",0,negative
", yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park, this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
interesting and at times,1,positive
swaggers through his scenes,1,positive
cinematic tone poem,1,positive
inherently caustic and,0,negative
that it's too close to real life to make sense,0,negative
"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness,",1,positive
winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity,0,negative
forgive its mean-spirited second half,0,negative
is a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
two hours of junk,0,negative
successes,1,positive
"considering that baird is a former film editor, the movie is rather choppy.",0,negative
no surprises.,0,negative
is oppressively heavy,0,negative
welcomed,1,positive
a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.,1,positive
live-action cartoon,0,negative
useless actioners,0,negative
uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
virtually no one,0,negative
that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience,0,negative
while we delight in the images,1,positive
fascinating part,1,positive
"smart, funny look",1,positive
walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
hole-ridden plotting,0,negative
lost in the translation,0,negative
seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0,negative
it's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie.,0,negative
"so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast.",1,positive
disconnects,0,negative
amazingly evocative,1,positive
have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3,0,negative
"viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving",1,positive
whose legacy had begun to bronze,1,positive
extant stardom,1,positive
's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,0,negative
bibbidy-bobbidi-bland.,0,negative
soulless.,0,negative
an increasingly important film industry,1,positive
involving than this mess,0,negative
poorly,0,negative
captivating,1,positive
integrity,1,positive
is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche.,0,negative
most awful acts,0,negative
whiney,0,negative
be cutting-edge indie filmmaking,1,positive
imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,0,negative
of musical passion,1,positive
wal-mart budget,0,negative
misfire that even tunney ca n't save.,0,negative
fully formed,1,positive
", from the incongruous but chemically",0,negative
how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is,0,negative
"through this sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
"from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",0,negative
any way of gripping what its point is,0,negative
with humor and poignancy,1,positive
muy loco,0,negative
giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
no `` waterboy,0,negative
manipulative claptrap,0,negative
steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches.,1,positive
slow for a younger crowd,0,negative
demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style,1,positive
appeared in 1938,1,positive
there done that,0,negative
"bring fresh, unforced naturalism to their characters",1,positive
"it's not like having a real film of nijinsky,",0,negative
's better than the phantom menace.,1,positive
that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves,1,positive
of four fine,1,positive
conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible,1,positive
a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all,1,positive
though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
though tom shadyac's film kicks off spookily enough,1,positive
"evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up, without relying on the usual tropes.",0,negative
green men,0,negative
", this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
teddy bears ',1,positive
"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",0,negative
"an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing,",1,positive
jazzy score,1,positive
loquacious,1,positive
is prime escapist fare,1,positive
the film's needlessly opaque intro,0,negative
", if disingenuous,",0,negative
much of this slick and sprightly cgi feature is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings.,1,positive
making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,0,negative
"very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive",1,positive
a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
an intoxicating,1,positive
all the earmarks of french cinema at its best,1,positive
also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won.,0,negative
to fruition in her sophomore effort,1,positive
super,1,positive
does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and of filling in the background.,1,positive
"i do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold.",1,positive
an interesting and at times captivating,1,positive
will assuredly have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
"its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control,",1,positive
the movie sputters,0,negative
suited neither,0,negative
from its unsettling prognosis,0,negative
", deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
"is a film about the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout",0,negative
a verbal duel between two gifted performers,1,positive
"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers, '' but that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life.",0,negative
this is no `` waterboy!'',0,negative
swiftly,1,positive
an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
"tadpole may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother.",1,positive
the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
rich tale,1,positive
a fascinating profile,1,positive
prepare,1,positive
shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale,0,negative
`` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece.,1,positive
an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness.,1,positive
horrific,0,negative
i 'm all for that,1,positive
the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
the pay-off is negligible,0,negative
"designed strictly for children's home video,",0,negative
its shortcomings,0,negative
this italian freakshow,0,negative
are infectious,1,positive
the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
"the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent, indie trick in the book",0,negative
its core,1,positive
"standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
", `` real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
sumptuous stream,1,positive
have the best of both worlds,1,positive
very moving and revelatory footnote,1,positive
beautifully animated epic,1,positive
riveting power and sadness,1,positive
it's a heck of a ride,1,positive
overwrought,0,negative
is like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump.,0,negative
"when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl,0,negative
creeping into the second half,0,negative
"is a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see.",0,negative
"to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter",0,negative
does its predecessors proud.,1,positive
such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,0,negative
what ` blade runner ' would,1,positive
a little underconfident,0,negative
have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own.,1,positive
rock solid family fun out,1,positive
"i 'm convinced i could keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking.",0,negative
"a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back",1,positive
to make up for the ones that do n't come off,1,positive
been 13 months and 295 preview screenings,1,positive
"a step further,",1,positive
"spirit is a visual treat, and",1,positive
of a 20-car pileup,0,negative
"is a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life",1,positive
in clichés and mawkish dialogue,0,negative
increasingly implausible as it races,0,negative
filling,1,positive
first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast,1,positive
dying and loving,1,positive
fails so fundamentally on every conventional level that it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur.,0,negative
"an unsettling sight, and",0,negative
"the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path",1,positive
work -- is charming,1,positive
"the punch lines that miss, unfortunately, outnumber the hits by three-to-one.",0,negative
this engaging film,1,positive
`` solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
an affected malaise,0,negative
"swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot.,0,negative
extremely thorough,1,positive
worth seeing at least once,1,positive
is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking :,0,negative
devolves into a laugh-free lecture,0,negative
unforgivingly,0,negative
i liked this film a lot ...,1,positive
byron and luther,1,positive
"the humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound,0,negative
"if you value your time and money, find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite, predictable rehash.",0,negative
that tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
"that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
by letting you share her one-room world for a while,1,positive
offended,0,negative
"is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually",1,positive
is just a little bit hard to love.,0,negative
"it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but it wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate.",0,negative
's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,0,negative
another boorish movie,0,negative
that attracts the young and fit,1,positive
something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality,1,positive
have made it an exhilarating,1,positive
the best didacticism,1,positive
'm all for that,1,positive
"in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
"macdowell ... gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done.",1,positive
be shallow,0,negative
", the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens",0,negative
favorite musical,1,positive
"complex, sinuously plotted and, somehow, off-puttingly cold.",0,negative
another useless recycling of a brutal mid,0,negative
downbeat,0,negative
unfaithful,0,negative
not falling into the hollywood trap and making a vanity project with nothing new to offer,1,positive
another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype,0,negative
a haunting tale of murder and mayhem.,1,positive
is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.,1,positive
more successful,1,positive
suspenseful spin,1,positive
scant place for the viewer,0,negative
cedar's,1,positive
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing",1,positive
and witty feature,1,positive
feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
"with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea, this sappy ethnic sleeper proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool.",0,negative
( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
reactionary ideas about women,0,negative
bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction,0,negative
stillborn,0,negative
featuring an oscar-worthy performance,1,positive
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off of the farrelly brothers ' oeuvre gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time.,0,negative
"the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite, but",0,negative
it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
"it's just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain.",0,negative
", hilarious",1,positive
"this overlong infomercial,",0,negative
"it is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters, is about grief and yet permits laughter.",1,positive
"executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor",1,positive
had their hearts in the right place.,1,positive
playwriting 101 premise,0,negative
thin notion,0,negative
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence,0,negative
that does not move,0,negative
"something provocative, rich, and strange",1,positive
"i 'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled, but, for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway, the hours represents two of those well spent.",1,positive
an effective portrait,1,positive
"i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors,",0,negative
too clumsy in key moments ... to make a big splash.,0,negative
send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments,1,positive
"like a three-ring circus, there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable.",0,negative
slightly disappointed,0,negative
could n't keep my attention,0,negative
reverent,1,positive
his sentimental journey of the heart,1,positive
an astoundingly rich film,1,positive
i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness.,1,positive
loves them to pieces,1,positive
so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
goodwill,1,positive
family-friendly comedy,1,positive
before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,0,negative
is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe.,0,negative
"answered yes, by all means",1,positive
the right choices at every turn,1,positive
"reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior, it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining",1,positive
"with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
ambitious films,1,positive
be captivated,1,positive
this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
"takes a really long, slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about.",0,negative
to make the formula feel fresh,1,positive
is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
friendly kick,1,positive
", there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either.",0,negative
is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
from `` promising '',1,positive
a romance this smart,1,positive
"there are laughs aplenty, and, as a bonus,",1,positive
the credits roll across the pat ending,0,negative
", and totally disorientated",0,negative
who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable,0,negative
"'d probably turn it off,",0,negative
"feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
acquire the fast-paced contemporary society,1,positive
mediocre movies,0,negative
most politically audacious films,1,positive
awesome,1,positive
sun-splashed whites,1,positive
is as bad at it is cruel,0,negative
these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
glides gracefully from male persona to female,1,positive
because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
ya-yas everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film.,1,positive
"pure cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and swooning elegance.",1,positive
", it's icky.",0,negative
far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
of this tacky nonsense,0,negative
a tragedy,0,negative
sluggish,0,negative
mixed up together like a term paper,0,negative
the screenplay to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
has considerable charm.,1,positive
a comedic moment in this romantic comedy,1,positive
reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,1,positive
"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing,",1,positive
... quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks.,1,positive
everywhere,1,positive
this is a superior horror flick.,1,positive
"( kline's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code, and as a flawed human being who ca n't quite live up to it",1,positive
sneaks up on you and,1,positive
good pace,1,positive
redundant,0,negative
"it wo n't hold up over the long haul, but",0,negative
appropriately,1,positive
illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
's hard to resist his enthusiasm,1,positive
moving story,1,positive
in their recklessness,0,negative
because it was particularly funny,1,positive
appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept.,0,negative
horribly,0,negative
pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
a copy of a copy,0,negative
many good ideas,1,positive
"is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast",0,negative
lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
oft-brilliant,1,positive
"one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie,",0,negative
is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat.,0,negative
for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,1,positive
flinching,0,negative
well-meaning,1,positive
hackneyed story,0,negative
sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
seem to hit,1,positive
drunken,0,negative
a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
evolved from star to superstar some time,1,positive
go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset,1,positive
does probably as good a job as anyone,1,positive
is flawed,0,negative
the butt,0,negative
an ` a ' list cast and,1,positive
"chicago offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them.",1,positive
", touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
"the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite,",0,negative
a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,0,negative
the way it skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
"a sweet, tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls, who learns that believing in something does matter.",1,positive
"a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness",1,positive
in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
feeling like a great missed opportunity,0,negative
"of hard-bitten, cynical journalists",0,negative
skip the film and buy the philip glass soundtrack cd.,0,negative
original cartoon,1,positive
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera,0,negative
like this movie a lot.,1,positive
's definitely a step in the right direction.,1,positive
"'s a lovely, sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style",1,positive
an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays,1,positive
worn-out,0,negative
not enough puff,1,positive
difficult and,0,negative
this film puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers.,1,positive
well-wrought story,1,positive
its nauseating spinning credits sequence,0,negative
is paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen.,0,negative
should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie.,1,positive
"trouble every day is a success in some sense,",1,positive
fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships,0,negative
all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.,0,negative
if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time,0,negative
little film noir organized crime story,1,positive
a crowdpleaser,1,positive
", it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer",0,negative
realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
its ultimate demise,0,negative
the music makes a nice album,1,positive
"new, or inventive, journey",1,positive
its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline,0,negative
fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet.,1,positive
"law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey",0,negative
un-bear-able,0,negative
a small movie with a big impact,1,positive
"it's definitely an improvement on the first blade, since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously.",1,positive
the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin,0,negative
a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates,1,positive
numbness,0,negative
"it's sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it",0,negative
that everlasting conundrum,0,negative
is fine,1,positive
"the film belongs to the marvelous verdu, a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1,positive
"feel more like a non-stop cry for attention, than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment",0,negative
is the action as gripping,1,positive
"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and not",1,positive
the pitch-perfect forster,1,positive
"be compelling, amusing and unsettling",1,positive
a choke leash,0,negative
fused with their humor,1,positive
"by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,",1,positive
that reaches across time and distance,1,positive
brilliantly constructed work,1,positive
"the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself, and",1,positive
force you to scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
much humor,1,positive
"to me, it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy.",0,negative
two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance,0,negative
a flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile.,1,positive
"off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
"drumline ' shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
"an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out",1,positive
establishes a wonderfully creepy mood,1,positive
dullest tangents,0,negative
is needed to live a rich and full life,1,positive
to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,1,positive
"( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance )",1,positive
gets the job done.,1,positive
sharp writing,1,positive
depressed,0,negative
much better,1,positive
"things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall",1,positive
"time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge",0,negative
"while centered on the life experiences of a particular theatrical family, this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
a fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat family,1,positive
"a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and,0,negative
insightful discourse,1,positive
to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
"every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy, every punchline predictable.",0,negative
it becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course.,0,negative
kids,1,positive
heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment,0,negative
expert comic timing,1,positive
necessary and timely,1,positive
of emotional comfort,1,positive
care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
crafted a deceptively casual ode,1,positive
", but solidly entertaining",1,positive
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it.,0,negative
the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
mainstream american movies tend to exploit the familiar,0,negative
masterful,1,positive
there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable.,0,negative
"one of the best, most understated performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career.",1,positive
the pacing is often way off,0,negative
the original,1,positive
"kids will love its fantasy and adventure, and",1,positive
delightful comedy,1,positive
offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,0,negative
"just a simple fable done in an artless sytle,",0,negative
funny look,1,positive
the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy,1,positive
entertainingly presented,1,positive
raucously,1,positive
unique feel,1,positive
unrewarding,0,negative
of modern life,1,positive
minor film,0,negative
of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
has little insight,0,negative
with little logic or continuity,0,negative
its own action is n't very effective,0,negative
"be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
"if a big musical number like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off, this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids.",1,positive
it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going,1,positive
"sweet, funny, charming",1,positive
"you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends.",0,negative
just a string,1,positive
how low brow,0,negative
he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
"warmth to go around, with music and laughter and",1,positive
"the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
"of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension, one-dimensional characters up",0,negative
sodden,0,negative
cox creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images to match the words of nijinsky's diaries.,1,positive
keen,1,positive
foolish,0,negative
idiotically,0,negative
would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative,0,negative
real narrative logic,1,positive
nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone,0,negative
powerful drama,1,positive
muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,0,negative
"does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie, for that comes through all too painfully in the execution",0,negative
"create a complex, unpredictable character",1,positive
engaging and exciting narrative,1,positive
looks and feels like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way.,0,negative
an engrossing entertainment,1,positive
stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner,1,positive
psychological case study,1,positive
yet another visit,0,negative
it almost loses what made you love it,0,negative
uncomfortably real,1,positive
achieves ultimate insignificance,0,negative
that extravagantly redeems it,1,positive
"the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly executed it takes your breath away.",1,positive
"of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",0,negative
it goes awry in the final 30 minutes,0,negative
got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile,0,negative
is such a perfect medium for children,1,positive
lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
'' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.,1,positive
lifts your spirits,1,positive
"jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and",1,positive
the delusions,0,negative
a feast,1,positive
"rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative.",0,negative
"by the end of the movie, you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.",1,positive
illogical,0,negative
on the success of bollywood,1,positive
", even delectable",1,positive
devolves into the derivative,0,negative
tick-tock pacing,0,negative
a rollicking good time for the most part,1,positive
"be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general",0,negative
best part ' of the movie,1,positive
a guiltless film,1,positive
"while this movie, by necessity, lacks fellowship's heart",0,negative
"... there's a choppy, surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise.",0,negative
"where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
"as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.,0,negative
dry humor,1,positive
slightly pokey,0,negative
pink floyd tickets,1,positive
a winning and wildly fascinating work,1,positive
lukewarm and,0,negative
companion piece,1,positive
bidder,1,positive
most improbable,0,negative
succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics,1,positive
be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0,negative
its heartfelt concern about north korea's recent past and south korea's future adds a much needed moral weight,1,positive
plays out like a flimsy excuse,0,negative
love.,1,positive
"good actors,",1,positive
give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
one-of-a-kind,1,positive
"a good, hard yank",1,positive
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone.,0,negative
", mr. nelson has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.",1,positive
's so bad,0,negative
"humble, teach",1,positive
fax,1,positive
understated piece of filmmaking,1,positive
"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling, but",1,positive
she's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
bring off this wild welsh whimsy,1,positive
most excruciating 86 minutes,0,negative
"the film, while not exactly assured in its execution,",0,negative
is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing,1,positive
a strangely stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort feel like a 10-course banquet.,1,positive
one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
no,0,negative
profoundly stupid,0,negative
"... a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh.",1,positive
will enthrall the whole family,1,positive
good performances and,1,positive
like many of his works,1,positive
"'s a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii.",1,positive
is repetitious,0,negative
demented premise,0,negative
"knows, and very likely is",1,positive
a beautifully,1,positive
clever and unflinching in its comic barbs,1,positive
with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
", realistic portrayal",1,positive
is a just a waste,0,negative
wind up using them as punching bags,0,negative
"pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate",0,negative
"the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman and a one-night swim turns into an ocean of trouble.",1,positive
accept it as life and go with its flow,1,positive
embodies the transformation of his character completely.,1,positive
the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence,0,negative
cinematic knack,1,positive
duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks,1,positive
"fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )",0,negative
demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world,1,positive
jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
a very good viewing alternative,1,positive
a domestic melodrama,1,positive
interminably,1,positive
michel piccoli's moving performance is this films reason for being.,1,positive
carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
undercuts,0,negative
well-edited,1,positive
should pay reparations to viewers,0,negative
awfully deadly,0,negative
insecure about its capacity,0,negative
flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,0,negative
convenient,1,positive
less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith,1,positive
piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
", heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.",1,positive
it's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes,1,positive
", self-important stories",0,negative
a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism,1,positive
is serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context.,1,positive
indifferent,0,negative
"austin powers in goldmember is a cinematic car wreck, a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride.",0,negative
much colorful,1,positive
"about as enjoyable, i would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful.",0,negative
very effective,1,positive
"a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation",1,positive
there's nothing else happening,0,negative
this kiddie-oriented stinker is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
the annoying score,0,negative
"show-stoppingly hilarious, but",1,positive
can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored,1,positive
"an erotic thriller that's neither too erotic nor very thrilling, either.",0,negative
pretty tattered,0,negative
get out,0,negative
particularly memorable,1,positive
i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement.,0,negative
rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines,0,negative
best inside-show-biz,1,positive
manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy.,0,negative
ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,0,negative
"systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures.,1,positive
a family-oriented non-disney film,1,positive
as saccharine as it is disposable.,0,negative
successful one,1,positive
without a fresh infusion of creativity,0,negative
idiosyncratic humor,1,positive
that scalds like acid,0,negative
"care about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor",1,positive
the adventures of pluto nash '' is a big time stinker.,0,negative
"'s also built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
"a small, personal film",1,positive
suited to a quiet evening on pbs,0,negative
elaborate,1,positive
so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
"get on a board and, uh, shred,",0,negative
want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
the respect they,1,positive
some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
vulgarities,0,negative
overburdened with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0,negative
pristine style and bold colors,1,positive
", it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.",0,negative
about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,0,negative
built on the premise that middle-class arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
's something about mary and both american pie movies,1,positive
blessed with a searing lead performance,1,positive
really unclear,0,negative
a sexy slip of an earth mother,1,positive
"obvious, obnoxious and didactic burlesque",0,negative
"with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors, eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare.",1,positive
a heroine as feisty and principled as jane,1,positive
measured or polished,1,positive
offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame.,1,positive
fanciful motion picture,1,positive
"of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
of invention,1,positive
uneven action comedy,0,negative
they finally feel absolutely earned,1,positive
'' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
taking the easy hollywood road,1,positive
prepackaged,0,negative
paid in full is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks.,1,positive
is better than you might think.,1,positive
fine effort,1,positive
through than in most ` right-thinking ' films,1,positive
's technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive,1,positive
the film is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work.,1,positive
"could have been crisper and punchier, but",0,negative
effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
is a big time stinker.,0,negative
's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but,1,positive
even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck,0,negative
pure misogynist evil,0,negative
criticism,0,negative
mostly magnificent directorial career,1,positive
caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema,1,positive
a lovely film,1,positive
"this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body, so original is its content, look, and style.",1,positive
artistically,1,positive
despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places,0,negative
"there's nothing exactly wrong here, but",0,negative
join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks,1,positive
"keeps this pretty watchable,",1,positive
what we call the ` wow ' factor,1,positive
the best of comedies,1,positive
to be truly prurient,0,negative
ver wiel's desperate attempt at wit,0,negative
that satisfies,1,positive
futuristic sets,1,positive
a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict,1,positive
sickeningly savage,0,negative
88-minute rip-off,0,negative
( t ) his slop,0,negative
an enthralling,1,positive
the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook,0,negative
the acting is just fine,1,positive
rarity,1,positive
is a throwback war movie that fails on so many levels,0,negative
"old-fashioned, occasionally charming",1,positive
to enjoy good trash every now and then,1,positive
the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won,0,negative
to unexpected heights,1,positive
that's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
conjure proper respect,1,positive
"i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes, but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes.",0,negative
"enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit",1,positive
every sequel you skip,0,negative
made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
"its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors",1,positive
just offensive,0,negative
the soul of a man in pain,0,negative
"of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
"the film is reasonably entertaining, though it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy.",1,positive
whose derring-do puts the x into the games,1,positive
"of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,0,negative
is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture,1,positive
"as janice, eileen walsh, an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth, infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm.",1,positive
little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
virulently unpleasant excuse,0,negative
"arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel.",1,positive
worth catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
contrived as this may sound,0,negative
crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary,0,negative
"with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
of old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
", i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...",0,negative
an overly familiar scenario,0,negative
the most consistently funny of the austin powers films.,1,positive
( a ) crushing disappointment.,0,negative
absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes,0,negative
beyond-lame,0,negative
classical actress,1,positive
"irrational, long-suffering but cruel",0,negative
it offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them.,1,positive
earnest homage,1,positive
"have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.",0,negative
"charming, funny and beautifully crafted import",1,positive
wow,1,positive
the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,1,positive
remarkably well,1,positive
dreamlike,1,positive
projector's,1,positive
excuse for a film,0,negative
"designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering",0,negative
some strong supporting players,1,positive
in practically every facet of inept filmmaking,0,negative
when ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
ultimately empty examination,0,negative
marvelous performance,1,positive
ludicrous terms,0,negative
", it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head",0,negative
to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
this engaging mix,1,positive
wo n't be an ),0,negative
"through a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
"a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale",0,negative
flawed but engrossing,1,positive
even shallow,0,negative
extraordinarily good,1,positive
"the vulgar, sexist, racist humor",0,negative
may have been a good film in `` trouble every day,0,negative
a valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in,1,positive
humanize,1,positive
"contrived as this may sound, mr. rose's updating works surprisingly well.",1,positive
thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie,1,positive
just a simple fable done in an artless sytle,0,negative
makes a wonderful subject for the camera,1,positive
"a colorful, vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse, lushly photographed and beautifully recorded.",1,positive
"the hook is the drama within the drama, as an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight.",1,positive
"a bracing, unblinking work that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale",1,positive
"bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
"wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences,0,negative
the raw comic energy,1,positive
", this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.",1,positive
"if s&m seems like a strange route to true love, maybe it is, but it's to this film's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves",1,positive
"follows the original film virtually scene for scene and yet manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun.",0,negative
"amidst the action, the script carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story.''",1,positive
is tenderly observant of his characters,1,positive
ca n't go wrong.,1,positive
by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit,1,positive
the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid,1,positive
"the effort is sincere and the results are honest,",1,positive
cuisine and palatable presentation,1,positive
of that,1,positive
ingenious and,1,positive
"permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque, affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed",0,negative
"a sexy, surprising romance ... idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger",1,positive
the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
),1,positive
"is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.',0,negative
"catch the pitch of his poetics, savor the pleasure of his sounds and images",1,positive
is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
"they strip down often enough to keep men alert, if not amused",0,negative
be building suspense,1,positive
"has created such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
"except it's much, much better.",1,positive
"a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
built for controversy,1,positive
"you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial,1,positive
so crisp and,1,positive
"with a large cast representing a broad cross-section, tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
are believable as people,1,positive
percolating,1,positive
especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
"a boring, pretentious muddle that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for -- well, i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop.",0,negative
emerges as the very best of them,1,positive
a portrait of alienation,1,positive
"is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable",1,positive
seems so larger than life and yet so fragile,1,positive
", empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles.",0,negative
deserves an oscar nomination.,1,positive
a whale of a good time for both children and parents,1,positive
's definitely worth taking a look,1,positive
"of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
"unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
"swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard",0,negative
suffers from all the excesses of the genre,0,negative
of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,1,positive
take this film at face value,1,positive
"an mtv, sugar hysteria,",0,negative
a movie where story is almost an afterthought amidst a swirl of colors and inexplicable events.,0,negative
"is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,0,negative
fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references,0,negative
the power of spirits,1,positive
intense and,1,positive
"victim to sloppy plotting,",0,negative
"too slow for a younger crowd, too shallow for an older one.",0,negative
the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life,1,positive
's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie,0,negative
feel like it's wasted yours,0,negative
a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood's comic-book,1,positive
oppressively,0,negative
the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,0,negative
is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish,0,negative
heartbreak,0,negative
unchanged dullard,0,negative
cuteness,1,positive
is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not,0,negative
"familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same",1,positive
no reason to watch,0,negative
fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
"more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice",1,positive
somewhat short,0,negative
yawn-provoking little farm melodrama.,0,negative
a date,1,positive
who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
"realistic, urgent",1,positive
in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
"is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep.",1,positive
never seems hopelessly juvenile.,0,negative
the symbols,1,positive
"he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit",0,negative
find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation,1,positive
"most thoughtful films about art, ethics, and the cost of moral compromise",1,positive
be a one-trick pony,0,negative
make j.k. rowling's marvelous series,1,positive
disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
is his best film yet ...,1,positive
nothing new to see,0,negative
"feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
how bad this movie was,0,negative
an imitation movie,0,negative
of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
"are immaculate,",1,positive
should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,0,negative
at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ),0,negative
audacity to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy,0,negative
bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0,negative
into heaven,1,positive
what's missing,0,negative
is often exquisite,1,positive
a terrific b movie --,1,positive
"decides whether it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three.",0,negative
a story of dramatic enlightenment,1,positive
"queen of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
distinctly minor,0,negative
"the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
stinks,0,negative
if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
with cliche,0,negative
a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit,1,positive
"it is very difficult to care about the character,",0,negative
go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
"soderbergh's best films,",1,positive
another routine hollywood frightfest,0,negative
trash,0,negative
that rare quality,1,positive
"'s difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
is as predictable as the tides,0,negative
be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it,0,negative
stupid characters,0,negative
's potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
oddest,0,negative
"comes off as a long, laborious whine, the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man.",0,negative
yawner.,0,negative
"a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn",1,positive
genius,1,positive
"the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties",0,negative
"slow, predictable and",0,negative
is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet,0,negative
"that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
preachy and,0,negative
's unfortunate,0,negative
"because the film deliberately lacks irony, it has a genuine dramatic impact",1,positive
"while solondz tries and tries hard, storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket.",0,negative
"not counting a few gross-out comedies i 've been trying to forget, this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes.",0,negative
10 minutes into the film you 'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away.,1,positive
by a self-indulgent script,0,negative
often-funny comedy,1,positive
is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato.,0,negative
is just a little bit hard to love,0,negative
"whether it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three",0,negative
pollution,0,negative
"you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
culture-clash comedy,1,positive
suffocating rape-payback horror,0,negative
( has ) an immediacy,1,positive
feel alive -,1,positive
"acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses",1,positive
resist his pleas to spare wildlife and,0,negative
the only reason,1,positive
awful complications,0,negative
"a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
technically sophisticated in the worst way,0,negative
"for devotees of french cinema, safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.",1,positive
utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story,0,negative
"a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its freud and knows its sade",1,positive
really won my heart,1,positive
as a reverie about memory and regret,1,positive
lacks in depth,0,negative
charming and funny,1,positive
"given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it, the project should have been made for the tube.",0,negative
"he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film",1,positive
", sobering, heart-felt drama",1,positive
proper respect,1,positive
a fifty car pileup of cliches.,0,negative
suspense on different levels,1,positive
all its fusty squareness,0,negative
and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
more slowly,0,negative
", original",1,positive
too stupid,0,negative
"for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers",1,positive
was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
"like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables",0,negative
"nice, light treat",1,positive
intimate and universal cinema,1,positive
incredibly captivating and,1,positive
is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action,0,negative
forget,0,negative
"are strong, though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times.",1,positive
suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0,negative
the best of herzog's works,1,positive
"drawing on an irresistible, languid romanticism, byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.",1,positive
is as generic as its title,0,negative
the filmmaker's extraordinary access,1,positive
being unique,1,positive
with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
works on some levels and,1,positive
"dawns, real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
refracting,0,negative
"a strong script, powerful direction",1,positive
affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed,0,negative
from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
no cute factor,0,negative
would be an abridged edition,0,negative
seen through the right eyes,1,positive
"sweet, charming",1,positive
"is gripping, as are the scenes of jia with his family.",1,positive
they do n't fit well together and neither is well told,0,negative
"concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
most excruciating 86 minutes one,0,negative
a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking,1,positive
a fully developed story,1,positive
screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation,0,negative
with celluloid garbage,0,negative
about identity and alienation,0,negative
"to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions,1,positive
"fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6",1,positive
"than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy",0,negative
the performances are often engaging,1,positive
"a retread story, bad writing, and",0,negative
"that, in their own idiosyncratic way, sum up the strange horror of life in the new millennium",1,positive
laid-back good spirits,1,positive
struggling nobody,0,negative
the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
"be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star, and",1,positive
that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame,0,negative
rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis.,1,positive
's too long and unfocused.,0,negative
"made to be jaglomized is the cannes film festival, the annual riviera spree of flesh, buzz, blab and money.",0,negative
do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some.,1,positive
performances of exceptional honesty,1,positive
wears out,0,negative
that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
", uninhibited",1,positive
were paying dues for good books unread,0,negative
are ...,1,positive
translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard,0,negative
"despite its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity, the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity.",1,positive
"there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty",1,positive
will certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about.,1,positive
to probe questions of attraction and interdependence,1,positive
an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
"is inspiring, ironic, and revelatory of just",1,positive
what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
"a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old, would have a good time here.",0,negative
a dumb comedy,0,negative
"filmmakers dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann area headed east, far east, in retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
fill time,0,negative
terrific film,1,positive
reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies.,1,positive
"the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
watch your merchant ivory productions,1,positive
in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers,1,positive
worth the look,1,positive
"serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
stress ` dumb,0,negative
charming,1,positive
her confidence in her material,1,positive
the usual movie rah-rah,0,negative
crafted,1,positive
show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,1,positive
"an honest, sensitive story",1,positive
a complete shambles,0,negative
has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
to his pulpy thrillers,1,positive
painful lie,0,negative
it the most,1,positive
it can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter.,1,positive
if the film has a problem,0,negative
truly annoying pitch,0,negative
"deadpan cool, wry humor",1,positive
brilliantly,1,positive
wannabe,0,negative
"a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination",0,negative
one scene,1,positive
", inner-city autistic",0,negative
a way that few movies have ever approached,1,positive
"sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour, but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking and hovering over some of the most not",1,positive
some movies that hit you from the first scene,1,positive
"the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud,",1,positive
"needs some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through.,0,negative
bottom,0,negative
"a fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
"it's relentlessly folksy, a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions",0,negative
why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor,1,positive
makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
angst-ridden,0,negative
"a tired, unnecessary retread ... a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with",0,negative
most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on.,0,negative
but how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery.,0,negative
"ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand.'",1,positive
packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle,1,positive
does not make for much of a movie.,0,negative
far less sophisticated,0,negative
an awful sour taste,0,negative
is too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
seems suited neither to kids or adults.,0,negative
"( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy,",0,negative
a relentlessly globalizing world,1,positive
"well done, but slow",1,positive
it lacks in outright newness,0,negative
of psychopathic pulp,0,negative
touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths.,1,positive
so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
be in video stores by christmas,0,negative
turns a blind eye,0,negative
this gutter romancer's,0,negative
be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
"intelligent, well-made b movie",1,positive
casts its spooky net,1,positive
you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored ...,1,positive
"is leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance",1,positive
", it works beautifully as a movie without sacrificing the integrity of the opera.",1,positive
energizes it,1,positive
is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus,1,positive
even more remarkable,1,positive
undeniably intriguing film,1,positive
great impression,1,positive
is seriously compromised by that,0,negative
find in this dreary mess,0,negative
this is an exercise not in biography but in hero worship.,0,negative
mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
that frenetic spectacle ( on the tv show ) has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout.,0,negative
"personable, amusing cast",1,positive
to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
it deserves to be seen everywhere.,1,positive
practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte,1,positive
"is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
"personally, i 'd rather watch them on the animal planet.",0,negative
the magic that made it all work,1,positive
at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution,0,negative
breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
"writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin",0,negative
"there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least ), but",1,positive
"is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive",0,negative
truly bad,0,negative
this latest installment of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,1,positive
lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child's interest and an adult's patience.,0,negative
to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
flamboyant style,1,positive
have done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age.,1,positive
more good than great but freeman and judd make it work.,1,positive
be considered a funny little film,1,positive
gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other.,1,positive
this alleged psychological thriller,0,negative
"veered off too far into the exxon zone, and",0,negative
almost seems like a documentary in the way,1,positive
"its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
in tight pants and big tits,0,negative
true to its animatronic roots :,1,positive
"the `` a '' range,",1,positive
fills the eyes,1,positive
is oppressively heavy.,0,negative
the climactic hourlong cricket match,1,positive
find much fascination,1,positive
"joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed",0,negative
hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,0,negative
but overall the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
lost its edge,0,negative
a poignant and gently humorous,1,positive
completely honest,1,positive
good enough to be the purr,1,positive
then by all means check it out.,1,positive
"on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
"a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed, but",1,positive
is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action.,0,negative
elling builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy.,1,positive
"created such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
but it's defiantly and delightfully against the grain.,1,positive
"a tired, predictable",0,negative
that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
"might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
"it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them, but olympia, wash., based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting.",1,positive
"and your reward will be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience.",1,positive
"for the future, one hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter.",0,negative
both a beautifully made nature film and a tribute to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes.,1,positive
does not have,1,positive
"feels impersonal, almost generic.",0,negative
are poorly delivered,0,negative
", often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
too clichéd and too often strains,0,negative
turn out okay,1,positive
impeccable comic skill,1,positive
of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,1,positive
terrible.,0,negative
far more meaningful,1,positive
director lee has a true cinematic knack,1,positive
"a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life's endgame.",1,positive
"three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot",0,negative
no one in the audience or the film seems to really care,0,negative
"is a fragmented film, once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie.",0,negative
is a children's film in the truest sense,1,positive
cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.,0,negative
flatter,1,positive
a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ',0,negative
scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv,0,negative
a wise and powerful tale,1,positive
"the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
"elegant and eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions, love.",1,positive
breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
eerily accurate,1,positive
bogdanovich puts history in perspective,1,positive
you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,0,negative
"thrill you, touch you",1,positive
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves.,1,positive
what results is the best performance from either in years,1,positive
this overlong infomercial,0,negative
rodan is out of his league,0,negative
trashy,0,negative
it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame.,1,positive
too cliched,0,negative
fabulously funny and,1,positive
it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
it's also not very good.,0,negative
there is truth here,1,positive
substantive,1,positive
is spot on,1,positive
to triumphantly sermonize,1,positive
it is a refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
wannabe.,0,negative
"over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
"the rich and sudden wisdom,",1,positive
consistent embracing humanity,1,positive
this is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live.,0,negative
undernourished and plodding,0,negative
glorious,1,positive
"beautiful, self-satisfied",1,positive
are far more alienating than involving,0,negative
punching people in the stomach again,0,negative
you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time,1,positive
"should be doing a lot of things, but does n't.",0,negative
entertains not so much,0,negative
it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0,negative
for the ones that do n't come off,1,positive
host to some truly excellent sequences,1,positive
i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week,1,positive
"the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
"like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing, but",0,negative
equally miserable film,0,negative
this beautifully animated epic,1,positive
a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement.,0,negative
"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake, but he ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh.",0,negative
trusted audiences,1,positive
a bad film,0,negative
is almost in a class with that of wilde himself.,1,positive
"it's crafty, energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller.",1,positive
in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize,1,positive
glamorous machine,1,positive
"for some very good acting, dialogue,",1,positive
"form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
recreation to resonate,1,positive
profoundly,1,positive
could easily be dealing with right now in your lives,1,positive
"halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and,",0,negative
little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
emotional and,1,positive
for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
every bit as high,1,positive
a feast for the eyes,1,positive
tackled a meaty subject and,1,positive
irresistibly uncanny ambience,1,positive
warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it.,1,positive
a true and historically significant story,1,positive
it takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
slap her,0,negative
a sincere performance,1,positive
credulous,1,positive
"does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence.",1,positive
the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
's the gift of the magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of nyc's drug scene,0,negative
", so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted?",1,positive
"boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up,",1,positive
that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
you 'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery.,0,negative
's definitely a step in the right direction,1,positive
a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
exactly how bad it is,0,negative
slightly less successful,0,negative
bad action movie,0,negative
successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters,1,positive
"achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
is loaded with good intentions,1,positive
the e-graveyard,1,positive
a smart comedy,1,positive
's a very valuable film,1,positive
enticing and,1,positive
a step down,0,negative
"a mediocre exercise in target demographics, unaware that it's the butt of its own joke.",0,negative
an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,0,negative
that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
brimming,1,positive
is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals.,1,positive
worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
and completely ridiculous,0,negative
does a great combination act,1,positive
someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
has had a successful career in tv,1,positive
you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.,1,positive
the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
a sleep-inducing thriller with a single,0,negative
"watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,",0,negative
this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity.,1,positive
will probably be in wedgie heaven.,0,negative
the fun of the movie,1,positive
seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s.,0,negative
are required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout?,0,negative
acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense,0,negative
a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
", heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
an unwieldy cast,0,negative
other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
", the weight of water is oppressively heavy.",0,negative
"the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered --",0,negative
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment.,1,positive
the most original fantasy film ever made,1,positive
spot,1,positive
largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
interesting psychological game,1,positive
masters of both,1,positive
praises female self-sacrifice,1,positive
to adopt as a generational signpost,1,positive
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0,negative
a durable part,1,positive
cleaner,1,positive
give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss,0,negative
-- but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
the film never feels derivative,1,positive
the gifted pearce,1,positive
"smart,",1,positive
well directed,1,positive
satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
coherent,1,positive
what's really sad is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best.,0,negative
brosnan gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day.,1,positive
as good a job as anyone,1,positive
just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
do no wrong,1,positive
will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy,1,positive
cool visual backmasking ),1,positive
transvestite comedy,0,negative
"has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing",0,negative
flailing,0,negative
"asks what truth can be discerned from non-firsthand experience, and specifically questions cinema's capability for recording truth.",1,positive
dramatically lackluster.,0,negative
slap-happy,1,positive
soggy potboiler,0,negative
to the idiocy of its last frames,0,negative
"it's crafty, energetic and smart --",1,positive
", not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it",0,negative
so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
"the way home is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness.",1,positive
"the hours, a delicately crafted film, is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame.",1,positive
are uncomfortably strained,0,negative
"is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out.",1,positive
"'s a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas",1,positive
", intelligent",1,positive
is that her confidence in her material is merited,1,positive
like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
b-movie category,0,negative
in its committed dumbness,0,negative
desiccated talent,0,negative
so putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film.,0,negative
"why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
outing with one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived,",0,negative
"equal doses of action, cheese, ham and cheek",1,positive
does pack some serious suspense,1,positive
"one problem with the movie,",0,negative
snide,0,negative
a delicious and delicately funny look at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,1,positive
the best possible senses,1,positive
make for some robust and scary entertainment.,1,positive
must shoot it in the head,0,negative
feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago.,1,positive
israeli/palestinian conflict as,1,positive
letting go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
"the camera soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm.",1,positive
nails all of orlean's themes,1,positive
mistake.,0,negative
out of eudora welty,1,positive
jump-in-your-seat,1,positive
movies about angels,1,positive
"a cold, calculated exercise",0,negative
turn away from one another instead of talking,0,negative
writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice,1,positive
able to give full performances,1,positive
wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,0,negative
could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person?,0,negative
this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
the product,1,positive
"that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess",0,negative
an impressive style,1,positive
uncommonly pleasurable,1,positive
dislikable study in sociopathy.,0,negative
is they have a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,0,negative
maudlin and cliche-ridden,0,negative
hawaiian setting,1,positive
... about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season.,0,negative
"there's a spontaneity to the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout.",1,positive
know a star,1,positive
a modest masterpiece.,1,positive
be made on the cheap,0,negative
"that profound, at least",1,positive
perfected,1,positive
because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close.,1,positive
"buy is an accomplished actress, and this is a big, juicy role.",1,positive
natural sportsmen,1,positive
not without merit,1,positive
"rally to its cause,",1,positive
a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche.,0,negative
its rawness and vitality,1,positive
"gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character, a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways.",1,positive
freshening,1,positive
the most brilliant work in this genre since the 1984 uncut version of sergio leone's flawed but staggering once upon a time in america.,1,positive
", funny, even punny 6",1,positive
enjoyed the love story,1,positive
"the film is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand.",1,positive
"is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors.",1,positive
reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
"does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
unbalanced mixture,0,negative
compellingly watchable.,1,positive
so could young romantics out on a date.,1,positive
wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character,0,negative
"hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter",1,positive
a stark portrait,1,positive
offers a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times : to save their children and yet to lose them.,1,positive
impressive and,1,positive
a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic cliches.,0,negative
to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief,1,positive
action-adventure buffs,1,positive
stop buying tickets to these movies,0,negative
"the start -- and, refreshingly,",1,positive
rich with human events,1,positive
the dynamic first act,1,positive
"this charming but slight tale has warmth, wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed.",1,positive
be on video,0,negative
boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up,1,positive
"that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country",0,negative
not well enough,0,negative
it's a cool event for the whole family.,1,positive
capable thriller,1,positive
at three hours and with very little story or character development,0,negative
more beautiful than either of those films,1,positive
"is whether these ambitions, laudable in themselves, justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau.",0,negative
this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
wholesome and,1,positive
i 'm guessing the director is a magician.,1,positive
"the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape",0,negative
bang-up,1,positive
a powerful emotional wallop,1,positive
"'s a testament to the film's considerable charm that it succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries.",1,positive
"at its best, it's black hawk down with more heart.",1,positive
are sometimes bracing,1,positive
offers opportunities for occasional smiles,1,positive
's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face,0,negative
drag an audience,0,negative
thurman,1,positive
as any other arnie musclefest,0,negative
amusing,1,positive
"with guns, expensive cars, lots of naked women and rocawear clothing",1,positive
so poorly plotted and scripted.,0,negative
"is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way.",1,positive
all the demographically appropriate comic buttons,1,positive
creepy-crawly bug things,0,negative
"a classy, sprightly spin",1,positive
it aspires,1,positive
"its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes",1,positive
utterly absorbing,1,positive
", you should be able to find better entertainment.",0,negative
"the first mistake, i suspect,",0,negative
it is definitely worth seeing.,1,positive
with a humanistic message,1,positive
sex,1,positive
the best date movie of the year,1,positive
the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving,0,negative
"as those monologues stretch on and on, you realize there's no place for this story to go but down",0,negative
gimmicky,1,positive
"begins with promise,",1,positive
too violent,0,negative
"rude, scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys",1,positive
living under a rock,0,negative
"the touch is generally light enough and the performances, for the most part, credible.",1,positive
the excitement,1,positive
short of profound characterizations,1,positive
that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny,0,negative
"to say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
"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",0,negative
"an observant, unfussily poetic meditation",1,positive
undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it,1,positive
one of the most genuinely sweet films,1,positive
who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
despite its sincere acting,0,negative
the last days,0,negative
are able to accomplish,1,positive
the update is dreary and sluggish.,0,negative
who is not a character in this movie,1,positive
"of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
the screenplay or something,1,positive
provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
his control,0,negative
mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.,0,negative
inspired,1,positive
pure movie,1,positive
"is visually ravishing,",1,positive
"seen through the right eyes, with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do.",1,positive
paced and satisfying,1,positive
to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
what should have been a painless time-killer becomes instead a grating endurance test.,0,negative
to have the best of both worlds,1,positive
's tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing,0,negative
a captivating drama,1,positive
old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
realistically,1,positive
"that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
inhabit that special annex of hell,0,negative
collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture.,0,negative
"newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times,",1,positive
of fun for all,1,positive
"a hit - and-miss affair,",0,negative
"great, has solid acting and a neat premise",1,positive
do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,0,negative
agony,0,negative
of nearly epic proportions,1,positive
filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
fun of me,1,positive
) just too bratty for sympathy,0,negative
magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
gain from watching they,1,positive
grittily beautiful film,1,positive
left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
too deep,0,negative
", the film is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan.",1,positive
an opportunity missed.,0,negative
works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon,1,positive
war,0,negative
nearly perfect in their roles,1,positive
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film.,1,positive
mindless and boring,0,negative
this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
the light of the exit sign,0,negative
's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
of this laughable dialogue,1,positive
will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.,1,positive
about nothing,0,negative
"it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch,",0,negative
touching good sense on the experience of its women,1,positive
concrete story and definitive answers,1,positive
as bad at it is cruel,0,negative
a chilling movie,1,positive
it gets harder and harder to understand her choices,1,positive
to shock and amaze,1,positive
", three-dimensional characters",1,positive
witless,0,negative
"a pointless, meandering celebration",0,negative
hollywood pipeline,0,negative
the solid filmmaking,1,positive
"the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
is a disaster.,0,negative
squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ',1,positive
", did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history?",0,negative
family and community,1,positive
the film is full of charm.,1,positive
"it's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances, from himself and from newcomer derek luke.",1,positive
"ah, yes, that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.",0,negative
"ice age wo n't drop your jaw,",0,negative
wonderfully speculative,1,positive
slightly flawed,0,negative
's being conned right up to the finale,0,negative
exploitative for the art houses and too cynical,0,negative
to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants,0,negative
", ultimate x is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype.",0,negative
befuddled in its characterizations,0,negative
of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery,1,positive
vibrantly colored,1,positive
veers like a drunken driver,0,negative
backstage must-see,1,positive
", because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful",1,positive
broadcast,1,positive
journey into a philosophical void.,0,negative
margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
coming-of-age portrait,1,positive
for insomnia,1,positive
"boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory, impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie.",0,negative
"'s neither too erotic nor very thrilling,",0,negative
seat,1,positive
more ways,1,positive
a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking,1,positive
big stars and,1,positive
degrading and strangely liberating,1,positive
tends to plod.,0,negative
"a haunted house,",0,negative
"creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history",1,positive
"will assuredly rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.",1,positive
is so pat it makes your teeth hurt.,0,negative
"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good,",1,positive
"wasted in this crass, low-wattage endeavor",0,negative
offers rare insight,1,positive
past his prime,0,negative
it is a hilarious place to visit,1,positive
has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel,0,negative
's as lumpy as two-day old porridge,0,negative
"maybe there's a metaphor here, but figuring it out would n't make trouble every day any better.",0,negative
", marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it.",1,positive
quirky and funny,1,positive
having an old friend for dinner ',1,positive
"spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it, but `` spider-man '' certainly delivers the goods",1,positive
good trash,1,positive
just unlikable,0,negative
insecure,0,negative
a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart,1,positive
"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera.",1,positive
each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth.,0,negative
wonderful acting clinic,1,positive
ate,0,negative
made-for-tv,0,negative
all its flaws,0,negative
reserved but existential,1,positive
"a stab at soccer hooliganism,",1,positive
life-affirming message,1,positive
worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
drain,0,negative
be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
freddy gets molested,0,negative
are side stories aplenty,1,positive
"most fish stories are a little peculiar, but this is one that should be thrown back in the river.",0,negative
the real triumphs,1,positive
", it's one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen.",1,positive
spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
"as comedic spotlights go, notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should.",1,positive
in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen,1,positive
it's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread.,0,negative
a culture clash comedy only half as clever as it thinks it is.,0,negative
every joke is repeated at least,0,negative
is flat.,0,negative
add up to a biting satire that has no teeth,0,negative
a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history,0,negative
as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
heavy on the atmospheric weirdness,0,negative
", also like its hero, it remains brightly optimistic, coming through in the end",1,positive
"overstylized, puréed mélange",0,negative
odds with the rest of the film,0,negative
too amateurish,0,negative
was utterly charming,1,positive
commands attention,1,positive
even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient,0,negative
"an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones",1,positive
"is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
"their way around this movie directionless,",0,negative
", it's still not a good movie",0,negative
sounds whiny and defensive,0,negative
format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
enthusiasm,1,positive
the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
there's much tongue in cheek in the film and there's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all,1,positive
slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
idol's,1,positive
empathy and pity fogging up the screen ... his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles.,0,negative
toss-up,1,positive
poetry,1,positive
often lethally dull,0,negative
full of surprises.,1,positive
another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie,0,negative
margarita happy hour,1,positive
the pleasure,1,positive
too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy,0,negative
trying to hold onto what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
that you want to slap it,0,negative
his pleas,0,negative
little grace ( rifkin's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity,1,positive
her best,1,positive
", stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
to turn his movie in an unexpected direction,1,positive
there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
his fake backdrops,0,negative
relegated,0,negative
comes,1,positive
of ineptly,0,negative
find love,1,positive
builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates.,1,positive
is a total misfire,0,negative
gets better after foster leaves that little room.,1,positive
( madonna's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag.,0,negative
that's where this film should have remained,0,negative
"the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually,",0,negative
", this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus.",0,negative
"a delightful, if minor, pastry of a movie",1,positive
"despite an overwrought ending, the film works as well as it does because of the performances.",1,positive
's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever,0,negative
something awfully deadly about any movie with a life-affirming message,0,negative
"it's mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable.",0,negative
describing badness,0,negative
undeterminable,0,negative
runteldat is something of a triumph.,1,positive
"as exciting as all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax viewer, the rest of us will be lulled into a coma.",0,negative
visually flashy but narratively opaque and,0,negative
"arrive on the big screen with their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact.",1,positive
a shame,0,negative
"a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches",1,positive
"of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
comic gem,1,positive
piercingly affecting ...,1,positive
bad alternative music,0,negative
remains prominent,1,positive
as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
entirely irresistible,1,positive
a documentary and more propaganda,0,negative
bad imitation,0,negative
learning but inventing a remarkable new trick,1,positive
's always fun to watch,1,positive
"way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
made it all work,1,positive
thrilling combination,1,positive
ennui-hobbled,0,negative
` praise the lord,1,positive
"searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",1,positive
"young everlyn sampi, as the courageous molly craig,",1,positive
"one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
"rather dull, unimaginative",0,negative
to serve the work especially well,1,positive
have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
feels rigged and sluggish.,0,negative
gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through,0,negative
without ever succumbing to sentimentality,1,positive
fresh and raw,1,positive
dramatically moving,1,positive
some genuine quirkiness,1,positive
proud,1,positive
argue,0,negative
"if you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with, then you 're in for a painful ride.",0,negative
deal with the subject of love head-on,1,positive
from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,0,negative
includes too much obvious padding,0,negative
of low-budget filmmaking,0,negative
almost as offensive as `` freddy,0,negative
"the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is, but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood.",1,positive
grade-school audience,0,negative
do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
"can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor",1,positive
is better than any summer blockbuster,1,positive
"none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '',",0,negative
"a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it",0,negative
"the problem, amazingly enough, is the screenplay.",0,negative
anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
"as broad and cartoonish as the screenplay is, there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism.",1,positive
sophisticated and surprising,1,positive
but it does n't leave you with much.,0,negative
director anne fontaine,1,positive
that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one is one of the year's worst cinematic tragedies.,0,negative
into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances,1,positive
... an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...,1,positive
"enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions, walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons.",1,positive
the ethos of the chelsea hotel,1,positive
disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
has enough wit,1,positive
undeniably worthy and devastating,1,positive
work up much entertainment value,1,positive
'd do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action ...,1,positive
keep this fresh.,1,positive
rare movie,1,positive
"barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all,",0,negative
side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
"( the stage show ), you still have to see this!",1,positive
give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed,0,negative
's invigorating about,1,positive
"a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition,1,positive
this often-hilarious farce,1,positive
as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
", though goofy and lurid,",1,positive
gold,1,positive
crass and insulting,0,negative
veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,0,negative
would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book,1,positive
"yes, mibii is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it.",1,positive
can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change.,1,positive
"of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
( the cockettes ) provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.',1,positive
bold biographical fantasia,1,positive
"if you saw benigni's pinocchio at a public park, you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police.",0,negative
we are undeniably touched.,1,positive
laugh their *** off,1,positive
the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play is almost in a class with that of wilde himself.,1,positive
energetic and original,1,positive
uninspired philosophical,0,negative
poo-poo,0,negative
"the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible, but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them.",1,positive
a just a waste,0,negative
consider it ` perfection,1,positive
waste,0,negative
"reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer,",1,positive
"mattei so completely loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on, well, love in the time of money.",0,negative
"notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour, i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal, and also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl -",1,positive
trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
liked it,1,positive
all its effective moments,1,positive
macabre and,0,negative
through contrived plot points,0,negative
halfway intriguing plot,1,positive
"it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
gives the lie to many clichés,0,negative
enjoying,1,positive
"find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish",1,positive
layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and,0,negative
from its material that is deliberately unsettling,0,negative
the stuffiest cinema goers,0,negative
it an exhilarating,1,positive
has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series.,0,negative
dreamlike ecstasy,1,positive
"is that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that's often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",1,positive
humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation,1,positive
with a modicum of patience,1,positive
conflict,0,negative
worst possibilities,0,negative
it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert.,0,negative
"some of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
of elephant feces,0,negative
does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
a triumph of imagination,1,positive
a convincing impersonation,1,positive
"as quiet, patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself",1,positive
a beautifully tooled action thriller about love and terrorism in korea.,1,positive
pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood,1,positive
the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
in need of a scented bath,0,negative
the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché,0,negative
first great film,1,positive
a feel movie,1,positive
of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
unwary,0,negative
a nice coffee table book,1,positive
an all-around good time at the movies this summer,1,positive
to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
it would be easy for critics to shred it,0,negative
a satisfying summer blockbuster,1,positive
"cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you",1,positive
trapped,0,negative
"frantic than involving, more chaotic than entertaining",0,negative
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances.,0,negative
"flat, misguided comedy.",0,negative
funny and,1,positive
in an art film!,1,positive
be careful what you wish for '',0,negative
find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
to care about,1,positive
be liked sometimes,1,positive
is an earnest study in despair,1,positive
the mark of a documentary that works,1,positive
"but for the most part, the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.",0,negative
a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance,1,positive
", and irritating",0,negative
", it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.",0,negative
make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
"more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal and",1,positive
ever released by a major film studio.,1,positive
offers an interesting bit of speculation,1,positive
brutally labored and unfunny,0,negative
will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
peace is possible,1,positive
inquisitive enough,1,positive
the muck,0,negative
may prove to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece.,1,positive
"want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,0,negative
drawing wrenching performances,1,positive
interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
"focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs",0,negative
's nothing more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
is at once a tough pill to swallow and a minor miracle of self-expression,1,positive
"not only is it a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import, it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
boys ',1,positive
its own brilliance,1,positive
", this deeply moving french drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times.",1,positive
"shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement, but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience.",1,positive
an in-your-face family drama and black comedy that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
"broomfield reminds us that beneath the hype, the celebrity, the high life, the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically doomed.",1,positive
"is the kind of movie that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low.",0,negative
musical number,1,positive
"this is cruel, misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy.",0,negative
the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster.,0,negative
old-fashioned storytelling,1,positive
"this orange has some juice, but it's far from fresh-squeezed.",0,negative
it uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film.,1,positive
the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada.,0,negative
an encouraging new direction for la salle,1,positive
lose,0,negative
"this little $ 1.8 million charmer,",1,positive
holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
while broomfield's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture,0,negative
its chicken heart,0,negative
by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
"a touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
no fantasy story,1,positive
the artificial structure,0,negative
vulgar,0,negative
never clearly defines his characters or,0,negative
"with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player, this latest skewering",0,negative
so devoid,0,negative
poignant and delicately,1,positive
ludicrous and,0,negative
as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
"it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here, but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through",0,negative
from cowering poverty to courage and happiness,1,positive
"the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself, and his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him.",0,negative
have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
heart-warming,1,positive
a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
is wry and engrossing.,1,positive
almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises.,1,positive
"particularly joyless, and exceedingly dull, period",0,negative
to use the word `` new '' in its title,0,negative
not particularly scary,0,negative
"of unparalleled proportions, writer-director parker",1,positive
"a fine, rousing, g-rated family film,",1,positive
"exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed,1,positive
the dialogue is cumbersome,0,negative
", romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.",0,negative
"to imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
sin,0,negative
a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game,0,negative
"like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
"in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
"is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy",1,positive
"a college story that works even without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",1,positive
films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
"a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending, which is just the point.",1,positive
nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,1,positive
cheatfully,0,negative
be a straightforward bio,1,positive
"here, common sense flies out the window, along with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit sascha.",0,negative
this surprisingly decent flick,1,positive
is heartfelt and achingly real,1,positive
the falcon arrives in the skies above manhattan,1,positive
"lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",0,negative
"does strong, measured work.",1,positive
a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,0,negative
a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,0,negative
"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and",1,positive
pastel landscapes,1,positive
director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could.,1,positive
it would be,1,positive
"on a cutting room floor somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire.",0,negative
flickering reminders of the ties that bind us,1,positive
director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
a sudden lunch rush,1,positive
a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
intense experience,1,positive
little uneven,0,negative
sealed with a kiss,1,positive
why this project was undertaken,0,negative
dilutes the pleasure of watching them,0,negative
"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and",1,positive
can get your money back,0,negative
the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
the preachy,0,negative
lovingly,1,positive
"a sexy, peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain, and the fact that it's based on true events somehow makes it all the more compelling.",1,positive
"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock.",1,positive
confusion and,0,negative
"of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
too immature and unappealing to care about,0,negative
proves that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes.,0,negative
"a quiet, disquieting triumph.",1,positive
"in other words, about as bad a film you 're likely to see all year.",0,negative
self-discovery,1,positive
"it's immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do.",1,positive
knockoff.,0,negative
"all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore",0,negative
"odd, rapt spell",0,negative
"but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
"a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise",1,positive
never fails to entertain,1,positive
you liked the previous movies in the series,1,positive
if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
"is really, really stupid.",0,negative
underdone,0,negative
"to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it",0,negative
shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
"despite suffering a sense-of-humour failure, the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this.",0,negative
the powerful,1,positive
kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness.,0,negative
than bad,0,negative
it is flawed,0,negative
anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,1,positive
is one carried by a strong sense of humanism,1,positive
this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.,0,negative
antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
"the april 2002 instalment of the american war for independence, complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop of human blood.",0,negative
gently humorous and touching.,1,positive
a film of quiet power,1,positive
"with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi's, dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy.",1,positive
"no way original, or even all that memorable, but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy",0,negative
"'s a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title.",0,negative
does little here,0,negative
doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
embodies the transformation of his character completely,1,positive
"an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer's previous collaboration, miss congeniality.",0,negative
making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0,negative
in all its strange quirks,1,positive
's a pale imitation,0,negative
'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
"... flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags.",1,positive
", we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.",0,negative
than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
a zippy jazzy score,1,positive
( a ) stale retread of the '53 original,0,negative
", charming and quirky",1,positive
it is thought-provoking.,1,positive
directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory.,0,negative
know the picture is in trouble.,0,negative
"this film is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion.",1,positive
the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals,0,negative
damaged-goods,0,negative
curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
"lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of scooter",0,negative
's why sex and lucia is so alluring.,1,positive
"no new plot conceptions or environmental changes, just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through.",0,negative
"obviously, a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.",0,negative
ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
with a pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1,positive
achingly human,1,positive
it's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish.,0,negative
"no one can doubt the filmmakers ' motives, but the guys still feels counterproductive.",0,negative
a sun-drenched masterpiece,1,positive
an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp,0,negative
a provocateur,1,positive
"hard, cold effect",0,negative
his inspiration,1,positive
"some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan",0,negative
a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
the characters seem one-dimensional,0,negative
drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0,negative
cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it's still damn funny stuff,1,positive
wo n't score points for political correctness,0,negative
it's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark.,1,positive
who cares?,0,negative
"a banal, virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy.",0,negative
to do a little fleeing of its own,0,negative
the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
repulsive,0,negative
", mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
a straight-to-video movie,0,negative
"clockstoppers is one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up.",0,negative
charming than in about a boy,1,positive
like any of these despicable characters,0,negative
you have left the theater,0,negative
"the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
profound humanity,1,positive
"the chateau belongs to rudd, whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms ... is a nonstop hoot.",1,positive
as tryingly as the title,0,negative
", imaginative filmmaking",1,positive
"crossroads feels like a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama.",0,negative
"blade ii merges bits and pieces from fighting games, wire fu, horror movies, mystery, james bond, wrestling, sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew.",1,positive
a surprisingly charming and even witty match,1,positive
that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
muted freak-out,0,negative
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so.,0,negative
particular talents,1,positive
be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly,0,negative
rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
"'s all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage",1,positive
"is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
to great artistic significance,1,positive
little emotional resonance,0,negative
revelatory and,1,positive
an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains.,1,positive
surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly, and",1,positive
has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,0,negative
go wrong,0,negative
"while the story's undeniably hard to follow, iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.",1,positive
"the script covers huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people.",0,negative
's flawed and brilliant,1,positive
to some truly excellent sequences,1,positive
does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up,1,positive
"not once in the rush to save the day did i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me, it was just a matter of ` eh.'",0,negative
it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
captivatingly,1,positive
is adequate,1,positive
"is a lumbering, wheezy drag",0,negative
glossy hollywood,0,negative
a strong first act and,1,positive
often achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie,0,negative
a movie that sends you out of the theater feeling like you 've actually spent time living in another community.,1,positive
"very well-meaning movie,",1,positive
colorful and controversial,1,positive
corny conventions,0,negative
were that grand a failure,0,negative
clueless does south fork,0,negative
far more demanding than it needs to be,0,negative
two not very absorbing characters,0,negative
the lack,0,negative
"american musical comedy as we know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway.",1,positive
"to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
"this odd, distant portuguese import more or less",0,negative
"a gorgeously strange movie,",1,positive
left off the film's predictable denouement,0,negative
"been replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around",1,positive
motivated by nothing,0,negative
"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn,",0,negative
blow it off the screen,0,negative
"'s really little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out.",0,negative
as pedestrian as they come.,0,negative
the climactic burst of violence,0,negative
want my money back,0,negative
let this morph into a typical romantic triangle,0,negative
moldering pile,0,negative
"inherently caustic and oddly whimsical, the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss.",1,positive
a long shot,0,negative
an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence.,1,positive
very least,0,negative
"gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
the worst movies of one year,0,negative
"not a strike against yang's similarly themed yi yi, but i found what time?",0,negative
to lowly studio hack,0,negative
which has a handful of smart jokes,1,positive
is more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
"dense, exhilarating documentary",1,positive
"the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
great equalizer,1,positive
abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
humorous and tender,1,positive
snide and prejudice.,0,negative
a compelling,1,positive
he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
"be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality, ' in all its fusty squareness",1,positive
while huppert ... is magnificent,1,positive
robust and scary,1,positive
my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year,1,positive
there's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
's plenty to offend everyone ...,0,negative
from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --,0,negative
"smart, funny, subtle, and resonant",1,positive
no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2,0,negative
is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.,0,negative
a positively thrilling combination,1,positive
's why sex and lucia is so alluring,1,positive
only a genius,0,negative
flamboyant female comics,1,positive
"drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
strolls,1,positive
"it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
"is that for the most part, the film is deadly dull",0,negative
manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
become smug or sanctimonious,0,negative
i do n't mean that in a good way,0,negative
makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
his excellent cast,1,positive
is more in love with strangeness than excellence,0,negative
is extraordinarily good.,1,positive
stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
she's a pretty woman,1,positive
little wit and no surprises,0,negative
as temptingly easy,1,positive
whole subplots have no explanation or even plot relevance,0,negative
"jagger, stoppard and",1,positive
adult movies,0,negative
make a gorgeous pair,1,positive
paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.,1,positive
spooky new thriller,1,positive
whether you can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
effortless,1,positive
a light-hearted way,1,positive
use of his particular talents.,1,positive
outshined,0,negative
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,negative
not great,0,negative
lightweight meaning,0,negative
share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams,0,negative
as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
"strange, funny, twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals,1,positive
a prostitute,0,negative
"it's a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that.",0,negative
be more genial than ingenious,0,negative
to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock,0,negative
slimed,0,negative
is too loud and thoroughly overbearing,0,negative
makes no difference in the least,0,negative
the bad reviews,0,negative
smug self-satisfaction,0,negative
will worm its way there,1,positive
accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency.,1,positive
"a smart and funny, albeit sometimes superficial, cautionary tale of a technology in search of an artist.",1,positive
shrewdly,1,positive
such subtlety and warmth,1,positive
a stunning film,1,positive
well-structured film,1,positive
"a horrible, 99-minute",0,negative
as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy,1,positive
"nothing happens,",0,negative
sadistic,0,negative
"the movie is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it's just tediously bad, something to be fully forgotten",0,negative
cram earplugs,0,negative
chatty fish,0,negative
"feel like mopping up,",0,negative
stalls,0,negative
manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema,1,positive
welcome and heartwarming,1,positive
"energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage",1,positive
is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
"some people march to the beat of a different drum, and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in, this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options",1,positive
i mind ugly,0,negative
"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight '' and",1,positive
somewhat tired,0,negative
crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,1,positive
"... a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old, would have a good time here.",0,negative
it's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit.,0,negative
"schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and",0,negative
leaves a lot to be desired,0,negative
"claims to sort the bad guys from the good, which is its essential problem.",0,negative
"none of this sounds promising and, indeed, the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens.",0,negative
memorable performances,1,positive
"ugly, irritating",0,negative
enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
's sweet.,1,positive
fluffy,1,positive
in venice,1,positive
"an unsettling, memorable cinematic experience",1,positive
"it's hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress.",0,negative
will keep them awake,1,positive
a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation,1,positive
of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
", resonant gem",1,positive
"an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
for its rather slow beginning,0,negative
to suspense thriller,1,positive
the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed.,1,positive
harrowing and uplifting,1,positive
the humor dwindles.,0,negative
of the guru who helped,1,positive
birot's,0,negative
"is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's, despite a few whopping shootouts.",0,negative
"offbeat humor, amusing characters,",1,positive
extremely flat,0,negative
most original american productions,1,positive
"quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
make you think about existential suffering,1,positive
directing with a sure and measured hand,1,positive
left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
"sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
", unlikable characters",0,negative
a seriously bad film with seriously,0,negative
just as rewarding,1,positive
treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody.,1,positive
first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
"in the end, there is n't much to it.",0,negative
"all awkward, static",0,negative
grant is n't cary and bullock is n't katherine.,0,negative
"does n't really know or care about the characters, and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events",0,negative
it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds,1,positive
the gift of tears,1,positive
as wonderful on the big screen,1,positive
this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
"a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
on ugly digital video,0,negative
high-concept scenario,1,positive
could n't come up with a better script.,0,negative
"argue that entering a church, synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door",0,negative
with a fresh point of view,1,positive
"slow, predictable and not very amusing",0,negative
's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever.,0,negative
"of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape",0,negative
remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
"it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,",0,negative
all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,1,positive
"the three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling.",0,negative
"dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.",0,negative
acceptable,1,positive
imaginatively mixed cast,1,positive
is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else ; their parents, wise folks that they are, read books.",0,negative
burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve,1,positive
is bright and flashy in all the right ways.,1,positive
"this nervy oddity, like modern art",1,positive
clever and unexpected,1,positive
puts to rest any thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food.,1,positive
technically proficient,1,positive
even worse than its title,0,negative
"there's ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin.",1,positive
stronger,1,positive
's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience.,0,negative
impossible to indulge the fanciful daydreams of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
is n't talking a talk that appeals to me,0,negative
put on your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute to what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
a funny little film,1,positive
"a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and",1,positive
certainly got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile.,0,negative
the direction is intelligently accomplished,1,positive
disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
titillating material,1,positive
can handle,1,positive
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline",0,negative
", pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
an inspiring tale,1,positive
"i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop,",0,negative
"energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
the best rock,1,positive
backed by sheer nerve,1,positive
avoiding eye contact and,0,negative
too fast,0,negative
demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake,1,positive
much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,0,negative
-- that the ` true story ' by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen.,0,negative
"is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
"to be going through the motions, beginning with the pale script",0,negative
is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.,0,negative
almost impossible,0,negative
unconcerned,0,negative
unstinting,0,negative
"in old-fashioned screenwriting parlance, ms. shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.",0,negative
the unbearable lightness of being,1,positive
believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
witty feature,1,positive
it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
smart,1,positive
"there's no real sense of suspense, and",0,negative
threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
thumbs down,0,negative
a mimetic approximation of better films,0,negative
"successfully blended satire,",1,positive
spectacle and pacing,1,positive
"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing.",1,positive
", he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
the surprise ending,1,positive
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst.,1,positive
"smitten document of a troubadour, his acolytes, and the triumph of his band.",1,positive
"full of sex, drugs and rock",1,positive
"`` sorority boys '' was funnier, and that movie was pretty bad.",0,negative
artistic significance,1,positive
's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films,0,negative
"is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
of a predictable outcome and a screenplay,0,negative
proud warrior,1,positive
"'s crafty, energetic and smart",1,positive
groaners,0,negative
one senses,1,positive
"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures, and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab",0,negative
"is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful",1,positive
is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold.,0,negative
of her life with the imagery in her paintings,1,positive
sad sack,0,negative
recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters,1,positive
daft by half ... but,1,positive
its lavish formalism and intellectual austerity,1,positive
"for once, a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own.",1,positive
preciousness,1,positive
is also a work of deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
plain old blarney,0,negative
has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
one of the best looking and stylish,1,positive
"important, original talent",1,positive
to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking,1,positive
give what may be the performances of their careers.,1,positive
cruelty and suffering,0,negative
without overdoing it,1,positive
"contrived, awkward and filled with unintended laughs, the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster.",0,negative
"that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention",0,negative
"of the most complex, generous and subversive artworks of the last decade",1,positive
lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories,1,positive
inventive screenplay,1,positive
of human frailty fascinates,1,positive
gets under our skin and,1,positive
is not as well-conceived as either of those films,0,negative
a huge amount of the credit for the film,1,positive
during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
good man,1,positive
linking a halfwit plot,0,negative
it is that it does n't give a damn.,0,negative
the group's playful spark of nonconformity,1,positive
of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
out-sized,0,negative
manner and flamboyant style,1,positive
is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation.,1,positive
waste their time on it,0,negative
an easy film,1,positive
is a bomb,0,negative
an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle,1,positive
engaging and unpredictable character pieces,1,positive
of the theater feeling,1,positive
rather bland,0,negative
"there are n't many conclusive answers in the film, but there is an interesting story of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys.",1,positive
hip ',1,positive
most sincere,1,positive
fascinating,1,positive
", you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting.",1,positive
broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil,1,positive
a terrific look,1,positive
sword-and-sorcery plot,1,positive
in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
its flaws,0,negative
watching this waste of time,0,negative
disappointingly generic,0,negative
"aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
needed so badly but what is virtually absent,0,negative
is merely a charmless witch,0,negative
's too harsh,0,negative
"long on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time",0,negative
wild ride,1,positive
did n't laugh.,0,negative
cowardly,0,negative
redeemed by its stars,1,positive
noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill,1,positive
the best films,1,positive
captures the complicated relationships in a marching band,1,positive
has its moments in looking at the comic effects of jealousy,1,positive
give credit to affleck,1,positive
a wonderful thing,1,positive
strong and convincing performances,1,positive
"of serious subject matter and dark, funny humor",1,positive
grenade,0,negative
"parochial, accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,0,negative
"the story itself it mostly told through on-camera interviews with several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
more good than great,1,positive
"gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
a dream is a wish your heart makes,1,positive
", you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals.",1,positive
those visual in-jokes,1,positive
"has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity.",0,negative
muddy psychological thriller,0,negative
you forget you 've been to the movies.,1,positive
then ends with a whimper,0,negative
held my interest,1,positive
its source's complexity,1,positive
dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
ideological,1,positive
more accomplished,1,positive
"dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and",1,positive
twice removed,1,positive
dark comedy,1,positive
trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
"smart, nuanced look",1,positive
with a hack script,0,negative
tough to be startled when you 're almost dozing,0,negative
nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy,1,positive
a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
informative and breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
the movie stirs us as well.,1,positive
spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative,1,positive
dominant,1,positive
has a compelling story to tell,1,positive
's an entertaining and informative documentary.,1,positive
so spot on,1,positive
"has rewards,",1,positive
of artificial suspense,0,negative
"a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside",1,positive
will warm your heart,1,positive
( a ) strong piece of work.,1,positive
the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
valentine,1,positive
arty and,1,positive
"cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause, but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
best-sustained,1,positive
so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second,1,positive
the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that,1,positive
the adrenaline jolt,1,positive
manages sweetness largely without stickiness.,1,positive
"does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself.",0,negative
the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them '',1,positive
farewell-to-innocence movies,0,negative
is trash,0,negative
falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,0,negative
feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
"a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
fills me with revulsion,0,negative
's a masterpiece,1,positive
the film is never dull,1,positive
gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other,1,positive
calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1,positive
"stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue",0,negative
the action and special effects,1,positive
abandon the theater,0,negative
that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
crudely literal,0,negative
revolting,0,negative
the story is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon,1,positive
very moving and revelatory,1,positive
it's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long.,0,negative
perfectly pitched,1,positive
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters,1,positive
heady jumble,0,negative
this is a movie full of grace and,1,positive
"a spark of new inspiration in it,",1,positive
tell the best story,1,positive
bland,0,negative
a playful iranian parable,1,positive
i have returned from the beyond to warn you :,0,negative
"the movie does its best to work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds.",1,positive
you wo n't be able to look away for a second,1,positive
effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
a compelling look at a young woman's tragic odyssey,1,positive
"because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0,negative
"contrived, maudlin and cliche-ridden",0,negative
it's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects.,1,positive
soulful development,1,positive
true and,1,positive
of splendid performances,1,positive
for nice evening out,1,positive
"its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
the murk of its own making,0,negative
mobius strip,0,negative
takes your breath,1,positive
"catches the chaotic horror of war, but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera",0,negative
from bland actors,0,negative
"the book's irreverent energy,",1,positive
updating works surprisingly well,1,positive
"spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff.",1,positive
an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd,1,positive
preferable,1,positive
third act miscalculation,0,negative
we do get the distinct impression that this franchise is drawing to a close.,0,negative
"redone for horses, with fewer deliberate laughs, more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs",0,negative
no charm,0,negative
insufferably naive,0,negative
one only a true believer could relish,1,positive
on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,1,positive
if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,0,negative
in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
( `` take care of my cat '' ) is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals.,1,positive
a compelling argument about death,1,positive
if you 're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining,1,positive
suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill,0,negative
to produce another smash,1,positive
spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
"an inventive, absorbing movie that's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist",1,positive
pure craft and,1,positive
a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
the superior plotline,1,positive
"funny, twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
ridiculous and money-oriented,0,negative
more and more frustrating,0,negative
surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
abysmally pathetic,0,negative
relatively nothing happens,0,negative
tough beauty,1,positive
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans,0,negative
enjoyed barbershop,1,positive
spot-on,1,positive
've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots,1,positive
an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality,1,positive
"things really get weird, though not particularly scary",0,negative
"informative, intriguing, observant",1,positive
as the original,1,positive
endless assault,0,negative
historical event,1,positive
a wild ride that relies on more than special effects,1,positive
quietly engaging.,1,positive
"which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
"has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism.",1,positive
a warmth,1,positive
no.,0,negative
bottom-rung new jack city,0,negative
indignation,0,negative
standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added.,0,negative
transforms this story about love and culture,1,positive
argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
"seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain.",0,negative
impressed with its own solemn insights,1,positive
"jagged,",0,negative
intelligent humor,1,positive
"succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics, delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory",1,positive
decent popcorn adventure,1,positive
such a big job,1,positive
"loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
excruciatingly,0,negative
"standing by yourself is haunting ... ( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction.",1,positive
"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent,",1,positive
we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
in its attempts,1,positive
stylistic,1,positive
was so endlessly,0,negative
"'s a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium",0,negative
unpredictable comedy,1,positive
that rare movie that works on any number of levels --,1,positive
"me no lika da accents so good, but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story.",1,positive
needlessly,0,negative
besson's high-profile name,1,positive
the boho art-house crowd,1,positive
a coherent rhythm,1,positive
that falls far short,0,negative
"the movie is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced ' ; it's just tediously bad, something to be fully forgotten.",0,negative
chases for an hour and then,1,positive
sophisticated,1,positive
's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...,0,negative
"pete's screenplay manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish.",1,positive
delight your senses,1,positive
aimlessly and unsuccessfully,0,negative
"suffers a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness",0,negative
all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
a scrooge or two,0,negative
sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss,0,negative
any after-school special you can imagine,1,positive
mess.,0,negative
has made a decent ` intro ' documentary,1,positive
"his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words,",1,positive
bottom-feeder sequel,0,negative
more complex and honest,1,positive
nor terribly funny,0,negative
aged,0,negative
"infantile, redundant, sloppy",0,negative
"rymer does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects.",0,negative
a smile on your face and,1,positive
in the mind of the killer,1,positive
he needs to pull his head out of his butt,0,negative
"light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
"loud, silly, stupid and pointless",0,negative
feel good about themselves,1,positive
together ( time out and human resources ) establish mr. cantet as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace,1,positive
's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions,0,negative
", not scarier",0,negative
it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts.,0,negative
sequences boring.,0,negative
thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances,1,positive
finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.,0,negative
warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.,1,positive
it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
gets full mileage out,1,positive
enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
laugh-out-loud lunacy,1,positive
's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
an affection for the period,1,positive
the ya-ya's have many secrets and one is - the books are better.,0,negative
i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring,0,negative
a reality-snubbing hodgepodge.,0,negative
make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold,1,positive
neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
"singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
a better short story,1,positive
a wild ride,1,positive
"writing, skewed characters",0,negative
"burns ' visuals, characters and his punchy dialogue",1,positive
a kick out of goofy brits,1,positive
"that is warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
bad things,0,negative
"'s also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve",1,positive
"anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding,0,negative
overly old-fashioned,0,negative
great actors,1,positive
"is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama",0,negative
many ways the perfect festival film,1,positive
does n't really believe in it,0,negative
raise audience's spirits and,1,positive
generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
"once again, director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.",0,negative
learn a good deal,1,positive
more than a tepid exercise in,0,negative
most poorly staged,0,negative
will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids.,1,positive
that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool.,0,negative
intelligent movie,1,positive
wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,0,negative
's plenty to impress about e.t.,1,positive
"he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car",1,positive
colors the picture in some evocative shades.,1,positive
"some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale,",1,positive
to cram too many ingredients into one small pot,0,negative
and for all the wrong reasons besides.,0,negative
"although the subject matter may still be too close to recent national events, the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.",1,positive
wretched movie,0,negative
marred beyond redemption,0,negative
sensual,1,positive
enjoy this,1,positive
the perfect starting point,1,positive
shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places,0,negative
ice age wo n't drop your jaw,0,negative
steamy,1,positive
"( carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated, but then again, subtlety has never been his trademark",0,negative
phenomenal,1,positive
black-and-white and unrealistic.,0,negative
works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun.,1,positive
", profane and exploitative as the most offensive action flick you 've ever seen.",0,negative
"it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
there's already been too many of these films ...,0,negative
succeeds,1,positive
"one long, numbing action sequence made up mostly of routine stuff yuen has given us before.",0,negative
"hard, endearing, caring,",1,positive
the best star trek movie,1,positive
"satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified",1,positive
", uneventful",0,negative
it just did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on ( or be entertained by ),0,negative
remember it.,1,positive
the performances of their careers,1,positive
"'s a talking head documentary, but a great one",1,positive
leaden script,0,negative
that the film never feels derivative,1,positive
toward maximum comfort and familiarity,1,positive
wo n't feel like it's wasted yours,1,positive
average kid-empowerment fantasy,1,positive
"scotland looks wonderful, the fans are often funny fanatics, the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf.",1,positive
are an absolute joy.,1,positive
he provides a strong itch to explore more.,1,positive
"that jack nicholson makes this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend.",1,positive
so stilted and unconvincing,0,negative
of the highest and the performances,1,positive
little more than punishment,0,negative
he does best,1,positive
the absence of narrative continuity,0,negative
"a much better documentary -- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title would have you believe.",1,positive
"'s more enjoyable than i expected,",1,positive
everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had.,0,negative
slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth,0,negative
an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
reel in when we should be playing out,0,negative
seem appealing,1,positive
's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere.,0,negative
"strange it is, but delightfully so.",1,positive
"has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
"serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
who handily makes the move from pleasing,1,positive
"is ultimately rather silly and overwrought,",0,negative
the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not.,0,negative
genuinely,1,positive
-- casting excellent latin actors of all ages --,1,positive
does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard.,1,positive
a strangely,0,negative
abundant humanism,1,positive
is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
it's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room.,1,positive
poorly structured,0,negative
what's so striking about jolie's performance is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair.,1,positive
sounds promising,1,positive
"then again, i hate myself most mornings.",0,negative
a slice of counterculture,1,positive
"signals director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema.",1,positive
such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise,0,negative
"also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
"has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book.",1,positive
feast,1,positive
cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
glorious spectacle,1,positive
the off-center humor is a constant,1,positive
started with a great premise,1,positive
reaches across time and distance,1,positive
has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre,1,positive
kind,1,positive
is a towering siren.,1,positive
"the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category, and",0,negative
"gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust",0,negative
the only fun part of the movie is playing the obvious game.,0,negative
", like max rothman's future, does not work.",0,negative
it all the more compelling,1,positive
bouncy score,1,positive
cheery and,1,positive
want to smash its face in,0,negative
"for that sense of openness, the little surprises",1,positive
the human story is pushed to one side,0,negative
"kissing jessica stein injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again.",1,positive
fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
poorly executed comedy.,0,negative
really bad blair witch project,0,negative
"barely shocking, barely interesting and most",0,negative
formidable,1,positive
a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy,1,positive
the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject,1,positive
is solid,1,positive
particularly well made,1,positive
by a master,1,positive
of deja vu,0,negative
"at times a bit melodramatic and even a little dated ( depending upon where you live ), ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.",1,positive
", not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels,",0,negative
a great cast and,1,positive
drawing flavorful performances,1,positive
to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
"that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
yawning,0,negative
"what's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast, but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism.",0,negative
rewarded,1,positive
witch project real-time roots,1,positive
hollow mockumentary,0,negative
"self-mocking,",0,negative
"devastated by war, famine and poverty and",0,negative
this is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years.,1,positive
is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller.,0,negative
"an achingly enthralling premise,",1,positive
beautiful than either of those films,1,positive
in the service of the lovers who inhabit it,1,positive
are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition,1,positive
of its execution and skill of its cast,1,positive
"a good film with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera",1,positive
best war movies,1,positive
fan,1,positive
my problem with the movie's final half hour,0,negative
hitting your head,0,negative
fierce,1,positive
toothless dog,0,negative
a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
maximum comfort and familiarity,1,positive
"an uncomfortable experience, but",0,negative
"plays it straight, turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder",0,negative
especially well-executed,1,positive
k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low.,0,negative
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle, but it is effective.",1,positive
"thirteen conversations about one thing, for all its generosity and optimism, never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments",1,positive
"but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half",0,negative
"it takes a really long, slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about.",0,negative
ludicrous film,0,negative
kicking undead ***,0,negative
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable,1,positive
bowling for columbine '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france's most inventive directors.,1,positive
"chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
highest production values,1,positive
horse feathers,0,negative
"though the film is static, its writer-director's heart is in the right place, his plea for democracy and civic action laudable.",1,positive
of a culture in conflict,0,negative
inexcusable,0,negative
despite its promising cast of characters,0,negative
any way demeaning its subjects,0,negative
"i liked it because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive.",1,positive
that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen,1,positive
that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
slippery self-promoter,0,negative
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions.,1,positive
greatest play,1,positive
s&m,1,positive
"a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film,0,negative
left me behind,0,negative
a really special walk,1,positive
tends to do a little fleeing of its own.,0,negative
pretty good team,1,positive
a clear-eyed portrait,1,positive
", k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low.",0,negative
sexy,1,positive
do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
taken seriously,1,positive
film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure.,1,positive
", that's a liability.",0,negative
a funny and touching film that is gorgeously,1,positive
most romantic,1,positive
"we admire this film for its harsh objectivity and refusal to seek our tears, our sympathies.",1,positive
promise,1,positive
hilarious adventure,1,positive
keeps this pretty watchable,1,positive
the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean,1,positive
chokes,0,negative
rehashes several old themes,0,negative
slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow,1,positive
to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
more experimental,1,positive
a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games,0,negative
"one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes of tenderness, loss, discontent, and yearning",1,positive
the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.,1,positive
what ?!?,0,negative
"... a gleefully grungy, hilariously wicked black comedy ...",1,positive
directed but terminally cute drama.,1,positive
eccentric and good-naturedly,1,positive
is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once.,0,negative
so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
a fairly revealing study,1,positive
continues.,1,positive
hormonal melodrama,0,negative
entirely persuasive,1,positive
makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness,1,positive
in praise of love,1,positive
one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,1,positive
of the best inside-show-biz,1,positive
an important director,1,positive
juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre,0,negative
"earned my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
an intimate contemplation of two marvelously,1,positive
more smarts,1,positive
becomes claustrophobic,0,negative
rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing,0,negative
intelligent romantic thriller,1,positive
"as a director, paxton is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
"immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and",1,positive
", about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.",1,positive
very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0,negative
prejudice,0,negative
one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,0,negative
seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
great script,1,positive
has its heart,1,positive
this real-life hollywood fairy-tale is more engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces.,1,positive
she's pretty,1,positive
"bright, intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
the spirits of these young women,1,positive
debilitating,0,negative
eloquence,1,positive
the gutless direction by laurice guillen,0,negative
much funnier film,1,positive
"will object to the idea of a vietnam picture with such a rah-rah, patriotic tone",0,negative
to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
"friendship, love",1,positive
dazzle,1,positive
": the widowmaker is derivative, overlong, and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining.",1,positive
the film is saved from are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition.,1,positive
"sad nonsense, this.",0,negative
"the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
"i loved on first sight and, even more important,",1,positive
"that works even without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",1,positive
the cheesiest,0,negative
"it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery, but",0,negative
moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy.,1,positive
an affectionately goofy satire,1,positive
indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,0,negative
is sadly heightened by current world events,1,positive
a major-league leading lady,1,positive
"a taut, sobering film.",1,positive
fits into a classic genre,1,positive
corpse,0,negative
goes on and on to the point of nausea.,0,negative
"bordering on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
unbalanced,0,negative
message resonate,1,positive
that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
more disciplined grade-grubbers,0,negative
"seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves",0,negative
appear avant-garde,1,positive
at least a few good ideas,1,positive
's still a rollicking good time for the most part,1,positive
", mr. rose's updating works surprisingly well.",1,positive
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait,1,positive
"in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted",0,negative
does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.,0,negative
that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
is definitely worth,1,positive
provided his own broadside,0,negative
"'s the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream",0,negative
"it's all about anakin ... and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect.",1,positive
flat-out amusing,1,positive
to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded,1,positive
is well-crafted,1,positive
plays like a bad soap opera,0,negative
an exhilarating new interpretation,1,positive
this film biggest problem,0,negative
shame on writer/director vicente aranda,0,negative
"spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand )",1,positive
", circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story.",0,negative
here lacks considerable brio.,0,negative
"its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
"achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man.,0,negative
are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
tries its best,1,positive
to tiresome jargon,0,negative
read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema.,1,positive
the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie,1,positive
will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus.,1,positive
want to slap it,0,negative
"when the fire burns out, we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons",0,negative
"it's never laugh-out-loud funny,",0,negative
a bit anachronistic,0,negative
fair amount,1,positive
effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
ridiculous,0,negative
is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
it's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started,1,positive
vintage looney tunes,1,positive
the strength of the film lies in its two central performances by sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife.,1,positive
us plenty of sturm,1,positive
"comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile",1,positive
prevents,0,negative
to its ultimate demise,0,negative
forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
"holm does his sly, intricate magic, and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin.",1,positive
of the family vacation,1,positive
a thoughtful examination,1,positive
"than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
art house pretension.,0,negative
"while we no longer possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen, we had no trouble sitting for blade ii.",1,positive
", knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast.",0,negative
an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings,1,positive
you would n't want to live waydowntown,0,negative
awful movie,0,negative
"however, almost makes this movie worth seeing.",1,positive
she's appealingly manic and energetic.,1,positive
tear-drenched quicksand,0,negative
"the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,",0,negative
an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and,0,negative
", it gets to you.",1,positive
clueless,0,negative
is well worthwhile,1,positive
even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow.,0,negative
"is that its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful",1,positive
of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining,1,positive
"ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas, but friday after next spreads them pretty thin.",0,negative
limited chemistry,0,negative
attractive and,1,positive
serene,1,positive
sheerly beautiful,1,positive
"; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
feel contradictory things,0,negative
is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
aimlessly and,0,negative
study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture,1,positive
"although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse, the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.",1,positive
"a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart.,0,negative
was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
much better mother-daughter tale,1,positive
", but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel",0,negative
that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it,0,negative
working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli,1,positive
", the movie makes two hours feel like four.",0,negative
far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
"the mood, look and tone of the film fit the incredible storyline to a t.",1,positive
"rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday",1,positive
is a masterpiece.,1,positive
formulaic and stilted,0,negative
a true believer,1,positive
"'s so poorly made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such",0,negative
viva le,1,positive
in a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
"a straightforward, emotionally honest manner",1,positive
geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity,1,positive
saving,1,positive
is worth seeking,1,positive
it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,0,negative
diverges from anything,1,positive
andrei,1,positive
the superior plotline is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other.,0,negative
ararat feels like a book report,0,negative
gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0,negative
limited,0,negative
the film oozes craft.,1,positive
"when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry, the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
"of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past",1,positive
vibrantly colored and beautifully designed,1,positive
of ` eh,1,positive
"despite engaging offbeat touches, knockaround guys rarely seems interested in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast.",0,negative
its crapulence,0,negative
has enough moments to keep it entertaining.,1,positive
"like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing, but its heartfelt concern about north korea's recent past and south korea's future adds a much needed moral weight.",1,positive
"a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
"o fantasma is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually, and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing",1,positive
"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre, and",0,negative
strikes hardest ... when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
a new scene,1,positive
appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
the film's thoroughly recycled plot,0,negative
"smart, funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play.",1,positive
'll probably love it.,1,positive
discloses almost nothing,0,negative
weird and wonderful comedy,1,positive
's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and,1,positive
accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits,0,negative
winning tone,1,positive
blah characters,0,negative
what's worse,0,negative
love liza,1,positive
gender-provoking,1,positive
this pathetic junk,0,negative
releasing,1,positive
the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things,1,positive
"is an extraordinary film, not least because it is japanese and yet feels universal",1,positive
celluloid heaven,1,positive
"of all the halloween's, this is the most visually unappealing.",0,negative
boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
to admit i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
", deceit and murder",0,negative
well-crafted,1,positive
what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
endearing.,1,positive
a film that loses sight of its own story.,0,negative
significantly different ( and better ) than most films,1,positive
to creep the living hell out of you,0,negative
offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.,1,positive
'' never cuts corners.,1,positive
fool,0,negative
"'s mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable",0,negative
so vivid,1,positive
life and small delights,1,positive
you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
"even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
you to give it a millisecond of thought,1,positive
"is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed, visually atrocious, and often downright creepy.",0,negative
minor classic,1,positive
you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.,1,positive
"a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance",1,positive
presents a frightening and compelling ` what if?,1,positive
of his rental car,1,positive
is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within,1,positive
the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
"crass, then gasp for gas,",0,negative
"taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully.,1,positive
semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act,1,positive
through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0,negative
have to see this!,1,positive
doubt the filmmakers ' motives,0,negative
"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
can not overcome blah characters,0,negative
wrapped up in the characters,1,positive
the depths,1,positive
a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world,1,positive
horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
appetizer that leaves you wanting more.,1,positive
elevates the experience,1,positive
"as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but stylish and moody and exceptionally well-acted",1,positive
"i thought the relationships were wonderful, the comedy was funny, and the love ` real '.",1,positive
deflated as he does,0,negative
through all too painfully,0,negative
a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
as deflated as he does,0,negative
soap opera that tornatore was right to cut,0,negative
effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
shorter than britney's cutoffs,0,negative
the film occasionally tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
make the most of the large-screen format,1,positive
of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
smack of a hallmark hall of fame,0,negative
a movie that is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions,1,positive
unsympathetic,0,negative
"she's all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness.",1,positive
his most ardent fans,1,positive
overeager,0,negative
is not a bad film.,1,positive
no clear-cut hero,0,negative
to mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
my two hours better watching,0,negative
"wes craven's presence is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend.'",0,negative
oozing with attractive men,1,positive
"lucks out with chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
appealing veneer,1,positive
the plot kicks into gear,1,positive
distanced us from the characters,0,negative
pleasure.,1,positive
zero.,0,negative
is dreary and sluggish.,0,negative
delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers,1,positive
before landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
debut effort by `` project greenlight '' winner,1,positive
"garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ...",1,positive
"the full monty, but",1,positive
will once again be an honest and loving one,1,positive
manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,0,negative
"filled with low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard",0,negative
does probably as good a job as anyone at bringing off the hopkins/rock collision of acting styles and onscreen personas,1,positive
"what a concept, what an idea, what a thrill ride.",1,positive
teeth-gnashing,0,negative
that might otherwise separate them,0,negative
"really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
"smart, steamy mix",1,positive
eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life,1,positive
k 19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick,1,positive
has intentionally left college or was killed,0,negative
good and ambitious film,1,positive
"a movie that will surely be profane, politically charged music to the ears of cho's fans.",1,positive
"the dialogue is cumbersome, the simpering soundtrack and editing more so",0,negative
wise and knowing,1,positive
"despite terrific special effects and funnier gags, harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.",0,negative
spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
an inventive,1,positive
"gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust.",0,negative
the most horrific movie experience,0,negative
"is holofcener's deep, uncompromising curtsy to women she knows, and very likely is.",1,positive
wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many.,1,positive
a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh,0,negative
while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller,0,negative
the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.,1,positive
ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.,1,positive
zero compelling storyline,0,negative
the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,1,positive
is meaningful or memorable,1,positive
's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it.,0,negative
such a bore,0,negative
what makes this film special,1,positive
that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
otherwise appalling,0,negative
a mediocre one,0,negative
in execution,0,negative
"in its chicken heart, crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises.",0,negative
are less than adorable,0,negative
cold,0,negative
a shabby script,0,negative
that everyone can enjoy,1,positive
dim-witted and lazy spin-off,0,negative
had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies.,1,positive
grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
"to and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests",0,negative
biting and witty feature,1,positive
a chuckle,1,positive
"a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
"it ai n't art, by a long shot, but unlike last year's lame musketeer, this dumas adaptation entertains.",1,positive
"olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems, at times, padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation",0,negative
"any way of gripping what its point is,",0,negative
but very pleasing at its best moments,1,positive
"is small in scope, yet perfectly formed.",1,positive
was vile enough.,0,negative
love affair,1,positive
he forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,0,negative
hate it,0,negative
is turning in some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
disturbing,0,negative
by the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
dredge,0,negative
ca n't help but feel ` stoked.',1,positive
from oscar-winning master,1,positive
get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
some futile concoction,0,negative
hollywood concoction,0,negative
abyss,0,negative
way off,0,negative
"swooping down on a string of exotic locales,",1,positive
"offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies",1,positive
"it dabbles all around, never gaining much momentum.",0,negative
might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies.,1,positive
ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
see a movie,1,positive
love the piano teacher,1,positive
"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic ... love moore or loathe him, you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions.",1,positive
not-so-funny gags,0,negative
all the annals,0,negative
to direct-to-video irrelevancy,0,negative
inventive action sequences,1,positive
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights,1,positive
go unnoticed and underappreciated,1,positive
"meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat",0,negative
that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture,1,positive
be excited that it has n't gone straight to video?,0,negative
very inspiring or insightful,1,positive
the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
his maudlin ending,0,negative
more interesting --,1,positive
the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,1,positive
be too narrow to attract crossover viewers,0,negative
what's best about drumline is its energy,1,positive
modern-day royals,1,positive
amazing film work,1,positive
more like a travel-agency video targeted at people who like to ride bikes,0,negative
often hilarious,1,positive
lulled into a coma,0,negative
"portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety,",1,positive
put off by the film's austerity,0,negative
proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
el crimen del padre amaro would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors.,0,negative
balances both traditional or modern stories together,1,positive
is nothing short of a great one,1,positive
uncovers a trail of outrageous force and craven concealment.,1,positive
"its message has merit and, in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack, might have made a point or two regarding life.",0,negative
unerring respect,1,positive
seventy-minute running time,1,positive
intelligent manner,1,positive
jackass is a vulgar,0,negative
"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight ''",1,positive
is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work.,1,positive
"cold, pretentious",0,negative
"too much of the movie feels contrived, as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks.",0,negative
a deep vein of sadness,0,negative
be as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
never lets you off the hook.,1,positive
designed to fill time,0,negative
it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
by sparking debate and encouraging thought,1,positive
never quite gel,0,negative
though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,0,negative
though it runs 163 minutes,0,negative
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and,1,positive
find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story,1,positive
's good enough.,1,positive
"gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection.",1,positive
of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
south korea's future,1,positive
an ideal love story for those intolerant of the more common saccharine genre.,1,positive
one of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature.,1,positive
makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
surprisingly well,1,positive
"sordid of human behavior on the screen,",0,negative
feel fully,1,positive
"are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely.",0,negative
wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany,0,negative
the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
the story plays out slowly,0,negative
cliched and,0,negative
"a strong-minded viewpoint,",1,positive
unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out,0,negative
such a gloriously goofy way,1,positive
rock-solid,1,positive
in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
angry and sad,0,negative
a great party,1,positive
if the screenplay falls somewhat short,0,negative
recommend this film more,1,positive
"'s truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible.",1,positive
mattei's underdeveloped effort,0,negative
padded.,0,negative
", haynes ( like sirk, but differently ) has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange.",1,positive
loses its ability to shock and amaze.,0,negative
the film is a hilarious adventure,1,positive
"muccino, who directed from his own screenplay, is a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex.",1,positive
cheesy fun factor,1,positive
b.s.,0,negative
"charming,",1,positive
the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season,1,positive
"perry's good and his is an interesting character,",1,positive
"some blondes, ( diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad.",0,negative
of a raindrop,1,positive
convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
an enjoyable choice for younger kids,1,positive
unimaginable horror,0,negative
looks like a drag queen,0,negative
"the movie in a superficial way, while never sure",0,negative
"'s a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture",1,positive
only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
a highly gifted 12-year-old,1,positive
foul,0,negative
lacked,0,negative
"stare and sniffle, respectively, as ledger attempts, in vain, to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design",0,negative
the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5,1,positive
"not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality,0,negative
", you 're gon na like this movie.",1,positive
show us a good time,1,positive
"is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast.",0,negative
", unnecessary",0,negative
"a sexy, peculiar and always entertaining costume drama set in renaissance spain, and the fact that it's based on true events",1,positive
"louiso lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode,",0,negative
troubling and powerful.,1,positive
univac-like script machine,0,negative
"the actors are simply too good,",1,positive
", subtlety has never been his trademark",0,negative
about its ideas and,0,negative
as literary desecrations go,0,negative
a wonderful subject,1,positive
hedonistic,0,negative
"theological matters aside, the movie is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.",0,negative
another night,1,positive
to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun,1,positive
t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,1,positive
merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
"i never thought i 'd say this, but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies!",0,negative
"spectacularly beautiful, not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing.",1,positive
film to watch,1,positive
universal appeal,1,positive
"i never thought i 'd say this, but i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies",0,negative
"think, zzzzzzzzz",0,negative
"as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
utterly convincing,1,positive
the clumsy cliché of the ugly american,0,negative
seem twice as long,0,negative
", hollywood ending is a depressing experience",0,negative
is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy,1,positive
vibrantly colored and,1,positive
"certainly an entertaining ride, despite many talky, slow scenes.",1,positive
"a sensitive, cultivated treatment",1,positive
surprisingly shoddy,0,negative
whose pervasive quiet,1,positive
has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
"is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction",1,positive
eccentric and,1,positive
"is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie",1,positive
it's that painful.,0,negative
"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,negative
best gay love stories,1,positive
exceedingly memorable one,1,positive
offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor.,1,positive
he's well worth spending some time with,1,positive
"the great pity is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home.",0,negative
white's intermittently wise script,1,positive
"that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
"a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser",1,positive
somewhere inside the mess that is world traveler,0,negative
bratty,0,negative
about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
relentlessly folksy,0,negative
the best case,1,positive
your nose,1,positive
", it's still a sweet, even delectable diversion.",1,positive
needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic,0,negative
not so much farcical as sour.,0,negative
"no charm, no laughs",0,negative
multilayered and sympathetic,1,positive
"to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
filled with strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
see it,1,positive
me no lika da accents so good,0,negative
being very inspiring or insightful,1,positive
"particularly joyless,",0,negative
adroit but finally,1,positive
heartfelt,1,positive
the film lapses,0,negative
"bears more than a whiff of exploitation,",0,negative
at a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
that should have been the ultimate imax trip,1,positive
"loved the people onscreen, even though i could not stand them.",1,positive
this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one,0,negative
are especially fine.,1,positive
this ambitious comic escapade,1,positive
leave it,0,negative
"walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible, '' but",0,negative
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
"loses its sense of humor in a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness.",0,negative
"we never feel anything for these characters,",0,negative
rather frightening,0,negative
thought would leave you cold,0,negative
overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy,0,negative
"captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago",1,positive
it's going to be a trip,1,positive
rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
botched,0,negative
the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
the wanton slipperiness,0,negative
the silly and crude storyline,0,negative
"set out to lampoon, anyway",1,positive
itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy,1,positive
this seductive tease of a thriller,1,positive
nightmare,0,negative
"if you 're looking for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger, enough is just the ticket you need.",1,positive
lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works,0,negative
surprisingly inoffensive,1,positive
"the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes",0,negative
great party,1,positive
it's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight.'',0,negative
seems to play on a 10-year delay,0,negative
made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed,0,negative
"every indulgent, indie trick in the book",0,negative
'll be rewarded with some fine acting.,1,positive
so bad in a major movie,0,negative
"this is pure, exciting moviemaking.",1,positive
", evans is no hollywood villain",1,positive
for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots,0,negative
central flaw,0,negative
"of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
", nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good",0,negative
a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
's his strongest performance since the doors,1,positive
gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments.,0,negative
as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
a work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse.,0,negative
just plain crap,0,negative
"this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,",1,positive
plodding action sequences,0,negative
while he talks,1,positive
"familiar and predictable, and",0,negative
desperation,0,negative
"will marvel at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart.",1,positive
callow pretension,0,negative
comfortable niche,1,positive
it's never as solid as you want it to be,0,negative
i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes.,0,negative
"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ...",1,positive
a complete waste,0,negative
the corpse count ultimately overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption.,0,negative
the right stuff for silly summer entertainment,1,positive
does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
of the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe,0,negative
worse stunt editing,0,negative
solid family fun,1,positive
lucks,1,positive
savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,0,negative
a new idea,1,positive
do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this.,0,negative
"bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate",0,negative
transfixes the audience.,1,positive
the similarly ill-timed antitrust,0,negative
with intelligence and care,1,positive
"clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set",0,negative
most pleasurable movies,1,positive
from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
"'s a dull girl, that's all.",0,negative
the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
bogs down in a surfeit of characters,0,negative
is a success.,1,positive
confusing and horrifying vision,0,negative
is disposable,0,negative
"are presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care.",0,negative
showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase,1,positive
's fun for kids of any age.,1,positive
"is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients",1,positive
calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored,1,positive
the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure.,1,positive
"tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art.",0,negative
"wickedly funny, visually engrossing,",1,positive
is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years,1,positive
's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark.,1,positive
"are strong, though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times",1,positive
period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans,1,positive
"makes compelling, provocative and prescient viewing.",1,positive
"i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
"the screenplay does too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen.",0,negative
"from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified",1,positive
compelling,1,positive
"pure cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and swooning elegance",1,positive
cheery and tranquil,1,positive
absorbing character study by andré turpin.,1,positive
that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
"seem tired and, what's worse, routine",0,negative
a new kind of high,1,positive
"even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
succeeds as a well-made evocation,1,positive
embellished by editing,1,positive
"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad, soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads",0,negative
"son of the bride, proves it's never too late to learn.",1,positive
"funny, somber, absurd, and, finally, achingly sad",1,positive
say it was a guilty pleasure,1,positive
"feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap, tap, tap, tap, tapping away ' on this screenplay",0,negative
of both adventure and song,1,positive
a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story,1,positive
"although disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure, it feels more forced than usual.",0,negative
pick up the slack,0,negative
being very funny,1,positive
nowheresville,0,negative
the best disney movie,1,positive
energy and innovation,1,positive
threadbare comic setups,0,negative
stroke,0,negative
more racist portraits,0,negative
"yet can not recommend it, because it overstays its natural running time",0,negative
an appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
every bit as distinctive,1,positive
powerful emotional wallop,1,positive
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story",1,positive
spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
strangely schizo cartoon,0,negative
"she's as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time, absolutely right in her stinging social observations.",1,positive
the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
i felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes.,0,negative
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real, complicated emotions.",1,positive
as monstrous,0,negative
lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho,1,positive
accumulated enjoyment,1,positive
griffin & co. manage to be spectacularly outrageous.,1,positive
enthrall the whole family,1,positive
appeal to women,1,positive
to a higher level,1,positive
"like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits",0,negative
yet another tired old vision,0,negative
do n't know whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
what great cinema can really do,1,positive
is more timely now than ever.,1,positive
one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
too bland to be interesting,0,negative
"this nervy oddity, like modern art should.",1,positive
alternately touching and funny,1,positive
"pays off, as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter.",1,positive
banal and,0,negative
grossest movie,0,negative
best way,1,positive
"the drama was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention.",0,negative
created a beautiful canvas,1,positive
a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy.,1,positive
charm or texture,1,positive
it's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax.,1,positive
"blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
effecting,1,positive
false and,0,negative
animated movies in quite a while,0,negative
the only entertainment,1,positive
darkly funny and frequently insightful.,1,positive
needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider.,0,negative
cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only!'',0,negative
dumb and derivative horror,0,negative
the more overtly silly dialogue,0,negative
vibrant creative instincts,1,positive
shambles,0,negative
", metropolis is a feast for the eyes.",1,positive
"you emerge dazed, confused as to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary.",0,negative
"so rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences, that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby.",0,negative
's a masterpeice.,1,positive
thoughtful and rewarding,1,positive
of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
inimitable scenes,1,positive
jewish parents,1,positive
crawls along at a snail's pace,0,negative
deviant behavior,0,negative
"the most ravaging, gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
"what makes barbershop so likable, with all its flaws, is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.",1,positive
marvelous verdu,1,positive
this movie is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states.,0,negative
more bizarre than actually amusing,0,negative
gaudy hawaiian shirt,0,negative
dim-witted and,0,negative
"the quiet american is n't a bad film, it's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar.",0,negative
irresistibly,1,positive
throughout this funny film,1,positive
a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy,1,positive
group articulates a flood of emotion.,1,positive
"american and european cinema has amassed a vast holocaust literature,",1,positive
feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us.,0,negative
"though this rude and crude film does deliver a few gut-busting laughs, its digs at modern society are all things we 've seen before.",0,negative
"a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours is a distinct rarity, and an event.",1,positive
good-naturedness,1,positive
"under the sweet, melancholy spell of this unique director's previous films",1,positive
somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.,0,negative
"blind date, only less",0,negative
are totally estranged from reality,0,negative
"is a lumbering, wheezy drag ...",0,negative
amused by the idea,1,positive
genuinely moving,1,positive
"a huge disappointment coming, as it does,",0,negative
flat champagne,0,negative
"a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one",0,negative
leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes.,0,negative
thematically complex,1,positive
if there's a heaven for bad movies,0,negative
sustains a higher plateau,1,positive
has merit,1,positive
the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania,0,negative
it's lousy,0,negative
"memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp",0,negative
"90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups, and flaccid odd-couple sniping.",0,negative
's refreshing to see a romance this smart.,1,positive
", considering that baird is a former film editor, the movie is rather choppy.",0,negative
"it has fun with the quirks of family life,",1,positive
ponderous and charmless,0,negative
if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm,1,positive
"i 'll stay with the stage versions, however, which bite cleaner, and deeper.",0,negative
"after collateral damage, you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.",0,negative
take you down a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images.,1,positive
been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
prefabricated,0,negative
tired old,0,negative
it's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
"all in all, brown sugar is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted.",1,positive
an underachiever,0,negative
of good stuff,1,positive
"a smart, steamy mix",1,positive
crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection,1,positive
those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
like a precious and finely cut diamond,1,positive
trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career,0,negative
time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain.,1,positive
"somewhere lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire.",0,negative
do n't need to try very hard,0,negative
", this halloween is a gory slash-fest.",1,positive
that was written down,0,negative
is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still.,0,negative
uninvolving,0,negative
' rip-off,0,negative
'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't,0,negative
a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
in addition to scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
bad film you thought was going to be really awful,0,negative
is a film for the under-7 crowd,0,negative
( seagal's ),1,positive
come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0,negative
love in remembrance,1,positive
"for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
the film proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing.,1,positive
glorified,1,positive
is a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy.,1,positive
an epic rather than,1,positive
two unrelated shorts that falls far short,0,negative
's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic.,0,negative
fell apart,0,negative
the concept is a hoot.,1,positive
's lovely and amazing,1,positive
hour-and-a-half-long commercial,0,negative
may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences,0,negative
some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
worse than bland,0,negative
"'s not scary, not smart and not engaging",0,negative
"enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games.",1,positive
delving,1,positive
give exposure to some talented performers,1,positive
"'re merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
"the structure is simple, but in its own way, rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings",1,positive
things insipid,0,negative
a nightmare,0,negative
a reprieve,1,positive
strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
terminally brain dead production,0,negative
holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy.,1,positive
too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize,0,negative
"whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is",1,positive
", even-flowing tone",1,positive
"a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism",1,positive
"skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics, but it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults",1,positive
ingenious,1,positive
"is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.",0,negative
sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons,1,positive
"does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy.",0,negative
"goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
define a generation,1,positive
is still worth,1,positive
", painful",0,negative
", fireballs and revenge",0,negative
a flawed but engrossing thriller.,1,positive
endearing cast,1,positive
a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
would have saved this film a world of hurt,0,negative
"infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm",1,positive
i 'll go out on a limb.,1,positive
as beautifully shaped and,1,positive
"as morose as teen pregnancy, rape and suspected murder",0,negative
"overlong and not well-acted, but",0,negative
their own rhythm,1,positive
an incomprehensible,0,negative
"... unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely, utterly inept.",0,negative
will want to see over and over again,1,positive
"will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
long and eventful spiritual journey,1,positive
-- and timely,1,positive
could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population,0,negative
frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and,1,positive
the comedy is nonexistent.,0,negative
in three gags in white's intermittently wise script,1,positive
about ten,1,positive
movie-biz,0,negative
team,1,positive
many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,0,negative
"like all of egoyan's work, ararat is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious.",1,positive
well-meant but unoriginal,0,negative
ghandi,1,positive
", kinky fun",1,positive
"discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,0,negative
overwrought ending,0,negative
drown out,0,negative
bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay.,0,negative
"this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music, pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze",1,positive
"enigma is well-made, but it's just too dry and too placid.",0,negative
played and smartly directed.,1,positive
has no reason to exist,0,negative
has made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
throwaway,0,negative
of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story,0,negative
been all but decommissioned,0,negative
's badder than bad.,0,negative
"a smart, sassy and exceptionally charming romantic comedy",1,positive
does so without compromising that complexity,1,positive
explosive physical energy and,1,positive
only belly laughs,1,positive
"nice, harmless",1,positive
except : film overboard,0,negative
damned funny,1,positive
bad luck and,0,negative
has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,1,positive
"a mature, deeply felt fantasy of a director's travel through 300 years of russian history.",1,positive
the down-to-earth bullock,1,positive
of hell so shattering it,0,negative
's just grating,0,negative
pleasing at its best moments,1,positive
is often very funny,1,positive
off more than he or anyone else could chew,0,negative
're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
definitely funny stuff,1,positive
kafka,1,positive
it's a very sincere work,1,positive
no timeout,0,negative
"a colorful, joyous celebration of life ;",1,positive
that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
the film is a very good viewing alternative for young women.,1,positive
"could use a little more humanity, but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals",1,positive
just another combination of bad animation and mindless violence ... lacking the slightest bit of wit or charm,0,negative
you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.,1,positive
career-best performances,1,positive
for technical flaws to get in the way,0,negative
sixties ' rockumentary milestones,1,positive
"the film, while it's not completely wreaked",0,negative
endearing about it.,1,positive
sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion ',1,positive
lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works.,0,negative
is breathtaking,1,positive
is a particularly vexing handicap,0,negative
"yet, it must be admitted,",1,positive
script is n't up to the level of the direction,0,negative
roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.,1,positive
screams at the top of their lungs no matter what the situation.,0,negative
an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending,0,negative
when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,0,negative
"strolls through this mess with a smug grin, inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder",0,negative
that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
kids should have a stirring time at this beautifully drawn movie.,1,positive
glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.,1,positive
anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take.,1,positive
ambiguous and nothing,1,positive
one-dimensional,0,negative
of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
art-house to the core,1,positive
she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.,1,positive
windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material.,0,negative
", it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair",0,negative
"depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen, then laughs at how clever it's being.",0,negative
"mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete",1,positive
"a loud, witless mess",0,negative
"and yet, it still works.",1,positive
"form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand",1,positive
"an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion",1,positive
"the work of an exhausted, desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way",0,negative
"of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
fine-looking film,1,positive
sucker,0,negative
who could too easily become comic relief in any other film,1,positive
with too much exploitation and too little art,0,negative
content merely,1,positive
hot,1,positive
if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
using an endearing cast,1,positive
its make-believe promise of life,0,negative
sweet treasure and something,1,positive
great companion piece,1,positive
the theater in the first 10 minutes,1,positive
slick,1,positive
", madonna's cameo does n't suck!",1,positive
i could n't recommend this film more.,1,positive
these are textbook lives of quiet desperation.,0,negative
scratching your head in amazement over the fact,0,negative
's not original enough.,0,negative
"though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem, there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.",1,positive
"while easier to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films, it's still tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points.",0,negative
fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film,1,positive
often hilarious.,1,positive
"miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing : some of its plaintiveness could make you weep.,1,positive
"recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end",0,negative
come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,0,negative
right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
foul up,0,negative
cinematic appeal,1,positive
a seriously bad film,0,negative
at the right film,1,positive
stereotypical,0,negative
written,1,positive
woefully hackneyed movie,0,negative
", it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs.",0,negative
"reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled,",1,positive
but also nicely done,1,positive
acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts,1,positive
"is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems",0,negative
succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,1,positive
-- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
's mildly entertaining,1,positive
", manipulative",0,negative
a menace,0,negative
a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula,0,negative
", ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.",1,positive
by the most random of chances,0,negative
"some fine acting, but ultimately a movie with no reason for being.",0,negative
"each story is built on a potentially interesting idea,",1,positive
benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth.,1,positive
outweigh the positives,0,negative
"a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale",1,positive
a ploddingly melodramatic structure,1,positive
satisfying summer blockbuster,1,positive
the barriers finally prove to be too great,0,negative
gay and lesbian children,0,negative
a rather listless amble,0,negative
that you wo n't care,0,negative
will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
the film has the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side.,1,positive
's refreshing to see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
denuded,1,positive
existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god,1,positive
a fresh idea,1,positive
's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen,1,positive
"film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.'",1,positive
means to face your fears,1,positive
"i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and i recommend it for its originality alone",1,positive
", stuart little 2 is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
it one of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny,0,negative
shapes history,1,positive
a japan bustling,1,positive
is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
"in the not-too-distant future, movies like ghost ship will be used as analgesic balm for overstimulated minds.",0,negative
reprehensible,0,negative
engaging fantasy,1,positive
as bad as you think,0,negative
is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography.,1,positive
has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare,1,positive
if that does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
"be, by its art and heart, a necessary one",1,positive
"self-deprecating, biting and witty feature",0,negative
layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
routine stuff yuen,0,negative
"vile, incoherent mess",0,negative
is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
plot lapses,0,negative
smartly and,1,positive
of intelligence or invention,1,positive
so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation,1,positive
material realm,1,positive
of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
", the project should have been made for the tube.",0,negative
", featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore.",1,positive
signature style,1,positive
pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious,1,positive
smacks of exhibitionism more than it does cathartic truth telling,0,negative
( t ) he script is n't up to the level of the direction,0,negative
hugely entertaining and,1,positive
nothing good can happen,0,negative
"is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted daniel.",1,positive
uninspired preachy and clichéd,0,negative
the only thing avary seems to care about,0,negative
a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action,1,positive
everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
"the film's gamble to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences pays off, as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter.",1,positive
nonsensical,0,negative
sustain laughs,1,positive
made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
"has a fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
girl-meets-girl romantic comedy,1,positive
the rare movie that's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it's based.,1,positive
witty and sophisticated,1,positive
"more than make up for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway.",1,positive
intermittently hilarious,1,positive
"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
probably the best case for christianity since chesterton and lewis.,1,positive
becomes lifeless and,0,negative
to some talented performers,1,positive
a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
it appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept.,0,negative
itself is about something very interesting and odd that,1,positive
"it's a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame.",0,negative
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength.,0,negative
"hart's war seems to want to be a character study, but apparently ca n't quite decide which character.",0,negative
me,1,positive
we 're drawn in by the dark luster.,1,positive
terribly episodic and,0,negative
the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium,0,negative
"more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else.",0,negative
"during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
"this story gets sillier, not scarier, as it goes along ...",0,negative
can actually feel good,1,positive
a-list players,1,positive
made the full monty a smashing success ...,1,positive
wooden delivery,0,negative
"it, offering fine acting moments and pungent",1,positive
draggy,0,negative
rapturous,0,negative
run out of clever ideas and visual gags,0,negative
"he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
"warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family",1,positive
one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary.,0,negative
"with we were soldiers, hollywood makes a valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in.",1,positive
"a refreshingly realistic, affectation-free",1,positive
its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale,1,positive
", he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle.",0,negative
scattered,0,negative
deep as a petri dish,0,negative
's nowhere near,0,negative
leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
"a stirring, funny and",1,positive
it's because there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
"this indie flick never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
"mostly works because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh.",1,positive
absorbing,1,positive
relentlessly saccharine,0,negative
really gives the film its oomph,1,positive
"the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
"a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set ... a sad, soggy potboiler that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads.",0,negative
"cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and swooning elegance",1,positive
silly summer entertainment,1,positive
goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice.,1,positive
rich and intelligent film,1,positive
brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman,1,positive
may be lovely,1,positive
its broad racial insensitivity,0,negative
", there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.",1,positive
shock and amaze,1,positive
mimics everyone and everything,0,negative
"just consider what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay.",0,negative
"you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
( a ) satisfying niblet,1,positive
fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs,1,positive
curiosity factors,1,positive
depressed fifteen-year-old's,0,negative
", incoherent, instantly disposable",0,negative
provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex,1,positive
can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial.,1,positive
boring despite the scenery,0,negative
"clever and unflinching in its comic barbs, slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.",1,positive
you 'll enjoy this movie.,1,positive
disappointed by a movie,0,negative
a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
birthday girl walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked.,1,positive
michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
pinochet,0,negative
shreve's graceful dual narrative,1,positive
is high on squaddie banter,0,negative
for good,1,positive
"one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
was n't a good movie,0,negative
is a masterfully conducted work,1,positive
that constantly defies expectation,1,positive
the unmistakable stamp of authority,1,positive
it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool has upon those around him in the cutthroat world of children's television.,0,negative
"beautiful,",1,positive
the artwork is spectacular and,1,positive
"to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
humorous observations,1,positive
strongest and most touching movie of recent years,1,positive
ca n't save it,0,negative
tear their eyes away from the screen,1,positive
this dumas adaptation entertains,1,positive
whiny and,0,negative
only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
most practiced,1,positive
intolerant,1,positive
should have gone straight to video.,0,negative
"though it was written for no one, but somehow",1,positive
merchandised-to-the-max,0,negative
in which the script and characters hold sway,1,positive
one of the more glaring signs of this movie's servitude to its superstar,0,negative
is : ` scooby ' do n't.,0,negative
"getting tired of the whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action aesthetic",0,negative
would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.,0,negative
"small in scope,",0,negative
competence,1,positive
nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through,0,negative
bad direction and bad acting,0,negative
their place in the world,1,positive
mr. deeds '' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought.,1,positive
the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,1,positive
cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
"it will be,",1,positive
thrilling,1,positive
", but wanes in the middle",0,negative
insensitivity,0,negative
", find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite, predictable rehash.",0,negative
was put through torture for an hour and a half,0,negative
and altogether creepy,0,negative
the always hilarious meara,1,positive
plot holes sink this ` sub ',0,negative
"come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together",1,positive
is without intent.,0,negative
"it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
"joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed,",0,negative
unabashedly romantic picture,1,positive
a dark-as-pitch comedy,0,negative
"has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition.",0,negative
this region and,1,positive
"nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
itself is actually quite vapid.,0,negative
", trouble every day is a plodding mess.",0,negative
needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds,0,negative
with all its flaws,0,negative
"it may be a no-brainer, but at least it's a funny no-brainer.",1,positive
's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
"got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane",1,positive
"adults, other than the parents ... will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild.",0,negative
"intelligent, realistic portrayal",1,positive
funnier than being about something,1,positive
"a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
"is that rare combination of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness.",0,negative
other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or,1,positive
into too many pointless situations,0,negative
... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.,1,positive
a sentimental mess that never,0,negative
stale retread of the '53 original,0,negative
starts making water torture seem appealing,0,negative
"the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
servicable world war ii drama,1,positive
are too obvious,0,negative
"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,negative
a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us.,1,positive
"'s more enjoyable than i expected, though",1,positive
wonderfully funny moments,1,positive
of fresh air,1,positive
", resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
funny ( sometimes hilarious ),1,positive
fluffy neo-noir hiding behind cutesy film references.,0,negative
"be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares",0,negative
"agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
too indulgent,0,negative
hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the halloween series has lost its edge.,0,negative
a fairly impressive debut,1,positive
the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
shines through every frame.,1,positive
at every opportunity to do something clever,1,positive
a younger lad,1,positive
much to recommend the film,1,positive
life,1,positive
a cutesy romantic tale,1,positive
"uplifting, funny and wise",1,positive
detract from the affection of that moral favorite,0,negative
prolonged and boring,0,negative
confrontations,0,negative
"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn, and",0,negative
's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly,1,positive
with a sensitivity,1,positive
capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
offensive and redundant,0,negative
memorable directorial debut,1,positive
"comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
soulless,0,negative
an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband,1,positive
dramatic enough to sustain interest,1,positive
just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity,1,positive
on the santa clause 2,1,positive
"if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy, it can easily worm its way into your heart.'",1,positive
funny and,1,positive
", xxx is a blast of adrenalin,",1,positive
the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past,1,positive
its essential problem,0,negative
starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and ends up as a bitter pill.,0,negative
"an inexplicable nightmare,",0,negative
a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic,1,positive
may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen.,1,positive
a dramatic comedy as pleasantly dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff.,0,negative
playful paranoia,1,positive
"one of the finest, most humane and important holocaust movies ever made.",1,positive
of softheaded metaphysical claptrap,1,positive
grievous but obscure,0,negative
enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events,1,positive
worked wonders with the material,1,positive
the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air,1,positive
"a fascinating, bombshell documentary that should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame finally lies with kissinger.",1,positive
good music,1,positive
thematic resonance,1,positive
winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
skip this turd,0,negative
thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity,0,negative
"every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy,",0,negative
pretentious.,0,negative
to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
high drama,1,positive
gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ... a curiously constricted epic,0,negative
"tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run",1,positive
horribly depressing and not,0,negative
a moving and weighty depiction of one family's attempts to heal after the death of a child.,1,positive
this quality band may pick up new admirers,1,positive
demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
a superior moral tone,1,positive
"over the years, hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor.",1,positive
convoluted,0,negative
pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel.,0,negative
a unique culture,1,positive
self-deprecating,0,negative
manages for but a few seconds,0,negative
it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one.,0,negative
a therapeutic zap of shock treatment,1,positive
the slapstick is labored,0,negative
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes.,1,positive
"difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
the pacing is often way off and,0,negative
biggest names,1,positive
cynical creeps,0,negative
good line,1,positive
earnest,1,positive
while the humor is recognizably plympton,1,positive
a movie this bad,0,negative
her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
a low-budget hybrid of scarface or,0,negative
to ensnare its target audience.,1,positive
probably wo n't stand the cold light of day,0,negative
a sustained fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer.,0,negative
delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition,1,positive
"inventive, fun, intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening",1,positive
glides,1,positive
the smug self-satisfaction,0,negative
an embarrassment.,0,negative
"with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
", windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length.",0,negative
"be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
"'s fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty",1,positive
more timely in its despairing vision of corruption,1,positive
of a particular theatrical family,1,positive
rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke,1,positive
"with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams,1,positive
majestic achievement,1,positive
transcendent love story,1,positive
"vera has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores.",1,positive
snipes is both a snore and utter tripe.,0,negative
all menace and atmosphere,0,negative
"a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
with unblinking candor,1,positive
a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
"this is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them!",0,negative
digital photography,1,positive
its face,1,positive
captivates,1,positive
of masters of both,1,positive
"a smart, sassy and exceptionally charming",1,positive
"norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced",0,negative
often watchable,1,positive
the film is not only a love song to the movies but,1,positive
a new treasure of the hermitage,1,positive
their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script,0,negative
"the artwork is spectacular and unlike most animaton from japan, the characters move with grace and panache.",1,positive
"re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
all-too-familiar,0,negative
", confident",1,positive
"its leaden acting, dull exposition and",0,negative
narcissistic,0,negative
"the music makes a nice album, the food is enticing and italy beckons us all",1,positive
a longtime tolkien fan,1,positive
"both heartbreaking and heartwarming ... just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving.",1,positive
"it has no affect on the kurds, but it wore me down",0,negative
"has no reason to exist, other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents.",0,negative
swipe 90 minutes of your time,0,negative
emotionally and spiritually compelling,1,positive
"revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style",1,positive
it's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.,1,positive
"for all the dolorous trim, secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
not for every taste,0,negative
"using an endearing cast, writer/director dover kosashvili takes a slightly dark look at relationships, both sexual and kindred.",1,positive
gloriously goofy way,1,positive
sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
more than enough sentimental catharsis,1,positive
delights and,1,positive
by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
"whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments --",1,positive
is what we call the ` wow ' factor,1,positive
all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations,1,positive
"more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ', or more willing to see with their own eyes, will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.",1,positive
he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
gives his best screen performance,1,positive
otherwise comic narrative,1,positive
"an extraordinary poignancy, and the story",1,positive
paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
"of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film",1,positive
very tasteful rock,1,positive
"murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
"by and large this is mr. kilmer's movie, and it's his strongest performance since the doors.",1,positive
has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden.,1,positive
is never clear.,0,negative
delightful,1,positive
"as they used to say in the 1950s sci-fi movies, signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
"are the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery.",1,positive
"the movie is silly beyond comprehension,",1,positive
peevish and gimmicky,0,negative
watching spy,1,positive
sure hand,1,positive
"dull, a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song.",0,negative
i killed my father compelling,1,positive
seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
"episodic choppiness,",0,negative
as tawdry trash,0,negative
"a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability",1,positive
"philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and",1,positive
one of the very best movies,1,positive
a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
luckiest viewers,1,positive
pointless,0,negative
"if you 're not, you 'll still have a good time.''",1,positive
catches dramatic fire.,1,positive
find compelling,1,positive
overblown enterprise,0,negative
"a step further, richer",1,positive
saddens,0,negative
schmucks,0,negative
sheer beauty,1,positive
"'s shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept. 11 ).,0,negative
"at its best, this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
some surprises,1,positive
", dark beauty",1,positive
that they are actually releasing it into theaters,0,negative
"it's soulful and unslick, and that's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career.",1,positive
"it's the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming.",1,positive
it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees.,1,positive
"assured, glossy and shot through with brittle desperation.",1,positive
in the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
petty thievery,0,negative
"a movie that will thrill you, touch you and make you",1,positive
", maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
same old bad trip,0,negative
turns that,1,positive
's refreshing,1,positive
"its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
sharply comic and surprisingly touching,1,positive
", i would imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful.",0,negative
after ( seagal's ) earlier copycat under siege,0,negative
rate annie,1,positive
a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing.,1,positive
slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty,0,negative
"into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
there is no sense,0,negative
"it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you 're into that, have at it.",0,negative
a visionary with a tale full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
"weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling and",0,negative
sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait,1,positive
ferrara's,1,positive
"a bit exploitative but also nicely done,",1,positive
"a quaint,",1,positive
the clever credits roll,1,positive
from their incessant whining,0,negative
"seem to have been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd.",0,negative
that rare movie,1,positive
such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy,1,positive
's often overwritten,0,negative
i did n't care.,0,negative
well-contructed,1,positive
humor and pathos,1,positive
invaluable record,1,positive
eventually becomes too heavy for the plot.,0,negative
"skip this dreck, rent animal house and",0,negative
dramedy ',1,positive
"you feel good,",1,positive
's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater.,1,positive
dumb drug jokes,0,negative
decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies,0,negative
gentle jesus,1,positive
"that will be seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely",0,negative
head cutter,0,negative
the big finish is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing.,0,negative
blast,1,positive
was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends,1,positive
consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable,0,negative
"is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80.",1,positive
conforms itself with creating a game of ` who's who ' ... where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences.,0,negative
does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0,negative
veered off too far,0,negative
are married for political reason,0,negative
"brilliantly written and well-acted, yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film.",1,positive
left slightly unfulfilled,0,negative
intermittently powerful,1,positive
's quite an achievement,1,positive
"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny,",0,negative
which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile,1,positive
to extremist name-calling,0,negative
a lynch-like vision,1,positive
popcorn,1,positive
not very absorbing characters,0,negative
"is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises",0,negative
"make personal velocity into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still,1,positive
"to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement, and",1,positive
"some cute moments, funny scenes",1,positive
satisfying evening,1,positive
parker can not sustain the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings into its country conclusion ',0,negative
"to get on a board and, uh, shred, dude",1,positive
even delectable,1,positive
the pungent bite of its title,0,negative
this crazy life,1,positive
squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
"is somehow guessable from the first few minutes,",0,negative
how to win the battle,1,positive
"is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing",1,positive
creeping in others,0,negative
recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it,1,positive
"gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements,",1,positive
"boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up, but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect.",0,negative
gets the look and the period trappings right,1,positive
the film grounded in an undeniable social realism,1,positive
"can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice.",0,negative
dicey screen material,0,negative
relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations,1,positive
a tasty performance,1,positive
required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
`` birthday girl '' is an actor's movie first and foremost.,1,positive
"waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
too intensely focused on the travails of being hal hartley to function as pastiche,0,negative
amusing personalities,1,positive
chan has done in the united states,1,positive
just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ...,1,positive
stupid and annoying,0,negative
"charming, sometimes infuriating",1,positive
builds its multi-character story,1,positive
that embraces its old-fashioned themes,1,positive
"a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series, crocodile hunter",0,negative
spirited,1,positive
does n't make much,0,negative
an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike.,0,negative
"very compelling,",1,positive
though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers,0,negative
"the enjoyable undercover brother,",1,positive
does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it,1,positive
romantic tale,1,positive
's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
fails him,0,negative
"passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge.",0,negative
"everything about the quiet american is good, except its timing.",1,positive
"there are some laughs in this movie, but",1,positive
emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,0,negative
that will keep them guessing,1,positive
does no justice,0,negative
a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise.,1,positive
though it's equally solipsistic in tone,1,positive
negative,0,negative
", for a movie that tries to be smart, it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
"filled with fantasies, daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
"its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome",1,positive
he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up,1,positive
broke out into elaborate choreography,1,positive
film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers,1,positive
"a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life",1,positive
"very entertaining, thought-provoking film",1,positive
to make absurdist observations,0,negative
you were thinking someone made off with your wallet,0,negative
at least passably real,1,positive
real documentary,1,positive
evelyn may be based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre,0,negative
whatever fills time --,0,negative
that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
", this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
"at ninety minutes, it drags",0,negative
"cannon's confidence and laid-back good spirits are, with the drumming routines, among the film's saving graces.",1,positive
like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
"love may have been in the air onscreen, but i certainly was n't feeling any of it.",0,negative
as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
", with increasingly amused irony, the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives.",1,positive
an odd show,0,negative
the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics,1,positive
"manipulative claptrap,",0,negative
", just for them",1,positive
"if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
be delightfully compatible,1,positive
a charmer,1,positive
overachieving,0,negative
adrenalin,1,positive
is repulsive and depressing,0,negative
to love the piano teacher,1,positive
enough cool fun here,1,positive
leave you speaking in tongues,1,positive
"to those who have not read the book, the film is a much better mother-daughter tale than last summer's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood, ' but that's not saying much.",1,positive
consider it ` perfection.,1,positive
as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system,1,positive
"sees those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides,1,positive
fraction,1,positive
it suits the script,1,positive
it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
"green ruins every single scene he's in, and the film, while it's not completely wreaked, is seriously compromised by that.",0,negative
landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
backbone,1,positive
hugely imaginative and successful,1,positive
that proceeds,1,positive
", er, bubbly",1,positive
disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
"disposable, kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood",0,negative
's also nice,1,positive
this unique and entertaining twist,1,positive
you try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored.,0,negative
's an adventure story and history lesson all in one,1,positive
the film's needlessly opaque intro takes its doe-eyed crudup out of pre-9 / 11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind.,0,negative
"is messy, uncouth, incomprehensible, vicious and absurd.",0,negative
equals the sum of its pretensions.,0,negative
by the standards of knucklehead swill,0,negative
"through putrid writing, direction and timing with a smile that says, ` if i stay positive, maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures, drunken master.'",0,negative
"keep a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation",0,negative
having an old friend,1,positive
not a classic,0,negative
"alias betty is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing.",1,positive
"this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
hélène angel is definitely a director to watch.,1,positive
many genuine cackles,1,positive
"'s as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time, absolutely right in her stinging social observations",1,positive
"just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension,1,positive
powerful rather than cloying,1,positive
a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people,0,negative
"turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",1,positive
glizty but formulaic and silly ... cagney's ` top of the world ' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel.,0,negative
"intriguing, provocative stuff",1,positive
heroine,1,positive
privy to,1,positive
"director lee has a true cinematic knack, but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve.",1,positive
"the characters, who are so believable that you feel what they feel",1,positive
collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush.,0,negative
inexperienced,0,negative
a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama,0,negative
"yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care,",0,negative
the rut dug by the last one,0,negative
images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers,1,positive
supremely unfunny and unentertaining,0,negative
its best,1,positive
an irrepressible passion,1,positive
a party worth attending,1,positive
"it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner, yong kang, lost kozmo in the end",1,positive
hodgepodge,0,negative
a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times,0,negative
"i walked away not really know who `` they '' were, what `` they '' looked like.",0,negative
finely detailed,1,positive
", reflective and beautifully",1,positive
adaptation is simply brilliant.,1,positive
chase to end all chases,1,positive
any enjoyment,1,positive
if i stay positive,1,positive
spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
this flat run at a hip-hop tootsie is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines.,0,negative
the original hit movie,1,positive
deserves more than a passing twinkle,1,positive
how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
"well-acted, well-directed and, for all its moodiness, not too",1,positive
intelligence and,1,positive
"is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening.",0,negative
dahmer,0,negative
"far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat,",1,positive
go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,1,positive
a work of extraordinary journalism,1,positive
"a delightful, if minor, pastry of a movie.",1,positive
"if welles was unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two, he probably would n't be too crazy with his great-grandson's movie splitting up in pretty much the same way.",0,negative
"is, arguably, the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan",1,positive
like a low-budget hybrid of scarface or carlito's way,0,negative
nolan's penetrating undercurrent,1,positive
"crack you up with her crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment",1,positive
that the journey is such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
a thoughtful what-if,1,positive
tough to watch,0,negative
lots of laughs,1,positive
the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
take us by surprise ...,1,positive
"rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script",0,negative
the story's pathetic,0,negative
"on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
"enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film",1,positive
already obscure,0,negative
"toback's ) fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard",0,negative
it falls far short of poetry,0,negative
ego-destroying,0,negative
the jokes are sophomoric,0,negative
"sweet, genuine",1,positive
similar obsessions can dominate a family,0,negative
advancing,1,positive
"the young actors, not very experienced,",1,positive
", dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
"loved the people onscreen,",1,positive
... comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental.,0,negative
"first-class, natural acting and a look at `` the real americans '' make this a charmer.",1,positive
"rewritten, and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love.",1,positive
of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0,negative
'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
the success of undercover brother,1,positive
"loosely speaking, we 're in all of me territory again,",0,negative
they fall to pieces,0,negative
"releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults,",0,negative
a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations.,1,positive
assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony,1,positive
of funny situations and honest observations,1,positive
certainly clever in spots,1,positive
your ego,1,positive
soap-opera emotion,0,negative
this is one of the year's best films.,1,positive
a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
"it's an entertaining movie, and the effects, boosted to the size of a downtown hotel, will all but take you to outer space.",1,positive
not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?,0,negative
emotional and moral,1,positive
very ambitious project,1,positive
", it is clearly a good thing.",1,positive
", more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite",0,negative
is n't as weird as it ought to be,0,negative
caton-jones,1,positive
"whose charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent",1,positive
nice,1,positive
this 65-minute trifle,0,negative
insultingly inept and artificial,0,negative
"a thoroughly enjoyable, heartfelt coming-of-age comedy.",1,positive
a slapdash mess,0,negative
watchable up,1,positive
"manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
that the debate it joins is a necessary and timely one,1,positive
full flush,0,negative
eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it,1,positive
the buoyant energy level of the film's city beginnings,1,positive
ghandi gone bad,0,negative
"to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",0,negative
french malapropisms,1,positive
might actually want to watch.,1,positive
necessary to document all this emotional misery,0,negative
is simply no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,1,positive
"recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and",0,negative
a moving and weighty depiction,1,positive
a no-holds-barred cinematic,1,positive
knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
"characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
a cellular phone commercial,0,negative
there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
"will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning",0,negative
to feel funny and light,1,positive
"the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food",1,positive
"an extremely funny, ultimately heartbreaking look at life in contemporary china.",1,positive
've completely,1,positive
loses its overall sense of mystery and,0,negative
enough flourishes and freak-outs,0,negative
lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ),0,negative
the importance of being earnest movie seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play.'',0,negative
's a testament to the film's considerable charm,1,positive
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and",1,positive
fascinating little thriller,1,positive
's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies.,1,positive
quietly vulnerable,1,positive
inauthentic,0,negative
mental illness,0,negative
is weak.,0,negative
the exuberant openness,1,positive
but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while.,1,positive
is the director's talent,1,positive
"for all the time we spend with these people, we never really get inside of them.",0,negative
"is all about a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time.",1,positive
"it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half",0,negative
lacks aspirations of social upheaval.,0,negative
"( less a movie than ) an appalling, odoriferous thing ... so rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment.",0,negative
becomes lifeless,0,negative
any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
on `` stupid,0,negative
is about as humorous as watching your favorite pet get buried alive.,0,negative
"if s&m seems like a strange route to true love, maybe it is, but it's to this film's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves.",1,positive
its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that,0,negative
"killing time, that's all that's going on here.",0,negative
go back to sleep.,0,negative
"does n't necessarily equate to being good, no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke",0,negative
the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels,1,positive
cut open a vein,0,negative
into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus ... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation.",0,negative
awkwardly paced,0,negative
) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
this movie worth seeing,1,positive
wryly amusing,1,positive
progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
"joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius.",0,negative
hastily dubbed,0,negative
an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood,1,positive
"proved too difficult a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.",0,negative
"this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
the disjointed mess,0,negative
"make the film relevant today,",1,positive
is just garbage,0,negative
could have been much better,0,negative
may strain adult credibility,0,negative
bad acting,0,negative
"an often intense character study about fathers and sons, loyalty and duty",1,positive
"pays off, as does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter",1,positive
another best,1,positive
comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild.,0,negative
thinly-conceived movie.,0,negative
're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party.,0,negative
maggie g. makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and eats up the screen.,1,positive
"gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
hollywood too long has ignored,0,negative
"overlong and not well-acted, but credit writer-producer-director",0,negative
"painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama",0,negative
"been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
"the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline",0,negative
is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches.,0,negative
at soccer hooliganism,0,negative
the most important and exhilarating forms,1,positive
fred schepisi's film is paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen.,0,negative
a disaster,0,negative
not a participant,0,negative
it's really unclear why this project was undertaken,0,negative
sags in pace,0,negative
inadequately motivated,0,negative
able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
it's the image that really tells the tale.,1,positive
"be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
silly horror movies,0,negative
in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
something for everyone.,1,positive
"comes off more like a misdemeanor, a flat, unconvincing drama that never catches fire.",0,negative
a truly wonderful tale combined with stunning animation.,1,positive
with a moral,1,positive
chitchat that only self-aware neurotics engage in,0,negative
few early laughs,1,positive
... although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired.,0,negative
transcends,1,positive
straight-to-video,0,negative
could n't make a guest appearance to liven things up,0,negative
great over-the-top moviemaking if you 're in a slap-happy mood.,1,positive
the original new testament stories so compelling,1,positive
here is unusually tame,0,negative
"a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare",0,negative
safe,1,positive
for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
"it's a loathsome movie, it really is",0,negative
", for the most part, credible",1,positive
their parents,1,positive
the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made,1,positive
byler is too savvy a filmmaker to let this morph into a typical romantic triangle.,1,positive
starts off witty and sophisticated,1,positive
makes this movie worth seeing,1,positive
"of cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances",1,positive
original fantasy film,1,positive
"entertains not so much because of its music or comic antics, but through the perverse pleasure of watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel.",0,negative
its characters tissue-thin,0,negative
time out is existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term.,1,positive
there is n't one true ` chan moment '.,0,negative
cinematic experience,1,positive
make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see,1,positive
a no-holds-barred cinematic treat.,1,positive
addict,0,negative
"it leers, offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject.",0,negative
second helpings,1,positive
awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,0,negative
as generic as its title,0,negative
the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
will warm your heart without making you feel guilty about it.,1,positive
of its sense of fun or energy,1,positive
breathtakingly assured and stylish work,1,positive
hogwash,0,negative
ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
the movie as a whole is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0,negative
exquisite,1,positive
exasperatingly,0,negative
amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,1,positive
"not a film for the faint of heart or conservative of spirit, but for the rest of us -- especially san francisco lovers",1,positive
that the film is never dull,1,positive
a lackluster script,0,negative
stooping to base melodrama,0,negative
"sensitive, smart, savvy, compelling coming-of-age drama",1,positive
a niche hit,1,positive
comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
"cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences,",0,negative
"the brawn, but not",1,positive
mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,0,negative
"make for a winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
counter the crudity,0,negative
accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,1,positive
"chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,0,negative
's soulful and unslick,0,negative
still serious problem,0,negative
a winning comedy,1,positive
suicide,0,negative
the major problem,0,negative
"of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
the hours represents two of those well spent,1,positive
trouble,0,negative
the torments and angst,0,negative
"yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination",1,positive
to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
the shocking conclusion,1,positive
deals with first love sweetly,1,positive
"creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
laid-back,1,positive
and pat storytelling,0,negative
a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself,1,positive
made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
"stirring,",1,positive
fiend,0,negative
pure craft,1,positive
pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill.,0,negative
a grim future,0,negative
"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing, and",1,positive
skip the film,0,negative
"for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
a flawed human,0,negative
a good match,1,positive
attractive about this movie,1,positive
were more repulsive,0,negative
"too long, and larded with exposition",0,negative
found the movie as divided against itself,0,negative
goodness,1,positive
", in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions,1,positive
part of the charm of satin rouge,1,positive
that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
're on the edge of your seat,1,positive
from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
the works of an artist,1,positive
significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old,0,negative
an awkwardly contrived exercise,0,negative
to easy feel-good sentiments,1,positive
", collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure",0,negative
've a taste for the quirky,1,positive
"of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least",0,negative
is completely lacking in charm and charisma,0,negative
takes big bloody chomps out of it,0,negative
imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
"it's provocative stuff,",1,positive
to accomplish what few sequels can,1,positive
"aspires to the cracked lunacy of the adventures of buckaroo banzai, but thanks to an astonishingly witless script",0,negative
an inconclusive ending,0,negative
"passionate, irrational, long-suffering but cruel as a tarantula, helga figures prominently in this movie, and helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats.",1,positive
"with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say, entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp, overmanipulative hollywood practices.",1,positive
a great script brought down by lousy direction.,0,negative
content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
'm sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment.,0,negative
"clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and",0,negative
", you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub.",0,negative
bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
murder and mayhem,0,negative
nearly incoherent,0,negative
that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
to a sunshine state,1,positive
for the tube,0,negative
"shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
"with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs, it could have been a thinking man's monster movie.",0,negative
of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
emotionally strong and,1,positive
wholly unnecessary,0,negative
keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong,0,negative
"i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material,",1,positive
transcendent performance,1,positive
an oscar,1,positive
"a film of empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun.",0,negative
", in a better movie, you might not have noticed.",0,negative
is better-focused than the incomprehensible anne rice novel it's based upon,1,positive
that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow,1,positive
more ridiculous,0,negative
"the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking,",1,positive
dramatic arc,1,positive
"an extraordinary poignancy,",1,positive
absurdities and,0,negative
multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation,1,positive
unoriginal,0,negative
that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
", low-budget and tired",0,negative
mira sorvino's limitations,0,negative
is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,1,positive
a copout,0,negative
"while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying",1,positive
earnest yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner.,0,negative
"this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here",0,negative
its apparent glee,1,positive
profanities,0,negative
is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers,1,positive
surprisingly decent,1,positive
it offers hope,1,positive
"you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes, and the scripters do n't deserve any oscars",0,negative
style and humor,1,positive
most magical and most,1,positive
as deep as a petri dish,0,negative
"of those films where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone",0,negative
something for everyone,1,positive
fights,0,negative
"is meaningless, vapid and devoid",0,negative
it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
the scarifying,1,positive
first mistake,0,negative
'' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.,1,positive
this broken character study,0,negative
"sensitive, cultivated treatment",1,positive
seagal,0,negative
"both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
shockers since the evil dead,1,positive
"the movie's messages are quite admirable, but the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity",0,negative
"of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them",0,negative
"does too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen.",0,negative
"to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
"the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
comes along every day,1,positive
"always entertaining,",1,positive
succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
understandable,1,positive
feel-good movie,1,positive
"a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title",0,negative
"a film neither bitter nor sweet, neither romantic nor comedic",0,negative
prevent its tragic waste of life,0,negative
the performances are uniformly good.,1,positive
"the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion.",0,negative
blood work is for you.,1,positive
into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
at times uncommonly moving,1,positive
helps keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
"the color palette, with lots of somber blues and pinks, is dreamy and evocative",1,positive
"survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine",0,negative
sewer rats,0,negative
i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
in the pile of useless actioners,0,negative
is a dud,0,negative
offensive and,0,negative
that never quite gel,0,negative
if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
winning flight of revisionist fancy,1,positive
most ingenious,1,positive
maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension,0,negative
of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
bliss,1,positive
illustrated by a winning family story.,1,positive
"y tu mamá también is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt.",1,positive
where the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
deeply absorbing,1,positive
of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
super-stupid,0,negative
an awkwardly garish showcase that diverges from anything remotely probing or penetrating.,0,negative
is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,1,positive
"though its story is only surface deep, the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.",1,positive
blacked out,0,negative
"e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
this romantic comedy,1,positive
with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic,0,negative
"for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge",0,negative
"light the candles, bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl -- it's simply, and surprisingly, a nice, light treat.",1,positive
"is a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
"gay or straight, kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years.",1,positive
engagingly,1,positive
warm,1,positive
"into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
showcases the city's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything,1,positive
"the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders, but deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill.",1,positive
"see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
rewards,1,positive
"to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
are fantastic.,1,positive
"emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses is a deeply unpleasant experience.,0,negative
far too sentimental,0,negative
at 90 minutes this movie is short,0,negative
"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose, and",1,positive
"is many things -- stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction, gay fantasia -- but above all it's a love story as sanguine as its title.",1,positive
is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script,1,positive
is as delightful,1,positive
cheap-shot mediocrity,0,negative
the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
there's no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all,1,positive
derailed by bad writing and possibly also by some of that extensive post-production reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone.,0,negative
an even less capable trio,0,negative
's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
rare window,0,negative
warm and exotic.,1,positive
"mounted, exasperatingly well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant.",1,positive
brings the proper conviction,1,positive
"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile,",1,positive
hell,0,negative
about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
as earnest as a community-college advertisement,0,negative
"the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian",0,negative
low-budget filmmaking,0,negative
cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but,0,negative
puzzle his most ardent fans,0,negative
this film's impressive performances and adept direction,1,positive
an attention to detail,1,positive
"considerable skill and determination,",1,positive
mainstream hollywood,1,positive
masterpiece.,1,positive
a tv episode rather than a documentary,0,negative
", it's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.",1,positive
"are familiar with, and makes you care about music you may not have heard before",1,positive
comes together as a coherent whole,1,positive
great shame,0,negative
thought it was going to be,1,positive
have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart,1,positive
"the script's judgment and sense of weight is way, way off.",0,negative
a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
naturally dramatic,1,positive
"the performances are strong, though the subject matter demands acting that borders on hammy at times.",1,positive
's a shame,0,negative
audience falls asleep,0,negative
bledel,1,positive
concession stand and/or restroom,0,negative
with a life-affirming message,1,positive
dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
almost bergmanesque intensity,0,negative
thoughtlessly,0,negative
that already knows it's won,1,positive
is a successful one.,1,positive
"yes, ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
a con artist and,1,positive
a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
"wild, endearing, masterful",1,positive
"this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight, and the whole of the proceedings beg the question ` why?",0,negative
nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin.,1,positive
are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude,1,positive
"'re as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
it's just too dry and too placid,0,negative
this man so watchable,1,positive
really work,1,positive
creative interference,1,positive
seduce and conquer,1,positive
oscar-winning,1,positive
"well-directed and, for all its moodiness,",1,positive
get at something,1,positive
", eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare.",1,positive
"( danny huston gives ) an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
an epiphany,1,positive
the reefs,0,negative
", singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn.",0,negative
is this so boring?,0,negative
fierce competition,1,positive
the players do n't have a clue on the park.,0,negative
"in creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
honestly nice,1,positive
a besotted and obvious drama,0,negative
comforting fantasies,1,positive
particularly memorable or even all that funny,0,negative
and likeable characters,1,positive
their super-dooper-adorability intact,1,positive
a lighthearted glow,1,positive
a grand fart,0,negative
sly female empowerment movie,1,positive
crummy.,0,negative
at once disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious.,1,positive
it's sort of a 21st century morality play with a latino hip hop beat.,1,positive
is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly directed it may leave you speaking in tongues.,0,negative
"overall feelings, broader ideas",1,positive
a well-deserved reputation as one,1,positive
is about grief,0,negative
is heartfelt and hilarious,1,positive
"are paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script",0,negative
benefits from serendipity,1,positive
in a very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
does feel like a short stretched out to feature length.,0,negative
suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected.,0,negative
to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie,1,positive
that will amuse or entertain them,1,positive
a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
"their lives, loves and the art",1,positive
satisfying kids flck,1,positive
a metaphor for a modern-day urban china searching for its identity.,1,positive
sweeping and gliding,1,positive
is a refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
a little scattered -- ditsy,0,negative
lust,1,positive
the pristine camerawork,1,positive
"satisfies,",1,positive
excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
conjures a lynch-like vision of the rotting underbelly of middle america,0,negative
moonlight mile gives itself the freedom to feel contradictory things.,1,positive
it plays everything too safe,0,negative
everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays.,1,positive
the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
engrossing and different,1,positive
will enjoy themselves.,1,positive
part of the fun,1,positive
's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
super-dooper-adorability,1,positive
the legendary wit's,1,positive
an ounce of honest poetry,1,positive
it's worth seeing,1,positive
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender --,0,negative
"the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film",0,negative
the russian word for wow !? ',1,positive
does an established filmmaker,1,positive
"a complete shambles of a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old,",0,negative
"a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating,",1,positive
lame entertainment,0,negative
took of the family vacation,1,positive
eager fans,1,positive
's a movie that gets under your skin,1,positive
a love song to the movies,1,positive
"as you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
"it is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
hastily and amateurishly,0,negative
for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats,1,positive
profane and exploitative,0,negative
seemed bored,0,negative
ca n't help but feel ` stoked,1,positive
"has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence.",1,positive
a smug and convoluted action-comedy that does n't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie.,0,negative
the occasional bursts of sharp writing,1,positive
bottomlessly cynical,0,negative
intolerable levels,0,negative
"feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
truly gorgeous,1,positive
entirely witless and inane,0,negative
intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
barely defensible sexual violence,0,negative
"the graphic carnage and re-creation of war-torn croatia is uncomfortably timely, relevant, and sickeningly real.",1,positive
succumbing to its own bathos,0,negative
funny and human and really,1,positive
critically insightful,1,positive
in a fresh way,1,positive
a successful adaptation and,1,positive
"totally overwrought, deeply biased, and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe",0,negative
us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
genuinely funny ensemble,1,positive
an enjoyable film,1,positive
"is funny, charming and quirky",1,positive
"intelligent, and",1,positive
are uniformly good,1,positive
australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place.,1,positive
truly magical,1,positive
", mean-spirited lashing",0,negative
i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
the pratfalls but little else,0,negative
biggest,1,positive
"energetic, violent movie",1,positive
that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
you can not guess why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed.,0,negative
top-notch cast,1,positive
about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
fruitful,1,positive
the acres of haute couture ca n't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
an original and highly cerebral examination,1,positive
an emotional edge,1,positive
inventive directors,1,positive
directed with verve,1,positive
is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit.,0,negative
is that its own action is n't very effective.,0,negative
oddly,0,negative
looks elsewhere,0,negative
"waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one, but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway",1,positive
a rejected x-files episode,0,negative
keenest pleasures,1,positive
the power of poetry and passion,1,positive
horrors!),0,negative
a great time,1,positive
compulsively watchable,1,positive
"was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration",0,negative
lagaan really is enormously good fun.,1,positive
one good one,1,positive
find a ` literary ' filmmaking style,0,negative
aliens and,1,positive
"offensive, puerile and",0,negative
"empty, fetishistic violence",0,negative
this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.,0,negative
"wonder, hope and magic can never escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
the boat loads of people who try to escape the country,0,negative
some of the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering,1,positive
made him feel powerful,1,positive
sappy script,0,negative
uni-dimensional nonsense machine,0,negative
would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.,0,negative
", leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects.",0,negative
the thousands of americans who die hideously,0,negative
the delicious pulpiness,1,positive
the preaching message,0,negative
is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation,0,negative
"makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks.",0,negative
dubious,0,negative
its utter sincerity,1,positive
"is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why.",1,positive
a too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,1,positive
"it throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue at us, all as if to say, `` look at this!",1,positive
"loud, chaotic and largely unfunny",0,negative
one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
a gleefully grungy,1,positive
noble end,0,negative
"these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field, and i 'm all for that",1,positive
"eating, sleeping and stress-reducing",1,positive
lively songs,1,positive
stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and,1,positive
"a gorgeously strange movie, heaven is deeply concerned with morality, but",1,positive
"hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare",1,positive
problematic script,0,negative
pretty good overall picture,1,positive
for one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
that trademark grin of his --,1,positive
far less endearing,0,negative
", incomprehensible, vicious and absurd",0,negative
an enjoyably,1,positive
"revenge, and romance",1,positive
the most awful acts are committed,0,negative
inexpressive,0,negative
being snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
impenetrable and,0,negative
who die hideously,0,negative
"like any good romance, son of the bride, proves it's never too late to learn.",1,positive
"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.",0,negative
"a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs,",0,negative
"just more of the same,",0,negative
the acting is amateurish,0,negative
profound,1,positive
something really good,1,positive
"into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
sing beautifully and act adequately,1,positive
"metaphors abound, but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story",1,positive
is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable,1,positive
an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,1,positive
credible,1,positive
"good, organic character work",1,positive
a dreary tract,0,negative
a balanced film,1,positive
"mixed messages,",0,negative
suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated,1,positive
"guide a loose, poorly structured film",0,negative
grant's two best films,1,positive
", the way to that destination is a really special walk in the woods.",1,positive
has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have,0,negative
"one of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
"of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
through its hackneyed elements,0,negative
sketchy but nevertheless,0,negative
bracing,1,positive
offering next to little insight into its intriguing subject,0,negative
benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth,1,positive
understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
hailed,1,positive
a gorgeous pair,1,positive
from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast,0,negative
the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
"particularly joyless, and exceedingly dull,",0,negative
a successful career in tv,1,positive
is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn.,1,positive
the rest of us will be lulled into a coma.,0,negative
"no wit,",0,negative
", much about the film, including some of its casting, is frustratingly unconvincing.",0,negative
like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,0,negative
"a b-movie you can sit through, enjoy on a certain level and then forget.",1,positive
a remarkable piece of filmmaking,1,positive
be very sweet indeed,1,positive
virtually absent,0,negative
"dumb gags,",0,negative
's too long,0,negative
"loved the people onscreen, even though i could not stand them",1,positive
have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
as bad,0,negative
something vital,1,positive
style massacres erupt throughout,0,negative
full of holes and completely lacking in chills,0,negative
come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
the greatest films,1,positive
to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
strange occurrences build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency.,1,positive
"remains fairly light,",1,positive
creative,1,positive
no reason to exist,0,negative
of beautiful movement and inside information,1,positive
the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge.,0,negative
stupid,0,negative
"it's an entertaining movie,",1,positive
"... the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...",1,positive
tight and nasty,1,positive
"modernizes a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare.",1,positive
that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
"is a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life.",1,positive
literary desecrations,0,negative
horribly depressing and not very well done,0,negative
ever-growing category,1,positive
"emerges in the movie, using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook",0,negative
maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies,0,negative
tries to be smart,0,negative
uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
too clichéd,0,negative
generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
what a film can be,1,positive
sweet-tempered comedy,1,positive
relegated to the background -- a welcome step,1,positive
"it desperately wants to be a wacky, screwball comedy, but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time",0,negative
after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans.,0,negative
outside the under-10 set,0,negative
full of itself,0,negative
", storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket.",0,negative
"avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and",0,negative
ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going,0,negative
", songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience,1,positive
sudsy,0,negative
"some kid who ca n't act, only",0,negative
'' or `` suck '',0,negative
crisper and,1,positive
be wholesome and subversive at the same time,1,positive
lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
"solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say, but",0,negative
a strong directorial stamp,1,positive
sooooo tired,0,negative
the thrill of the chill,1,positive
an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture,1,positive
imagine having more fun watching a documentary,0,negative
a compelling french psychological drama examining the encounter of an aloof father and his chilly son after 20 years apart,1,positive
best movies,1,positive
"but this time, the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.",0,negative
"victor rosa is leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance.",1,positive
subscriber,0,negative
that it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
"always entertaining, and",1,positive
are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed.,0,negative
"poignant and moving, a walk to remember is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter.",1,positive
"cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
"one of the funniest motion pictures of the year,",1,positive
energizes,1,positive
busy,0,negative
wild comedy,1,positive
"fontaine's direction, especially her agreeably startling use of close-ups and her grace with a moving camera",1,positive
juvenile,0,negative
to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
wasted,0,negative
founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women,0,negative
with the ferocity of a frozen burrito,0,negative
"of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
", red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller.",1,positive
have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans,1,positive
"watch, giggle and",1,positive
favored,1,positive
woven together skilfully,1,positive
"'s just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
the charm of the first movie,1,positive
"well made but uninvolving, bloodwork is n't a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery.",0,negative
a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
"it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
"an enthralling, entertaining feature.",1,positive
sour attempt,0,negative
"the obnoxious special effects, the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm.",0,negative
this slight premise,0,negative
"a smart, provocative drama that does the nearly impossible",1,positive
sex and lucia is so alluring,1,positive
with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
south park,1,positive
that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,0,negative
woefully pretentious.,0,negative
peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
the movie is a mess from start to finish.,0,negative
monotone narration,0,negative
seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes,1,positive
few movies are able to accomplish,1,positive
with its moving story,1,positive
too harsh,0,negative
loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful,1,positive
"ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important",1,positive
it's all quite tasteful to look at,1,positive
would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor,0,negative
a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
"maybe not a classic, but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again.",1,positive
give performances of exceptional honesty.,1,positive
beauty to behold,1,positive
vivid as the 19th-century ones,1,positive
darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats.,1,positive
of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
"boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness,",0,negative
believability was n't one of the film's virtues.,0,negative
this movie is about an adult male dressed in pink jammies,0,negative
unreachable,0,negative
boobs,1,positive
"is a distinct rarity, and an event.",1,positive
which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
lasting traces,1,positive
... digs beyond the usual portrayals of good kids and bad seeds to reveal a more ambivalent set of characters and motivations.,1,positive
's just too dry and too placid,0,negative
"too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
smarter,1,positive
bring off this wild welsh whimsy.,1,positive
given it a one-star rating,0,negative
ruthlessly pained,0,negative
"is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
"worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
"expands the limits of what a film can be, taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street.",1,positive
will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.,1,positive
pull it back,0,negative
"a bracing, unblinking work that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale.",1,positive
almost every single facet of production,1,positive
"the acting, for the most part, is terrific, although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans.",1,positive
psychologically savvy,1,positive
", some of it is honestly affecting",1,positive
victim to sloppy plotting,0,negative
unexpected twists,1,positive
neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition,0,negative
"strikes a defiantly retro chord, and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve",1,positive
so gracefully,1,positive
carries it to unexpected heights,1,positive
are among the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
become a historically significant work,1,positive
teeny-bopper set,0,negative
"a black comedy,",1,positive
a lovably old-school hollywood confection,1,positive
what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
"win you over,",1,positive
and communicates something,1,positive
"'s hard to resist his enthusiasm,",1,positive
worthless,0,negative
forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
a terrific date movie,1,positive
"smart, sassy",1,positive
seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,1,positive
is definitely worth seeing,1,positive
"an even more predictable, cliche-ridden endeavor than its predecessor.",0,negative
is one baaaaaaaaad movie,0,negative
naked teenagers horror flick,0,negative
texture and realism,1,positive
"while the transgressive trappings ( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull, rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative.",0,negative
acting horribly,0,negative
is just such an achievement,1,positive
's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
a fish that's lived too long,0,negative
"the small, human moments",1,positive
of the tooth and claw of human power,1,positive
a gentle waking coma,0,negative
paved with good intentions leads to the video store '',0,negative
"the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
"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.",0,negative
opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it,0,negative
the bottom tier,0,negative
may well,1,positive
assaultive,0,negative
"with acting, tone and pace very obviously mark him as a video helmer making his feature debut",1,positive
strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
obvious,0,negative
the first bond movie in ages that is n't fake fun.,1,positive
resourceful,1,positive
"yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care, so i did n't.",0,negative
"his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery",1,positive
it sucked.,0,negative
"for all the wit and hoopla, festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.",1,positive
is just an overexposed waste of film,0,negative
wives are worse,0,negative
sucked,0,negative
pointless meditation,0,negative
flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
wonderful subject,1,positive
gentle film,1,positive
its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action,0,negative
will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
worst excesses,0,negative
got a house full of tots -- do n't worry,1,positive
"try as you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson, this movie will worm its way there.",1,positive
also has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular,1,positive
since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer,0,negative
"it's tough to watch,",0,negative
huge mess,0,negative
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,1,positive
"zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
engages,1,positive
's almost worth seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season.,1,positive
"retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,1,positive
numbing,0,negative
a first-class road movie that proves you,1,positive
a slap-happy series,1,positive
to rank with its worthy predecessors,1,positive
"the characters, cast in impossibly contrived situations",0,negative
in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters,0,negative
the most interesting writer/directors,1,positive
would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
enhances the personal touch of manual animation,1,positive
"the film feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority.",1,positive
bottom-of-the-bill,0,negative
"the plot is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults.",0,negative
niches,1,positive
"are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
"powerful, naturally dramatic piece",1,positive
"too loud, too goofy and",0,negative
"take away the controversy, and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera.",0,negative
the sick sense,0,negative
fat,0,negative
not mean-spirited,1,positive
black hawk down and we,1,positive
too campy to work as straight drama and,0,negative
a likable story,1,positive
exceedingly,1,positive
is no substitute for on-screen chemistry,0,negative
these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective,1,positive
"cold, calculated exercise",0,negative
build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman,1,positive
's gone to manhattan and hell,1,positive
may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness,1,positive
"... is a brilliantly played, deeply unsettling experience.",1,positive
"sillier, cuter",1,positive
is hard to care,0,negative
sorriest,0,negative
animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
a rather brilliant little cult item,1,positive
"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance,",1,positive
cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots,1,positive
"the world's best actors,",1,positive
neo-augustinian theology : is god,1,positive
shortcomings,0,negative
scherfig's light-hearted profile of emotional desperation is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky.,1,positive
lead a group of talented friends,1,positive
serving sara should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it.,0,negative
way to entertain or inspire its viewers,1,positive
"the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent",0,negative
stale and clichéd to a fault,0,negative
crafted import,1,positive
"to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
fascinating character study,1,positive
", pointless, stupid",0,negative
lacking,0,negative
nationwide blight,0,negative
a wonderfully speculative character study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture.,1,positive
charming in comedies like american pie and,1,positive
very interesting and,1,positive
a technical triumph and an extraordinary bore.,0,negative
"powerful, inflammatory film",1,positive
"lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
"like many western action films, this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing, but its heartfelt concern about north korea's recent past and south korea's future adds a much needed moral weight",0,negative
beginning with the pale script,0,negative
's just brilliant in this.,1,positive
"of a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
's a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening,0,negative
", the diva shrewdly surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players.",1,positive
"the salton sea has moments of inspired humor, though every scrap is of the darkest variety.",1,positive
has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection,1,positive
offer some modest amusements,1,positive
"bogdanovich puts history in perspective and, via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance, he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
through some of clancy's holes,1,positive
"is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
but they fascinate in their recklessness.,1,positive
a modestly surprising movie,1,positive
's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight.,0,negative
seem genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
offers hope,1,positive
in its splendor,1,positive
"cheap, vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace.",0,negative
have.,1,positive
falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions,0,negative
"it's so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary.",0,negative
pat storylines,0,negative
"their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact",1,positive
black urban professionals,0,negative
to induce sleep than fright,0,negative
utter loss,0,negative
"light the candles, bring out the cake",1,positive
establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids.,1,positive
's as good,1,positive
is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
general boorishness,0,negative
would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
"none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either,",0,negative
superficial characters,0,negative
forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year - she should get all five.,1,positive
stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage,0,negative
concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn,1,positive
powerful and satisfying,1,positive
uneven performances and,0,negative
its compassionate spirit,1,positive
have rarely seen,1,positive
a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
is not it,0,negative
"hold dear about cinema,",1,positive
"is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
"is philosophy, illustrated through everyday events",1,positive
has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos,0,negative
reopens an interesting controversy and,1,positive
really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
"whether or not you 're enlightened by any of derrida's lectures on `` the other '' and `` the self, '' derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.",1,positive
"death to smoochy is often very funny, but what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision",1,positive
"magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death,",1,positive
action-packed an experience,1,positive
a feat,1,positive
find anything to get excited about on this dvd,0,negative
mishmash.,0,negative
"i still like moonlight mile, better judgment be damned.",1,positive
", i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop",0,negative
it does n't make for great cinema,0,negative
also seems to play on a 10-year delay,0,negative
its director's most substantial feature for some time.,1,positive
the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
of loss,0,negative
"a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm, moving message.",1,positive
sentimental chick-flicks,1,positive
addition to scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
"measured against practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor the silence of the lambs, red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller.",1,positive
"sticks, really, except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams.",0,negative
"gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters,",1,positive
just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded,1,positive
"a world that's often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",1,positive
the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,0,negative
take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
smoother,1,positive
this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists,1,positive
that grips and holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
"`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, '' and i do n't mean that in a good way",0,negative
"to the bravery and dedication of the world's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
a story about intelligent high school,1,positive
finely crafted,1,positive
fails on its own,0,negative
's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon,1,positive
distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
"yet, it still works.",1,positive
has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil,1,positive
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp,0,negative
"extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability.",1,positive
", sorrow, laugther, and tears",1,positive
"immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before",1,positive
yet depressing,0,negative
"is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same",1,positive
expected it to be,0,negative
need to try very hard,0,negative
"benevolent deception, which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
gets drawn into the party.,1,positive
just dreadful,0,negative
"both shrill and soporific, and because everything is repeated five or six times, it can seem tiresomely simpleminded.",0,negative
a lot of stamina and vitality,1,positive
"it's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling, but",0,negative
as the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
"seeing himself in the other,",1,positive
"evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits",0,negative
does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously,0,negative
its ability to shock and amaze,1,positive
make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
of lazy tearjerker that gives movies about ordinary folk a bad name,0,negative
a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places,1,positive
cleverly constructed scenario,1,positive
consumed by lust and love,1,positive
has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.,0,negative
unoriginal run,0,negative
", it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.",0,negative
", often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy",1,positive
is a good one,1,positive
a film that suffers because of its many excesses.,0,negative
was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal,1,positive
little fuss or noise,0,negative
like a change in ( herzog's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke.,0,negative
visual hideousness,0,negative
who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,0,negative
"the film fits into a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality.",1,positive
sterling ensemble cast,1,positive
"a charming, banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface.",1,positive
reno himself can take credit for most of the movie's success.,1,positive
up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
has usually,1,positive
show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.,1,positive
's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
holocaust escape story,1,positive
"more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air",1,positive
", the effect comes off as self-parody.",0,negative
lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,0,negative
"it's ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is, quite pointedly, about the peril of such efforts.",1,positive
"the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
a rather toothless take,0,negative
does a disservice to the audience and to the genre,0,negative
of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film,0,negative
"picked me up, swung me around, and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film",1,positive
is surprisingly refreshing,1,positive
is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
about issues most adults have to face in marriage,1,positive
stabs,0,negative
and artistically inept,0,negative
one-of-a-kind work,1,positive
happy hour,1,positive
"'s a frightful vanity film that, no doubt, pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni.",1,positive
"a memorable experience that, like many of his works, presents weighty issues",1,positive
"could have been crisper and punchier,",0,negative
sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time,1,positive
the cinematic equivalent of high humidity,0,negative
"completely honest, open-hearted film",1,positive
take notice,1,positive
the intentionally low standards,0,negative
"those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded,1,positive
laziest,0,negative
a true-blue delight.,1,positive
writer-director ritchie reduces wertmuller's social mores and politics to tiresome jargon.,0,negative
"are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks",0,negative
overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption,0,negative
"fresh, entertaining comedy",1,positive
"with all its flaws, is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.",0,negative
never change.,1,positive
will have a great time,1,positive
", slap her is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.",1,positive
intelligent,1,positive
candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand,1,positive
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ...,0,negative
"back-stabbing, inter-racial desire",0,negative
are nowhere near,0,negative
ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama.,1,positive
a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
"i liked about schmidt a lot,",1,positive
does n't work as either.,0,negative
low-budget affair,0,negative
unaware,0,negative
contrived situations,0,negative
"have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
surehanded direction,1,positive
"trouble every day is a success in some sense, but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead.",0,negative
sophisticated and,1,positive
"an entertaining, if ultimately minor, thriller.",1,positive
in a more ambitious movie,1,positive
cliched dialogue,0,negative
the dialogue is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed.,0,negative
less funny than it should be and less funny than it thinks it is,0,negative
humorous and,1,positive
her considerable talents,1,positive
purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something deeper and more engaging.,0,negative
riveted,1,positive
a complex psychological drama,1,positive
the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and,0,negative
all excited about a chocolate eclair,1,positive
will be lulled into a coma.,0,negative
"breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
gaining most of its unsettling force,1,positive
dead-end distaste,0,negative
wonderfully,1,positive
this ill-conceived and expensive project,0,negative
cross between xxx and vertical limit.,1,positive
"funny, subtle, and resonant",1,positive
thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
invulnerable as its trademark villain,1,positive
of the credit for the film's winning tone,1,positive
best and most mature,1,positive
"insightfully written, delicately performed",1,positive
interest onscreen,1,positive
"a wild, endearing, masterful documentary",1,positive
a dreadful day in irish history,0,negative
"conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
worked better as a one-hour tv documentary,0,negative
"is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience",1,positive
"that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast",0,negative
quite a nosedive,0,negative
"the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders, but",1,positive
is a gem,1,positive
come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music,1,positive
", it's one of the worst of the entire franchise.",0,negative
"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening, but",0,negative
"you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles, but",0,negative
hilarious,1,positive
all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk.,0,negative
", light treat",1,positive
"also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
its lack of purpose,0,negative
places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
a selection of scenes in search of a movie,0,negative
're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol,0,negative
promising,1,positive
"seems as though it was written for no one, but somehow",0,negative
anchored by splendid performances,1,positive
of attraction and interdependence,1,positive
what starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery becomes simply a monster chase film.,0,negative
the gorgeously elaborate continuation,1,positive
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.,1,positive
"else who may, for whatever reason, be thinking about going to see this movie",0,negative
is remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,1,positive
sinister happy ending,1,positive
all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters,1,positive
a hilarious place to visit,1,positive
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
"is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,0,negative
what it was that made the story relevant in the first place,0,negative
", at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.",1,positive
stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it,0,negative
"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project",1,positive
"good, sonny",1,positive
"delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride",1,positive
one teenager's uncomfortable class resentment and,0,negative
", the director's experiment is a successful one.",1,positive
"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery, and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally, as the old-hat province of male intrigue.",0,negative
about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season.,0,negative
none of them memorable,0,negative
such an excellent job,1,positive
"an ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic",1,positive
more fascinating look,1,positive
hartley adds enough quirky and satirical touches in the screenplay to keep the film entertaining.,1,positive
"a fine, focused piece of work",1,positive
did n't convince me that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side.,0,negative
"utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work.",1,positive
breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill,1,positive
are masterfully controlled,1,positive
"ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
"stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable.",0,negative
a sleek advert for youthful anomie,1,positive
as ' a perfect family film,1,positive
finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,0,negative
a successful example,1,positive
loneliness and isolation,0,negative
are wasted in it,0,negative
this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ; it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels.,0,negative
"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie",1,positive
highly gifted 12-year-old,1,positive
blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.,0,negative
a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off,0,negative
may not be pleased,0,negative
"it should be doing a lot of things, but does n't.",0,negative
lacks it.,0,negative
oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
but quietly effective,1,positive
"instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games, we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.",0,negative
the princess seem smug and cartoonish,0,negative
are funny,1,positive
"characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
terrific as rachel,1,positive
"can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
ryan gosling ... is at 22 a powerful young actor.,1,positive
guilt-trip,0,negative
two hours of junk.,0,negative
human drama,1,positive
"it jumps around with little logic or continuity, presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier.",0,negative
modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
far more interested in gross-out humor,0,negative
an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage,0,negative
tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape.,0,negative
sinks,0,negative
an uninspired preachy and clichéd war,0,negative
keep this from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
imamura has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women.,1,positive
's good enough to be the purr,1,positive
is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.,0,negative
"unlikable,",0,negative
"up being both revelatory and narcissistic, achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits,1,positive
left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
a return to pure disney,1,positive
"a movie that will thrill you, touch you and make you laugh as well.",1,positive
undercuts its charm,0,negative
"it's all arty and jazzy and people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you 're into that, have at it",0,negative
thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book,0,negative
rare and riveting,1,positive
are worth the price of admission,1,positive
of being a good documentarian,1,positive
very predictable but still entertaining,1,positive
a christmas perennial,1,positive
depressing story,0,negative
meticulous talent,1,positive
genuinely funny jokes,1,positive
"is, however, a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it.",1,positive
have finally aged past his prime ...,1,positive
do n't judge this one too soon,1,positive
consistently funny.,1,positive
animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views.,1,positive
should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops.,0,negative
constantly pulling the rug from underneath us,1,positive
"has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
"wince in embarrassment and others,",0,negative
that never catches fire,0,negative
offensive,0,negative
it's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies.,1,positive
celebrate,1,positive
throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
irony-free,1,positive
"lasker's canny, meditative script distances sex and love, as byron and luther ...",1,positive
its absurdity,0,negative
hates,0,negative
most fascinating stories,1,positive
fragmentary narrative style,0,negative
of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year,1,positive
is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material.,0,negative
"it's an effort to watch this movie,",0,negative
rapid-fire delivery,1,positive
makes up for with its heart,1,positive
"effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
it takes chances that are bold by studio standards,1,positive
opened it up for all of us to understand,1,positive
imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned,0,negative
a worthy substitute,1,positive
in tatters,0,negative
"no, even that's too committed.",0,negative
falling short as a whole,0,negative
there is no foundation for it,0,negative
is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live.,0,negative
've got a huge mess,0,negative
have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup,0,negative
complete waste,0,negative
brow,1,positive
there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
snooze,0,negative
so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
"sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty",1,positive
"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,negative
flimsy,0,negative
people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002.,0,negative
unique and entertaining,1,positive
sadly,0,negative
if it pushes its agenda too forcefully,0,negative
its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places,0,negative
create and sustain,1,positive
beacon of hope,1,positive
"making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie",1,positive
his lack of self-awareness,0,negative
astonish,1,positive
the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired,0,negative
", there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism.",1,positive
and small delights,1,positive
"it's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario, and",1,positive
as a piece of storytelling,1,positive
fascinating than the results,1,positive
it also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won.,0,negative
get inside you,1,positive
bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
"'ve seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
it throws you for a loop.,1,positive
the horrifying historical reality,0,negative
bogdanovich taps deep into the hearst mystique,1,positive
is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things,0,negative
surprisingly similar,0,negative
goodfellas,1,positive
on both suspense and payoff,1,positive
passionate,1,positive
"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,",0,negative
is downright movie penance,1,positive
giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
"faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill",1,positive
its greatest play,1,positive
are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material,0,negative
the most amazing super-sized dosage,1,positive
you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing.,0,negative
reworks,1,positive
is the opposite of a truly magical movie.,0,negative
the transcendent performance,1,positive
folds under its own thinness,0,negative
exceptional thriller,1,positive
ca n't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics,1,positive
its inventiveness,1,positive
crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance,1,positive
what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie,1,positive
a ship as leaky,0,negative
"dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.",0,negative
my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart,1,positive
a child's interest and,1,positive
"although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems, at times, padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation ... its three-hour running time plays closer to two.",1,positive
"could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction",0,negative
they turn out to be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
aims so low,0,negative
unrelenting bleak insistence,0,negative
wild ride '',1,positive
ingeniously,1,positive
marks a modest if encouraging return,1,positive
incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,0,negative
hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
ca n't remember a single name responsible for it,0,negative
then the film is a pleasant enough dish.,1,positive
is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it,0,negative
bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less",1,positive
", and fearlessness",1,positive
like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being,1,positive
as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
"though writer/director bart freundlich's film ultimately becomes a simplistic story about a dysfunctional parent-child relationship, it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.",1,positive
is worth your time,1,positive
", fun, curiously adolescent movie",1,positive
"the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection, so",1,positive
's an entertaining movie,1,positive
how horrible we are to ourselves and each other,0,negative
done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
"except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
"gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast",1,positive
an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
susan sarandon,1,positive
very valuable,1,positive
a nice cool glass of iced tea,1,positive
could n't help but,0,negative
the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo,1,positive
"complex, unpredictable character",1,positive
done cinematically,1,positive
not smart or barbed enough for older viewers,0,negative
"mostly believable,",1,positive
a personal low for everyone involved,0,negative
is so warm and fuzzy,1,positive
of the current political climate,0,negative
clearly see the world of our making.,1,positive
falls back,0,negative
"dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
to the core,1,positive
it may also be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made.,1,positive
really what we demand of the director,1,positive
"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and both leads are up to the task.",1,positive
"by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next.,1,positive
"my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
"all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas",1,positive
", swimming gets the details right, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner.",1,positive
"`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story, but it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme",1,positive
ruined by amateurish,0,negative
corporate circus,0,negative
lethally dull,0,negative
one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
south korea's,0,negative
as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be,0,negative
it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it,1,positive
"this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy",0,negative
's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance.,0,negative
disappointing,0,negative
no particularly memorable effect,0,negative
"said that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
a feature-length film,1,positive
write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody,1,positive
good fun,1,positive
"while hollywood ending has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ), the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity.",0,negative
but what's nice is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script.,1,positive
"equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
's a funny no-brainer,1,positive
amateurishly,0,negative
showtime is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation.,1,positive
clueless and inept,0,negative
form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare.,1,positive
did n't talk down to them,1,positive
very few laughs and even less surprises,0,negative
"discovered, indulged in",1,positive
"wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd, but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time.",0,negative
's so poorly,0,negative
there's something about mary and both american pie movies,1,positive
", fun cheese puff",1,positive
suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
all the mounting tension of an expert thriller,1,positive
colorful look,1,positive
fluttering,1,positive
wonderful,1,positive
"is the best description of this well-meaning, beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree",1,positive
"about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence, or empty machismo",0,negative
"reminds us that, in any language, the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things.",1,positive
gasping at its visual delights,1,positive
the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance,1,positive
after the death of a child,0,negative
"what it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
giant step backward,0,negative
that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
so much farcical as sour.,0,negative
hard-hitting documentary,1,positive
sometimes hilarious ),1,positive
attracting audiences to unfaithful,1,positive
such a mesmerizing one,1,positive
remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
toes the fine line between cheese and earnestness remarkably well ; everything is delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away.,1,positive
the devastation,0,negative
that miss,0,negative
"plays it straight, turning leys ' fable into a listless climb down the social ladder.",0,negative
greatest musicians,1,positive
stinks from start,0,negative
just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
"i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way, while never sure what its purpose was.",1,positive
's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
to one of those ignorant,0,negative
mixed results,0,negative
"none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either, and",0,negative
"while the material is slight, the movie is better than you might think.",1,positive
adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
irrelevancy,0,negative
a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle,1,positive
shot like a postcard and,0,negative
best screen,1,positive
as shallow entertainment,0,negative
"knows, and very likely",1,positive
this is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine.,1,positive
"a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",0,negative
silly,1,positive
have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997,0,negative
"denis ) accomplishes in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
the illusion of work is than actual work,1,positive
is spooky and subtly,1,positive
the beauty and power of the opera,1,positive
is that it does n't make any sense.,0,negative
sometimes tedious,0,negative
"funny, moving",1,positive
teetering on the edge of sanity,0,negative
"exists,",1,positive
ca n't rescue this effort,0,negative
"imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
"whimsicality,",1,positive
's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
", letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.",1,positive
"journalistically dubious, inept and often lethally dull",0,negative
", american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school.",0,negative
"as for children, they wo n't enjoy the movie at all.",0,negative
"-- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified",1,positive
only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy,0,negative
"sensuality, and sympathy into a story about two adolescent boys.",1,positive
offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film.,1,positive
the highs and lows,1,positive
look sophisticated,1,positive
why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.,0,negative
'' astounds.,1,positive
memorable and,1,positive
saddled with an unwieldy cast of characters and angles,0,negative
makes as much of a mess as this one,0,negative
spicy,1,positive
"the efforts of its star, kline, to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught.",0,negative
of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0,negative
... it feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
"been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
will give many ministers and bible-study groups hours of material to discuss.,1,positive
"while the film is competent, it's also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires.",0,negative
to find a compelling dramatic means of addressing a complex situation,1,positive
"by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
an average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains,1,positive
dull and ankle-deep,0,negative
"aimless, arduous",0,negative
a screenplay to die for,1,positive
its objective portrait,1,positive
're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.,1,positive
but only among those who are drying out from spring break,0,negative
"metal, fireballs and revenge",1,positive
insignificance,0,negative
remarkable amount,1,positive
"fits into a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality.",1,positive
as it is interminable,0,negative
it's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend.,0,negative
an often intense character study about fathers,1,positive
most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure,1,positive
"to some eyes this will seem like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits.",0,negative
a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection,1,positive
"is a little scattered -- ditsy,",0,negative
loses its sense of humor,0,negative
they used to anymore,1,positive
"a culture-clash comedy that, in addition to being very funny",1,positive
affirming,1,positive
as we,1,positive
's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
flavor and spice,1,positive
a beguiling evocation,1,positive
a delicious crime drama on par,1,positive
the movie is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects.,1,positive
"leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends",0,negative
realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital,1,positive
you 're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol,0,negative
injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.,1,positive
"just like a splendid meal, red dragon satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation.",1,positive
's black hawk down with more heart,1,positive
enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
enormously enjoyable,1,positive
a moving and stark reminder,1,positive
"well-meaning, beautifully produced film",1,positive
's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers,1,positive
to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story,1,positive
in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it,0,negative
last-place basketball,0,negative
"do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
playful and,1,positive
a child's pain,0,negative
of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing, and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power.",1,positive
three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
"ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory, but it's self-defeatingly decorous",0,negative
", it does so without compromising that complexity.",1,positive
"feels like a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama.",0,negative
"an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension",1,positive
", then it's the perfect cure for insomnia.",0,negative
is never especially clever and,0,negative
achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions,1,positive
a treatise on spirituality,1,positive
determination and the human spirit,1,positive
from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
succeeds in making neither,0,negative
even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
"a text to ` lick, ' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast",0,negative
"is badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story.'",0,negative
the beauty,1,positive
has done the nearly impossible,1,positive
see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside,0,negative
comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film,0,negative
new movie rapes,0,negative
"a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films",1,positive
more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm.,1,positive
ayres makes the right choices at every turn,1,positive
sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material,1,positive
( herzog's ) personal policy,1,positive
"the movie's ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves -- is trite, but the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness",0,negative
dramatic,1,positive
a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break,0,negative
"relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs",0,negative
any enjoyment will be hinge from a personal threshold of watching sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things.,1,positive
it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking,0,negative
"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,",0,negative
be more complex than your average film,1,positive
"despite its old-hat set-up and predictable plot, empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining.",1,positive
bother watching past the second commercial break,0,negative
deadly bore,0,negative
a fun adventure movie,1,positive
martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline.,0,negative
immaculate,1,positive
know whether it wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama.,0,negative
"'s a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence",1,positive
"is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter",1,positive
increasingly important film industry,1,positive
"how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is",0,negative
"that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important, warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality",1,positive
did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history?,0,negative
sloppily written,0,negative
some special qualities,1,positive
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays.,0,negative
's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
schaefer's ... determination to inject farcical raunch,0,negative
something fresh to say,1,positive
"who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
such confidence,1,positive
this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller,1,positive
", maudlin and cliche-ridden",0,negative
a great performance and,1,positive
fulfill,1,positive
dead bodies,0,negative
rock solid family fun out of the gates,1,positive
the worst sense,0,negative
like a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
inventing,1,positive
"bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy",0,negative
acclaim,1,positive
pushiness and decibel volume,0,negative
be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
"never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
is good,1,positive
you can actually feel good,1,positive
itself is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
a summertime look-see,1,positive
is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism,0,negative
you live the mood rather than savor the story.,1,positive
you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood,0,negative
does n't cut it,0,negative
above the rest,1,positive
it's too much syrup and not enough fizz,0,negative
"one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie, but until then there's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations",0,negative
may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie.,0,negative
"is a tired one,",0,negative
carry the film,1,positive
a worthless film,0,negative
at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0,negative
"a dull, dumb and derivative horror film.",0,negative
to hate it,0,negative
seedy clash,0,negative
the sweetest thing is expressly for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance.,0,negative
labored writing and slack direction,0,negative
the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.,0,negative
the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee you 'll find in this dreary mess.,0,negative
"nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and this movie wo n't create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career",0,negative
makes a wonderful subject for the camera.,1,positive
as a mechanical apparatus,1,positive
imaginatively,1,positive
emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
for the uninitiated plays better on video with the sound,0,negative
ranks as the most original in years,1,positive
are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away,1,positive
) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable.,1,positive
ignorant fairies is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two.,1,positive
in making me groggy,0,negative
's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
food-spittingly,1,positive
on top,1,positive
city by the sea would slip under the waves.,0,negative
are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
patchy,0,negative
"it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another and put on a show in drag",0,negative
ill-considered notion,0,negative
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,negative
no trouble sitting for blade ii,1,positive
it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
considered career-best performances,1,positive
"a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see",0,negative
the film is extremely thorough.,1,positive
"celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity, glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light",1,positive
"farts, urine, feces, semen, or",0,negative
jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval.,0,negative
above the level of a telanovela,0,negative
been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
a glimmer of intelligence or invention,1,positive
the trap of the maudlin or tearful,0,negative
a vampire soap opera that does n't make much,0,negative
provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway,1,positive
letdown,0,negative
jeunet,1,positive
has its share of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
one that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
are fantasti,1,positive
"a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
wise and deadpan,1,positive
surprisingly romantic,1,positive
", the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden.",1,positive
"in all the annals of the movies, few films have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant.",0,negative
"the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story and his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality.",1,positive
fragmented film,0,negative
the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,1,positive
appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race.,1,positive
equilibrium becomes a concept doofus,0,negative
"terrific as nadia, a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english, it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.",1,positive
is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood.,1,positive
"a visually stunning rumination on love, memory, history and the war between art and commerce",1,positive
's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts,0,negative
"shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist, but its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high.",1,positive
unflinching look,1,positive
"about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
of new inspiration in it,1,positive
predictable storyline and,0,negative
an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema.,1,positive
postcard perfect,1,positive
that did not figure out a coherent game,0,negative
's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest,1,positive
recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera.,0,negative
"( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and",1,positive
who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters,0,negative
a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks.,0,negative
the chatter,1,positive
harsh,0,negative
strong,1,positive
"their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary",0,negative
in this marvelous film,1,positive
", there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.",0,negative
this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
nothing more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks.,0,negative
monstrous,0,negative
somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
delivered in low-key style,1,positive
any redeeming value whatsoever,0,negative
"starts out with tremendous promise,",1,positive
has humor and heart and very talented young actors,1,positive
you never know where changing lanes is going to take you but it's a heck of a ride.,1,positive
can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
a powerful sequel and,1,positive
all great films about a life you never knew existed,1,positive
it's propelled by the acting,1,positive
"your interest, your imagination, your empathy",1,positive
is a former film editor,1,positive
"a riveting, brisk delight",1,positive
"is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children",0,negative
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and,0,negative
whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
"even though we know the outcome, the seesawing of the general's fate in the arguments of competing lawyers has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy.",1,positive
about as inspiring,0,negative
depress you about life itself,0,negative
"there is a real subject here, and",1,positive
a sharp and quick documentary,1,positive
"oddly, the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
unambitious,0,negative
straight to video,0,negative
no wrong,1,positive
"is little more than home alone raised to a new, self-deprecating level.",0,negative
limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy,0,negative
"almost entirely witless and inane,",0,negative
special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
vain for a movie,0,negative
the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies,1,positive
", the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey",1,positive
's much to recommend the film.,1,positive
winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it.,0,negative
the worst films,0,negative
celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs.,0,negative
true talent,1,positive
"with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
peak,1,positive
succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth.,0,negative
is never dull,1,positive
"is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run.",0,negative
accept it as life and,0,negative
"a little less extreme than in the past, with longer exposition sequences between them, and with fewer gags to break the tedium.",0,negative
it can not even be dubbed hedonistic,0,negative
a single good film,1,positive
see nothing in it,0,negative
care,1,positive
interesting effort,1,positive
", schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm.",0,negative
of its plot contrivances,0,negative
that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
"ill-equipped to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative",0,negative
grinds itself out,0,negative
any other kind of intelligent humor,1,positive
a muddle,0,negative
comes off as self-parody.,0,negative
jay russell,0,negative
a really special walk in the woods,1,positive
bland animated sequel,0,negative
in constant fits of laughter,1,positive
emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment.,0,negative
that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
be the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
gives hollywood sequels a bad name,0,negative
makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison.,0,negative
`` austin powers in goldmember '' has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and has enough laughs to sustain interest to the end.,1,positive
achieving some honest insight into relationships,1,positive
one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
that suck the audience in,1,positive
energy and wit,1,positive
an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it,1,positive
return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company,1,positive
"dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue",0,negative
is bright and flashy in all the right ways,1,positive
imponderably stilted,0,negative
"of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey",0,negative
"to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue, only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",1,positive
with a philosophical visual coming right,1,positive
the only young people who possibly will enjoy it are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds.,0,negative
giggles,1,positive
is that it's actually watchable.,1,positive
"what ensues are much blood-splattering, mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
mean-spirited second half,0,negative
", it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.",0,negative
"kids will love its fantasy and adventure, and grownups should appreciate its whimsical humor.",1,positive
story is almost an afterthought,0,negative
quite tasteful to look at,1,positive
a deft pace master,1,positive
precious new star wars movie,1,positive
"that her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
my loved ones,1,positive
"skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional",1,positive
radioactive hair,1,positive
"to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device",0,negative
"is small in scope, yet perfectly formed",1,positive
romp pile,0,negative
grows on you,1,positive
"humorless, self-conscious art drivel",0,negative
why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
disgusted,0,negative
a genre that's already a joke in the united states.,0,negative
is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,0,negative
"slack and uninspired, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth.",0,negative
infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent,1,positive
as offensive,0,negative
too many story lines,0,negative
a peculiar misfire that even tunney ca n't save.,0,negative
this is a heartfelt story,1,positive
this little $ 1.8 million charmer,1,positive
"easy to swallow,",1,positive
has been made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
a kind of perpetual pain,0,negative
the film has an infectious enthusiasm and,1,positive
"might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here, but who the hell cares?",0,negative
venture forth,1,positive
", signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
her good looks,1,positive
biographical melodramas,1,positive
lacking any sense of commitment to or,0,negative
"peralta captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the dogtown experience.",1,positive
there's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments.,0,negative
stultifying,0,negative
great premise,1,positive
"to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
a summer,1,positive
scuzzy,0,negative
would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
"idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and,",0,negative
the sketchiest,0,negative
"the kind of movie that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
left me feeling refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
hollow tribute,0,negative
to proceed as the world implodes,0,negative
hunky has-been,0,negative
"is serene, the humor wry and sprightly",1,positive
derailed by bad writing,0,negative
surprisingly charming and even witty match,1,positive
the most severe kind,0,negative
"the nerve-raked acting, the crackle of lines, the impressive stagings of hardware, make for some robust and scary entertainment.",1,positive
turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
pretty unbelievable,0,negative
it's the perfect cure for insomnia.,0,negative
"touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
"good action,",1,positive
has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control --,1,positive
defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome,0,negative
lightweight female empowerment,0,negative
should catch this imax offering.,1,positive
catching solely on its visual merits,1,positive
( seems ) even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.,0,negative
had to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny,0,negative
overdone,0,negative
"tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm, but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality",0,negative
has created a brilliant motion picture,1,positive
"has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone.",0,negative
"for a winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
"whimsicality, narrative discipline",1,positive
lighting effects and innovative backgrounds,1,positive
"starts out with tremendous promise, introducing an intriguing and alluring premise, only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter",0,negative
any of these despicable characters,0,negative
the rotting underbelly,0,negative
"charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent",1,positive
lovably,1,positive
"will find little of interest in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted.",0,negative
", and among the best films of the year.",1,positive
a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
"seriously dumb characters,",0,negative
"as chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study, snide and prejudice.",1,positive
disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
"the performances are amiable and committed, and",1,positive
fixating,1,positive
sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story,1,positive
"captures all the longing, anguish and ache, the confusing sexual messages and the wish",1,positive
it's hardly a necessary enterprise.,0,negative
"it has no affect on the kurds, but it wore me down.",0,negative
riveting,1,positive
"maggie smith as the ya-ya member with the o2-tank will absolutely crack you up with her crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment.",1,positive
notorious rise,1,positive
"satisfyingly scarifying,",1,positive
to have their kids,1,positive
the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
makes it a party worth attending.,1,positive
"that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
children and adults enamored of all things pokemon wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice,0,negative
can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible,1,positive
was worse.,0,negative
the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
off too far,0,negative
is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
is far from disappointing,1,positive
draws its considerable power from simplicity.,1,positive
of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
drag it down to mediocrity --,0,negative
too predictably,0,negative
a woozy quality,0,negative
none of which amounts to much of a story,0,negative
too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction,1,positive
is extremely thorough.,1,positive
"a distinguished and thoughtful film, marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances.",1,positive
you will likely enjoy this monster,1,positive
assuredly,1,positive
always the prettiest pictures,1,positive
giddy viewing,1,positive
pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming,1,positive
makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
family-oriented,1,positive
almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --,0,negative
familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
is a pretty decent little documentary,1,positive
", a formula comedy redeemed by its stars, that is even lazier and far less enjoyable.",0,negative
resolutely unamusing,0,negative
cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin,1,positive
"a confluence of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design.",1,positive
"( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence, and his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass.",1,positive
mr. haneke's own sadistic tendencies toward his audience,0,negative
he brings together,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
one reason it's so lackluster,0,negative
an enjoyable comedy,1,positive
give full performances,1,positive
a great idea,1,positive
"affecting, amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
except as a harsh conceptual exercise,0,negative
the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience.,1,positive
the sensational true-crime,1,positive
little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting,0,negative
the improperly hammy performance,0,negative
followed through,1,positive
many different ideas from happiness,1,positive
when it drags,0,negative
cultural intrigue,1,positive
to a picture-perfect beach,1,positive
an objective documentary,1,positive
are more involving than this mess.,0,negative
intriguing questions,1,positive
more like a travel-agency video,0,negative
"this humbling little film, fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie",1,positive
"scenery, vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug",1,positive
poignant and,1,positive
emptiness and maddeningly,0,negative
a main character who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
infuriating,0,negative
"been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
ultimate insignificance,0,negative
those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party,1,positive
rather than provocative,0,negative
of the movie's charm,1,positive
succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad.,0,negative
"the characters are based on stock clichés, and",0,negative
bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ),1,positive
spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream,0,negative
leguizamo and jones are both excellent and,1,positive
"will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but",0,negative
some fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
fascinating and,1,positive
"with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often,",1,positive
long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare,0,negative
remains the real masterpiece,1,positive
"a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
even when crush departs from the 4w formula ... it feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star,1,positive
banality,0,negative
"the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists",1,positive
the price of admission for the ridicule factor,0,negative
it's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
is a fragmented film,0,negative
the best irish sense,1,positive
"grant is certainly amusing,",1,positive
franchise possibilities,1,positive
's on par with the first one,1,positive
this trifling romantic comedy in which opposites attract for no better reason than that the screenplay demands it,0,negative
make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
caring for animals and respecting other cultures,1,positive
the dialogue is frequently overwrought and crudely literal,0,negative
ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out.,0,negative
the wit and hoopla,1,positive
"is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn",1,positive
a deeply unpleasant experience,0,negative
"( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,",1,positive
in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
comes out on video,1,positive
has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
spreading a puritanical brand of christianity,0,negative
"gentle, mesmerizing portrait",1,positive
"in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does",1,positive
a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,1,positive
unholy hokum.,0,negative
the original was n't a good movie but this remake makes it look like a masterpiece!,0,negative
"whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story",1,positive
perfect comic timing,1,positive
"be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes",1,positive
"a riveting profile of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey",1,positive
too dry,0,negative
does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly,0,negative
"been there, done that, liked it much better the first time around - when it was called the professional.",0,negative
"a long, dull procession of despair",0,negative
the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0,negative
) best works understand why snobbery is a better satiric target than middle-america,0,negative
pollute the summer movie pool,0,negative
's not a fresh idea,0,negative
a bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort.,0,negative
lowbrow,0,negative
"left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
this deeply moving french drama,1,positive
"an athlete, a movie star,",1,positive
not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
"works because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh",1,positive
of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies,1,positive
spirit is a visual treat,1,positive
"display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head.,1,positive
the pathetic idea,0,negative
going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,1,positive
95-minute commercial,0,negative
pure adrenalin,1,positive
puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers,1,positive
positively shakesperean,1,positive
"offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s",0,negative
"ironically has little to do with the story, which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler.",0,negative
"even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin",1,positive
own preciousness,1,positive
humanism,1,positive
and even touching,1,positive
"painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling,1,positive
does n't completely,0,negative
in the pianist,1,positive
the cumulative effect of watching this 65-minute trifle,0,negative
more appropriate,1,positive
the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours.,0,negative
"depraved, incoherent, instantly disposable",0,negative
if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or,0,negative
", painful, obnoxious",0,negative
but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches.,0,negative
one of those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
dramatized pbs program,0,negative
an enjoyable above average summer diversion,1,positive
sucking you in ...,1,positive
", the movie is certainly easy to watch.",1,positive
delicious dialogue,1,positive
prevails,1,positive
"allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
"of establishing a time and place, and of telling a fascinating character's story",1,positive
most irresponsible,0,negative
affectionately goofy,1,positive
has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers.,1,positive
"might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan,1,positive
ultimately losing cause,0,negative
warm and winning,1,positive
is completely,1,positive
is just too original to be ignored,1,positive
best 60 minutes,1,positive
flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity,0,negative
"that caruso takes an atypically hypnotic approach to a world that's often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",1,positive
a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new,0,negative
impostor deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture,0,negative
like arnold schwarzenegger,1,positive
monumental achievement,1,positive
lacks considerable brio,0,negative
"is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
in this flat effort,0,negative
trite,0,negative
the lack-of-attention span,0,negative
"adroit but finally a trifle flat, mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way, say, jane campion might have done, but at least it possesses some.",0,negative
makes little attempt,0,negative
we do n't avert our eyes for a moment.,1,positive
"'s also uninspired,",0,negative
a touching love story,1,positive
"a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic",1,positive
's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community,1,positive
rent this on video,1,positive
dwindles.,0,negative
is powerful and provocative.,1,positive
an honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
its botches,0,negative
inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence,0,negative
boring and obvious,0,negative
it's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe.,0,negative
ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
will talk about for hours.,1,positive
the-night,1,positive
", the first film's lovely flakiness is gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks.",0,negative
feels like a spectator and not a participant,0,negative
adorably ditsy but heartfelt,1,positive
"lacks the spirit of the previous two, and makes all those jokes about hos",0,negative
the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
not only is it hokey,0,negative
biggest disappointments,0,negative
in the screenplay to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
"has moments of inspired humor,",1,positive
is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,1,positive
is predictable at every turn,0,negative
", yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film.",1,positive
former gong show addict,0,negative
too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma,1,positive
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
life's harshness,0,negative
"much about the film, including some of its casting,",1,positive
long-lived friendships,1,positive
sit through it all,1,positive
"the emperor's club, ruthless in its own placid way",1,positive
fantasy,1,positive
"turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
no obvious escape,0,negative
laugh riot,1,positive
that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience,1,positive
been done before but never so vividly,1,positive
long and relentlessly saccharine film,0,negative
the film can depress you about life itself.,0,negative
this like the dreaded king brown snake,0,negative
"the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama, ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged.",0,negative
"a creepy, intermittently powerful study of a self-destructive man ...",1,positive
is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors.,1,positive
upper west sidey,1,positive
's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,0,negative
both people's capacity,1,positive
be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
"brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing, haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away",1,positive
stumbles over a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense,0,negative
"until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes, wendigo, larry fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.",1,positive
"this particular, anciently demanding métier",1,positive
brings this unknown slice of history affectingly,1,positive
as lazy,0,negative
they were insulted and,0,negative
an interesting storyline,1,positive
harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.,1,positive
flabby,0,negative
immature character,0,negative
"busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte, his directorial touch is neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy.",0,negative
preposterous moments,0,negative
that are more silly than scary,0,negative
"at 90 minutes this movie is short, but it feels much longer",0,negative
remarkable for its intelligence and intensity.,1,positive
's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama,0,negative
visually,1,positive
a story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material.,0,negative
"is plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults.",0,negative
"nobody seems to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release.",0,negative
easily forgotten,0,negative
"a lighthearted glow,",1,positive
lousy direction,0,negative
"her passionate, tumultuous affair with musset",1,positive
bruised,0,negative
"enthusiasm,",1,positive
for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
entertaining and audacious moments,1,positive
long and unfocused,0,negative
try hard but,0,negative
fresh air,1,positive
-- and disposable story --,0,negative
only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be,0,negative
"an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream",1,positive
drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes,0,negative
a severe case of hollywood-itis,0,negative
that just does n't work,0,negative
mostly honest,1,positive
to blow it,0,negative
ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel.,0,negative
"( evans is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.",0,negative
we care about the story,1,positive
another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate use of his particular talents.,0,negative
screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame,0,negative
a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer,0,negative
a level of connection and concern,1,positive
"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances, but the result is disappointing",0,negative
there is a great deal of fun.,1,positive
"a winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts.,0,negative
seen this summer,1,positive
"ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least",1,positive
", somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
"waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one,",0,negative
a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
horribly depressing,0,negative
like a documentary in the way,0,negative
"the huskies are beautiful, the border collie is funny",1,positive
"a slick, engrossing melodrama.",1,positive
"... the tale of her passionate, tumultuous affair with musset unfolds as sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form.",1,positive
over-indulgent tirade,0,negative
songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
", these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.",1,positive
engaging mystery,1,positive
flat effort,0,negative
uncommonly moving,1,positive
bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
rich and intelligent,1,positive
hope and magic,1,positive
one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once.,0,negative
rattling the viewer,1,positive
gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,1,positive
in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare,0,negative
does n't know what it wants to be,0,negative
stumbles over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage come even easier.,0,negative
more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies,1,positive
treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
absurdist spider web.,0,negative
you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion,1,positive
a '' range,1,positive
staring,1,positive
this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen,0,negative
uneven performances,0,negative
sometimes inadequate performances,0,negative
have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,0,negative
breathes more on the big screen,1,positive
humbling little film,1,positive
only thing missing,1,positive
are oscar-size,1,positive
", should n't the reality seem at least passably real?",0,negative
"casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors",1,positive
inspiration and ambition,1,positive
the delight of discovery,1,positive
also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
shoplifts,0,negative
assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties.,0,negative
"balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents",1,positive
"as simultaneously funny,",1,positive
"when the fire burns out, we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails.",0,negative
"hatosy ... portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue.",1,positive
raucous and sappy,0,negative
"arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
just a bunch of good actors flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny.,0,negative
"'s no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances, from himself and from newcomer derek luke",1,positive
that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
"could have been crisper and punchier, but it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies",1,positive
do n't have a clue on the park.,0,negative
"it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium, and",0,negative
one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard ... and the 1999 guy ritchie caper lock stock and two smoking barrels.,1,positive
at best,1,positive
the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
fascinating portrait,1,positive
uninspiring,0,negative
substitute plot for personality,0,negative
"the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say,",0,negative
one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments,1,positive
be killed,0,negative
that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
chicanery and self-delusion,0,negative
the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy,0,negative
inventive,1,positive
"the way this all works out makes the women look more like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers, instead of serious athletes.",0,negative
was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
the importance of being earnest,1,positive
"fails on its own,",0,negative
its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
its terrific performances,1,positive
a party-hearty teen,1,positive
the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty,1,positive
drags out,0,negative
communicate the truth of the world around him,1,positive
in trouble every day,0,negative
do justice to the awfulness of the movie,0,negative
wears you down like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,0,negative
"is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure",0,negative
"is that, by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care",0,negative
"an unremittingly ugly movie to look at, listen to, and think about",0,negative
genuinely worthwhile,1,positive
is rather pretentious,0,negative
the nightmare of war,0,negative
marks the spot.,1,positive
ultimately cowardly,0,negative
food,1,positive
with love for the movies of the 1960s,1,positive
unsatisfying ending,0,negative
many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,0,negative
"have finally aged past his prime ... and, perhaps more than he realizes",0,negative
deep or substantial,1,positive
"veered off too far into the exxon zone,",0,negative
"is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity.",1,positive
"is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny",0,negative
avalanche,0,negative
be distasteful to children and adults,0,negative
"everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
"amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship, but",0,negative
it's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure.,0,negative
elegant work,1,positive
naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
"'s not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter.",0,negative
pleaser,1,positive
what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
a series of riveting set pieces,1,positive
opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down.,0,negative
something of a triumph,1,positive
has actually bothered to construct a real story this time,1,positive
dead mother,0,negative
the most entertaining bonds,1,positive
"cold, gray, antiseptic",0,negative
can obscure this movie's lack of ideas.,0,negative
's better,1,positive
"the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet",0,negative
it's far from fresh-squeezed,0,negative
worse yet,0,negative
unsympathetic hero,0,negative
is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
all-out,0,negative
established filmmaker,1,positive
to the haunted house,0,negative
make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
typical,0,negative
scenic,1,positive
is not the most impressive player,0,negative
porno,0,negative
"also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss",1,positive
"what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting, macabre sets, and",0,negative
an earnest study in despair,1,positive
", he has no clue about making a movie",0,negative
recommend ``,1,positive
a simple message,1,positive
for a film that has nothing,0,negative
a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
even when he's not at his most critically insightful,1,positive
to a few rather than dozens,0,negative
doltish and uneventful,0,negative
i was expecting,0,negative
the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles,1,positive
best and most,1,positive
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera,0,negative
becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people.,1,positive
it works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun.,1,positive
likable story,1,positive
"crafted, engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and,1,positive
"in his latest effort, storytelling, solondz has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive -- it also happens to be good.",1,positive
achingly honest and delightfully cheeky,1,positive
tell its story,1,positive
too little excitement,0,negative
"one of the best, most",1,positive
of earnest textbook psychologizing,1,positive
thumbs up to paxton,1,positive
the very top rank of french filmmakers,1,positive
: the widowmaker is a great yarn.,1,positive
"a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look",1,positive
enormously good fun,1,positive
careless and,0,negative
developed,1,positive
cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory.,0,negative
"shiner can certainly go the distance, but is n't world championship material",1,positive
it's still a rollicking good time for the most part,1,positive
would likely be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors.,0,negative
"shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
poor editing,0,negative
... olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society.,1,positive
cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
bored cage,0,negative
its opening,1,positive
is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
it's still terrible!,0,negative
"good actors, good poetry and good music",1,positive
are more silly than scary,0,negative
is also beautifully acted.,1,positive
", they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood",1,positive
"a dreadful day in irish history is given passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment.",1,positive
could n't recommend this film more,1,positive
who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
skimpy,0,negative
hollywood movie,1,positive
with a single,1,positive
is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm.,1,positive
ca n't recommend it enough.,1,positive
", `` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children's film.",0,negative
mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,1,positive
a satisfactory overview,1,positive
"piccoli's performance is amazing, yes,",1,positive
romanticization,1,positive
worth cheering as a breakthrough,1,positive
of high hilarity,1,positive
"an engaging, wide-eyed actress",1,positive
confection that's pure entertainment.,1,positive
grittily beautiful,1,positive
a rollicking good time,1,positive
the story subtle and us in suspense,1,positive
the audience gets pure escapism,1,positive
"the château's balance of whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation",1,positive
strongest,1,positive
overdoing it,0,negative
the pianist is polanski's best film.,1,positive
"uptight, middle class bores like antonia",0,negative
"comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle",1,positive
"it could have been something special, but two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.,0,negative
", being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something",1,positive
"shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
exciting,1,positive
crappy,0,negative
a pretty good job,1,positive
hitler's destiny,0,negative
then you 'd do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action ...,1,positive
is nothing redeeming about this movie,0,negative
throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull.,0,negative
innuendo,0,negative
the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
dreamed up,1,positive
best case,1,positive
too little excitement and,0,negative
riveting set pieces,1,positive
leave a large dog alone,0,negative
soulless,0,negative
", all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s.",0,negative
"passes time until it's time for an absurd finale of twisted metal, fireballs and revenge",0,negative
be pleasant in spite of its predictability,1,positive
"that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
"oftentimes funny, yet",1,positive
the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
no chemistry or engaging charisma,0,negative
inspired '',1,positive
beautiful canvas,1,positive
but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and,1,positive
a breakthrough in filmmaking,1,positive
a plodding teen remake,0,negative
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era,1,positive
cynical,0,negative
"assayas ' ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation",1,positive
"chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent, indie trick in the book.",0,negative
alternately frustrating and rewarding.,1,positive
absurdity,0,negative
"whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation",1,positive
the end that extravagantly redeems it,1,positive
garbage,0,negative
schmaltzy and clumsily,0,negative
to recommend it,1,positive
got it right,1,positive
"that wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue",0,negative
bottom-of-the-bill fare,0,negative
"like its title character, is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
is so often nearly nothing,0,negative
to bodacious,1,positive
"a more credible script,",1,positive
he allows nothing to get in the way,1,positive
comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs.,0,negative
effortless performance,1,positive
( gosling's ) combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence,1,positive
` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and,1,positive
"'s a stale, overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish",0,negative
"its premise is smart, but the execution is pretty weary",0,negative
"'s also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.",0,negative
honest observations,1,positive
where it plainly has no business going,0,negative
the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
filter out the complexity,1,positive
( a ) rather thinly-conceived movie.,0,negative
a not-so-divine secrets,0,negative
spend with these people,1,positive
"i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and i recommend it for its originality alone.",1,positive
"should be doing a lot of things, but does n't",0,negative
", and larded with exposition",0,negative
generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
"simple, poignant and leavened",1,positive
's definite room for improvement,0,negative
shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement,1,positive
an artful yet depressing film that makes a melodramatic mountain out of the molehill of a missing bike,0,negative
of the year's best films,1,positive
's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
"addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
a cartoon?,0,negative
has a customarily jovial air but a deficit of flim-flam inventiveness.,0,negative
the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying -- like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming,0,negative
off-beat,0,negative
the movie's set,1,positive
fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious,1,positive
this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e!,0,negative
", shrek )",1,positive
least favorite,0,negative
terrific job,1,positive
may pander to our basest desires for payback,1,positive
still show virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
splendid production design,1,positive
who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,0,negative
veracity,1,positive
strong script,1,positive
mean,0,negative
"a gratingly unfunny groaner littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups.",0,negative
into such fresh territory,1,positive
hollywood confection,0,negative
the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art,1,positive
"is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message,",0,negative
makes his films so memorable,1,positive
this is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.,1,positive
"the performances of the children, untrained in acting",0,negative
a cinema classic,1,positive
the tooth and claw of human power,1,positive
considerable talents,1,positive
pure over-the-top trash,0,negative
might like and more experimental in its storytelling,1,positive
not taken,0,negative
"designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it",0,negative
full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
"the, yes, snail-like pacing and",0,negative
a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
expands,1,positive
"the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and",1,positive
feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies,0,negative
the heart as well as,1,positive
", a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.",0,negative
have a cute partnership in i spy,1,positive
very bright,1,positive
watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy,1,positive
amounts to surprisingly little,0,negative
did n't care,0,negative
"see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and,0,negative
eerily accurate depiction of depression,1,positive
why it works as well as it does,1,positive
a dullard,0,negative
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare.,1,positive
of eager fans,1,positive
its performances,1,positive
"acquainted with the author's work, on the other hand,",1,positive
engross even the most antsy youngsters,1,positive
"affair,",0,negative
a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life.,1,positive
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap.,0,negative
a fairy tale,1,positive
"as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels, but",1,positive
great character interaction.,1,positive
bowser,1,positive
a stylistic romp that's always fun to watch.,1,positive
runs on the pure adrenalin of pacino's performance.,1,positive
"all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals,1,positive
a glimmer,1,positive
overstating,0,negative
it's a ripper of a yarn and,1,positive
a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
", it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
every suspenseful cliché,0,negative
its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role.,1,positive
", really good",1,positive
", deeply unsettling experience",0,negative
to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart.,1,positive
on the amateurish,0,negative
mess,0,negative
a dickensian hero,1,positive
the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
"even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
legged freaks,0,negative
is not easily forgotten,1,positive
how about surprising us by trying something new?,0,negative
something purer,1,positive
plodding teen remake,0,negative
little alien,0,negative
underestimated charm,1,positive
the desperation of a very insecure man,0,negative
crushed,0,negative
it's fun,1,positive
"offers no new insight on the matter,",0,negative
"gets vivid, convincing performances",1,positive
crafty and,1,positive
so distant,0,negative
to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time,1,positive
each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
's the mark of a documentary that works,1,positive
funny and also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness.,1,positive
to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ... losin ' his fan base ...,0,negative
", he took three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long.",0,negative
a total lack of empathy,0,negative
tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
"uplifting, funny and wise.",1,positive
occasionally fun enough,1,positive
", warm water may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.",1,positive
from such a great one,1,positive
static,0,negative
is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting,0,negative
an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages,1,positive
integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
has nothing else to watch,0,negative
critic-proof,1,positive
on an elegant visual sense and a talent,1,positive
a problem hollywood too long has ignored,0,negative
an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work,0,negative
more focused,1,positive
"although it lacks the detail of the book, the film does pack some serious suspense.",1,positive
leave their families,0,negative
loud and thoroughly,1,positive
happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares?,0,negative
the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
"is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice.",0,negative
reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk,1,positive
a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy,1,positive
a well-put-together piece of urban satire,1,positive
they will have a showdown,1,positive
wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
a fanciful drama about napoleon's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility.,1,positive
"may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going, but if you have the patience for it, you wo n't feel like it's wasted yours.",1,positive
"love, longing",1,positive
exude an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
principled,1,positive
the unique way shainberg,1,positive
so heartwarmingly,1,positive
the film's constant mood of melancholy and its unhurried narrative are masterfully controlled.,1,positive
all the more remarkable because it,1,positive
wise folks that they are,1,positive
"leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face",1,positive
there is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist.,1,positive
an awkward hybrid of genres that just does n't work.,0,negative
honesty and respect,1,positive
"in his chilling, unnerving film",1,positive
"it will warm your heart, and",1,positive
audacity and,0,negative
"there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start, they fall to pieces.",0,negative
"the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine, but the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow.",1,positive
such a clever adaptation,1,positive
"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives, hard-driving narcissism is a given, but",0,negative
make the stones weep -- as shameful as it,0,negative
its sunny disposition,1,positive
"provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor, amusing characters, and a happy ending.",1,positive
"lets go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving.",1,positive
the problem with the film,0,negative
"are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent.",0,negative
inherently,1,positive
a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
"'s no excuse for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish.",0,negative
crap is what i was expecting,0,negative
a kingdom more mild than wild,0,negative
word ` dog ',0,negative
the narration helps little,0,negative
is not even half the interest,0,negative
"children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation",1,positive
woo has as much right to make a huge action sequence as any director,1,positive
"try as you might to resist, if you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson",1,positive
choppy,0,negative
"the 3-d vistas from orbit, with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe,",1,positive
undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece,0,negative
zippy jazzy score,1,positive
to the background -- a welcome step,1,positive
offers rare insight into the structure of relationships,1,positive
"it made me feel unclean, and",0,negative
sorvino,1,positive
its sensitive handling,1,positive
than special effects,1,positive
cultural differences,1,positive
neglects,0,negative
that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
tattered,0,negative
fantastic!,1,positive
"uncharted depths of stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter",0,negative
they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
", human moments",1,positive
a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women.,0,negative
"a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing",1,positive
escape story,1,positive
"spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it,",1,positive
pissed off,0,negative
told well by a master storyteller,1,positive
"all for easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance",0,negative
to south seas islanders,1,positive
"together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love",1,positive
ideas and wry comic mayhem,1,positive
's a lot richer than the ones,1,positive
a classic genre,1,positive
any movie that makes hard work seem heroic deserves a look.,1,positive
a different movie -- sometimes tedious --,0,negative
' it also rocks.,1,positive
fresh,1,positive
neo-nazism,0,negative
"amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
hard-sell,0,negative
"you watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.",1,positive
diane lane's sophisticated performance,1,positive
"even before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene, in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia, it's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon.",1,positive
the still-inestimable contribution,1,positive
elbowed aside by one-liners,0,negative
"innocent, childlike and inherently funny",1,positive
'll enjoy this movie.,1,positive
fourth-rate,0,negative
"a big, juicy role",1,positive
"though filmed partly in canada, paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.",1,positive
`` red dragon '' never cuts corners.,1,positive
such fresh territory,1,positive
"sustains the level of exaggerated, stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit.",1,positive
"conventional, but well-crafted",1,positive
"infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm.",1,positive
the maudlin way its story unfolds,0,negative
capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,1,positive
who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
real visual charge,1,positive
"wise, wizened",1,positive
a fairly weak retooling,0,negative
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ... it's at least watchable.,0,negative
you can find humor,1,positive
cultural,1,positive
death might be a release.,0,negative
"in space, no one can hear you snore",0,negative
a fake street drama that keeps telling you,0,negative
spectacularly ugly-looking,0,negative
"brash, intelligent",1,positive
there are n't many conclusive answers in the film,0,negative
the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge,0,negative
a well-done film,1,positive
arresting little ride,1,positive
conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
disagree,1,positive
tell you,1,positive
to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0,negative
achingly honest and,1,positive
masterful work,1,positive
its tragic waste,0,negative
the obligatory moments of sentimental ooze,0,negative
it does cathartic truth telling,1,positive
high,1,positive
"argento, at only 26, brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock.",1,positive
in your face for two hours,0,negative
moronic as some campus,0,negative
"despite the fact that this film was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be, it's still not a good movie",0,negative
breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting.,0,negative
the makers of mothman prophecies succeed in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad.,0,negative
find a spark of its own,1,positive
", touching",1,positive
gay s/m fantasy,0,negative
"kids do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults, provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people.",0,negative
persuasive,1,positive
"a bilingual charmer, just like the woman who inspired it",1,positive
leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
bon appétit!,1,positive
against itself,1,positive
one of the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
poses for itself that one can forgive the film its flaws,1,positive
film that will enthrall the whole family.,1,positive
is to substitute plot for personality,0,negative
"is, also, frequently hilarious.",1,positive
is that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness.,1,positive
gives the lie,0,negative
take nothing seriously and,1,positive
"is dark, brooding and slow, and",0,negative
of this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
remains undiminished,1,positive
"sure, i hated myself in the morning.",0,negative
the price,1,positive
never quite justifies its own existence.,0,negative
a psycho,0,negative
a tremendous piece,1,positive
a fireworks,1,positive
knockoff,0,negative
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space, no one can hear you snore",0,negative
as if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
creating the characters who surround frankie,0,negative
losing,0,negative
a way of seeping into your consciousness,1,positive
labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection.,1,positive
the best and most exciting movies,1,positive
gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people,1,positive
gives you an idea just how bad it was,0,negative
's undone by a sloppy script,0,negative
the picture is in trouble,0,negative
a revealing look at the collaborative process,1,positive
with such sensitivity,1,positive
bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
locales,0,negative
a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess,0,negative
the joie de vivre even as he creates,1,positive
to get excited about on this dvd,1,positive
"the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
"what's so fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller is the director's talent.",1,positive
is often way off,0,negative
marvelously entertaining and deliriously,1,positive
purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
pretty,1,positive
many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
employ their quirky and fearless ability,1,positive
a rather tired,0,negative
minutely detailed wonders,1,positive
"it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
and interesting characters,1,positive
she's pretty and she can act,1,positive
a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
"small in scope, yet perfectly formed",1,positive
'd be lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
"evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
's a bargain-basement european pickup,0,negative
old-fashioned adventure,1,positive
", the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining",1,positive
an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten.,1,positive
an enjoyable 100 minutes,1,positive
an elegance and maturity,1,positive
best actors,1,positive
signing,1,positive
characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,0,negative
a gripping documentary,1,positive
"the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time, and in their cheap, b movie way, they succeed.",1,positive
succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack.,0,negative
the world's most generic rock star,0,negative
is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry,0,negative
lots of cute animals and clumsy people,1,positive
it has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references.,0,negative
"'s a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire!",1,positive
"over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
winningly,1,positive
because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
a breath,1,positive
tastelessness,0,negative
pack a powerful emotional wallop,1,positive
addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
such a stultifying,0,negative
"take any 12-year-old boy to see this picture, and he 'll be your slave for a year",1,positive
"i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture, and, whatever flaws igby goes down may possess, it is undeniably that",1,positive
atypically hypnotic,1,positive
"all, a great party",1,positive
"if you go into the theater expecting a scary, action-packed chiller",1,positive
"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson,",0,negative
drown yourself,0,negative
well worth watching,1,positive
shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
that it's a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
exceedingly rare films,1,positive
best sports movie,1,positive
the movie is rather choppy.,0,negative
successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.,1,positive
art film,1,positive
both sitcomishly predictable and cloying,0,negative
salute just for trying to be more complex than your average film.,1,positive
there is greatness here.,1,positive
"not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",1,positive
jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar.,0,negative
", but your ego",0,negative
juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks,0,negative
brilliantly constructed work.,1,positive
", queen of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
enjoyable comedy,1,positive
"it looks closely, insightfully at fragile, complex relationships.",1,positive
need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,0,negative
all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ),0,negative
's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x.,1,positive
charmless and,0,negative
mean-spirited,0,negative
lopez romantic comedy,1,positive
mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery,1,positive
verges on the amateurish,0,negative
it makes your teeth hurt,0,negative
labored gags,0,negative
wo n't be sorry,1,positive
because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
saddled,0,negative
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise,0,negative
"human nature, in short, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart.",0,negative
scoob,1,positive
a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist,1,positive
delights,1,positive
( has ) an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it's all true.,1,positive
"manipulative claptrap, a period-piece movie-of-the-week, plain old blarney ... take your pick.",0,negative
an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief,0,negative
make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
"a lousy script,",0,negative
's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone,1,positive
some serious issues,0,negative
it's a wonderful life marathons and bored,0,negative
will linger long after this film has ended.,1,positive
"has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films",1,positive
sappy and amateurish,0,negative
a deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world.,1,positive
", this movie proves you wrong on both counts.",1,positive
"when it comes to the battle of hollywood vs. woo, it looks like woo's a p.o.w.",0,negative
"of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface",1,positive
utter mush ...,0,negative
"a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies, plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics",1,positive
", this is the one.",1,positive
a terrific job,1,positive
"knowledge, education, and",1,positive
"all of this, and more",1,positive
lacks dramatic punch and depth.,0,negative
paranoid and unlikable,0,negative
"tells a fascinating, compelling story",1,positive
"an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love",1,positive
and engaging film,1,positive
the grandeur of the best next generation episodes,1,positive
a journey back to your childhood,1,positive
"feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective.",1,positive
", it's as good as you remember.",1,positive
spiffy bluescreen technique,1,positive
"most frantic, virulent and foul-natured",0,negative
wo n't be sitting through this one again,0,negative
we 're to slap protagonist genevieve leplouff because she's french,0,negative
of the things costner movies are known for,1,positive
that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating,1,positive
a captivating new film.,1,positive
greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary.,1,positive
"zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance, but against all odds, nothing does",1,positive
play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
why the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,1,positive
"violent, vulgar and forgettably",0,negative
"is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project",1,positive
"shrill and soporific, and because",0,negative
'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away.,1,positive
this slick and sprightly cgi feature,1,positive
"is not so much a work of entertainment as it is a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief.",1,positive
"there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0,negative
"for every cheesy scene, though, there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
leguizamo and jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
"utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work",1,positive
"drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
anchoring,1,positive
the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
"plodding,",0,negative
bad behavior,0,negative
only so much baked cardboard,0,negative
four star performance,1,positive
sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material.,1,positive
"it's plotless, shapeless -- and",0,negative
", it's not very interesting.",0,negative
thoroughly engrossing,1,positive
"that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films",1,positive
"it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep,",0,negative
is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.,1,positive
a bit of a phony relationship,0,negative
"those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up",1,positive
the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0,negative
the superficial way it deals with its story,0,negative
makes it seem fresh again.,1,positive
neat premise,1,positive
directions and descends into such message-mongering moralism that its good qualities are obscured,0,negative
bloody,0,negative
completely ridiculous,0,negative
the success,1,positive
a superlative b movie --,1,positive
a very old-school kind,0,negative
what's worse is that pelosi knows it.,0,negative
after the clever credits roll,1,positive
of a river of sadness that pours into every frame,1,positive
like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend,0,negative
dreary tale of middle-class angst,0,negative
the viewer's patience with slow pacing and,0,negative
an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario,1,positive
be utterly entranced by its subject and,1,positive
one of the rarest kinds of films,1,positive
"had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce,",0,negative
the treat,1,positive
ca n't rescue this effort.,0,negative
where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
"the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks,",1,positive
a possible argentine american beauty reeks,0,negative
"is first-rate, especially sorvino",1,positive
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and",1,positive
awful sour taste,0,negative
a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated cross between highlander and lolita.,0,negative
"is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams",1,positive
definitely gives you something to chew on,1,positive
more unattractive or odorous,0,negative
that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special,1,positive
that is beyond playing fair with the audience,0,negative
a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone,1,positive
fresh and,1,positive
i have returned from the beyond to warn you,0,negative
"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but",0,negative
grayish,0,negative
his craft,1,positive
than to show us a good time,1,positive
as pure over-the-top trash,0,negative
in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
horrible,0,negative
the downward spiral comes to pass,0,negative
shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors ...,0,negative
beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
"to the vast majority of more casual filmgoers, it will probably be a talky bore.",0,negative
sheer dumbness,0,negative
deeply touched by this movie,1,positive
anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
of bewitched that takes place during spring break,1,positive
the performances are an absolute joy.,1,positive
plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ',0,negative
told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue,0,negative
"unsettling, memorable cinematic experience",1,positive
has done excellent work here.,1,positive
next movie,0,negative
win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews,1,positive
think this movie loves women at all,0,negative
unwary viewers,0,negative
"sweetness, clarity and emotional openness",1,positive
humor and heart,1,positive
"only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes",1,positive
that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
many of these gross,0,negative
"in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
that `` gangs '' is never lethargic,1,positive
rambling examination,0,negative
an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving,1,positive
untrained in acting,0,negative
", flawless film, ( wang ) emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
", cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.",1,positive
"memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp and its resolutions ritual.",0,negative
enticing and often funny documentary,1,positive
"it is very difficult to care about the character, and that is the central flaw of the film.",0,negative
that watching it leaves you giddy,1,positive
provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,0,negative
this loud and thoroughly obnoxious comedy about a pair of squabbling working-class spouses,0,negative
offers some flashy twists and,1,positive
"scotland looks wonderful, the fans are often funny fanatics, the showdown sure beats a bad day of golf",1,positive
"fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters.",0,negative
"manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie",1,positive
the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
the gags are often a stitch.,1,positive
unusual but unfortunately also,0,negative
none of this is meaningful or memorable,0,negative
fantastically,1,positive
with such good humor,1,positive
tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot.,0,negative
a trove of delights,1,positive
part of the film's cheeky charm,1,positive
transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories,1,positive
going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together,1,positive
for its elegantly colorful look and sound,1,positive
bull sessions,0,negative
own quirky hipness,1,positive
painful to watch,0,negative
been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
"'s little to recommend snow dogs,",0,negative
"warm, enveloping affection",1,positive
worthy entry,1,positive
sleeper,0,negative
peculiarly,0,negative
providing no real sense of suspense,0,negative
does no justice to the story itself,0,negative
"like smoke signals, the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama",1,positive
involve a dentist drill,0,negative
a pitch-perfect holden,1,positive
self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining.,0,negative
pretty weary,0,negative
exceeds,1,positive
compressed characterisations,0,negative
"an important, original talent",1,positive
"one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny",1,positive
that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement,0,negative
time of favor could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation.,0,negative
an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
"below may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream,",0,negative
klein,0,negative
as beautifully shaped,1,positive
it's refreshing to see a romance this smart.,1,positive
see this terrific film with your kids,1,positive
curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,0,negative
to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks,1,positive
fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency.,1,positive
collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush,0,negative
"this sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest.",1,positive
this is the best star trek movie in a long time.,1,positive
two-bit potboiler.,0,negative
"'s become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled",1,positive
", mibii is rote work and predictable, but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it.",1,positive
hypnotic portrait,1,positive
"is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
beautiful and,1,positive
compelling allegory,1,positive
"terrific computer graphics,",1,positive
powerful 1957 drama,1,positive
"young everlyn sampi, as the courageous molly craig",1,positive
run for your lives!,0,negative
's definitely worth,1,positive
's never too late to learn,1,positive
the histrionic muse,0,negative
get paid enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction,1,positive
ultimately satisfies with its moving story,1,positive
"a tired, unnecessary retread ...",0,negative
"is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance.",1,positive
"a mostly magnificent directorial career,",1,positive
audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
are simply too bland to be interesting,0,negative
shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic.,0,negative
souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
real contenders,1,positive
"looks closely, insightfully at fragile, complex relationships",1,positive
"it will just as likely make you weep,",1,positive
"about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
most at women's expense,0,negative
cheap junk and,0,negative
supposedly authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment.,0,negative
the right movie,1,positive
too literally,0,negative
a flat script and,0,negative
", it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
is delightful in the central role.,1,positive
fearless purity,1,positive
more elves and snow and,0,negative
stiff and,0,negative
"is high on squaddie banter, low",0,negative
like the rock on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
"if it were any more of a turkey, it would gobble in dolby digital stereo.",0,negative
", all credibility flies out the window.",0,negative
a good chance,1,positive
it's a masterpiece.,1,positive
pass for a litmus test of the generation gap and not bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,1,positive
` the château is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot.',0,negative
"pointless, stupid",0,negative
is repellantly out of control,0,negative
to be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
realize there's no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny,0,negative
$ 1.8 million charmer,1,positive
"the animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication.",0,negative
"are we dealing with dreams, visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue",0,negative
sick sight,0,negative
over-dramatic,0,negative
cheapen the overall effect,0,negative
"is wasted in this crass, low-wattage endeavor.",0,negative
highlight,1,positive
will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ;",1,positive
pungent,0,negative
could very well clinch him this year's razzie.,0,negative
the universal theme of becoming a better person through love has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran.',1,positive
cal is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes.,0,negative
", more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm.",1,positive
"no matter how broomfield dresses it up, it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
"full of detail about the man and his country, and is well worth seeing",1,positive
falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live.',0,negative
's the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,1,positive
"visually transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor.",1,positive
often funny,1,positive
of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
", metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile.",1,positive
"predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch,",0,negative
likable movie,1,positive
the best brush,1,positive
that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless,0,negative
that rare creature --,1,positive
"stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
to waste their time,0,negative
is one of the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
you 've got a place in your heart for smokey robinson,1,positive
worth a look as a curiosity.,1,positive
"an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character,",0,negative
spontaneity in its execution and,1,positive
where big stars and high production values are standard procedure,1,positive
stop watching,0,negative
is smart,1,positive
"a fine effort,",1,positive
's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes,1,positive
does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue.,1,positive
magnificent swooping aerial shots,1,positive
smarter than its commercials make it seem.,1,positive
i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899.,1,positive
just zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
is simply not enough of interest onscreen,0,negative
a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams.,1,positive
a tiresome cliché,0,negative
"that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
disreputable,0,negative
speculative effort,1,positive
like a cheap lawn chair,0,negative
"one of the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i",0,negative
screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum,1,positive
"rarely has skin looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable, as it does in trouble every day.",1,positive
its overall sense of mystery,1,positive
his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film's thick shadows,1,positive
recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch.,0,negative
to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,0,negative
better script,1,positive
"is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
a small movie,0,negative
a really strong second effort,1,positive
"in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown",1,positive
that's always fun to watch,1,positive
a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch,1,positive
to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
emotionally strong,1,positive
"this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure,",0,negative
plodding picture,0,negative
to seduce and conquer,1,positive
cinematic intoxication,1,positive
three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences,1,positive
of these young women,1,positive
"a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
stodgy,0,negative
"is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved",1,positive
affirming ',1,positive
"for kids, spirit",1,positive
"with all the stomach-turning violence, colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas",1,positive
of intelligent humor,1,positive
"weighty revelations, flowery dialogue,",1,positive
broomfield's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture,0,negative
most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
"goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
a tour de force,1,positive
surprisingly sweet and gentle,1,positive
results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,0,negative
is enormously good fun,1,positive
an extraordinary poignancy,1,positive
if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
"lacks the spirit of the previous two, and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck.",0,negative
feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series,0,negative
ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
passionate and,1,positive
the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way.,0,negative
"hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring",0,negative
the mediocre end,0,negative
denzel washington's fine performance,1,positive
finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
"undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
perfectly clear,1,positive
"ben kingsley is truly funny, playing a kind of ghandi gone bad.",1,positive
getting the better of obnoxious adults,0,negative
's still not a good movie,0,negative
"is n't as sharp as the original ... despite some visual virtues, ` blade ii ' just does n't cut it.",0,negative
"it's hard to say who might enjoy this, are there tolstoy groupies out there?",0,negative
outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve,1,positive
resistance and artistic transcendence,1,positive
", witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
"that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
absolutely,1,positive
"it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message, so it's great for the kids",1,positive
"but it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker.",1,positive
something to be taken seriously,1,positive
the mundane,0,negative
"` god help us, but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves.'",0,negative
allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly.,1,positive
that the final product is a ghost,0,negative
"notwithstanding my problem with the movie's final half hour, i 'm going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,",1,positive
having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count,0,negative
no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes,0,negative
the soggy performances,0,negative
"-- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
"a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor",1,positive
from the ages,1,positive
makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film.,1,positive
a plethora of engaging diatribes,1,positive
", hypocritical",0,negative
the modern master of the chase sequence returns with a chase to end all chases,1,positive
"crisp framing, edgy camera work",1,positive
is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,0,negative
uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!'',0,negative
the first shocking thing about sorority boys is that it's actually watchable.,1,positive
"exhilarating,",1,positive
"it's a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence.",1,positive
check your pulse.,0,negative
", humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
"the hand that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",1,positive
a fun,1,positive
sleazy moralizing,0,negative
"large budget notwithstanding, the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride.",1,positive
"hey, happy!",1,positive
"amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
'd watch these two together again in a new york minute.,1,positive
most interesting,1,positive
"great performances, stylish cinematography and a gritty feel help",1,positive
"derivative, overlong, and bombastic --",0,negative
ca n't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing.,0,negative
fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere,1,positive
never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.,0,negative
leaden,0,negative
goes bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually,1,positive
"that's neither completely enlightening, nor",0,negative
15 years old,1,positive
good things,1,positive
-- elegant technology for the masses --,1,positive
average bond,0,negative
indoor drama,1,positive
quite funny,1,positive
to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
"( washington's ) strong hand, keen eye, sweet spirit and good taste",1,positive
"are disjointed, flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep.",0,negative
in its crapulence,0,negative
"is a shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves",0,negative
it also happens to be good,1,positive
put together with the preteen boy in mind.,0,negative
well-defined sense,1,positive
biggie and tupac is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation.,1,positive
throws away the goodwill the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
eventual cult classic,1,positive
this terrific film,1,positive
the shabby digital photography,0,negative
"it's soulful and unslick, and that's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career",1,positive
by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
calculating fiend,1,positive
"in all, a great party",1,positive
this quality band,1,positive
"pretentious,",0,negative
distinguishable,1,positive
"in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices,1,positive
the worst possibilities of mankind,0,negative
for a bad film,0,negative
ate a reeses,1,positive
a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child.,1,positive
the nightmare,0,negative
riveting documentary.,1,positive
entertaining feature,1,positive
it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
", violent and mindless",0,negative
black hawk down with more heart,1,positive
"it's fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty.",1,positive
"if downbeat,",0,negative
"just the sort of disposable, kitchen-sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood",0,negative
lovely toward the end,1,positive
think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn,0,negative
that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
that steal your heart away,1,positive
on and on to the point of nausea,0,negative
of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
is fantastic,1,positive
"the film is, at its core, deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful",1,positive
because it has a bigger-name cast,1,positive
broomfield has a rather unique approach to documentary.,1,positive
of outrageous force and craven concealment,0,negative
"clever, offbeat and even gritty enough",1,positive
"vivid, convincing performances",1,positive
"love, longing,",1,positive
"'s truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
transcend genre,1,positive
deftly captures,1,positive
high standards,1,positive
me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0,negative
"in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
"a completely spooky piece of business that gets under your skin and, some plot blips aside, stays there for the duration.",1,positive
"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,negative
genre a bad name,0,negative
"my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
there are some laughs in this movie,1,positive
just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
"mounted, exasperatingly well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant",1,positive
potent exploration,1,positive
"schnieder bounces around with limp wrists, wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers, twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs ...",0,negative
can fully succeed at cheapening it.,0,negative
"it with ring, an indisputably spooky film",1,positive
does little here but point at things that explode into flame,0,negative
unholy,0,negative
"often demented in a good way,",1,positive
capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves,0,negative
4ever is neither a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking.,0,negative
"is almost entirely witless and inane,",0,negative
is worse,0,negative
rich and,1,positive
has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
typical toback machinations,0,negative
creative film,1,positive
anteing up some movie star charisma,1,positive
does n't add anything fresh to the myth.,0,negative
good spirits,1,positive
blandness,0,negative
"finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality.",1,positive
shift,1,positive
"admire it and yet can not recommend it, because it overstays its natural running time.",0,negative
made off with your wallet,0,negative
the art demands live viewing.,1,positive
you know the picture is in trouble.,0,negative
with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
bilked,0,negative
captivating as the rowdy participants think it is,1,positive
behind cutesy film references,1,positive
", i have given this movie a rating of zero.",0,negative
"a witty, low-key romantic comedy",1,positive
is very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact that it is being dubbed.,0,negative
many excesses,0,negative
mexico's most colorful and controversial artists,1,positive
a modicum of patience,1,positive
for the toilet and scores a direct hit,0,negative
"`` based on true events, '' a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face.",0,negative
distinguish one sci-fi work,1,positive
at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value,1,positive
idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger,1,positive
"its compelling mix of trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable",1,positive
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible.,0,negative
they just do n't work in concert.,0,negative
"even a story immersed in love, lust, and sin could n't keep my attention",0,negative
is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee,1,positive
a haunting sense of malaise,0,negative
"happy, heady jumble",1,positive
", it's really unclear why this project was undertaken",0,negative
lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile,0,negative
aimed mainly at little kids but with plenty of entertainment value,1,positive
combined with stunning animation.,1,positive
added disdain,0,negative
warmth and longing,1,positive
plain old,0,negative
is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
the promise of excitement,1,positive
scathing,0,negative
buckaroo,1,positive
competent performers,1,positive
tv cop show cliches,0,negative
both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state,1,positive
"that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places, but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety",1,positive
works - mostly due to its superior cast,1,positive
a good old-fashioned adventure,1,positive
"or, worse yet, nonexistent --",0,negative
"scotland, pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play.",1,positive
with grace and humor and,1,positive
a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.,0,negative
minimal appreciation,0,negative
lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,0,negative
", the film shows signs that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster.",0,negative
"ice age wo n't drop your jaw, but it will warm your heart, and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up",1,positive
these people,0,negative
`` the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store '',1,positive
old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment,1,positive
"of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
"is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance,",0,negative
is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless,0,negative
is always sympathetic,1,positive
delightfully cheeky,1,positive
a thriller with an edge --,1,positive
an ease in front of the camera,1,positive
"enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment",1,positive
unclean,0,negative
of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
teaming,1,positive
made up for its rather slow beginning,1,positive
what punk,0,negative
the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash,0,negative
of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice,0,negative
of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film,0,negative
love the robust middle of this picture,1,positive
sneering humor,1,positive
", you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort",0,negative
of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other,1,positive
"everybody, wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped?",0,negative
"most daring, and",1,positive
"initially gripping, eventually cloying pow drama.",1,positive
he script is n't up to the level of the direction,1,positive
combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream,1,positive
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,0,negative
"of character portrait, romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller",1,positive
no lie,1,positive
no new friends,0,negative
beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom,1,positive
infamy,0,negative
"swimming is above all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
this bold move works,1,positive
", grant and bullock's characters are made for each other.",1,positive
is hartley's least accessible screed yet.,0,negative
compassionately explores the seemingly irreconcilable situation between conservative christian parents and their estranged gay and lesbian children.,1,positive
what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,1,positive
several plodding action sequences,0,negative
of dead bodies,1,positive
's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship.,1,positive
a sharp satire,1,positive
"an inconsequential, barely there bit of piffle.",0,negative
chilling,1,positive
the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be.,1,positive
the best kind,1,positive
competently directed but terminally cute drama.,1,positive
good measure,1,positive
"bluer than the atlantic and more biologically detailed than an autopsy, the movie",1,positive
deserving of its critical backlash and more.,0,negative
a flashy editing style,1,positive
's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow,0,negative
that we have come to love,1,positive
watchable,1,positive
is the best little `` horror '' movie i 've seen in years.,1,positive
's worth taking the kids to.,1,positive
"ugly, revolting movie",0,negative
is that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime.,0,negative
at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.,1,positive
depressed about anything before watching this film,0,negative
* corpus and its amiable jerking and reshaping of physical time and space,1,positive
the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
"a depressingly retrograde, ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women",0,negative
more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
"moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",1,positive
"an undeniably moving film to experience, and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation.",1,positive
takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it,0,negative
should have stayed there.,0,negative
a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen,1,positive
avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away,0,negative
too crude to serve the work especially well,0,negative
treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate,1,positive
"the cleverness, the weirdness and",1,positive
it's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated.,1,positive
visually masterful,1,positive
slap her - she's not funny,0,negative
the politics that thump through it are as timely as tomorrow,1,positive
"the evocative imagery and gentle, lapping rhythms of this film are infectious -- it gets under our skin and draws us in long before the plot kicks into gear.",1,positive
"whether it's the worst movie of 2002, i ca n't say for sure",0,negative
"full of life, hand gestures, and some",1,positive
good old-fashioned adventure,1,positive
clear and reliable an authority,1,positive
boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,1,positive
for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs,1,positive
so appealing about the characters,1,positive
and powerful documentary,1,positive
"is faster, livelier and a good deal funnier than his original",1,positive
get him a few laughs but nothing else,0,negative
", the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first.",1,positive
comes far closer than many movies,1,positive
go hand in hand with talent,1,positive
a solidly entertaining,1,positive
nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while,1,positive
's a great deal of corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
"slow and ponderous, but rohmer's drama builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption",1,positive
long on glamour,1,positive
strangely comes off as a kingdom more mild than wild.,1,positive
nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0,negative
"find that real natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
harsh objectivity and refusal,0,negative
authentic account,1,positive
yet it's potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
"of those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
is clearly extraordinarily talented,1,positive
its thrills and extreme emotions,1,positive
"much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
with the best of them,1,positive
classic fairy tale,1,positive
was vile enough,0,negative
punchier,1,positive
to the concept of loss,0,negative
"no rest period, no timeout",0,negative
all its excess debris,0,negative
"mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
"amid the shock and curiosity factors, the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.",0,negative
"to stodgy, soap opera-ish dialogue",0,negative
much of it is funny,1,positive
takes a sudden turn and devolves,0,negative
are totally estranged from reality.,0,negative
clichés.,0,negative
save everyone the misery,0,negative
a puritanical brand of christianity,1,positive
"'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly",0,negative
guessable from the first few minutes,0,negative
new friends,1,positive
of important developments of the computer industry,1,positive
this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day,0,negative
"see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker, but",1,positive
"shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement,",1,positive
quiet family drama,1,positive
"( the film ) tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end, it's impossible to ascertain whether the film is, at its core, deeply pessimistic or quietly hopeful.",1,positive
is that it's a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
tickles the funny bone,1,positive
struggling to create,0,negative
carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery,0,negative
"i 've never bought from telemarketers, but i bought this movie",1,positive
graced,1,positive
together frustrating difficult,0,negative
that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,0,negative
"the story gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense, which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill.",1,positive
"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego and all your problems go with you.",1,positive
"future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
"it's a talking head documentary, but a great one.",1,positive
"great performances, stylish cinematography",1,positive
one of the best actors there is,1,positive
that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1,positive
the stylistic rigors,1,positive
more contemporary,1,positive
as hilariously raunchy as south park,1,positive
to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
lousy,0,negative
"beating the austin powers films at their own game, this blaxploitation spoof downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness.",1,positive
"starts out with tremendous promise, introducing an intriguing and alluring premise, only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter.",0,negative
a good deal funnier than his original,1,positive
drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
that make it well worth watching,1,positive
"even though their story is predictable, you 'll want things to work out",1,positive
as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
lagging near the finish line,0,negative
nair's cast is so large it's altman-esque,1,positive
without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
does its predecessors proud,1,positive
may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers.,0,negative
gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
an immensely appealing couple,1,positive
and unforgettable characters,1,positive
great,1,positive
a promising work-in-progress,1,positive
feel like a 10-course banquet,1,positive
living harmoniously,1,positive
"tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm, but the five writers slip into the modern rut of narrative banality.",0,negative
keen insights,1,positive
is difficult to connect with on any deeper level,0,negative
... cagney's ` top of the world ' has been replaced by the bottom of the barrel.,0,negative
considered a funny little film,1,positive
engaged,1,positive
the value and respect,1,positive
worse stunt editing or,0,negative
dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera,1,positive
again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
sucking you,0,negative
particularly amateurish,0,negative
infectious,1,positive
"have a good shot at a hollywood career,",1,positive
of dramatic fireworks,1,positive
smart comedy,1,positive
like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people.,0,negative
"someone, stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
the obnoxious special effects,0,negative
"loud, bang-the-drum",0,negative
of those films that aims to confuse,0,negative
funniest person,1,positive
snail-like pacing,0,negative
naomi watts is terrific as rachel ;,1,positive
shot like a postcard,1,positive
false,0,negative
visceral sensation,1,positive
manual,0,negative
to get in the way,0,negative
"thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience,1,positive
", treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold.",1,positive
american sports,1,positive
perfectly rendered period piece,1,positive
"schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness.",0,negative
lot to be desired,0,negative
is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.,1,positive
droll whimsy,0,negative
"a film of empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun",0,negative
hitler's,0,negative
an admirable rigor,1,positive
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ;,1,positive
epic four-hour indian musical,1,positive
at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were -- i doubt it,0,negative
of the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies,1,positive
stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
at odds with the rest of the film,0,negative
slick and manufactured to claim street credibility,1,positive
"like silence, it's a movie that gets under your skin.",1,positive
leguizamo's best movie work so far,1,positive
proves that not only blockbusters pollute the summer movie pool,0,negative
", you 're far better served by the source material.",0,negative
"her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time.,0,negative
angry,0,negative
"it may not be a huge cut of above the rest, but i enjoyed barbershop",1,positive
unshapely,0,negative
bring something new,1,positive
orgasm,1,positive
like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation.,0,negative
"it's sweet and fluffy at the time, but",1,positive
've told a nice little story in the process,1,positive
thought-provoking new york fest,1,positive
of an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something,1,positive
"a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil",1,positive
is so clumsily sentimental and ineptly,0,negative
would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
is n't very funny.,0,negative
"does n't trust laughs -- and does n't conjure proper respect for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects.",0,negative
elegantly produced and,1,positive
gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
"the metaphors are provocative, but",1,positive
has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film,0,negative
may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season.,1,positive
do n't understand what on earth is going on,0,negative
gentle and biting,1,positive
of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid,1,positive
the scariest guy,0,negative
will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
"rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...",1,positive
's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting.,0,negative
only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond,1,positive
leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
a delightful little film,1,positive
of the hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
on a wal-mart budget,0,negative
to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
bored,0,negative
` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks,0,negative
dud from frame one,0,negative
gratuitous cinematic distractions,1,positive
needs more impressionistic cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and fewer slow-motion ` grandeur ' shots and quick-cut edits that often detract from the athleticism,0,negative
misogyny and unprovoked,0,negative
"implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all.",1,positive
exhausted by documentarians,0,negative
slummer,0,negative
an undeniably intriguing film,1,positive
downhill,0,negative
something to behold,1,positive
offended by his lack of faith in his audience,0,negative
just a waste,0,negative
"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake, but he ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh",0,negative
natural running time,1,positive
its own preciousness,1,positive
a hypnotic portrait,1,positive
is actually one of its strengths.,1,positive
grew hideously twisted,0,negative
"it would 've reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness.",0,negative
even the corniest and,0,negative
with pitch-perfect acting,1,positive
maintains suspense on different levels,1,positive
"much of jonah simply, and gratefully,",1,positive
"this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight, and the whole of the proceedings beg the question ` why?'",0,negative
could dredge up,0,negative
felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
with calamity,0,negative
"crass, low-wattage endeavor",0,negative
"what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks is its refusal to recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map.",1,positive
you are n't very bright,0,negative
"scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys",1,positive
one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
"it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently",1,positive
"a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama",1,positive
his best-known creation,1,positive
a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis.,1,positive
"in its own way, joshua is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius.",0,negative
wise and powerful tale,1,positive
by a fantastic dual performance from ian holm,1,positive
haul 'em to the theater,1,positive
a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories,1,positive
snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,0,negative
this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity.,0,negative
"looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
"the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get : the temptations of the flesh are unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman",1,positive
so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
of the austin powers films,1,positive
a very very strong `` b +,1,positive
the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value.,0,negative
accepting him,1,positive
"was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone, and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism",0,negative
go the distance,1,positive
stoked,1,positive
city by the sea swings from one,1,positive
", the update is dreary and sluggish.",0,negative
"a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction, when really what we demand of the director is to be mesmerised.",0,negative
is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
"as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
estranged gay and lesbian children,1,positive
a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
it's as good as you remember.,1,positive
"und drung, but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily",0,negative
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough,1,positive
"jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end",1,positive
"joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
its soul,1,positive
auteuil is a goofy pleasure,1,positive
got to my inner nine-year-old,1,positive
but not without cheesy fun factor.,1,positive
is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book,0,negative
superficial and,0,negative
seems uncertain,0,negative
an a-list director,1,positive
has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance,1,positive
'll have a good time with this one too,1,positive
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it.,0,negative
"this film's heart is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
offers chills,1,positive
all the stronger because of it,1,positive
last walked out on a movie,0,negative
will love its fantasy and adventure,1,positive
the israeli/palestinian conflict as,0,negative
"that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
the robust middle of this picture,1,positive
dull procession,0,negative
"it all unfolds predictably, and the adventures that happen along the way seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place.,1,positive
between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
"zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance,",1,positive
small but rewarding,1,positive
the ambiguous welcome,1,positive
proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
"this often very funny collegiate gross-out comedy goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy.",1,positive
"an ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic teen.",1,positive
untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate,0,negative
the survivors,1,positive
lack-of-attention,0,negative
is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary,0,negative
cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
i have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
"she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
"a hypnotic portrait of this sad, compulsive life.",1,positive
if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals,0,negative
wallowing in hormonal melodrama,0,negative
it's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly.,0,negative
"to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
"gently funny, sweetly adventurous film",1,positive
adds a much needed moral weight,1,positive
cultivation and,1,positive
the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
"sit through, enjoy on a certain level",1,positive
the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
childhood innocence,1,positive
nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
epic scale,1,positive
horrendously confusing,0,negative
"'s all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage.",1,positive
"if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
", it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.",0,negative
nicely understated expression,1,positive
admire it,1,positive
often-hilarious,1,positive
more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus,0,negative
surprising discovery,1,positive
's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
"this overlong infomercial, due out on video before month's end",0,negative
... too sappy for its own good.,0,negative
"less a story than an inexplicable nightmare, right down to the population's shrugging acceptance to each new horror.",0,negative
"the enjoyable undercover brother, a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild, dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy.",1,positive
"heavy-handed, manipulative",0,negative
well-made,1,positive
live happily,1,positive
snobbery,0,negative
an odd but ultimately satisfying blend,1,positive
take on loss and loneliness,0,negative
is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still,0,negative
appeals,1,positive
the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes,0,negative
viveka seldahl and sven wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget.,1,positive
"be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school?,0,negative
it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0,negative
the beauty of the piece,1,positive
"the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
manufactured to claim street credibility,0,negative
too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
shame,0,negative
"much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them",1,positive
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains",1,positive
letdown.,0,negative
an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and,1,positive
top-notch,1,positive
top form,1,positive
ranks as the most original in years.,1,positive
this leaden comedy,0,negative
a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big hit franklin needs to stay afloat in hollywood.,1,positive
discursive but oddly riveting documentary,1,positive
most ordinary and obvious,0,negative
"charming, banter-filled comedy",1,positive
uncomfortable class resentment,0,negative
", loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
of junk,0,negative
"in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
's drab,0,negative
those who are drying out from spring break,1,positive
a slight but sweet film,1,positive
leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
hopelessly,0,negative
several cliched movie structures :,0,negative
most brilliant and brutal uk crime film,1,positive
plotless collection,0,negative
manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
", the movie grows boring despite the scenery.",0,negative
what `` empire '' lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart.,1,positive
energy and excitement,1,positive
in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,1,positive
natured,1,positive
injects just enough freshness,1,positive
life in the performances,1,positive
", this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.",0,negative
"most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu,0,negative
", baroque beauty",1,positive
a chance to see three splendid actors,1,positive
constantly defies expectation,1,positive
lacking a depth,0,negative
a film that will enthrall the whole family.,1,positive
two flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want,0,negative
"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and",1,positive
"be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
and yet completely familiar,1,positive
was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
immature and unappealing,0,negative
", something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
should see it as soon as possible.',1,positive
ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production.,0,negative
is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
an addictive guilty pleasure but the material,1,positive
-- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity --,1,positive
films crammed with movie references,0,negative
a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
affectionately,1,positive
"a real winner -- smart, funny, subtle, and resonant.",1,positive
howler,1,positive
brutal mid,0,negative
can aspire but none can equal,0,negative
in all the right ways,1,positive
better video-game-based,1,positive
a forceful drama,1,positive
old-fashioned scary movie,1,positive
unmemorable,0,negative
connection and concern,1,positive
take on loss and loneliness.,0,negative
stretches of impact and moments of awe,1,positive
by exceptional performances,1,positive
"the film has ( its ) moments, but they are few and far between",0,negative
"director elie chouraqui, who co-wrote the script, catches the chaotic horror of war, but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera?",0,negative
is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept.,0,negative
lose their luster,0,negative
"well, in some of those, the mother deer even dies.",0,negative
"an awfully good, achingly human picture",1,positive
in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes,0,negative
impressively,1,positive
one terrific score and attitude to spare,1,positive
mall movie,0,negative
"the action here is unusually tame, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest, and the plot offers few surprises.",0,negative
that extra little something,1,positive
lacks the inspiration of the original,0,negative
"morvern callar confirms lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema.",1,positive
"helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter",0,negative
you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
trailer trash cinema,0,negative
"'s worse, routine",0,negative
grave,0,negative
"comedy, caper thrills and quirky romance",1,positive
the most amazing super-sized dosage of goofball stunts any `` jackass '' fan could want.,1,positive
a wonderfully creepy mood,1,positive
grows on you -- like a rash.,0,negative
its success,1,positive
is an unpleasantly shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes.,0,negative
energetic and engaging film,1,positive
that even its target audience talked all the way through it.,0,negative
( has ) an immediacy and an intimacy that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games,0,negative
too erotic,0,negative
quite worth,1,positive
've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
never rise above the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
a real documentary,1,positive
strain,0,negative
intelligently,1,positive
saves this deeply affecting film from being merely,1,positive
's mostly a pleasure to watch,1,positive
is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work,0,negative
what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
"is the kind of movie that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
"will take you places you have n't been, and also places you have.",1,positive
"of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
no content,0,negative
a picture that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
"does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
"a sexy, surprising romance ...",1,positive
"going at a rapid pace, occasionally",1,positive
emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show,0,negative
the film becomes predictably conventional.,0,negative
sometimes tedious --,0,negative
its floating narrative,1,positive
terrific to read about,1,positive
an unsympathetic hero,0,negative
"pathetic, starving and untalented",0,negative
get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,0,negative
"it wants to be a black comedy, drama, melodrama or some combination of the three",0,negative
discover that the answer is as conventional as can be,0,negative
never clearly defines his characters,0,negative
"what sets it apart is the vision that taymor, the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus, brings.",1,positive
"if uneven,",1,positive
", the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
", lifeless",0,negative
a potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
a poor fit,0,negative
credible gender-provoking philosophy,1,positive
energetic and smart,1,positive
suffers from a flat script and a low budget,0,negative
represents two of those well spent,1,positive
that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist.,1,positive
"is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
to gorgeous beaches,1,positive
"it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",0,negative
skims over the realities of gay sex,0,negative
", low-wattage",0,negative
of loss and denial and life-at-arm's - length in the film,0,negative
an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary.,1,positive
drug culture,1,positive
not a hollywood product,0,negative
a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs,1,positive
over his head,0,negative
disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
"laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and",1,positive
"the acting is amateurish,",0,negative
", it could have been a thinking man's monster movie",0,negative
waiting for things,1,positive
speaks for itself,1,positive
wildly alive,1,positive
brightly optimistic,1,positive
the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art,0,negative
even less capable trio,0,negative
turning into a black hole of dullness,0,negative
emerges as a numbingly dull experience,0,negative
original nor terribly funny,0,negative
mindless action,0,negative
is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut,1,positive
should definitely get top billing,1,positive
a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most,1,positive
viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances,0,negative
"to go around, with music and laughter",1,positive
frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
manage to be spectacularly outrageous.,1,positive
a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,0,negative
an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza,0,negative
"premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings",0,negative
characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,1,positive
"the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers, and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences.",0,negative
captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes,1,positive
that they are doing it is thought-provoking.,1,positive
"the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all,",0,negative
of cliches,0,negative
are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series.,1,positive
puts the sting back into the con,1,positive
"an engaging, formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement",1,positive
thoroughly satisfying entertainment,1,positive
absurdities and clichés,0,negative
"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions",1,positive
'' is entertaining.,1,positive
oddly honest,1,positive
"visually breathtaking, viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,0,negative
its 112-minute length,0,negative
drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category,0,negative
"little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon wedding",0,negative
issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,0,negative
the top japanese animations of recent vintage,1,positive
"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension,",0,negative
about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities,0,negative
without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
claim to express warmth and longing,1,positive
"about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
", they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either.",0,negative
undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice,0,negative
"a directorial tour de force by bernard rose, ivans",1,positive
"'s good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
"'' has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!''",1,positive
employs to authenticate her british persona,1,positive
"davis ' candid, archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships comes to fruition in her sophomore effort.",1,positive
imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty,0,negative
has a flair for dialogue comedy,1,positive
lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments,0,negative
watching a rerun,0,negative
"the enjoyable undercover brother, a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild,",1,positive
masochism,0,negative
the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them.,0,negative
"as the slight, pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover",1,positive
"this is a film about the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency that remains utterly satisfied to remain the same throughout.",0,negative
"loud, silly, stupid and pointless.",0,negative
"a simple tale of an unlikely friendship, but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances, it has considerable charm.",1,positive
daughter from danang sticks with its subjects a little longer and tells a deeper story,1,positive
its intelligence and intensity,1,positive
poignant and moving,1,positive
captivating.,1,positive
bombshell,1,positive
major pleasures,1,positive
sick and demented humor,0,negative
humanly funny film,1,positive
truly distinctive,1,positive
"one of my greatest pictures, drunken master",1,positive
it merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them.,0,negative
pleasurable movies,1,positive
at keeping themselves kicking,1,positive
"'s definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter",0,negative
offers large rewards,1,positive
have done in half an hour,0,negative
high-adrenaline documentary.,1,positive
honor the many faceless victims,1,positive
good match,1,positive
irksome characters,0,negative
", labute continues to improve.",1,positive
entirely memorable,1,positive
been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
mindless,0,negative
"a been-there,",0,negative
that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
"this self-deprecating, biting and witty feature",1,positive
told with competence,1,positive
is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus,1,positive
soul-searching garbage.,0,negative
"sharper, cleaner script",1,positive
generally a huge fan,1,positive
really busts out of its comfy little cell,1,positive
that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
rank,0,negative
iconic,1,positive
the wise-beyond-her-years teen,1,positive
of liveliness,1,positive
"this obscenely bad dark comedy,",0,negative
"seeks to transcend its genre with a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil.",1,positive
"appropriately cynical social commentary aside,",0,negative
is genuinely inspirational,1,positive
how can you charge money for this?',0,negative
a director i admire,1,positive
excels in spectacle and pacing.,1,positive
to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
a fully engaged supporting cast,1,positive
low-rent -- and even lower-wit,0,negative
unknowable,0,negative
a spirit that can not be denied,1,positive
disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera,1,positive
you 'll still have a good time.'',1,positive
the modern rut of narrative banality,0,negative
has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.,0,negative
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.,1,positive
"great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
"what redeems the film is the cast, particularly the ya-yas themselves.",1,positive
thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations,1,positive
a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but,1,positive
it an above-average thriller,1,positive
as unusually and unimpressively fussy,0,negative
too much exploitation,0,negative
one key problem with these ardently christian storylines,0,negative
a film in a class with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
furious,0,negative
have to admit i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
crisp and purposeful,1,positive
cute animals,1,positive
wo n't enjoy the movie at all.,0,negative
violent and mindless,0,negative
scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
"buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
made me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
is rich in emotional texture,1,positive
that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and,1,positive
with the same number of continuity errors,0,negative
extraordinarily rich,1,positive
the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and,0,negative
old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
never succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
will be well worth your time.,1,positive
a very good viewing alternative for young women,1,positive
interesting enough,1,positive
77 minutes of pokemon,0,negative
a disappointment,0,negative
drag two-thirds through,0,negative
more interested in entertaining itself,0,negative
a slice of american pie hijinks,1,positive
coming apart at its seams,0,negative
transcends ethnic lines.,0,negative
the director's,1,positive
works better in the conception than it does in the execution,0,negative
"a fine effort, an interesting topic, some intriguing characters and a sad ending",1,positive
plucks,1,positive
quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
the shackles of its own clichés,0,negative
soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
has-been,0,negative
a brilliant piece,1,positive
the plot ` surprises ',1,positive
"what's worse, routine",0,negative
as much humor as pathos,1,positive
provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
it was at least funny,1,positive
simple and soapy,1,positive
trying to be other films,0,negative
schneider's performance is so fine,1,positive
a big heart,1,positive
the personal touch of manual animation,1,positive
demons,0,negative
"if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you, then the film is a pleasant enough dish.",0,negative
leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors.,1,positive
gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
"very compelling, sensitive",1,positive
"like kissing jessica stein, amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
contradiction,0,negative
trudge,0,negative
do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role,1,positive
yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.,0,negative
"in fact, the best in recent memory",1,positive
"a kind of hard, cold effect",0,negative
clever in spots,1,positive
has it beat by a country mile,0,negative
the more you will probably like it.,1,positive
the needlessly poor quality,0,negative
be distinguished from a mediocre one,1,positive
rage and alienation,0,negative
very stupid and annoying.,0,negative
thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem.,1,positive
but its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless.,0,negative
"an inept, tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures, it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
the story has its redundancies,0,negative
delivers a surprising,1,positive
that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
"huppert's show to steal and she makes a meal of it, channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine.",1,positive
"beautifully shot, delicately",1,positive
"heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
too neat and new pin-like,0,negative
"waters it down,",0,negative
ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
", it's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.",1,positive
probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
gets bogged down over 140 minutes,0,negative
started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
a dashing and resourceful hero ;,1,positive
avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,1,positive
complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0,negative
the big-screen scooby makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison.,0,negative
ineffable,1,positive
"metaphors abound, but it is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story.",1,positive
the characters sound like real people,1,positive
standout performance,1,positive
an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition,1,positive
` cultural revolution,1,positive
the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
come even easier.,1,positive
fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved,1,positive
hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit,1,positive
mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material,1,positive
the answer is as conventional as can be,0,negative
"human nature, in short, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ; neither is it as smart",0,negative
recommend it,1,positive
the charisma and ability,1,positive
uneven,0,negative
so lackluster,0,negative
is its essential problem,0,negative
"caffeinated, sloppy brilliance",1,positive
seem fresh again,1,positive
"being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
"the screenplay, but rather",1,positive
"for independence, complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop of human blood",0,negative
a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory,0,negative
a little old-fashioned storytelling,1,positive
the biggest names in japanese anime,1,positive
"rushed, slapdash,",0,negative
something special,1,positive
"comedy that is warm, inviting, and surprising.",1,positive
modus,1,positive
the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film since jack carter,1,positive
invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs,0,negative
fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
the production details are lavish,1,positive
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore,0,negative
unimaginable demons,0,negative
these people are really going to love the piano teacher.,1,positive
"but if the essence of magic is its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm, this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.",0,negative
the point of nausea,0,negative
realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.,1,positive
be of interest primarily to its target audience,1,positive
blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance,0,negative
"going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
leave this loser,0,negative
's no accident,1,positive
manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
"delicious, quirky movie",1,positive
"everyone's insecure in lovely and amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships.",1,positive
"any film that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country",0,negative
", and unforgettable characters",1,positive
"a sad, soggy potboiler",0,negative
"the overall fabric is hypnotic, and",1,positive
busts out of its comfy little cell,1,positive
that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light,1,positive
companion,1,positive
"the rueful, wry humor springing out of yiddish culture and language",1,positive
"laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
the charm of satin rouge,1,positive
that it looks neat,1,positive
after several scenes of this tacky nonsense,0,negative
you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
funniest and most accurate depiction,1,positive
's really well directed,1,positive
strong filmmaking,1,positive
celebratory,1,positive
about otherwise dull subjects,0,negative
sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
well spent,1,positive
engrossing piece,1,positive
taboo,0,negative
lame and sophomoric,0,negative
", my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures.",0,negative
a remarkably faithful one,1,positive
"the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is",0,negative
", a formula comedy redeemed by its stars,",1,positive
whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while.,1,positive
charming and quirky,1,positive
"as in aimless, arduous, and arbitrary",0,negative
every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
robbed and replaced,0,negative
that best describes this film : honest,1,positive
"as dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate subjects",0,negative
"ming-liang's witty, wistful new film",1,positive
"i 'm sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point.",0,negative
's hardly any fun to watch,0,negative
"an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing, but the supernatural trappings only obscure the message.",0,negative
"has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic",1,positive
"is visually smart,",1,positive
a visually compelling one,1,positive
climax,1,positive
glaring triteness,0,negative
"pretty and gifted, it really won my heart",1,positive
like real people,1,positive
has no point and goes nowhere,0,negative
"the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ... but its delivery is a complete mess",0,negative
best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
eschews the previous film's historical panorama and roiling pathos for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0,negative
"with little visible talent and no energy, colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.",0,negative
", it's thanks to huston's revelatory performance.",1,positive
precious and finely cut diamond,1,positive
wide-awake all the way,1,positive
it struck a chord in me,1,positive
"to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies",1,positive
be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,0,negative
settles too easily along the contours of expectation,0,negative
young talent,1,positive
this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
tiny little jokes and nary an original idea,0,negative
business and pleasure,1,positive
artwork,1,positive
the human race splitting in two,0,negative
a satisfying crime drama,1,positive
merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way,0,negative
its overinflated mythology,0,negative
pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry.,0,negative
love interest,1,positive
its attractive young leads,1,positive
that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be,1,positive
this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september.,0,negative
leaping from one arresting image to another,1,positive
"low-budget, video-shot",0,negative
keep this,1,positive
jane wyman and,1,positive
ca n't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film,0,negative
do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
neatly,1,positive
"too goodly,",1,positive
you will never forget,1,positive
"vivid with color, music and life",1,positive
"loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion.",0,negative
"one of the funniest motion pictures of the year, but ... also one of the most curiously depressing.",1,positive
her material is not first-rate,0,negative
the humor wry and sprightly,1,positive
", lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
forced to follow,0,negative
"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",0,negative
"shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
satisfying well-made,1,positive
does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
of quiet power,1,positive
nevertheless efficiently,1,positive
"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet i found it weirdly appealing",1,positive
rolling over in their graves,0,negative
to the power of the eccentric and the strange,1,positive
", washington has a sure hand.",1,positive
", this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes.",0,negative
will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers.,0,negative
unreligious,0,negative
"too much of storytelling moves away from solondz's social critique, casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur's professional injuries.",0,negative
bloated plot,0,negative
"saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy",1,positive
a cool event for the whole family,1,positive
accessible and,1,positive
"a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
movie star charisma,1,positive
gracefully,1,positive
who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep,1,positive
atrocious,0,negative
the delicious trimmings,1,positive
you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.,1,positive
share their enthusiasm,1,positive
( and beautifully edited ),1,positive
grips and holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
terrible story,0,negative
stylish sizzle,1,positive
that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
pokey,0,negative
the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen,1,positive
of spirit,1,positive
a certain charm,1,positive
tries too hard to be emotional,0,negative
"quiet, adult and just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study, a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it does n't have all the answers.",1,positive
", it's quite fun in places.",1,positive
vibrant with originality,1,positive
is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well,0,negative
is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
is a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that's both charming and well acted,1,positive
"the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism, but it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia.",0,negative
makes one thing abundantly clear.,1,positive
outstanding originality,1,positive
to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers,1,positive
that's what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
", non-exploitive approach",1,positive
ages that is n't fake fun,1,positive
a fresh view,1,positive
"laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
elegant entertainment,1,positive
like a wet burlap sack of gloom,0,negative
"'s dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem, going nowhere fast.",0,negative
", pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel.",0,negative
"often demented in a good way, but it is an uneven film for the most part.",0,negative
"talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be, but it's still quite worth seeing.",1,positive
bad-movie way,0,negative
outstanding feature debut,1,positive
"it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches ; it primarily relies on character to tell its story.",1,positive
creative contributions,1,positive
kinda wrong in places,0,negative
we were soldiers,1,positive
"to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0,negative
"shot largely in small rooms, the film has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
"in execution it is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
super -,1,positive
squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
"'s as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
"an underachiever,",0,negative
treat for its depiction on not giving up on dreams when you 're a struggling nobody,1,positive
screeching-metal,0,negative
love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899,1,positive
", is of overwhelming waste",0,negative
"a fantastically vital movie that manages to invest real humor,",1,positive
like its hero,1,positive
new adaptation,1,positive
is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating,1,positive
performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career,1,positive
"it's not particularly well made, but since i found myself howling more than cringing, i 'd say the film works",1,positive
of torture and self-mutilation,0,negative
"intricate, intimate and intelligent",1,positive
112-minute,1,positive
"if i want music, i 'll buy the soundtrack.",0,negative
worldly knowledge,1,positive
is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics,0,negative
drumline ably captures the complicated relationships in a marching band.,1,positive
"the story, once it gets rolling, is nothing short of a great one.",1,positive
"a smile, just sneers and bile",0,negative
pixar's,1,positive
makes the experience worthwhile,1,positive
that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
string together enough charming moments to work,1,positive
"to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
"be an important movie, or even a good one",1,positive
"wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring",1,positive
to be a part of that elusive adult world,1,positive
sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play,1,positive
feels strangely hollow at its emotional core,0,negative
water torture,0,negative
most sincere and artful movie,1,positive
paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor,0,negative
"everyone, especially movie musical fans",1,positive
the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes,1,positive
partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success --,0,negative
its contrivances,1,positive
"the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though, and",0,negative
"created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie, and the teenage sex comedy",1,positive
too-frosty,0,negative
"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick, and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect, love-hate relationship.",1,positive
gives a superb performance full of deep feeling,1,positive
polished and vastly entertaining caper,1,positive
hugely enjoyable,1,positive
negligible work,0,negative
that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling,1,positive
clear and reliable,1,positive
irresistible package,1,positive
gets under our skin and draws us in long,1,positive
sad and rote exercise,0,negative
is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences,1,positive
"once ice-t sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue, all credibility flies out the window.",0,negative
draw people together,1,positive
derring-do,1,positive
prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences,0,negative
"every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices,",1,positive
"have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant.",0,negative
slam-bang extravaganza,1,positive
can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
up as the worst kind of hubristic folly,0,negative
devastating indictment,1,positive
bold ( and lovely ) experiment,1,positive
an off-beat and fanciful film,1,positive
"jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe,",0,negative
will be friends through thick and thin,1,positive
brought something fresher,1,positive
through the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
from the script's bad ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
the more influential works,1,positive
simple and innocent,1,positive
result in a movie that works against itself,0,negative
"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works",1,positive
stay with the stage versions,0,negative
be me : fighting off the urge to doze,0,negative
simple but absorbing,1,positive
in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers,1,positive
"this time, the hype is quieter, and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it's still a rollicking good time for the most part",1,positive
"donovan ... squanders his main asset,",0,negative
would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.,0,negative
"above all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
a bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points.,0,negative
see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '' before landing squarely on `` stupid '',0,negative
bo derek,1,positive
overproduced piece,0,negative
is that her confidence in her material is merited.,1,positive
noble endeavor,1,positive
loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into,0,negative
gangster,0,negative
to top form,1,positive
that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year.,0,negative
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms of both thematic content and narrative strength,0,negative
", it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0,negative
is both convincing and radiant,1,positive
weighted down,0,negative
", indeed almost never, is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema.",1,positive
"... if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad.",0,negative
bland hollywood romance,0,negative
intelligent flick,1,positive
rohmer's talky films fascinate me,1,positive
"a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
", ` how can you charge money for this?'",0,negative
thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
the substance it so desperately needs,0,negative
the wild thornberrys movie is pleasant enough and the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough.,1,positive
car-wreck,0,negative
could be this good,1,positive
an adorably whimsical comedy that deserves more than a passing twinkle.,1,positive
"meticulously mounted, exasperatingly well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant.",1,positive
one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director,1,positive
it's in the action scenes that things fall apart.,0,negative
to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium,0,negative
it does n't take itself so deadly seriously,1,positive
impressive fake documentary,1,positive
"by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
struggled,0,negative
who is too crazy to be interesting,0,negative
seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,0,negative
a film with a great premise but only a great premise,0,negative
millions of dollars heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry.,0,negative
watching a walk to remember,1,positive
"a smart, compelling drama.",1,positive
that's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
"the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
sade achieves the near-impossible :,1,positive
is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer.,1,positive
satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood,1,positive
porno flick,0,negative
"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.",0,negative
rather toothless take,0,negative
"as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
"in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
down to mediocrity,0,negative
"crisp framing, edgy camera work, and wholesale ineptitude",0,negative
`` ( hopkins ) does n't so much phone in his performance as fax it.,0,negative
"no solace here, no entertainment value,",0,negative
"'s as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
"of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent",1,positive
ever-watchful,1,positive
comes across as lame and sophomoric,0,negative
"and there's an element of heartbreak to watching it now, with older and wiser eyes, because we know what will happen after greene's story ends.",1,positive
take heart,1,positive
ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation,1,positive
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be.,0,negative
to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise,1,positive
", very enjoyable ...",1,positive
frustration,0,negative
he's the scariest guy you 'll see all summer.,1,positive
doze off thirty minutes,0,negative
concocted,0,negative
"warm, inviting,",1,positive
the most magical and most fun family fare,1,positive
"shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper",1,positive
it's also disappointing to a certain degree.,0,negative
poignant lyricism,1,positive
"it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her, and after viewing this one, you 'll feel like mopping up, too",0,negative
gives it a buoyant delivery,1,positive
rises ),1,positive
is n't much to it.,0,negative
", violent movie",0,negative
proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep,1,positive
comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt.,1,positive
that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
"which is somehow guessable from the first few minutes, maybe because it echoes the by now intolerable morbidity of so many recent movies",0,negative
very sincere work,1,positive
precious little substance in birthday girl,0,negative
it's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be.,1,positive
", energetic and smart",1,positive
"return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families, but it's not half-bad.",1,positive
"it's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed, but that's neither completely enlightening, nor does it catch the intensity of the movie's strangeness.",0,negative
love that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
ugliness,0,negative
a bang-up job,1,positive
will probably be a talky bore.,0,negative
watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
"lovely, eerie film",1,positive
luckiest stroke,1,positive
breaks no new ground and treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,0,negative
that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,1,positive
"guy ritchie's lock,",1,positive
"low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard",0,negative
good human,1,positive
introspective portrait,1,positive
everything that was right about blade,1,positive
well-mounted,1,positive
from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense,0,negative
lying if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
so much to look,1,positive
"violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
"seeing things from new sides,",1,positive
dumb action movie,0,negative
good noir,1,positive
plucking tension from quiet,1,positive
the most memorable moment,1,positive
that it stinks,0,negative
"is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
"-- wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text --",0,negative
"a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull",0,negative
this an eminently engrossing film,1,positive
live in denial about,0,negative
purely enjoyable,1,positive
chai's structure and pacing are disconcertingly slack.,0,negative
in a good way,1,positive
give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise,0,negative
this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it.,0,negative
take the grandkids or the grandparents,1,positive
one of the most genuinely sweet films to come along in quite some time,1,positive
like whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson,0,negative
"generates little narrative momentum, and",0,negative
"is one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny.",1,positive
actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
between passion and pretence,1,positive
a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama that should bolster director and co-writer,1,positive
misfiring,0,negative
... might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener?,0,negative
smart and,1,positive
the piece works,1,positive
to be interesting,1,positive
excellence,1,positive
"a refreshingly realistic, affectation-free coming-of-age tale",1,positive
genuine,1,positive
have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor,0,negative
directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion.,0,negative
to be more complex than your average film,1,positive
a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
the movie's seams may show ... but pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling.,1,positive
"enigma looks great, has solid acting and a neat premise.",1,positive
by laurice guillen,1,positive
the movie has no idea of it is serious,0,negative
"often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast",1,positive
is truly funny,1,positive
silly overkill,0,negative
this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied,1,positive
"an inept, tedious spoof",0,negative
it's just a kids ' flick,0,negative
"the film has a kind of hard, cold effect.",0,negative
"some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale, but",1,positive
i killed my father,0,negative
... ` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation.,0,negative
"... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack.",1,positive
is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess,0,negative
delicate balance,1,positive
stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
the most original,1,positive
"candid, archly funny and",1,positive
", while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
"what a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this",1,positive
for a movie that tries to be smart,0,negative
maybe twice,1,positive
likely to induce sleep than fright,0,negative
any,1,positive
is as often imaginative,1,positive
"more revealing, more emotional and",1,positive
"an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep",1,positive
the mantra behind the project seems to have been ` it's just a kids ' flick.',0,negative
of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity,1,positive
something hip,1,positive
"phenomenal,",1,positive
incredible imax sound system,1,positive
dim-witted,0,negative
"a delicious, quirky movie with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction",1,positive
"starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television.",0,negative
would have a hard time sitting through this one,0,negative
"to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering",1,positive
the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life.,1,positive
big letdown,0,negative
"the images often look smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
special fishy community,1,positive
"sour, bloody and mean",0,negative
is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential,0,negative
soon-to-be-forgettable '' section,0,negative
"is, as comedy goes,",1,positive
is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes,1,positive
an erratic career,0,negative
most purely enjoyable and,1,positive
fascinating look,1,positive
", this film's heart is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
a wannabe comedy of manners about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex,0,negative
on action,1,positive
dramatic and emotional pull,1,positive
should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title.,0,negative
helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games,1,positive
real characters and compelling plots,1,positive
truly funny,1,positive
"a bilingual charmer,",1,positive
of the most exciting action films,1,positive
as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
a better film,1,positive
"sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser",1,positive
fly at such a furiously funny pace,1,positive
"ai n't art,",0,negative
wit and compassion,1,positive
completely awful iranian drama ... as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque,0,negative
"a cinematic car wreck,",0,negative
"a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher for the female set.",0,negative
you second-guess your affection for the original,0,negative
was followed by the bad idea,0,negative
is a film living far too much in its own head.,0,negative
"an unforced, rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '',0,negative
the film has a lot of charm.,1,positive
punch and depth,1,positive
"arrive early and stay late,",1,positive
"that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
"is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted daniel",1,positive
"yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination,",1,positive
eminently engrossing film,1,positive
", i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger ).",0,negative
animated drivel meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots.,0,negative
it also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults,1,positive
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist.,1,positive
its faults,0,negative
rollicking good time,1,positive
the most inventive,1,positive
a surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
have a radar for juicy roles,1,positive
hated myself,0,negative
", low-budget constraints",0,negative
passion and energy,1,positive
is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution,1,positive
inconsequential road-and-buddy pic.,0,negative
"it's more enjoyable than i expected, though",1,positive
a distinguished film legacy,1,positive
of being boring,0,negative
i usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
"( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy, and as the film grows to its finale, his little changes ring hollow",0,negative
"the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings, but the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time",1,positive
return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
heartache everyone,0,negative
a lovably old-school hollywood confection.,1,positive
compassionately,1,positive
companionship,1,positive
honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers,1,positive
"repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
's not enough substance,0,negative
"holm does his sly, intricate magic",1,positive
from the classics,1,positive
"more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal",1,positive
"half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking,1,positive
glum,0,negative
almost mystical work,1,positive
comedy to start a reaction,1,positive
effective,1,positive
"is a disaster of a story, full of holes and completely lacking in chills",0,negative
rolling over,0,negative
the best star trek movie in a long time,1,positive
it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem,0,negative
it had a sense of humor,1,positive
"`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws,",0,negative
picture that at the very least has a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
overwritten,0,negative
has actually bothered to construct a real story this time.,1,positive
"a heady, biting, be-bop",1,positive
at this beautifully drawn movie,1,positive
is too crazy to be interesting,0,negative
"an entertaining, if somewhat standardized, action movie.",1,positive
suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
and slack direction,0,negative
"the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and",0,negative
aggrieved father cliché,0,negative
the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
tear your eyes away from the images,1,positive
"i was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise.",1,positive
"lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma, and",1,positive
"turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy",1,positive
she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,1,positive
"at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
influential,1,positive
almost wildly alive,1,positive
psychopathic,0,negative
hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
balances real-time rhythms,1,positive
alive and admirable,1,positive
it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,0,negative
a fascinating documentary,1,positive
"it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
budding amours,1,positive
overstays its natural running time,0,negative
happens that tells you there is no sense.,0,negative
ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter,1,positive
"has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare",1,positive
willie would have loved it,1,positive
"sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables",0,negative
my only wish is that celebi could take me back to a time before i saw this movie and i could just skip it,0,negative
cable channel,0,negative
its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,",1,positive
its keenest pleasures,1,positive
to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
"easily and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
for most of the distance the picture provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.,1,positive
the writing is clever and the cast is appealing.,1,positive
", revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling",1,positive
"my least favorite emotions,",0,negative
washed out despite all of that,0,negative
", ararat is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious.",1,positive
"eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups,",1,positive
are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
swirling,1,positive
hollywood-predictable,0,negative
from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
"here is a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music.",1,positive
aimless story,0,negative
vapid vehicle,0,negative
"that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",1,positive
bounces around with limp wrists,0,negative
"drama, conflict, tears and surprise --",1,positive
what makes it worth watching is quaid's performance.,1,positive
been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
some glimpses of nature and family warmth,1,positive
fabulous,1,positive
"when one hears harry shearer is going to make his debut as a film director, one would hope for the best",1,positive
one-star,0,negative
in denial about,0,negative
thoroughly engrossing and ultimately tragic.,0,negative
as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
"have made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not",0,negative
extraordinary dramatic experience.,1,positive
"farts, boobs,",0,negative
all-star reunions,1,positive
those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
"it's a smartly directed, grown-up film of ideas.",1,positive
sometimes beautiful adaptation,1,positive
"essentially ruined -- or, rather",0,negative
headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender,0,negative
the film is not entirely successful,0,negative
the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity,1,positive
saved this film,1,positive
handsomely produced,1,positive
pellington gives `` mothman '' an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
i imagined a movie ever could be,1,positive
"static set ups, not much camera movement",0,negative
"deceptively simple,",1,positive
"shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen, and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera.",0,negative
is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle.,1,positive
a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,1,positive
vital,1,positive
actress-producer and writer,0,negative
spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
enjoying the big-screen experience,1,positive
unwatchable,0,negative
rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
"very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and",1,positive
make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment,0,negative
) becomes more specimen than character,0,negative
self-important summer fluff,0,negative
monotonous,0,negative
", it collapses like an overcooked soufflé.",0,negative
transcend,1,positive
"a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle",0,negative
"game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
"in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times",1,positive
a handful,1,positive
"'s too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present.",0,negative
baaaaaaaaad,0,negative
"is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
love the robust middle of this picture.,1,positive
funeral,0,negative
blatant derivativeness,0,negative
full of deep feeling,1,positive
holds the screen like a true star.,1,positive
"thirteen conversations about one thing lays out a narrative puzzle that interweaves individual stories, and, like a mobius strip, elliptically loops back to where it began.",1,positive
worth a look as a curiosity,1,positive
"is whether these ambitions, laudable in themselves, justify a theatrical simulation of the death camp of auschwitz ii-birkenau",0,negative
grinning,1,positive
the most ordinary and obvious fashion,0,negative
"just another disjointed, fairly predictable psychological thriller",0,negative
to sustain laughs,1,positive
drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
provocative and,1,positive
does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music,1,positive
"the first tunisian film i have ever seen, and it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year",1,positive
ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,0,negative
full of nuance and character dimension,1,positive
admire the film's stately nature,1,positive
is atrocious,0,negative
let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
placing their parents,1,positive
gives the story some soul,1,positive
novel,1,positive
the shameless self-caricature,0,negative
"every individual will see the movie through the prism of his or her own beliefs and prejudices, but the one thing most will take away is the sense that peace is possible.",1,positive
"as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
bogs down in insignificance,0,negative
nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,0,negative
a passionately inquisitive film determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action.,1,positive
hipness,1,positive
delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
"is completely lacking in charm and charisma,",0,negative
... a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs.,1,positive
making me groggy,0,negative
"filled with alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music, the movie completely transfixes the audience.",1,positive
totally unexpected directions,1,positive
feces,0,negative
danis,1,positive
feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
very humble,1,positive
valiantly keep punching up the mix.,1,positive
no doubt the filmmaker is having fun with it all,1,positive
is recognizably plympton,1,positive
to be wholesome and subversive at the same time.,1,positive
"makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should, keeping it tight and nasty",1,positive
of quality,1,positive
"is one big, dumb action movie",0,negative
the sequel,1,positive
ultimately comes off as a pale successor.,0,negative
", this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
"'s the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming.",1,positive
a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,1,positive
dumb and cheesy,0,negative
", this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.",1,positive
weirdly beautiful,1,positive
"an uncluttered, resonant gem that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations.",1,positive
melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0,negative
fessenden's narrative is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy.,1,positive
overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste.,0,negative
visceral and,1,positive
rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
its cutesy reliance,1,positive
"ill-considered, unholy hokum.",0,negative
"daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in,0,negative
endeavors,1,positive
"gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
is a new treasure of the hermitage.,1,positive
is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls.,0,negative
"boisterous, heartfelt comedy.",1,positive
in this remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
"proves tiresome,",0,negative
"transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals and offer a fascinating glimpse into the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games",1,positive
"has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced",0,negative
christian bale's charisma make up for a derivative plot,1,positive
juiced,1,positive
more problematic aspects,0,negative
say it's on par with the first one,1,positive
"acceptable,",1,positive
remarkably alluring film,1,positive
"the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is,",1,positive
and often-funny drama,1,positive
of deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
poignant and,1,positive
ca n't compare friday after next to them,1,positive
that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,1,positive
"the story that emerges has elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy.",1,positive
it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,0,negative
add up to more than body count,0,negative
carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance.,1,positive
mindless,0,negative
self-destructiveness,0,negative
to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
"absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man",1,positive
"fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film, but",0,negative
a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
"canny, meditative",1,positive
"the picture begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is.",0,negative
"but first, you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort",0,negative
a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
interesting characters,1,positive
"as the movie dragged on, i thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
"overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm.",0,negative
the movie's captivating details,1,positive
director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line,0,negative
", you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.",1,positive
you are wet in some places,0,negative
hell-jaunt,0,negative
we believe in them,1,positive
"remains prominent, as do the girls ' amusing personalities",1,positive
'' lacks in depth,0,negative
achieves its main strategic objective,1,positive
delicately performed,1,positive
racist,0,negative
want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
insanely funny,1,positive
quite able,1,positive
's not only dull,0,negative
a crowd-pleaser,1,positive
nary a glimmer of self-knowledge,0,negative
-- even more damning --,0,negative
"full frontal, which opens today nationwide, could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire, but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive, if disingenuous, feature.",0,negative
shines,1,positive
a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian ...,1,positive
that tries too hard to be emotional,0,negative
rollicking dark humor,1,positive
"and neither do cliches, no matter how ` inside ' they are.",0,negative
truly wonderful tale,1,positive
some cute moments,1,positive
"heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign",0,negative
"it looks good, sonny, but you missed the point.'",0,negative
just goes on and on and on and on,0,negative
shot two years ago,0,negative
there's much to recommend the film.,1,positive
a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
in rhetoric and cliché,0,negative
a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence,1,positive
there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years.,1,positive
an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,0,negative
"settles into a most traditional, reserved kind of filmmaking",1,positive
tootsie,1,positive
putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
ends up falling short as a whole,0,negative
would have a good time here.,1,positive
is often preachy and poorly acted,0,negative
shows excess in business and pleasure,1,positive
that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0,negative
"is a disaster, with cloying messages and irksome characters.",0,negative
tank,0,negative
the movie knew what to do with him,1,positive
"you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch, and that's the mark of a documentary that works",1,positive
like nothing we westerners have seen before,1,positive
"even if it pushes its agenda too forcefully, this remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
"a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import",1,positive
"romantic, riveting and handsomely",1,positive
sensual delights and simmering violence,1,positive
"it desperately wants to be a wacky, screwball comedy, but",0,negative
charm and charisma,1,positive
"see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade",1,positive
laggard drama wending its way to an uninspired philosophical epiphany.,0,negative
like `,1,positive
tells this very compelling tale,1,positive
guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem,1,positive
justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
this elegant entertainment,1,positive
a visual style unique and inherent,1,positive
by acute writing and a host of splendid performances,1,positive
boasts enough funny,1,positive
", outrageous, ingenious",1,positive
third time's the charm,1,positive
visually flashy,1,positive
"proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
of the lovable-loser protagonist,1,positive
his character's abundant humanism makes him the film's moral compass,1,positive
real raw emotion,1,positive
"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid and",0,negative
's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax.,1,positive
a ragbag of cliches,0,negative
need of some trims and,0,negative
miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary.,1,positive
big shear,1,positive
the gifted pearce on hand,1,positive
grotesque and,0,negative
is not only a love song to the movies,1,positive
its dying,0,negative
affected child acting,1,positive
this one is not nearly as dreadful as expected.,1,positive
broomfield dresses it up,1,positive
poorly-constructed,0,negative
"only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
"if considerably less ambitious,",0,negative
ring hollow,0,negative
"crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
"it's also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.",0,negative
that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
're desperate for the evening to end,0,negative
makes the same mistake as the music industry,0,negative
pooper-scoopers,0,negative
introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
of male-ridden angst,0,negative
"dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam",0,negative
earlier copycat under siege,0,negative
( and probably should have,0,negative
ferrara's best film in years.,1,positive
"an autopsy, the movie",0,negative
"the good,",1,positive
", the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy.",0,negative
90 punitive minutes,0,negative
that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
", you might want to check it out",1,positive
it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.,0,negative
"very amusing, not the usual route in a thriller, and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both.",1,positive
"like its subjects, delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
"is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
... somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks.,1,positive
of film entertainment,1,positive
"executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity,",1,positive
"the last scenes of the film are anguished, bitter and truthful.",1,positive
its rapid-fire delivery,1,positive
"there is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude, this fast-paced and this insane.",1,positive
depressingly thin and,0,negative
's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet,1,positive
"include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography and,1,positive
that movie was pretty bad,0,negative
"vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",0,negative
a stand up and cheer flick,1,positive
twists to make the formula feel fresh.,1,positive
good-hearted ensemble comedy,1,positive
"has little to do with the story,",0,negative
truly revelatory about his psyche,1,positive
as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone,1,positive
"done, so primitive in technique",0,negative
"the movie is silly beyond comprehension, and even if it were n't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension",0,negative
does n't put you off,1,positive
between two gifted performers,1,positive
sumptuous work,1,positive
becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
the world they love and make,1,positive
starts off witty and sophisticated and,1,positive
ludicrous and contrived,0,negative
all-star salute,1,positive
're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
"'s as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time, absolutely",1,positive
visionary,1,positive
seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
strong cast and surehanded direction,1,positive
draws its considerable power from simplicity,1,positive
quietly inspirational,1,positive
the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights,1,positive
ruined,0,negative
of pointless mayhem,0,negative
no-surprise,0,negative
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced ... it's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition.,0,negative
most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment,1,positive
be a bit disjointed,0,negative
"although sensitive to a fault, it's often overwritten, with a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken.",0,negative
"though in some ways similar to catherine breillat's fat girl, rain is the far superior film.",1,positive
fascinating case study,1,positive
an iconoclastic artist,1,positive
"polished, well-structured film.",1,positive
nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness,0,negative
crisp psychological drama,1,positive
have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
"it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
"vibrant, colorful, semimusical rendition",1,positive
"a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion,",1,positive
"there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least ), but `` elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases.",1,positive
"crammed with incident, and bristles with passion and energy",1,positive
little style,0,negative
a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
"knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying, and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record.",1,positive
that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
powerful and deeply moving example,1,positive
"the secrets of time travel will have been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again.",0,negative
"where the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone",0,negative
"quiet, decisive moments",1,positive
-- and gross,0,negative
because the film deliberately lacks irony,0,negative
has never,0,negative
the edge of their seats,1,positive
", charming",1,positive
"'s a talking head documentary, but a great one.",1,positive
's both charming and well acted,1,positive
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum.,0,negative
treasure.,1,positive
terrifying angst,0,negative
"i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes, but these were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes",0,negative
"gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast, and",1,positive
big time stinker,0,negative
murky,0,negative
as an intense political and psychological thriller,1,positive
"those who like quirky, slightly strange french films",1,positive
none of the plot ` surprises ',0,negative
to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
"most anime, whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes",0,negative
's `,1,positive
of french cinema at its best,1,positive
", a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement.",0,negative
watch the film,1,positive
"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and",1,positive
deadeningly,0,negative
"its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
the man and,1,positive
bold presentation,1,positive
its unhurried narrative,1,positive
"it has some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net",1,positive
unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
"if you 're looking for a story, do n't bother.",0,negative
approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,0,negative
a captivating coming-of-age story,1,positive
mr. audiard's direction is fluid and quick.,1,positive
i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
"a sharp, amusing study of the cult of celebrity.",1,positive
sloppily,0,negative
"it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel, but",0,negative
"simply put, there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn.",0,negative
"you 're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
enjoyed it just as much,1,positive
the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change,1,positive
effectively chilling,1,positive
"a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
this is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream.,0,negative
an enjoyable big movie,1,positive
there's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
"definitive, if disingenuous, feature",0,negative
's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue,1,positive
morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick.,0,negative
overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael's evolution.,1,positive
are in tatters,0,negative
why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
"ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
"good actors, good poetry and",1,positive
no bearing on the story,0,negative
in as flat,0,negative
at lengthy dialogue scenes,0,negative
the somber pacing and lack,0,negative
very good ( but not great ),1,positive
it 'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense.,1,positive
've seen it all before,0,negative
the way,1,positive
it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind,0,negative
morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about.,0,negative
a remarkable film,1,positive
a wonderfully warm human drama,1,positive
", with some real shocks in store for unwary viewers.",1,positive
a work of outstanding originality,1,positive
fanciful thinkers,1,positive
"i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not, nor will he be, back",0,negative
"consider what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
his most critically insightful,1,positive
is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens,0,negative
the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
can obscure this movie's lack of ideas,0,negative
new best friend '',1,positive
a greater attention,1,positive
it a failure as straight drama,0,negative
an unsolved murder and an unresolved moral conflict jockey for the spotlight,0,negative
plain bad.,0,negative
to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0,negative
of contemporary chinese life this exciting new filmmaker has brought to the screen,1,positive
in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
hazy high,1,positive
"a tired, unimaginative and derivative variation",0,negative
toothless,0,negative
an ordeal,0,negative
an energy to y tu mamá también,1,positive
"bad company has one of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them.",0,negative
", incoherence and sub-sophomoric",1,positive
has the disadvantage of also looking cheap.,0,negative
between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows,0,negative
tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her,1,positive
delusions,0,negative
so hideously and clumsily,0,negative
"a touching, sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way",1,positive
it has some problems,0,negative
"frailty fits into a classic genre, in its script and execution",1,positive
"shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
of the unsalvageability,0,negative
"talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be,",0,negative
matthew lillard is born to play shaggy!,1,positive
the best ` old neighborhood ' project,1,positive
"poor editing, bad bluescreen, and",0,negative
it would be better to wait for the video.,0,negative
hit you from the first scene,1,positive
while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up,0,negative
miserably,0,negative
amusing us,1,positive
"in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
"creates an impeccable sense of place, while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances",1,positive
"natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
"assured, vital and well wrought",1,positive
"captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity, overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other.''",1,positive
damning and damned compelling,1,positive
"boring, pretentious muddle",0,negative
as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
irrelevant,0,negative
get top billing,1,positive
blind to the silliness,0,negative
"evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up,",1,positive
the positive change,1,positive
ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
if this is cinema,0,negative
should be tried as a war criminal,0,negative
directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann,1,positive
other than the very sluggish pace ),0,negative
", natural acting",1,positive
content,1,positive
rare insight,1,positive
i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.,0,negative
"mr. deeds is, as comedy goes, very silly -- and in the best way.",1,positive
"franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler, but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic.",0,negative
you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.,1,positive
caine makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose.,1,positive
of great monster/science fiction flicks,1,positive
's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
on the monster's path of destruction,0,negative
is to substitute plot for personality.,0,negative
"an overstylized, puréed mélange of sex, psychology, drugs and philosophy.",0,negative
", it does n't disappoint.",1,positive
i saw this one,1,positive
paints an absurdly simplistic picture,0,negative
treasure and,1,positive
is in need of a scented bath,0,negative
the park,1,positive
like running out screaming,0,negative
through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,0,negative
"burns ' visuals, characters and his punchy dialogue,",1,positive
beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen,1,positive
' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award.,1,positive
a travesty,0,negative
queen of the damned is too long with too little going on.,0,negative
"america, history",1,positive
"charming, thought-provoking new york fest",1,positive
corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
superfluous sequel,0,negative
has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
wore,1,positive
"'' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
"are they like humans, only hairier",0,negative
"report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
"lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
not too filling,0,negative
worst movies,0,negative
"on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
more coming-of-age stories,1,positive
an unbelievably stupid film,0,negative
"skins has a desolate air, but eyre, a native american raised by white parents, manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor",1,positive
alienate,0,negative
to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
offers a ray of hope,1,positive
the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,0,negative
reasonably good time,1,positive
"a delightfully dour, deadpan tone and stylistic consistency",1,positive
the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
", villeneuve creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical.",1,positive
"creepy, intermittently powerful study",1,positive
on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt,0,negative
tits,1,positive
"may even find that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults.",1,positive
see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '',1,positive
the worst kind of hubristic folly,0,negative
giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
"the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
unmentionable,0,negative
the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,0,negative
the film ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive ...,0,negative
has already reached its expiration date,0,negative
"the film's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength, but it's propelled by the acting",1,positive
fantasy and adventure,1,positive
if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
that rare family movie,1,positive
been better than the fiction,1,positive
simple and precise,1,positive
grow boring,0,negative
"is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort.",1,positive
great american comedy,1,positive
seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,0,negative
that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
"just have problems, which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way.",0,negative
its sparkling beauty,1,positive
read my lips is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love.,1,positive
"'s repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
"as an introduction to the man's theories and influence, derrida is all but useless ;",0,negative
clichéd and,0,negative
"is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
that both thrills the eye and,1,positive
this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot.,1,positive
a spark of new inspiration in it,1,positive
powerful,1,positive
all the halfhearted zeal,0,negative
"contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small and decadent for the malls",0,negative
a freshness and modesty,1,positive
uniformly superb,1,positive
"mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls, group articulates a flood of emotion.",1,positive
never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
"things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
this girl deserves a sequel,1,positive
treads old turf like a hippopotamus ballerina,0,negative
's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight,0,negative
"and it sees those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen.",1,positive
no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 -,0,negative
"is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love.,1,positive
desperately needed,0,negative
", he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable",0,negative
unexplainable,0,negative
one of the year's best films,1,positive
elegantly,1,positive
"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say, outdated, it's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident.",0,negative
the power,1,positive
have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role,0,negative
passe ',0,negative
when one has nothing else to watch,0,negative
"the people in jessica are so recognizable and true that, as in real life, we 're never sure how things will work out.",1,positive
medium-grade network sitcom,0,negative
characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity,1,positive
thought-provoking film,1,positive
where nothing really happens.,0,negative
with material this rich it does n't need it,1,positive
beautifully detailed performances,1,positive
"it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery, but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists",1,positive
brims with passion :,1,positive
manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state.,1,positive
could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy.,0,negative
enough interest,1,positive
lower-wit,0,negative
in the best possible senses of both those words,1,positive
find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating,1,positive
a sudden turn and devolves,0,negative
a little more intensity,0,negative
without cheesy fun factor,0,negative
"is on full, irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot",0,negative
"more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
detract from the athleticism,0,negative
no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it.,0,negative
of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
most offensive,0,negative
overwrought and crudely literal,0,negative
"there is plenty of room for editing, and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",0,negative
scarcely worth a mention,0,negative
like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0,negative
its considerable power,1,positive
dramatic urgency,1,positive
"extended, open-ended poem",1,positive
for humor and bite,1,positive
brings us another masterpiece,1,positive
many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
than to rush to the theater for this one,0,negative
indecent,0,negative
a less-than-thrilling thriller.,0,negative
lavish period scenery,1,positive
luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing,0,negative
"what one is left with, even after the most awful acts are committed, is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.",1,positive
purposefully reductive movie,1,positive
deeply pessimistic,0,negative
storytelling,1,positive
of riveting power and sadness,1,positive
uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds,1,positive
... lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments.,0,negative
also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them.,1,positive
", they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.",1,positive
reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
miracle,1,positive
"distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares,",0,negative
"because the film deliberately lacks irony, it has a genuine dramatic impact ; it plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before.",1,positive
becoming irritating,0,negative
the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining,1,positive
"laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling",1,positive
of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants,1,positive
is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,0,negative
guilt-free,1,positive
smarter and much funnier version of the old police academy flicks.,1,positive
"farts, urine, feces",0,negative
bargain-basement european pickup,0,negative
successful adaptation,1,positive
nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
borderline insulting,0,negative
"does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but",0,negative
god bless crudup and his aversion to taking the easy hollywood road and cashing in on his movie-star gorgeousness.,1,positive
"cheap, graceless, hackneyed",0,negative
to be fully forgotten,0,negative
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws.,0,negative
watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
surprisingly short of both adventure and song,0,negative
absorbing look,1,positive
searing lead performance,1,positive
aging series,0,negative
i ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops.,0,negative
"this is a finely written, superbly acted offbeat thriller.",1,positive
has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side,1,positive
this dog of a movie,0,negative
seem like the proper cup of tea,1,positive
falters,0,negative
"a true study, a film with a questioning heart",1,positive
lots of effort and intelligence are on display,1,positive
"has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
`` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,0,negative
"the shining, the thing,",1,positive
ability to think,1,positive
is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
a lot to recommend read my lips,1,positive
beauty and,1,positive
dupe the viewer,0,negative
valiant attempt to tell a story about the vietnam war before the pathology set in,1,positive
ultimately life-affirming,1,positive
committed,1,positive
"there are no special effects, and no hollywood endings.",1,positive
"ultimately ... the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.",0,negative
expertly plucking tension from quiet,1,positive
america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
within a wallflower,1,positive
little-known perspective,0,negative
be something to behold,1,positive
"executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor and appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond.",1,positive
drags it back,0,negative
"mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant",0,negative
jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style,1,positive
"fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty",1,positive
a minimalist beauty and the beast,0,negative
"toilet humor, ethnic slurs",0,negative
any less entertaining,1,positive
overflowing septic tank,0,negative
objective documentary,1,positive
"then you get another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees.",0,negative
is expressly for idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
"downbeat, period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message",0,negative
"the story, like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with",1,positive
"it's a square, sentimental drama that satisfies, as comfort food often can.",1,positive
"a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place, but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find",0,negative
"solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
some unpaid intern,0,negative
at ease sharing the same scene,1,positive
add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments,1,positive
is too much of a plunge,0,negative
of our making,1,positive
excels,1,positive
makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
fast-paced and wonderfully edited,1,positive
twice as bestial but half as funny,0,negative
"the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations, but he has n't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul",0,negative
's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
self-discovery handled with such sensitivity,1,positive
will probably limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists.,0,negative
"not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing",1,positive
of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor,0,negative
"in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
first-rate performances,1,positive
"cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and",1,positive
anguished,0,negative
make for a bad film,0,negative
is truth,1,positive
shows us a slice of life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
genuine excitement,1,positive
"on its icy face, the new film is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture.",0,negative
they succeed merrily at their noble endeavor.,1,positive
a total washout,0,negative
summer fluff,0,negative
"unmistakable, easy",1,positive
a clear-eyed,1,positive
the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters,0,negative
"as ex-marine walter, who may or may not have shot kennedy, actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable.",1,positive
entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's,1,positive
manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks.,1,positive
attributable to a movie like this,1,positive
"boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up, but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect",0,negative
"presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle, and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale",1,positive
hard-driving narcissism is a given,0,negative
being surprisingly dull,0,negative
in a fat man's navel,0,negative
rejected must have been astronomically bad,0,negative
a simple `` goddammit,0,negative
thornier,0,negative
"while most films these days are about nothing, this film seems to be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world.",1,positive
film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
claustrophobic,0,negative
of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
drags during its 112-minute length,0,negative
enthralling aesthetic experience,1,positive
gets the tone just right,1,positive
"turns out to be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality, ' in all its fusty squareness",1,positive
fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless,0,negative
"can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
the next a turgid drama,0,negative
"is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be.,1,positive
"negotiate their imperfect, love-hate relationship",0,negative
"this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday.",1,positive
's hardly a necessary enterprise.,0,negative
malcolm mcdowell is cool.,1,positive
"ice cube is n't quite out of ripe screwball ideas, but friday after next spreads them pretty thin",0,negative
"suits the story, wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man",1,positive
in all the best possible ways,1,positive
", i fear, will be put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals.",0,negative
to the illogic of its characters,0,negative
's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
has something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,1,positive
long and relentlessly saccharine,0,negative
terrific special effects,1,positive
is one of the year's best.,1,positive
enthusiastic charm,1,positive
"be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense.",1,positive
glancing vividly back,1,positive
"that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
"'ve reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt,0,negative
is a horrible movie,0,negative
clever and suspenseful,1,positive
a three-hour cinema master class.,1,positive
the film's desire to be liked sometimes,0,negative
a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half,1,positive
"relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
"unfortunately, a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style.",0,negative
"has a lot going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier.",1,positive
"give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness,0,negative
deceptions,0,negative
but a little too smugly,0,negative
most flamboyant female comics,1,positive
the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry,1,positive
a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
believe that resident evil is not it,0,negative
well-crafted family film,1,positive
thrill,1,positive
awesome,1,positive
piercing domestic drama,1,positive
run-of-the-mill profanity,0,negative
"all over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
solid and refined piece,1,positive
it's not too fast and not too slow.,1,positive
93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
but the feelings evoked in the film are lukewarm and quick to pass.,0,negative
"a sour taste in one's mouth,",0,negative
high-profile name,1,positive
of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts,1,positive
it is also beautifully acted.,1,positive
sprightly spin,1,positive
"from its nauseating spinning credits sequence to a very talented but underutilized supporting cast, bartleby squanders as much as it gives out.",0,negative
of the most genuinely sweet films,1,positive
"the whole affair, true story or not, feels incredibly hokey ... ( it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial",0,negative
obnoxious 88-minute,0,negative
"is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film",1,positive
the fat,1,positive
"footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire",0,negative
", this flick is fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences.",1,positive
"the movie sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
it's a spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
presents a frightening and compelling ` what if,1,positive
even predictable remake,0,negative
puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula,1,positive
we value in our daily lives,1,positive
"casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back,",1,positive
", amusing study",1,positive
technical triumph,1,positive
gluing you to the edge of your seat,1,positive
fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
you begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain.,0,negative
who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
most aggressive and most sincere,1,positive
be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
takes too long to shake,0,negative
like a prison stretch,0,negative
it's self-defeatingly decorous,0,negative
a fanciful drama about napoleon's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility,1,positive
its own direction,1,positive
their own cleverness,1,positive
"a college story that works even without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing!",1,positive
neatly and effectively captures the debilitating grief,1,positive
savagely,0,negative
that storytelling has value can not be denied.,1,positive
"is truly funny, playing a kind of ghandi gone bad.",1,positive
indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
concentration,1,positive
tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
"is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work.",1,positive
"funny, and even touching",1,positive
spout hilarious dialogue,1,positive
in the arguments of competing lawyers,1,positive
by folks worthy of scorn,0,negative
achieves near virtuosity in its crapulence,0,negative
"confessions may not be a straightforward bio, nor does it offer much in the way of barris ' motivations, but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture.",1,positive
a failure of storytelling,0,negative
drama that takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
is extraordinary,1,positive
some like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
dislikable,0,negative
voyeuristic spectacle,1,positive
"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre,",0,negative
"updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
"on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a -,0,negative
pretty funny,1,positive
"contains no wit, only labored gags.",0,negative
fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency,1,positive
"gently funny, sweetly adventurous",1,positive
star-studded,1,positive
undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama,0,negative
to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors,1,positive
... a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet.,1,positive
a cut above the rest,1,positive
that interweaves individual stories,1,positive
"sit in neutral, hoping for a stiff wind to blow it",0,negative
old porridge,0,negative
"familiar and predictable,",0,negative
a big splash,1,positive
"a movie that, quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
understands characters must come first,1,positive
"it has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition.",0,negative
is its reliance on formula,0,negative
marvelous documentary touches,1,positive
", sweaty-palmed fun",1,positive
freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
"sadly, ` garth ' has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne.'",0,negative
what kind of sewage,0,negative
awful snooze.,0,negative
an astonishing voice cast,1,positive
"a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy.,1,positive
", ` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative.",1,positive
a fine effort,1,positive
mediocre end,0,negative
is amateurish,0,negative
"the strength of the film comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting.",1,positive
're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
tainted,0,negative
"seagal ran out of movies years ago, and this is just the proof.",0,negative
"after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly, sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be, you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be.",0,negative
a deft pace master and stylist,1,positive
"godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things, mouthpieces, visual motifs, blanks.",0,negative
they do n't fit well together,0,negative
"does too much meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
moulin rouge,1,positive
"colorful, dramatized pbs program",1,positive
're far better served by the source material,0,negative
of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
authentic account of a historical event that's far too tragic to merit such superficial treatment.,0,negative
as well-conceived as either of those films,1,positive
a sharp script and,1,positive
"have a fun, no-frills ride",1,positive
personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses,1,positive
condescending stereotypes,0,negative
"is amazing, yes",1,positive
its sweet time,1,positive
thoughtfulness,1,positive
watch people,1,positive
"a loud, low-budget and tired formula film",0,negative
"video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all",0,negative
( t ) he ideas of revolution # 9 are more compelling than the execution,0,negative
a halfway intriguing plot,1,positive
2002's first great film,1,positive
"its paint fights, motorized scooter chases",0,negative
"do n't judge this one too soon - it's a dark, gritty story but it takes off in totally unexpected directions and keeps on going.",1,positive
"little action, almost",0,negative
it's probably not accurate to call it a movie,0,negative
has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star.,0,negative
requiring a great deal of thought,1,positive
enduring strengths,1,positive
offers a desperately ingratiating performance,0,negative
"tired, unimaginative and derivative",0,negative
stale,0,negative
"an undeniably moving film to experience, and",1,positive
its whimsical humor,1,positive
its good qualities,1,positive
one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
funny and well-contructed black comedy,1,positive
"grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
"seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times.",0,negative
"is solid, satisfying fare for adults",1,positive
shallow styles,0,negative
efficiency and,1,positive
set up,1,positive
"as an actress, madonna is one helluva singer.",1,positive
ends up sounding like satire,0,negative
"( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence, and",0,negative
are great rewards here,1,positive
terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,0,negative
"the touch is generally light enough and the performances, for the most part, credible",1,positive
slapstick sequences,1,positive
suitably elegant,1,positive
i become very involved in the proceedings ; to me,1,positive
a splash,1,positive
"is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes",1,positive
comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness.,1,positive
"sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing,",0,negative
", at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial new yorker,0,negative
abstract approach,1,positive
a sleek advert,1,positive
variable,1,positive
"has improved upon the first and taken it a step further, richer and deeper",1,positive
muddy psychological,0,negative
though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
( carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
cheap cliché,0,negative
slopped `,0,negative
faint of heart or conservative of spirit,0,negative
the upbeat ending,1,positive
makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent,1,positive
of the lightweight female empowerment,0,negative
can take the grandkids or the grandparents and,1,positive
addition to being very funny,1,positive
a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism,0,negative
of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama,1,positive
do all three quite well,1,positive
seems to go out of his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum.,0,negative
to suffer ',0,negative
made tucker a star,1,positive
"'s a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess",0,negative
"children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and",1,positive
"an example of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
of his sweetness and vulnerability,1,positive
putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
humanly possible,1,positive
is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain.,1,positive
the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy,1,positive
happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares,0,negative
amiable but,1,positive
terribly funny,1,positive
"a colorful, joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
"bad writing,",0,negative
with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
a movie like the guys is why film criticism can be considered work.,0,negative
leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
so believable that you feel what they feel,1,positive
a road-trip drama,0,negative
best date movie,1,positive
flat and,0,negative
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment,1,positive
into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
"( clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined, but",0,negative
"by the time you reach the finale, you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing.",0,negative
film that loses sight of its own story,0,negative
a stylish cast and some clever scripting solutions help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact.,1,positive
moore wonderfully,1,positive
"crafty, energetic and smart",1,positive
run for your lives,0,negative
truly terrible.,0,negative
get on television,1,positive
"sometimes there are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely.",0,negative
seriously dumb,0,negative
ear-pleasing songs,1,positive
old garbage,0,negative
", bad, bad movie",0,negative
love liza's,1,positive
"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness, and",0,negative
searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful,0,negative
's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland.,0,negative
"romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows, but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here",1,positive
suffers from all the excesses of the genre.,0,negative
solidly entertaining and moving,1,positive
"a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project!",0,negative
green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.,1,positive
the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
visual poetry,1,positive
still seems timely and important.,1,positive
there's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x.,1,positive
while not for every taste,0,negative
eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions,1,positive
flimsy flicks,0,negative
's a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition.,0,negative
the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him,1,positive
that shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
suited,1,positive
fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context,0,negative
"in auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance, he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.",1,positive
", tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
"kapur modernizes a.e.w. mason's story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers '' bare.",0,negative
consistently intelligent,1,positive
did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,0,negative
evocative imagery,1,positive
's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit.,0,negative
` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
"a lot of talent is wasted in this crass, low-wattage endeavor.",0,negative
twisted shapes history,0,negative
lurid and less than lucid work.,0,negative
the movie looks genuinely pretty.,1,positive
fine music never heard,0,negative
visually compelling one,1,positive
relentlessly downbeat,0,negative
a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects,1,positive
"director yu seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times.",0,negative
bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary,1,positive
", eloquent film",1,positive
", his little changes ring hollow",0,negative
a special kind of movie,1,positive
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it,1,positive
terrific look,1,positive
to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen,0,negative
the retro gang melodrama,0,negative
sentimentalizing it,1,positive
overcooked soufflé,0,negative
not-so-funny,0,negative
still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
"portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue",1,positive
each moment of this broken character study is rich in emotional texture,1,positive
"stealing harvard will dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious.",0,negative
that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
"to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
it made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire.,0,negative
would have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
dumb story,0,negative
"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational, and",1,positive
that would have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
me without you has a bracing truth that's refreshing after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood.,1,positive
provocative central wedding sequence,1,positive
"a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke",0,negative
"sometimes charming, sometimes infuriating, this argentinean ` dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors.",1,positive
the earnest emotional core,1,positive
"amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise",0,negative
retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
plastered with one hollywood cliche,0,negative
-- and far less crass,1,positive
", the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.",1,positive
weird little movie,0,negative
america's thirst,1,positive
emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ) genre a bad name.,0,negative
"the metaphors are provocative, but too often, the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery.",0,negative
breathtakingly assured and stylish,1,positive
"proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books, they ca n't go wrong.",1,positive
"i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
revelatory,1,positive
sinks further and further,0,negative
"poetic, heartbreaking",1,positive
"is funny, insightfully human",1,positive
a playful respite,1,positive
us to forget most of the film's problems,0,negative
bad company.,0,negative
"layered, well-developed characters and some surprises",1,positive
any less psycho,0,negative
", peculiar and always entertaining costume drama",1,positive
", you 're a jet all the way",1,positive
worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production,0,negative
film that will enthrall the whole family,1,positive
too stagy,0,negative
we 've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold.,0,negative
easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root,1,positive
"the film's plot may be shallow, but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots",1,positive
"a laughable -- or rather, unlaughable -- excuse for a film",0,negative
could n't really figure out how to flesh either out,0,negative
fairly predictable psychological thriller,0,negative
"witless, pointless, tasteless and idiotic.",0,negative
teeth-gnashing actorliness,0,negative
an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow,1,positive
high art,1,positive
telling a fascinating character's story,1,positive
too heavy for the plot,0,negative
"too campy to work as straight drama and too violent and sordid to function as comedy, vulgar is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work.",0,negative
"fun,",1,positive
an uneasy mix,0,negative
drawn engaging characters,1,positive
most good-hearted yet sensual,1,positive
a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies.,0,negative
manages to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting.,1,positive
the film is not only a love song to the movies,1,positive
this film can only point the way -- but thank goodness for this signpost.,1,positive
is little else,0,negative
because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
lacks the utter authority of a genre gem,0,negative
", this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.",0,negative
", it already has one strike against it.",0,negative
where a masterpiece should be,1,positive
solondz may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
liked by the people who can still give him work,1,positive
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
"the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life, but",1,positive
jet,1,positive
chasing who,1,positive
engaging mix,1,positive
"take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
but because of the startling intimacy,1,positive
are acting horribly,0,negative
"mostly, shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.",0,negative
at 2002's sundance festival,1,positive
a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
strikes a potent chemistry,1,positive
"buy is an accomplished actress,",1,positive
hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
certainly the performances are worthwhile.,1,positive
intensely lived,1,positive
is bad,0,negative
me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
"dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography",1,positive
exuberant,1,positive
"is nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction.",0,negative
heated sexuality,1,positive
reinvigorated,1,positive
... watching it was painful.,0,negative
"evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning, heartwarming yarn.",1,positive
` unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory.,0,negative
refreshingly smart and newfangled variation,1,positive
plod,0,negative
a riveting documentary.,1,positive
", featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.",0,negative
personal velocity,1,positive
went 8 movies ago,0,negative
are an immensely appealing couple,1,positive
it promised it would be,1,positive
are incredibly captivating and insanely funny,1,positive
dazzling thing to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater,1,positive
's just rather leaden and dull.,0,negative
all as very important,1,positive
the only question ... is to determine how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering.,0,negative
of what it actually means to face your fears,1,positive
"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance, and",1,positive
is vivacious,1,positive
von sydow ... is itself intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
"lumbering, wheezy",0,negative
you feel like a sucker,0,negative
is n't one true ` chan moment ',0,negative
delivers without sham the raw-nerved story.,1,positive
florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama,0,negative
charismatic,1,positive
clumsiness,0,negative
an amazing breakthrough,1,positive
"there's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,",1,positive
it actually improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
"smart, provocative drama",1,positive
", common sense flies out the window, along with the hail of bullets, none of which ever seem to hit sascha.",0,negative
could restage the whole thing in your bathtub,0,negative
"a low-budget affair, tadpole",0,negative
do anything,0,negative
bias,0,negative
is hartley's least accessible screed,0,negative
conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
"'s so tedious that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
slightly less successful than the first,0,negative
moving performance,1,positive
a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige,0,negative
"there are n't many conclusive answers in the film,",0,negative
it's a work of enthralling drama,1,positive
unsatisfying,0,negative
's a lousy one at that.,0,negative
"unlike most anime, whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes, metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile.",1,positive
wars,0,negative
honestly nice little film,1,positive
the humor and humanity,1,positive
"because despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
are neither original,0,negative
"life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor, funny and sad",1,positive
honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,1,positive
"dealing with dreams, visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue",0,negative
a disney pic,1,positive
undeniably moving,1,positive
does n't live up to material,0,negative
of the movie's success,1,positive
that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
the average white band's `` pick up the pieces,0,negative
grow boring ...,0,negative
invites unflattering comparisons,0,negative
"brisk, reverent, and subtly different",1,positive
proves it's never too late to learn,1,positive
why anyone who is not a character in this movie should care is beyond me.,0,negative
"mock the kind of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either.",0,negative
", imagination and insight",1,positive
jack o ',1,positive
naturalistic acting,1,positive
's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours.,1,positive
sex with strangers is a success.,1,positive
", director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
"compassion, sacrifice, and christian love",1,positive
permits laughter,1,positive
", standard disney animated fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.",1,positive
although made on a shoestring and unevenly,0,negative
is consistently amusing and engrossing ...,1,positive
is cheap junk and an insult to their death-defying efforts,0,negative
"( sports ) admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency.",1,positive
", credible",1,positive
"the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival,1,positive
a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire,1,positive
"cheap, b movie way",0,negative
i was entranced.,1,positive
a copy of a copy of a copy,0,negative
mesmerizing,1,positive
realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and,0,negative
"mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as movies",0,negative
"a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series, crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring.",0,negative
", instantly disposable",0,negative
an almost sure-fire prescription,1,positive
one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year,1,positive
"smart and fun, but far more witty than it is wise",1,positive
a good shot,1,positive
do n't even like their characters,0,negative
little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
"others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
good things happen to bad people,1,positive
"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout, this is the one.",0,negative
"no one involved, save dash, shows the slightest aptitude for acting,",0,negative
major problem,0,negative
not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
is analytical,1,positive
works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting,0,negative
"is warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
a fine idea,1,positive
"the charm of the first movie is still there, and",1,positive
vanity project,0,negative
"a vibrant whirlwind of love, family and all that",1,positive
warm your heart,1,positive
", no-frills ride",0,negative
the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
emotional intelligence,1,positive
fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies,0,negative
visceral and spiritual,1,positive
he's a better actor than a standup comedian.,1,positive
", this dumas adaptation entertains",1,positive
"flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary.",1,positive
but it was n't.,0,negative
crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
this is downright movie penance,0,negative
"the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
of a first-rate cast,1,positive
all the outward elements of the original,1,positive
a very valuable film,1,positive
"openness, the little surprises",1,positive
is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,0,negative
", it's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship.",1,positive
no thanks.,0,negative
this comic slugfest,1,positive
"a horror movie with seriously dumb characters, which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them",0,negative
buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free,0,negative
a lot of talent,1,positive
has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs.,1,positive
authenticate,1,positive
should share screenwriting credit,1,positive
chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact,1,positive
", hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor.",1,positive
feel fresh,1,positive
"the off-center humor is a constant, and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery",1,positive
it's his strongest performance since the doors,1,positive
"embraces it, energizes it",1,positive
del toro maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy.,0,negative
without reeking of research library dust,1,positive
fling gags at it,0,negative
"stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying",1,positive
it does give exposure to some talented performers,1,positive
's never dull and,1,positive
gets way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time.,0,negative
unfunny tricks,0,negative
"stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline",0,negative
"cruel, misanthropic stuff",0,negative
"bland police procedural details, fiennes",0,negative
succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors.,1,positive
"'s a terrible movie in every regard, and utterly painful to watch.",0,negative
"that it's offensive, but that it's boring",0,negative
control-alt-delete simone,0,negative
with one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
terrible,0,negative
the cultural distinctions,1,positive
"even more predictable, cliche-ridden",0,negative
unrelentingly grim --,0,negative
a fascinating glimpse into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists.,1,positive
fear and paranoia,0,negative
high-adrenaline documentary,1,positive
there's not nearly enough that's right,0,negative
"is a riveting, brisk delight",1,positive
the movie is all portent and no content,0,negative
creates a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images,1,positive
incurably romantic,1,positive
vibrance,1,positive
remarkable yet,1,positive
but certainly hard to hate,1,positive
scores a direct hit.,1,positive
is n't downright silly,0,negative
"every moment crackles with tension, and",1,positive
is careless and unfocused.,0,negative
welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
"fill the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian",0,negative
gutter romancer's,0,negative
this is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen.,1,positive
"of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick, and our hearts go out to them as both continue to negotiate their imperfect, love-hate relationship",1,positive
heart-felt,1,positive
peculiar and always entertaining costume drama,1,positive
shamelessly enjoyed it,1,positive
the most part a useless movie,0,negative
thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
the best film of the year 2002,1,positive
ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
the material and the production itself are little more than routine.,0,negative
to be taken seriously,1,positive
this is a heartfelt story ... it just is n't a very involving one,0,negative
"a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people, seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause.",1,positive
an ingenious and often harrowing,1,positive
shabby digital photography,0,negative
a pretty good execution,1,positive
rerun,0,negative
", wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.",1,positive
of the most affecting depictions of a love affair,1,positive
is an inexpressible and drab wannabe looking for that exact niche,0,negative
"the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug",0,negative
's an excellent 90-minute film here,1,positive
ambitious,1,positive
fun and nimble,1,positive
purposefully,1,positive
"the filmmakers try to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching.",1,positive
muddled,0,negative
enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
will be two hours gained,0,negative
bore most audiences,0,negative
a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick,0,negative
a crisp psychological drama ( and ) a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
"feels from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
"the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest, most pleasurable expressions of pure movie love to come from an american director in years.",1,positive
takes its central idea way too seriously,0,negative
annoying and,0,negative
you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
would require many sessions on the couch of dr. freud.,0,negative
that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
no big whoop,0,negative
"arrives at its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation",1,positive
"an old-fashioned scary movie, one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed",1,positive
solid performances and,1,positive
occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,0,negative
"to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
mature and frank fashion,1,positive
dopey old,0,negative
craven,0,negative
subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
most immediate and most obvious,0,negative
be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time,1,positive
being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe,0,negative
how good,1,positive
philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.,0,negative
as it should be,1,positive
of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
"is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
plays closer to two.,1,positive
direct-to-video stuff,0,negative
", e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone.",1,positive
a can of 2-day old coke,0,negative
feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain,1,positive
"assayas ' ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation of jacques chardonne",1,positive
"so many red herrings,",0,negative
technical flaws to get in the way,0,negative
the triviality,0,negative
"kapur gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust.",0,negative
substantive movie,1,positive
"is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
is so pat it makes your teeth hurt,0,negative
"the film is an earnest try at beachcombing verismo, but it would be even more indistinct than it is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
wildly inventive mixture,1,positive
"delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy",1,positive
"an uplifting, near-masterpiece.",1,positive
"is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype.",0,negative
"'s relentlessly folksy, a procession of stagy set pieces stacked with binary oppositions",0,negative
uncompromising knowledge,1,positive
"for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment",1,positive
completely delightful,1,positive
the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
wish had been developed with more care,0,negative
of animal house,1,positive
the film's creepy,0,negative
an off-beat and fanciful film about the human need for monsters to blame for all that,1,positive
's better than the phantom menace,1,positive
"an odd, haphazard, and inconsequential romantic comedy.",0,negative
look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0,negative
takes hold and grips,1,positive
sad but endearing characters,1,positive
outrageous or funny,1,positive
it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation,0,negative
", it irrigates our souls.",1,positive
no amount of good acting,0,negative
nobody here bothered to check it twice.,1,positive
`` cremaster 3 '' should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only!'',1,positive
more strongly,1,positive
the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
"though he only scratches the surface, at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.",1,positive
seems a bit on the skinny side,0,negative
"the story ... is inspiring, ironic, and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is.",1,positive
neatly,1,positive
same love story,0,negative
"i stopped thinking about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights.",1,positive
"the cast, collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist, shows deft comic timing.",1,positive
"quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie, and",1,positive
i have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered.,0,negative
"'s coherent, well shot,",1,positive
"guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger ).",0,negative
's already a joke in the united states.,0,negative
a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic,1,positive
"-- lots of boring talking heads, etc. --",0,negative
of the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
"give shapiro, goldman, and bolado credit for good intentions, but there's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour",0,negative
unimaginative,0,negative
a dramatic comedy as pleasantly,1,positive
to a superior crime movie,1,positive
"'s dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous",0,negative
the likes,1,positive
without resorting to camp or parody,1,positive
terrific special effects and,1,positive
improved upon the first and,1,positive
"has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
this wafer-thin movie,0,negative
about a domestic unit finding their way to joy,1,positive
sublime music,1,positive
should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
it never rises to its clever what-if concept.,0,negative
"a genuine love story,",1,positive
"will indie filmmakers subject us to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein,0,negative
"dark, gritty, sometimes funny little gem",1,positive
it's still damn funny stuff,1,positive
"the performances are amiable and committed, and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye",1,positive
"er, bubbly",1,positive
` opening up ' the play more has partly closed it down.,0,negative
"throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue at us",0,negative
"you come away from his film overwhelmed, hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated.",1,positive
", but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining.",1,positive
stand as intellectual masterpieces,1,positive
"a superlative b movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing",1,positive
"relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ...",0,negative
-- thoughtfully written,1,positive
though the story ... is hackneyed,0,negative
"seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material",0,negative
( headbanger ),1,positive
lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
well-put-together piece,1,positive
", `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.",0,negative
provides an invaluable service,0,negative
help sustain it,1,positive
"plays like a living-room war of the worlds, gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown.",0,negative
created a brilliant motion picture,1,positive
with serious ideas,1,positive
i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care,0,negative
seems embarrassed by his own invention,0,negative
a prison comedy that never really busts out of its comfy little cell.,0,negative
"this familiar rise-and-fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences, though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times.",1,positive
inspiring or insightful,1,positive
a lot more bluster than bite,0,negative
"attempts, in vain",0,negative
"guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
"uninteresting, unlikeable people",0,negative
with real thematic heft,1,positive
proves it's never too late to learn.,1,positive
"a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
welcome relief,1,positive
with an expressive face reminiscent of gong li and a vivid personality like zhang ziyi's,1,positive
uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery,1,positive
misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece,1,positive
a momentum that never lets up,1,positive
with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
lagging,0,negative
"it is most of the things costner movies are known for ; it's sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it",0,negative
much first-rate,1,positive
a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
a sham,0,negative
needed,1,positive
mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed,1,positive
how thoroughly unrewarding all of this,0,negative
cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
"baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity.",1,positive
who cares?).,0,negative
photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
"is pretty landbound, with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises.",0,negative
"the grey zone attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
a james bond series,1,positive
's well worth,1,positive
ham-fisted,0,negative
can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
a big letdown,0,negative
snooze.,0,negative
often heartbreaking,0,negative
as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game,0,negative
stylish but steady,1,positive
large-scale action and suspense,1,positive
"creative, energetic and original",1,positive
`` terrible,0,negative
champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
"mostly believable, refreshingly low-key",1,positive
falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey,0,negative
statham employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british.,0,negative
the routine day to day,1,positive
"the sweet, melancholy spell",1,positive
"is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn.",1,positive
enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast.,1,positive
"although devoid of objectivity and full of nostalgic comments from the now middle-aged participants, dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell.",1,positive
", kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
"pointless, tasteless and idiotic",0,negative
chilling and heart-warming,1,positive
a smart movie,1,positive
oozes craft,1,positive
"a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and",0,negative
"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.",1,positive
delivers on that promise,1,positive
", violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
a rather tired exercise in nostalgia.,0,negative
what a reckless,0,negative
super heroes,1,positive
"self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
", unconvincing",0,negative
its usual worst,0,negative
be a great piece of filmmaking,1,positive
remains,0,negative
a flick about our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile,1,positive
"unfortunately, one hour photo lives down to its title.",0,negative
( denis ' ) bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product.,0,negative
pure composition and form,1,positive
career-best,1,positive
realized that i just did n't care,0,negative
clumsy dialogue,0,negative
this turgid fable,0,negative
does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0,negative
hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy,0,negative
a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy,1,positive
's really unclear why this project was undertaken,0,negative
"that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
empty,0,negative
"lies considerable skill and determination, backed by sheer nerve.",1,positive
it's pleasant enough and,1,positive
to sag in certain places,0,negative
been more charming than in about a boy,1,positive
"the kind of movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
in the mood for an intelligent weepy,1,positive
of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
"drag two-thirds through,",0,negative
so preachy-keen and,0,negative
refreshing.,1,positive
"a low-budget affair, tadpole was shot on digital video,",0,negative
i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese,0,negative
of the smartest,1,positive
mr. polanski is in his element here,1,positive
her pure fantasy character,1,positive
a faulty premise,0,negative
mythic status,1,positive
that's fun for kids of any age.,1,positive
a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know,1,positive
's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy.,0,negative
"alternately hilarious and sad, aggravating and",1,positive
characters ramble,0,negative
encumbers itself,0,negative
"by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality, haynes makes us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way.",1,positive
liked it just enough,1,positive
"is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving, crippled children",0,negative
extra little something,1,positive
lousy script,0,negative
"an elegant work,",1,positive
what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
"a slick, engrossing melodrama",1,positive
that actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
the dead horse,0,negative
very tasteful,1,positive
loved the look of this film,1,positive
the tuxedo was n't just bad ;,0,negative
"the overcooked, ham-fisted direction,",0,negative
"may be more genial than ingenious, but",1,positive
"while it is interesting to witness the conflict from the palestinian side, longley's film lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context.",0,negative
fans of the modern day hong kong action film finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for.,1,positive
a nicely understated expression,1,positive
subject as monstrous,0,negative
"now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
cleverly,1,positive
already thin story,0,negative
great way,1,positive
based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
's 86 minutes too long,0,negative
innocence and idealism,1,positive
an entertaining mix,1,positive
", she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions.",1,positive
make it sting,0,negative
conceivable mistake,0,negative
from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
entirely successful,1,positive
"a loud, brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy.",0,negative
"'s a treat watching shaw, a british stage icon, melting under the heat of phocion's attentions.",1,positive
be as naturally charming as it needs to be,1,positive
a vivid,1,positive
become annoying and artificial,0,negative
"gets close to the chimps the same way goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
is genuinely witty,1,positive
"any recent film, independent or otherwise,",1,positive
maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it,1,positive
maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone,1,positive
that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
throughout all the tumult,1,positive
sentimental but entirely irresistible,1,positive
the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags,0,negative
dullingly repetitive,0,negative
formuliac,0,negative
a complete waste,0,negative
does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants,1,positive
"recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room,",0,negative
french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
unified,1,positive
denying,0,negative
adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining,1,positive
pushiness,0,negative
"is confusing on one level or another, making ararat far more demanding than it needs to be.",0,negative
the right place,1,positive
the war movie compendium,1,positive
the colorful masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder.,0,negative
passe,0,negative
as a tragic figure,0,negative
witty,1,positive
"in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
paranoid,0,negative
his promise,1,positive
floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity,1,positive
` nature ' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves.,0,negative
uncompelling,0,negative
falling short,0,negative
a bad idea,0,negative
with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
lazy,0,negative
educational!,1,positive
than bland,0,negative
's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
wayward teen,1,positive
"where human nature should be ingratiating, it's just grating",0,negative
a nightmare,0,negative
to crush depth,0,negative
"while the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times, it's awfully entertaining to watch.",1,positive
expecting,1,positive
"reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled",1,positive
have otherwise been bland and,0,negative
've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
this marvelous film,1,positive
's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
"director carl franklin, so crisp and economical in one false move, bogs down in genre cliches here.",1,positive
"lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma, and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest.",1,positive
due to its rapid-fire delivery and,1,positive
"with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity",1,positive
delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
an important film,1,positive
"the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding, but",0,negative
could hate it for the same reason,0,negative
great visual stylists,1,positive
"was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
unblinkingly pure,1,positive
another disjointed,0,negative
"it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over, but",0,negative
"in a vat of failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
dedication,1,positive
that perverse element,0,negative
frustrations,0,negative
a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it's potentially just as rewarding.,1,positive
down over 140 minutes,0,negative
rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
insult,0,negative
is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way,1,positive
frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances,1,positive
thoroughly enjoyed themselves and,1,positive
is grotesque and boring,0,negative
the troubling thing,0,negative
even lower-wit,0,negative
packed with just as much intelligence,1,positive
"admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard.,1,positive
move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel,1,positive
in love with myth,1,positive
brings together,1,positive
"messy and frustrating,",0,negative
the lovers,1,positive
errors,0,negative
silly humbuggery ...,0,negative
of cheesy dialogue,0,negative
one moment in the film that surprises or delights,1,positive
was written for no one,0,negative
"this makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever.",1,positive
cesspool,0,negative
"in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
see it as soon as possible,1,positive
this is n't a movie ; it's a symptom,0,negative
capturing,1,positive
fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative,0,negative
likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0,negative
be engaging,1,positive
"remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern",1,positive
the film with their charisma,1,positive
treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film.,1,positive
( breheny's ) lensing of the new zealand and cook island locations captures both the beauty of the land and the people.,1,positive
could be any flatter,0,negative
laborious pacing,0,negative
are odd and pixilated and sometimes both.,0,negative
"all of the elements are in place for a great film noir,",1,positive
been trying to forget,0,negative
the first film so special,1,positive
certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
"dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate",0,negative
a little fleeing of its own,0,negative
and unabashed sweetness,1,positive
audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
the hot topics of the plot are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty.,1,positive
dubious product,0,negative
for serious film buffs,1,positive
"lightweight, uneven action comedy",0,negative
"confirms lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema",1,positive
very enjoyable ...,1,positive
anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here,0,negative
"watching these two actors play against each other so intensely, but with restraint, is a treat.",1,positive
", my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it.",0,negative
guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
"it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor,",0,negative
wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0,negative
released in imax format,1,positive
more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
", romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
truth-telling,1,positive
delightful romantic comedy,1,positive
feels counterproductive,0,negative
"things really get weird, though not particularly scary : the movie is all portent and no content.",0,negative
this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin,0,negative
working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
"it's clear why deuces wild, which was shot two years ago, has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf.",0,negative
big laughs,1,positive
"there are some fairly unsettling scenes, but",0,negative
its surprises limp,0,negative
have a tendency to slip into hokum,0,negative
fade from memory,0,negative
", it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).",0,negative
pretty decent kid-pleasing,1,positive
to lead a group of talented friends astray,0,negative
their romances,1,positive
a big-budget/all-star movie as unblinkingly pure as the hours,1,positive
"oh, and more entertaining, too.",1,positive
conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year --,1,positive
surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy,1,positive
one of those so-so films that could have been much better.,0,negative
those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
predicament,0,negative
has a solid emotional impact,1,positive
silly beyond comprehension,0,negative
knocks it flat,0,negative
probably will enjoy themselves.,1,positive
an infuriating film.,0,negative
with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0,negative
ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong,1,positive
steal your heart,1,positive
"to my great pleasure,",1,positive
not-so-small problem,0,negative
"is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.",0,negative
more strongly to storytelling,1,positive
this franchise has not spawned a single good film.,0,negative
is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ... because you get it,1,positive
"infuses the movie with much of its slender,",1,positive
to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
a fine production,1,positive
film that suffers because of its many excesses,0,negative
"at a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had, godfrey reggio's career shines like a lonely beacon.",1,positive
pinheads,0,negative
"will thrill you, touch you and make you",1,positive
( a ) mess.,0,negative
"is the word for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach.",0,negative
important director,1,positive
"between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial",0,negative
displays impeccable comic skill,1,positive
barry's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile,1,positive
sharp comic timing,1,positive
a delightful romantic comedy with plenty,1,positive
is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort.,1,positive
new,1,positive
"two things drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
an interesting look,1,positive
out-to-change-the-world,1,positive
"quiet, introspective and entertaining independent",1,positive
whole hours,1,positive
another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
darkly funny and,1,positive
together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire,1,positive
aan opportunity wasted.,0,negative
much worth,1,positive
should see it as soon as possible.,1,positive
"created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores",1,positive
"his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
's the worst movie of 2002,0,negative
forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
"i could just feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap, tap, tap, tap, tapping away ' on this screenplay.",0,negative
", below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back, grizzled and charred, somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle.",1,positive
to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
believability,1,positive
important movie,1,positive
"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
a student film,1,positive
"holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
"is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults",0,negative
fairly ludicrous,0,negative
the ethereal beauty,1,positive
"surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches",1,positive
pulpy concept,0,negative
is a riot,1,positive
of awe,1,positive
aimless for much of its running time,0,negative
's most offensive,0,negative
holes and completely lacking in chills,0,negative
absurdities,0,negative
", you barely realize your mind is being blown.",1,positive
"does n't really know or care about the characters,",0,negative
the heart-pounding suspense,1,positive
an enjoyably frothy ` date movie ' ...,1,positive
"an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem,",0,negative
felt fantasy of a director's travel,1,positive
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era.,1,positive
's where the film ultimately fails,0,negative
is the ultimate movie experience,1,positive
"street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence",0,negative
saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
silly fluff,0,negative
this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,1,positive
a few pieces of the film buzz and whir ; very little of it actually clicks.,0,negative
viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
"on a number of themes, not least the notion that the marginal members of society ...",1,positive
seems embarrassed,0,negative
fairly weak,0,negative
has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
the holes in this film,0,negative
", french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition",1,positive
that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth,0,negative
should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
"'s got the brawn, but not the brains",0,negative
"realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen",0,negative
"forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about",0,negative
"a solid cast,",1,positive
how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others,1,positive
the overuse of special effects,0,negative
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama.,0,negative
shakespeare,0,negative
as ` wayne,1,positive
it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0,negative
"fascination,",1,positive
", murky and weakly acted",0,negative
"a wonderful, ghastly film",1,positive
passionately,1,positive
the best ensemble casts,1,positive
superior horror flick,1,positive
perhaps the best sports movie i 've ever seen.,1,positive
a high enough level of invention,1,positive
a painfully slow cliche-ridden film filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car.,0,negative
unsettling subject matter,0,negative
a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
a single iota worse,0,negative
arduous journey,0,negative
is intelligently,1,positive
"and there's the inimitable diaz, holding it all together.",1,positive
but never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,1,positive
's most refreshing about real women have curves,1,positive
the worst excesses,0,negative
"is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out",1,positive
rather unfocused,0,negative
"the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama, '",0,negative
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline,0,negative
you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
", the tale -- like its central figure, vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love.",0,negative
in good measure,1,positive
captive by mediocrity.,0,negative
crane's decline,0,negative
has since,1,positive
full of charm,1,positive
"sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish, and",0,negative
knows how to tell us about people.,1,positive
"the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,",0,negative
raimi and his team could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen.,1,positive
aftertaste,0,negative
a reworking of die hard and cliffhanger but it's nowhere near as exciting as either.,0,negative
"sure, it's contrived and predictable, but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be.",1,positive
how lame,0,negative
"to know your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
a picture-perfect beach,1,positive
accuracy,1,positive
a fan of the genre,1,positive
others in the genre,1,positive
a delightful entree,1,positive
"brainless, but",0,negative
sometimes improbable,0,negative
its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda,0,negative
been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,1,positive
handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
well-executed spy-thriller.,1,positive
"it does n't reach them, but the effort is gratefully received.",1,positive
"a horrible, 99-minute stink bomb.",0,negative
does n't generate a lot of energy.,0,negative
", frenetic, funny, even punny 6",1,positive
see it for his performance if nothing else,1,positive
the only type of lives this glossy comedy-drama resembles are ones in formulaic mainstream movies.,0,negative
a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
action-packed,1,positive
new benchmark,1,positive
", to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
enormous packages,1,positive
a work of art,1,positive
been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted,0,negative
an inconsequential,0,negative
"fine, nuanced lead performances",1,positive
despite the surface attractions,0,negative
a compelling motion,1,positive
"worse, routine",0,negative
the gay '70s,1,positive
sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0,negative
its surprises,1,positive
of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel,0,negative
"you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest",1,positive
tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy,0,negative
"cliches, painful improbability and",0,negative
"could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty,",0,negative
good time,1,positive
", by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
is dudsville.,0,negative
"is an incredibly layered and stylistic film that, despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development, still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema.",1,positive
illuminates,1,positive
the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
both contrived and cliched,0,negative
", pity anyone who sees this mishmash.",0,negative
is just the ticket you need.,1,positive
"will dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious",0,negative
under-10 set,0,negative
"a loud, ugly, irritating movie",0,negative
to long for the end credits,0,negative
clumsy,0,negative
looking for a return ticket,0,negative
's worth seeing,1,positive
stylized swedish fillm,1,positive
the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
it's makes a better travelogue than movie.,0,negative
"functions as both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing.",1,positive
amateurish screenplay,0,negative
"of the intelligent, well-made b movie",1,positive
dazzle and delight us,1,positive
"most complex, generous and subversive artworks",1,positive
ultimately flawed,0,negative
appropriately cynical social commentary,1,positive
"the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating, but the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice.",0,negative
sucks.',0,negative
"recipe, inspiring",1,positive
win,1,positive
in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
one of the worst films of 2002.,0,negative
"'s the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
"is terrific,",1,positive
a rumor of angels does n't just slip -- it avalanches into forced fuzziness,0,negative
"a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator --",0,negative
on this screenplay,1,positive
a lot richer than the ones,1,positive
their idol's energy and passion for detail,1,positive
competently,1,positive
damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
"it, ` hungry-man portions of bad '",0,negative
"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood",1,positive
"the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity --",1,positive
the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
unholy mess,0,negative
long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame.,0,negative
of hell,0,negative
miraculous movie,1,positive
", sweet and romantic",1,positive
rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
die for,1,positive
patchy combination,0,negative
is just lazy writing.,0,negative
business plans,1,positive
of telling a fascinating character's story,1,positive
never knew what the hell was coming next,0,negative
"seem to keep upping the ante on each other, just as their characters do in the film.",1,positive
appreciation of the daily,1,positive
"ca n't begin to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents ...",0,negative
most viewers will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.'',0,negative
can act,1,positive
damn weird,0,negative
", this remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
the light-footed enchantment,1,positive
"left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence",0,negative
best film,1,positive
that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
it pushes its agenda too forcefully,0,negative
awe-inspiring,1,positive
said the film was better than saving private ryan,1,positive
the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
"a movie does not proclaim the truth about two love-struck somebodies, but permits them time and space to convince us of that all on their own.",1,positive
are head and shoulders above much of the director's previous popcorn work,1,positive
it's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor.,1,positive
is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
"me no lika da accents so good, but",0,negative
"an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject --",0,negative
causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen.,0,negative
comfortable,1,positive
macabre,0,negative
better-focused,1,positive
it is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year.,0,negative
"the product of loving, well integrated homage",1,positive
warm nor fuzzy,0,negative
an intriguing story of maternal instincts,1,positive
to sell us on this twisted love story,1,positive
more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
reviewers,1,positive
's nothing interesting in unfaithful,0,negative
"there's a heavy stench of ` been there, done that ' hanging over the film.",0,negative
recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
"you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles, but it's worth yet another visit.",1,positive
beautifully realized,1,positive
a very resonant chord,1,positive
sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
painful elegy,0,negative
"an ugly, pointless, stupid movie.",0,negative
than you could have guessed at the beginning,1,positive
", emotionally devastating piece",1,positive
sketches ...,1,positive
norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
rendered tedious,0,negative
that it's hardly watchable,0,negative
not-nearly,0,negative
"while the film is not entirely successful, it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work.",1,positive
worth the effort,1,positive
the highly predictable narrative falls short,0,negative
those who do,1,positive
savvy,1,positive
norton is magnetic as graham.,1,positive
joyous celebration,1,positive
the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
definite room for improvement,0,negative
the thrown-together feel,0,negative
feeling embarrassed,0,negative
"an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid.,0,negative
otherworldly,1,positive
loved this film,1,positive
of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories,1,positive
the whole mess,0,negative
wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...,0,negative
"dumb,",0,negative
it all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow.,0,negative
the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ',0,negative
"of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
"a lovely, sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style",1,positive
engaging than the usual fantasies hollywood produces,1,positive
of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
is sufficiently funny,1,positive
greatest natural sportsmen,1,positive
festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships.,1,positive
a rehash of every gangster movie from the past decade.,0,negative
is so prolonged and boring it is n't even close to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be.,0,negative
's just rather leaden and dull,0,negative
a delicious and delicately funny look at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life tosses at them.,1,positive
"one part romance novel,",1,positive
dirty old man,0,negative
will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective.,1,positive
engaging story,1,positive
obviously has its merits,1,positive
suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0,negative
it's all surface psychodramatics.,0,negative
"done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation",0,negative
you thought would leave you cold,0,negative
are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations,1,positive
"i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but",1,positive
choppy recycling,0,negative
", shot in artful, watery tones of blue, green and brown.",1,positive
"despite all the closed-door hanky-panky, the film is essentially juiceless.",0,negative
atrociously,0,negative
"( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and she gradually makes us believe she is kahlo",1,positive
to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris,1,positive
"although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage, it's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.",0,negative
of exploitative garbage,0,negative
so different from the apple and so striking,1,positive
sitting around,0,negative
familiar but enjoyable,1,positive
has managed to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry.,1,positive
sewer rats could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower.,0,negative
generally insulting,0,negative
... have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
suck,0,negative
infuses the movie with much of its slender,1,positive
have made vittorio de sica proud,1,positive
what a pity,0,negative
there's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau.,1,positive
little substance,0,negative
a backstage must-see for true fans of comedy.,1,positive
succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
"brimming with coltish, neurotic energy",1,positive
utterly static,0,negative
torments and,0,negative
drops the ball,0,negative
term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
the road to perdition,1,positive
promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip.,0,negative
an impressive roster,1,positive
", beautiful scene",1,positive
with enjoyable ease,1,positive
' romantic,1,positive
", the film has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
"with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
low-tech,0,negative
"he does n't, however, deliver nearly enough of the show's trademark style and flash.",0,negative
've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles,0,negative
does hold up pretty well,1,positive
"what's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast, but",0,negative
even more ludicrous,0,negative
a movie that deserves recommendation,1,positive
"unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor are the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery.",1,positive
tv skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen.,0,negative
"'s not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
"labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
some powerful people,1,positive
) soulless,0,negative
's an unhappy situation,0,negative
too straight-faced,0,negative
be genuinely satisfying,1,positive
encompassing,1,positive
humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
of both thematic content and narrative strength,1,positive
give us real situations and characters,1,positive
"hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all --",0,negative
emerges as another key contribution,1,positive
yet curiously tepid and choppy recycling in which predictability is the only winner,0,negative
"a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",0,negative
i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further,0,negative
have the highest production values you 've ever seen,1,positive
such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant,0,negative
quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
well-wrought,1,positive
"( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage.",1,positive
in the wrong hands,0,negative
but it's just too too much,0,negative
more complete than indecent proposal,1,positive
those seeking a definitive account of eisenstein's life would do better elsewhere.,0,negative
swooping down on a string of exotic locales,1,positive
idiotic and ugly.,0,negative
"the metaphors are provocative, but too often, the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery",0,negative
of humankind's liberating ability,1,positive
the dimming,0,negative
elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington the actor.,1,positive
endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
you like peace,1,positive
leave you wanting more,1,positive
runs out of steam,0,negative
an earnest study,1,positive
"it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
with the unexplained baboon cameo,0,negative
serves up all of that stuff,1,positive
smothered,0,negative
merely very bad,0,negative
's more enjoyable than i expected,1,positive
fire-breathing,1,positive
are just two of the elements that will grab you,1,positive
potentially trite and overused concept,0,negative
"the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and, what's worse, routine",0,negative
portrayed with almost supernatural powers,1,positive
"memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
if the full monty was a freshman fluke,0,negative
adventure movie,1,positive
the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ...,0,negative
succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth,0,negative
"a more colorful, more playful tone",1,positive
", the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky.",0,negative
"engaging, wide-eyed actress",1,positive
offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people.,1,positive
to one of demme's good films,1,positive
made swimfan anyway,1,positive
it's horribly depressing and not very well done.,0,negative
"mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports",1,positive
that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening,0,negative
almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off,0,negative
about the benjamins that's hard to resist,1,positive
"on the evidence before us, the answer is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
sweet home abomination,0,negative
commands,1,positive
the expressive power of the camera,1,positive
the movie's sophomoric blend,0,negative
will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking,1,positive
ear-splitting exercise in formula crash-and-bash action.,0,negative
a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
"waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading",0,negative
say nothing of boring,0,negative
might not give a second look if we passed them on the street,0,negative
change watching such a character,1,positive
memorable,1,positive
with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,1,positive
way too full,0,negative
like this movie a lot,1,positive
coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching.,1,positive
all too literally,0,negative
less a movie than,0,negative
it's the very definition of epic adventure.,1,positive
a ) soulless,0,negative
an adventure story and history lesson all in one,1,positive
"a pale xerox of other, better crime movies.",0,negative
"-- and at times, all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention.",1,positive
"poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat",0,negative
"in between all the emotional seesawing, it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
"is worth your time,",1,positive
it really won my heart,1,positive
of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ;,1,positive
"anyone who suffers through this film deserves, at the very least, a big box of consolation candy.",0,negative
intermittently good time,1,positive
more appealing,1,positive
bewilderingly brilliant and,1,positive
better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1,positive
just about the best straight-up,1,positive
the believability of the entire scenario,1,positive
key strength,1,positive
brilliant,1,positive
full advantage,1,positive
did i miss something?'',0,negative
", simple and soapy",1,positive
", composed delivery",1,positive
the very best movies,1,positive
is likely to find compelling,1,positive
-- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --,1,positive
aniston has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil.,1,positive
see it twice,1,positive
"the 3-d vistas from orbit, with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe",1,positive
lived in a state of quiet desperation,0,negative
"( t ) he script is n't up to the level of the direction, nor are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent.",0,negative
down-and-dirty laugher,1,positive
"another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
simply not funny performers,0,negative
to be engaging,1,positive
these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy,0,negative
good actors,1,positive
easy to love robin tunney,1,positive
're not merely watching history,1,positive
is still very much worth seeing,1,positive
of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
complete mess,0,negative
-- but certainly hard to hate.,1,positive
is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.,1,positive
often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
"( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional, even",0,negative
the condition of art,1,positive
moment,1,positive
gondry's direction is adequate ... but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script,1,positive
", whimsical feature",1,positive
the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch,0,negative
does n't really add up to much.,0,negative
"a lovely trifle that, unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours,1,positive
"is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight.",1,positive
honest performances and exceptional detail,1,positive
affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
slovenly life,0,negative
made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
innovation,1,positive
", narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
how much he runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream,1,positive
clumsy and rushed,0,negative
the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision,0,negative
haunting tale,1,positive
a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice,1,positive
"mysterious, sensual",1,positive
poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography,0,negative
`` ... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time.,0,negative
his life drew to a close,0,negative
but uninvolving,0,negative
is in his element here,1,positive
high-octane,1,positive
"i guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger ).",0,negative
rousing,1,positive
an imaginative teacher,1,positive
"it's mildly amusing, but i certainly ca n't recommend it.",0,negative
be a total washout,0,negative
make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
painful nuance,0,negative
a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
insightful moments.,1,positive
"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution,",1,positive
loser,0,negative
a sense-of-humour failure,0,negative
dim-witted pairing,0,negative
you 're not,0,negative
complaint,0,negative
of wit or charm,1,positive
"that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears",0,negative
bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing.,0,negative
it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little.,0,negative
of the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue,0,negative
a minor miracle in unfaithful,1,positive
undeniably hard,0,negative
spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,1,positive
of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
sandbox,1,positive
meager weight,0,negative
are worthwhile.,1,positive
assured,1,positive
"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake, but",1,positive
the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
the thing about guys like evans is this : you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
interesting matters,1,positive
a documentary that works,1,positive
"thanks to a small star with big heart, this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all.",1,positive
of the qualities that made the first film so special,1,positive
high-concept sci fi adventures,1,positive
so unsympathetic,0,negative
"gasp, shudder",0,negative
thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer,0,negative
screwed-up characters,0,negative
"feels like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas.",0,negative
difficult to connect with on any deeper level,0,negative
"is a convincing one, and",1,positive
a film so graceless and devoid,0,negative
damaged,0,negative
uncle ralph,1,positive
"failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs",0,negative
presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain,1,positive
grisly,0,negative
rather toothless,0,negative
want to see it,1,positive
welcomes,1,positive
an esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
a few zingers aside,1,positive
the fact that the ` best part ' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films,0,negative
"a witty, low-key romantic comedy.",1,positive
'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds.,1,positive
devolves into a laugh-free lecture.,0,negative
fiercely intelligent and,1,positive
makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude.,1,positive
but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre.,0,negative
"unnamed, easily substitutable",0,negative
kirkegaard,1,positive
as well-characterized,1,positive
more fascinating,1,positive
's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre,0,negative
mundane '70s disaster flick,0,negative
"sweet, funny, charming, and completely delightful",1,positive
nothing funny,0,negative
embarrassingly,0,negative
marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
got to me,1,positive
deserved co-winner,1,positive
m. night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema,0,negative
inept and,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
fascinating psychological fare,1,positive
"( a ) soulless,",0,negative
the film gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time.,0,negative
's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn,1,positive
the rat-a-tat energy,1,positive
is plenty of fun for all.,1,positive
lame musketeer,0,negative
absurd,0,negative
easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
rather cold-blooded comedy,0,negative
"while the humor is recognizably plympton, he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time.",1,positive
sinks into by-the-numbers territory.,0,negative
the action clichés,0,negative
spider-man,1,positive
relentlessly depressing,0,negative
hard-to-swallow,0,negative
scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
disappointing in comparison,0,negative
cult,0,negative
is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
artificial and opaque,0,negative
to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin,0,negative
makes two hours feel like four.,0,negative
the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham,1,positive
it's one long bore.,0,negative
"is uncomfortably timely, relevant, and sickeningly real.",1,positive
"touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
"liked it because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive.",1,positive
surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy.,0,negative
petty,0,negative
right to be,1,positive
to keep this from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries,1,positive
badly awry,0,negative
a romantic comedy,1,positive
"we can tell what it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art.",0,negative
be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
an interesting slice,1,positive
stilted,0,negative
has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years,1,positive
"plays like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going",0,negative
", in an irresistible junior-high way,",1,positive
"the picture runs a mere 84 minutes,",0,negative
not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie,0,negative
"exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ), sour, bloody and mean",0,negative
impressive job,1,positive
-- in the title role -- helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
for something as splendid-looking as this particular film,1,positive
"'s surprisingly decent, particularly for a tenth installment in a series.",1,positive
real vitality,1,positive
everything except someone pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth,0,negative
"of humor, verve and fun",1,positive
every cliche,0,negative
genuine spontaneity,1,positive
this pretentious mess,0,negative
"this method almost never fails him, and",1,positive
"better characters,",1,positive
to a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
are so overstated,0,negative
"too goodly, wise and knowing",1,positive
"in the pianist, polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions, and he allows nothing to get in the way.",1,positive
its first-time feature director,1,positive
gives the lie to many clichés and,0,negative
a small movie with a big impact.,1,positive
very handsomely produced let-down,0,negative
make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger,1,positive
of the human heart,1,positive
for its overwhelming creepiness,0,negative
"boasts dry humor and jarring shocks, plus moments of breathtaking mystery.",1,positive
"of dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
delightfully compatible,1,positive
it gets the details of its time frame right but it completely misses its emotions.,0,negative
"those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
fine performances,1,positive
coherent rhythm,1,positive
played and smartly directed,1,positive
drew to a close,1,positive
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot,1,positive
"manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
blandly,0,negative
no particular bite,0,negative
less a story,0,negative
"is good, except its timing.",1,positive
"runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously,1,positive
one key problem with these ardently christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out.,0,negative
incoherence reigns.,0,negative
"interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic, and as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots.",0,negative
", the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation.",0,negative
bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
overbearing,0,negative
"you do n't need to know your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california.",0,negative
the brilliance of animal house,1,positive
"once the true impact of the day unfolds, the power of this movie is undeniable.",1,positive
", and intermittently hilarious",1,positive
realized the harsh reality of my situation,0,negative
awkward interplay and utter lack,0,negative
is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
emotional buttons,0,negative
surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
black hawk down and we were soldiers,1,positive
on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction,1,positive
do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation.,0,negative
the power of strong voices,1,positive
some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ),1,positive
entertainment opportunism at its most glaring,0,negative
impress,1,positive
a holy fool,0,negative
still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
going nowhere fast,0,negative
ambitious movie,1,positive
on great scares and a good surprise ending,1,positive
"broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient",0,negative
`` shock humor '',0,negative
is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination.,1,positive
feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
"considered a star, nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good",0,negative
"a strong-minded viewpoint, or",1,positive
generally smart,1,positive
is born to play shaggy,1,positive
becomes instead a grating endurance test.,0,negative
", rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative.",0,negative
"ladles on the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza.",1,positive
rouses us.,1,positive
compelling story,1,positive
winning performances and,1,positive
", snide and prejudice.",0,negative
working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success,1,positive
by a gritty style and an excellent cast,1,positive
cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks,0,negative
the frequent allusions,1,positive
exuberant openness,1,positive
... is so pat it makes your teeth hurt.,0,negative
you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
"a pedestrian, flat drama",0,negative
in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
diane lane works nothing short of a minor miracle in unfaithful.,1,positive
intrigued,1,positive
of ( woo's ) best work,1,positive
"what we have here is n't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down.",0,negative
spice,1,positive
it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
"a movie that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way, touches the heart.",1,positive
of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time.",1,positive
idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
"filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability",1,positive
"overcomes the script's flaws and envelops the audience in his character's anguish, anger and frustration.",0,negative
"comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",1,positive
summer entertainment,1,positive
distinct and very welcome sense,1,positive
emotional misery,0,negative
"what i saw, i enjoyed.",1,positive
", eileen walsh, an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth, infuses the movie with much of its slender, glinting charm.",1,positive
cleaver,1,positive
that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
but undernourished and plodding.,0,negative
worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
seems embarrassed by his own invention and,0,negative
to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
"bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
"a grittily beautiful film that looks,",1,positive
close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,1,positive
"every joke is repeated at least -- annoying, is n't it",0,negative
"such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
"laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling,",1,positive
more than a movie,1,positive
"with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams, the spy kids franchise establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids.",1,positive
tepid and choppy recycling,0,negative
patriot,1,positive
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions.,0,negative
a rerun,0,negative
smoke signals,1,positive
gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior,1,positive
"the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category,",0,negative
a poignant comedy,1,positive
", inescapably gorgeous,",1,positive
manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly,0,negative
"eyre, a native american raised by white parents, manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor",1,positive
"combines sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and genuine heart",1,positive
flower-power liberation,1,positive
dull in its lack of poetic frissons,0,negative
"as lax and limp a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
in sorrow,0,negative
"after watching it, you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.",1,positive
earnest performances,1,positive
a compelling coming-of-age drama,1,positive
a ' list cast,1,positive
pretend like your sat scores are below 120,0,negative
silly and monotonous,0,negative
"inventive, consistently intelligent",1,positive
worst sin,0,negative
need agile performers,0,negative
unpredictable character,0,negative
"be forewarned, if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film, you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.",0,negative
with the terrifying message,0,negative
not-very-funny,0,negative
splendidly cast pair,1,positive
detail,1,positive
eats up the screen,1,positive
as graceful,1,positive
"'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest,",0,negative
sewage,0,negative
the weak payoff,0,negative
formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
when you 've got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation,1,positive
a cute partnership in i spy,1,positive
struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
everyone can enjoy,1,positive
", ' i feel better already.",1,positive
more colorful,1,positive
crassly flamboyant,0,negative
nominated for an oscar,1,positive
"'s a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence.",1,positive
fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work,1,positive
disagreeable,0,negative
just another generic drama,0,negative
", twisty yarn",1,positive
"start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and,1,positive
", you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard.",0,negative
it's not half-bad,1,positive
( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
"has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure,",1,positive
"his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline",1,positive
does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
embodies the transformation of his character,1,positive
running off,0,negative
last count,1,positive
"the compassion, good-natured humor and",1,positive
giddy and whimsical and relevant today,1,positive
been astronomically bad,0,negative
the kind of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
"the evocative imagery and gentle, lapping rhythms of this film are infectious",1,positive
have done a fine job of updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
leaving questions in its wake,0,negative
figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm.,1,positive
satire lucky break,1,positive
simply feeling like no other film in recent history,1,positive
breathtaking,1,positive
"some good, organic character work,",1,positive
devastating,0,negative
a ponderous and pretentious endeavor,0,negative
with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer.,1,positive
good sense,1,positive
"comes from the brave, uninhibited performances by its lead actors",1,positive
an exceptionally good idea,1,positive
"full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references, kung pow!",0,negative
an obvious rapport with her actors and,1,positive
"is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged",0,negative
been told and retold,0,negative
"its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism, and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
each one of these people stand out,1,positive
like.,1,positive
strives,1,positive
"an amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise shot on ugly digital video.",0,negative
a serious movie with serious ideas.,1,positive
"touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash,0,negative
"cat-and-mouse, three-dimensional characters and believable performances",1,positive
", colorful, semimusical",1,positive
leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine,0,negative
among the studio's animated classics,1,positive
recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
"is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative.",1,positive
the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
is of the darkest variety,0,negative
"worthless, from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames.",0,negative
into splatter movies,0,negative
first real masterpiece,1,positive
"strolls through this mess with a smug grin, inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder.",0,negative
dud from frame one.,0,negative
maid in manhattan proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies.,0,negative
"paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script",0,negative
low-grade,0,negative
"i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes, it's too long and",0,negative
you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
"it's a compelling and horrifying story, and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america",1,positive
is rigid and evasive in ways,0,negative
uneven performances,0,negative
ingeniously constructed than `` memento '',1,positive
a dreary movie.,0,negative
like a well-made pb & j sandwich,1,positive
directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue,0,negative
a pleasant piece of escapist entertainment,1,positive
seems more tacky and reprehensible,0,negative
given by the capable cast,1,positive
"i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy, ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming.",1,positive
screwing things up old school,0,negative
tinged with tragic undertones,0,negative
extreme action-packed film,1,positive
that never,0,negative
of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week,1,positive
a successful one,1,positive
found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
to our dismay,0,negative
comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
", obnoxious 88-minute",0,negative
this movie's got it,1,positive
putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
a string of ensemble cast romances recently,1,positive
to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
sharp and,1,positive
seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots,1,positive
"recommended viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting",1,positive
warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
is the most visually unappealing,0,negative
", the movie is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need,1,positive
"director todd solondz has made a movie about critical reaction to his two previous movies, and about his responsibility to the characters that he creates.",1,positive
"' shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price,0,negative
"at times, the movie looks genuinely pretty.",1,positive
was just a matter of ` eh,0,negative
nature film and a tribute,1,positive
does n't add up,0,negative
an incongruous summer playoff,0,negative
beats new life,1,positive
mundane soap opera,0,negative
to arrest development in a dead-end existence,0,negative
has several strong performances.,1,positive
is not,0,negative
"lacks the compassion, good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre's ) first film something of a sleeper success",0,negative
"love, communal discord,",1,positive
into the urban heart,1,positive
of good sense,1,positive
"there is an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism.",1,positive
"lasker's canny, meditative script distances sex and love, as byron and luther ... realize they ca n't get no satisfaction without the latter.",1,positive
skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience,0,negative
"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and not sugarcoated in the least",1,positive
a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
sell it,1,positive
exceedingly memorable,1,positive
a fantastic movie,1,positive
crash-and-bash action,1,positive
"gentle, endearing",1,positive
"it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
turd squashed,0,negative
knucklehead swill,0,negative
the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.,0,negative
decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
like a mix of cheech and chong,1,positive
"self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman",0,negative
"by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
"brainless, but enjoyably over-the-top,",1,positive
we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
"a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo",0,negative
it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
more timely than its director could ever have dreamed,1,positive
what is kind of special,1,positive
missed opportunity,0,negative
undermines the possibility for an exploration of the thornier aspects of the nature/nurture argument in regards,0,negative
", it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
colors the picture in some evocative shades,1,positive
undone,0,negative
"is one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up.",0,negative
beautifully reclaiming the story of carmen and recreating it an in an african idiom.,1,positive
"some cute moments, funny scenes, and",1,positive
"unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades from any country, but especially from france",0,negative
hardhearted scrooge,0,negative
ensues are much blood-splattering,0,negative
dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
", labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection.",1,positive
a number of holes,0,negative
good cinematography,1,positive
"to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success,0,negative
mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
his boisterous energy,1,positive
this a high water mark for this genre,1,positive
a fascinating character study,1,positive
humor and,1,positive
"written, flatly,",0,negative
song-and-dance-man,1,positive
a sharp script,1,positive
too predictable and,0,negative
a role of almost bergmanesque intensity,1,positive
plodding,0,negative
none of this is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think.,0,negative
goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so,0,negative
too slick and manufactured to claim street credibility.,0,negative
inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,0,negative
earns extra points by acting as if it were n't,1,positive
the movie is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications.,0,negative
is its utter sincerity.,1,positive
manipulative and,0,negative
"cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it.,0,negative
this distinguished actor,1,positive
acute expressiveness,1,positive
goes straight to video,0,negative
the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay,0,negative
might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults,0,negative
gaping,0,negative
godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work.,1,positive
to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments,1,positive
the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio.,0,negative
"lack contrast, are murky and",0,negative
"muddled,",0,negative
one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies,1,positive
the rich promise of the script,1,positive
is at 22 a powerful young actor.,1,positive
the film was better than saving private ryan,1,positive
"as darkly funny, energetic, and",1,positive
acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending.,1,positive
"no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight",0,negative
fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
"a vibrant whirlwind of love, family and all that goes with it",1,positive
that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938,0,negative
a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
marginal,0,negative
is one of this year's very best pictures,1,positive
hyper-artificiality,0,negative
sensuous and spirited tale,1,positive
"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,negative
"like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments",0,negative
a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem,1,positive
"pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
of tradition and warmth,1,positive
american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place,1,positive
ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,0,negative
splendid performances,1,positive
an overly sillified plot,0,negative
"too much to do, too little time to do it in",0,negative
", here comes the first lousy guy ritchie imitation.",0,negative
that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
for insights,1,positive
", juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre",0,negative
got me grinning,1,positive
is charming,1,positive
tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
supposedly funny,0,negative
"lovely and amazing is holofcener's deep, uncompromising curtsy to women she knows, and very likely is.",1,positive
has a pleasing way with a metaphor,1,positive
fairly slow paced,0,negative
oddly detached,0,negative
's never dull,1,positive
a bad imitation,0,negative
being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
shows deft comic timing.,1,positive
that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
rich and luscious,1,positive
the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory,1,positive
"resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative",1,positive
why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free?,0,negative
fulfilling,1,positive
of the grieving process,0,negative
"sort of loved the people onscreen, even though i could not stand them.",1,positive
either 11 times too many or else too few,0,negative
an engaging and moving portrait,1,positive
wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
"yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care, so",0,negative
could have been a daytime soap opera,0,negative
memorable,1,positive
the crassness of this reactionary thriller,0,negative
"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey,",0,negative
"the filmmakers are playing to the big boys in new york and l.a. to that end, they mock the kind of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either.",0,negative
"sand, who brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth",1,positive
goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
"terminally bland, painfully slow and needlessly confusing",0,negative
ca n't sustain it.,0,negative
refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
special,1,positive
could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format,1,positive
a spark of life to it -- more than you can say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
"this movie feel more like a non-stop cry for attention, than an attempt at any kind of satisfying entertainment.",0,negative
considerable charm,1,positive
is enormously good fun.,1,positive
an enjoyable above average summer diversion.,1,positive
a good job,1,positive
that the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
the true impact of the day,1,positive
is somewhat entertaining,1,positive
"gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done.",1,positive
puréed mélange,0,negative
thoroughly entertaining,1,positive
certain charm,1,positive
"it may not be a great piece of filmmaking,",0,negative
all the characters are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams.,0,negative
the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens,0,negative
"takes a really long, slow and dreary time to dope out what tuck everlasting is about",0,negative
providing an experience that is richer than anticipated,1,positive
obvious as telling a country skunk,0,negative
enjoy it,1,positive
that good theatre,1,positive
for genre fans,1,positive
a pathetic exploitation film,0,negative
"queen of the damned as you might have guessed, makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role --",0,negative
a serious movie,1,positive
's to this film's ( and its makers ' ) credit that we believe that that's exactly what these two people need to find each other -- and themselves,1,positive
and good intentions,1,positive
pushes too hard,0,negative
is that she never lets her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair.,1,positive
very charming and funny,1,positive
seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
"this is very much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives to outweigh the positives.",0,negative
sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking,0,negative
too much obvious padding,0,negative
talented director as chen kaige,1,positive
for once,1,positive
this is not an easy film.,0,negative
the real turns magical,1,positive
its fun,1,positive
the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing,0,negative
could take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
accomplished work,1,positive
subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
resonant film since the killer,1,positive
"is a bad mannered, ugly and destructive little ****.",0,negative
", love.",1,positive
the characters are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach.,0,negative
"is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original",0,negative
the face of death,0,negative
horrendously,0,negative
is a tale worth catching.,1,positive
"the aaa of action, xxx is a blast of adrenalin, rated eee for excitement.",1,positive
that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
"not morally bankrupt, at least terribly monotonous",0,negative
the film's images give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise.,1,positive
"a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish",1,positive
... manages to deliver a fair bit of vampire fun.,1,positive
nebrida,1,positive
gross romanticization,0,negative
epics,1,positive
"is amazing,",1,positive
of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind,1,positive
of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
avoid,0,negative
works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why,0,negative
"was long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire.,0,negative
colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.,0,negative
instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza,0,negative
a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped launch the new age.,1,positive
"when not wallowing in its characters ' frustrations, the movie is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
"interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic, and",1,positive
", godfrey reggio's career shines like a lonely beacon.",1,positive
"drag it down to mediocrity -- director clare peploe's misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
"a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity",1,positive
"has no snap to it, no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism.",0,negative
gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth.,0,negative
"goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better",0,negative
clichéd to a fault,0,negative
you laugh,1,positive
"with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character --",0,negative
this stuck pig of a movie flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror.,0,negative
a juicy writer,1,positive
make you feel like a sucker,0,negative
's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects,1,positive
chan's stunts are limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy.,0,negative
it is generally amusing from time to time,1,positive
soap opera-ish dialogue,0,negative
poor,0,negative
"is a negligible work of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
two tedious,0,negative
a nearly terminal case,0,negative
( t ) oo many of these gross out scenes ...,0,negative
genial-rogue shtick,0,negative
giggly,1,positive
purgatory county,0,negative
best and most mature comedy,1,positive
an elegantly balanced movie,1,positive
astonishingly skillful and moving ... it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one,1,positive
"is way, way off.",0,negative
is the central flaw of the film,0,negative
memorable cinematic experience,1,positive
of the bad reviews,0,negative
"director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon, but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks",0,negative
certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike,0,negative
"though it's equally solipsistic in tone, the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess.",1,positive
happy listening to movies,1,positive
"the story is a rather simplistic one : grief drives her, love drives him, and a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place - it struck a chord in me",1,positive
strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but,1,positive
"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ;",1,positive
reach for a barf bag,0,negative
"a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way",1,positive
genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
lurid and less,0,negative
tear their eyes away,1,positive
run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest,0,negative
lulls you into a gentle waking coma.,0,negative
ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.,0,negative
resident evil is not it,0,negative
"lead actress gaï, she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile, is a towering siren.",1,positive
the movie itself appears to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits get further and further apart.,0,negative
"one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout, but a hundred of them can be numbing",0,negative
"the hours, a delicately crafted film,",1,positive
a film of delicate interpersonal dances.,1,positive
a lousy one,0,negative
at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
baffling mixed platter,0,negative
"finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
"a riveting profile of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey into an urban hades.",1,positive
charmless,0,negative
"shows holmes has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but ) the movie itself is an underachiever, a psychological mystery that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time",0,negative
an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
odoriferous thing ...,0,negative
strongest performance,1,positive
", your senses are as mushy as peas",0,negative
", no one can hear you snore",0,negative
"half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2",0,negative
cruel,0,negative
relative letdown.,0,negative
lushly photographed and beautifully recorded.,1,positive
"the most memorable moment was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration.",0,negative
laughs and not the last time,1,positive
"'re over 25, have an iq over 90, and have a driver's license",0,negative
his future wife,1,positive
going to be something really good,1,positive
accessible,1,positive
cunning,1,positive
includes one of the strangest,1,positive
most daring,1,positive
a photographic marvel,1,positive
but still quite tasty and inviting all the same,1,positive
an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection,1,positive
eisenstein delivers.,1,positive
soars above the material realm,1,positive
"has a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors.",1,positive
being able to give full performances,1,positive
humor and,1,positive
"a solid,",1,positive
is sorely lacking.,0,negative
in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
a definitive account,1,positive
better drama,1,positive
a solid and refined piece,1,positive
delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households,1,positive
"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness, and",1,positive
failing,0,negative
purposeless,0,negative
the story goes nowhere,0,negative
've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,0,negative
"shallow, noisy and pretentious",0,negative
posing as a real movie.,0,negative
"a thriller, and the performances",1,positive
with an unflappable '50s dignity somewhere between jane wyman and june cleaver,1,positive
wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0,negative
an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation,1,positive
an extraordinary faith in the ability of images,1,positive
's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
weaknesses,0,negative
's a delightfully quirky movie to be made from curling,1,positive
everything is delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
astonishingly skillful and moving,1,positive
the home video market,0,negative
plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
confident filmmaking and,1,positive
beyond its formula,1,positive
"releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults, and",0,negative
a glorious spectacle,1,positive
sensitive and astute,1,positive
"can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
"'s the perfect star vehicle for grant, allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona.",1,positive
"vulgarity, sex scenes",0,negative
"most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
sleep-inducingly,0,negative
touching love story,1,positive
a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten,1,positive
"authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless,",0,negative
sorry use of aaliyah in her one,0,negative
making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
in this every-joke-has - been-told-a,0,negative
how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
almost humdrum approach to character development,0,negative
sassy interpretation,1,positive
faithful,1,positive
there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but this movie must surely be one of them,0,negative
redolent of a thousand cliches,0,negative
of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth --,1,positive
"exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
thirst,1,positive
in on the resourceful amnesiac,1,positive
"figures prominently in this movie, and",1,positive
tour de,1,positive
is a bore,0,negative
off-puttingly cold,0,negative
children behave like adults and everyone,0,negative
his aversion,0,negative
this beautifully,1,positive
deeply humanizing,1,positive
a tone of rueful compassion ...,1,positive
though the film is static,0,negative
self-defeatingly decorous,0,negative
lifeless execution,0,negative
make for one splendidly cast pair.,1,positive
", hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
a pasolini film without passion or politics,0,negative
could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
a hallmark film,1,positive
surrealistic,1,positive
( maybe twice ),1,positive
", the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers.",1,positive
"-- like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending -- this '60s caper film is a riveting, brisk delight.",1,positive
can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
had no trouble sitting for blade ii.,1,positive
another clever if pointless excursion,0,negative
"with no good inside dope, and no particular bite",0,negative
"secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
skidding,0,negative
eventful,1,positive
disposable,0,negative
admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
gay love stories,1,positive
a sardonic jolt,1,positive
cheap scam,0,negative
to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
dreadful,0,negative
ill-advised and,0,negative
such sensitivity,1,positive
believe that people have lost the ability to think,0,negative
that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice,1,positive
ragbag,0,negative
"a warm, moving message",1,positive
the effort is sincere and the results are honest,1,positive
mendes still does n't quite know how to fill a frame.,0,negative
self-consciously arty,0,negative
an absorbing look,1,positive
"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made, but one of the best love stories of any stripe",1,positive
the best film of the year 2002.,1,positive
pay to see it,1,positive
it's all the stronger because of it,1,positive
a spark of its own,1,positive
great performances,1,positive
"whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
fascinating profile,1,positive
horrible poetry,0,negative
hot-button items,1,positive
immersed,1,positive
"takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",1,positive
` matrix ' - style massacres erupt throughout ... but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy.,0,negative
most admirable quality,1,positive
"wildly overproduced, inadequately motivated every step",0,negative
the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
"i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great ... i 'm not, and then i realized that i just did n't care",0,negative
submarine movie,1,positive
in a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
the brain,1,positive
you 're almost dozing,0,negative
mind-destroying cinematic pollution,0,negative
"of family, forgiveness and love",1,positive
a tired tyco ad,0,negative
"is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power",1,positive
", verve and fun",1,positive
is blood-curdling stuff,1,positive
druggy,0,negative
"things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,",1,positive
used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending,0,negative
familiar road,1,positive
was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
of renegade-cop tales,1,positive
"the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy",0,negative
the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies,1,positive
so vivid,1,positive
severe body odor,0,negative
no such thing is a big letdown.,0,negative
manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
pointless mayhem,0,negative
nincompoop,0,negative
truly is life affirming,1,positive
satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale,1,positive
well-directed,1,positive
our best actors,1,positive
a cohesive story,1,positive
those with a modicum of patience,0,negative
fierce grace,1,positive
it does n't work as either.,0,negative
"a smart, nuanced look at de sade",1,positive
graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies.,1,positive
vital action sequences,1,positive
"instead of simply handling conventional material in a conventional way, secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way.",1,positive
that it risks monotony,0,negative
give what can easily be considered career-best performances,1,positive
an absurd finale,0,negative
the bottom line is the piece works brilliantly.,1,positive
is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist.,1,positive
a 94-minute travesty,0,negative
face frightening late fees,0,negative
one of those all-star reunions,1,positive
"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose, and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american",1,positive
rotten,0,negative
"`` sorority boys '' was funnier, and that movie was pretty bad",0,negative
it may be a no-brainer,1,positive
"a breathtaking adventure for all ages, spirit",1,positive
of sly humor,1,positive
be surefire casting,1,positive
that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
deliciously nonsensical comedy,1,positive
are remarkable.,1,positive
uncluttered,1,positive
"are both superb,",1,positive
seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little.,0,negative
as the film has some of the best special effects ever,1,positive
"photographed with color and depth, and rather a good time.",1,positive
sink the movie.,0,negative
"if you ever wanted to be an astronaut, this is the ultimate movie experience - it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular",1,positive
"is n't a product of its cinematic predecessors so much as an mtv, sugar hysteria, and playstation cocktail",0,negative
older,0,negative
tired jokes,0,negative
"for the most part, the film is deadly dull",0,negative
sexiness,1,positive
action sequences and some of the worst dialogue,0,negative
"an often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast of a costume drama",1,positive
a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america,1,positive
technical flaws,0,negative
", i hated myself in the morning.",0,negative
"willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
most splendid,1,positive
pure venality,0,negative
irresistible blend,1,positive
action hero performances,1,positive
", shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
even in those moments where it's supposed to feel funny and light,0,negative
the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
as a ghost story gone badly awry,0,negative
", brash and mainly unfunny",0,negative
perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features,1,positive
", the 1960 version is a far smoother ride.",1,positive
's not quite the genre-busting film it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe.,0,negative
", big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.'",0,negative
"a 94-minute travesty of unparalleled proportions, writer-director parker",0,negative
entrapment,1,positive
", the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing.",0,negative
the paradiso's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) third ... emotionally belittle a cinema classic.,0,negative
bad to be good,0,negative
"try to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
me feel unclean,0,negative
"were dylan thomas alive to witness first-time director ethan hawke's strained chelsea walls, he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to, ` do not go gentle into that good theatre.'",0,negative
"clever, offbeat",1,positive
"her pure fantasy character,",1,positive
an eye on preserving a sense of mystery,1,positive
"loved on first sight and, even more important",1,positive
"an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination of sexual jealousy, resentment and the fine line between passion and pretence.",1,positive
"charm, cultivation and devotion to his people",1,positive
a potentially good comic premise and,1,positive
"charming and witty, it's also somewhat clumsy.",1,positive
the film grows on you.,1,positive
intellectually and logistically a mess.,0,negative
"'s clear why deuces wild, which was shot two years ago, has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf.",0,negative
of adolescent sturm und drang,0,negative
"crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality",0,negative
for an eagerness,1,positive
"we 're left with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments.",0,negative
the subculture of extreme athletes whose derring-do puts the x into the games,1,positive
pleasant but not more than recycled jock piffle.,0,negative
find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology,1,positive
to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
the story ... is hackneyed,0,negative
"innocent, childlike",1,positive
fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling.,1,positive
the most compelling performance of the year adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism.,1,positive
oppressive,0,negative
japanese epic,1,positive
great past,1,positive
looking down at your watch and,0,negative
marginal characters,0,negative
"goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing",1,positive
it's a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex.,0,negative
"shows excess in business and pleasure,",1,positive
for a director i admire,1,positive
"conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle",1,positive
fascinating character's,1,positive
is priceless.,1,positive
be talking about the film once you exit the theater,1,positive
shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,0,negative
will forgive the flaws and love the film,1,positive
"one of the most original american productions this year, you 'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state.",1,positive
there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale.,0,negative
sorrowful lows,0,negative
a remarkably original work,1,positive
"'re left with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
only so much baked cardboard i need to chew,0,negative
knows how to tell us about people,1,positive
forget its absurdity,0,negative
any naked teenagers horror flick,0,negative
is not an easy film.,0,negative
noticeable lack,0,negative
"of a movie, a vampire soap opera that does n't make much",0,negative
ca n't get no satisfaction without the latter,0,negative
even if it's a dish that's best served cold,1,positive
their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people,1,positive
a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood,1,positive
the pleasures that it does afford may be enough to keep many moviegoers,1,positive
grow increasingly disturbed,0,negative
"a series of escapades demonstrating the adage that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander, some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story.",0,negative
"about hatred that offers no easy, comfortable resolution",0,negative
from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic,0,negative
disapproval,0,negative
silly -- and gross --,0,negative
is n't worth telling,0,negative
denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
an intelligent flick,1,positive
a triumph of pure craft and passionate heart.,1,positive
beautiful film to watch,1,positive
lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo,1,positive
franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler,1,positive
believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
funniest idea,1,positive
unbearably beautiful,1,positive
two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending.,1,positive
this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness.,1,positive
why did n't hollywood think of this sooner?,1,positive
"stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric",0,negative
what's next?,1,positive
"passion, melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears",1,positive
"j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie, although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman, but she's no working girl.",1,positive
doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves,0,negative
"is parochial, accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
favor,1,positive
i suspect that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject.,0,negative
"buried, drowned",0,negative
"is garcia, who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man.",1,positive
... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
"to others, it will remind them that hong kong action cinema is still alive and kicking.",1,positive
's thanks to huston's revelatory performance.,1,positive
the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood,0,negative
", you will enjoy seeing how both evolve",1,positive
thoroughly enjoyable.,1,positive
is painfully bad,0,negative
as naturally charming,1,positive
"overall, it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message :",1,positive
bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,0,negative
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process,1,positive
a fair bit,1,positive
darkly funny,1,positive
"thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner.,0,negative
even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,1,positive
graceless and devoid,0,negative
original hit movie,1,positive
his supple understanding of the role,1,positive
it never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people.,0,negative
embarrassingly ham-fisted,0,negative
"her passionate, tumultuous affair",1,positive
are spectacular,1,positive
a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
a decent attempt,1,positive
"you can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good.'",1,positive
"is too heady for children, and too preachy",0,negative
a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
heart and unsettling subject matter,1,positive
that keeps you,1,positive
misuse,0,negative
that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
unflattering,0,negative
delivers real bump-in - the-night chills,1,positive
what's most memorable about circuit,1,positive
an encouraging new direction,1,positive
ca n't help but feel ` stoked.,1,positive
", sex with strangers is a success.",1,positive
totally estranged from reality,0,negative
dreadful day,0,negative
"a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
a vivid personality,1,positive
see this terrific film with your kids --,1,positive
"farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher",1,positive
the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.,1,positive
needs to pull his head out of his butt,0,negative
"is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin",1,positive
's hardly watchable,0,negative
are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
this rich and luscious,1,positive
"its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious,",1,positive
it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
"needs mind-bending drugs when they can see this, the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy, directed by godfrey reggio, with music by philip glass?",0,negative
has enough gun battles and throwaway humor to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
seem to be surefire casting,1,positive
winning family story,1,positive
"alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
as moronic as some campus,0,negative
ploddingly melodramatic structure,0,negative
laugh as well.,1,positive
original and highly cerebral,1,positive
an impeccable study,1,positive
see her esther blossom as an actress,1,positive
minority report '' astounds.,1,positive
by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
not well-acted,0,negative
in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency,1,positive
", the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.",1,positive
wishy-washy.,0,negative
rugrats,1,positive
and mind games,1,positive
"unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema",0,negative
love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots.,0,negative
"a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking",1,positive
"if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost.,0,negative
"a fresh-faced, big-hearted and frequently funny thrill ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand.'",1,positive
the psychology too textbook to intrigue,0,negative
", it's pretty stupid.",0,negative
bravo for history,1,positive
is a winner.,1,positive
of businesses,1,positive
is a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
", preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and,1,positive
"slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
( b ),1,positive
a nationwide blight,0,negative
brutally honest individual,1,positive
all this exoticism might sound to the typical pax,1,positive
breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes,0,negative
more hackneyed elements,0,negative
", in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works.",0,negative
mesmerizing performance,1,positive
an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle,0,negative
is more depressing than entertaining,0,negative
wrong reasons,0,negative
"wonders, enhancing the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals.",1,positive
put in service,1,positive
"to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
"are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances.",1,positive
a great and a terrible story,1,positive
negligible british comedy.,0,negative
sacrificing its high-minded appeal,0,negative
"sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards, but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts",1,positive
"beautiful, aching sadness",1,positive
"they crush each other under cars, throw each other out windows, electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness.",0,negative
"whose crisp framing, edgy camera work, and wholesale ineptitude",0,negative
"simplistic, silly and tedious.",0,negative
"who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little",1,positive
to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
as he was about inner consciousness,1,positive
"ugly, pointless, stupid movie",0,negative
"it's a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn.",1,positive
", amusing and unsettling",1,positive
rolling your eyes in the dark,0,negative
", stylized humor throughout",1,positive
"i 'm sure the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept, but anybody who has ever seen an independent film can report that it is instead a cheap cliché",0,negative
if only merchant paid more attention the story.,0,negative
every punchline predictable,0,negative
"no psychology here, and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
feral and uncomfortable.,0,negative
bogus,0,negative
plenty of fun for all,1,positive
"of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
"a colorful, joyous celebration of life",1,positive
"sinks so low in a poorly played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it.",0,negative
a charismatic charmer,1,positive
"on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
both the beauty,1,positive
the riveting performances,1,positive
bouncing bravado,1,positive
should have been a painless time-killer,0,negative
an admirable reconstruction,1,positive
gifted performers,1,positive
so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
the script's bad ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns,1,positive
"is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects, and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer",1,positive
"good action, good acting",1,positive
as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions,0,negative
frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
's real visual charge to the filmmaking,1,positive
a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
"barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely",0,negative
"( 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,negative
a community-college advertisement,0,negative
"asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
"call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie, but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid.",0,negative
interview with the assassin draws its considerable power from simplicity.,1,positive
warmth,1,positive
behind bars,1,positive
the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story,0,negative
is notable for its sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
a bit exploitative but also nicely done,1,positive
the love,1,positive
more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort,0,negative
charismatic enough,1,positive
the trip there is a great deal of fun.,1,positive
"in the era of the sopranos, it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.",0,negative
keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
is that it does n't give a damn,0,negative
"spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don ' t know an orc from a uruk-hai.",1,positive
keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
"land, people and narrative flow together in a stark portrait of motherhood deferred and desire explored.",1,positive
's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form,1,positive
this is n't even a movie we can enjoy as mild escapism ;,0,negative
woefully hackneyed,0,negative
"a brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel",1,positive
re-fried,0,negative
worthy of the price of a ticket,1,positive
hope,1,positive
was just a matter of ` eh.',0,negative
carries arnold ( and the viewers ) into the forbidden zone of sympathizing with terrorist motivations by presenting the `` other side of the story.'',1,positive
one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
so unmemorable,0,negative
of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
's been done before,0,negative
"its flame-like, roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.",1,positive
bags,0,negative
have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
dignified ceo's meet at a rustic retreat and pee against a tree.,0,negative
at 18 or 80,1,positive
"tense, terrific, sweaty-palmed fun.",1,positive
"to the civilized mind, a movie like ballistic : ecks vs. sever is more of an ordeal than an amusement.",0,negative
vividly back,1,positive
"it works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently, and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory.",1,positive
've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel.,0,negative
this is a film tailor-made for those who when they were in high school would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic.,0,negative
"rewritten, and",0,negative
"to honestly address the flaws inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers, a more balanced or fair portrayal of both sides will be needed.",0,negative
"complex and quirky, but entirely believable",1,positive
be the best sex comedy about environmental pollution ever made,1,positive
banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0,negative
the christ allegory does n't work because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions,1,positive
comes from the heart,1,positive
", funny and beautifully",1,positive
gone a tad less for grit and a lot more,0,negative
"the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances",0,negative
is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt.,1,positive
pretentious,0,negative
fahrenheit 451,1,positive
allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump,0,negative
made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,1,positive
outnumber the hits by three-to-one.,0,negative
just about everyone involved here seems to be coasting.,0,negative
"devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable",1,positive
"a rip-off twice removed, modeled after ( seagal's ) earlier copycat under siege, sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat.",0,negative
have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
is wondrously creative,1,positive
"chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
"balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness",1,positive
lousy guy ritchie imitation,0,negative
more than a widget cranked out on an assembly line to see if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks.,0,negative
wheezy,0,negative
a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up,1,positive
meditative and lyrical,1,positive
realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react,0,negative
here are unintentional.,0,negative
"have some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
the immediate aftermath,1,positive
blockbusters,1,positive
looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
intriguing subject,1,positive
to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay,1,positive
it will make you think twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster.,1,positive
that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.,0,negative
are not to be dismissed,1,positive
interesting work,1,positive
baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within.,1,positive
why it fails,0,negative
"that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama,1,positive
and unfunny tricks,0,negative
receiving war department telegrams,0,negative
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters",1,positive
got something,1,positive
consciously dumbed-down approach,0,negative
rut,0,negative
has no teeth,0,negative
a very good time,1,positive
a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
"seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
"sheds light on a subject few are familiar with, and makes you care about music you may not have heard before.",1,positive
tensions,0,negative
the grandeur,1,positive
"the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff,",0,negative
"both a revealing look at the collaborative process and a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
dreaded,0,negative
yellow asphalt is an uncompromising film.,1,positive
be occupied for 72 minutes,0,negative
is often preachy,0,negative
very charming and funny movie,1,positive
a delightful surprise,1,positive
"touching, small-scale story",1,positive
is twice as bestial but half as funny.,0,negative
beauty,1,positive
"of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
debt miramax felt they owed to benigni,1,positive
the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,1,positive
is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans.,0,negative
fragmented,0,negative
quirky drama,1,positive
's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work.,0,negative
money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots,0,negative
"ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand",1,positive
some tasty grub,1,positive
funnier.,1,positive
that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
a lack,0,negative
overripe episode,0,negative
is well-made,1,positive
", overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other",0,negative
believing it was just coincidence,1,positive
this region and its inhabitants,1,positive
"skillfully assembled, highly polished",1,positive
grownups,1,positive
the problematic script,0,negative
lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,1,positive
deeply and rightly,1,positive
its compassionate spirit soars every bit as high,1,positive
nuances,1,positive
"is so bad, that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad",0,negative
"i loved on first sight and, even more important",1,positive
it stinks,0,negative
an elegant visual sense,1,positive
sloppy plotting,0,negative
"is born out of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues",1,positive
noteworthy,1,positive
"a thoughtful, reverent portrait",1,positive
who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest,1,positive
many insightful moments.,1,positive
"a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance",1,positive
able,1,positive
an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers : what they think of themselves and their clients,1,positive
a crisp psychological drama,1,positive
's quite fun in places.,1,positive
cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,0,negative
"holm does his sly, intricate magic, and",1,positive
a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
a pretty good overall picture,1,positive
enveloping sounds,1,positive
is a gem.,1,positive
in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
heartwarmingly,1,positive
brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life.,1,positive
it's mission accomplished,1,positive
this is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party.,1,positive
than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
that's there to scare while we delight in the images,1,positive
bittersweet camaraderie and history,1,positive
all will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor.,0,negative
too many characters,0,negative
's something there,1,positive
inside righteousness,1,positive
wittier,1,positive
great yarn,1,positive
provocative stuff,1,positive
a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,1,positive
"avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation,",0,negative
"suspend your disbelief here and now,",0,negative
"nicole holofcenter, the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully",1,positive
recommend it for its originality alone,1,positive
you 're in a slap-happy mood,1,positive
in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
"but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters,1,positive
the plot twists give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed.,1,positive
angry potshots,0,negative
rare documentary,1,positive
"distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares, that the genuine ones barely register.",0,negative
unimaginative comedian,0,negative
some real vitality,1,positive
with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
( but none of the sheer lust ),0,negative
glosses over rafael's evolution,0,negative
will have an intermittently good time.,1,positive
manages sweetness largely without stickiness,1,positive
"is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80",1,positive
courageous,1,positive
onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,1,positive
well-acted,1,positive
"found the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound.",1,positive
"... very funny, very enjoyable ...",1,positive
"good action, good acting, good dialogue,",1,positive
there's plenty to offend everyone ...,0,negative
delightful entree,1,positive
plotless,0,negative
it leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors.,1,positive
surveyed high school students ... and came back with the astonishing revelation that `` they wanted to see something that did n't talk down to them.'',1,positive
idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well,0,negative
"... the story, like ravel's bolero, builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with.",1,positive
creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical.,1,positive
no real narrative logic,0,negative
humorous.,1,positive
"put away the guitar,",1,positive
"if routine action and jokes like this are your cup of tea, then pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear.",0,negative
stays there for the duration,1,positive
impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,0,negative
"a vivid, spicy footnote",1,positive
film ' in the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
"little more than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point ... is no doubt true, but serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable.",0,negative
are gorgeous and finely detailed,1,positive
has succeeded beyond all expectation.,1,positive
has a rather unique approach to documentary,1,positive
be viewed as pure composition and form --,1,positive
"genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout",1,positive
"at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
"the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action,",1,positive
meditative and,1,positive
paid enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
a film that has nothing,0,negative
"forced drama in this wildly uneven movie,",0,negative
none-too-funny commentary,0,negative
... broad streaks of common sense emerge with unimpeachable clarity.,1,positive
a high enough level,1,positive
rather tired,0,negative
has made a film of intoxicating atmosphere and little else.,0,negative
go where we went 8 movies ago,1,positive
inane ramblings,0,negative
"both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
of terrific,1,positive
most of the distance,0,negative
"stale first act, scrooge story,",0,negative
he just slopped ` em together here,0,negative
vital comic ingredient,1,positive
a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,0,negative
candy and cheeky,1,positive
two signs that m. night shyamalan's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema,0,negative
leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions,0,negative
a painful ride,0,negative
does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
an odd drama,0,negative
the storylines are woven together skilfully,1,positive
shimmering cinematography,1,positive
a rich and full life,1,positive
just plain,0,negative
is effective,1,positive
consistent emotional conviction,1,positive
film a must for everyone from junior scientists,1,positive
"-- stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction, gay fantasia --",0,negative
develop her own film language,1,positive
ignite sparks,1,positive
the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
", elusive, yet inexplicably",1,positive
's just plain lurid when it is n't downright silly,0,negative
he's just adjusting,0,negative
welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
"to visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch.,0,negative
it's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits.,1,positive
shoddy,0,negative
jealous,0,negative
are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed,0,negative
if also somewhat hermetic.,1,positive
who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition.,0,negative
"hard to imagine any recent film, independent or otherwise, that makes as much of a mess as this one",0,negative
"old-fashioned, occasionally charming and as subtle",1,positive
notorious reputation,0,negative
you thought was going to be really awful,0,negative
crash-and-bash,0,negative
though clearly well-intentioned,1,positive
walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes.,1,positive
psychologically probing,1,positive
is actually one of its strengths,1,positive
death and mind-numbing indifference,0,negative
"of a big, tender hug",1,positive
itself -- as well its delightful cast --,1,positive
it has definite weaknesses,0,negative
racial profiling hollywood style,0,negative
being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
they spend years trying to comprehend it,0,negative
daring and,1,positive
"this remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
"maelstrom is strange and compelling, engrossing and different, a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor",1,positive
way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
"is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
an eventual cult classic would be an understatement,1,positive
"the best thing about the movie is its personable, amusing cast.",1,positive
rape and suspected murder,1,positive
"can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads.,0,negative
give it considerable punch,1,positive
"dialogue, 30 seconds of plot",0,negative
"hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
"it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
the real deal,1,positive
smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors,1,positive
`` bowling for columbine '' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
shamefully,0,negative
confident,1,positive
", you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence.",0,negative
most elusive,1,positive
a hugely enjoyable film,1,positive
is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects.,1,positive
he does display an original talent,1,positive
scream,0,negative
gets full mileage,1,positive
"not only does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.",0,negative
lumpen,0,negative
"world traveler might not go anywhere new, or arrive anyplace special, but it's certainly an honest attempt to get at something.",1,positive
is nonexistent.,0,negative
"last orders nurtures the multi-layers of its characters, allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced.",1,positive
better movie experience,1,positive
"katz's documentary does n't have much panache, but with material this rich it does n't need it.",1,positive
a gripping drama.,1,positive
slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale,0,negative
undeniably fascinating and playful fellow,1,positive
keep my attention,1,positive
should strike a nerve in many.,1,positive
the worst elements of all of them,0,negative
a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington,1,positive
seems to really care,1,positive
"that rare film whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is needed.",1,positive
... has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story.,0,negative
"the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
"love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane",1,positive
hymn and a cruel story of youth culture,0,negative
"eventually, they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot.",0,negative
wondering why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,1,positive
romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.,1,positive
the unfulfilling,0,negative
"dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and",1,positive
is too amateurishly square to make the most of its own ironic implications,0,negative
is corcuera's attention to detail.,1,positive
onto a different path,1,positive
tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence.,0,negative
large cast,1,positive
amounts of beautiful movement and inside information,1,positive
"subject us to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
a great cast,1,positive
such superficial treatment,0,negative
admirable storyteller,1,positive
ludicrous,0,negative
"it celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity, glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light.'",1,positive
limitations,0,negative
about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark,1,positive
meyjes ... has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics.,1,positive
a mystery how the movie could be released in this condition,0,negative
"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious, and the interviews that follow, with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice, are as subtle and as enigmatic.",1,positive
there's got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease.,0,negative
of spectacular belly flops,0,negative
a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
there's just something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance.,1,positive
"the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
"it's pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome",1,positive
views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point.,1,positive
a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations,0,negative
is horrible,0,negative
increasingly disturbed,0,negative
is less about a superficial midlife crisis,0,negative
something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere,1,positive
a prolonged extrusion of psychopathic pulp.,0,negative
an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow,1,positive
paper thin,0,negative
that is gorgeously,1,positive
not everything in this ambitious comic escapade works,0,negative
sprightly,1,positive
that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category,0,negative
"it can only encourage us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses,1,positive
lilo & stitch '' is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen,0,negative
it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers,1,positive
you 'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy.,0,negative
"sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and",1,positive
this funny film,1,positive
makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans,1,positive
"when compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
in its over-the-top way,1,positive
dies.,0,negative
much more successful translation,1,positive
", this cross-cultural soap opera is painfully formulaic and stilted.",0,negative
matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise,0,negative
"if you go into the theater expecting a scary, action-packed chiller, you might soon be looking for a sign.",0,negative
is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
the visual wit of the previous pictures,1,positive
these lives count,1,positive
he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
an attention,1,positive
"sensual, funny and, in the end, very touching.",1,positive
"affecting story about four sisters who are coping, in one way or another, with life",1,positive
rapt spell,1,positive
proves himself a deft pace master and stylist,1,positive
touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty,1,positive
", but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid.",0,negative
hands-on storytelling,1,positive
"repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences, but",1,positive
eighties,1,positive
little room,0,negative
that it's actually watchable,1,positive
dispassionate,0,negative
"strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
halfwit,0,negative
"slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and",1,positive
"gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done",1,positive
"jolt you out of your seat a couple of times,",1,positive
a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling.,1,positive
that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead,0,negative
") fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard",0,negative
", ( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.",0,negative
"it's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but",0,negative
"of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
lots of sloppiness,0,negative
any country,0,negative
what's surprising is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm.,1,positive
its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered.,0,negative
gain the unconditional love she seeks,0,negative
an earnest moment,1,positive
"female friendship,",1,positive
"gets the look and the period trappings right, but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés.",0,negative
"from bill plympton, the animation master,",1,positive
the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances,1,positive
guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this,0,negative
friday after next is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans.,0,negative
the adjective ` gentle ',1,positive
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,negative
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933,1,positive
explosive physical energy,1,positive
urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte,0,negative
cleverly written,1,positive
infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
is as consistently engaging as it is revealing.,1,positive
"with or without the sex, a wonderful tale of love and destiny, told well by a master storyteller",1,positive
deathly,0,negative
liked about schmidt a lot,1,positive
shooting,0,negative
may put off insiders and outsiders alike.,0,negative
love and culture,1,positive
confusing melange,0,negative
a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
"is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand",1,positive
been given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
recommend the film,1,positive
weighted down with slow,0,negative
"twisted, brilliant and macabre",1,positive
his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality,1,positive
", you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine.",0,negative
falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer's new action film,0,negative
delicate coming-of-age tale,1,positive
animal,1,positive
could be a single iota worse ...,0,negative
like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,1,positive
"charred, somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle",0,negative
"the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it, and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it",0,negative
ideas and special-interest groups,1,positive
is n't as sharp or as fresh,0,negative
"frailty '' has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!''",1,positive
make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,1,positive
gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior.,1,positive
a strong and confident work,1,positive
"does all of this, and more",1,positive
surprise family,1,positive
demeaning its subjects,0,negative
raw-nerved story,1,positive
"i loved on first sight and, even more important, love in remembrance.",1,positive
excited,1,positive
that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
"executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity, with such good humor and",1,positive
a slam-dunk,1,positive
does n't really add up to much,0,negative
"improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements, and yet at the end",1,positive
putting together any movies of particular value or merit,1,positive
"bang your head on the seat in front of you,",0,negative
i was beginning to hate it,0,negative
cultural and personal self-discovery,1,positive
to be ignored,0,negative
a solidly entertaining little film,1,positive
about a brainy prep-school kid with a mrs. robinson complex,1,positive
he's already done way too often,0,negative
is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
bisset,1,positive
"witty, vibrant, and intelligent",1,positive
opera-ish dialogue,0,negative
cheapo,0,negative
jagged camera moves,0,negative
an absurdly simplistic picture,0,negative
"girls, who learns that believing in something does matter",1,positive
lina,1,positive
contemptible imitator,0,negative
no amount of nostalgia for carvey's glory days,0,negative
from the writing and direction to the soggy performances,0,negative
country,1,positive
cinematography and exhilarating,1,positive
"bring fresh, unforced naturalism to their characters.",1,positive
disastrous ending,0,negative
a critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
"mad love does n't galvanize its outrage the way,",0,negative
major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
tremendous skill,1,positive
straightforward and strikingly devious,1,positive
"far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid",0,negative
"crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment",0,negative
this is a movie you can trust.,1,positive
nails all of orlean's themes without being a true adaptation of her book,1,positive
sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,1,positive
you 'll probably love it.,1,positive
"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ... but at the very least, his secret life will leave you thinking",1,positive
pompous references,0,negative
be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
"for most movies, 84 minutes is short,",0,negative
"partly a schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy, partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely soulless.",0,negative
"replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around",1,positive
"remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
in the end there is one word that best describes this film : honest.,1,positive
"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain",1,positive
gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or laugh.,0,negative
"it's crafty, energetic and smart -- the kid is sort of like a fourteen-year old ferris bueller",1,positive
worthwhile glimpse,1,positive
of enthralling drama,1,positive
begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
insufficiently cathartic,0,negative
that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it,0,negative
"is a shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves.",0,negative
", frightening war scenes",0,negative
"a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
"the 3-d vistas from orbit, with the space station suspended like a huge set of wind chimes over the great blue globe, are stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry.",1,positive
"is nearly incoherent,",0,negative
feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.,0,negative
super,1,positive
"a thriller,",1,positive
", even after the most awful acts are committed, is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.",1,positive
has at last decisively broken with her friends image in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil.,1,positive
a movie full of grace,1,positive
sloppy,0,negative
too boring and obvious,0,negative
truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love,1,positive
deliver a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
has a great cast and a great idea,1,positive
you still have to see this!,1,positive
zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special,1,positive
"what a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this is.",1,positive
animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool,1,positive
"new, or inventive,",1,positive
"the action here is unusually tame, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest, and the plot offers few surprises",0,negative
by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
renewal,1,positive
is suitably elegant,1,positive
been a confusing and horrifying vision,0,negative
superstar,1,positive
with very little story or character,0,negative
presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet.,1,positive
"woody, what happened?",0,negative
was n't one of the film's virtues,0,negative
"an energetic, violent movie with a momentum that never lets up.",1,positive
"work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
good-looking but relentlessly lowbrow outing plays like clueless does south fork.,0,negative
to the phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie,0,negative
", and better",1,positive
full circle,1,positive
honesty,1,positive
this wild welsh whimsy,1,positive
goose things up,1,positive
"delightful, if minor, pastry",1,positive
recommend it enough,1,positive
you have to pay if you want to see it,1,positive
in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
"a thoroughly enjoyable, heartfelt",1,positive
dignified,1,positive
loneliness and insecurity,0,negative
definitely worth 95 minutes,1,positive
completely familiar,1,positive
was botched in execution,0,negative
recommend big bad love,1,positive
"tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
vastly improved germanic version,1,positive
is rather like being trapped while some weird relative trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge.,0,negative
"a fresh-faced, big-hearted and frequently funny thrill",1,positive
seem irritatingly transparent,0,negative
this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten.,1,positive
slick production values and,1,positive
( reno ) delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion.,1,positive
", it still works.",1,positive
is disappointingly generic.,0,negative
though their story is predictable,0,negative
"spinning a web of dazzling entertainment may be overstating it, but",1,positive
positive ( if tragic ),1,positive
is n't much better,0,negative
presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival.,1,positive
love for the movies of the 1960s,1,positive
although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
'm not,1,positive
"really is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn.'",1,positive
kissing,1,positive
the film runs on a little longer than it needs to,0,negative
", thoroughly involving",1,positive
as director of the escort service was inspired,1,positive
too convenient,0,negative
"that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
toolbags,0,negative
happy!,1,positive
bad idea,0,negative
"is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
uneven performances and a spotty script add up to a biting satire that has no teeth.,0,negative
in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
"resolutely unamusing,",0,negative
a lovely and beautifully,1,positive
"dark humor, gorgeous exterior photography, and a stable-full of solid performances",1,positive
"fast and funny,",1,positive
that's lived too long,0,negative
heart-string plucking,1,positive
"things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably",1,positive
true emotions,1,positive
"exists, and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation.",1,positive
is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
flick worthy,1,positive
spectacularly well,1,positive
good b movies,1,positive
possesses its own languorous charm.,1,positive
pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0,negative
personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral,0,negative
to ultimately disappoint the action,0,negative
"is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb",1,positive
frustrated,0,negative
inexcusable dumb,0,negative
the outer limits of raunch,0,negative
"in the wrong hands, i.e. peploe's, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
austin powers films,1,positive
she does little here but point at things that explode into flame,0,negative
wearisome,0,negative
saddled,0,negative
for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance,0,negative
play hannibal lecter,1,positive
punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
"payami tries to raise some serious issues about iran's electoral process, but the result is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast.",0,negative
a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama,0,negative
's worse,0,negative
an enormous feeling,1,positive
first place,1,positive
gentle and humane,1,positive
"is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved,",0,negative
it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative,1,positive
a genuine mind-bender.,1,positive
"overlong and not well-acted,",0,negative
storytelling prowess,1,positive
its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,0,negative
"daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
love a joy,1,positive
a terrific b movie,1,positive
"cho's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument, creating a scrapbook of living mug shots.",1,positive
as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
pg-13,1,positive
"its recycled aspects, implausibility",0,negative
pander to our basest desires,1,positive
", its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
"it's a movie that ends with truckzilla, for cryin ' out loud.",0,negative
"is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work.",1,positive
the very hollowness,0,negative
be fruitful,1,positive
does n't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal.,0,negative
a solid emotional impact,1,positive
moving moments and an intelligent subtlety,1,positive
"seemingly a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings, stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.",0,negative
remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,1,positive
even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks,0,negative
tradition and warmth,1,positive
` hungry-man portions of bad ',0,negative
"smart,",1,positive
"some cute moments, funny scenes,",1,positive
"the heedless impetuousness of youth is on full, irritating display in ( this ) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot.",0,negative
had from films crammed with movie references,1,positive
philosophical visual coming right,1,positive
"that beneath the hype, the celebrity, the high life, the conspiracies and the mystery there were once a couple of bright young men -- promising, talented, charismatic and tragically doomed",0,negative
a frustrating patchwork : an uneasy marriage of louis begley's source novel ( about schmidt ) and,0,negative
at least three films,1,positive
"in truth, it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).",0,negative
mean-spirited lashing,0,negative
may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie.'',0,negative
delightfully dour,1,positive
"be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
be an honest and loving one,1,positive
"into a dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
"who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
"in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love",1,positive
a term paper,0,negative
"but a mood in which an ominous, pervasive, and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense",1,positive
a magnetic performance,1,positive
"a venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director",1,positive
journalistic or historical,1,positive
a zombie movie in every sense,0,negative
tackled a meaty subject,1,positive
writer / director m. night shyamalan's ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity is undeniable.,1,positive
"this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music, pretty much takes place in morton's ever-watchful gaze --",1,positive
seems like someone going through the motions,0,negative
you take for granted in most films are mishandled here.,0,negative
"like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough",1,positive
been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over,1,positive
spain,1,positive
as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
my precious new star wars movie,1,positive
the visceral sensation,1,positive
in a joyous communal festival of rhythm,1,positive
most colorful and controversial,1,positive
"is a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same.",1,positive
this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come.,1,positive
"hastily mounted production exists only to capitalize on hopkins ' inclination to play hannibal lecter again, even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book.",0,negative
wrong with performances here,0,negative
running on empty,0,negative
"the unusual power of thoughtful, subjective filmmaking",1,positive
"perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing, '",1,positive
becomes a bit of a mishmash,0,negative
a mesmerizing one,1,positive
"as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
"it is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving ...,1,positive
a good documentary,1,positive
full-bodied characterizations,1,positive
but fun,1,positive
there's no reason to miss interview with the assassin,1,positive
major acting lessons and,0,negative
hastily and,0,negative
does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0,negative
has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.,1,positive
b-movie,0,negative
is just garbage.,0,negative
jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations,0,negative
"an extraordinary film,",1,positive
traffic,1,positive
an otherwise excellent film,1,positive
this insane,0,negative
star charisma,1,positive
will have a barrie good time,1,positive
"'s fun, wispy",1,positive
"davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
"reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully",1,positive
to enjoy,1,positive
most deceptively amusing comedies of the year,1,positive
"the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers, and it lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences",0,negative
a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship,0,negative
sink into melancholia,0,negative
seems to be coasting.,0,negative
this colorful bio-pic,1,positive
"may lack the pungent bite of its title, but it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless",1,positive
lying,0,negative
a sleep-inducing thriller,0,negative
", marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances.",1,positive
wildly fascinating,1,positive
shapeless,0,negative
it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
imaginative and successful,1,positive
of the world's most fascinating stories,1,positive
four hankies,1,positive
feeling like no other film in recent history,1,positive
grievous,0,negative
wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
the death,0,negative
a good thing,1,positive
", it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
the pure adrenalin,1,positive
genuinely funny,1,positive
... the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material.,0,negative
take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them,1,positive
... the kind of movie you see because the theater has air conditioning.,0,negative
"after sitting through this sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
"most daring, and complicated",1,positive
spirit-crushing ennui,0,negative
some of the most inventive,1,positive
"evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
"a new, or inventive, journey",1,positive
seem smart and well-crafted,1,positive
fires on all plasma conduits,1,positive
in `` unfaithful,0,negative
agile performers,1,positive
"( cho's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument, creating a scrapbook of living mug shots.",1,positive
does dickens as it should be done cinematically,1,positive
becomes a testament,1,positive
desiccated,0,negative
"he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
"has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange.",1,positive
"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot.",0,negative
can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already.,0,negative
a dull moment,0,negative
is still charming here.,1,positive
offer much more than the series,1,positive
"bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
a knowing,1,positive
'' remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film ...,1,positive
authentic feel,1,positive
absolutely,1,positive
barely interesting,0,negative
pacino is the best he's been in years and keener is marvelous.,1,positive
"like the tuck family themselves, this movie just goes on and on and on and on",0,negative
touches smartly and wistfully,1,positive
honesty and,1,positive
"it's difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny.",0,negative
cluelessness,0,negative
call the ` wow ' factor,1,positive
"in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done,1,positive
a grating endurance test,0,negative
"the film's plot may be shallow, but you 've never seen the deep like you see it in these harrowing surf shots.",1,positive
maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.,1,positive
heavyweight film,1,positive
"'s a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
"the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
sheer unbridled delight,1,positive
"a fine effort, an interesting topic, some intriguing characters and a sad ending.",1,positive
its underventilated père-fils confrontations,0,negative
's a rare window on an artistic collaboration,1,positive
"'m sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
"according to wendigo, ` nature ' loves the members of the upper class almost as much as they love themselves.",1,positive
"sure, it's contrived and predictable, but",0,negative
"try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach, somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie,1,positive
"petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and",1,positive
'll feel like you ate a reeses without the peanut butter ...,0,negative
"has been overexposed,",0,negative
that he will once again be an honest and loving one,1,positive
is an interesting character,1,positive
"keenly observed and refreshingly natural, swimming gets the details right, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner.",1,positive
"so intensely, but with restraint",1,positive
yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction,0,negative
the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
has an infectious enthusiasm,1,positive
succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful,0,negative
"clever, offbeat and",1,positive
is how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
have made every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
most entertaining bonds,1,positive
expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
sane person,1,positive
marked by acute writing and a host of splendid performances,1,positive
a goofy pleasure,1,positive
"penetrating,",1,positive
a delightful lark,1,positive
while the highly predictable narrative falls short,0,negative
multilayered,1,positive
's fun for kids of any age,1,positive
welcome and heartwarming addition,1,positive
"right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
pc stability notwithstanding,0,negative
you have no affinity for most of the characters.,0,negative
"enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games",1,positive
occasional jarring glimpses,1,positive
will find it more than capable of rewarding them,1,positive
the discomfort and embarrassment,0,negative
the horrible pains of a death,0,negative
most notable,1,positive
"under the right conditions, it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun",1,positive
bad luck,0,negative
"big, juicy role",1,positive
loneliest dark spots,0,negative
inspire,1,positive
delivers a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower.,1,positive
run out of gas,0,negative
a predictable outcome and a screenplay,0,negative
"kissing jessica steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
", blade 2 is definitely a cut above the rest.",1,positive
believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
"this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
"a dull, somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise.",0,negative
are too crude to serve the work especially well,0,negative
"'s ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
energetic frontman,1,positive
so sloppily written,0,negative
"sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form",1,positive
without placing their parents in a coma-like state,1,positive
bring cohesion,1,positive
that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
discreet filmmakers,1,positive
chilling movie,1,positive
its good qualities are obscured,0,negative
", the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
completely loveable,1,positive
much credit,1,positive
tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
"it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness,",0,negative
shrill and,0,negative
has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
"at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
"keep you watching,",1,positive
a lousy one at that,0,negative
does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther,",0,negative
refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm,1,positive
for its profound humanity,1,positive
"as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming",1,positive
"refusal to recognize any of the signposts, as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map",0,negative
the man from elysian fields is doomed by its smallness,0,negative
", every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998.",1,positive
heartfelt and hilarious,1,positive
you reach the finale,1,positive
easily marketable,1,positive
"if anything, the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.",1,positive
churn out one mediocre movie,0,negative
"this picture is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's, despite a few whopping shootouts.",0,negative
its oscar nomination,1,positive
"the performances are so overstated, the effect comes off as self-parody.",0,negative
for all its problems ... the lady and the duke surprisingly manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience.,1,positive
replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
complex and honest,1,positive
"twohy's a good yarn-spinner, and ultimately the story compels.",1,positive
"manipulative claptrap, a period-piece movie-of-the-week, plain old blarney ...",0,negative
dumb comedy,0,negative
"there's absolutely no reason why blue crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is",1,positive
drudgery,0,negative
stripped almost entirely,0,negative
"despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
"to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement, and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest",1,positive
that rarity among sequels,1,positive
torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
is marveilleux.,1,positive
have n't laughed that hard in years!,1,positive
it has considerable charm.,1,positive
a work of deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
integrating the characters in the foreground,1,positive
"offers no new insight on the matter, nor do its characters exactly spring to life.",0,negative
as the movie sputters,0,negative
manages never to grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
"approached the usher and said that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
"is genial but never inspired, and little about it will stay with you",0,negative
the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
a so-called ` comedy ',0,negative
life that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
supposed to be a romantic comedy,0,negative
living mug shots,0,negative
"for the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm",0,negative
first-class road movie,1,positive
collective,1,positive
an electric pencil sharpener,1,positive
"loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion",0,negative
nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them,0,negative
of mindless pace in collision,0,negative
be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this,1,positive
the effort is sincere,1,positive
"is an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be.",0,negative
works on the whodunit level as its larger themes get lost in the murk of its own making,0,negative
the hanukkah spirit seems fried in pork.,0,negative
deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
feels free to offend,0,negative
a coming-of-age story and,1,positive
considerable punch,1,positive
has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and,1,positive
"sweet, funny",1,positive
because there's precious little substance in birthday girl,0,negative
's so downbeat and nearly humorless,0,negative
is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.,1,positive
"the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard,",0,negative
's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,0,negative
"cineasts will revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement.",1,positive
cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists.,1,positive
need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is.,0,negative
adroit,1,positive
"may lack the pungent bite of its title, but it's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless.",1,positive
the national lampoon film franchise,1,positive
"'s immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do",1,positive
match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
the type of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ),0,negative
"thoughtless, random, superficial humor and a lot",0,negative
"cliches, painful improbability",0,negative
farm melodrama.,0,negative
) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
striking about jolie's performance,1,positive
waiting for godard can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director's epitaph for himself.,1,positive
bullock's memorable first interrogation,1,positive
music videos,1,positive
turn out to be delightfully compatible here,1,positive
action and,1,positive
its old-hat set-up and predictable plot,0,negative
that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
veteran,1,positive
"tired,",0,negative
is a film that's about as subtle as a party political broadcast,0,negative
"no rest period,",0,negative
was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him,0,negative
scratching your head,0,negative
to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once,0,negative
a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity,0,negative
"all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
of the biggest disappointments of the year,0,negative
"waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one",0,negative
"no charm, no laughs, no fun",0,negative
"is all over the place, really",0,negative
bears is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be.,0,negative
what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery,1,positive
"a fascinating, dark thriller",1,positive
"it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ), and barry's cold-fish act makes the experience worthwhile.",1,positive
still has enough moments to keep it entertaining.,1,positive
big summer movies,1,positive
"historically significant, and personal, episode",1,positive
has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,1,positive
demeaning,0,negative
had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,0,negative
's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
bottomlessly,0,negative
quirky movie,1,positive
a very good time at the cinema,1,positive
real magic,1,positive
after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock,0,negative
"is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences,",0,negative
"an exceptionally acted, quietly affecting cop drama.",1,positive
"... this story gets sillier, not scarier, as it goes along ...",0,negative
when the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year,0,negative
` life affirming ',1,positive
"that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
easily dismissive,0,negative
mind crappy movies,0,negative
is n't always coherent,0,negative
whose charms are immediately apparent,1,positive
"penetrating, impenetrable",1,positive
's good-natured and sometimes quite funny,1,positive
"a divine monument to a single man's struggle to regain his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
"offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them.",1,positive
clever and subtle,1,positive
"a strong script, powerful direction and splendid production design",1,positive
understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
through this film,1,positive
mindless action movie,0,negative
"the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film, and the movie's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult",0,negative
quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
"the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
even as it points out how inseparable the two are,1,positive
provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies --,1,positive
the big shear,1,positive
"( swimfan ) falls victim to sloppy plotting, an insultingly unbelievable final act and a villainess who is too crazy to be interesting.",0,negative
there's something there,1,positive
"'ve got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane",1,positive
comic skill,1,positive
"transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils,1,positive
"a crowd-pleaser, but then, so",1,positive
breathtaking adventure,1,positive
photographed and beautifully,1,positive
its storytelling prowess and special effects,1,positive
idiots who do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
"slow down, shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy, distracted rhythms",1,positive
that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and,1,positive
pleasantly and predictably,1,positive
driven by the pathetic idea,0,negative
spreads them pretty thin,0,negative
loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
"sweet, charming tale",1,positive
"little action,",0,negative
a spectacular performance - ahem,1,positive
what should have been a cutting hollywood satire is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety.,0,negative
"as i settled into my world war ii memories, i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.",1,positive
blimp,0,negative
"it's a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth.",1,positive
the best case for christianity,1,positive
pinochet's victims,0,negative
"is lightweight filmmaking,",0,negative
flatula,0,negative
omnibus tradition,1,positive
extremely talented,1,positive
clueless and,0,negative
wonderful fencing scenes,1,positive
patronizing,0,negative
only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
who ca n't quite live up to it,0,negative
"a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and even as a rip-off of the matrix",0,negative
the performances of the four main actresses bring their characters to life.,1,positive
sanctimonious,0,negative
impossibly,0,negative
a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation.,1,positive
... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
"wilco fans will have a great time, and the movie should win the band a few new converts, too.",1,positive
"undeniably gorgeous, terminally",1,positive
gentle and humane side,1,positive
sad to say --,0,negative
does n't quite,0,negative
phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
not very amusing,0,negative
another day of brit cinema,0,negative
of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
the result is more puzzling than unsettling,0,negative
fails to provoke them,0,negative
the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
leaps over national boundaries,1,positive
"shows off a lot of stamina and vitality,",1,positive
you 're not deeply touched by this movie,0,negative
who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects,0,negative
greasy little vidgame pit,0,negative
steals,0,negative
truths emerge.,1,positive
as dumb and cheesy,0,negative
all the more compelling,1,positive
to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
its characters and its audience,1,positive
mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
its empowerment,1,positive
a bland murder-on-campus yawner.,0,negative
pray has really done his subject justice.,1,positive
odd but ultimately satisfying blend,1,positive
major-league,1,positive
quite good at providing some good old fashioned spooks.,1,positive
a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
to which it succeeds,1,positive
craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
painfully unfunny,0,negative
come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
8 crazy nights,1,positive
needlessly confusing,0,negative
if you can swallow its absurdities and crudities,0,negative
"the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent",0,negative
treads old turf,0,negative
a tasty appetizer that leaves you wanting more.,1,positive
made me unintentionally famous -- as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience,1,positive
turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need,1,positive
film a must,1,positive
more spirit and bite,1,positive
passionate enthusiasms,1,positive
enlightened by any of derrida's,1,positive
this poor remake of such a well loved classic,0,negative
to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
a terrifically entertaining specimen,1,positive
an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,0,negative
most famous,1,positive
's easy to love robin tunney,1,positive
most pitiful,0,negative
dislikable study in sociopathy,0,negative
give strong and convincing performances,1,positive
its star,1,positive
but toback's deranged immediacy makes it seem fresh again.,1,positive
"as bad as you think,",0,negative
the resolutions,0,negative
feels less like a change in ( herzog's ) personal policy than a half-hearted fluke.,0,negative
reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls.,1,positive
clever and unflinching,1,positive
be the movie you 're looking for,1,positive
"stripped almost entirely of such tools as nudity, profanity and violence, labute does manage to make a few points about modern man and his problematic quest for human connection.",0,negative
"bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness,",0,negative
a mystery devoid,0,negative
crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
"it's weird, wonderful, and not necessarily for kids.",1,positive
"you 'll forget about it by monday, though",0,negative
a listless and desultory affair,0,negative
it's also undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
this overproduced piece of dreck is shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary.,0,negative
a bottom-feeder sequel,0,negative
"is worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham",1,positive
"... has about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity.",0,negative
could restage the whole thing in your bathtub.,0,negative
was reading the minds of the audience,1,positive
the rare movie,1,positive
episodic choppiness,0,negative
reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels,0,negative
represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema,1,positive
it is a copy of a copy of a copy,0,negative
one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
the success of undercover brother is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally.,1,positive
"reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise, but",0,negative
"is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
supremely kittenish,1,positive
anemic,0,negative
the end result does no justice to the story itself,0,negative
"any film that does n't even in passing mention political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss.",0,negative
do n't avert our eyes for a moment.,1,positive
less charming than listening to a four-year-old,0,negative
movie-star intensity,1,positive
"to a love story risks trivializing it, though chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror.",1,positive
nagging,0,negative
an intellectual exercise,1,positive
a place in your heart,1,positive
a devastating comic impersonation,0,negative
a potent chemistry,1,positive
a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
the sad schlock merchant,0,negative
a disastrous ending,0,negative
a remarkably alluring film set in the constrictive eisenhower era about one suburban woman's yearning in the face of a loss that shatters her cheery and tranquil suburban life.,1,positive
"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting",1,positive
", entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment",1,positive
slickest,1,positive
a clever script and skilled actors bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics.,1,positive
attempts to mine laughs,0,negative
"lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire.",0,negative
a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out,1,positive
"witless,",0,negative
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party.,0,negative
's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative.,1,positive
brazenly misguided project,0,negative
it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
unifying rhythm,1,positive
an entertaining british hybrid,1,positive
report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement.,0,negative
piccoli gives a superb performance full of deep feeling.,1,positive
she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
dreadfully,0,negative
metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
the guys still feels counterproductive,0,negative
"life, hand gestures,",1,positive
for people who make movies and watch them,1,positive
the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
splatter,0,negative
bravado kathy!,1,positive
"is a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief",1,positive
shenanigans and slapstick,1,positive
not much else,0,negative
best didacticism,1,positive
's a scorcher.,1,positive
the movie has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess.,1,positive
remember back when thrillers actually thrilled,0,negative
misanthropic,0,negative
"a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",1,positive
"permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations",0,negative
arty and jazzy,1,positive
", son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if.''",0,negative
in ireland over a man,1,positive
that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
pity anyone who sees this,0,negative
is a copy of a copy of a copy,0,negative
predictably soulless techno-tripe.,0,negative
peevish and,0,negative
should be required viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike.,1,positive
the best script that besson has written in years,1,positive
"dismiss -- moody,",0,negative
problem,0,negative
may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream,0,negative
like cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,0,negative
got to be a more graceful way of portraying the devastation of this disease,0,negative
a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy,1,positive
koury frighteningly and honestly exposes,1,positive
"of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters,1,positive
like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
clever dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
to entertain or inspire its viewers,1,positive
to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
do n't really care too much about this love story,0,negative
", some things are immune to the folly of changing taste and attitude.",0,negative
"all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but",0,negative
worst -- and only --,0,negative
the toughest ages a kid can go through,0,negative
will strike a chord with anyone who's ever,1,positive
passion and pretence,1,positive
italian pinocchio,1,positive
"freaky friday, '' it's not.",0,negative
... may put off insiders and outsiders alike.,0,negative
"yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
"barely shocking,",0,negative
critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
"that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
is thought-provoking,1,positive
marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
feral and uncomfortable,0,negative
"all three descriptions suit evelyn, a besotted and obvious drama that tells us nothing new.",0,negative
"'s insecure in lovely and amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships",1,positive
"comes from the brave, uninhibited performances by its lead actors.",1,positive
", what makes the movie fresh",1,positive
"there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out.",1,positive
"guess a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
astonishing is n't the word --,1,positive
"its recycled aspects, implausibility, and",0,negative
a stiff,0,negative
about the best thing you could say about narc is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture.,1,positive
filled with raw emotions,1,positive
can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell.,0,negative
preserving,1,positive
"does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
compassionately portrayed,1,positive
"is far less mature, interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts.",0,negative
", it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.",1,positive
is essentially juiceless.,0,negative
founders on its own preciousness -- and squanders its beautiful women.,0,negative
a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
skit-com material fervently deposited on the big screen.,0,negative
"bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered,0,negative
with music and laughter,1,positive
overmanipulative hollywood practices,0,negative
with such fury,0,negative
drama.,1,positive
"`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, '' and",0,negative
should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad.,0,negative
ugly ideas,0,negative
you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
flails limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror.,0,negative
distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
surprisingly charming and even witty,1,positive
grotesque,0,negative
almost humdrum approach,0,negative
in an intricate plot,1,positive
both heartbreaking and heartwarming,1,positive
even more important,1,positive
big splash,1,positive
"is truly funny,",1,positive
surrender $ 9,0,negative
full of detail,1,positive
is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny.,0,negative
some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
"manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
is still worth hearing.,1,positive
preaching message,0,negative
be familiar,1,positive
romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in.,0,negative
is just the sort for those moviegoers who complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore.,1,positive
"by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline",1,positive
", artificial and opaque",0,negative
shameless,0,negative
"will be adequately served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick, although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service.'",0,negative
more psychotic than romantic,0,negative
solid action pic,1,positive
that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
humorous and heartfelt,1,positive
"the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority, and",1,positive
that this likable movie is n't more accomplished,1,positive
"masquerade ball where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad.",0,negative
liberating ability,1,positive
"and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated",0,negative
"a soulful, incisive meditation",1,positive
the genuine ones barely register,0,negative
accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
"its hawaiian setting, the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick",1,positive
are the greatest musicians of all time,1,positive
powerful and moving,1,positive
classic cinema served up with heart and humor,1,positive
makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing.,1,positive
would be a welcome improvement,1,positive
extra-large cotton candy,1,positive
alternative housing options,1,positive
throbbing sincerity,1,positive
like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish.,1,positive
fetishistic violence,0,negative
but boilerplate clichés,0,negative
"a thoroughly awful movie -- dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric ` scream.'",0,negative
but dull and ankle-deep,0,negative
profane,0,negative
hollywood satire,1,positive
left me,0,negative
as it is flawed,0,negative
"an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,0,negative
a derivative collection,0,negative
"fans will undoubtedly enjoy it, and",1,positive
"is a story that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot.,0,negative
this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
"a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
"when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned",1,positive
", he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.",0,negative
"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting,",1,positive
"is the kathie lee gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent.",0,negative
you snore,0,negative
jones has tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers.,1,positive
you feel what they feel,1,positive
poignant,1,positive
"come away from his film overwhelmed, hopeful and, perhaps paradoxically, illuminated",1,positive
so many talented people could participate in such an,1,positive
"a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic,",1,positive
"arriving at a particularly dark moment in history, it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.",1,positive
is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours,0,negative
", `` mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.",1,positive
`` one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid?'',0,negative
interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story,1,positive
promises,1,positive
a buoyant delivery,1,positive
"regret, love, duty and friendship",1,positive
overstylized,0,negative
must indeed,1,positive
embarrassment.,0,negative
b +,1,positive
disturbance,0,negative
"look at morality, family, and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage",1,positive
"get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
"it remains brightly optimistic, coming through in the end",1,positive
"apart from anything else, this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.",1,positive
with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor,1,positive
capture the novel's deeper intimate resonances,1,positive
the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent,1,positive
redone by someone who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
madonna's,0,negative
just how bad it was,0,negative
i just did n't care,0,negative
"most beautiful, evocative",1,positive
they 're struggling to create.,0,negative
that's best served cold,1,positive
"keeps things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films",1,positive
"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.",1,positive
whatever,0,negative
schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ...,0,negative
untalented artistes,0,negative
self-inflicted retaliation,0,negative
silly rather than plausible,0,negative
's leaden and predictable,0,negative
clever credits roll,1,positive
", serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm.",1,positive
travesty,0,negative
of the best movies of the year,1,positive
the talents of its attractive young leads,1,positive
"welcome, if downbeat, missive",1,positive
plenty of nudity,1,positive
"has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
marveilleux,1,positive
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender,0,negative
the layered richness,1,positive
adrenaline jolt,1,positive
builds gradually until you feel fully embraced by this gentle comedy.,1,positive
seen or heard anything quite like this film,1,positive
moments of inspired humor,1,positive
is more complex and honest,1,positive
tears,0,negative
fun-for-fun,1,positive
the production values are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable.,1,positive
wildly popular vin diesel,1,positive
remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
deliciously slow.,1,positive
takes you by the face,1,positive
catastrophic collision,0,negative
nair does n't treat the issues lightly.,1,positive
"covers this territory with wit and originality,",1,positive
when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
seem smug and cartoonish,0,negative
"good b movies ( the mask, the blob )",1,positive
studio hack,0,negative
the most high-concept sci fi adventures,1,positive
deceit and murder,0,negative
polished and,1,positive
it is entertaining on an inferior level.,0,negative
contempt,0,negative
uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it,0,negative
go see this delightful comedy,1,positive
a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema,1,positive
crack cast,1,positive
no chemistry,0,negative
"girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch, and",1,positive
"high drama,",1,positive
who normally could n't care less,0,negative
"with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character",0,negative
is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee.,0,negative
"also will win you over, in a big way",1,positive
graced with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies,1,positive
"it's a very sincere work,",1,positive
respects the material,1,positive
"accompanying the stunt-hungry dimwits in a random series of collected gags, pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc..",0,negative
is casual and fun,1,positive
a gem,1,positive
plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on `` the simpsons '' has.,0,negative
"while the path may be familiar, first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting.",1,positive
a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
there are lulls,0,negative
does n't give you enough to feel good about.,0,negative
wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
"has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just complicated enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out",1,positive
"in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
no worse a film,0,negative
gross-out college comedy,0,negative
provocative piece,1,positive
already mentioned,0,negative
is a plodding mess.,0,negative
"is a terrific role for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains.",1,positive
truly edgy,1,positive
has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,0,negative
plays like a tired tyco ad,0,negative
"more frantic than involving, more chaotic than entertaining.",0,negative
wholesome and subversive,1,positive
a good time with this one too,1,positive
manage to get you under its spell,1,positive
it will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,0,negative
"is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by kieran culkin.",1,positive
cleverly constructed,1,positive
"the film is small in scope, yet perfectly formed.",1,positive
it grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration.,1,positive
you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,1,positive
"is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie.",0,negative
seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago.,0,negative
"is dicaprio's best performance in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year",1,positive
trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '.,1,positive
of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,0,negative
a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
"this amiable picture talks tough, but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers ...",1,positive
", it just sits there like a side dish no one ordered.",0,negative
"all it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
"an extraordinary film, not least",1,positive
the film more silly than scary,0,negative
an important political documentary,1,positive
"miyazaki has created such a vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
"unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie, it is n't much fun.",0,negative
it's a spirited film and a must-see,1,positive
an essentially awkward version of the lightweight female empowerment picture we 've been watching for decades,0,negative
been developed with more care,0,negative
the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
"no big whoop,",0,negative
a winning comedy,1,positive
"when the bullets start to fly, your first instinct is to duck",1,positive
not in a good way,0,negative
"failed jokes, twitchy acting, and",0,negative
do not automatically equal laughs,0,negative
"it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients",1,positive
at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects.,0,negative
"family portrait of need, neurosis and nervy negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking.",1,positive
's in danger of going wrong,0,negative
of lame entertainment,0,negative
do n't fit well together,0,negative
are moments of hilarity to be had.,1,positive
one of the most slyly exquisite anti-adult movies ever made.,1,positive
whole thing,1,positive
sour taste,0,negative
the dorkier aspects,0,negative
based,0,negative
a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse,1,positive
strike a chord with anyone who's ever,1,positive
", is extraordinary.",1,positive
extremely bad,0,negative
"comes along that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy.",0,negative
's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest,1,positive
action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
mesmerizing cinematic poem,1,positive
listless sci-fi,0,negative
subtle and visceral,1,positive
the problematic characters,0,negative
a real writer plot,1,positive
"the main story ... is compelling enough, but it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish.",0,negative
are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,0,negative
"fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film, but it is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers.",0,negative
i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
the obnoxious title character,0,negative
childhood imagination,1,positive
brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
"it's the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
spoofs,1,positive
", then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years.",1,positive
"if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was, i would go back and choose to skip it.",0,negative
takes itself all too seriously,0,negative
hmmm ... might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener?,0,negative
story to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
of visual charm,1,positive
confessions is n't always coherent,0,negative
it ca n't be dismissed as mindless,1,positive
"thoughtless, random, superficial humor",0,negative
"meandering, and sometimes dry",0,negative
likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,0,negative
a comedic context,1,positive
"are simply dazzling, particularly balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents",1,positive
likely to have decades of life as a classic movie franchise,1,positive
"feels the dimming of a certain ambition, but in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism",1,positive
the all-french cast is marveilleux.,1,positive
the worst film,0,negative
holds up,1,positive
an unfortunate title for a film that has nothing endearing about it.,0,negative
its emotional power and moments of revelation,1,positive
for something entertaining,1,positive
derrida is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.,1,positive
wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy,0,negative
( breheny's ) lensing,1,positive
"be funny, uplifting and moving",1,positive
degenerates into hogwash.,0,negative
seems little different,0,negative
with some glimpses of nature and family warmth,1,positive
improbable,0,negative
being a total rehash,0,negative
succeeds,1,positive
well-deserved,1,positive
a greater knowledge,1,positive
a great,1,positive
are fun and reminiscent of combat scenes from the star wars series,1,positive
the excruciating end,0,negative
a well-put-together piece,1,positive
the culture clash comedies,1,positive
"a retread story, bad writing",0,negative
"its logical loopholes,",0,negative
a serious exploration,1,positive
a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten,0,negative
", like its title character, is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
like trying to eat brussels sprouts,0,negative
animation master,1,positive
spontaneous intimacy,1,positive
"acted, quietly affecting cop drama",1,positive
the exotic world,1,positive
its charms and its funny moments,1,positive
as fresh or enjoyable,1,positive
which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
chuckle,1,positive
bad day,0,negative
of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party,1,positive
unique niche,1,positive
"were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
some outrageously creative action in the transporter,1,positive
hollywood kids,1,positive
grave for youngsters,0,negative
"paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
"boring, pretentious",0,negative
", it's an adventure story and history lesson all in one.",1,positive
"a finely tuned mood piece, a model of menacing atmosphere.",1,positive
down-to-earth,1,positive
is a verbal duel between two gifted performers.,1,positive
it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age,0,negative
"it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good, but",1,positive
carry the film with their charisma,1,positive
the fact that the ` best part ' of the movie comes from a 60-second homage to one of demme's good films does n't bode well for the rest of it.,0,negative
at least during their '70s heyday,1,positive
as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,1,positive
"can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere",0,negative
more mindless,0,negative
his work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories.,1,positive
"fails in making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ...",0,negative
"the film is the cast, particularly the ya-yas themselves.",1,positive
"lies considerable skill and determination, backed by sheer nerve",1,positive
clever concept,1,positive
the sum,1,positive
with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,0,negative
of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur's professional injuries,1,positive
a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
fascinating and playful,1,positive
in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
often food-spittingly,1,positive
succeed at cheapening it,0,negative
"ice age wo n't drop your jaw, but it will warm your heart, and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up.",1,positive
( a ) crushing disappointment,0,negative
offering an original,1,positive
this poor remake,0,negative
"bland hotels, highways, parking lots",0,negative
money-oriented,0,negative
hugely rewarding experience,1,positive
it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men,1,positive
", and dramatically moving",1,positive
", those rejected must have been astronomically bad",0,negative
immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth.,0,negative
"that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy",0,negative
this disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
hate this one,0,negative
of cute animals and clumsy people,1,positive
technically and artistically inept.,0,negative
"a doctor's office, emergency room, hospital bed or insurance company office",1,positive
"tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
has n't much more to serve than silly fluff,0,negative
it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor,0,negative
a hit -,1,positive
outdoes its spectacle,1,positive
"one senses in world traveler and in his earlier film that freundlich bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers, and circles it obsessively, without making contact.",0,negative
's also nice to see a movie with its heart,1,positive
... the plot weaves us into a complex web.,1,positive
it fascinating,1,positive
fine performances make this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat,1,positive
raw emotions,1,positive
in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
is one of the greatest date movies in years,1,positive
educates,1,positive
is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
"most audacious,",1,positive
sucks you in,1,positive
marvelously entertaining and deliriously joyous documentary.,1,positive
an accomplished actress,1,positive
encouraging effort,1,positive
the more problematic aspects,0,negative
", it is a failure.",0,negative
intricate magic,1,positive
goes down easy,0,negative
"otherwise appalling, and",0,negative
fairly trite narrative,1,positive
has all the actors reaching for the back row,0,negative
director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap,0,negative
hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is,0,negative
gay-niche condescension,0,negative
understated performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career,0,negative
"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end ...",1,positive
"at the end, when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry, the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking.,1,positive
nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises.,0,negative
an artist who is simply tired,0,negative
is itself intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
would n't have the guts to make.,0,negative
attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off,1,positive
insult the intelligence of everyone,0,negative
remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
curiously stylized,1,positive
a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment,1,positive
"a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
drains,0,negative
in what is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
liked sometimes,1,positive
"each scene drags, underscoring the obvious,",0,negative
"that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
deeply absorbing piece,1,positive
is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
hideously,0,negative
leave,0,negative
dickens ' words and writer-director douglas mcgrath's even-toned direction,1,positive
mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
"each story is built on a potentially interesting idea, but the first two are ruined by amateurish writing and acting, while the third feels limited by its short running time",0,negative
audacious ambitions,1,positive
hard-won,1,positive
plotless,0,negative
"the film is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama.",0,negative
"who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
low rent from frame one.,0,negative
in various wet t-shirt and shower scenes,1,positive
"whatever one makes of its political edge, this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.",1,positive
so downbeat and,0,negative
play their roles with vibrant charm,1,positive
is that wind-in-the-hair exhilarating.,1,positive
bad seeds,0,negative
immensely ambitious,1,positive
in this dreary mess,0,negative
ideally,1,positive
delightful surprise,1,positive
"betrayal, deceit and murder",0,negative
actually has something interesting to say,1,positive
brosnan is more feral in this film than i 've seen him before,1,positive
like life on the island,0,negative
"there's the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream.",0,negative
"are both excellent, in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk",1,positive
"he drags it back, single-handed.",1,positive
whose achievements -- and complexities --,1,positive
too bad,0,negative
its limit to sustain a laugh,0,negative
a cruel story,0,negative
"in the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties",1,positive
most purely enjoyable and satisfying,1,positive
about sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
give credit to everyone from robinson,1,positive
are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it,1,positive
it feels more forced than usual.,0,negative
literal,1,positive
has cheapened the artistry of making a film,0,negative
a vehicle to savor binoche's skill,1,positive
to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.,0,negative
as chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study,1,positive
"improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor",1,positive
once subtle and visceral,1,positive
"the actors are simply too good, and the story too intriguing",1,positive
sometimes beautiful,1,positive
les,1,positive
in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
that is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
a gushy episode of `` m * a * s * h '' only this time from an asian perspective.,0,negative
waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
equals the original,1,positive
have one saving grace,1,positive
injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
"good,",1,positive
"stealing harvard does n't care about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor.",0,negative
a solid pedigree,1,positive
the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
gimmick,0,negative
", in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack,",1,positive
terror,0,negative
cleverness,1,positive
crippled children,0,negative
this is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography.,1,positive
"of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
"more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance.",1,positive
"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",1,positive
where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
", intricate magic",1,positive
"some of the most ravaging, gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
offers the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere.,1,positive
"a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
"if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices, you might want to check it out, but there's nothing very attractive about this movie.",0,negative
on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
erotically frank,1,positive
less-compelling,0,negative
a breadth of vision and,1,positive
"curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
which also seems to play on a 10-year delay,0,negative
that makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
"attempts, in vain,",0,negative
subtle,1,positive
"as rude and profane as ever,",0,negative
"impresses as a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '",1,positive
's easy to like and always leaves us laughing,1,positive
is such a blip on the year's radar screen,0,negative
"realized through clever makeup design,",1,positive
funny popcorn,1,positive
cut their losses,0,negative
the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry,0,negative
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating,1,positive
the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding,1,positive
justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival,1,positive
a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective,1,positive
have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but,1,positive
colorfully wrapped up in his own idiosyncratic strain of kitschy goodwill.,1,positive
"what little atmosphere is generated by the shadowy lighting, macabre sets",0,negative
better thriller,1,positive
like a quickie tv special than a feature film,0,negative
an unorthodox little film noir organized crime story that includes one of the strangest love stories you will ever see.,1,positive
"more concerned with overall feelings, broader ideas, and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers",0,negative
reaffirms life,1,positive
a pretentious mess ...,0,negative
ii experience,0,negative
watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
clichés and a dim,0,negative
stress-reducing,1,positive
that's hard to resist,1,positive
an improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen poke-mania that have preceded it,1,positive
entertaining and moving,1,positive
is a tale worth catching,1,positive
a condition only the old are privy to,1,positive
gunfight,0,negative
a noble failure.,0,negative
certainly does n't disappoint.,1,positive
treats ana's journey with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,1,positive
aids,0,negative
techno-tripe,0,negative
genuine mind-bender.,1,positive
should get a pink slip,0,negative
"'s a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics.",1,positive
elegant and,1,positive
the best thing i can say about this film is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next.,1,positive
entertained by the sight of someone,1,positive
a wet burlap sack of gloom,0,negative
a drag,0,negative
a rollicking,1,positive
heroic deserves a look,1,positive
typical late-twenty-somethings natter,0,negative
after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
to confront their problems openly,1,positive
bludgeoning the audience,0,negative
tragic ),0,negative
this masterfully calibrated psychological thriller thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere even if the screenplay falls somewhat short.,1,positive
overblown,0,negative
does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful,0,negative
he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,1,positive
b-movie you,0,negative
"blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
red dragon rates as an exceptional thriller.,1,positive
audiard successfully maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling.,1,positive
via kirsten dunst's remarkable performance,1,positive
", while nothing special, is pleasant, diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction.",1,positive
"this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted, and",0,negative
fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
", the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
recharged,1,positive
a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
find comfort in familiarity,1,positive
astringent wit,1,positive
we all ca n't stand,0,negative
a frightening and compelling ` what if,1,positive
what a concept,1,positive
lyrical and celebratory vision,1,positive
excessively quirky,1,positive
"intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation",1,positive
with a screenplay to die for,1,positive
shining,1,positive
making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,0,negative
attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,0,negative
wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped?,0,negative
shoestring and unevenly,0,negative
've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times,0,negative
any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
is too bad,0,negative
what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points.,0,negative
"is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed",0,negative
the grease,0,negative
"a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
music fans,1,positive
is a remarkably accessible and haunting film.,1,positive
tequila bender,1,positive
rank with its worthy predecessors,1,positive
great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex.,1,positive
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings,0,negative
the real triumphs in igby,1,positive
the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man,0,negative
just dreadful.,0,negative
oo many of these gross out scenes ...,0,negative
"satin rouge is not a new, or inventive, journey, but it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity.",1,positive
plots that never quite gel,0,negative
hellish,0,negative
the movie is silly beyond comprehension,0,negative
one of the most interesting writer/directors,1,positive
elevates the experience to a more mythic level,1,positive
"danny huston gives ) an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
win you over,1,positive
's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film,1,positive
sad nonsense,0,negative
there's not a comedic moment in this romantic comedy.,0,negative
utterly forgettable,0,negative
a powerful sequel,1,positive
"at some point, all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.",0,negative
"the filmmakers know how to please the eye,",1,positive
", ivan is a prince of a fellow",1,positive
"to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests",0,negative
"a powerful, naturally dramatic piece",1,positive
more charming than in about a boy,1,positive
it's a loathsome movie,0,negative
"does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny, not actually exploiting it yourself",0,negative
"a witty, whimsical feature debut",1,positive
too great,1,positive
leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing.,0,negative
of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
you walk out of the good girl with mixed emotions -- disapproval of justine combined with a tinge of understanding for her actions.,1,positive
in the very top rank of french filmmakers,1,positive
the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance.,1,positive
into the complexities of the middle east struggle and,1,positive
"confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please, and",0,negative
of a cesspool,0,negative
stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation.,0,negative
soulful,1,positive
lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy.,1,positive
"nothing special and, until the final act, nothing",0,negative
falls far short of poetry,0,negative
insanely hilarious!,1,positive
"is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
scratching your head than hiding under your seat,0,negative
delicious crime drama,1,positive
instead of a witty expose on the banality and hypocrisy of too much kid-vid,0,negative
"an example of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship.",1,positive
plainly dull,0,negative
comes across as a fairly weak retooling,0,negative
'll need a stronger stomach than us,0,negative
"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale",1,positive
that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
that the highest power of all is the power of love,1,positive
yawn-provoking,0,negative
"( f ) rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative, the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.",1,positive
unable,0,negative
lady,1,positive
's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
"historically significant, and personal",1,positive
too easily,1,positive
state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful.,0,negative
"while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
fantastic visual trope,1,positive
the material seem genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
"as a kind of colorful, dramatized pbs program",0,negative
spiffy bluescreen technique and,1,positive
"may not be a breakthrough in filmmaking,",0,negative
capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
good-naturedly cornball sequel.,1,positive
"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view",0,negative
loses what made you love it,0,negative
"compassion,",1,positive
the positive change in tone,1,positive
an assurance worthy,1,positive
rude black comedy,0,negative
acted offbeat thriller,1,positive
you 'll still be glued to the screen.,1,positive
( and lovely ),1,positive
"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music",1,positive
to my great pleasure,1,positive
with depth,1,positive
a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit,1,positive
totally lacking,0,negative
laudable in themselves,1,positive
"succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
a sketchy work-in-progress,0,negative
has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
entertaining ride,1,positive
rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it,1,positive
watered-down,0,negative
shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic.',0,negative
a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
boyd's screenplay ( co-written with guardian hack nick davies ) has a florid turn of phrase that owes more to guy ritchie than the bard of avon.,0,negative
very attractive about this movie,1,positive
through worn-out material,0,negative
with the delight of discovery,1,positive
"sweet, even delectable diversion",1,positive
"genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout, dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen",1,positive
the most original american productions,1,positive
"an unholy mess, driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '.",0,negative
"payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
merits,1,positive
the film's sopranos gags,0,negative
incompetent,0,negative
soullessness,0,negative
robin tunney,1,positive
the closest thing to the experience of space travel,1,positive
is nevertheless compelling,1,positive
"fine, focused",1,positive
the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining.,1,positive
to honor the many faceless victims,1,positive
a movie star,1,positive
of the charm of satin rouge,1,positive
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece,0,negative
ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
"is that, by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care.",0,negative
with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera,1,positive
"us love it, too.",1,positive
the effort is sincere and,1,positive
"badly edited, 91-minute trailer",0,negative
infatuation,1,positive
no interesting concept,0,negative
deep feeling,1,positive
"are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
` ron seal the deal,1,positive
`` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
thought-provoking and,1,positive
endless,0,negative
most memorable,1,positive
"keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
with tremendous promise,1,positive
riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder,0,negative
"poetic,",1,positive
a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn,1,positive
a fascinating,1,positive
overexposed,0,negative
a stab at soccer hooliganism,0,negative
something wholly original,1,positive
sure there's a teenage boy out there somewhere who's dying for this kind of entertainment,0,negative
vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
"has little insight into the historical period and its artists, particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation",0,negative
"enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits,",1,positive
"there is a subversive element to this disney cartoon, providing unexpected fizzability.",1,positive
", it's not very good either.",0,negative
so boring,0,negative
you feel alive - which is what they did,1,positive
captivating drama,1,positive
skip the film,0,negative
the flawed support structure,0,negative
a tone poem of transgression.,1,positive
lazy material,0,negative
captivates as it,1,positive
talented director,1,positive
a fairly slow paced,0,negative
jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films.,1,positive
"has improved upon the first and taken it a step further, richer and deeper.",1,positive
particularly original,1,positive
be the end of the world,1,positive
his way to turn the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
execrable.,0,negative
sentimentalizing,1,positive
appears to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
strong erotic,1,positive
"than girls, who learns that believing in something does matter",1,positive
willing to have fun with it,1,positive
"is a beautifully shot, but ultimately flawed film about growing up in japan.",1,positive
"an admirable, sometimes exceptional film",1,positive
most of his budget,0,negative
on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,0,negative
the opulent lushness of every scene,1,positive
disposable story,0,negative
"has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed, arbitrarily plotted and filled with crude humor and vulgar innuendo",0,negative
nice evening out,1,positive
's as entertaining as it is instructive,1,positive
"intensely romantic, thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery",1,positive
replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo,0,negative
"as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",0,negative
as plain and pedestrian as catsup,0,negative
five hours long,0,negative
is like reading a research paper,0,negative
"mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
", the movie is powerful and provocative.",1,positive
( it's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest.,1,positive
thrusts the audience,1,positive
we all lose track of ourselves by trying,1,positive
is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype.,0,negative
sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
the brilliant surfing photography,1,positive
margarita happy hour represents an auspicious feature debut for chaiken.,1,positive
vibrant charm,1,positive
"seagal ran out of movies years ago,",0,negative
the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
plays out with a dogged and eventually winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel.,1,positive
on its own staggeringly unoriginal terms,0,negative
"an ugly, pointless, stupid movie",0,negative
sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,0,negative
as entertainment,1,positive
"is terrific, bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue",1,positive
unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing,1,positive
"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",1,positive
"time literally stops on a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,",0,negative
flourish,1,positive
"better still, he does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
good actors,1,positive
"beautiful, cold, oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly, a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we delight in the images.",1,positive
the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
so short,0,negative
"of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys",1,positive
the most awful acts,0,negative
manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar.,1,positive
eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life.,1,positive
unbearably dull,0,negative
report that it is instead a cheap cliché,0,negative
is painterly.,1,positive
shakespeare's macbeth,1,positive
quite admirable,1,positive
"introducing an intriguing and alluring premise,",1,positive
takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving,1,positive
none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,0,negative
creeps into your heart.,1,positive
the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,0,negative
engaging charisma,1,positive
"queen of the damned as you might have guessed, makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame",0,negative
"a compelling pre-wwii drama with vivid characters and a warm, moving message",1,positive
is a trove of delights,1,positive
it is nevertheless compelling,1,positive
delight in the images,1,positive
this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes,1,positive
", tender hug",1,positive
from a groundbreaking endeavor,1,positive
geared,1,positive
", the powerpuff girls is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience.",1,positive
of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
it's a lousy one at that.,0,negative
offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
never feels draggy,1,positive
a fascinating case study,1,positive
been remarkable,1,positive
a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
have a whale of a good time,1,positive
seem to get a coherent rhythm going,1,positive
gender-bending comedy,1,positive
captured the chaos of an urban conflagration,1,positive
"long, dull procession",0,negative
", really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
juicy role,1,positive
with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
it might just be the movie you 're looking for.,1,positive
the same love story,0,negative
utter tripe,0,negative
finally transporting re-imagining of beauty and the beast and 1930s horror films,1,positive
the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters.,1,positive
", shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint, or a sense of humor.",0,negative
"'ve got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane.",1,positive
captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
good as the original,1,positive
genuine and singular artist,1,positive
tedium,0,negative
'd watch these two together again in a new york minute,1,positive
ambitious `,1,positive
may be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black.,0,negative
a really funny movie,1,positive
imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
ago,1,positive
worthy and,1,positive
the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
"that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday",1,positive
"is a hoot, and is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand.",1,positive
one thing you have to give them credit for : the message of the movie is consistent with the messages espoused in the company's previous video work.,1,positive
those prone to indignation need not apply ;,0,negative
"that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
starts out like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
"lush, swooning melodrama",1,positive
"strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose, and in that oh-so-important category, the four feathers comes up short",0,negative
's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss.,0,negative
of sensitive observation,1,positive
cathartic,0,negative
"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism,",1,positive
"humor, warmth, and intelligence",1,positive
is lacking any real emotional impact,0,negative
its visual panache,1,positive
"cold, gray",0,negative
ultimately empty,0,negative
to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0,negative
by sending the audience straight to hell,0,negative
"the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
maddening,0,negative
a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness,1,positive
"'s fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive",1,positive
cleverly worked out,1,positive
of the more influential works,1,positive
is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0,negative
shameless self-caricature,0,negative
like the best of godard's movies,1,positive
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare called ces wild.,0,negative
that feels dusty and leatherbound,0,negative
of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
had been developed with more care,1,positive
"is, however, a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it",1,positive
retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.,1,positive
's far from fresh-squeezed,0,negative
huge heart,1,positive
"to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
is authentic.,1,positive
an intense indoor drama,1,positive
have infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
looks fake,0,negative
perfectly,1,positive
"boring, pretentious waste",0,negative
the fact that it is n't very good,0,negative
you do n't understand what on earth is going on,0,negative
home,1,positive
about a superficial midlife crisis,0,negative
kwan's unique directing style,1,positive
"the town has kind of an authentic feel, but",1,positive
demonic,0,negative
keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong.,0,negative
weird and distanced,0,negative
"never quite makes it to the boiling point, but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time.",1,positive
because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
"borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own",0,negative
this long and relentlessly saccharine film,0,negative
conflicts,0,negative
bring out joys in our lives,1,positive
what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
", herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion.",0,negative
frightful vanity film,0,negative
"should n't have been allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title, because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie.",0,negative
a movie that the less charitable might describe as a castrated,0,negative
uniquely,1,positive
shoddy product,0,negative
perdition,1,positive
"its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
- kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and,1,positive
"are undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
exploiting,0,negative
hypocritical,0,negative
a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls.,0,negative
are beautiful,1,positive
"told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
like life,1,positive
a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side of play.,1,positive
that's as hard to classify as it is hard to resist,1,positive
fantasy of a director's travel,1,positive
the far superior film,1,positive
"resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates.",0,negative
for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
"an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
darker turns,0,negative
"can drive right by it without noticing anything special, save for a few comic turns, intended and otherwise",0,negative
confident enough,1,positive
"starts out mediocre, spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion.",0,negative
evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters,1,positive
virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
"embraces it, energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it",1,positive
run-of-the-mill,0,negative
star power,1,positive
the excruciating end of days,0,negative
the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick.,0,negative
kirsten dunst's remarkable performance,1,positive
a meatier,1,positive
maelstrom is strange and compelling,1,positive
a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
those movies that catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
"every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
a wickedly undramatic central theme,0,negative
begins as a seven rip-off,0,negative
the end of the world,0,negative
cherish would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film.,0,negative
"a head-turner -- thoughtfully written,",1,positive
usual tear,1,positive
engage children,1,positive
you feel good,1,positive
a sultry evening,1,positive
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled mr. chips off the old block.,0,negative
apparent joy,1,positive
this story still seems timely and important.,1,positive
deliciously exploitative,1,positive
geniality,1,positive
"sloppy, made-for-movie",0,negative
"implicitly acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses, and for that reason it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all",1,positive
"an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate",1,positive
that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
one mediocre movie,0,negative
various sources,1,positive
that's apparently just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career,1,positive
ca n't even do that much,0,negative
hide its contrivances,0,negative
"a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done",1,positive
delicate treatment,1,positive
empire ca n't make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film.,0,negative
such a tragedy,0,negative
it may not be particularly innovative,0,negative
the easy emotional buttons,1,positive
a climactic hero's,1,positive
one more dumb high school comedy,0,negative
possess the lack-of-attention span that we did at seventeen,0,negative
"farce,",0,negative
is so earnest in its yearning for the days,1,positive
obscure this movie's lack of ideas,0,negative
"even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness, it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.",0,negative
satisfactory overview,1,positive
"has elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy.",1,positive
the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you,1,positive
and pulp melodrama,0,negative
historic,1,positive
", but the uninspired scripts, acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special.",0,negative
"brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing, haneke's portrait of an upper class austrian society and the suppression of its tucked away demons is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt.",1,positive
"in painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people, the movie exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk, with little to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song.",1,positive
's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
"with the dog days of august upon us, think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity.",0,negative
"expands the horizons of boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness, from which no interesting concept can escape.",0,negative
france's foremost cinematic poet,1,positive
uneven,0,negative
seem graceless and ugly,0,negative
merely bad,0,negative
a welcome and heartwarming addition,1,positive
everlasting,1,positive
to his supple understanding of the role,1,positive
a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages --,1,positive
"the story has its redundancies,",0,negative
superficiality and silliness,0,negative
believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
it's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting.,0,negative
seem sure of where it should go,1,positive
its disgusting source material,0,negative
no energy,0,negative
low-budget and,0,negative
it's all arty and jazzy,1,positive
fast and,1,positive
best silly horror movies,1,positive
good humor,1,positive
"see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way",1,positive
not just unlikable.,0,negative
one of the best inside-show-biz yarns ever.,1,positive
a beauty to behold,1,positive
trek to the ` plex predisposed to like it,1,positive
does n't quite know how to fill a frame,0,negative
build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency.,1,positive
", it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises",0,negative
good poetry,1,positive
to make it worth watching,1,positive
", storytelling is far more appealing",1,positive
forgettable effort,0,negative
"otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject",0,negative
stylists,1,positive
", ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary.",1,positive
big round eyes and,1,positive
on the brink of major changes,1,positive
"a fascinating, bombshell documentary",1,positive
is pure punk existentialism,1,positive
the most ingenious film,1,positive
cloying messages and irksome characters,0,negative
"knows its classical music, knows its freud and",1,positive
"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,negative
touching british comedy,1,positive
is as adult as you can get,1,positive
otherwise good,1,positive
provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc.,1,positive
vividly,1,positive
a solid base hit.,1,positive
"i just saw this movie ... well, it's probably not accurate to call it a movie.",0,negative
the satire is weak.,0,negative
sitcomishly predictable and cloying,0,negative
that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
enigma is well-made,1,positive
infuses the film,1,positive
gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
shrewd but pointless,0,negative
"a while, as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
"a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and",1,positive
of film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
treasure chest,1,positive
a heroine,1,positive
", there is little else to recommend `` never again.''",0,negative
"a special kind of movie, this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ...",1,positive
their intelligence,1,positive
quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy,0,negative
one of those exceedingly rare films in which the talk alone is enough to keep us,1,positive
"a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie",1,positive
pinnacle,1,positive
90-plus,1,positive
to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss,1,positive
an overcooked soufflé,1,positive
grotesque and boring,0,negative
sincerely crafted picture,1,positive
"it's very beavis and butthead, yet always seems to elicit a chuckle.",1,positive
filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
such life-embracing spirit,1,positive
a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle,1,positive
all the filmmakers need to do,1,positive
"several uninteresting, unlikeable people do bad things to and with each other in `` unfaithful.''",0,negative
"even with its $ 50-million us budget, pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.",0,negative
"a timid, soggy near miss.",0,negative
we often reel in when we should be playing out,0,negative
"contemplative, and",1,positive
limited to lds church members and undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
enormously endearing,1,positive
hate it for the same reason,0,negative
unusually surreal,1,positive
less the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ).,1,positive
little morality tale,1,positive
was n't as bad as i thought it was going to be,1,positive
"too often, the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery",0,negative
one of the best silly horror movies,1,positive
"low-brow humor,",0,negative
a comedy-drama of nearly epic proportions,1,positive
the humor wry and,1,positive
too weak a recipe,0,negative
weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school,0,negative
a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
"look at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor.",1,positive
very well-acted,1,positive
as moronic as some campus gross-out films,0,negative
to bowling you over,1,positive
"the film has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest",1,positive
probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002.,0,negative
annoying,0,negative
cannibal,0,negative
most effective,1,positive
little time,1,positive
"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",1,positive
has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,1,positive
charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular,1,positive
a much funnier film,1,positive
"it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,",0,negative
near miss,0,negative
"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin, and",0,negative
has something fascinating,1,positive
an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château,1,positive
never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,0,negative
another generic drama,0,negative
the recording sessions,1,positive
of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
shapeless inconsequential move,0,negative
"annoying,",0,negative
"a choppy, surface-effect feeling to the whole enterprise",0,negative
wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths,1,positive
and artistic transcendence,1,positive
treat.,1,positive
retaining an integrity,1,positive
look ill at ease sharing the same scene.,0,negative
a natural sense for what works,1,positive
throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
very sluggish,0,negative
this overproduced piece,0,negative
makes me say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here.,0,negative
a funny moment,1,positive
eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.,0,negative
noisy and pretentious,0,negative
"an intensely lived time,",1,positive
employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
brave,1,positive
sinister inspiration,1,positive
but no-nonsense human beings they are and,1,positive
tooled action thriller about love and terrorism,1,positive
"putrid writing, direction and timing",0,negative
breezy blend,1,positive
contributions,1,positive
an amusement,1,positive
"jump cuts, fast editing",0,negative
"in the wake of saving private ryan, black hawk down and we were soldiers, you are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage's war-weary marine.",0,negative
has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
an overexposed waste of film,0,negative
just that it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
handsome,1,positive
next to little insight,0,negative
"if this sappy script was the best the contest received, those rejected must have been astronomically bad",0,negative
match his ambition,1,positive
the confusing sexual messages,0,negative
queasy infatuation and overall strangeness,0,negative
"of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow",1,positive
opulent,1,positive
with splendid singing,1,positive
"small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
"if you answered yes, by all means enjoy the new guy.",1,positive
buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
desolate,0,negative
the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
to break free of her old life,1,positive
these days are about nothing,0,negative
"is the kathie lee gifford of film directors, sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent",0,negative
emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,0,negative
auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...,0,negative
stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
lazy exercise,0,negative
predictable than their consequences,0,negative
proper home,1,positive
"his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
is rather unexceptional,0,negative
"under-inspired, overblown enterprise",0,negative
like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
is their resemblance to everyday children.,1,positive
will wish there had been more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned.,0,negative
"a fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man.",1,positive
is one of the best actors there is,1,positive
is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable,0,negative
"a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically,",1,positive
"is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness.",0,negative
ugly and destructive,0,negative
baaaaaaaaad movie,0,negative
as a detailed personal portrait,1,positive
feel sanitised and stagey,0,negative
direct-to-video/dvd,0,negative
"fresh and raw like a blown-out vein, narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
"it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles, but",1,positive
"sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
"more of : spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
the gags that fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of was the one we felt when the movie ended so damned soon.,1,positive
"the movie is brilliant, really.",1,positive
entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal,1,positive
so you can get your money back,0,negative
timid and soggy,0,negative
barely realize your mind is being blown.,1,positive
light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,0,negative
( a ) stale retread of the '53 original.,0,negative
of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
abhorrent,0,negative
integrating the characters,1,positive
brave and,1,positive
in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look,1,positive
modestly surprising movie,1,positive
"boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
ability to shock and amaze,1,positive
a fascinating character's,1,positive
a tough pill to swallow,0,negative
more adventurous,1,positive
than a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point,0,negative
"too many scenarios in which the hero might have an opportunity to triumphantly sermonize, and too few that allow us to wonder for ourselves if things will turn out okay.",0,negative
"sustains the level of exaggerated, stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit",1,positive
"human nature, in short, is n't nearly as funny as it thinks it is ;",0,negative
more than their unique residences,1,positive
"... strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults.",1,positive
not even felinni would know what to make of this italian freakshow.,0,negative
of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
"a sensitive, moving, brilliantly constructed work.",1,positive
crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
this stinker,0,negative
piercing and feisty,1,positive
"is one of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
"before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon, anyway.",0,negative
"not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing.",1,positive
urban comedy,1,positive
exalts the marxian dream of honest working folk,1,positive
is a brilliant movie.,1,positive
"feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal",1,positive
was worse.'',0,negative
it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup's anchoring performance.,1,positive
leaden and predictable,0,negative
above-average thriller,1,positive
an elegant and sly deadpan,1,positive
"civil disobedience, anti-war movements and the power of strong voices",1,positive
i like all four of the lead actors a lot and,1,positive
guiding lights,1,positive
"reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer, but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script",0,negative
`` b +,1,positive
one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
sets a new benchmark for lameness.,0,negative
in comparison to his earlier films it seems a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little.,0,negative
the brain is engaged,1,positive
are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,1,positive
"`` elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
engaging manner and flamboyant style,1,positive
cinematic,1,positive
"to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,1,positive
"yet, it must be admitted, not entirely humorless",1,positive
about the general absurdity of modern life,1,positive
"none of this is very original, and",0,negative
to behold in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
"is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.'",0,negative
brisk hack job.,0,negative
teacher,1,positive
it all unfolds predictably,0,negative
its empty head,0,negative
is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
", this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
for sure,1,positive
a fun and funky look,1,positive
for everyone,1,positive
rather unique approach,1,positive
is oscar-worthy,1,positive
watching intelligent people making a movie,1,positive
the modern master,1,positive
"a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place, but visible enthusiasm is mighty hard to find.",0,negative
"is an interesting story of pointed personalities, courage, tragedy and the little guys vs. the big guys",1,positive
warped,0,negative
launch,1,positive
as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
for the last 15 minutes,0,negative
a superfluous sequel ...,0,negative
too convoluted,0,negative
"with few respites, marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it.",1,positive
the pictures do the punching,1,positive
terrific casting and solid execution,1,positive
thrillers actually thrilled,1,positive
"how good this film might be, depends if you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge or not.",1,positive
worm its way into your heart,1,positive
spellbinding serpent's,1,positive
becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on,0,negative
funniest motion,1,positive
the stale plot and pornographic way,0,negative
"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,negative
"is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer, and hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff.",1,positive
ebullient,1,positive
"takes care with the characters, who are so believable that you feel what they feel.",1,positive
its visual appeal,1,positive
windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length.,0,negative
wholly believable and heart-wrenching,1,positive
there are many definitions of ` time waster ',0,negative
the dullest tangents,0,negative
"smart, funny and just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
forget about it,0,negative
feel like a chump,0,negative
same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down, shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy, distracted rhythms.",1,positive
effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free,0,negative
is a mess.,0,negative
too clichéd and,0,negative
"telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories,0,negative
"has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written, underrehearsed",0,negative
with brooms and what is kind of special,1,positive
tight and truthful,1,positive
appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about,1,positive
seems intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business.,1,positive
formulaic and forgettable,0,negative
"effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
"with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
"candid,",1,positive
you may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie.,0,negative
hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like,1,positive
this turd squashed,0,negative
"show-stoppingly hilarious,",1,positive
director chris columbus takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.,0,negative
right conditions,1,positive
's film ' in the worst sense of the expression.,0,negative
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess ...,0,negative
than a leaky freighter,0,negative
ignore the film,0,negative
"you can drive right by it without noticing anything special, save for a few comic turns, intended and otherwise.",0,negative
the stunt work is top-notch ; the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly funny,1,positive
"that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability",1,positive
an insult,0,negative
"gentle, lapping",1,positive
rise above the level of an after-school tv special,0,negative
feel like time fillers between surf shots,0,negative
you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
altogether creepy,0,negative
"jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory --",1,positive
has any sting to it,1,positive
see over and over,1,positive
", you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox",1,positive
thriller junk.,0,negative
"seeing this trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
the viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers.,1,positive
"it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium, and what once was conviction is now affectation",1,positive
it rapidly develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide.,1,positive
chamber of secrets,1,positive
film that suffers because of its many excesses.,0,negative
sublime,1,positive
how,1,positive
a rustic retreat and pee against a tree,0,negative
"it also will win you over, in a big way",1,positive
seem tiresomely simpleminded,0,negative
prime mystery,1,positive
it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker,1,positive
about intelligent high school,1,positive
an achievement,1,positive
"almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and",0,negative
one film,1,positive
a delightfully dour,1,positive
it trusts the story it sets out to tell.,1,positive
of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
a compelling allegory about the last days of germany's democratic weimar republic.,1,positive
this dvd,1,positive
of motherhood deferred and desire,1,positive
spoofs and celebrates,1,positive
theories,1,positive
"a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and",0,negative
in a sincere performance,1,positive
there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
to be even worse than its title,0,negative
grossly contradictory,0,negative
"the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ... but",1,positive
might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.,0,negative
it still feels like a prison stretch.,0,negative
this movie directionless,0,negative
the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide.,1,positive
"a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters",1,positive
might deliver again and again,1,positive
scores a direct hit,1,positive
a humorless journey into a philosophical void.,0,negative
a foundering performance,0,negative
"take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly",0,negative
fine documentary,1,positive
"once playful and haunting,",1,positive
way fears and slights,0,negative
the film's final hour,1,positive
waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over,1,positive
dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
"that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
symbolic examination,1,positive
translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard.,0,negative
into rambling incoherence,0,negative
icky,0,negative
occasional slowness,0,negative
it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
a compelling allegory about the last days of germany's democratic weimar republic,1,positive
it's black hawk down with more heart.,1,positive
otherwise bleak,0,negative
", then blood work is for you.",1,positive
the general's,1,positive
"is not that it's offensive, but that it's boring",0,negative
plot and pornographic way,0,negative
"beautiful, cold, oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly, a freaky bit of art that's there to scare while we delight in the images",1,positive
a kitchen sink,0,negative
"then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
excruciating end,0,negative
make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
is born to play shaggy!,1,positive
be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film,1,positive
potentially interesting,1,positive
family fare.,1,positive
the curse of blandness,0,negative
"is ) a fascinating character,",1,positive
finds warmth in the coldest environment,1,positive
flailing around,0,negative
"this orange has some juice,",1,positive
's equally distasteful,0,negative
"is incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap",0,negative
"a dull, dumb and derivative horror",0,negative
"'s not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd",0,negative
becomes too heavy for the plot.,0,negative
"loud, violent and mindless",0,negative
here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud.,1,positive
craziness,0,negative
noble teacher,1,positive
graham greene's novel,1,positive
"a venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece that reveals its first-time feature director's understanding of the expressive power of the camera.",1,positive
will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.,1,positive
elegance and,1,positive
a difficult time,0,negative
buoyant delivery,1,positive
most inventive directors,1,positive
visually striking and slickly staged,1,positive
"fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative, but he does display an original talent.",1,positive
unsettled,0,negative
is one of the biggest disappointments of the year.,0,negative
recommend snow dogs,1,positive
"you would n't want to live waydowntown,",0,negative
a brutal and funny,1,positive
", may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury,1,positive
"into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
"farts, urine, feces,",0,negative
a big time stinker,0,negative
that's better than its predecessor,1,positive
bad luck and their own immaturity,0,negative
's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but,0,negative
some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics,1,positive
richly entertaining and suggestive of any number of metaphorical readings,1,positive
just because it seems obligatory,0,negative
"improves on it,",1,positive
"bravo for history rewritten, and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love.",1,positive
this woefully hackneyed movie,0,negative
pretentious types,0,negative
is banal in its message and the choice of material,0,negative
"all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights",1,positive
"the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect,",0,negative
"collateral damage is trash,",0,negative
very dark and very funny,1,positive
prostituted muse,0,negative
is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time.,1,positive
was chuckling at all the wrong times,0,negative
"it's good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart.",1,positive
seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
formulaic,0,negative
lame screenplay,0,negative
"running time, you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.",0,negative
seems worse for the effort.,0,negative
of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
a gem of a movie.,1,positive
that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
may shape hawke's artistic aspirations,1,positive
would have a résumé loaded with credits like `` girl in bar # 3.,0,negative
one long,0,negative
( a ) mess,0,negative
to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned,1,positive
the film is filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders,1,positive
the crassness of this reactionary thriller is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise.,0,negative
this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film.,1,positive
", and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth",0,negative
involved.,1,positive
the community,1,positive
better than its predecessor,1,positive
"piccoli's performance is amazing, yes, but the symbols of loss and denial and life-at-arm's - length in the film seem irritatingly transparent.",0,negative
a complete waste of time.,0,negative
is very believable,1,positive
shoot themselves,0,negative
mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
"sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs, but the film's interests",1,positive
friday after next is a lot more bluster than bite.,0,negative
the self-destructiveness,0,negative
"its courage,",1,positive
feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances, but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
ambiguous enough to be engaging,1,positive
"with overall feelings, broader ideas, and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers",1,positive
"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances, but",1,positive
pulpy core conceit,0,negative
"an unflinching, complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen.",1,positive
brilliant and,1,positive
he watches them as they float within the seas of their personalities.,1,positive
"cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
lack of thematic resonance,0,negative
's a sharp movie about otherwise dull subjects.,1,positive
halle berry does her best to keep up with him,1,positive
"lots of boring talking heads, etc. --",0,negative
of profound characterizations,1,positive
the thrills pop up frequently,1,positive
drags the film,0,negative
"manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity.",1,positive
the numerous scenes of gory mayhem,0,negative
"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",0,negative
for self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
overlong and not well-acted,0,negative
cheapo animation,0,negative
perform entertaining tricks,1,positive
the harsh reality of my situation,0,negative
small but rewarding comedy,1,positive
"the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism, and ms. ramsay and her co-writer, liana dognini, have dramatized the alan warner novel, which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting",1,positive
a party political broadcast,0,negative
bluster and,0,negative
"a tapestry woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
exceptionally,1,positive
"engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
bless crudup,1,positive
it's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor.,1,positive
wazoo and sets,0,negative
something rare and riveting,1,positive
as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy,0,negative
's good,1,positive
"of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title",0,negative
like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
highly professional film,1,positive
be an attempt at hardass american,0,negative
"rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.",1,positive
"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance, and the writing is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
could n't someone take rob schneider and have him switch bodies with a funny person,0,negative
a sense of wonder,1,positive
of the rotting underbelly of middle america,0,negative
its uncanny tale,1,positive
nonsensical and,0,negative
her grace,1,positive
will enjoy it,1,positive
"snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands i",0,negative
nothing distinguishing,0,negative
error,0,negative
my ribcage,1,positive
", the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right.",1,positive
"for casual moviegoers who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek, they 'll probably run out screaming.",0,negative
this dreary mess,0,negative
subjective,0,negative
lags badly,0,negative
these characters become wearisome.,0,negative
leigh succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing.,1,positive
stereotypes in good fun,1,positive
"in that setting, their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.",0,negative
less charitable,0,negative
in white's intermittently wise script,1,positive
end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
high-minded appeal,1,positive
insane,0,negative
likeable characters,1,positive
"armed with a game supporting cast,",1,positive
"lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ),",1,positive
the courageous molly craig,1,positive
work because there is no foundation for it,0,negative
devastation,0,negative
"comedy, caper thrills",1,positive
a damn fine and,1,positive
liar,0,negative
the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0,negative
the four primary actors,1,positive
purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it,1,positive
bad improvisation exercise,0,negative
", funny and poignant",1,positive
"'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.",1,positive
anger and frustration,0,negative
"repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue.",0,negative
the sword fighting is well done and,1,positive
", full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante.",1,positive
"when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
"will revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement",1,positive
hit that may strain adult credibility,0,negative
graphic treatment,1,positive
", fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
you 've got a huge mess,0,negative
"this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure, but it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men.",1,positive
an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,1,positive
striking and,1,positive
"undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other,1,positive
love a joy to behold,1,positive
it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ),1,positive
an amazing slapstick instrument,1,positive
"'s coherent, well shot",1,positive
under-inspired,0,negative
... a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman.,0,negative
"plods along methodically, somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting",0,negative
dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds.,1,positive
wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.,1,positive
as intellectual masterpieces,1,positive
provocative drama,1,positive
this gender-bending comedy,1,positive
"cold, pretentious, thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy.",0,negative
the insinuation of mediocre acting,0,negative
"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution, but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic.",0,negative
casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired,1,positive
is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
are some movies that hit you from the first scene,1,positive
"it's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles, but notorious c.h.o. still feels like a promising work-in-progress",1,positive
had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters.,0,negative
add up to a satisfying crime drama,1,positive
a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait,1,positive
"ou 've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane.",1,positive
for with its heart,1,positive
"love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today",1,positive
classic story,1,positive
a whimper,0,negative
executed it takes your breath away,1,positive
spite of it,1,positive
playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ...,1,positive
rich,1,positive
a great missed opportunity,0,negative
"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre, and a personal low for everyone involved",0,negative
you actually buy into,1,positive
a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie.,0,negative
a nifty plot line,1,positive
"is ... determined to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation",1,positive
has n't been worth caring about,0,negative
's awfully entertaining to watch.,1,positive
high hilarity,1,positive
laughed that hard,1,positive
a sense of mystery,1,positive
outside his grasp,0,negative
genre a bad name.,0,negative
tedious,0,negative
"offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
timeless and,1,positive
anyone's guess,0,negative
remarkable for its intelligence and intensity,1,positive
"it's a dark, gritty story but",1,positive
come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
obscenity is at hand,0,negative
a beautiful paean to a time long past.,1,positive
the forest,1,positive
the script's refusal,0,negative
a solid action pic,1,positive
a movie of riveting power and sadness.,1,positive
you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
gut-busting,1,positive
the filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment.,1,positive
dave barry's,1,positive
"a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama",0,negative
loyal,1,positive
"a fine, rousing, g-rated family film",1,positive
it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
violence,0,negative
even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment,1,positive
"is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters, is about grief and",1,positive
one feels cheated,0,negative
"below may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream, but his promise remains undiminished",1,positive
its love,1,positive
that you and they were in another movie,0,negative
trashy time,0,negative
did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
best actor,1,positive
you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory ...,1,positive
sham actor workshops,0,negative
satirical touches,1,positive
"sayles has a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors.",1,positive
", told well by a master storyteller",1,positive
"life affirming and heartbreaking,",1,positive
exploiting molestation for laughs,0,negative
neatly and effectively,1,positive
the beat of a different drum,1,positive
technical achievement,1,positive
"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
a mindless action movie,0,negative
"it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep, but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period",1,positive
long after this film has ended,1,positive
"a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world.",1,positive
most sparkling,1,positive
while the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
possess the lack-of-attention span,0,negative
puppies with broken legs,0,negative
his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space, no one can hear you snore.",0,negative
becomes simply a monster chase film,0,negative
a beautiful film,1,positive
disappointments i,0,negative
"mostly believable, refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational",1,positive
their cruel fate,0,negative
long-winded,0,negative
magic and is enjoyable family fare.,1,positive
for this illuminating comedy,1,positive
"god help us, but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves.'",0,negative
"contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
embraced by this gentle comedy,1,positive
if the suspense never rises to a higher level,0,negative
deeply concerned with morality,1,positive
"do n't need to know your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
the film ... presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive?,1,positive
rocks.,1,positive
hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you,0,negative
of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery,1,positive
"is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
thrown-together,0,negative
"accentuating,",1,positive
die,0,negative
", the film is deadly dull",0,negative
check your brain at the door,0,negative
a bit cold and relatively flavorless,0,negative
a silly comedy,0,negative
excellent work,1,positive
walked away from this new version of e.t.,0,negative
a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple,1,positive
"the criticism never rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...",0,negative
establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape :,1,positive
"any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject",0,negative
"a stunning film,",1,positive
"affectionately reminds us that, in any language, the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things.",1,positive
", cry and realize, ` it's never too late to believe in your dreams.'",1,positive
is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime.,1,positive
are priceless,1,positive
"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool, and it's a sad, sick sight",0,negative
and verbal clichés,0,negative
"had, lost, and got back",1,positive
should have been made for the tube.,0,negative
elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington,1,positive
overweight and out of shape,0,negative
"an engaging,",1,positive
"a coming-of-age tale from new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
greater,1,positive
creepy and believable,1,positive
"i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen.",0,negative
"fails on its own, but",0,negative
his film crackles,1,positive
basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938,0,negative
"very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece",1,positive
"but it could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one.",1,positive
that is richer than anticipated,1,positive
is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and,1,positive
tendentious intervention,0,negative
one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave '.,1,positive
", obvious, preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
glorified sitcom,0,negative
"find the small, human moments",1,positive
"as sand's masculine persona, with its love of life and beauty, takes form",1,positive
's worth taking the kids to,1,positive
"with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative.,0,negative
fall apart,0,negative
crime drama fare,1,positive
has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
the greatest date movies,1,positive
a visual treat,1,positive
"it's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure, as long as you do n't try to look too deep into the story",1,positive
evokes,1,positive
will find it more than capable of rewarding them.,1,positive
are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid,0,negative
as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
is drowned out by director jon purdy's sledgehammer sap.,0,negative
visual appeal,1,positive
content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
the film is a good one,1,positive
"over the past year, which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while",1,positive
is sadly,0,negative
really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes,1,positive
"instead of panoramic sweep, kapur gives us episodic choppiness, undermining the story's emotional thrust.",0,negative
there's no good answer to that one.,0,negative
's sharply comic and surprisingly touching,1,positive
nonjudgmental,1,positive
loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature,1,positive
most repellent,0,negative
chokes on.,0,negative
stallion of the cimarron is a winner.,1,positive
a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable,1,positive
exit the theater,0,negative
"below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back, grizzled and charred, somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle.",1,positive
"a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart",1,positive
"change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
interesting developments,1,positive
the amazing film work,1,positive
you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored ... audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present,0,negative
it is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
bold,1,positive
"are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances",1,positive
for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,1,positive
"is a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life",1,positive
"a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists, and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation.",1,positive
"that sense of openness, the little surprises",1,positive
's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident,0,negative
"when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration",0,negative
as banal as the telling may be,0,negative
provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.',1,positive
"sucks, but has a funny moment or two.",0,negative
again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel.,0,negative
sick and evil woman,0,negative
shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,0,negative
fresh and,1,positive
"ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers",1,positive
allows nothing,0,negative
"as a science fiction movie, `` minority report '' astounds.",1,positive
", the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned.",1,positive
is creepy,0,negative
"to be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes",1,positive
than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
character piece,1,positive
"claire is a terrific role for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains.",1,positive
hugely imaginative and successful casting,1,positive
remarkable piece,1,positive
is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
"washington overcomes the script's flaws and envelops the audience in his character's anguish, anger and frustration.",1,positive
is just sooooo tired,0,negative
instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge,0,negative
is nicely,1,positive
"hawke's film, a boring, pretentious waste of nearly two hours,",0,negative
more diverting and thought-provoking,1,positive
becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course,0,negative
", dumb and derivative horror",0,negative
"low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography,",0,negative
the same problems,0,negative
merchant ivory productions,1,positive
wind chimes,1,positive
of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture,0,negative
"is at once playful and haunting, an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends",1,positive
as one of the great films about movie love,1,positive
rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film.,1,positive
's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are,0,negative
"that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
"stupid, derivative horror film",0,negative
teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
the 1980s,0,negative
barbarism,0,negative
endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long,0,negative
"while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place, its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy, even.",0,negative
it's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness,0,negative
fascinating glimpse,1,positive
to its great credit,1,positive
honest and,1,positive
"a sun-drenched masterpiece, part parlor game, part psychological case study, part droll social satire",1,positive
action - mechanical.,0,negative
most thoughtful,1,positive
place for a great film noir,1,positive
serious and thoughtful,1,positive
the power of their surroundings,1,positive
excited that it has n't gone straight to video,1,positive
is long gone,0,negative
"there are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels.",0,negative
humor and heart and,1,positive
be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days,0,negative
"a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick, a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem.",0,negative
really quite funny.,1,positive
"as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and, most of the time,",1,positive
compellingly,1,positive
intelligence,1,positive
may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.,0,negative
salma goes native and she's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
"that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
"the acting is just fine,",1,positive
", relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft.",1,positive
"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.",1,positive
contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama.,0,negative
"uncluttered, resonant gem",1,positive
for a painful ride,0,negative
the scripters do n't deserve any oscars,0,negative
stylized swedish fillm about a modern city,1,positive
"some movies suck you in despite their flaws, and",1,positive
contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be,1,positive
"will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
our best achievements and,1,positive
inarticulate,0,negative
"a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
it's more than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
"frailty '' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
parents beware ; this is downright movie penance.,0,negative
mordantly funny and intimately knowing,1,positive
giggling,1,positive
decay,0,negative
leaves shockwaves,1,positive
's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy.,0,negative
's that good.,1,positive
"an enjoyable, if occasionally flawed, experiment.",1,positive
funniest jokes,1,positive
half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,0,negative
unfortunately,0,negative
a pretentious and ultimately empty examination,0,negative
like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
"the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and",1,positive
"in swank apartments, clothes and parties",1,positive
"fierce, glaring and unforgettable.",1,positive
"has a gentle, unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic.",1,positive
"a good race,",1,positive
boorishness,0,negative
it's boring,0,negative
you ... get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone.,0,negative
the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.,1,positive
"may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
be as intelligent,1,positive
a french film with a more down-home flavor,1,positive
a mindless action flick,0,negative
is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel,0,negative
then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial.,0,negative
that do n't really care for the candidate,0,negative
have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
shoplifts shamelessly,0,negative
a study in schoolgirl obsession,0,negative
"it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients.",1,positive
to cliches and pat storytelling,0,negative
an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater,1,positive
putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest.,0,negative
feeling guilty,0,negative
"weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling",0,negative
the leanest and meanest,1,positive
heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic,1,positive
crush each other,0,negative
who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces,0,negative
a provocative piece of work,1,positive
a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell,0,negative
shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
"the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure, and thrill enough.",1,positive
"the pianist ( is ) a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war's madness remembered that we, today, can prevent its tragic waste of life.",1,positive
"two fine, nuanced lead performances",1,positive
"'s the perfect star vehicle for grant, allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",1,positive
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,1,positive
"more concerned with overall feelings, broader ideas, and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers, soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.",1,positive
duvall's,1,positive
fu,0,negative
one moment,1,positive
the hero's odyssey,1,positive
( f ) rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
created a monster but did n't know how to handle it,0,negative
"sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever.,0,negative
"creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
is a slight and uninventive movie,0,negative
ill-conceived and expensive,0,negative
"it is bad, but certainly not without merit as entertainment.",0,negative
to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
to mention absolutely refreshed.,1,positive
echo of allusions,1,positive
tanks,0,negative
", secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain.",1,positive
as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
"strolls through this mess with a smug grin,",0,negative
touched by this movie,1,positive
suspenseful horror movie,1,positive
", there's not enough intelligence, wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd.",0,negative
top japanese animations,1,positive
how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
a thin notion,0,negative
who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
he has no clue about making a movie,0,negative
"it's fun,",1,positive
that kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
have a reasonably good time with the salton sea,1,positive
sweet without the decay,1,positive
"with seriously dumb characters, which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them",0,negative
is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
of great actors hamming it up,0,negative
the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course,0,negative
the wonderful cinematography,1,positive
is as predictable as the tides.,0,negative
the dark,0,negative
do n't say you were n't warned,0,negative
"sit through a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one?",0,negative
this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy,0,negative
cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle.,1,positive
everett remains a perfect wildean actor,1,positive
the essence of magic,1,positive
i liked about it,1,positive
a rare and lightly entertaining,1,positive
"stuffy, full of itself,",0,negative
particularly innovative,1,positive
"the work of an artist tormented by his heritage, using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims.",1,positive
is enough to give you brain strain,0,negative
its moving story,1,positive
to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you,1,positive
often contradictory,0,negative
"gentle, mesmerizing",1,positive
as appalling as any ` comedy ',0,negative
a passionately inquisitive film,1,positive
a glib but bouncy bit,1,positive
( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
"awfully good, achingly human picture",1,positive
thrills and extreme,1,positive
", memorable cinematic experience",1,positive
from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
favor,1,positive
desperate attempt,0,negative
petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
dangerous,0,negative
"spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion",0,negative
most magical and,1,positive
is certainly easy to watch.,1,positive
"in fact, it's quite fun in places.",1,positive
"terminally bland, painfully slow and needlessly confusing ... the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film, is frequently indecipherable.",0,negative
comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary.,1,positive
steals so freely from other movies and,0,negative
in marriage,1,positive
breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill.,1,positive
hard to understand,0,negative
turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special,1,positive
to keep letting go at all the wrong moments,0,negative
"stinks from start to finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom",0,negative
"who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
creeps,0,negative
an exhilarating experience.,1,positive
take me back to a time before i saw this movie,0,negative
"a colorful, vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse",1,positive
that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it,1,positive
moore provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought.,1,positive
energetic and sweetly,1,positive
amiable picture,1,positive
"niccol the filmmaker merges his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words, insinuating, for example, that in hollywood, only god speaks to the press",1,positive
moving and weighty,1,positive
catch it ... if you can,1,positive
times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp,0,negative
gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.,1,positive
"retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode",1,positive
's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding.,0,negative
"little melodramatic, but with",0,negative
attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned,0,negative
how admirably,1,positive
starts off so bad,0,negative
punctuated by flying guts,0,negative
by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.,0,negative
"succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics, delivering a series of abrasive, stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer's memory.",1,positive
to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
"the film is moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller.",1,positive
of credible gender-provoking philosophy,1,positive
none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits,0,negative
"the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all, watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy.",0,negative
mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
like a term paper,0,negative
with sensitivity and skill,1,positive
"to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy.,0,negative
", never rises above the level of a telanovela.",0,negative
has its redundancies,0,negative
"as in aimless, arduous, and arbitrary.",0,negative
contrived and predictable,0,negative
's a rare window on an artistic collaboration.,1,positive
moving and not infrequently breathtaking film,1,positive
"90-minute, four-star movie",1,positive
"the pacing is deadly, the narration helps little",0,negative
"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary,",1,positive
well-crafted film,1,positive
that have all but ruined his career,0,negative
is an ` action film ' mired in stasis.,1,positive
this is even better than the fellowship.,1,positive
is still charming,1,positive
a sophisticated flower child's,1,positive
") story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
ki-deok,1,positive
that memorable,1,positive
excellent music,1,positive
"is a gentle film with dramatic punch, a haunting ode to humanity",1,positive
... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job,1,positive
proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books,0,negative
"'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly.",0,negative
reel in the audience,1,positive
to inject farcical raunch,0,negative
"in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world, offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications",1,positive
could hardly ask for more,1,positive
graceful dual narrative,1,positive
"to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
among the many pleasures,1,positive
"combines psychological drama, sociological reflection, and high-octane thriller.",1,positive
the humor wry,1,positive
is n't as weird as it ought to be.,0,negative
strength and sense,1,positive
its punchy style promises,1,positive
is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer,1,positive
"as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out",0,negative
a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation,1,positive
is notable for its sheer audacity and openness.,1,positive
you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson,0,negative
throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling,0,negative
that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
sickeningly real,1,positive
complete shambles,0,negative
"whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented",0,negative
brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch,0,negative
beautiful and mysterious,1,positive
forgotten 10 minutes,0,negative
its convolutions,0,negative
"then again, in a better movie, you might not have noticed.",0,negative
"a talking head documentary, but a great one",1,positive
begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain,0,negative
"story to suit the sensibilities of a young american, a decision that plucks `` the four feathers ''",1,positive
a persuasive,1,positive
monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
attractive and talented,1,positive
takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading,0,negative
perversely,0,negative
seemingly sincere personal reflection,1,positive
wrap the proceedings up neatly,1,positive
's the perfect cure for insomnia,0,negative
death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets,0,negative
emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
mind-bender.,1,positive
's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
"with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style",1,positive
own brilliance,1,positive
such a good job of it,1,positive
"and thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering is highly pleasurable.",1,positive
"that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults.",1,positive
"their sexual and romantic tension, while never really vocalized, is palpable",1,positive
peevish,0,negative
as crisp and to the point,1,positive
greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise,1,positive
"... a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan, and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school.",0,negative
"imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s.",0,negative
wannabe film --,0,negative
the best sports movie i 've ever seen.,1,positive
love sweetly,1,positive
the movie does n't add anything fresh to the myth.,0,negative
", it's a very very strong `` b +.''",1,positive
made a more sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time.,0,negative
a lovely film for the holiday season.,1,positive
"in other words, it's badder than bad.",0,negative
messing,0,negative
dabbles all around,0,negative
"cacoyannis ' vision is far less mature, interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts.",0,negative
", scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
the strain of its plot contrivances,0,negative
have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered.,0,negative
a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
banter-filled comedy,1,positive
", you 'll still have a good time.''",1,positive
poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
"hurried, badly cobbled look",0,negative
know what it wants to be,1,positive
"to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism,1,positive
is so thoughtlessly assembled.,0,negative
the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
"are simply named the husband, the wife and the kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort",0,negative
smug or sanctimonious,0,negative
just lazy,0,negative
"is like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables",0,negative
to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line,0,negative
intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
intriguing and realistic,1,positive
"this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
landmark as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs,1,positive
romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale,1,positive
everything meshes in this elegant entertainment,1,positive
hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion,0,negative
enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
disappointingly,0,negative
"a badly edited, 91-minute trailer",0,negative
the pleasure of watching them,1,positive
impossible,0,negative
but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches,0,negative
"the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor, and when it does elect to head off in its own direction, it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities",1,positive
"the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me",0,negative
the actors ' perfect comic timing and,1,positive
paean,1,positive
a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director,1,positive
in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
", endearing, masterful",1,positive
"intriguing, provocative",1,positive
unnoticed and underappreciated,0,negative
satisfying complete picture,1,positive
"a confident, richly acted, emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002's first great film",1,positive
sublimely beautiful,1,positive
"that real natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
"hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes,0,negative
what sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material.,1,positive
is hartley's least accessible screed yet,0,negative
suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
encumbers itself with complications,0,negative
"for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
that gave people seizures,0,negative
"a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
horribly wrong,0,negative
to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries,0,negative
"speaks volumes, offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates",1,positive
woven together handsomely,1,positive
to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses,0,negative
the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,0,negative
is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime,1,positive
the only pain you 'll feel as the credits roll is your stomach grumbling for some tasty grub.,0,negative
maddeningly,0,negative
complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
a manipulative whitewash,0,negative
"at the very root of his contradictory, self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
"more confused, less interesting and more",0,negative
portrays their cartoon counterparts well ...,1,positive
much of the action takes place,1,positive
a worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
"the whole affair, true story or not, feels incredibly hokey ... ( it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial.",0,negative
revealing nothing,0,negative
"what's most memorable about circuit is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb.",1,positive
love's,1,positive
lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
an overflowing septic tank,0,negative
prefabricated story elements,0,negative
musical numbers,1,positive
of loving,1,positive
"i thought the relationships were wonderful,",1,positive
"outside of burger's desire to make some kind of film, it's really unclear why this project was undertaken",0,negative
is cumbersome,0,negative
a calculating fiend or,0,negative
this deeply affecting film,1,positive
equals the sum of its pretensions,0,negative
's not very well shot or composed or edited,0,negative
wickedly funny,1,positive
lackluster thriller `` new best friend '',0,negative
"cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment ... simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
of almost bergmanesque intensity,1,positive
a sharp movie,1,positive
"'s amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
", you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing.",0,negative
positively thrilling combination,1,positive
high crimes steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films that it ca n't help but engage an audience.,1,positive
the lively intelligence,1,positive
until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity.,0,negative
is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,0,negative
just sneers,0,negative
congrats disney on a job,1,positive
dull,0,negative
irritatingly,0,negative
"originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
botching,0,negative
the concentration,1,positive
skillful and,1,positive
's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
rude and crude humor,0,negative
can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace.,1,positive
the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding,0,negative
"a choppy, surface-effect feeling",0,negative
it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial,0,negative
it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness,1,positive
cause parents a few sleepless hours,0,negative
"truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",1,positive
he has at least one more story to tell : his own.,1,positive
grief drives her,0,negative
constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
is n't.,0,negative
see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
sucking,0,negative
manage to keep things interesting,1,positive
the gorgeous piano,1,positive
acumen,1,positive
and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
any reasonably creative eighth-grader,0,negative
eloquent clarity,1,positive
"figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either",0,negative
"it may not be particularly innovative, but the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding",1,positive
happens to be that rarity among sequels,1,positive
"the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,0,negative
that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
this movie just goes on and on and on and on,0,negative
that it's offensive,0,negative
even though i could not stand them,0,negative
"an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character",0,negative
prime,1,positive
taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
rise above its disgusting source material,1,positive
to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
are certainly welcome,1,positive
"fontaine masterfully creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history, each seeing himself in the other, neither liking what he sees.",1,positive
of nazi politics and aesthetics,0,negative
"treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures",1,positive
"presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
adults behave like kids,0,negative
"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy",1,positive
both inspiring and pure joy,1,positive
every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
shame americans,0,negative
handheld,1,positive
"`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, ''",0,negative
b.s. one another,0,negative
exquisitely performed,1,positive
a live-wire film,1,positive
a funny little movie,1,positive
crudity,0,negative
that only self-aware neurotics engage in,0,negative
"is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins.",0,negative
uninspired story,0,negative
the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it.,0,negative
watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,0,negative
blown,0,negative
"been there, done that, liked it much better",0,negative
of denial,0,negative
wow,1,positive
dripping with cliche and,0,negative
she's pretty and,1,positive
narcissism and self-congratulation,0,negative
"a compelling yarn, but not quite a",1,positive
immensely,1,positive
about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family,0,negative
offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux.,1,positive
have fun in this cinematic sandbox,1,positive
children and adults enamored of all things pokemon,1,positive
casual filmgoers,1,positive
poor hermocrates and leontine,0,negative
irredeemably awful.,0,negative
deeply touching melodrama,1,positive
for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
deliver,1,positive
"... an eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller.",1,positive
no aspirations,0,negative
"sounds, and feels more like an extended, open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story",1,positive
mildly engaging central romance,1,positive
"figures prominently in this movie,",1,positive
"middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
blaxploitation,0,negative
is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs.,1,positive
"is so bad,",0,negative
that it's inauthentic at its core,0,negative
"this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece, in treading the line between sappy and sanguine,",1,positive
", unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away,0,negative
feels at odds with the rest of the film,0,negative
to lend some dignity to a dumb story,0,negative
stress ` dumb.',0,negative
"inane, humorless and under-inspired",0,negative
the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this.,0,negative
a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system,1,positive
rote drivel,0,negative
"the case with ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers",0,negative
subtlety and warmth,1,positive
-- do n't worry,1,positive
shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary,0,negative
often intense character study,1,positive
a funny no-brainer,1,positive
satire and unabashed sweetness,1,positive
inconclusive ending,0,negative
strong directorial stamp,1,positive
a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life,1,positive
"not really know who `` they '' were, what `` they '' looked like",0,negative
"the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast.''",0,negative
as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice,0,negative
"astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent, incoherent or just plain crap",0,negative
leatherbound,1,positive
"the film succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them.",1,positive
genitals,1,positive
nearly epic,1,positive
"a fine,",1,positive
"an odd, haphazard, and inconsequential romantic comedy",0,negative
kind of terrific,1,positive
intricate preciseness,1,positive
"well, this movie proves you wrong on both counts.",0,negative
"made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such",0,negative
their perceptiveness about their own situations,1,positive
fuse at least three dull plots,0,negative
notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness,1,positive
be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
terrific story,1,positive
you 're too interested to care.,1,positive
biased,0,negative
"warm, fuzzy",1,positive
"'s funny,",1,positive
"spreads itself too thin, leaving these actors, as well as the members of the commune,",0,negative
the charm and little,1,positive
"the piano teacher, like its title character, is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
obsessive love,1,positive
"of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
there is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye.,1,positive
it could have been something special,0,negative
"because there's not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
feel my eyelids ... getting ... very,0,negative
is frequently overwrought and crudely literal,0,negative
works so well,1,positive
is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre,1,positive
"this fascinating look at israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful.",1,positive
"appalling,",0,negative
interested in entertaining itself,1,positive
is wise,1,positive
its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,0,negative
vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture,1,positive
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ...",0,negative
serenity,1,positive
a radiant character portrait,1,positive
schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view.,1,positive
most unpleasant things,0,negative
psychotic,0,negative
just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience.,0,negative
psychological thriller,1,positive
"the plot grows thin soon, and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution.",0,negative
its sense of fun or energy,1,positive
"an eloquent, reflective and beautifully acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow, painful healing process that has followed in their wake.",1,positive
could have -- should have -- been allowed,0,negative
"makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks",0,negative
pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
is beautiful,1,positive
"hypnotically dull, relentlessly downbeat, laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old's suicidal poetry.",0,negative
decides,1,positive
"cold, nervy and memorable.",1,positive
british comedy,1,positive
brilliant motion picture,1,positive
see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's,1,positive
the most entertaining moments,1,positive
compelling dramatic means,1,positive
its sheer dynamism,1,positive
reveals itself,1,positive
large rewards,1,positive
easily accessible stories,1,positive
sulky teen drama and,0,negative
sports-movie triumph,1,positive
with some laughs and a smile,1,positive
a smutty guilty pleasure,1,positive
none of them are ever any good,0,negative
this is n't a new idea.,0,negative
it's true,1,positive
"there's little to recommend snow dogs, unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity.",0,negative
a powerful look at a failure of our justice system,1,positive
"both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events, and a fitting",1,positive
sleep-inducing thriller,0,negative
"delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
warned,0,negative
the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
is more in love with strangeness than excellence.,1,positive
an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas.,0,negative
", duty and friendship",1,positive
all the stomach-turning violence,0,negative
uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
"its power comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",1,positive
are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
"the charm of the first movie is still there, and the story feels like the logical, unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids",1,positive
workmanlike in the extreme,1,positive
"each story is built on a potentially interesting idea, but",1,positive
you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances,0,negative
cinematic tragedies,0,negative
", ` blade ii ' just does n't cut it",0,negative
a much funnier film with a similar theme,1,positive
hyper-realistic images,1,positive
wondrous love story,1,positive
emotional depth,1,positive
sneaks up on you,1,positive
find little of interest,0,negative
among the best films of the year,1,positive
goofy way,1,positive
a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect,1,positive
"lee seems just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception.",1,positive
at cheapening it,0,negative
"'re just a couple of cops in copmovieland, these two",0,negative
's not too much of anything.,0,negative
it's still a guilty pleasure to watch.,1,positive
as their natural instinct for self-preservation,1,positive
"be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
at once both refreshingly different and,1,positive
sparse but oddly compelling,1,positive
"nothing overly original, mind you, but solidly entertaining.",1,positive
as another key contribution,1,positive
provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought.,1,positive
gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful.,1,positive
"of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage.,0,negative
to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion,1,positive
the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
a well-deserved reputation,1,positive
the working,1,positive
such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,1,positive
impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial,1,positive
"a most traditional, reserved kind of filmmaking",1,positive
"newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style",1,positive
the most unpleasant things,0,negative
believable and,1,positive
's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good.,1,positive
heartwarming,1,positive
evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,0,negative
funny stuff,1,positive
every note rings false.,0,negative
a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
brought down,0,negative
's also somewhat clumsy.,0,negative
"i liked the movie, but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further.",1,positive
have been kind enough to share it,1,positive
a huge mess,0,negative
quiet,0,negative
time stinker,0,negative
"will win you over, in a big way",1,positive
", it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still, 20 years later.",1,positive
something impressive and yet lacking about everything,1,positive
"have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
raw emotion,1,positive
"is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias,",1,positive
egypt from 1998,1,positive
"is remarkably fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats )",0,negative
"some movies suck you in despite their flaws, and heaven is one such beast.",1,positive
only dull,0,negative
the amateurish,0,negative
thanks,1,positive
a load of good,1,positive
a semi-autobiographical film that's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it.,0,negative
's always disappointing,0,negative
"to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned",1,positive
"feels like a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama",0,negative
"leave it to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama.",1,positive
a compelling look,1,positive
in some delightful work on indie projects,1,positive
and much better,1,positive
whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid,0,negative
understands the grandness of romance,1,positive
seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other.,0,negative
is one that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
overladen,0,negative
as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough,1,positive
home alabama,1,positive
might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill,0,negative
a reasonable degree,1,positive
"is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
flawed,0,negative
a conventional but heartwarming tale,1,positive
of strong voices,1,positive
the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
how both evolve,1,positive
one of the worst films of 2002,0,negative
to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
is handsome,1,positive
"in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
"growing strange hairs, getting a more mature body, and",1,positive
turn it off,0,negative
another first-rate performance,1,positive
and dreary piece,0,negative
a mall movie designed to kill time,0,negative
relatively nothing,0,negative
"after all, it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies.",0,negative
hideous yellow,0,negative
a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music.,1,positive
"ride for the kiddies, with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand.",1,positive
found his groove,1,positive
simply a re-hash of the other seven films,0,negative
the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema.,1,positive
spiteful idiots,0,negative
a consistent embracing humanity,1,positive
the theater wondering why these people mattered,0,negative
powerful and astonishingly vivid,1,positive
fright,0,negative
should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans,0,negative
a larger-than-life figure,1,positive
"that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage.,0,negative
"ultimately proves tiresome, with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations.",0,negative
wonderful creatures,1,positive
stay for the credits,1,positive
the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
's because relatively nothing happens.,0,negative
strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose,1,positive
restage the whole thing,0,negative
characteristically startling visual style,1,positive
", mr. audiard's direction is fluid and quick.",1,positive
having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded,0,negative
revitalize,1,positive
palatable presentation,1,positive
to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools,0,negative
camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
"when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
enjoy this movie,1,positive
"( i ) t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,",1,positive
"in many ways a conventional, even predictable remake",0,negative
as the worst kind of hubristic folly,0,negative
"here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad, and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place",0,negative
refused to gel,0,negative
"'s the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
if the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
"in fact, even better",1,positive
the early and middle passages,1,positive
"it falls far short of poetry, but it's not bad prose",1,positive
an eminently engrossing film,1,positive
timeless spectacle,1,positive
of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,0,negative
a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
greatest adventure,1,positive
comeback,1,positive
an after school special,1,positive
are well done and perfectly,1,positive
this cliche pileup,0,negative
too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
it's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered,1,positive
this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground.,1,positive
a dazzling dream,1,positive
enjoy themselves,1,positive
genre cliches,0,negative
satisfies with its moving story,1,positive
the cinematic equivalent,1,positive
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters.,1,positive
"be funny, uplifting and moving,",1,positive
cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
a great companion piece to other napoleon films,1,positive
a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
picture that does not move.,0,negative
engrossing melodrama,1,positive
"as the villainous, lecherous police chief scarpia",0,negative
`` minority report '' astounds.,1,positive
", as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,",0,negative
"serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history,",1,positive
wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0,negative
too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition.,0,negative
seem authentic,1,positive
heartwarming and,1,positive
", the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.",0,negative
being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street,0,negative
evolve,1,positive
united states,1,positive
exercise in style and mystification.,1,positive
"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception, which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing",1,positive
"broder's screenplay is shallow, offensive and redundant, with pitifully few real laughs.",0,negative
fewer gags to break the tedium,0,negative
dodge,1,positive
trying to get out,1,positive
"that maybe she, janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another",0,negative
dark pit,0,negative
honored screen veteran,1,positive
"is the rare common-man artist who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness.",1,positive
which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home,1,positive
"to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
"mysterious,",1,positive
"conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. --",0,negative
gives devastating testimony,0,negative
whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth,0,negative
"i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop, and its name was earnest.",1,positive
cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny.,0,negative
is a great film,1,positive
the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face.,0,negative
the holes in this film remain agape,0,negative
"whenever you think you 've seen the end of the movie, we cut to a new scene, which also appears to be the end.",0,negative
brutally clueless,0,negative
"leigh is n't breaking new ground, but he knows how a daily grind can kill love.",1,positive
sensual and,1,positive
"winning, heartwarming yarn",1,positive
it is clearly a good thing.,1,positive
"more colorful, more playful tone",1,positive
will anyone who is n't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it has n't gone straight to video?,0,negative
of hopeful,1,positive
"wiseman is patient and uncompromising, letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse",1,positive
weak script,0,negative
you 'll be shaking your head all the way to the credits,0,negative
becomes a sermon for most of its running time.,0,negative
damning and damned compelling.,1,positive
the five writers,1,positive
any fiction,1,positive
"blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure, but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought.",0,negative
"did no one on the set have a sense of humor, or did they not have the nerve to speak up?",0,negative
"'m going to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
worthy substitute,1,positive
its plot contrivances,0,negative
allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier,0,negative
does sound promising in theory,1,positive
this cinderella story,1,positive
"` in this poor remake of such a well loved classic, parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'",0,negative
"smeary and blurry,",0,negative
a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening,0,negative
the less charitable might describe as a castrated,0,negative
the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
"-- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
for originality of plot,1,positive
jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama.,1,positive
could force you to scratch a hole in your head,0,negative
"not as good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort.",1,positive
", surprising romance",1,positive
preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera.,1,positive
"is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and",0,negative
"makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment",1,positive
my enjoyment,1,positive
"memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and, by extension, its surprises limp and",0,negative
"despite its sincere acting, signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype.",0,negative
authentically,1,positive
salvation,1,positive
that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries,1,positive
this movie proves you wrong on both counts.,1,positive
"jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor,",0,negative
", truly bad",0,negative
whole package,1,positive
moldering,0,negative
of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
complete lack,0,negative
when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,1,positive
transcend its clever concept,1,positive
"is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force.",1,positive
carries us effortlessly from darkness,1,positive
make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
can find humor,1,positive
"infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart",1,positive
has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative,0,negative
there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.,1,positive
intelligent and,1,positive
to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
"contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether, in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin.",0,negative
can take credit for most of the movie's success,1,positive
achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity,1,positive
an enjoyable trifle,1,positive
"the story is lacking any real emotional impact,",0,negative
is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt.,1,positive
will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,0,negative
proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting,1,positive
a tale worth catching,1,positive
"i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy, '",0,negative
allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
it offers large rewards,1,positive
"they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
usual fluttering and stammering,0,negative
made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
"stuffy, full of itself, morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about.",0,negative
"klein, charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election,",1,positive
its welcome with audiences several years,1,positive
rival,0,negative
share no chemistry or engaging charisma.,0,negative
"makes for a touching love story,",1,positive
an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore.,1,positive
a meaty subject,1,positive
"does give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity",1,positive
exploitation picture,0,negative
here leaves a lot to be desired,0,negative
pathetically,0,negative
superbly photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen.,1,positive
goofiest,1,positive
from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,1,positive
"exposé, the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining.",1,positive
is definitely horse feathers,0,negative
parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.',0,negative
be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around,0,negative
all the small moments and flashbacks,1,positive
comfort,1,positive
entertaining two hours,1,positive
"in a movie full of surprises, the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting.",1,positive
"a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
just how bad,0,negative
find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
extremely flat lead performance,0,negative
"character portrait, romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller",1,positive
fling,1,positive
ingenious and often harrowing,1,positive
takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours.,0,negative
"a directorial tour de force by bernard rose, ivans xtc.",1,positive
"boredom to the point of collapse, turning into a black hole of dullness",0,negative
"a vivid, sometimes surreal, glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior.",1,positive
about each other against all odds,1,positive
all that matters,1,positive
"even if you do n't understand what on earth is going on, this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why.",1,positive
"odd, haphazard, and inconsequential romantic",0,negative
aside from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
"wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy, life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial",0,negative
a grand tour,1,positive
its clumsiness as its own most damning censure,0,negative
gore for suspense.,0,negative
shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
"it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves, and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling",0,negative
should drop everything and run to ichi,1,positive
gutsy,1,positive
", i can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it.",0,negative
never thought i 'd say this,1,positive
strong and,1,positive
a 20-car pileup,0,negative
this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.,1,positive
a fresh infusion,1,positive
"that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",1,positive
expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,0,negative
getting a more mature body,1,positive
hilarious dialogue,1,positive
about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth,1,positive
", the hours represents two of those well spent",1,positive
", combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
faked,0,negative
"it's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior",0,negative
story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material,0,negative
the best films of the year,1,positive
adorable,1,positive
masterfully calibrated,1,positive
"into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
more compelling,1,positive
an established filmmaker,1,positive
hollywood romance,1,positive
is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material,0,negative
an intriguing species,1,positive
"beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors, is a note of defiance over social dictates.",1,positive
with added depth and resonance,1,positive
one of the best films,1,positive
the allegory with remarkable skill,1,positive
has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels,0,negative
offbeat sensibilities,1,positive
a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore,1,positive
like the work of someone,1,positive
strikes hardest,1,positive
"( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy, and",0,negative
is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground.,1,positive
"mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted.",0,negative
inelegant,0,negative
or `` suck '',0,negative
like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film.,1,positive
succumbs to gravity and plummets,0,negative
is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump,0,negative
comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited,0,negative
provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.,1,positive
", sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness.",0,negative
's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,0,negative
various amusing sidekicks,1,positive
deeply out of place in what could have,0,negative
director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood,1,positive
be well worth your time,1,positive
forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone,0,negative
it pretends to investigate,0,negative
"it's the kind of under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name.",0,negative
viva le resistance,1,positive
won -- and wins still,1,positive
tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,1,positive
", energetic and sweetly whimsical",1,positive
"is definitely its screenplay, both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
"an important movie, or even a good one",1,positive
", point and purpose",1,positive
put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life.,0,negative
"ms. ramsay and her co-writer, liana dognini, have dramatized the alan warner novel, which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh's book trainspotting",1,positive
"his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
"is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors",1,positive
you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.,0,negative
sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that,1,positive
"moving, and adventurous directorial debut",1,positive
"engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story, and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched.",1,positive
the most compelling performance,1,positive
dangerous and domineering,0,negative
too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
spell things out for viewers,0,negative
"offbeat humor, amusing characters, and",1,positive
kids who are into this thornberry stuff will probably be in wedgie heaven.,1,positive
a small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
suits the script,1,positive
are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d.,1,positive
it's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow.,0,negative
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie,0,negative
"try as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach, somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment.",1,positive
both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
a trend,0,negative
are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
has no clue about making a movie,0,negative
"would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
scummy,0,negative
low comedy,0,negative
sham actor workshops and an affected malaise,0,negative
required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
phoney-feeling,0,negative
might be intolerable company,0,negative
"will surely be profane, politically",0,negative
exceptional film,1,positive
flows as naturally,1,positive
i have to admit i walked out of runteldat.,0,negative
"queen of the damned as you might have guessed, makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role -- she does little here but point at things that explode into flame.",0,negative
are often funny fanatics,1,positive
of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
"tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense.",0,negative
"with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera, hélène angel is definitely a director to watch.",1,positive
in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
a wooden delivery,0,negative
villain,0,negative
"an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work, every bit as imperious as katzenberg's the prince of egypt from 1998.",0,negative
tawdry b-movie scum,0,negative
that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film,1,positive
family-friendly,1,positive
kudos to the most enchanting film of the year,1,positive
precious circumstances,1,positive
the lengths,1,positive
for the better,1,positive
"`` real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
"must for fans of british cinema, if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride",1,positive
cho's latest comic set,1,positive
"the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action, but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and, what's worse, routine",0,negative
"'s also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly",1,positive
resembling humor,1,positive
of that special fishy community,1,positive
clockstoppers if you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes.,0,negative
"throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue",0,negative
talented and notorious subject,1,positive
the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile.,0,negative
to find an old flame,1,positive
gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.,1,positive
ploddingly sociological,0,negative
a funny moment or,1,positive
an enthralling aesthetic experience,1,positive
topics that could make a sailor blush,0,negative
heaven,1,positive
readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking.,1,positive
its characters ' decisions,0,negative
great pleasure,1,positive
household name,1,positive
"is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, color and cringe.",1,positive
credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it feel realistic.,1,positive
sell many records,1,positive
"the bad sound, the lack of climax and, worst of all",0,negative
that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
"has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing.",0,negative
the film's shortcomings,0,negative
"'s immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do.",1,positive
"follows the formula,",0,negative
"that if she had to sit through it again, she should ask for a raise",0,negative
in a big corner office in hell,0,negative
gets you riled up,1,positive
may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
inadvertent,0,negative
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters,1,positive
hokum but,0,negative
worthless,0,negative
of a paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
"the off-center humor is a constant, and the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery.",1,positive
that he forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment,1,positive
must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling,1,positive
the kind of energy it's documenting,1,positive
"has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller,",1,positive
"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years, and chaykin and headly are priceless",1,positive
the best actors,1,positive
bad reviews,0,negative
"petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
the charms,1,positive
early work,1,positive
ca n't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
into one terrific story with lots of laughs,1,positive
engrossing and grim,1,positive
it drowns in sap.,0,negative
purports to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something,0,negative
the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman,1,positive
with this masterful,1,positive
remind us,1,positive
of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws,0,negative
"an inventive,",1,positive
shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
cult favorite,1,positive
"this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here we have a bad, bad, bad movie.'",0,negative
convey a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
may marginally enjoy the film,1,positive
deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
many ways the perfect festival film :,1,positive
"a question for philosophers, not filmmakers",0,negative
"hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming",0,negative
just how much more grueling and time-consuming,0,negative
with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes,0,negative
wizened,1,positive
it drags,0,negative
throws in enough clever and unexpected twists to make the formula feel fresh.,1,positive
"characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
", kissing jessica stein is one of the greatest date movies in years.",1,positive
arduous,0,negative
"suspense,",1,positive
barely tolerable,0,negative
their shallow styles,0,negative
a brilliant motion picture,1,positive
buoyant feeling,1,positive
falls somewhat short,0,negative
one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
that never springs to life,0,negative
"brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel",1,positive
", desiccated talent",0,negative
mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress,0,negative
sharp objects,1,positive
"are useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then,0,negative
"it's bright, pristine style and bold colors make it as much fun as reading an oversized picture book before bedtime.",1,positive
begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain.,0,negative
"the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
a sterling ensemble cast,1,positive
they may be as history,0,negative
guarantee,1,positive
the only problem,0,negative
quite enough of them,1,positive
"this is n't exactly profound cinema, but",0,negative
asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
"certainly not a good movie, but it was n't horrible either.",0,negative
is reasonably entertaining,1,positive
left on a remote shelf,0,negative
such clarity,1,positive
've completely lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
"an intelligent, multi-layered and profoundly humanist ( not to mention gently political ) meditation",1,positive
major waste,0,negative
their parents would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes.,0,negative
like to ride bikes,1,positive
soulful gravity,1,positive
mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses.,0,negative
slick production values,1,positive
is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
undisputed scores a direct hit.,1,positive
"people sit and stare and turn away from one another instead of talking and it's all about the silences and if you 're into that, have at it",0,negative
"to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
profound cinema,1,positive
"flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry,1,positive
is sentimental,1,positive
go but down,0,negative
"too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
a feel-good movie that does n't give you enough to feel good about.,0,negative
aging sandeman,0,negative
tinny self-righteousness,0,negative
happy,1,positive
achieve,1,positive
'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about.,0,negative
one suspects that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison.,0,negative
twice about what might be going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
here the love scenes all end in someone screaming.,0,negative
a cruelly funny twist on teen comedy packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering,1,positive
"lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
'' is never lethargic,1,positive
"can tell what it is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
"is inspiring, ironic, and revelatory of just how ridiculous and money-oriented the record industry really is.",1,positive
"all the spaces in between filled with fantasies, daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope after another",1,positive
"rousing,",1,positive
"even in the summertime, the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities.",0,negative
very predictable,0,negative
bad rock concert,0,negative
"for those who are intrigued by politics of the '70s, the film is every bit as fascinating as it is flawed.",1,positive
was a freshman fluke,0,negative
watch these two,1,positive
to be distasteful to children and adults alike,0,negative
most breezy movie,1,positive
but darned if it does n't also keep us riveted to our seats.,1,positive
"just when you think that every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians, another new film emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective.",1,positive
one very funny joke and,1,positive
's pathetic,0,negative
that it's the butt of its own joke,0,negative
to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year,0,negative
ambitious film,1,positive
's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor.,1,positive
terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.,0,negative
's just plain lurid,0,negative
spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed.,0,negative
bad animation and mindless violence,0,negative
"preposterous, prurient",0,negative
workmanlike,1,positive
be drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
the tale with bogus profundities,0,negative
a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
"` moore is like a progressive bull in a china shop, a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism.'",0,negative
"'s funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot.",1,positive
has a film's title served such dire warning.,0,negative
lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants,0,negative
"if this is cinema, i pledge allegiance to cagney and lacey.",0,negative
it's icky.,0,negative
has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
's a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
trots out the video he took of the family vacation to stonehenge,0,negative
this is one baaaaaaaaad movie.,0,negative
like their characters,1,positive
"illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
"elegant, witty and beneath a prim exterior",1,positive
an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind,1,positive
"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end ... you almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time",1,positive
comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness,1,positive
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
"like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series, but its emphasis on caring for animals and respecting other cultures is particularly welcome.",1,positive
"it's a lovely, sad dance highlighted by kwan's unique directing style.",1,positive
for its sheer audacity and openness,1,positive
"that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
restrained and,0,negative
entertaining british hybrid,1,positive
"the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
a hoot,1,positive
something has been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise.,0,negative
to dumb down the universe,0,negative
no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out,0,negative
a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper,1,positive
the very definition of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure,0,negative
shameful,0,negative
too narrow to attract crossover viewers,0,negative
"relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius",1,positive
the animation and game phenomenon,1,positive
"jacobi, the most fluent of actors, is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform,",0,negative
an expiration date passed a long time ago,0,negative
"sexy, surprising romance",1,positive
enjoyed themselves,1,positive
everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark,0,negative
they might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about.,0,negative
this film is too busy hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own.,0,negative
with an unflappable air of decadent urbanity,1,positive
"a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it",1,positive
brooding and slow,0,negative
"graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of,0,negative
emotionally satisfying,1,positive
have nothing better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
than a spy thriller like the bourne identity,1,positive
build a feel-good fantasy,1,positive
who does n't think about percentages all day long,1,positive
stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise,0,negative
that turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
lovely,1,positive
did they not,1,positive
"is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter",1,positive
is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,0,negative
"was so endlessly, grotesquely,",0,negative
"yet another iteration of what's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble, teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends, family ...",0,negative
"not, difficult and sad",0,negative
curves,1,positive
... puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting.,0,negative
is sure to raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll.,1,positive
the heart and,1,positive
"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and",1,positive
sorrow,0,negative
occasionally interesting,0,negative
"'s a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism.",1,positive
it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
some effecting moments,1,positive
"a deft, delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph.",1,positive
on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee,1,positive
then pay your $ 8 and get ready for the big shear.,0,negative
caddyshack,1,positive
"is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
"it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s",0,negative
too bad kramer,1,positive
laugh therapy ',1,positive
goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises.,0,negative
with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages,1,positive
"a bizarre piece of work, with premise and dialogue at the level of kids ' television and plot threads",0,negative
"of the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
"independence, complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop of human blood",0,negative
that led to their notorious rise to infamy,1,positive
lustrous,1,positive
", intimate and intelligent",1,positive
it's all bluster and cliché,0,negative
is so thoughtlessly assembled,0,negative
statements and dime-store ruminations,0,negative
repugnant,0,negative
"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny, and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving.",0,negative
"hollow, self-indulgent,",0,negative
weird amalgam,0,negative
greatest hits,1,positive
"it is most remarkable not because of its epic scope, but because of the startling intimacy it achieves despite that breadth.",1,positive
definitely worth 95 minutes of your time,1,positive
savagely hilarious,1,positive
not one clever line,0,negative
clever and funny,1,positive
"to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt",0,negative
so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
is at 22 a powerful young actor,1,positive
undermining the movie's reality and,0,negative
"the masses with star power, a pop-induced score",1,positive
let-down,0,negative
one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
"bloodwork is n't a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery.",0,negative
superb performances throughout,1,positive
a worthwhile glimpse,1,positive
a fairly enjoyable mixture,1,positive
"takes a surprising, subtle turn at the midway point",1,positive
is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters.,0,negative
"quite simply, a joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to",1,positive
be madcap farce,0,negative
most edgy,1,positive
"an empty exercise, a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface flash but little emotional resonance.",0,negative
that is often quite rich and exciting,1,positive
of being the big,0,negative
"oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly",0,negative
were a series of bible parables and not an actual story,0,negative
its recent predecessor miserably,0,negative
the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand,0,negative
spirit-crushing,0,negative
should please history fans,1,positive
the cast is appealing,1,positive
's awfully entertaining to watch,1,positive
as katzenberg,1,positive
"little action, almost no suspense or believable tension, one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets that can only be described as sci-fi generic.",0,negative
the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
worthy addition,1,positive
deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,0,negative
the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion.,1,positive
"of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",0,negative
affirming and heartbreaking,1,positive
crossing-over,1,positive
a surprisingly charming and even witty match for the best of hollywood's comic-book adaptations.,1,positive
thud,0,negative
", self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
"this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
spellbinding fun,1,positive
make the stones weep,1,positive
from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
feels especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
expected flair,1,positive
to his son's home,1,positive
"itself is far from disappointing, offering an original",1,positive
's like going to a house party and watching the host defend himself against a frothing ex-girlfriend.,0,negative
"talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music,1,positive
would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris,0,negative
"is for the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm.",0,negative
dramatically forceful,1,positive
content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger -,0,negative
its heart,1,positive
exceedingly clever,1,positive
"need n't be steeped in '50s sociology, pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work.",1,positive
"feels uncomfortably real, its language and locations bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority",1,positive
"be seen as hip, winking social commentary",1,positive
have the patience for it,0,negative
unfairly,0,negative
", that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.",0,negative
just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies.,1,positive
gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare.,0,negative
more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are,1,positive
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure,0,negative
a fast paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller about the shadow side,1,positive
"fessenden continues to do interesting work, and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget.",1,positive
an overall sense of brusqueness,0,negative
with honesty that is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,1,positive
"rifkin no doubt fancies himself something of a hubert selby jr., but there is n't an ounce of honest poetry in his entire script ; it's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative",0,negative
it has fun with the quirks of family life,1,positive
"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited, the score is too insistent and",0,negative
do n't even like their characters.,0,negative
suspenseful enough for older kids but,1,positive
sleek and arty,1,positive
most alive,1,positive
probing or penetrating,1,positive
as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
the wild wild west,1,positive
"whether or not ram dass proves as clear and reliable an authority on that as he was about inner consciousness, fierce grace reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one.",1,positive
"found the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound",1,positive
bittersweet,1,positive
viscerally repellent,0,negative
is a wonderful thing ;,1,positive
semi-surrealist exploration of the creative act.,1,positive
as-nasty -,0,negative
how well the schmaltz is manufactured -- to assess the quality of the manipulative engineering,0,negative
", two towers outdoes its spectacle.",1,positive
your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door,0,negative
is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism,0,negative
exuberantly,1,positive
of poetry and passion,1,positive
it's good enough to be the purr,1,positive
", dragon loses its fire midway, nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion.",0,negative
"this sensitive, smart, savvy, compelling coming-of-age drama delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem.",1,positive
plunging deeper,1,positive
"to show for their labor, living harmoniously, joined in song",1,positive
"what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately, it's moving and",0,negative
an elegant visual sense and,1,positive
wants,1,positive
more emotional force,1,positive
simplistic and more than a little pretentious,0,negative
"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand,",1,positive
of good,1,positive
this dubious product of a college-spawned ( colgate u. ) comedy ensemble known as broken lizard plays like a mix of cheech and chong and chips.,0,negative
", let alone funny",0,negative
an extraordinary dramatic experience.,1,positive
splendidly,1,positive
that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
"this quiet, introspective and entertaining independent",1,positive
the manner of a golden book sprung to life,1,positive
on the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
be any flatter,0,negative
a luis buñuel film,1,positive
brutally dry,0,negative
airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length.,0,negative
hideous,0,negative
is almost an afterthought,0,negative
"feels like very light errol morris, focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs.",0,negative
"in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself, with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears",1,positive
"... begins with promise, but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot.",0,negative
french cinema at its best,1,positive
"whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
insightful enough,1,positive
lofty,1,positive
the film's length becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
with a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
must have been lost in the translation,0,negative
empty exercise,0,negative
predictable storyline and by-the-book scripting,0,negative
emerges as powerful rather than cloying,1,positive
as the most offensive action,0,negative
all end,1,positive
"a stylish but steady, and ultimately very satisfying, piece",1,positive
i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
( scherfig ) has made a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll.,1,positive
"is duly impressive in imax dimensions, as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins",1,positive
", `` minority report '' astounds.",1,positive
"comes off winningly,",1,positive
brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy,1,positive
can admire,1,positive
"wondering -- sometimes amusedly, sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be",0,negative
", changing lanes is also a film of freshness, imagination and insight.",1,positive
"a terrific role for someone like judd, who really ought to be playing villains",1,positive
be numbing,0,negative
credit director ramsay for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it,1,positive
a heroic tale of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
though occasionally fun enough to make you,1,positive
has a true cinematic knack,1,positive
this laboratory of laughter,1,positive
audacious-impossible yet compelling,1,positive
're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0,negative
this insufferable movie is meant to make you think about existential suffering.,0,negative
unfunny and,0,negative
wickedly fun,1,positive
very strong,1,positive
love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has,1,positive
( stephen ) earnhart's film is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones they currently have.,1,positive
qualities,1,positive
almost everyone growing up believes their family must look like `` the addams family '' to everyone looking in ... `` my big fat greek wedding '' comes from the heart,1,positive
predictable and,0,negative
of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
a bad clive barker movie,0,negative
a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
usual intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
as it stands i,1,positive
is one that any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling,1,positive
rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
"the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
"its agonizing, catch-22 glory",0,negative
the acting is fine,1,positive
a terrible movie in every regard,0,negative
of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee,0,negative
i admire,1,positive
if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
compellingly,1,positive
to skip it,0,negative
their charm does n't do a load of good,0,negative
"hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script",0,negative
vapid actor's exercise,0,negative
the divine calling,1,positive
"slap me, i saw this movie.",0,negative
like a bad blend of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story.,0,negative
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
a dream image of the west to savor whenever the film's lamer instincts are in the saddle,1,positive
"none are useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal",0,negative
tov to a film about a family's joyous life,1,positive
a frightful vanity film,0,negative
takes a backseat in his own film to special effects,0,negative
words and,1,positive
propaganda,0,negative
"with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit",1,positive
is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family.,1,positive
beautifully read,1,positive
"( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
"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,negative
the integrity,1,positive
are as subtle and as enigmatic,1,positive
"hilariously, gloriously alive,",1,positive
"is terrific, although the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans",1,positive
provocative and prescient,1,positive
"we have poignancy jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe, that it looks neat.",0,negative
features one of the most affecting depictions of a love affair,1,positive
recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
"struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
never plays as dramatic even when dramatic things happen to people.,0,negative
a hallucinatory dreamscape,1,positive
put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario,0,negative
fake documentary,0,negative
"a fiercely clever and subtle film,",1,positive
"making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ...",1,positive
made for the tube,0,negative
has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places,0,negative
a particularly amateurish episode,0,negative
"a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set of plot devices",0,negative
"sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
should be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
that the e-graveyard holds as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy.,1,positive
it succeeds.,1,positive
"if there's no art here, it's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days.",1,positive
about as humorous,0,negative
casting excellent latin actors of all ages,1,positive
repulse,0,negative
"watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.",1,positive
acclaimed,1,positive
a company of strictly a-list players,1,positive
the entire exercise has no real point,0,negative
score,1,positive
high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation,0,negative
'' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff,0,negative
represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side,1,positive
murky cinematography,0,negative
is able to visualize schizophrenia,1,positive
brims with passion,1,positive
always fairly,1,positive
for the memorable character creations,1,positive
inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
watch and -- especially -- to listen to,1,positive
an interesting slice of history,1,positive
sticks his mug in the window of the couple's bmw and begins haranguing the wife in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
"while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it's still a rollicking good time for the most part",1,positive
grown tired of going where no man has gone before,0,negative
bring out the cake,1,positive
"thoughtful, emotional",1,positive
that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
may fall fast asleep,0,negative
"of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",0,negative
a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film,0,negative
dirty jokes,0,negative
", it's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days.",1,positive
which ones shtick,0,negative
tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
", unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
no amount of blood and disintegrating vampire cadavers can obscure this movie's lack of ideas.,0,negative
local flavor,1,positive
that borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism,0,negative
"the plot has a number of holes, and",0,negative
a massive infusion of old-fashioned hollywood magic,1,positive
"a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism",1,positive
", far more meaningful story",1,positive
like a classroom play in a college history course,0,negative
", jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval.",0,negative
spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels,1,positive
an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
dress up in drag,0,negative
the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving,1,positive
'' is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year.,1,positive
"touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and",1,positive
creates sheerly cinematic appeal.,1,positive
sense-spinning,1,positive
"a stupid, derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense.",0,negative
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them.,0,negative
", the plot's saccharine thrust",0,negative
you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,1,positive
emptiness,0,negative
a rollicking adventure,1,positive
", despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it, is still good fun.",1,positive
denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,0,negative
is authentic to the core of his being,1,positive
( orlando jones ),0,negative
overly melodramatic ...,0,negative
often surprising twists,1,positive
bother thinking it all through,0,negative
an intelligent person is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller.,0,negative
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ... that argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect.,1,positive
"cuts to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you.",1,positive
some truly excellent sequences,1,positive
", satan is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
"even if you 're an agnostic carnivore, you can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
available,1,positive
very hollowness,0,negative
the rich details,1,positive
exceeds expectations.,1,positive
"the jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious.",0,negative
gifted korean american stand-up,1,positive
the simple fact,1,positive
a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie,1,positive
the film is competent,1,positive
for a critical and commercial disaster,0,negative
bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary,0,negative
the people laughing in the crowd,1,positive
is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate.,1,positive
balanced or fair,1,positive
"by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy",0,negative
overbearing and over-the-top as the family,0,negative
unbridled delight,1,positive
"my precious new star wars movie is a lumbering, wheezy drag ...",0,negative
miyazaki is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers.,1,positive
an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event,1,positive
new ways of describing badness need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is.,0,negative
put you to sleep,0,negative
puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it,1,positive
what punk rock music,1,positive
might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience,0,negative
images you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
"witless, pointless, tasteless and idiotic",0,negative
in its bold presentation,1,positive
"it's provocative stuff, but the speculative effort is hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances",0,negative
this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.,1,positive
"it follows the blair witch formula for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works, and then it goes awry in the final 30 minutes",0,negative
"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years,",1,positive
"dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting, and",0,negative
is powerful and provocative,1,positive
"taken it a step further, richer and deeper",1,positive
wonderfully speculative character,1,positive
"not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days, but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired.",0,negative
"a much better documentary -- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising -- than its pedestrian english title",1,positive
squeeze a few laughs out of the material,1,positive
a terrible movie that some people will nevertheless find moving.,0,negative
real humor,1,positive
the screenwriter and director michel gondry restate it to the point of ridiculousness,0,negative
does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
"hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire.",0,negative
feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering,0,negative
vanity film,0,negative
are some fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
watered-down it almost loses what made you love it,0,negative
the condescending stereotypes,0,negative
going to feel like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
it's definitely worth taking a look,1,positive
of motherhood and desperate mothers,0,negative
"guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy,1,positive
"derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting,",1,positive
flies out the window,0,negative
the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line,0,negative
"secret ballot is a funny, puzzling movie ambiguous enough to be engaging and oddly moving.",1,positive
one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
"sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary",1,positive
see coming a mile away,0,negative
"a smart, arch and rather cold-blooded comedy.",1,positive
"proves a lovely trifle that, unfortunately, is a little too in love with its own cuteness",0,negative
would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility.,0,negative
berlin,1,positive
at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
unappealing,0,negative
"a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera.",1,positive
a coming-of-age movie,1,positive
were once amusing,0,negative
"show blind date, only less",0,negative
"as it turns out, you can go home again.",1,positive
human nature,1,positive
"trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable",1,positive
's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before.,0,negative
"as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
discord,0,negative
"sure, it's contrived and predictable,",0,negative
", it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.",0,negative
"the film starts promisingly, but",0,negative
sparkling beauty,1,positive
playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,1,positive
's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the national basketball association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy lil ' bow wow.,0,negative
reassuringly familiar,1,positive
beloved genres,1,positive
clearly evident poverty and hardship,0,negative
amusing from time,1,positive
the most thoughtful fictional examination,1,positive
parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances,1,positive
", overblown enterprise",0,negative
ignorant,0,negative
ambitious,1,positive
beautifully crafted and,1,positive
in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
it's not really funny.,0,negative
story and pace,1,positive
"joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed, visually atrocious, and often downright creepy",0,negative
down-and-dirty,0,negative
"ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
does display an original talent,1,positive
physical energy,1,positive
a gift,1,positive
"who, exactly, is fighting whom here?",0,negative
as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs,1,positive
cute moments,1,positive
-- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king.,0,negative
like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
the basic plot of `` lilo '' could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script.,0,negative
be two hours gained,1,positive
are really going to love the piano teacher,1,positive
"growing strange hairs, getting a more mature body",1,positive
is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year.,1,positive
of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity,1,positive
grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
the everyday lives,1,positive
"turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions.",1,positive
dynamism,1,positive
coma-like state,0,negative
"feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful",1,positive
cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love.,1,positive
"vardalos and corbett, who play their roles with vibrant charm",1,positive
vulgar,0,negative
winning and wildly fascinating,1,positive
portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
"to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
often pointless,0,negative
desirable,1,positive
of stale gags,0,negative
"is murder by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
very complex,1,positive
an intriguing bit,1,positive
", it's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth.",1,positive
it lacks the detail of the book,0,negative
all movies,1,positive
see something that did n't talk down to them,1,positive
"explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
in the characters you see,1,positive
"huppert's show to steal and she makes a meal of it, channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine",1,positive
clarity and audacity,1,positive
hanging,0,negative
from a fine cast,1,positive
"` drumline ' shows a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated.",1,positive
people have lost the ability to think,0,negative
frightening late fees,0,negative
"littered with zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
's also somewhat clumsy,0,negative
adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism.,1,positive
lift,1,positive
"( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence,",1,positive
"the picture seems uncertain whether it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain.",0,negative
kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
a fun family movie,1,positive
"about friendship, love, and the truth",1,positive
sweetly,1,positive
stale copy,0,negative
is so often less,0,negative
an edgy thriller that delivers a surprising punch.,1,positive
they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
"that's critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
infuriatingly quirky and taken with its own style.,0,negative
did the screenwriters just,0,negative
"still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
there's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
"a chilly, brooding but quietly resonant psychological study of domestic tension and unhappiness.",1,positive
"that both thrills the eye and, in its over-the-top way,",1,positive
if you can push on through the slow spots,0,negative
touchingly,1,positive
been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity.,1,positive
"is overlong and not well-acted, but credit writer-producer-director",0,negative
reeking of research library dust,0,negative
when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
"brash young men set out to conquer the online world with laptops, cell phones and sketchy business plans",1,positive
of joy and energy,1,positive
iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin,1,positive
press the delete key,0,negative
", shoot-em-up scene",1,positive
wonder of wonders --,1,positive
to be spectacularly outrageous,1,positive
without lectures or confrontations,1,positive
singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film,1,positive
the first half of sorority boys,1,positive
"is ... determined to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation.",1,positive
honest and loving one,1,positive
ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang,0,negative
offers an intriguing what-if premise.,1,positive
human power,1,positive
it's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year.,1,positive
good-hearted,1,positive
"the performances are immaculate, with roussillon providing comic relief.",1,positive
"even a hardened voyeur would require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture.",0,negative
"it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters - and",1,positive
"comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional",1,positive
"is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative",1,positive
"undisputed is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins.",0,negative
casting call,0,negative
this fascinating -- and timely -- content,1,positive
"a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
"reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise, but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness.",0,negative
"is a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back",1,positive
is never satisfactory.,0,negative
", unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
incomprehensible,0,negative
with every cinematic tool,1,positive
rival the filmmaker's period pieces,1,positive
"far-flung,",0,negative
oscar-caliber performances,1,positive
( the kid's ) just too bratty for sympathy,0,negative
captivates and,1,positive
under his control,1,positive
it's stupid,0,negative
"their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
mostly undeterminable,0,negative
soap-opera quality twist,1,positive
melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
never inspired,0,negative
that this is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
see a devastating comic impersonation,0,negative
some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid,0,negative
"street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence, or empty machismo",0,negative
self-consciously poetic,1,positive
love stories you will ever see.,1,positive
deserves a sequel,1,positive
surprisingly flat,0,negative
"celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity,",1,positive
"as the princess, sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.",1,positive
this is classic nowheresville in every sense,0,negative
she ca n't provide any conflict,0,negative
is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten.,1,positive
"simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
an impressive hybrid.,1,positive
"feels contrived,",0,negative
like a cold old man going through the motions.,0,negative
"intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
"that neither protagonist has a distinguishable condition hardly matters because both are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks.",0,negative
minor-league soccer remake,0,negative
"humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence",1,positive
boasts eye-catching art direction but has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome.,0,negative
really a thriller,1,positive
mush,0,negative
"a loud, brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy",0,negative
the film's problems,0,negative
a refreshingly forthright one,1,positive
painful and refreshing,1,positive
", the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion.",0,negative
"gentle, unforced intimacy",1,positive
a bit of heart,1,positive
an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs,1,positive
being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
"like its bizarre heroine, it irrigates our souls.",1,positive
"it's leaden and predictable, and laughs are lacking.",0,negative
falling into the hollywood trap,0,negative
"that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
a group of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
much more ordinary,1,positive
through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse,0,negative
the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity,1,positive
"cuaron repeatedly, perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
a painfully slow cliche-ridden film,0,negative
"that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
undistinguished,0,negative
"like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop, comedian runs out of steam after a half hour.",0,negative
natural-seeming actors,1,positive
is unusual but unfortunately also irritating,0,negative
of knucklehead swill,0,negative
filmmaker tian zhuangzhuang triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power.,1,positive
impeccable,1,positive
throwing up,0,negative
"offers much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes, hoofing and crooning with the best of them",1,positive
the enterprise,1,positive
", and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
"this charming, thought-provoking new york fest of life and love",1,positive
wonderful but,1,positive
self-indulgent,0,negative
an undistinguished attempt to make a classic theater piece cinematic.,0,negative
sacrifices its promise,0,negative
their surroundings,1,positive
it's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it.,1,positive
dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
is his best film,1,positive
we just do n't really care too much about this love story.,0,negative
"polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions, and he allows nothing to get in the way.",1,positive
kurys ' direction is clever and insightful,1,positive
artificial,0,negative
that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough,1,positive
at his most sparkling,1,positive
chilling tale,0,negative
the master of innuendo,1,positive
firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
deeply moving,1,positive
"feels like pieces a bunch of other, better movies slapped together.",0,negative
", tiresome nature",0,negative
"named the husband, the wife and the kidnapper, emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort",0,negative
will likely be nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
", well-developed characters",1,positive
intriguing plot,1,positive
sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care,1,positive
a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot twists.,0,negative
glumly mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself.,0,negative
with morality,1,positive
groan and,1,positive
for fun-seeking summer audiences,1,positive
it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
smart and taut.,1,positive
to play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
future years as an eloquent memorial,1,positive
"ratliff's two previous titles, plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry, contentious configurations,",1,positive
its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
"does n't contain half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2.",0,negative
"leigh is n't breaking new ground, but he knows how a daily grind can kill love",1,positive
to care about the character,1,positive
", it's still a rollicking good time for the most part",1,positive
strong themes of familial ties and,1,positive
vehicle that even he seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie,0,negative
to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
weirdly likable,1,positive
likely to witness in a movie theater for some time,1,positive
intensely,1,positive
"the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
's an unhappy situation all around,0,negative
that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
"it will just as likely make you weep, and it will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker",1,positive
a perfect show,1,positive
a strong thumbs up,1,positive
"she's a pretty woman,",1,positive
better than ` shindler's list ',1,positive
'' is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time.,1,positive
a brutal 90-minute battle sequence,1,positive
conniving wit,1,positive
most of the movie is so deadly dull that watching the proverbial paint dry would be a welcome improvement.,0,negative
"passion, creativity, and fearlessness",1,positive
"give shapiro, goldman, and bolado credit for good intentions",1,positive
seems twice as long,0,negative
spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream :,0,negative
all sides,1,positive
might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.,0,negative
sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy,0,negative
to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
idealism,1,positive
offers a guilt-free trip,1,positive
"violent, self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
paced and suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
for but a few seconds,0,negative
the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
with brutal honesty and respect for its audience,1,positive
you to accept it as life and go with its flow,1,positive
blood-curdling family intensity,1,positive
"shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
limp biscuit,0,negative
"seems to have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
plays like a student film,0,negative
"a flat, unconvincing drama that never catches fire",0,negative
noyce has worked wonders with the material.,1,positive
a great team,1,positive
deeper every time,1,positive
"are the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery",1,positive
kooky and overeager,0,negative
the biggest problem i have,0,negative
's an unhappy situation all around.,0,negative
drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
a breath of fresh air now and then,1,positive
fresh again,1,positive
"this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker, but ayres makes the right choices at every turn",1,positive
slopped ` em together here,0,negative
makes the film special,1,positive
just the labor involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
punches,0,negative
"put away the guitar, sell the amp, and",0,negative
really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions,0,negative
does n't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ).,0,negative
independent-community,1,positive
's the inimitable diaz,1,positive
this fascinating look,1,positive
but something far more stylish and cerebral,1,positive
it washed out despite all of that,0,negative
illustrates the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity.,1,positive
terrifically entertaining specimen,1,positive
uneasy,0,negative
have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
reggio's,1,positive
"gets the details right, from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
sex toys and offers,0,negative
conceivable,1,positive
the film seems as deflated as he does,0,negative
was a better film,1,positive
"even through its flaws, revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling, interestingly told film.",1,positive
the gorgeously elaborate continuation of `` the lord of the rings '' trilogy,1,positive
"its personable, amusing cast",1,positive
can be a knockout,1,positive
"this little film is so slovenly done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation.",0,negative
"about 3/4th the fun of its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
does n't add up to much,0,negative
several old themes,0,negative
"after several scenes of this tacky nonsense, you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget.",0,negative
topless and roll in the mud than a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights.,0,negative
technically sumptuous,1,positive
"an invaluable historical document thanks to the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud, whose charm, cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent.",1,positive
at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar,1,positive
and cinemantic flair,1,positive
"'s surprisingly decent,",1,positive
elegant film,1,positive
"of thoughtful, subjective filmmaking",1,positive
from stark desert,1,positive
a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department.,1,positive
supremely good natured,1,positive
", marvelously twisted shapes history",1,positive
", self-assured",1,positive
more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations,0,negative
milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
formula 51 promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip.,0,negative
"is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee,",1,positive
induce sleep,0,negative
"uplifting as only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind can be, and among the best films of the year.",1,positive
", it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special.",0,negative
flat,0,negative
-- and it is n't that funny.,0,negative
because it's lousy,0,negative
a characteristically engorged and sloppy,0,negative
wastes its time,0,negative
that's superficial and unrealized,0,negative
a negligible work,0,negative
though the film is well-intentioned,1,positive
the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller that has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,1,positive
"the usual movie rah-rah, pleasantly and predictably",1,positive
"a lovely film ... elegant, witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic",1,positive
does n't reach them,0,negative
"the overall fabric is hypnotic, and mr. mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy.",1,positive
"you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school",0,negative
"extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
's a very very strong `` b +,1,positive
short and sweet,1,positive
it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
"comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
"the film is visually dazzling, the depicted events dramatic, funny and poignant",1,positive
is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string.,1,positive
swept away '' is the one hour and thirty-three minutes,1,positive
the boozy self-indulgence,0,negative
", it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
fears,0,negative
"left with a story that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
"it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
using his storytelling ability,1,positive
remarkably engaging despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,1,positive
"cooks conduct in a low, smoky and inviting sizzle",1,positive
's tremendously moving,1,positive
lots of effort and intelligence are on display but,1,positive
surprisingly juvenile,0,negative
land beyond time,1,positive
'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
're - doing-it-for - the-cash,0,negative
"a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
"exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have, and how this gets us in trouble",1,positive
"lyne's latest, the erotic thriller unfaithful, further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded.",0,negative
", the film shatters you in waves.",1,positive
a submarine movie with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural,1,positive
once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
this story about love and culture,1,positive
"sweet gentle jesus, did the screenwriters just do a cut-and-paste of every bad action-movie line in history?",0,negative
which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
best part ',1,positive
it is a whole lot of fun and,1,positive
"an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline",1,positive
"the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary, and on both sides it falls short.",0,negative
"of the most creative, energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years",1,positive
any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
"it could be a lot better if it were, well, more adventurous.",0,negative
a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops ',1,positive
unusually surreal tone,1,positive
"... once the true impact of the day unfolds, the power of this movie is undeniable.",1,positive
actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
not zhang's forte,0,negative
"hopkins, squarely fills the screen.",1,positive
happy gilmore or the waterboy,1,positive
achieving some honest insight,1,positive
"so fiendishly cunning that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated.",1,positive
"perry's good and his is an interesting character, but `` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff.",0,negative
watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
proves you wrong on both counts,0,negative
"oedekerk mugs mercilessly, and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between.",0,negative
"'s lovely and amazing,",1,positive
"bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy,",0,negative
but not great ),0,negative
"familiar, funny surface",1,positive
this unexpectedly moving meditation,1,positive
your own precious life,1,positive
provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood,1,positive
exploitation flick,0,negative
brilliantly,1,positive
an unremittingly ugly movie,0,negative
"be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
satisfaction,1,positive
remotely probing or penetrating.,0,negative
hero,1,positive
asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life,0,negative
with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be,0,negative
", right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
i can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down.,0,negative
flat,0,negative
like an overcooked soufflé,0,negative
", there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
great cinema can really do,1,positive
surprisingly,1,positive
the astute direction of cardoso and,1,positive
for every cheesy scene,0,negative
spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
by then,1,positive
told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times,1,positive
racism,0,negative
outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines,0,negative
"because of the universal themes, earnest performances ... and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh",1,positive
an immensely entertaining look,1,positive
wistful new film,1,positive
"is truly funny, playing a kind of ghandi gone bad",1,positive
it's one thing to read about or rail against the ongoing - and unprecedented - construction project going on over our heads.,0,negative
", the movie runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
whose pieces do not fit,0,negative
"in the disturbingly involving family dysfunctional drama how i killed my father, french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition",1,positive
a little uneven to be the cat's meow,0,negative
shoot,0,negative
low-grade dreck,0,negative
soulless jumble,0,negative
aspires,1,positive
is corny in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago.,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
right questions,1,positive
an infinitely wittier version of the home alone formula,1,positive
"( kline's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code, and",1,positive
"remains a chilly, clinical lab report",0,negative
're at the right film.,1,positive
"has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
"a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams",1,positive
"neither do cliches, no matter how ` inside ' they are.",0,negative
a delicious crime drama,1,positive
afford the $ 20 million ticket to ride a russian rocket,1,positive
"some good, organic character work, lots of obvious political insights and",1,positive
an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers,1,positive
is almost certainly,1,positive
"audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching, but otherwise the production is suitably elegant.",1,positive
did n't mean much to me and,0,negative
", thought-provoking new york fest",1,positive
that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
the very definition of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure.,0,negative
highly entertaining,1,positive
a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
"it never quite makes it to the boiling point, but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time.",1,positive
around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life,1,positive
farcically bawdy,0,negative
savory,1,positive
"badly edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
remarkably,1,positive
need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who's who in this pretentious mess,0,negative
... really horrible drek.,0,negative
breathe life,1,positive
targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
a groundbreaking endeavor,1,positive
is n't as funny as you 'd hoped,0,negative
'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
the most incoherent,0,negative
"plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air.",1,positive
a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias,1,positive
works its magic with such exuberance and passion,1,positive
sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
forget the psychology 101 study of romantic obsession and just watch the procession of costumes in castles and this wo n't seem like such a bore,0,negative
is moving,1,positive
there's not a single jump-in-your-seat moment and,0,negative
grand-scale,1,positive
"ozpetek offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex, and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves.",0,negative
"made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget, video-shot, debut indie effort",1,positive
the dark theater,0,negative
takes a great film and turns it into a mundane soap opera,0,negative
great character,1,positive
midway point,1,positive
a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
long for the end credits,0,negative
even if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits,0,negative
unhappy situation,0,negative
"not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
somehow ms. griffiths and mr. pryce bring off this wild welsh whimsy.,1,positive
're all in this together,1,positive
shows -- reality shows for god's sake,0,negative
something fascinating,1,positive
"predictable and cloying,",0,negative
should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake.,0,negative
playfully profound ...,1,positive
"the movie is well done, but slow.",0,negative
"on the granger movie gauge of 1 to 10, the powerpuff girls is a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience.",1,positive
with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes,1,positive
"it's a setup so easy it borders on facile,",0,negative
", should n't have been made",0,negative
"yakusho, as always, is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ... and his chemistry with shimizu is very believable",1,positive
strongly reminiscent,0,negative
"the cast, collectively a successful example of the lovable-loser protagonist",1,positive
hodgepodge.,0,negative
that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
"to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
bogged down,0,negative
throws away,1,positive
one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
a hilarious ode to middle america and,1,positive
that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
"muddled, repetitive and ragged",0,negative
", without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision",1,positive
cleverest,1,positive
bonus,1,positive
derailed by bad writing and,0,negative
too clever,1,positive
nothing really happens,0,negative
"buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
innovations and glimpse,1,positive
is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses.,0,negative
"... no charm, no laughs, no fun, no reason to watch.",0,negative
"the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
deeply biased,0,negative
", convincing",1,positive
is virtually unwatchable.,0,negative
ken russell would love this.,1,positive
are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away.,1,positive
something rare and riveting :,1,positive
"stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction",0,negative
"adoring, wide-smiling reception",1,positive
"injects freshness and spirit into the romantic comedy genre, which has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again",1,positive
"despite a quieter middle section, involving aragorn's dreams of arwen, this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
"as rude and profane as ever, always hilarious and",1,positive
"does n't really believe in it,",0,negative
"but kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast, and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them.",1,positive
iranian drama,1,positive
no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
fantasized,1,positive
it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
"bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue",1,positive
watching it was painful.,0,negative
over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
"finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom",0,negative
eloquent memorial,1,positive
succeed,1,positive
masterpiece,1,positive
"new relevance,",1,positive
retro-refitting exercise,0,negative
"unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction, impostor is opening today at a theater near you.",0,negative
"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres --",1,positive
a romantic crime comedy,1,positive
delicious,1,positive
"gentle, touching story",1,positive
safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
help chicago make the transition from stage to screen with considerable appeal intact.,1,positive
excellent storytelling,1,positive
hard to like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
poetic tragedy,0,negative
makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera,1,positive
to do that is really funny,1,positive
ends up delivering in good measure,1,positive
"if you love the music, and i do",1,positive
"this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
"a highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie",1,positive
has a sense of his audience,1,positive
what a thrill ride,1,positive
"kind,",1,positive
out of sight,1,positive
made without a glimmer of intelligence or invention,0,negative
a pathetically inane and unimaginative cross between xxx and vertical limit.,0,negative
the dialogue and drama often food-spittingly,0,negative
students that deals with first love sweetly,1,positive
poor acting,0,negative
hard to care,0,negative
"antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but, with few exceptions, it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it",1,positive
i found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances.,1,positive
nothing happens,0,negative
starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers.,0,negative
"the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was",0,negative
ca n't possibly be enough,0,negative
that omnibus tradition called marriage,0,negative
"this is a fragmented film, once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie.",0,negative
he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
"is a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery",1,positive
is hugely overwritten,0,negative
does display greatness,1,positive
a hundred of them can be numbing,0,negative
"by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
endlessly repetitive,0,negative
real,1,positive
"like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
uneven performances and a spotty script,0,negative
"it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters - and it's also pretty funny.",1,positive
"show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime,1,positive
's something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us.,1,positive
antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but,1,positive
away a believer again and quite cheered at just that,1,positive
amoral,0,negative
for an intelligent weepy,1,positive
the mysteries of human behavior,1,positive
it's hard to say who might enjoy this,0,negative
"zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance",1,positive
timely than its director could ever have dreamed,1,positive
"as played by ryan gosling, danny is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction.",1,positive
're clueless and inept,0,negative
a great companion piece to other napoleon films.,1,positive
developed hastily,0,negative
fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides.,0,negative
"in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have,0,negative
about 25 minutes of decent material,0,negative
"borrows a bit from the classics `` wait until dark '' and `` extremities '' ... but in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
get to an imitation movie,0,negative
trusts the story it sets out to tell.,1,positive
adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances,1,positive
the ` laughing,1,positive
"without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
so incredibly inane,0,negative
against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva,1,positive
the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
cheap manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
"... it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something even non-techies can enjoy.",1,positive
is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.,1,positive
boisterous and utterly charming,1,positive
well integrated,1,positive
as boring,0,negative
the inspiration,1,positive
does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
the scariest guy you 'll see all summer,1,positive
"the emperor's club, ruthless in its own placid way,",0,negative
"gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in",1,positive
criminal,0,negative
lacks in action,0,negative
plaintiveness,0,negative
generate a lot of energy,1,positive
put hairs on your chest,1,positive
is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity,1,positive
"'re touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
a cute partnership,1,positive
", and of the thousands thereafter",1,positive
more bizarre,0,negative
truly,1,positive
produce another smash,1,positive
", riveting and handsomely",1,positive
"attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way",0,negative
heart attack,0,negative
slow and dreary,0,negative
is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching.,1,positive
that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
complications,0,negative
are all direct-to-video stuff,0,negative
sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies,1,positive
"hits every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny",0,negative
"you would n't want to live waydowntown, but it is a hilarious place to visit",1,positive
look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst,0,negative
"from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
you 'll like it.,1,positive
lumps of coal,0,negative
"( taymor ) utilizes the idea of making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work.",1,positive
director juan jose campanella,1,positive
the funniest jokes,1,positive
's an 88-minute highlight reel that's 86 minutes too long.,0,negative
"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures, and",0,negative
but the movie that does n't really deliver for country music fans or for family audiences,0,negative
being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,1,positive
"phenomenal, water-born cinematography",1,positive
do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition.,0,negative
to investigate,1,positive
as the treat of the title,1,positive
"anyone not into high-tech splatterfests is advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly.",0,negative
"it's the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days : realistic, urgent, and not sugarcoated in the least.",1,positive
allows us to chuckle through the angst,1,positive
is a great deal of fun,1,positive
odd purity,1,positive
gorgeous exterior photography,1,positive
"a good music documentary, probably one of the best since the last waltz.",1,positive
knucklehead,0,negative
intelligent high school,1,positive
dashing and resourceful hero,1,positive
"to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
'd rather watch them on the animal planet.,0,negative
gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny,0,negative
"find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ;",1,positive
can truly be,1,positive
is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders.,0,negative
the funniest person,1,positive
be lost on the target audience,0,negative
punchy dialogue,1,positive
the only reason you should see this movie is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow.,0,negative
from a consummate actor incapable of being boring,1,positive
go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
", provocative and vainglorious",0,negative
flounders under the weight of too many story lines,0,negative
miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life.,0,negative
start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line.,0,negative
gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful,1,positive
they have been patiently waiting for,1,positive
"to boring, self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other",0,negative
adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong,0,negative
aching,0,negative
tear-drenched,1,positive
often shocking but ultimately worthwhile,1,positive
most thrillers send audiences out talking about specific scary scenes or startling moments ; `` frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home.,1,positive
it is n't entirely persuasive,0,negative
"further sad evidence that tom tykwer, director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run, has turned out to be a one-trick pony -- a maker of softheaded metaphysical claptrap",0,negative
hopefully inspire action,1,positive
take before indigestion sets,0,negative
"to keep upping the ante on each other, just as their characters do in the film",1,positive
ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side,1,positive
rosenthal ( halloween ii ),0,negative
"is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
what should have been a painless time-killer,0,negative
stirring road movie.,1,positive
rather brilliant little cult item,1,positive
"from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
is just such an achievement.,1,positive
resonant,1,positive
in heaven,1,positive
"albeit a visually compelling one,",1,positive
"all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
the most original in years,1,positive
should bolster director and co-writer,1,positive
few ` cool ' actors,0,negative
i must have failed,0,negative
"a cheap, ludicrous attempt at serious horror",0,negative
", the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
", doing its namesake proud",1,positive
been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
seems to be missing a great deal of the acerbic repartee of the play.,0,negative
is more fun than conan the barbarian,1,positive
both the scenic splendor of the mountains,1,positive
half-baked,0,negative
this is a movie full of grace,1,positive
rip off that we were aware of,0,negative
seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
smacks of exhibitionism,0,negative
the flash of rock videos fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere.,1,positive
big mistake.,0,negative
packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
under a rock,0,negative
make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs.,1,positive
behind the project,1,positive
the capable cast,1,positive
"passion, and genius",1,positive
one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible,1,positive
"the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or",1,positive
", loud, bang-the-drum",1,positive
"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly, and if the suspense never rises to a higher level, it is nevertheless maintained throughout.",1,positive
"that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
"do n't mind crappy movies as much as adults, provided there's lots of cute animals and clumsy people.",0,negative
", spiteful idiots",0,negative
`` the best disney movie since the lion king '',1,positive
not all that bad of a movie,1,positive
a wild ride with eight boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival.,1,positive
that woman's doubts,0,negative
"the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
"but this new jangle of noise, mayhem and stupidity must be a serious contender for the title.",0,negative
repeated,0,negative
taken the protagonists a full hour,0,negative
smartly written motion picture,1,positive
distinguished and thoughtful,1,positive
chaiken ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident.,1,positive
"it's a loathsome movie, it really is and",0,negative
makes little attempt to give voice to the other side,0,negative
a web of dazzling entertainment,1,positive
'll love it and probably want to see it twice,1,positive
which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill,1,positive
to be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller,1,positive
celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
"while dark water is n't a complete wash ( no pun intended ), watched side-by-side with ringu, it ultimately comes off as a pale successor.",0,negative
that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise,0,negative
that's good enough.,1,positive
tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender,1,positive
hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity,0,negative
"felt like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11",1,positive
"are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick, and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all.",0,negative
's really unclear,0,negative
agreeably,1,positive
sordid of human behavior on the screen,0,negative
too bad to be good,0,negative
a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title ... amounts to surprisingly little,0,negative
"looked like crap,",0,negative
attractive men,1,positive
's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns,0,negative
bears out as your typical junkie opera,0,negative
layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
like a tired tyco ad,0,negative
a one-of-a-kind tour de force,1,positive
deftly manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,1,positive
"a terrific date movie, whatever your orientation.",1,positive
the courage of its convictions and,1,positive
has its heart ( and its palate ),1,positive
", but to his legend",1,positive
's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,1,positive
"can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good.",1,positive
dead-on in election,1,positive
"and,",1,positive
"unusually dry-eyed, even analytical approach",0,negative
knows it's won,1,positive
"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies,",1,positive
to remain an unchanged dullard,0,negative
vulgarity,0,negative
rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
", the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.",1,positive
compelling yarn,1,positive
"humorous and heartfelt,",1,positive
a rather brilliant little cult item :,1,positive
energetic and always surprising,1,positive
never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
make for great cinema,1,positive
'll still have a good time,1,positive
of flatly,0,negative
pulse,0,negative
makes a nice album,1,positive
strong piece of work,1,positive
"your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality, and get this",1,positive
a sweet-tempered comedy that forgoes the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies,1,positive
a lackluster script and substandard performances,0,negative
suffers because of its many excesses,0,negative
garbage.,0,negative
is funny and looks professional.,1,positive
so-called satire,0,negative
"there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
tear-jerking,1,positive
"are faithful to melville's plotline, they",1,positive
"a strong and confident work which works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing in the final two",1,positive
one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time.,0,negative
"definitely funny stuff, but it's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with",1,positive
's not really funny,0,negative
the best thing,1,positive
many definitions of ` time waster ',0,negative
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ; it seems as if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
celebrated wonder,1,positive
"heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind",1,positive
fascination,1,positive
"easy, seductive",1,positive
"like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison,0,negative
into its intriguing subject,1,positive
all bluster and cliché,0,negative
's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.,1,positive
both refreshingly different,1,positive
a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs.,1,positive
insults,0,negative
nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
", the film works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.",1,positive
"above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
loneliness and desperate grandiosity,0,negative
his sweetness and vulnerability,1,positive
will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product,0,negative
"the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games",1,positive
is a gritty police thriller with all the dysfunctional family dynamics one could wish for.,1,positive
remarkable new trick,1,positive
most multilayered and sympathetic female characters,1,positive
been worth caring about,1,positive
's still terrible!,0,negative
with a chase to end all chases,1,positive
by turns very dark and very funny.,1,positive
never fails him,1,positive
"a few zingers aside, the writing is indifferent, and jordan brady's direction is prosaic.",0,negative
stylish and moody,1,positive
episode ii --,1,positive
"a cross between blow and boyz n the hood, this movie strives to be more, but does n't quite get there.",0,negative
a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt,1,positive
documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it,0,negative
"even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity did n't fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
produce adequate performances,1,positive
trailer-trash,0,negative
to a problem hollywood too long has ignored,1,positive
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,negative
uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely,1,positive
pandering,0,negative
worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen,1,positive
"it's a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director, that the journey is such a mesmerizing one",1,positive
nimble shoulders,1,positive
by its awkward structure and a final veering,0,negative
"analyze that '' is one of those crass, contrived sequels that not only fails on its own, but makes you second-guess your affection for the original.",0,negative
stage director sam mendes showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge.,1,positive
"much a home video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all.",0,negative
the vital comic ingredient,1,positive
has its moments,1,positive
made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
no foundation for it,0,negative
"very funny, heartwarming film",1,positive
to be released in imax format,1,positive
the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
good-time,1,positive
evil,0,negative
naomi watts is terrific as rachel ; her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation.,1,positive
're in luck,1,positive
deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is,0,negative
"watching these two actors play against each other so intensely, but with restraint",1,positive
cheapen the overall effect.,0,negative
that powerhouse of 19th-century prose,1,positive
professional,1,positive
his generation's,1,positive
there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time,1,positive
fusty squareness,0,negative
"apparently, romantic comedy with a fresh point of view just does n't figure in the present hollywood program.",0,negative
divine,1,positive
"like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series,",0,negative
"with drama, romance, tragedy, bravery, political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had,0,negative
expects people to pay to see it,0,negative
juiced with enough energy and excitement,1,positive
the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another.,0,negative
"compelling, gut-clutching piece",1,positive
"it's tough to watch, but it's a fantastic movie.",1,positive
sweet and gentle,1,positive
second chance to find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology",1,positive
lingering creepiness one,0,negative
"for those in search of something different, wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.",1,positive
with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
"this amiable picture talks tough, but it's all bluster -- in the end it's as sweet as greenfingers",1,positive
by the end you ca n't help but feel ` stoked.',1,positive
a florid but ultimately vapid crime melodrama with lots of surface,0,negative
the worst films of 2002,0,negative
it's that good.,1,positive
of superficiality,0,negative
plays like clueless does south fork.,0,negative
this year's very best pictures,1,positive
desperate for work and food,0,negative
puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
's still entertaining to watch the target practice,1,positive
the good girl '' a film worth watching,1,positive
that does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101.,0,negative
"unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller,",1,positive
that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting,1,positive
for the art-house crowd,1,positive
"venturesome, beautifully realized",1,positive
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and creating adventure out of angst,1,positive
"you 're not merely watching history, you 're engulfed by it.",1,positive
there are many tense scenes in trapped,1,positive
"is dark, brooding and slow, and takes its central idea way too seriously",0,negative
"the screenplay is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children.",0,negative
"that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
a fine job,1,positive
takes a look at 5 alternative housing options,0,negative
glass's dirgelike score,1,positive
much better documentary,1,positive
done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment,0,negative
", madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.",1,positive
freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,0,negative
begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
", abandoned, but still consoled by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
scenes so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
"watching war photographer, you come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals.",1,positive
victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
"piece, a model of menacing atmosphere.",1,positive
"enough may pander to our basest desires for payback, but unlike many revenge fantasies, it ultimately delivers.",1,positive
the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment,1,positive
is way too indulgent.,0,negative
wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback,1,positive
and mordantly humorous,1,positive
crisper and punchier,1,positive
can make people act weird,0,negative
been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion,1,positive
be much funnier than anything in the film,0,negative
"it's more enjoyable than i expected, though, and that's because the laughs come from fairly basic comedic constructs",1,positive
"after an hour and a half of wondering -- sometimes amusedly, sometimes impatiently -- just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be",0,negative
"'s a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director, that the journey is such a mesmerizing one",1,positive
"a grating, emaciated flick",0,negative
"everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill.",1,positive
even non-techies can enjoy,1,positive
a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite.,1,positive
"it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted,",1,positive
in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
do n't say you were n't warned.,0,negative
most genuinely sweet,1,positive
"never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
rendered with such clarity,1,positive
in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks,1,positive
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and,0,negative
one of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
prove too convoluted,0,negative
did they deem it necessary to document all this emotional misery?,0,negative
a moving experience,1,positive
all the best possible ways,1,positive
"with or without the sex, a wonderful tale of love and destiny",1,positive
"gorgeous,",1,positive
takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time,0,negative
one of demme's good films,1,positive
of the problems with the film,0,negative
black-and-white and unrealistic,0,negative
great pity,0,negative
strength,1,positive
"does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
one of the most incoherent,1,positive
be a new mexican cinema a-bornin ',1,positive
in the songs translate well to film,1,positive
has always been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference,1,positive
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be :",0,negative
an advantage,1,positive
worthless film,0,negative
stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film,0,negative
a clever script and,1,positive
something on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
well-shaped dramas,1,positive
"anything but frustrating, boring, and",1,positive
an astounding performance,1,positive
rooted in a sincere performance by the title character undergoing midlife crisis,1,positive
do the subject matter justice,1,positive
has compelling new material,1,positive
a kingdom,1,positive
land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
predictable and,0,negative
enough clever and unexpected,1,positive
"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay",1,positive
"can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity",0,negative
"manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie.",1,positive
its economical,1,positive
serial murders,1,positive
the ` are we a sick society,0,negative
another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke -,0,negative
peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments.,1,positive
from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
is a whole lot of nada,0,negative
with every cinematic tool well under his control,1,positive
"thrill you,",1,positive
"if you are into splatter movies, then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.",1,positive
"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool, and it's a sad, sick sight.",0,negative
kapur weighs down the tale with bogus profundities.,0,negative
visual delight,1,positive
manages sweetness,1,positive
that's because relatively nothing happens.,0,negative
stoop so low,0,negative
like a dinner guest showing off his doctorate,0,negative
is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching,1,positive
loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction,1,positive
with virtuoso throat-singing,1,positive
profoundly moving documentary,1,positive
to the grayish quality of its lighting,0,negative
"that rare film whose real-life basis is, in fact, so interesting that no embellishment is",1,positive
it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time,1,positive
real triumphs,1,positive
"makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment.",1,positive
has definite weaknesses,0,negative
a speedy swan dive,0,negative
'' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
banal,0,negative
"the movie runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.'",1,positive
a funny yet dark,1,positive
"definitely in the guilty pleasure b-movie category, reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable.",1,positive
can be classified as one of those ` alternate reality ' movies ... except that it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality.,0,negative
"( the film ) works, due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay",1,positive
a ripping good yarn is told.,1,positive
than malle's dud,1,positive
do n't see the point,0,negative
exploits ( headbanger ),0,negative
shoots and scores,1,positive
"shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper.",0,negative
the film does n't have enough innovation or pizazz to attract teenagers,0,negative
"dull, lifeless",0,negative
"a complete wash ( no pun intended ),",0,negative
i might add -- slice of comedic bliss,1,positive
", soggy potboiler",0,negative
peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
not a must-own,0,negative
belittle a cinema classic,0,negative
none of birthday girl's calculated events take us by surprise ...,0,negative
"the movie is hardly a masterpiece, but it does mark ms. bullock's best work in some time.",1,positive
its courageousness,1,positive
the toilet and scores a direct hit,0,negative
there's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes,0,negative
"deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it.",0,negative
as plain and pedestrian as,0,negative
like a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
"generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
"nostalgic, twisty yarn",1,positive
comic barbs,1,positive
ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
"that satisfies, as comfort food often can",1,positive
's quite an achievement to set and shoot a movie at the cannes film festival and yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0,negative
a clever exercise,1,positive
liked the movie,1,positive
the film buzz and whir ; very little of it,0,negative
appreciates the art and,1,positive
"but windtalkers does n't beat that one, either.",0,negative
"beautiful, angry and sad,",1,positive
the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time,0,negative
sometimes both,1,positive
"puts a human face on derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible to people who normally could n't care less",1,positive
properly spooky,1,positive
has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies,1,positive
"to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
", the drama feels rigged and sluggish.",0,negative
whimsicality,1,positive
an excellent companion piece,1,positive
finest non-bondish performance,1,positive
stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic.,1,positive
underrehearsed,0,negative
"the abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste",0,negative
slow-moving,0,negative
all-over-the-map,0,negative
incredibly irritating,0,negative
funniest american comedy,1,positive
"the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original, but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters",1,positive
"it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie, but resident evil really earned my indignant, preemptive departure",0,negative
most multilayered and sympathetic,1,positive
family comedy,1,positive
is a failure,0,negative
that it does n't give a damn,0,negative
nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this.,0,negative
so impersonal or even shallow,0,negative
the insinuation of mediocre acting or,0,negative
true to its animatronic roots,1,positive
if you can get past the taboo subject matter,1,positive
speaks eloquently about the symbiotic relationship between art and life.,1,positive
negligible,0,negative
muccino either does n't notice when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters,0,negative
unfocused and,0,negative
more enjoyable,1,positive
"other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale, everything else is top shelf.",1,positive
"is intriguing, provocative stuff",1,positive
"irresistible, languid romanticism",1,positive
the worst of tragedies,0,negative
incredibly captivating,1,positive
"'s often overwritten, with a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past and roads not taken",0,negative
but blatantly biased.,0,negative
"simple, poignant and leavened with humor",1,positive
-- conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there's something impressive and yet lacking about everything.,1,positive
a wholesome fantasy,1,positive
irredeemably awful,0,negative
smartly,1,positive
... a sour little movie at its core ; an exploration of the emptiness that underlay the relentless gaiety of the 1920,0,negative
intoxicating show,1,positive
mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0,negative
"300 years of russian history and culture compressed into an evanescent, seamless and sumptuous stream of consciousness.",1,positive
like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
"several uninteresting, unlikeable people",0,negative
for juicy roles,1,positive
loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,0,negative
the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
insanely violent,0,negative
there's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer.,0,negative
freshness and,1,positive
no denying the power of polanski's film,1,positive
more sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
", unimaginative",0,negative
coordinated,1,positive
estranged,0,negative
it works superbly here,1,positive
"no amount of burning, blasting, stabbing, and shooting",0,negative
a wonder,1,positive
the overall feel is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven.'',0,negative
returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power,1,positive
violent and,0,negative
would be very sweet indeed,1,positive
visually striking and viscerally repellent,1,positive
entirely suspenseful,1,positive
"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid",0,negative
and narrative strength,1,positive
"gracious, eloquent film",1,positive
"is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films.,1,positive
helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
"j. lo will earn her share of the holiday box office pie, although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear : she's a pretty woman, but she's no working girl",0,negative
"enactments, however fascinating they may be as history,",1,positive
"a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains ... crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential.",0,negative
generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
on a high note,1,positive
is a verbal duel between two gifted performers,1,positive
the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
unfilmable '' novels,0,negative
"if not a home run, then at least a solid base hit.",1,positive
the characters never change.,0,negative
better movie,1,positive
charismatic charmer,1,positive
covered earlier and much better,0,negative
"does n't even have potential as a cult film, as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen.",0,negative
fest that 'll put hairs on your chest,1,positive
"the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course, special effect",1,positive
that are as valid today,1,positive
kids-cute,1,positive
's sweet and fluffy at the time,1,positive
had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
of international acclaim,1,positive
"any dummies guide, something",0,negative
"a family film that contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what is needed to live a rich and full life.",1,positive
were any more of a turkey,0,negative
fun-seeking,1,positive
juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films.,1,positive
expert thriller,1,positive
a painless time-killer,0,negative
to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
left slightly disappointed,0,negative
`` far from heaven '',0,negative
a deliberative account of a lifestyle,1,positive
april,1,positive
any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants,1,positive
"an uncluttered, resonant gem",1,positive
he runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
hard-to-predict and absolutely essential,1,positive
a genre-curling crime story,1,positive
"constantly touching, surprisingly funny,",1,positive
period-piece movie-of-the-week,0,negative
musical passion,1,positive
its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances,1,positive
"i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop, and",1,positive
that it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
about the human need for monsters to blame for all that,1,positive
imitative of innumerable,0,negative
something bigger than yourself,1,positive
to sloppy plotting,0,negative
more fascinating than the results,1,positive
"offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life",1,positive
carvey's glory days,1,positive
there's an energy to y tu mamá también.,1,positive
ordinary and,1,positive
the tuxedo does n't add up to a whole lot.,0,negative
shooting blanks,0,negative
"must be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
the killing field and,0,negative
felt performances,1,positive
true love,1,positive
the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid.,0,negative
a supremely kittenish performance,1,positive
"it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home, but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience",1,positive
like a lazy summer afternoon,1,positive
pretty good execution,1,positive
does the thoroughly formulaic film,0,negative
needed so badly,0,negative
", deeply absorbing piece",1,positive
the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
all the complexity and,1,positive
adorable italian guys.,1,positive
a terrific insider look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown.,1,positive
"if i want a real movie, i 'll buy the criterion dvd.",0,negative
stumbles,0,negative
"a laughable -- or rather, unlaughable --",0,negative
"the mothman prophecies, which is mostly a bore, seems to exist only for its climactic setpiece.",0,negative
"fact,",1,positive
goes on and on and on and on,0,negative
give `` scratch '' a second look,1,positive
"smart, sassy and",1,positive
"informative, intriguing, observant,",1,positive
contrived,0,negative
"lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma, and both exhibit sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest",1,positive
deft sense,1,positive
are terribly wasted,0,negative
"who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
"light, fun cheese puff",1,positive
is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
"ignore the reputation, and ignore the film",0,negative
"a loud, ugly, irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target.",0,negative
"the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box",1,positive
reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,0,negative
"leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance",1,positive
's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room,1,positive
"kind, unapologetic, sweetheart",1,positive
the power of this movie is undeniable.,1,positive
"its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious, and schneider's performance is so fine, it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
a funny film.,1,positive
plot contrivances,0,negative
", one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
", spirited away is a triumph of imagination",1,positive
"pointless, meandering",0,negative
"engaging, surprisingly",1,positive
"the first tunisian film i have ever seen, and it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year.",1,positive
exactly what it wants to be,1,positive
amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings,1,positive
keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
an emotionally strong and politically potent piece of cinema,1,positive
fake backdrops,0,negative
"laugh-out-loud lines, adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances, and sparkling, bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma.",1,positive
is the energetic frontman,1,positive
most exciting,1,positive
ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented,1,positive
"to look at, listen to, and think about",1,positive
loved the people onscreen,1,positive
very,1,positive
invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
engaging film,1,positive
"a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
cliched and clunky,0,negative
most oddly honest hollywood document,1,positive
make it as much fun,1,positive
any gag that would force you to give it a millisecond of thought,0,negative
vulgar dialogue and,0,negative
who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world,1,positive
a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
exaggerated and broad,0,negative
a pretty funny movie,1,positive
as crisp and,1,positive
"'s full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s.",1,positive
moving,1,positive
it has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).,0,negative
"unfortunately, it's also not very good.",0,negative
blithe rebel fantasy,1,positive
"the emperor's club,",1,positive
paved with good intentions leads to the video store,0,negative
pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and you 've got a huge mess,0,negative
trying to have the best of both worlds,0,negative
a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,0,negative
"mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances,",1,positive
makes it seem,1,positive
"too often, son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if.''",0,negative
", the film certainly does n't disappoint.",1,positive
amazing!,1,positive
a solid cast,1,positive
the pleasure,1,positive
flabbergasting principals,0,negative
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short,0,negative
effortlessly draws you in,1,positive
us nothing new,0,negative
", and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
minor-league,0,negative
"much like its easily dismissive take on the upscale lifestyle, there is n't much there here.",0,negative
made literature literal without killing its soul,1,positive
a slap-happy mood,1,positive
juiceless,0,negative
passion and attitude,1,positive
a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con,1,positive
literary detective story,1,positive
made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
the whole package,1,positive
dragons,0,negative
"this movie is 90 minutes long, and",0,negative
curiously tepid and choppy recycling,0,negative
together writer-director danny verete's three tales comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt.,1,positive
bizarre developments,1,positive
the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
life-changing,1,positive
informative,1,positive
"a few nonbelievers may rethink their attitudes when they see the joy the characters take in this creed,",1,positive
prickly,0,negative
dangerously collide,0,negative
thrills,1,positive
the reunion,1,positive
the most genuinely sweet films,1,positive
of an expert thriller,1,positive
like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise,1,positive
a certain sexiness underlines even the dullest tangents.,1,positive
exalted,1,positive
the magic ( and original running time ) of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away,1,positive
not number 1,0,negative
all the heart,1,positive
"from the choppy editing to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character's hands below the camera line, `` besotted '' is misbegotten",0,negative
like a spring-break orgy for pretentious arts majors,0,negative
charitable,1,positive
an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
meditative,1,positive
are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise.,1,positive
"its exquisite acting,",1,positive
"what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good, dry, reliable textbook",1,positive
are first-rate,1,positive
in a class by itself,1,positive
"a thoroughly engaging, surprisingly touching british comedy.",1,positive
there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy,0,negative
"to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
exudes,1,positive
is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
ride around a pretty tattered old carousel,0,negative
"for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
every theater stuck with it,0,negative
"that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
love and compassion,1,positive
given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform,0,negative
"if you 're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change,1,positive
wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways.,0,negative
a worthwhile environmental message,1,positive
( and fairly unbelievable ),0,negative
"a strong script, powerful direction and splendid production design allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being.",1,positive
otherwise the production is suitably elegant,1,positive
scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm,1,positive
"witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
it achieves some kind of goofy grandeur,1,positive
a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up,1,positive
bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams.,0,negative
bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,0,negative
"an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless,",0,negative
bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time,0,negative
lameness,0,negative
in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse.,0,negative
is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe,0,negative
me feeling refreshed and hopeful,1,positive
"even if it were n't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension",0,negative
charmless and vacant,0,negative
"ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least artistically.",1,positive
disturbing.,0,negative
"the world's political situation seems little different, and ( director phillip ) noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill.",1,positive
"show more of the dilemma, rather than",0,negative
deeply humanistic,1,positive
to be startled when you 're almost dozing,0,negative
likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
"... while dark water is n't a complete wash ( no pun intended ), watched side-by-side with ringu, it ultimately comes off as a pale successor.",0,negative
"every visual joke is milked,",0,negative
inadvertently sidesplitting it,0,negative
uplifting and,1,positive
rollicking,1,positive
"a compassionate, moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp.",1,positive
gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
with phony imagery or music,0,negative
its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0,negative
no good answer,0,negative
it's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy.,0,negative
far more interesting than the story at hand,1,positive
with his talent,1,positive
top billing,1,positive
as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
given this movie a rating of zero,0,negative
inside it he's well worth spending some time with,1,positive
if the movie knew what to do with him,0,negative
fantastically vital movie,1,positive
let's get this thing over with,0,negative
that kind of impact on me these days,1,positive
` perfection,1,positive
raise audience's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll,1,positive
more busy than exciting,0,negative
no good inside dope,0,negative
to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle,1,positive
opportunists,1,positive
combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.,1,positive
cage makes an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut behind the camera.,1,positive
"will absolutely crack you up with her crass, then gasp for gas, verbal deportment",1,positive
religion that dares to question an ancient faith,1,positive
suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,0,negative
"too smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like, this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot.",0,negative
stay away.,0,negative
above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,1,positive
has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,0,negative
so vividly,1,positive
"that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
as grand as the lord of the rings,1,positive
out mediocre,0,negative
are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
"staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors",0,negative
so compellingly,1,positive
"... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand ) and",1,positive
"a sick, twisted sort of way",0,negative
one hour photo lives down to its title.,0,negative
bodily function jokes,0,negative
limited by its short running time,0,negative
make a terrific effort,1,positive
comes from the heart.,1,positive
", there's something creepy about this movie.",0,negative
"avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates",0,negative
"sweet, melancholy spell",1,positive
should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
"what's most refreshing about real women have curves is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors.",1,positive
"a relentless, bombastic and ultimately empty world war ii action flick.",0,negative
been shot,0,negative
"intelligent,",1,positive
every bit as filling as the treat of the title,1,positive
"looked like crap, so crap is what i was expecting",0,negative
is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film,1,positive
overrun with movies dominated by cgi aliens and super heroes,0,negative
drains his movie of all individuality,0,negative
has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0,negative
be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,0,negative
awkward structure,0,negative
burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol,0,negative
just for sitting through it,0,negative
strangely tempting,1,positive
that few movies have ever approached,1,positive
a great writer and dubious human being,1,positive
make it human,1,positive
"violent, vulgar and forgettably entertaining",0,negative
spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.,0,negative
stands for milder is n't better,0,negative
on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored,0,negative
excites,1,positive
skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics,0,negative
"'s not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '",1,positive
every moment crackles with tension,1,positive
", does not work.",0,negative
"features nonsensical and laughable plotting, wooden performances, ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory.",0,negative
gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense,1,positive
lives count,1,positive
is a filmmaker of impressive talent.,1,positive
"vivid, spicy footnote",1,positive
"the filmmakers know how to please the eye, but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story.",1,positive
the problem with the mayhem in formula 51,0,negative
bludgeoning,0,negative
is also beautifully acted,1,positive
the misery,0,negative
"a genuinely funny ensemble comedy that also asks its audience -- in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way -- to consider what we value in our daily lives",1,positive
take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
impenetrable and insufferable ball,0,negative
kept much of the plot,1,positive
dips key moments from the film,0,negative
is a film in which the talent is undeniable,1,positive
garish showcase,0,negative
a film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity.,0,negative
manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk,0,negative
a key strength,1,positive
at the mercy of its inventiveness,0,negative
without being memorable,0,negative
make up for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.',0,negative
"'s a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director,",1,positive
's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
enervating,0,negative
( hayek ),1,positive
impressive in imax dimensions,1,positive
the script is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors.,1,positive
an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films based on philip k. dick stories.,0,negative
gorgeous piano,1,positive
"wendigo, larry fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.",1,positive
in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario,0,negative
"captures that perverse element of the kafkaesque where identity, overnight, is robbed and replaced with a persecuted `` other",1,positive
"has n't developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else",0,negative
sophomore slump,0,negative
no lika da accents so good,0,negative
seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,1,positive
as simultaneously funny,1,positive
camouflage how bad his movie is,0,negative
a sluggish pace and lack of genuine narrative,0,negative
's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him.,1,positive
"will seem like a recycling of clichés, an assassin's greatest hits.",0,negative
replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
"is uncompromising, difficult and unbearably beautiful",1,positive
the living hell,0,negative
"the idea is more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run.",0,negative
with conspicuous success,1,positive
a breath of fresh air,1,positive
insomnia is one of the year's best films,1,positive
it is laughingly enjoyable,1,positive
it just is n't a very involving one,0,negative
"'s a stale, overused cocktail using the same olives since 1962 as garnish.",0,negative
plays as dramatic,1,positive
"it's coherent, well shot, and tartly acted, but",1,positive
artsy,1,positive
sand's masculine persona,1,positive
get into heaven,1,positive
succeed merrily,1,positive
sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,1,positive
all manner of lame entertainment,0,negative
action-packed chiller,1,positive
"lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life, stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness.",1,positive
the script falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy.,0,negative
"in a tasteful, intelligent manner",1,positive
"a good ear for dialogue, and the characters sound like real people",1,positive
handsomely,1,positive
about a family's joyous life,1,positive
"of the damned is a pointless, meandering celebration of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle.",0,negative
too clever by about nine-tenths.,1,positive
to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
", redundant, sloppy",0,negative
with raw emotions,1,positive
ear-pleasing,1,positive
the only surprise,0,negative
the slack complacency,0,negative
from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings,0,negative
instead comes far closer than many movies to expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness.,1,positive
is so bad,0,negative
"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories, but",1,positive
requisite faux-urban vibe,0,negative
after you laugh once ( maybe twice ),0,negative
a french film with a more down-home flavor.,1,positive
"have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned",1,positive
over-dramatic at times,0,negative
to appeal to women looking for a howlingly trashy time,1,positive
a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it,0,negative
", haphazard, and inconsequential romantic",0,negative
"ambitious, sometimes beautiful adaptation",1,positive
on mindless action,0,negative
"is rigid and evasive in ways that soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean's eleven, ''",1,positive
"impossible, irrevocable choices",1,positive
for both children and parents,1,positive
motivate,1,positive
insufferably tedious and turgid,0,negative
see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '' to `` interesting '' to `` familiar '',0,negative
fine production,1,positive
monotony,0,negative
crippled by poor casting.,0,negative
walk out of the good girl,0,negative
"adrift, bentley and hudson",0,negative
be something really good,1,positive
to infamy,0,negative
'll probably be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture,1,positive
daughter from danang reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds.,0,negative
savor the pleasure of his sounds and images,1,positive
only defies credibility,0,negative
of the other,1,positive
the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks,0,negative
"its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life",1,positive
by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
"interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
you should be able to find better entertainment.,0,negative
the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
good cast,1,positive
"is funny, insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs",1,positive
drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
the flaws,0,negative
a real audience-pleaser,1,positive
gutless direction,0,negative
thoughtful dialogue,1,positive
have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,0,negative
"ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
like a skillful fisher,1,positive
the problems and characters it reveals,0,negative
an exercise in chilling style,1,positive
cletis is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer.,1,positive
underdog movie since the bad news bears,1,positive
"if you 're looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus, sade is your film.",1,positive
"but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking",1,positive
a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless age.,1,positive
drags the film down,0,negative
a strong narrative,1,positive
"about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties,0,negative
featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.,0,negative
saucy,1,positive
the overall feeling is genial and decent,1,positive
"let's see, a haunted house, a haunted ship, what's next ... ghost blimp?",0,negative
power-lunchers,1,positive
"no good inside dope, and",0,negative
beautifully crafted and brutally honest,1,positive
do n't have a clue on the park,0,negative
ca n't go wrong,1,positive
gooeyness,0,negative
walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible,0,negative
"an empty exercise,",0,negative
totally overwrought,0,negative
above the ordinary,1,positive
tries and tries hard,1,positive
"in a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow",1,positive
reliable,1,positive
"the storytelling may be ordinary, but the cast is one of those all-star reunions that fans of gosford park have come to assume is just another day of brit cinema.",1,positive
strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
's impossible to shake.,0,negative
void,0,negative
it should pay reparations to viewers.,0,negative
"is way, way off",0,negative
simple in form but rich with human events,1,positive
about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
not quite,0,negative
subtle and richly,1,positive
"we had to endure last summer, and",0,negative
in some terrific setpieces,1,positive
", they ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction.",0,negative
be shaking your head all the way to the credits,0,negative
consistently clever and suspenseful,1,positive
"but because it has a bigger-name cast, it gets a full theatrical release",1,positive
amazingly dopey,0,negative
touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
a well made indieflick in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars.,1,positive
"'s funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful,",1,positive
contemptuous of the single female population,0,negative
one of the year's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces.,1,positive
laughs and insight into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through.,1,positive
garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,1,positive
engaging examination,1,positive
", involving aragorn's dreams of arwen, this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends,0,negative
"the performances of the children, untrained in acting, have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart.",1,positive
"lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive, if disingenuous, feature",0,negative
has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and,1,positive
"is also as unoriginal as they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
"the kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else ;",0,negative
"is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial,1,positive
its three-hour running time plays closer to two.,0,negative
delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario.,1,positive
amusing and,1,positive
well shot,1,positive
sense-of-humour,1,positive
this thriller is too loud and thoroughly overbearing,0,negative
exciting moviemaking,1,positive
", offensive and redundant",0,negative
rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.,0,negative
it also treats the subject with fondness and respect,1,positive
various victimized audience members,0,negative
that works.,1,positive
"the obnoxious special effects,",0,negative
giggles and,1,positive
a great premise,1,positive
"cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama,",1,positive
"a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending, which is just the point",1,positive
a fun family movie that's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
a crowdpleaser as,1,positive
alcatraz,1,positive
she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,0,negative
a low-rent retread of the alien,0,negative
's great cinematic polemic,1,positive
"( 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,negative
it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
unstoppable superman,1,positive
hilarious ode,1,positive
deflated,0,negative
"a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
"dull, a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song",0,negative
piffle,0,negative
there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
dreary piece,0,negative
of magic,1,positive
unpleasant excuse,0,negative
a must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those interested in the sights and sounds of battle.,1,positive
"could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one.",1,positive
"it wo n't hold up over the long haul, but in the moment, finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee.",1,positive
"has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare.",1,positive
"... even if you 've never heard of chaplin, you 'll still be glued to the screen.",1,positive
is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven,1,positive
make a hip comedy,1,positive
perfectly pleasant,1,positive
and plastic knickknacks,0,negative
ambitious ` what if,1,positive
", it has considerable charm.",1,positive
artistes,1,positive
stretched out to feature,0,negative
is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs,1,positive
quite tasty,1,positive
go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured.,1,positive
"all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
any rock pile will do for a set.,0,negative
have stayed there,1,positive
"is a story that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos.",1,positive
lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground,0,negative
any stylish sizzle,1,positive
is a director to watch,1,positive
"with a cast of a-list brit actors, it is worth searching out.",1,positive
"even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates, it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash.",0,negative
precision,1,positive
a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence,0,negative
loveable,1,positive
the devastation of this disease,0,negative
", this is a must!",1,positive
love to have their kids,1,positive
marvelous,1,positive
"into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion",1,positive
slick and,1,positive
robinson's web of suspense matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates.,1,positive
bears ... should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio,1,positive
that i just did n't care,0,negative
"is the stuff of high romance, brought off with considerable wit.",1,positive
lush,1,positive
familial,1,positive
absorbing and unsettling psychological drama,1,positive
"comes across as a relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible",0,negative
", alone, should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
a touching drama about old age and grief with a tour de force performance by michel piccoli.,1,positive
look at the star-making machinery of tinseltown.,1,positive
a masterfully made one,1,positive
a not-so-bright mother and daughter,0,negative
too good,1,positive
"funny, even punny 6",1,positive
better still,1,positive
may be shallow,0,negative
"absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion",1,positive
no unifying rhythm,0,negative
` time waster ',0,negative
drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ),0,negative
aggravating and,0,negative
"stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill",0,negative
unwieldy contraption.,0,negative
"could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary.",1,positive
"this humbling little film,",1,positive
laughing at ' variety,1,positive
of the oscar wilde play,1,positive
be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
abandon '',0,negative
circa,1,positive
a familiar road with a few twists,1,positive
"thrills, too many flashbacks and a choppy ending",0,negative
more precious than perspicacious,1,positive
like a side dish no one ordered,0,negative
takes every potential laugh,1,positive
far too cliched,0,negative
splatterfests,0,negative
"todd solondz ' oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly autocritique",0,negative
we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera,0,negative
"'s sweet, funny, charming, and completely delightful",1,positive
", memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
"interview with the assassin is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic,",0,negative
does n't really go anywhere.,0,negative
approach to the workplace romantic comedy,1,positive
"in fact, it does n't even seem like she tried.",0,negative
the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
liotta is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario.,0,negative
imperfect,0,negative
gloriously alive,1,positive
is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while,1,positive
"be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
has the charisma of a young woman who knows how to hold the screen,1,positive
"a sad, sordid universe",0,negative
is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
"is like sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and desperately wishing you could change tables.",0,negative
did n't find much fascination in the swinging.,0,negative
wewannour money,0,negative
the funniest idea,1,positive
bean drops the ball too many times ...,0,negative
could be intriguing,1,positive
"wonders, enhancing the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals",1,positive
a zippy 96 minutes,1,positive
also one of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
"unsettling psychodrama that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",1,positive
a high-spirited buddy movie about the reunion of berlin anarchists who face arrest 15 years after their crime.,1,positive
goals,1,positive
off spookily enough,1,positive
enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
americans,1,positive
what it lacks in outright newness,0,negative
is a sweet treasure and something well worth,1,positive
"`` frailty '' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
"eight legged freaks is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects, and leaves you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer.",1,positive
"with several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
far too tragic,0,negative
promising cast,1,positive
overflows with wisdom and emotion.,1,positive
"a surfeit of weighty revelations, flowery dialogue, and nostalgia for the past",1,positive
the plot is paper-thin and the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
expressive power,1,positive
"it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny, and then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time",0,negative
"fessenden continues to do interesting work, and it would be nice to see what he could make with a decent budget",1,positive
glaring and unforgettable.,1,positive
being insightful,1,positive
"before it builds up to its insanely staged ballroom scene, in which 3000 actors appear in full regalia",1,positive
's like a drive-by,0,negative
can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,0,negative
urban south korea,1,positive
"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",1,positive
has done the nearly impossible.,1,positive
simply feel wrong,0,negative
to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
"a fun family movie that's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh, cry and realize, ` it's never too late to believe in your dreams.'",1,positive
visual flourishes,1,positive
is n't really about anything.,0,negative
"it's got all the familiar bruckheimer elements,",1,positive
astonishing growth,1,positive
do n't,0,negative
a most hard-hearted person,0,negative
your seat a couple of times,1,positive
"serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history, and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool.",1,positive
"... bright, intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
an imaginative filmmaker,1,positive
summer season,1,positive
"if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
to be grandiloquent,0,negative
was daniel day-lewis.,1,positive
the feature-length stretch ... strains the show's concept.,0,negative
"sit through, enjoy on a certain level and",1,positive
"but though he only scratches the surface, at least he provides a strong itch to explore more.",1,positive
spectacular completion one,1,positive
"at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand",1,positive
"if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special, the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes, it drags.",0,negative
an adventure story and history lesson,1,positive
"a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home, ' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households.",1,positive
", the movie is in a class by itself",1,positive
need not apply,0,negative
may be disappointed.,0,negative
ignite,1,positive
"where janice beard falters in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
absolutely no idea,1,positive
a teen movie with a humanistic message,1,positive
pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
rash,0,negative
its electronic expression through cyber culture,1,positive
joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
could n't have done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen,1,positive
bittersweet drama,1,positive
feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap,1,positive
clear point,1,positive
of rich detail condensed,1,positive
much panache,1,positive
moments to keep it entertaining,1,positive
a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.,1,positive
messy,0,negative
the screenplay flounders under the weight of too many story lines.,0,negative
find greatness,1,positive
"too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
"does n't try to surprise us with plot twists, but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency",1,positive
so bland,0,negative
consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire,0,negative
", quirky, original",1,positive
"also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american,",1,positive
the beauty of the piece is that it counts heart as important as humor.,1,positive
repellent,0,negative
before i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
romanek keeps adding flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences -- that simply feel wrong.,0,negative
"unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness",1,positive
bombastic and ultimately empty,0,negative
ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man,1,positive
ugly behavior,0,negative
a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie,0,negative
a great piece of filmmaking,1,positive
breathtakingly,1,positive
"find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
so vivid a portrait of a woman,1,positive
"love, longing, and",1,positive
what results is the best performance from either in years.,1,positive
"entirely suspenseful, extremely well-paced and ultimately ...",1,positive
it's the butt of its own joke,0,negative
exciting,1,positive
becalmed,1,positive
"an amateurish, quasi-improvised acting exercise",0,negative
feel funny and light,1,positive
", they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset.",1,positive
", self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
"tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise, expertly plucking tension from quiet.",1,positive
hip,1,positive
"exhilarating, funny and fun",1,positive
greengrass,1,positive
deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities,1,positive
robbed and,1,positive
"not only a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable, but also a perfectly rendered period piece.",1,positive
"is pleasant, diverting and modest -- definitely a step in the right direction",1,positive
that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
"beneath the film's obvious determination to shock at any cost lies considerable skill and determination, backed by sheer nerve.",1,positive
should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
"suspense, intriguing characters and",1,positive
comedy genre,1,positive
sabotaged,0,negative
on some levels,0,negative
would not improve much after a therapeutic zap of shock treatment.,0,negative
be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
the elements were all there but lack of a pyschological center knocks it flat,0,negative
the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
self-glorification and,0,negative
disguised,0,negative
suited to a quiet evening on pbs than a night out at an amc,0,negative
is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
the most unpleasant things the studio,0,negative
more than capable,1,positive
even halfway scary,1,positive
and it's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it.,0,negative
"he seems to want both, but succeeds in making neither.",0,negative
is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters.,1,positive
"unless bob crane is someone of particular interest to you, this film's impressive performances and adept direction are n't likely to leave a lasting impression.",0,negative
i loved the look of this film.,1,positive
makes you crave chris smith's next movie,1,positive
except it's much,1,positive
sterile and,0,negative
", but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored.",1,positive
fudged opportunity,0,negative
thought-provoking picture.,1,positive
"elegant,",1,positive
"'ve ever seen before, and yet completely familiar.",1,positive
"an authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless, study",0,negative
this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then.,0,negative
"everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
so-so slapstick,0,negative
is a remarkable piece of filmmaking ...,1,positive
a neat premise,1,positive
goal,1,positive
defined,1,positive
essentially `` fatal attraction '' remade for viewers who were in diapers when the original was released in 1987.,0,negative
the funniest film,1,positive
"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",0,negative
relayed by superb,1,positive
is strictly routine,0,negative
"with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",0,negative
its social and political potential,1,positive
dishonest and pat,0,negative
to find a place among the studio's animated classics,1,positive
fondly,1,positive
"both are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks",0,negative
just more of the same,0,negative
be really awful,0,negative
are n't likely to leave a lasting impression.,0,negative
would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
is the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
reyes ' directorial debut has good things to offer,1,positive
"extremely well acted by the four primary actors, this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten.",1,positive
"making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie, often catapulting the artist into her own work",1,positive
music you may not have heard before,1,positive
is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
white-knuckled and unable to look away,1,positive
"( h ) ad i suffered and bled on the hard ground of ia drang, i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by.",0,negative
"triple x is a double agent, and he's one bad dude",1,positive
the enduring strengths,1,positive
seen to better advantage on cable,0,negative
is n't exactly profound cinema,0,negative
of the worst films of 2002,0,negative
squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula,0,negative
an ebullient tunisian film about the startling transformation of a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
hold up pretty well,1,positive
old age and grief,0,negative
"consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and consistently free",1,positive
"can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity.",0,negative
"it's still a comic book, but maguire makes it a comic book with soul.",1,positive
"girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,",1,positive
out of control,0,negative
a beyond-lame satire,0,negative
"blessed with two fine, nuanced lead performances.",1,positive
revulsion,0,negative
", splashy and entertainingly nasty",1,positive
tolerable-to-adults,0,negative
"with amazing finesse, the film shadows heidi's trip back to vietnam and the city where her mother, mai thi kim, still lives.",1,positive
"layered, well-developed characters and",1,positive
"is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ), although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences",1,positive
need of a cube fix,0,negative
as boring and,0,negative
are the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations.,1,positive
the most surprising thing about this film is that they are actually releasing it into theaters.,0,negative
why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
as a surprisingly anemic disappointment,0,negative
who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
"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,negative
", the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
"its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control, is intriguing, provocative stuff.",1,positive
the real masterpiece,1,positive
do we have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept?,0,negative
a remarkable new trick,1,positive
leaves a lot to be desired.,0,negative
that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
but the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
a mindless action flick with a twist -- far better suited to video-viewing than the multiplex,0,negative
skins has a desolate air,0,negative
great cast,1,positive
feels uncomfortably real,1,positive
"reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness",1,positive
`` extreme ops '' exceeds expectations.,1,positive
kind of an authentic feel,1,positive
daft by half ... but supremely good natured.,1,positive
that gives hollywood sequels a bad name,0,negative
entertains,1,positive
's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.,1,positive
scary-funny,1,positive
favorite,1,positive
dreadful romance.,0,negative
so engagingly,1,positive
sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
"is smarter and subtler than ( total recall and blade runner ),",1,positive
involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
continuity errors,0,negative
's always enthralling,1,positive
to guilt-trip parents,0,negative
it succeeds,1,positive
", windtalkers seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material.",0,negative
every cliché,0,negative
the immersive powers,1,positive
"slow, painful healing process",0,negative
the notion of deleting emotion from people,0,negative
infuses,1,positive
a wannabe comedy,0,negative
with the prospect of films like kangaroo jack about to burst across america's winter movie screens it's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative.,1,positive
would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility,0,negative
"crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy",0,negative
enjoyment,1,positive
a huge cut of above the rest,1,positive
delightfully charming,1,positive
"also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
"awe and affection -- and a strange urge to get on a board and, uh, shred, dude",1,positive
"this one is a few bits funnier than malle's dud, if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks.",1,positive
fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes.,0,negative
unclear,0,negative
"getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
"expands the limits of what a film can be, taking us into the lives of women to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street",1,positive
routine crime,0,negative
's propelled by the acting,1,positive
"usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
a remarkable film by bernard rose.,1,positive
can easily worm its way into your heart.',1,positive
take credit for most of the movie's success,1,positive
"its leaden acting, dull exposition",1,positive
comic slugfest,1,positive
it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular,1,positive
"as far as art is concerned, it's mission accomplished",1,positive
fully ` rendered ',1,positive
was n't just bad,0,negative
also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare,0,negative
"by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate",0,negative
be nominated for an oscar next year,1,positive
the legendary wit's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
gentle but insistent sincerity,1,positive
it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,0,negative
are n't likely to leave a lasting impression,0,negative
holocaust literature,0,negative
a good vampire tale,1,positive
disease-of-the-week,0,negative
winning actor,1,positive
"cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos,",1,positive
is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
"its best,",1,positive
"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories,",0,negative
an invaluable record,1,positive
surprising highs,1,positive
an unusually surreal tone,1,positive
is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
a retread,0,negative
opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
in manipulation and mayhem,0,negative
we have come to love,1,positive
awesome work :,1,positive
reveal his impressively delicate range,1,positive
caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
"stay with the stage versions, however,",0,negative
"it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
"was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
a feeble tootsie knockoff.,0,negative
while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
many a hollywood romance,1,positive
immense imax screen,1,positive
infused frida with a visual style unique and inherent to the titular character's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own,1,positive
in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
"tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists,",1,positive
"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and, really, nobody in the viewing audience cares",0,negative
"this method almost never fails him, and it works superbly here.",1,positive
eee for excitement,1,positive
see a movie that takes such a speedy swan dive from `` promising '',0,negative
might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
"`` based on true events, '' a convolution of language that suggests it",0,negative
is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
the entire cast is extraordinarily good.,1,positive
about one in three gags in white's intermittently wise script hits its mark ;,0,negative
is a movie that deserves recommendation,1,positive
a fair share,1,positive
a rather bland,0,negative
big time,1,positive
shame,0,negative
1937 breakthrough,1,positive
pleasant,1,positive
fly at such a furiously funny pace that the only rip off that we were aware of,1,positive
"of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
none of this is very original,0,negative
several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is,0,negative
"preposterous, prurient whodunit",0,negative
does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy.,0,negative
wonderfully lush,1,positive
were wonderful,1,positive
-- and timely --,1,positive
-- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --,0,negative
"fun and funny in the middle,",1,positive
were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,0,negative
you can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell.,0,negative
"dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
"garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple, and even though their story is predictable, you 'll want things to work out.",1,positive
a very depressing movie of many,0,negative
"it is very difficult to care about the character, and",0,negative
"is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in trotting out a formula that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz?,0,negative
struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and,0,negative
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization of sexual obsession that spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot.,1,positive
can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings.,1,positive
"white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark, but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it.",1,positive
"presents nothing special and, until the final act, nothing overtly disagreeable.",0,negative
fans will undoubtedly enjoy it,1,positive
of dumbed-down exercise in stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ),0,negative
to behold -- as long as you 're wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles the theater,1,positive
berling and béart ... continue to impress,1,positive
caper thrills,1,positive
in a series of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
establish mr. cantet as france's foremost cinematic poet of the workplace,1,positive
"a clever and cutting, quick and dirty look at modern living and movie life",1,positive
"beneath the familiar, funny surface",1,positive
"definitely funny stuff,",1,positive
channeling kathy baker's creepy turn as the repressed mother on boston public just as much as 8 women's augustine,0,negative
serious contender,1,positive
a talent,1,positive
contradicts,0,negative
broadway,1,positive
of a sick and evil woman,1,positive
diverse and astonishingly articulate,1,positive
did i miss something,0,negative
rather unbelievable,0,negative
if you recognize zeus ( the dog from snatch ) it will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one.,0,negative
cheery and tranquil suburban life,1,positive
weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen.,0,negative
with a zippy jazzy score,1,positive
very interesting,1,positive
nice change,1,positive
"... 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 ...",0,negative
cheered,1,positive
restrictive and chaotic,0,negative
is a failure.,0,negative
"candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
is rote work and predictable,0,negative
"while insomnia is in many ways a conventional, even predictable remake, nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth.",1,positive
scored and powered,1,positive
"a dreary, humorless soap opera",0,negative
ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience,1,positive
"have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors,1,positive
realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
of epic scale,1,positive
", the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes.",1,positive
there is little else to recommend `` never again.'',0,negative
you 'll love this movie.,1,positive
sheer joy and pride,1,positive
inspires,1,positive
is perfectly creepy and believable.,1,positive
"is smart to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams",1,positive
"a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and",0,negative
's just one that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar.,0,negative
that a nightmare is a wish a studio's wallet makes,0,negative
"an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and",1,positive
an actual story,1,positive
makes barbershop so likable,1,positive
the precision of the insurance actuary,1,positive
deserving,1,positive
"turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny",1,positive
the one-sided theme,0,negative
"is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins",0,negative
hack script,0,negative
"has transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama into something provocative, rich, and strange",1,positive
becomes a fascinating study of isolation and frustration that successfully recreates both the physical setting and emotional tensions of the papin sisters.,1,positive
"like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
blaxploitation spoof,0,negative
"bursting through the constraints of its source, this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.",1,positive
would force you to give it a millisecond of thought,1,positive
smart and funny,1,positive
layered,1,positive
"hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s. --",1,positive
splashy and,1,positive
thoroughly formulaic film,0,negative
"her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely,",0,negative
"cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,",0,negative
will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers,0,negative
"with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count",1,positive
"others do n't,",1,positive
"humble, teach and",1,positive
increasingly amused,1,positive
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette",1,positive
by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
still charming,1,positive
the formula is familiar but enjoyable.,1,positive
quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation,1,positive
"lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho, without making him any less psycho.",1,positive
's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy,1,positive
my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures.,0,negative
swooning melodrama,1,positive
"stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
make a clear point,1,positive
fertile,1,positive
energetic and sweetly whimsical,1,positive
but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
playful but highly studied and,1,positive
it's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
the river,1,positive
laudable,1,positive
this overproduced piece of dreck,0,negative
"there is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all.",1,positive
a keep - 'em - guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters,1,positive
vibrance and,1,positive
going on inside each trailer park you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
faux-urban,0,negative
"feels like very light errol morris, focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs",0,negative
"audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,",0,negative
its almost too-spectacular coastal setting distracts slightly from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story.,1,positive
", all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.",0,negative
reassuring,1,positive
very talented but underutilized,0,negative
extraordinary journalism,1,positive
works more often than it does n't,1,positive
"skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation",1,positive
"with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly, clinical lab report",0,negative
"a bland, obnoxious 88-minute infomercial for universal studios and its ancillary products ...",0,negative
foul-mouthed,0,negative
"sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness.",0,negative
"the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned",1,positive
particularly amateurish episode,0,negative
"failed jokes,",0,negative
tragedies,0,negative
"a smart and funny, albeit sometimes superficial, cautionary tale of a technology in search",1,positive
"as with all ambitious films, it has some problems",0,negative
a frustrating patchwork,0,negative
"cheap, ludicrous attempt",0,negative
deftly executed,1,positive
hugh grant's act is so consuming that sometimes it's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are.,1,positive
"not even solondz's thirst for controversy, sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it.",0,negative
chance to shine,1,positive
"to be somebody, and",1,positive
is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
sexual relationship,1,positive
for the film's winning tone,1,positive
"the movie's major and most devastating flaw is its reliance on formula, though, and it's quite enough to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had.",0,negative
the enjoyable undercover brother,1,positive
"is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend",0,negative
rant,0,negative
has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate.,1,positive
"when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie, you know the picture is in trouble.",0,negative
inactive,0,negative
worst films,0,negative
"ruined by amateurish writing and acting, while the third feels limited by its short running time",0,negative
", they ca n't go wrong.",1,positive
the film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong.,1,positive
"the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach",0,negative
", nonsensical and formulaic",0,negative
sexy beast,1,positive
", we need agile performers",0,negative
entertainingly,1,positive
"the brawn, but not the brains",0,negative
this might have been an eerie thriller,0,negative
solidly,1,positive
"'s burns ' visuals, characters and his punchy dialogue, not his plot, that carry waydowntown.",1,positive
's a bargain-basement european pickup.,0,negative
it's kinda dumb.,0,negative
"video, and",1,positive
the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe,0,negative
a movie as artificial and soulless,0,negative
its predecessors proud,1,positive
by mediocrity,0,negative
keep it entertaining,1,positive
"'s mildly sentimental, unabashedly consumerist ... studiously inoffensive and completely disposable.",0,negative
done and perfectly,1,positive
is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time,0,negative
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic.,0,negative
rape-payback,0,negative
of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment,0,negative
jiang wen's devils on the doorstep is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut.,1,positive
like a drunken driver,0,negative
... unbearably lame.,0,negative
brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness.,1,positive
less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0,negative
of hope,1,positive
is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame.,1,positive
"this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt, it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer",0,negative
a wretched movie that reduces the second world war to one man's quest to find an old flame.,0,negative
a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
"is, by itself, deserving of discussion",1,positive
gives a superb performance full of deep feeling.,1,positive
tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme does n't drag an audience down.,1,positive
", but far more witty",1,positive
exceptional honesty,1,positive
is more than a movie.,1,positive
too many,0,negative
ugly-duckling,0,negative
mostly repetitive,0,negative
the director's many dodges and turns,0,negative
"the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design, leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack",1,positive
"it's fun, wispy, wise and surprisingly inoffensive for a film about a teen in love with his stepmom.",1,positive
dutifully pulling on heartstrings,1,positive
"( kline's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,",1,positive
an oscar-worthy performance,1,positive
the bland songs,0,negative
succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.,1,positive
kind of special,1,positive
that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
rush to the theater,1,positive
end all chases,1,positive
a fan,1,positive
be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
all its strange quirks,1,positive
proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings,1,positive
director jay russell weighs down his capricious fairy-tale with heavy sentiment and lightweight meaning.,0,negative
's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters.,0,negative
"'s not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination.",0,negative
well,1,positive
most damning,0,negative
that the material is so second-rate,0,negative
by the time the credits roll across the pat ending,0,negative
trapped and,0,negative
enjoyed it just as much!,1,positive
tale,1,positive
"would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
elicits strong performances,1,positive
paranoia,0,negative
mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering,1,positive
"his life, his dignity and his music",1,positive
scare,0,negative
"seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
"broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car.",0,negative
you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
with a sharp script and strong performances,1,positive
-- and not in a good way,0,negative
"been there, done that ... a thousand times already, and better.",0,negative
sneaks up on the viewer,1,positive
gasp,1,positive
decorous,1,positive
gets vivid performances,1,positive
"a buoyant, expressive flow",1,positive
such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and,1,positive
"the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream",0,negative
by storm,1,positive
", violent, self-indulgent and maddening",0,negative
", payami graphically illustrates the problems of fledgling democracies, but also the strength and sense of freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box.",1,positive
"no such thing is sort of a minimalist beauty and the beast, but in this case the beast should definitely get top billing.",1,positive
assured in its execution,1,positive
a terrible movie,0,negative
illuminated,1,positive
homogenized and a bit contrived,0,negative
the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people,0,negative
"is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
"is one of those crazy, mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up",0,negative
international acclaim,1,positive
his self-inflicted retaliation,0,negative
you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out,1,positive
of a film that does n't know what it wants to be,0,negative
"the story is lacking any real emotional impact, and the plot is both contrived and cliched",0,negative
's kinda dumb.,0,negative
opens today,1,positive
dead gorgeous,1,positive
"a powerful, chilling, and affecting study of one man's dying fall.",1,positive
there are entertaining and audacious moments,1,positive
by all means,1,positive
feels like a book report,0,negative
"dull, inconsistent, dishonest",0,negative
neither light nor magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy,0,negative
the most accomplished work,1,positive
to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
"unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
the marvelous verdu,1,positive
"has a built-in audience, but only among those who are drying out from spring break",0,negative
is a riot.,1,positive
of demme's good films,1,positive
they show a remarkable ability to document both sides of this emotional car-wreck.,1,positive
"matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
"does n't deliver a great story,",0,negative
the work of a genuine and singular artist,1,positive
really good premise,1,positive
of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone,1,positive
just is n't worth telling,0,negative
never rises to its clever what-if concept.,0,negative
"by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
into a warmed over pastiche,0,negative
wear thin,0,negative
weighs down,0,negative
promising debut,1,positive
heaped upon a project of such vast proportions need to reap more rewards than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry.,1,positive
stunning film,1,positive
that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
listless sci-fi comedy,0,negative
comic voice,1,positive
with strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies,1,positive
that there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
", i was entranced.",1,positive
"but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history, it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.",1,positive
bad,0,negative
looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab,0,negative
's that good,1,positive
sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
"is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people,",0,negative
"about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
choppy and sloppy,0,negative
for all the wrong reasons besides.,0,negative
the best special effects,1,positive
"more revealing, more emotional and more surprising --",1,positive
the urge to doze,0,negative
imagines,1,positive
its unerring respect,1,positive
virulent and foul-natured,0,negative
watching these two actors play,1,positive
their seats,1,positive
's both sitcomishly predictable and cloying in its attempts to be poignant.,0,negative
"sweeping,",1,positive
of authentically impulsive humor,1,positive
the way chekhov is funny,1,positive
"rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",0,negative
-- sadly -- dull,0,negative
the always hilarious meara and,1,positive
", love, duty and friendship",1,positive
explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence,1,positive
virtuosity,1,positive
phony relationship,0,negative
", poignant and leavened",1,positive
"tara reid plays a college journalist,",0,negative
's most substantial feature for some time.,1,positive
powerful and deeply moving,1,positive
this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs,1,positive
the touch is generally light enough,1,positive
arbitrarily plotted,0,negative
every visual joke is milked,0,negative
sappy ethnic sleeper,0,negative
give,1,positive
straight-to-video movie,0,negative
double-barreled rip-off,0,negative
are intriguing and realistic,1,positive
trumpet blast that there may be a new mexican cinema a-bornin '.',1,positive
child abuse,0,negative
"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.",0,negative
"a movie more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms.",0,negative
unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
moral favorite,1,positive
"'ll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget",0,negative
"as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such,0,negative
"when the casting call for this movie went out, it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.'",0,negative
a woefully dull,0,negative
to the nonconformist in us all,1,positive
the superficially written characters ramble,0,negative
its old-hat set-up and,0,negative
offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch,1,positive
"interminable, shapeless documentary",0,negative
trying to have it both ways,0,negative
general absurdity,0,negative
"if you 're a comic fan, you ca n't miss it.",1,positive
"no charm, no laughs,",0,negative
effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
that rare documentary,1,positive
"the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman has carved from orleans ' story and his own infinite insecurity is a work of outstanding originality",1,positive
have a good time,1,positive
"if you ever wanted to be an astronaut, this is the ultimate movie experience",1,positive
depress you,0,negative
an eloquent memorial,1,positive
that is n't afraid to admit it,1,positive
"the most part a useless movie, even",0,negative
"the film is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful, and lit by flashes of mordant humor.",1,positive
with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements,1,positive
the biggest husband-and-wife disaster,0,negative
interesting character,1,positive
delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households.,1,positive
begin to long for the end credits,0,negative
", i enjoyed.",1,positive
revelation,1,positive
"delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy",1,positive
poignant and uplifting,1,positive
never feel anything for these characters,0,negative
the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
its provocative conclusion,1,positive
portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,0,negative
tonally uneven,0,negative
... deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride.,1,positive
any hollywood fluff,0,negative
hideously twisted,0,negative
"dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale",0,negative
"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening,",0,negative
", it will probably be a talky bore.",0,negative
a fake street drama,0,negative
: celebrity cameos do not automatically equal laughs.,0,negative
"there are some fairly unsettling scenes, but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer",0,negative
"the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
genial than ingenious,0,negative
time fillers between surf shots,0,negative
"weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
"kids will love its fantasy and adventure,",1,positive
i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.,0,negative
"as bad as you think, and",0,negative
without in any way demeaning its subjects,1,positive
never gaining much momentum,0,negative
are fleshed-out enough to build any interest,0,negative
"is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense, claustrophobic tale of obsessive love.",1,positive
a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
this movie is hopeless,0,negative
the power and grace,1,positive
goes to the essence of broadway,1,positive
batman,1,positive
roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler's list ' -,1,positive
piecing the story together frustrating difficult,0,negative
"the dialogue is cumbersome, the simpering soundtrack and editing more so.",0,negative
"when cowering and begging at the feet a scruffy giannini, madonna gives her best performance since abel ferrara had her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game.",1,positive
of testing boundaries,1,positive
it's a ripper of a yarn and i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill.,1,positive
to be embraced,1,positive
most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
"graceless, hackneyed",0,negative
inane and,0,negative
this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
miss,0,negative
play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking.,0,negative
a vastly improved germanic version,1,positive
dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material,0,negative
decent drama/action flick,1,positive
"has all the trappings of an energetic, extreme-sports adventure, but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought.",0,negative
contrasting the original ringu with the current americanized adaptation is akin to comparing the evil dead with evil dead ii,0,negative
timely and important,1,positive
pleasant,1,positive
"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery, and",0,negative
a-list,1,positive
cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most,1,positive
fit the incredible storyline to a t.,1,positive
roars with leonine power,1,positive
doing nothing,0,negative
"swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm",1,positive
", this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.",0,negative
it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably,1,positive
uplifter,1,positive
'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence,0,negative
` the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation.,0,negative
"a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains ...",0,negative
carries almost no organic intrigue,0,negative
know how to please the eye,1,positive
gathering dust on mgm's shelf,0,negative
less successful,0,negative
to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and,1,positive
impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story,0,negative
adaptation is intricately constructed,1,positive
troubling,0,negative
feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.,0,negative
"a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids,0,negative
comedy spectacle,1,positive
a supremely hopeful cautionary tale,1,positive
plays like a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
most ardent,1,positive
nothing to show,0,negative
shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
"beautifully illuminates what it means sometimes to be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in.",1,positive
"` if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy, it can easily worm its way into your heart.'",1,positive
"no charm, no laughs, no fun, no reason to watch",0,negative
more hackneyed,0,negative
labute masterfully,1,positive
succumbing to sentimentality,0,negative
a rich and intelligent film that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence and how the heart accomodates practical needs.,1,positive
its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and,0,negative
significantly better than its 2002 children's - movie competition,1,positive
rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage,1,positive
hate to tear your eyes away from the images,1,positive
"though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal, the film does n't ignore the more problematic aspects of brown's life.",1,positive
stands for milder is n't better.,0,negative
an argentine retread,0,negative
huston performance,1,positive
is clever and insightful,1,positive
"( clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,",0,negative
", never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.",1,positive
"children, christian or otherwise, deserve to hear the full story of jonah's despair -- in all its agonizing, catch-22 glory -- even if they spend years trying to comprehend it.",1,positive
you feeling like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
a masterpiece -- and,1,positive
"knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying, and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record",1,positive
"that is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
is well below expectations.,0,negative
"it rises in its courageousness, and comedic employment.",1,positive
"all in all, an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate they 're forced to follow.",1,positive
"to cling to the edge of your seat, tense with suspense",1,positive
what happens when something goes bump in the night and nobody cares?,0,negative
whiny and defensive,0,negative
must see for all sides of the political spectrum,1,positive
"us to see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
"rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints",0,negative
provide any conflict,0,negative
the folly of superficiality,0,negative
rather beautiful,1,positive
a gangster movie with the capacity,1,positive
will still come away with a sense of his reserved but existential poignancy,1,positive
while some of the camera work is interesting,1,positive
"having sucked dry the undead action flick formula, blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
"of quiet, confident craftsmanship that tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
coming-of-age comedy.,1,positive
been bland,0,negative
is so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory.,0,negative
like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
"this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure, but it's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men",1,positive
"directed, highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways",1,positive
"has produced in recent memory, even if it's far tamer than advertised.",1,positive
admit i walked out of runteldat,0,negative
"the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection, so we believe these characters love each other.",1,positive
the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant,1,positive
"with its paint fights, motorized scooter chases and dewy-eyed sentiment, it's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés.",0,negative
topple,0,negative
she has n't been worth caring about,0,negative
instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel.,0,negative
handsome and sophisticated approach to the workplace romantic comedy.,1,positive
his innocence soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
respectable,1,positive
formulaic,0,negative
when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain,1,positive
"godard has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence.",1,positive
utterly misplaced earnestness,0,negative
an awful movie that,0,negative
"an art form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them,1,positive
"... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
the top and movies,1,positive
"'s a sad, sick sight",0,negative
delightfully charming --,1,positive
went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside,0,negative
is commentary enough,1,positive
hard to stop watching,1,positive
is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show,0,negative
works the way a good noir should,1,positive
a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth,1,positive
that's simultaneously painful and refreshing,1,positive
races and rackets,1,positive
body humor and reinforcement,1,positive
copout,0,negative
it worth watching,1,positive
another useless recycling,0,negative
which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies -- and,1,positive
lost.,0,negative
clever pseudo-bio,1,positive
"if you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind, it may just scare the pants off you.",1,positive
's no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
has been overexposed,0,negative
in earnest dramaturgy,1,positive
a witty expose,1,positive
flaccid odd-couple sniping,0,negative
is the best performance from either in years,1,positive
it is a failure.,0,negative
fairytale,1,positive
"too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
"a loud, brash and mainly unfunny",0,negative
charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
it reveals,1,positive
"disjointed,",0,negative
funny no-brainer,1,positive
of a fanciful motion picture,1,positive
behavior and severe flaws,0,negative
"no way original, or even",0,negative
very good comedic songs,1,positive
"terminally bland,",1,positive
epic adventure,1,positive
can enjoy as mild escapism,1,positive
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.,0,negative
of dazzling entertainment,1,positive
a different movie -- sometimes tedious -- by a director many viewers would like to skip but film buffs should get to know.,1,positive
mixed up,0,negative
made him bitter and less mature,0,negative
is appealing,1,positive
an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see.,1,positive
's quite diverting nonsense,0,negative
pleasuring its audience,1,positive
... one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages ...,1,positive
sweet and memorable film,1,positive
most horrific movie experience,0,negative
brown sugar '' admirably aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film.,1,positive
takes hold,1,positive
been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
convincing and radiant,1,positive
it's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and i think that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline.,1,positive
whatever flaws igby goes down may possess,0,negative
give-me-an-oscar,1,positive
proves that even in sorrow you can find humor,1,positive
proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
poorly dubbed,0,negative
should stick to his day job.,0,negative
two-dimensional offerings,0,negative
most depressing movie-going experiences,0,negative
like bad cinema,0,negative
it's the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion.,1,positive
", all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
"polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions, and he allows nothing to get in the way",1,positive
must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees,1,positive
"the marvelous verdu, a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1,positive
"there, done that ... a thousand times already",0,negative
"throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
has value can not be denied,1,positive
"offers no new insight on the matter, nor do its characters exactly spring to life",0,negative
busy urban comedy is clearly not zhang's forte,0,negative
cinema master class.,1,positive
at a grade-school audience,0,negative
fascinating examination,1,positive
"this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here we have a bad, bad, bad movie.",0,negative
"this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker,",1,positive
it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material.,1,positive
are made for each other.,1,positive
"is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film, ' because it's about family.",1,positive
too much of storytelling,0,negative
"indie of the year,",1,positive
is actually quite entertaining,1,positive
"gooding is the energetic frontman, and",1,positive
spy flick worthy,1,positive
does cathartic truth telling,1,positive
preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,1,positive
that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor.,0,negative
", and",1,positive
find it more than capable of rewarding them,1,positive
", this movie just goes on and on and on and on",0,negative
like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior ... circuit gets drawn into the party.,0,negative
discoveries,1,positive
got lost in the `` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section of the quirky rip-off prison romp pile.,0,negative
a weak script,0,negative
a brief amount of time,1,positive
"simplistic, silly and tedious",0,negative
"is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music.",1,positive
"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ;",1,positive
the animated sequences are well done and perfectly constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination and,1,positive
an intelligently made,1,positive
a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
ignore but a little too smugly superior,0,negative
autistic,0,negative
chillingly effective,1,positive
an equally impressive degree,1,positive
see it,1,positive
's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre,1,positive
to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0,negative
"with very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like swimming with sharks and the player, this latest skewering ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike.",0,negative
a prince of a fellow,1,positive
demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides,0,negative
pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
staggers between flaccid satire and what is supposed to be madcap farce.,0,negative
is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens.,1,positive
"is even more embracing than monty,",1,positive
romanek's themes are every bit as distinctive as his visuals.,1,positive
utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team,1,positive
elegantly produced and expressively performed,1,positive
best about,1,positive
the film has a terrific look,1,positive
a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration,1,positive
's certainly laudable,1,positive
"how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made",1,positive
were hailed as the works of an artist.,1,positive
ethereal,1,positive
what to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
"confident, richly acted, emotionally devastating piece",1,positive
then proceeds to flop,0,negative
under your belt,1,positive
"( creates ) the worst kind of mythologizing, the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama.",0,negative
"thoughtful, reverent",1,positive
flamboyant,1,positive
serious subject matter and,1,positive
is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience.,0,negative
that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure,1,positive
one of the more influential works,1,positive
elegantly produced,1,positive
appetizer that leaves you wanting more,1,positive
denzel washington's fine performance in the title role,1,positive
a fresh infusion of creativity,1,positive
's icky,0,negative
a mere excuse,0,negative
"officially, it is twice as bestial but half as funny.",0,negative
"it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over, but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest.",0,negative
the slippery slope,0,negative
an uncompromising film,1,positive
flailing around in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
"but, like silence, it's a movie that gets under your skin.",0,negative
"contrived, nonsensical and formulaic",0,negative
a lame romantic comedy about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get involved with her.,0,negative
irritating soul-searching garbage.,0,negative
put on a show,1,positive
", the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
"constantly touching,",1,positive
have been a painless time-killer,1,positive
", well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six.",0,negative
mundane '70s,0,negative
"'re wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why",1,positive
of genuine excitement,1,positive
's a lot to recommend read my lips,1,positive
in lovely and amazing,1,positive
like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
"without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision",1,positive
of a minor miracle in unfaithful,1,positive
sing beautifully and,1,positive
"he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
some success,1,positive
the rich performances,1,positive
ugh,0,negative
hilariously wicked black comedy,1,positive
a step in the right direction,1,positive
washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
soothe and break,1,positive
believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
"modest, crowd-pleasing goals",1,positive
's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
required to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy who is cletis tout?,0,negative
powerful entity,1,positive
it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
last-minute action,1,positive
real psychological grounding,1,positive
good romance,1,positive
has all the hallmarks of a movie,1,positive
dashing,1,positive
neatly constructed thriller,1,positive
"a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel",0,negative
soap opera,0,negative
a sweetly,1,positive
"stinks from start to finish, like a wet burlap sack of gloom.",0,negative
it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good,1,positive
"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you :",1,positive
get more out of the latter experience,1,positive
"a bittersweet film, simple in form but rich with human events",1,positive
"highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie",1,positive
a depressingly retrograde,0,negative
a whale of a good time,1,positive
"confident, richly",1,positive
turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most,0,negative
"if the real-life story is genuinely inspirational, the movie stirs us as well.",1,positive
its intriguing subject,1,positive
ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community.,0,negative
1995's forget paris,1,positive
of pre-9 / 11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind,1,positive
an appealing couple,1,positive
bear the laughter,1,positive
anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
shout insults at the screen,0,negative
"masquerade ball where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad",0,negative
to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past,1,positive
"often demented in a good way, but it is an uneven film for the most part",0,negative
that makes all the difference.,1,positive
irrepressible passion,1,positive
film a must for everyone,1,positive
"was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
a fascinating film,1,positive
", it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds",1,positive
"terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony",0,negative
"a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant",0,negative
the characters are so generic,0,negative
"genial but never inspired, and little",0,negative
"watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper, with special effects tossed in.",0,negative
"holm does his sly, intricate magic, and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin",1,positive
"here relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius.",1,positive
a gorgeous color palette,1,positive
"remains prominent, as do the girls ' amusing personalities.",1,positive
disaster,0,negative
delivering a dramatic slap,1,positive
celebration,1,positive
"'s also built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness.",0,negative
"irritating ( at least to this western ear ), making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters",0,negative
appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work,1,positive
"the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and, of course,",1,positive
"even fans of ismail merchant's work, i suspect, would have a hard time sitting through this one.",0,negative
unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror,1,positive
is more interesting,1,positive
surprisingly sensitive,1,positive
done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment.,0,negative
"thrills, too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film",0,negative
simpering soundtrack,0,negative
"enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
feel-good sentiments,1,positive
enthralling documentary,1,positive
... a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations.,1,positive
explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut.,1,positive
", eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider.",0,negative
cross-country road trip,1,positive
this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications,0,negative
did n't find much fascination in the swinging,0,negative
the elements that will grab you,1,positive
far-fetched,0,negative
"the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder",0,negative
as a workable primer for the region's recent history,1,positive
", ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious",0,negative
a shoddy male hip hop fantasy,0,negative
"yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
"a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy",1,positive
watching junk like this,0,negative
about one thing is a small gem.,1,positive
ramsay and morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling.,1,positive
remarkable procession of sweeping pictures,1,positive
that its intended audience has n't yet had much science,0,negative
although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse,0,negative
elegant and eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions,1,positive
", but fun.",1,positive
but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary,0,negative
quite good-natured,1,positive
upping the ante,1,positive
with a treasure chest of material,1,positive
be themselves,0,negative
... stale and uninspired.,0,negative
significantly better than its 2002 children's - movie competition.,1,positive
dreary,0,negative
"is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations",0,negative
very real and amusing,1,positive
overstimulated minds,0,negative
"very compelling, sensitive,",1,positive
was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be,1,positive
saddest action hero performances,0,negative
its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who,0,negative
but there's plenty to offend everyone ...,0,negative
"a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains",0,negative
its charms,1,positive
a fascinating glimpse,1,positive
half-step,0,negative
claude,1,positive
reinvigorated the romance genre,1,positive
an auspicious feature debut for chaiken,1,positive
and gently humorous,1,positive
better elsewhere,0,negative
will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
recognizable,1,positive
has a wooden delivery and,0,negative
good taste,1,positive
will be following after it,1,positive
"is unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive.",1,positive
"koury frighteningly and honestly exposes one teenager's uncomfortable class resentment and, in turn, his self-inflicted retaliation.",1,positive
'll cry for your money back.,0,negative
an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited ),1,positive
the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
above its disgusting source material,1,positive
"to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
a fresh point,1,positive
committed to film,1,positive
illustrated by a winning family story,1,positive
the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics.,0,negative
is cinema,1,positive
infuses it,1,positive
a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten,1,positive
's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
loyalty,1,positive
merely crassly flamboyant,0,negative
") an astounding performance that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk.",1,positive
codswallop,0,negative
"a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
admire,1,positive
less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters,0,negative
a stirring tribute,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
the ending feels at odds with the rest of the film.,1,positive
fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway,1,positive
whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
"is throwing up his hands in surrender,",0,negative
"the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and",1,positive
's enough to sustain laughs,1,positive
spy-savvy siblings,1,positive
have gone straight to video.,0,negative
"bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults.",1,positive
"even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory",0,negative
is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures,1,positive
if each watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
"a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie,",1,positive
"on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
under-rehearsed and lifeless,0,negative
how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
"it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
"in addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row, the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry.",0,negative
that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,0,negative
superior plotline,1,positive
"crudup's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families.",1,positive
nourishing,1,positive
thoughtful movie,1,positive
from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man,0,negative
watching the proverbial paint dry,0,negative
refreshing and,1,positive
"stale, futile scenario.",0,negative
intriguing bit,1,positive
does n't come much lower.,0,negative
the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid,0,negative
unsuccessfully,0,negative
a nice change,1,positive
that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
with nothing but net,1,positive
anomie and heartbreak,0,negative
looked uglier,0,negative
toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
rediscovers his passion in life,1,positive
storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket.,0,negative
"such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy, but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go.",0,negative
endear itself to american art house audiences,1,positive
"contrived, awkward and",0,negative
last summer's bloated effects,0,negative
both a great and a terrible story,1,positive
for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it,1,positive
is that it's far too sentimental.,0,negative
when the movie ended so damned soon,0,negative
may take its sweet time to get wherever it's going,0,negative
wise,1,positive
slow and,0,negative
as jolie's hideous yellow ` do,0,negative
you do n't know whether to admire the film's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace.,0,negative
of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
smart and alert,1,positive
"about this traditional thriller, moderately successful but not completely satisfying, is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be.",0,negative
's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,0,negative
a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers.,1,positive
"with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
"serene, the humor wry and sprightly",1,positive
picture that does not move,0,negative
"a really long, slow and dreary time",0,negative
mad,0,negative
below expectations,1,positive
unattractive or odorous,0,negative
"contrived, unmotivated",0,negative
there's no energy.,0,negative
dullest,0,negative
insufferable movie,0,negative
a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity,1,positive
carrying,1,positive
"surprisingly, the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it.",1,positive
"'s encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
", it feels more forced than usual.",0,negative
lopez's publicist should share screenwriting credit,0,negative
leaves a bitter taste,0,negative
comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.',0,negative
it all seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk.,0,negative
director nancy savoca's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions,1,positive
is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film?,0,negative
they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
most pleasurable expressions of pure movie,1,positive
good to be bad,1,positive
amusing enough,1,positive
", pretentious mess.",0,negative
by a rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
"their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera",1,positive
what a great way to spend 4 units of your day,1,positive
", austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places.",0,negative
barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
highlighted by kwan's unique directing style,1,positive
the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
with considerable aplomb,1,positive
an effective portrait of a life in stasis,1,positive
"that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness",0,negative
"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers, but if you go in knowing that, you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox.",1,positive
"a taut, sobering film",1,positive
nothing less than a provocative piece of work,1,positive
's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours,1,positive
affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
read my lips with such provocative material,1,positive
with us,1,positive
might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and,0,negative
the latest vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen.,0,negative
like some like it,1,positive
is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow.,1,positive
the kind of soft-core twaddle,0,negative
this comic gem,1,positive
standard,0,negative
"gross-out flicks, college flicks, or",0,negative
churlish,0,negative
", a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring?",0,negative
powerful success,1,positive
awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
jumbled,0,negative
they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental.,1,positive
i do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version.,0,negative
boring and,0,negative
is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,0,negative
"been, pardon the pun, sucked out",0,negative
beautiful images and solemn words,1,positive
is a bomb.,0,negative
"as nudity, profanity and violence",0,negative
far more enjoyable than its predecessor.,1,positive
with false starts,0,negative
that even in sorrow you can find humor,1,positive
its visual panache and compelling supporting characters,1,positive
a sadistic bike flick,0,negative
a real winner --,1,positive
's no energy,0,negative
crystallize key plot moments,1,positive
into comedy futility,0,negative
of the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
a cliché,0,negative
highly professional film that's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways,1,positive
almost no organic intrigue,0,negative
is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
ills,0,negative
welcome step,1,positive
ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
unflinching and objective look,1,positive
"a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat, and if you 're going to alter the bard's ending, you 'd better have a good alternative.",0,negative
what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose",1,positive
quite an achievement,1,positive
an action icon,1,positive
annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances,1,positive
fails to arrive at any satisfying destination,0,negative
with a cast of a-list brit actors,1,positive
is repellantly out of control.,0,negative
feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
"it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters -",1,positive
less than adorable,0,negative
"a venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece",1,positive
funny moments,1,positive
` red shoe diaries,1,positive
"it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline.",0,negative
to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
ca n't help but engage an audience,1,positive
"begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is",0,negative
certainly the big finish was n't something galinsky and hawley could have planned for ... but part of being a good documentarian is being there when the rope snaps.,1,positive
real writer plot,1,positive
virtuous,1,positive
edge to it.,1,positive
is an amicable endeavor.,1,positive
"for more than two decades mr. nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity.",1,positive
", poorly structured",0,negative
marvelous film,1,positive
soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence,0,negative
` matrix ' - style massacres erupt throughout ... but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
"confessions is n't always coherent, but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong.",1,positive
"lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features.",0,negative
"although ... visually striking and slickly staged, it's also cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated.",0,negative
by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits,1,positive
a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --,0,negative
at the screen in frustration,0,negative
this fascinating experiment,1,positive
of bittersweet camaraderie and history,1,positive
strong education,1,positive
the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
wholly,1,positive
felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes,0,negative
"not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
funny with the material,1,positive
"an overstylized, puréed mélange of sex, psychology, drugs and philosophy",0,negative
of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel.,0,negative
with their memorable and resourceful performances,1,positive
mayhem and stupidity,0,negative
wait for the video,0,negative
less concerned with cultural and political issues,0,negative
neo-fascism,0,negative
"of the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
flounders,0,negative
its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads.,1,positive
great time,1,positive
"sharp, amusing study",1,positive
best possible,1,positive
i liked the movie,1,positive
out to be,1,positive
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.,1,positive
most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
it's this rich and luscious,1,positive
compelling storyline,1,positive
serenity and poise,1,positive
liberal doses,0,negative
"a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us clearly see the world of our making.",1,positive
an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten.,0,negative
the lord of the rings,1,positive
incisive and,1,positive
"green is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike.",0,negative
to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
if considerably less ambitious,0,negative
a frightening and compelling,1,positive
hot,1,positive
it will probably be a talky bore.,0,negative
glamorous,1,positive
", a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
more fascinating -- being real --,1,positive
"undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective",1,positive
surprisingly powerful and universal,1,positive
a refreshing change,1,positive
this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ...,1,positive
good-natured ensemble comedy,1,positive
can prevent its tragic waste of life,0,negative
rock-solid gangster movie,1,positive
schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs,0,negative
something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
a guiltless film for nice evening out,1,positive
", tortured",1,positive
"though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers, it's exploitive without being insightful.",0,negative
all its brilliant touches,1,positive
despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
clarity and emotional,1,positive
ozpetek's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie.,1,positive
loosely connected characters and,0,negative
"that rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film",1,positive
"sweeping, dramatic,",1,positive
i recommend it for its originality alone,1,positive
occasionally very enjoyable,1,positive
a downer and,0,negative
of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
"jumps around with little logic or continuity, presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
fragmentary,0,negative
an honestly nice little film,1,positive
"is a big, juicy role",1,positive
"too stagey, talky -- and long -- for its own good.",0,negative
this is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience.,0,negative
a troubled and determined homicide cop,0,negative
down a familiar road with a few twists,0,negative
some laughs and,1,positive
do n't deserve any oscars,0,negative
into the art film pantheon,1,positive
unexceptional,0,negative
"feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos",1,positive
a wild ride,1,positive
revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate,1,positive
as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago.,1,positive
it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
a triumph,1,positive
"is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie",1,positive
takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it.,0,negative
thoroughly unrewarding all of this,0,negative
it's simply baffling,0,negative
intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business,0,negative
"see scratch for the history, see scratch for the music, see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams,0,negative
nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish,0,negative
no way to entertain or inspire its viewers,0,negative
"as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination,1,positive
ocean visuals,1,positive
the story's undeniably hard to follow,0,negative
christian,1,positive
"an old-fashioned scary movie, one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts.",1,positive
the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
one strike against it,0,negative
does have its charms,1,positive
the earnestness,1,positive
"is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, color and cringe",1,positive
sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans,0,negative
exasperated,0,negative
caliber cast,1,positive
weirdly,0,negative
reality-snubbing,0,negative
"the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama",1,positive
"walked away not really know who `` they '' were, what `` they '' looked like",0,negative
enthusiastically,1,positive
by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor,0,negative
foolish,0,negative
reasonably good,1,positive
a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting,1,positive
"halfway through, however, having sucked dry the undead action flick formula, blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.",0,negative
"spirit is a visual treat, and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards",1,positive
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it,0,negative
the worst kind of mythologizing,0,negative
"short-story quaint, touchingly mending a child's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty.",1,positive
for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0,negative
beer-fueled,1,positive
rates as an exceptional thriller,1,positive
poetic,1,positive
has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
dullingly,0,negative
that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
occasionally fun,1,positive
one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid?,0,negative
"got the brawn, but not the brains",0,negative
sordid and,0,negative
than to call attention to themselves,1,positive
"move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",1,positive
cliché-laden,0,negative
risky,0,negative
"cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness",1,positive
will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
"it's an effort to watch this movie, but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it",1,positive
lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned.,0,negative
"sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness",0,negative
"as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game, juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre",0,negative
"knows its classical music,",1,positive
between sullivan and his son,1,positive
"a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
bland,0,negative
"the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
"the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary,",0,negative
adult world,1,positive
"was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star",1,positive
is the kathie lee gifford of film directors,0,negative
is worth seeing,1,positive
delicious and delicately,1,positive
"to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
"much of it is funny, but",1,positive
absurdly simplistic,0,negative
"whether it's the worst movie of 2002, i ca n't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded, and i skipped country bears.",0,negative
worthwhile addition,1,positive
"sweetly sexy, funny and touching.",1,positive
will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget.,1,positive
so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost,0,negative
it definitely gives you something to chew on,1,positive
the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion.,0,negative
redolent,0,negative
acute writing,1,positive
"in anything ever, and easily the most watchable film of the year",1,positive
good-naturedly,1,positive
"running on empty, repeating what he's already done way too often",0,negative
"oh, look at that clever angle!",1,positive
"wiseman is patient and uncompromising, letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse.",1,positive
"in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history, ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
feel like time fillers between surf shots.,0,negative
it will stay with you,1,positive
powerful performance,1,positive
"poor editing,",0,negative
of one of the best films,1,positive
"nutty, consistently funny.",1,positive
friday after next spreads them pretty thin,0,negative
"furiously, their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation",0,negative
"this cloying, voices-from-the-other-side story",0,negative
satisfying well-made romantic comedy,1,positive
while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
"to be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general",0,negative
well-thought,1,positive
"time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference",0,negative
a giddy and provocative sexual,1,positive
drawing flavorful performances from bland actors,1,positive
"attempts to be grandiloquent, but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way.",0,negative
woe-is-me,0,negative
"a sensitive, modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination of the huge economic changes sweeping modern china.",1,positive
made the full monty a smashing success ... but,1,positive
the movie grows boring despite the scenery.,0,negative
to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
is n't very good,0,negative
witty and often surprising,1,positive
building up to the climactic burst of violence,1,positive
the first part making up for any flaws that come later,1,positive
should give `` scratch '' a second look,1,positive
of laughs,1,positive
"for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway, the hours represents two of those well spent",1,positive
quick-buck,0,negative
"her life is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance, in a movie that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour",1,positive
be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
impeccable throughout,1,positive
murderer,0,negative
"is rote work and predictable,",0,negative
vibrance and warmth,1,positive
dull with only caine,0,negative
"on that score, the film certainly does n't disappoint.",1,positive
to the bitter end,0,negative
a few are sexy,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
"veers into corny sentimentality, probably",0,negative
'll still have a good time.,1,positive
the film's lamer instincts,0,negative
"is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation.",1,positive
"strikes a defiantly retro chord, and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve.",1,positive
interesting concept,1,positive
"signs is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
"in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important, warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality",1,positive
"an often watchable, though goofy and lurid, blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century.",1,positive
the remarkable ensemble cast,1,positive
darkness,0,negative
"is almost entirely witless and inane, carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh.",0,negative
"is n't in this film, which may be why it works as well as it does",1,positive
a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up's i 'm the one that i want.,1,positive
"a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast, but never quite gets off the ground.",0,negative
telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere,0,negative
film festival,1,positive
had to sit through it again,0,negative
stretches of impact and moments,1,positive
"children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers",1,positive
it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.,0,negative
great to begin with,1,positive
more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
just a kiss is a just a waste.,0,negative
may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy,1,positive
"uneven, self-conscious but often hilarious",1,positive
unendurable viewing experience,0,negative
gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
redeems it,1,positive
surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait.,1,positive
"see this, the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy, directed by godfrey reggio, with music",1,positive
"ride, with jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending",1,positive
"to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative",0,negative
"fails in making this character understandable, in getting under her skin, in exploring motivation ... well",0,negative
"vowing,",1,positive
is too long with too little,0,negative
makes its message resonate.,1,positive
"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made, but one of the best love stories of any stripe.",1,positive
the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans.,1,positive
slow death,0,negative
very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
"makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart.",1,positive
kinda dumb,0,negative
for touched by an angel simplicity,1,positive
its engaging simplicity,1,positive
", worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it",0,negative
"the movie does n't think much of its characters, its protagonist, or of us.",0,negative
"at female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor",1,positive
sabotaged by pomposity,0,negative
a part of its fun,1,positive
drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable,1,positive
magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion,1,positive
enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch,0,negative
undeniably touched,1,positive
racial insensitivity,0,negative
sexy razzle-dazzle,1,positive
to the film's considerable charm,1,positive
surprisingly ` solid ',1,positive
"clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment",0,negative
"we 're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport",1,positive
has succeeded beyond all expectation,1,positive
"is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil.",0,negative
almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
"brash, intelligent and erotically perplexing",1,positive
family audience,1,positive
more mature than fatal attraction,1,positive
"go your emotions, taking them to surprising highs, sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous, passionate, and at times uncommonly moving",1,positive
"a perfect example of rancid, well-intentioned, but shamelessly manipulative movie making.",0,negative
"now as a former gong show addict, i 'll admit it, my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show.",1,positive
an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera,1,positive
"that beneath the familiar, funny surface",1,positive
sparse instances,0,negative
captivating and intimate,1,positive
resourceful amnesiac,1,positive
's fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix.,1,positive
that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle.,1,positive
an unflinching look,1,positive
it has made its way into your very bloodstream,1,positive
enjoy its own transparency,1,positive
vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace,0,negative
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie.,0,negative
the solid filmmaking and,1,positive
"and as with most late-night bull sessions, eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.",0,negative
an interesting racial tension,1,positive
"it falls far short of poetry, but",0,negative
the outstanding thrillers,1,positive
chance to see three splendid actors,1,positive
marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks,1,positive
"presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle, and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale.",1,positive
a degree of affection rather than revulsion,1,positive
for overstimulated minds,0,negative
dramatic nor comic,0,negative
dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
are often a stitch,0,negative
"as ledger attempts, in vain, to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design",0,negative
screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy,1,positive
a dull girl,0,negative
"most fish stories are a little peculiar, but this is one that should be thrown back in the river",0,negative
in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested,0,negative
've seen before,0,negative
for history buffs,1,positive
a grittily beautiful film,1,positive
is a trove of delights.,1,positive
"this is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative.",1,positive
"a sexy, surprising romance ... idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger.",1,positive
"creates an impeccable sense of place, while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances.",1,positive
that rare movie that works on any number of levels,1,positive
nourishing aspects,1,positive
"pride themselves on sophisticated, discerning taste",1,positive
go-for-broke,1,positive
are n't very bright,0,negative
to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal,1,positive
's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative,0,negative
"it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly.",1,positive
"the images lack contrast, are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable.",0,negative
are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,0,negative
few sequels,0,negative
wedding sequence,1,positive
who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes,0,negative
a clear point,1,positive
leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
to the world trade center tragedy,0,negative
brings them to life,1,positive
compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject,1,positive
"enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school",1,positive
self-righteousness,0,negative
lives down to its title.,0,negative
have lost the ability to think,0,negative
", reverent, and subtly different",1,positive
"with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven.,1,positive
will grab you,1,positive
it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.,0,negative
has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream,1,positive
deeply out of place,0,negative
"a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act, only echoes of jordan, and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school",0,negative
"projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless",0,negative
'll enjoy the hot chick.,1,positive
"stale first act, scrooge story, blatant product placement,",0,negative
"the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates.",0,negative
are too grave for youngsters,0,negative
right movie,1,positive
"old, familiar",0,negative
the good and different,1,positive
", this indie flick never found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
"a vibrant, colorful, semimusical rendition.",1,positive
", it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.'",0,negative
-- ever so gracefully --,1,positive
the too-frosty exterior,0,negative
to being exciting,1,positive
pleasant enough,1,positive
"some good, organic character work",1,positive
a twisted sense,1,positive
"the movie is well crafted, and well executed.",1,positive
's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground.,0,negative
... keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease.,1,positive
"deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still, 20 years later",1,positive
a full experience,1,positive
better actor,1,positive
painful,0,negative
making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years,1,positive
the crap continues.,0,negative
the grandness of romance,1,positive
"overall, cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.",1,positive
passionate heart,1,positive
"... an often intense character study about fathers and sons, loyalty and duty.",1,positive
"their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop",1,positive
"too heady for children, and too preachy",0,negative
of the ugly american,0,negative
perfectly pleasant if,1,positive
where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
best brush,1,positive
this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers.,1,positive
to overcome gaps in character development and story logic,0,negative
overmanipulative,0,negative
makes you care about music you may not have heard before,1,positive
suited for the history or biography channel,1,positive
just like a splendid meal,1,positive
the action sequences -- clearly the main event --,1,positive
"the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
"deflated ending aside, there's much to recommend the film.",1,positive
disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ...,0,negative
awards animals the respect they,1,positive
by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment,0,negative
is the film roman polanski may have been born to make.,1,positive
the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza,1,positive
in the present,1,positive
immensely appealing,1,positive
if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski,1,positive
his own idiosyncratic strain,0,negative
gorgeous,1,positive
of pre-9 / 11 new york and,1,positive
gripping,1,positive
execrable,0,negative
sweet and romantic,1,positive
a bad soap opera,0,negative
unflappable air,1,positive
as endearing and easy,1,positive
a rollicking adventure for you and,1,positive
"a woefully dull, redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy.",0,negative
"ringu is a disaster of a story, full of holes and completely lacking in chills.",0,negative
", satisfying",1,positive
"to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
"sticks rigidly to the paradigm,",0,negative
"the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
painful ride,0,negative
less funny,0,negative
solid,1,positive
fascinate in their recklessness,1,positive
davis,1,positive
a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
"max pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ...",1,positive
"'s sanctimonious, self-righteous and so eager",0,negative
achievement,1,positive
"if you can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like ` masterpiece theatre ' type costumes, you 'll enjoy this movie.",1,positive
"a sly female empowerment movie, although not in a way anyone would expect.",1,positive
all works out,1,positive
espn,1,positive
a winner,1,positive
"usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo.,1,positive
"you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch, and that's the mark of a documentary that works.",1,positive
if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood,0,negative
lane and,1,positive
poor,0,negative
"... as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus",0,negative
"have cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute, haphazard theatrical release",0,negative
does so without compromising that complexity.,1,positive
's splash without the jokes.,0,negative
for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension,0,negative
"for words, for its eccentric, accident-prone characters, and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life",1,positive
the last kiss,1,positive
in bad filmmaking,0,negative
"campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
worth the trip to the theater,1,positive
it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma.,0,negative
"loud, brash and mainly unfunny",0,negative
"are anguished, bitter and truthful",1,positive
"low, smoky and inviting",1,positive
is particularly impressive.,1,positive
screenplay or,1,positive
a solidly entertaining little film.,1,positive
"lazy,",0,negative
predictable plotting and,0,negative
the color sense of stuart little 2,1,positive
of criminals,1,positive
by a winning family story,1,positive
arresting image,1,positive
", it ultimately delivers",1,positive
spectacle and,0,negative
generosity,1,positive
the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative,0,negative
one of the most savagely hilarious social critics,1,positive
creative belly laughs,1,positive
"aloof and lacks any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships.",0,negative
charge money for this?',0,negative
hoping for a stiff wind,0,negative
has a real filmmaker's eye,1,positive
demonstrate their acting ` chops ',1,positive
the effort is gratefully received,1,positive
so clumsily sentimental,0,negative
feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.,0,negative
"will be a thoughtful, emotional movie experience.",1,positive
that it ca n't really be called animation,0,negative
fall to pieces,0,negative
any summer blockbuster,1,positive
a beguiling freshness,1,positive
you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind,1,positive
burnt out,0,negative
have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
"stay with the stage versions, however, which bite cleaner, and deeper",0,negative
( ahola ) has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation.,0,negative
excellent performances on its side,1,positive
comes along only occasionally,1,positive
the film's predictable denouement,0,negative
malarkey,0,negative
"will have a fun, no-frills ride",1,positive
a delightful romantic comedy,1,positive
distinct rarity,1,positive
"the music makes a nice album, the food is enticing and italy beckons us all.",1,positive
"you love the music,",1,positive
"the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time,",1,positive
sabotage,0,negative
do n't work in concert.,0,negative
devolves,0,negative
"formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff,",0,negative
should scare any sane person away.,0,negative
its promising cast,1,positive
as filling as the treat of the title,1,positive
too sappy for its own good,0,negative
"`` looking for leonard '' just seems to kinda sit in neutral, hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something.",0,negative
that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,1,positive
mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
to the floor with a sickening thud,0,negative
i fear,0,negative
smart little indie.,1,positive
a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city,1,positive
stylish thriller.,1,positive
becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary,0,negative
own languorous charm,1,positive
zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look,0,negative
supremely hopeful,1,positive
various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale,1,positive
the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play,1,positive
the lively intelligence of the artists and,1,positive
"but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective",1,positive
gorgeously strange movie,1,positive
"miracle of miracles, the movie",1,positive
be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
powerful documentary,1,positive
such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting,1,positive
"in the end, the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide.",1,positive
"real magic,",1,positive
"anything but frustrating,",1,positive
"deep down, i realized the harsh reality of my situation",0,negative
huppert's show to steal,1,positive
the plot's contrivances are uncomfortably strained.,0,negative
flops,0,negative
retro uplifter.,1,positive
you 'll know a star when you see one.,1,positive
are worthwhile,1,positive
"warm, fuzzy feeling",1,positive
meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
"faster, livelier",1,positive
a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
doomed,0,negative
"of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
"some of the computer animation is handsome, and",1,positive
emphasizes every line and sag,0,negative
"is one of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it.",0,negative
convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
suckers,0,negative
as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
"kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against, for that matter ).",0,negative
"faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill,",1,positive
hate yourself for giving in,0,negative
bucked the odds,1,positive
this fascinating look at israel in ferment,1,positive
a full-frontal attack on audience patience,0,negative
"at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability",0,negative
is virtually absent,0,negative
living hell,0,negative
if you 're willing to have fun with it,1,positive
"it's tommy's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her, and after viewing this one, you 'll feel like mopping up, too.",0,negative
some outrageously creative action in the transporter ...,1,positive
search of something different,1,positive
it is more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
eerily accurate depiction of depression.,0,negative
potentially good,1,positive
"the gander, some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story",0,negative
"keeps this pretty watchable, and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired",1,positive
", an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness.",1,positive
smoother or more confident,1,positive
"cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and",0,negative
pacino is the best he's been in years and keener is marvelous,1,positive
"it's a wonderful, sobering, heart-felt drama.",1,positive
glamour,1,positive
with a momentum that never lets up,1,positive
is both stimulating and demanding,1,positive
"earnest,",1,positive
movie special,1,positive
a bowser,0,negative
"failing,",0,negative
his character awakens to the notion that to be human,0,negative
"if you 're not a fan, it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts.",0,negative
lighter,1,positive
flat as thinking man,0,negative
it's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.,0,negative
attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and,0,negative
a visionary,1,positive
most intelligent viewers,1,positive
the evocative imagery,1,positive
"could use a little more humanity, but",0,negative
", superficiality and silliness",0,negative
predictable storyline,0,negative
disposible,0,negative
babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot,1,positive
is one of the best actors there is.,1,positive
it's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion.,1,positive
andie macdowell,1,positive
"its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism, and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work.",1,positive
with vibrance and warmth,1,positive
toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry,0,negative
"on toilet humor, ethnic slurs",0,negative
with the pale script,0,negative
noisy,0,negative
the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head.,0,negative
deeply unsettling,0,negative
has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one.,0,negative
unforced,1,positive
since ghostbusters,1,positive
"a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare, but mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences",1,positive
inject some real vitality and even art,1,positive
like the best 60 minutes,1,positive
share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
"there's something unintentionally comic in the film's drumbeat about authenticity, given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties.",0,negative
the surprise ending is revealed,1,positive
a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should,1,positive
intriguing characters,1,positive
a flimsy excuse,0,negative
"do n't derive from the screenplay, but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved",0,negative
seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers.,0,negative
a fanciful motion picture,1,positive
"by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it, and, of course",0,negative
empowerment,1,positive
"than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
repetitively,0,negative
makes it a failure as straight drama,0,negative
a hip comedy,1,positive
is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights,0,negative
"with or without ballast tanks, k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low.",0,negative
this oddly sweet comedy,1,positive
with a better script,1,positive
frustrates and,0,negative
hard-pressed,0,negative
extremely talented musicians,1,positive
with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural,1,positive
"contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions",0,negative
when you 're a jet,1,positive
stock character camp,0,negative
just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole.,0,negative
fans,1,positive
to capture the novel's deeper intimate resonances,1,positive
low-grade cheese standards,0,negative
milks drama when she should be building suspense,0,negative
is generally quite funny,1,positive
"afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
well-meant but,0,negative
witless,0,negative
so heartwarmingly motivate,1,positive
"gangster no. 1 is solid, satisfying fare for adults.",1,positive
astounding on any number of levels,1,positive
"disrobed most of the cast,",0,negative
"the young actors, not very experienced",0,negative
estranged from reality,0,negative
"enactments, however fascinating they may be as history, are too crude to serve the work especially well",0,negative
"wearing a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text",1,positive
so hot-blooded,1,positive
a better lot,1,positive
a loquacious and dreary piece of business.,0,negative
"highly recommended viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting.",1,positive
how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in,0,negative
"be great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
fairly uneventful,0,negative
the prospect of their own mortality,1,positive
the weight of too many story lines,0,negative
a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
that it's a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
sympathetic without being gullible,1,positive
to fill time,0,negative
's the image that really tells the tale,1,positive
"care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
self-indulgent and maddening,0,negative
the richness of characterization,1,positive
i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great ...,0,negative
being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
a painful elegy and,0,negative
and engaging examination,1,positive
a whole lot of fun,1,positive
armageddon,0,negative
delights and simmering,1,positive
"reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
"dry, reliable textbook",0,negative
"under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort.,1,positive
the sweet cinderella story,1,positive
in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,1,positive
xxx is a blast of adrenalin,1,positive
charming,1,positive
greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
"often messy and frustrating, but very pleasing at its best moments",1,positive
"the film grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care.",0,negative
"cared much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting",0,negative
undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
an arcane area of popular culture,1,positive
"borrows a bit from the classics `` wait until dark '' and `` extremities '' ... but in terms of its style, the movie is in a class by itself.",1,positive
barn-burningly,0,negative
the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes,1,positive
exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute.,0,negative
"a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one",1,positive
... the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
"piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying.",1,positive
's still a guilty pleasure to watch,1,positive
"to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
"for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over, no such thing is a big letdown.",0,negative
a deserved co-winner,1,positive
you 're a jet all the way,1,positive
"the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...",1,positive
"a lot of fun, with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers.",1,positive
"several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie,",0,negative
"there's no real sense of suspense, and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising",0,negative
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three,1,positive
that's what i liked about it,1,positive
unrelated shorts,0,negative
screenwriting award,1,positive
so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
"energy, intelligence and verve",1,positive
straightforward,1,positive
like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
third-rate,0,negative
could be a passable date film,1,positive
much smarter and more attentive than it first sets out to be.,1,positive
the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
of three,1,positive
affirms,1,positive
it's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure.,1,positive
"dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric",0,negative
it's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor.,1,positive
sparking debate and,1,positive
"upsetting and thought-provoking, the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.",1,positive
walk away,0,negative
of watching intelligent people making a movie,1,positive
about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
"inspiring,",1,positive
"each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness,",1,positive
recommend this film,1,positive
is n't one true ` chan moment '.,0,negative
does n't add up to much.,0,negative
"it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny, and",0,negative
mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power,1,positive
on a 10-year delay,1,positive
its elegantly colorful look and sound,1,positive
chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly.,0,negative
moviegoers not already clad in basic black,0,negative
"is shallow, offensive and redundant",0,negative
badly made on every level,0,negative
to eat popcorn,1,positive
an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit,0,negative
"no french people were harmed during the making of this movie, but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half",0,negative
most brilliant and brutal,1,positive
and ( too ) short,0,negative
savory and,1,positive
a good simmer,1,positive
sting,0,negative
one spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
dreary tract,0,negative
chance to find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
inept filmmaking,0,negative
"is hilariously, gloriously alive, and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt",1,positive
has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
that is really funny,1,positive
the thrills,1,positive
third time's the charm ...,1,positive
watching monkeys flinging their feces at you,0,negative
like a can of 2-day old coke.,0,negative
sink it,0,negative
the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half,0,negative
unsurprising,0,negative
"its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change, buffeted by events seemingly out of their control",1,positive
by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
"like pieces a bunch of other, better movies slapped together.",0,negative
"brainless, but enjoyably over-the-top, the retro gang melodrama",1,positive
"elegantly crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.",0,negative
with passion and attitude,1,positive
most late-night bull sessions,0,negative
"a frightful vanity film that, no doubt, pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni",1,positive
teens are looking for something to make them laugh,1,positive
intriguing what-if premise,1,positive
gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
"melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always a beauty to behold.",1,positive
"get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos",0,negative
no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg,0,negative
of an upper class austrian society,1,positive
a huge fan,1,positive
lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary,1,positive
it's not bad prose,1,positive
destructive,0,negative
"mr. goyer's loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way.",0,negative
it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but,0,negative
liked this film a lot,1,positive
pretentious endeavor,0,negative
much of what we see is horrible but,0,negative
nazi,0,negative
trade center tragedy,0,negative
"although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems, at times, padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation",0,negative
misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche,0,negative
an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard's immortal plays were written by somebody else.,1,positive
ballot,1,positive
feel sad,0,negative
make the most of its own ironic implications,1,positive
it's just rather leaden and dull.,0,negative
this is one that should be thrown back in the river,0,negative
sun-drenched masterpiece,1,positive
a good deal funnier,1,positive
"who's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
the visual wit,1,positive
wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater,0,negative
amazingly,1,positive
sing beautifully,1,positive
with little visible talent and no energy,0,negative
never quite ignites.,0,negative
wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
has lost its edge,0,negative
to huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
needless,0,negative
"daytime tv serviceability, but little more",1,positive
even if it made its original release date last fall,0,negative
that it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
to a better tomorrow,1,positive
pompous and,0,negative
a remarkably cohesive whole,1,positive
junkie,0,negative
bully,0,negative
absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,0,negative
that lifts your spirits,1,positive
"brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability",1,positive
mired in stasis,0,negative
"aside from rohmer's bold choices regarding point of view, the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art.",1,positive
remarkable yet shockingly,1,positive
a no-bull throwback,1,positive
stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy ),0,negative
"picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten,1,positive
held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music,",1,positive
", comedian runs out of steam after a half hour.",0,negative
i walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes.,1,positive
"sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics,",1,positive
has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope.,1,positive
beautifully choreographed,1,positive
's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure.,1,positive
plodding soap opera,0,negative
well-executed,1,positive
"clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
it too is a bomb.,0,negative
extravagant confidence,1,positive
"role, or edit, or score, or anything, really",1,positive
much imagination,1,positive
is a movie so insecure about its capacity,0,negative
"while this movie, by necessity, lacks fellowship's heart, two towers outdoes its spectacle.",1,positive
top-notch action powers this romantic drama.,1,positive
a charmer,1,positive
the serbs themselves,1,positive
sheer goofiness and cameos,1,positive
"mothers,",0,negative
a disaster,0,negative
"with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
its great credit,1,positive
see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some,1,positive
does n't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour,0,negative
stand tall,1,positive
makes all the difference.,1,positive
"the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
the thematic ironies are too obvious,0,negative
mean-spirited and wryly,0,negative
"the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding, but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact",1,positive
fiction,1,positive
been lost in the mail,0,negative
of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
refreshing change,1,positive
"an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive, unmemorable filler.",0,negative
", ugly, irritating",0,negative
frequent laughter,1,positive
is a gory slash-fest,0,negative
probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year,1,positive
a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
mtv schmucks,0,negative
extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
artificial structure,0,negative
"thoughtful, emotional movie experience",1,positive
a fascinating curiosity piece --,1,positive
"does n't care about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor",0,negative
the brilliant performances,1,positive
say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch,1,positive
boring talking heads,0,negative
realistic ',1,positive
stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
good-naturedly,1,positive
arteta paints a picture of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation.,1,positive
with an astoundingly rich film,1,positive
to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews,1,positive
edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
going to be really awful,0,negative
a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
is as conventional as can be,0,negative
project greenlight '' winner,1,positive
's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
"i was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone, and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism.",0,negative
manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill,1,positive
"chilling in its objective portrait of dreary, lost twenty-first century america.",1,positive
"fact, the best in recent memory",1,positive
than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
even lazier and,0,negative
to be a new yorker,1,positive
the sword fighting is well done,1,positive
"much of it is funny,",1,positive
extremely unpleasant film,0,negative
should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
"a blair witch - style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera, with passable performances from everyone in the cast.",0,negative
a sentimental mess,0,negative
a classic fairy tale,1,positive
", and not strictly in the knowledge imparted",1,positive
aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed,1,positive
strong dramatic and emotional pull,1,positive
is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
"road to perdition does display greatness, and",1,positive
the rest of the film ... is dudsville.,0,negative
ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves --,1,positive
"unless you 're a fanatic, the best advice is : ` scooby ' do n't.",0,negative
will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
"does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister, menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.,1,positive
nonsensical and laughable,0,negative
"the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film, is frequently indecipherable.",0,negative
tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
"that it fails to have a heart, mind or humor of its own",0,negative
a great combination act,1,positive
"with a tone as variable as the cinematography, schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm.",0,negative
is its energy,1,positive
extraordinary poignancy,1,positive
newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb,1,positive
cinema classic,1,positive
be both hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
like no other film in recent history,1,positive
wonderful on the big screen,1,positive
"'s to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
no point,0,negative
no idea of it is serious,0,negative
"does a solid job of slowly,",1,positive
as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west,0,negative
ourselves and,1,positive
"a little uneven to be the cat's meow, but it's good enough to be the purr.",1,positive
even after 90 minutes of playing opposite each other bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene.,0,negative
engaging and moving portrait,1,positive
how it washed out despite all of that is the project's prime mystery.,0,negative
is a great deal of fun.,1,positive
report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline -,0,negative
rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest,0,negative
it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.,0,negative
it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't,1,positive
wayward wooden one,0,negative
uncomfortably strained,0,negative
", there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable.",0,negative
enormously entertaining,1,positive
that has no teeth,0,negative
more playful,1,positive
"acted, quietly affecting cop drama.",1,positive
ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production,0,negative
ethical and philosophical,1,positive
as an exceptional thriller,1,positive
one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs,1,positive
while it can be a bit repetitive,0,negative
"its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism, and",1,positive
badder,0,negative
"does n't contain half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2",0,negative
barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it,0,negative
as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo,0,negative
"with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
off-putting,0,negative
acidity,0,negative
"vivid characters and a warm, moving message",1,positive
", in itself, is extraordinary.",1,positive
gives everyone something,1,positive
neither as scary-funny as tremors nor,0,negative
pleasantly,1,positive
did no one on the set have a sense of humor,0,negative
've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time.,0,negative
driver and goodfellas,1,positive
lethargically paced parable of renewal.,0,negative
", spy kids 2 looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man.",0,negative
hardly watchable,0,negative
"it may not be a huge cut of above the rest, but i enjoyed barbershop.",1,positive
i skipped country bears,0,negative
pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,0,negative
"perfected the art of highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated documentary-making",1,positive
"he is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction",1,positive
poetic,1,positive
act weird,0,negative
"stiff, ponderous and charmless",0,negative
"it has fun with the quirks of family life, but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect.",1,positive
cares,1,positive
looking for a story,0,negative
a real human soul,1,positive
there's no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him.,1,positive
a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
you 'd have a hard time believing it was just coincidence.,0,negative
immensely entertaining look,1,positive
"that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers",1,positive
're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events.,1,positive
"'re the unnamed, easily substitutable forces that serve as whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid.",0,negative
enjoyable family,1,positive
while bollywood/hollywood will undoubtedly provide its keenest pleasures to those familiar with bombay musicals,1,positive
gives new meaning to the phrase ` fatal script error.',0,negative
charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal,1,positive
the belly laughs,1,positive
more playful tone,1,positive
a portrait of hell so shattering it's impossible to shake.,1,positive
it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.,0,negative
"a smart, steamy mix of road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire",1,positive
into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
fish-out-of-water formula,0,negative
compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
just send it to cranky.,0,negative
callow rich boy,0,negative
"if you 're over 25, have an iq over 90, and have a driver's license, you should be able to find better entertainment.",0,negative
affair,0,negative
childish,0,negative
seems endless.,0,negative
funny and human and,1,positive
"ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women, foolish choices for advice",0,negative
's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
his dependence on slapstick,0,negative
epic treatment,1,positive
"feel the screenwriter at every moment ` tap, tap, tap,",1,positive
the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops,0,negative
a dud --,0,negative
"instead of trying to bust some blondes, ( diggs ) should be probing why a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad.",0,negative
an ease,1,positive
so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,0,negative
", this makes for perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment.",1,positive
gangs,0,negative
of ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away,1,positive
its smallness,1,positive
"a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
the strain of its plot contrivances and,0,negative
but it was n't horrible either.,1,positive
"jumble that's not scary, not smart and not engaging.",0,negative
"with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
"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,negative
the evocative imagery and,1,positive
as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
"there's no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight, so we 're left thinking the only reason to make the movie is because present standards allow for plenty of nudity.",0,negative
the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,1,positive
may have expected to record with their mini dv,1,positive
keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired.,0,negative
it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning.,1,positive
does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller,0,negative
"touching, raucously amusing,",1,positive
"for all its brooding quality, ash wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast.",1,positive
triumph ',1,positive
good documentarian,1,positive
she is merely a charmless witch.,0,negative
"the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn, and the nicest thing i can say is that i ca n't remember a single name responsible for it",0,negative
"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.",1,positive
that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and,1,positive
"the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones, but all it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
worth watching,1,positive
extraordinary film,1,positive
his prime,1,positive
argentine american beauty reeks,0,negative
a barrie good time,1,positive
"clever and cutting, quick and dirty look",1,positive
good deal,1,positive
crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies,0,negative
promises a new kind of high but delivers the same old bad trip,0,negative
"improbable as this premise may seem, abbass's understated",1,positive
this is a children's film in the truest sense.,1,positive
plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff,0,negative
the pale script,0,negative
is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through,0,negative
94-minute travesty,0,negative
"a fine, focused piece",1,positive
a good film in `` trouble every day,1,positive
female population,0,negative
wonderfully sympathetic,1,positive
"its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
dusty,0,negative
pushed to their most virtuous limits,1,positive
"no wit, only",0,negative
the rare common-man artist,1,positive
self-pitying,0,negative
the guru who helped,1,positive
suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing,0,negative
botched in execution,0,negative
"director juan jose campanella could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty, '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films.",1,positive
"offers big, fat, dumb",0,negative
wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.,0,negative
before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
"is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance",1,positive
with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing,1,positive
tortured,0,negative
a world of hurt,0,negative
rewarded with some fine acting,1,positive
their funny bones tickled,1,positive
`` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
nijinsky,1,positive
"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out,",0,negative
the lush scenery,1,positive
more if it had just gone that one step further,0,negative
makes salton sea surprisingly engrossing,1,positive
"gentle, touching",1,positive
is awesome,1,positive
a hole in your head,0,negative
though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,1,positive
likable,1,positive
"older and wiser eyes,",1,positive
"if not a home run, then at least",1,positive
a doa dud from frame one.,0,negative
summer blockbuster,1,positive
"to find the small, human moments",1,positive
some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood,1,positive
a corn dog,0,negative
this unique director's previous films,1,positive
hackneyed and,0,negative
distances you,0,negative
romantic and,1,positive
as a historical study and as a tragic love story,1,positive
"white has n't developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else.",0,negative
plenty to impress about e.t.,1,positive
besotted and obvious,0,negative
of read my lips,1,positive
interesting look,1,positive
puts the kibosh on what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination.,0,negative
"is n't painfully bad, something to be ` fully experienced '",0,negative
should stop trying to please his mom,0,negative
immersive powers,1,positive
fills me with revulsion.,0,negative
set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
replete with the pubescent scandalous,0,negative
"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say",1,positive
"if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright, then blood work is for you.",0,negative
right choices,1,positive
weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne,0,negative
", this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all.",1,positive
insomnia is one of the year's best films and,1,positive
worthwhile moviegoing experience,1,positive
so prolonged and boring,0,negative
saw the film,1,positive
of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
smarter than your average bond.,1,positive
a tragic dimension,0,negative
comic fan,1,positive
love song,1,positive
brutal honesty and respect,1,positive
the best sequel,1,positive
its slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
"tired, unnecessary retread",0,negative
the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence,1,positive
true impact,1,positive
"promising, talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
"if a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb, then they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing, nerve-rattling ride.",1,positive
inept and artificial,0,negative
"gives the neighborhood -- scenery, vibe and all -- the cinematic equivalent of a big, tender hug.",1,positive
an impossible spot,1,positive
delightfully charming -- and,1,positive
of heart or conservative of spirit,1,positive
movie version,1,positive
is that the entire exercise has no real point,0,negative
but a tedious picture,0,negative
", the movie bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
"tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points",0,negative
horrendously,0,negative
may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
is painfully formulaic and stilted,0,negative
is often quite rich and exciting,1,positive
is n't very interesting actually,0,negative
is too amateurishly square,0,negative
"a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
"unleashed by a slightly crazed, overtly determined young woman",1,positive
"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and",1,positive
jumps to the head of the class of women's films,1,positive
generates plot points,1,positive
"really, really good",1,positive
wo n't care,0,negative
bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film,1,positive
", inconsistent, dishonest",0,negative
"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly,",0,negative
"in an irresistible junior-high way,",1,positive
"i 've yet to find an actual vietnam war combat movie actually produced by either the north or south vietnamese, but at least now we 've got something pretty damn close.",1,positive
be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points.,0,negative
"are both oscar winners, a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
becomes more and more frustrating,0,negative
guy gets girl,1,positive
"succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries",1,positive
"thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd.",0,negative
refreshes the mind and spirit along,1,positive
"is a poster movie, a mediocre tribute to films like them",0,negative
", intelligence and verve",1,positive
real-life story,1,positive
forceful drama,1,positive
with a flourish,1,positive
"painful, obnoxious",0,negative
full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them,0,negative
the emotional heart of happy,1,positive
", proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
terrible events,0,negative
could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own,0,negative
adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay is extraordinary.,1,positive
a rating of zero,0,negative
captivating details,1,positive
a chiller resolutely without chills.,0,negative
impression,1,positive
two-way,1,positive
appreciation of the daily grind that only the most hardhearted scrooge could fail to respond,1,positive
is dreary and sluggish,0,negative
needed more emphasis,0,negative
disappointed,0,negative
"it just goes to show, an intelligent person is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller.",0,negative
exhilarating but blatantly biased.,1,positive
"smartly directed, grown-up film",1,positive
tsai convincingly paints a specifically urban sense of disassociation here.,1,positive
a soulless jumble of ineptly assembled cliches and pabulum that plays like a 95-minute commercial for nba properties.,0,negative
"light the candles, bring out the cake and",1,positive
an eye-boggling blend,1,positive
shared by the nation at their sacrifice.,1,positive
", amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
virtuosic,1,positive
of the great crimes,0,negative
is fascinating,1,positive
otherwise dull subjects,0,negative
like a can of 2-day old coke,0,negative
the suggested and the unknown,0,negative
"is how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture",0,negative
the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and,0,negative
"a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains ... crossroads is never much worse than bland or better than inconsequential",0,negative
a predictably efficient piece,1,positive
`` project greenlight '' winner,1,positive
the humanity of its people,1,positive
comfort in familiarity,1,positive
so fascinating,1,positive
who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
never mind all that ; the boobs are fantasti,1,positive
"with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery",1,positive
accomplished and richly resonant work,1,positive
exquisite trappings,1,positive
been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format,1,positive
all its problems,0,negative
"funny, charming and quirky",1,positive
a perceptive study,1,positive
"real natural, even-flowing tone",1,positive
"like a temperamental child begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining.",0,negative
oscar-nominated documentary,1,positive
"its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia,",0,negative
"scenery, vibe and all --",1,positive
a fascinating documentary about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped,1,positive
"'s critic-proof, simply because it aims so low",0,negative
"jae-eun jeong's take care of my cat brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema.",1,positive
brutally honest,1,positive
of four englishmen facing the prospect of their own mortality,0,negative
a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother.,1,positive
a dentist drill,0,negative
every faltering half-step,0,negative
new release,1,positive
of irreparable damage,0,negative
", more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else.",0,negative
where human nature should be ingratiating,0,negative
disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0,negative
favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
equally derisive clunker,0,negative
sorrowfully,0,negative
'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser,0,negative
is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical.,0,negative
rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone,1,positive
a ton of laughs,1,positive
"the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
engages us in constant fits of laughter,1,positive
"an abused, inner-city autistic",0,negative
allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
on a group of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
has only a fleeting grasp of how to develop them,0,negative
about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
"the world's best actors, daniel auteuil",1,positive
it's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet?'',0,negative
you 're in for a painful ride.,0,negative
that carries a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
to be affected and boring,0,negative
"a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception, which, while it may not rival the filmmaker's period pieces, is still very much worth seeing.",1,positive
a directorial tour de force,1,positive
endearing and,1,positive
wayward,0,negative
playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
precious than perspicacious,1,positive
"manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish.",1,positive
a hokey piece,0,negative
at times it's simply baffling,0,negative
prescribed,1,positive
"as improbable as this premise may seem, abbass's understated, shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
something entertaining,1,positive
the modern-day characters are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones.,0,negative
dynamic first act,1,positive
distinct and very welcome,1,positive
yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie,1,positive
"an entertaining british hybrid of comedy, caper thrills and quirky romance",1,positive
this film is part of that delicate canon,1,positive
", the weight of water comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries.'",0,negative
"lets her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human",1,positive
", the satire is weak.",0,negative
seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece,0,negative
filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner,0,negative
terrific score,1,positive
the same old story,0,negative
is it as smart,1,positive
engaging,1,positive
"a delightful, well-crafted family film",1,positive
constrictive eisenhower era,1,positive
yet the act is still charming here.,1,positive
is magnificent,1,positive
a remarkably insightful,1,positive
of strung-together tv episodes,0,negative
"this marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
"'' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
"is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive,",0,negative
with a company of strictly a-list players,1,positive
the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time.,1,positive
brushes,1,positive
it's an ambitious film,1,positive
"a depressingly retrograde, ` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women.",0,negative
of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking,1,positive
whipping,0,negative
seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string,1,positive
's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack,0,negative
is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.,1,positive
of two unrelated shorts that falls far short,0,negative
the actors ' perfect comic timing,1,positive
a hole in the head,0,negative
"color and depth, and rather a good time",1,positive
"a little melodramatic, but with enough hope to keep you engaged.",1,positive
a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue,1,positive
some genuine spontaneity,1,positive
is able to overcome the triviality of the story,1,positive
has had some success with documentaries,1,positive
"this is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out, with an eye on preserving a sense of mystery.",1,positive
"several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie",0,negative
"in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion",1,positive
the best of them,1,positive
"several survivors, whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday",1,positive
strange and compelling,1,positive
none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising,0,negative
comes off as a long,0,negative
lively intelligence,1,positive
wonderful performances,1,positive
the thin veneer of nationalism,0,negative
see what he could make with a decent budget,1,positive
", however, manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
for its originality,1,positive
divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure,0,negative
a well-intentioned effort that's still too burdened by the actor,1,positive
do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any,0,negative
merely indulges in the worst elements of all of them.,0,negative
we want the funk - and this movie's got it.,1,positive
"show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
in the sun,1,positive
manages to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it,1,positive
's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle.,0,negative
"uh, shred,",0,negative
"a walk to remember is an inspirational love story, capturing the innocence and idealism of that first encounter.",1,positive
to pamela's emotional roller coaster life,1,positive
appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes,0,negative
doltish,0,negative
's as crisp and to the point,1,positive
is still quite good-natured and not a bad way to spend an hour or two,1,positive
"capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",1,positive
the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience.,0,negative
that hollywood no longer has a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
lighting effects and,1,positive
of a valentine sealed with a kiss,1,positive
should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title,0,negative
been edited at all,0,negative
` what's the russian word for wow !? ',1,positive
you love reading and/or poetry,1,positive
phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
"got some good, organic character work, lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2 - hour, dissipated length.",1,positive
of the same old garbage,0,negative
watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix --,1,positive
model,1,positive
a little less charm,0,negative
into that annoying specimen of humanity,0,negative
"this bond film goes off the beaten path, not necessarily for the better.",0,negative
"so genial is the conceit, this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout, dearly hoping that the rich promise of the script will be realized on the screen.",1,positive
settles on a consistent tone.,1,positive
because it's so bad,0,negative
endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison,0,negative
a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes,0,negative
straightforward and old-fashioned in the best possible senses of both those words,1,positive
in this pretentious mess,0,negative
one splendidly cast pair,1,positive
of theater history,1,positive
an athlete,1,positive
", stupid and pointless",0,negative
comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs,0,negative
for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
", i do n't see the point",0,negative
is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone.,1,positive
likely to see all year,1,positive
"long before it's over, you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser.",0,negative
spiffy,1,positive
critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development,0,negative
the central flaw,0,negative
"others, more attuned to the anarchist maxim that ` the urge to destroy is also a creative urge ', or more willing to see with their own eyes, will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating.",1,positive
"triumphant,",1,positive
impossibly long limbs,1,positive
needs to stay afloat in hollywood,0,negative
"recognizable and true that, as in real life, we 're never sure how things will work out",1,positive
genre gem,1,positive
"some cute moments,",1,positive
"as immaculate as stuart little 2 is, it could be a lot better if it were, well, more adventurous.",1,positive
"eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness.",1,positive
has been gathering dust on mgm's shelf,0,negative
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither a point of view nor a compelling reason for being.,0,negative
will be lulled into a coma,0,negative
"petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ...",1,positive
spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications.,1,positive
from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
beguiling freshness,1,positive
a noble end,1,positive
found this a remarkable and novel concept,1,positive
gives none to the audience,0,negative
"its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
is deliberately unsettling,0,negative
as blasphemous and nonsensical,0,negative
non-firsthand experience,0,negative
of the funniest jokes of any movie,1,positive
genuinely pretty,1,positive
a lack of clarity and audacity,0,negative
combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs,1,positive
"is that secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
ignites,1,positive
walled-off,0,negative
refreshingly unhibited,1,positive
"the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence, and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world.",1,positive
still rapturous after all these years,1,positive
self-conscious art drivel,0,negative
brutally dry satire,0,negative
most refreshing,1,positive
"-- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
women torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you ca n't wait to see end.,0,negative
to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly,1,positive
is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career.,0,negative
on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
-- worst of all --,0,negative
such high-wattage brainpower,1,positive
a lingering creepiness one,0,negative
a properly spooky film,1,positive
"after the first 10 minutes, which is worth seeing",1,positive
great acting,1,positive
wonderfully loopy tale,1,positive
"turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count.",1,positive
every cheap trick,0,negative
it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,0,negative
"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater",1,positive
marvelously entertaining and,1,positive
the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0,negative
rewarding,1,positive
intermezzo strain,1,positive
babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy,0,negative
"been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story, and left off the film's predictable denouement",0,negative
wedding,1,positive
director charles stone iii applies more detail to the film's music than to the story line ; what's best about drumline is its energy,1,positive
"( a ) soulless, stupid sequel ...",0,negative
"like its title character, esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.",0,negative
bad enough to repulse any generation of its fans,0,negative
", it delivers the same message as jiri menzel's closely watched trains and danis tanovic's no man's land.",1,positive
sumptuous,1,positive
represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream,1,positive
`` new best friend '',1,positive
"mr. polanski is in his element here : alone, abandoned, but still consoled by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
a huge sacrifice of character and mood,0,negative
"would 've been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story, and left off the film's predictable denouement.",0,negative
the latter's attendant intelligence,0,negative
derivative and hammily acted.,0,negative
jarring shocks,1,positive
one-of-a-kind tour de force,1,positive
's a shame that the storyline and its underlying themes ... finally seem so impersonal or even shallow.,0,negative
so downbeat and nearly humorless,0,negative
that delicate canon,1,positive
thanks to great performances,1,positive
-- and deeply appealing --,1,positive
general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music,0,negative
crude film,0,negative
"defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
really adorable italian guys.,1,positive
it must be the end of the world : the best film so far this year is a franchise sequel starring wesley snipes.,1,positive
like most movies about the pitfalls of bad behavior,0,negative
to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,0,negative
beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling,1,positive
"if the film has a problem, its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on",1,positive
a game of ` who's who ' ... where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
should n't have been made,0,negative
exhilarating new,1,positive
this story of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone offers winning performances and some effecting moments.,1,positive
your disgust and your indifference,0,negative
that the artist's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film,1,positive
"as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly",0,negative
list,0,negative
genuinely bone-chilling tale,1,positive
"if occasionally flawed,",0,negative
"a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is,",1,positive
stays with you,1,positive
simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
the troubling thing about clockstoppers is that it does n't make any sense.,0,negative
make this worth a peek.,1,positive
being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
"an important, original talent in international cinema",1,positive
she's cut open a vein,0,negative
life and beauty,1,positive
"captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago, the essence of the dogtown experience",1,positive
"charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
a spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth.,1,positive
is broken by frequent outbursts of violence and noise,0,negative
"the ability to mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
"its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay,",1,positive
may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
it's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year,1,positive
"not only is it hokey, manipulative and as bland as wonder bread dipped in milk, but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches.",0,negative
unfunny and unentertaining,0,negative
a movie of technical skill and rare depth of intellect and feeling.,1,positive
're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic.,0,negative
fuzzy,1,positive
... is magnificent,1,positive
"that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
so distasteful,0,negative
like a blown-out vein,0,negative
erotic or sensuous charge,1,positive
artistically inept,0,negative
flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion,0,negative
keep the story subtle and us in suspense,1,positive
big-fisted,1,positive
sexy intrigue,1,positive
nary an original idea,0,negative
hate it,0,negative
represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.,0,negative
what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
"there is a real subject here, and it is handled with intelligence and care.",1,positive
"is funny, charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy.",1,positive
it makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film.,1,positive
to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
a revealing look at the collaborative process and,1,positive
is far less mature,0,negative
a half-hearted fluke,0,negative
", kissing jessica steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
cop flick cliches,0,negative
"crafted, and well executed",1,positive
"it's dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous : an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem, going nowhere fast.",0,negative
some terrific setpieces,1,positive
decent kid-pleasing,1,positive
deeply unsettling experience,0,negative
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion,0,negative
"are incredibly captivating and insanely funny, thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
more dutiful than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat.,0,negative
more enjoyable than its predecessor,1,positive
with more holes than clyde barrow's car,0,negative
forcing,0,negative
"o fantasma is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually,",1,positive
are actually fascinating,1,positive
"moody, oozing, chilling and heart-warming",1,positive
"painful, horrifying and oppressively tragic, this film should not be missed.",1,positive
"writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew, and his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic.",0,negative
"in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
nonsensical and laughable plotting,0,negative
more a gunfest than a rock concert.,0,negative
"otherwise appalling, and downright creepy",0,negative
noticeably derivative,0,negative
mawkish self-parody,0,negative
bland but harmless.,0,negative
is polanski's best film,1,positive
make this a comedy or serious drama,0,negative
"'s often handled in fast-edit, hopped-up fashion",0,negative
the screenplay never lets us forget that bourne was once an amoral assassin just like the ones who are pursuing him ... there is never really a true `` us '' versus `` them ''.,1,positive
", you 'll enjoy this movie.",1,positive
walk to remember '',1,positive
crass and insulting homage,0,negative
"complex and quirky,",1,positive
"shyamalan offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs, if you will -- that beneath the familiar, funny surface is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes.",1,positive
's also uninspired,0,negative
unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations,0,negative
an appealing veneer,1,positive
cause loads of irreparable damage,0,negative
the movie's wildly careening tone,0,negative
"comes not from any cinematic razzle-dazzle but from its recovery of an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting.",1,positive
the worst,0,negative
to courage and happiness,1,positive
with an original idea for a teen movie,1,positive
"such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy, but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go",0,negative
"amusing, but ultimately so",1,positive
avary seems to care about,1,positive
exceptionally good,1,positive
"were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
that seem so real in small doses,1,positive
pummel us,0,negative
of particular value or merit,1,positive
outstanding thrillers,1,positive
gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake,1,positive
"... grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set pieces.",0,negative
"it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely,",0,negative
"'s a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing.",1,positive
"on top of a foundering performance, ( madonna's ) denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag.",0,negative
"deeply biased, and wholly designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe",0,negative
weighs down the tale with bogus profundities.,0,negative
elevates the movie above the run-of-the-mill singles blender,1,positive
"its dark, delicate treatment of these characters",1,positive
a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch,1,positive
that breaks your heart,0,negative
sparkling with ideas,1,positive
"what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately, it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing, sometimes all at once",0,negative
of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
"lynne ramsay as an important, original talent in international cinema",1,positive
something provocative,1,positive
guilty,0,negative
"just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract",0,negative
lightweight but appealing,1,positive
laugh-out-loud,1,positive
missing from this material,0,negative
with fewer gags to break the tedium.,0,negative
to the road warrior,1,positive
a low-rent retread of the alien pictures.,0,negative
it's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair.,1,positive
freedom to feel contradictory things,1,positive
proves tiresome,0,negative
forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title would imply.,0,negative
"strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
sexy and romantic,1,positive
pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy ...,1,positive
more of the same old garbage hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now.,0,negative
without stickiness,1,positive
dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick,0,negative
"of temptation, salvation and good intentions",1,positive
the chateau ... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters.,0,negative
a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions --,0,negative
oddly compelling,1,positive
"the marvelous verdu,",1,positive
would be me : fighting off the urge to doze,0,negative
"young hanks and fisk, who vaguely resemble their celebrity parents, bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work.",1,positive
his trademark misogyny,0,negative
suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary,1,positive
dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer,0,negative
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness.,1,positive
"the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even",1,positive
is funny and pithy,1,positive
laughs,1,positive
chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
at last,1,positive
two directors with far less endearing disabilities,0,negative
is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message,0,negative
it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.,1,positive
"form a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically, through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people.",1,positive
for an intelligent movie in which you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
"they are believable as people -- flawed, assured of the wrong things, and scared to admit how much they may really need the company of others",1,positive
appealingly manic and energetic,1,positive
an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers,1,positive
the boobs are fantasti,1,positive
further,1,positive
", the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter.",0,negative
interested in the sights and sounds of battle,1,positive
rent those movies instead,0,negative
showcases the city's old-world charm,1,positive
"motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover",0,negative
fast-paced,1,positive
more of the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned,0,negative
"a paper bag to wear over his head when he goes out into public, to avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers",0,negative
recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
strong first act,1,positive
"lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely, but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension",0,negative
a great saturday night live sketch,1,positive
"a very well-meaning movie, and it",1,positive
pretty bad,0,negative
connoisseurs of chinese film will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus.,1,positive
"make for a winning, heartwarming yarn.",1,positive
", overlong, and bombastic",0,negative
it's far tamer than advertised,0,negative
deficit,0,negative
well-balanced,1,positive
sending the audience straight to hell,0,negative
very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand.,0,negative
summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
prove to be ( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
"if nothing else, `` rollerball '' 2002 may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.",0,negative
keep people going in this crazy life,1,positive
"swims in mediocrity, sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then.",0,negative
relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and,1,positive
gorgeous locales,1,positive
an engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary,1,positive
mopping up,1,positive
straight-ahead,1,positive
barbershop '' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
"they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson, however entertainingly presented, so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes.",0,negative
often-funny drama,1,positive
"farts, urine, feces, semen",0,negative
", the film becomes predictably conventional.",0,negative
reluctant,0,negative
it was just a matter of ` eh.',0,negative
love-struck,1,positive
the fantastic and,1,positive
more grueling and time-consuming,0,negative
clearly well-intentioned,1,positive
like it hot on the hardwood proves once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny.,0,negative
fact and fancy with such confidence,1,positive
highly cerebral,1,positive
animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame,1,positive
to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,1,positive
antonio banderas,1,positive
does have its charms.,1,positive
", i ca n't compare friday after next to them",0,negative
"if you can get past the taboo subject matter, it will be well worth your time.",1,positive
"opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
mumbles his way through the movie,0,negative
"some people march to the beat of a different drum, and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in, this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options.",1,positive
pompous and garbled,0,negative
found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling.,0,negative
are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.,1,positive
which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
"may be one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy.,1,positive
implodes,0,negative
've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
a phony relationship,0,negative
"a pleasing,",1,positive
compelling motion,1,positive
one of the great films about movie love,1,positive
suffering,0,negative
come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
a gentle and engrossing character study.,1,positive
"is good all round, but what really sets the film apart is debrauwer's refusal to push the easy emotional buttons.",1,positive
"seems terrified of the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most of its élan, humor, bile, and irony",0,negative
brilliance,1,positive
is n't world championship material,0,negative
deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell.,0,negative
moderately successful,1,positive
fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country,0,negative
"does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
-- conrad l. hall's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year --,1,positive
crude storyline,0,negative
is a whole lot of fun,1,positive
"be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
madonna is one helluva singer.,1,positive
the el cheapo margaritas,0,negative
if you are in the mood for an intelligent weepy,1,positive
great and a terrible story,1,positive
"he showcases davies as a young woman of great charm, generosity and diplomacy",1,positive
infuriating film.,0,negative
tends to plod,0,negative
have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
the lively intelligence of the artists,1,positive
be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
maybe `` how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
`` ambitious failure,0,negative
blank yearning,0,negative
"with a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera",1,positive
creative composure,1,positive
gory mayhem '',0,negative
an impeccable sense,1,positive
ferrara's best film in years,1,positive
excellent companion piece,1,positive
"poorly written, murky and weakly acted",0,negative
instead of building to a laugh riot we are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence.,0,negative
"smeary and blurry, to the point of distraction",0,negative
a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns,1,positive
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters.,1,positive
"richly detailed, deftly executed",1,positive
", for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway, the hours represents two of those well spent",1,positive
quite beautiful,1,positive
in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
got me grinning.,1,positive
"no worse a film than breaking out, and breaking out",0,negative
as tiresome as 9 seconds,0,negative
wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers.,0,negative
such master screenwriting,1,positive
showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks,0,negative
it's as raw and action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest.,1,positive
unique director's,1,positive
keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film",1,positive
"makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever.",1,positive
is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films,0,negative
"jostling against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except, maybe",0,negative
an action/thriller,1,positive
together with efficiency and an affection for the period,1,positive
a worthwhile glimpse of independent-community guiding lights,1,positive
is twice as bestial but half as funny,0,negative
"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters",0,negative
", i hate myself most mornings.",0,negative
"sweet, funny,",1,positive
are flat,0,negative
victimized,0,negative
the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
"what makes the film special is the refreshingly unhibited enthusiasm that the people, in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music.",1,positive
well-written as sexy beast,1,positive
"the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed,",1,positive
our close ties with animals,1,positive
"as they may be, the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy.",0,negative
"is life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor, funny and sad",1,positive
"inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor",1,positive
fails to overcome the film's manipulative sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0,negative
a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama.,0,negative
emotionally devastating,0,negative
its namesake proud,1,positive
with unimaginable demons,1,positive
the grossest movie,0,negative
"a jumbled fantasy comedy that did not figure out a coherent game plan at scripting, shooting or post-production stages.",0,negative
"alternately hilarious and sad, aggravating and soulful, scathing and joyous.",1,positive
charmless witch,0,negative
into elaborate choreography,1,positive
too simplistic to maintain interest,0,negative
like having a real film of nijinsky,1,positive
worst kind,0,negative
be a breath of fresh air,1,positive
"bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene",1,positive
"drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another",0,negative
instantly know whodunit,0,negative
the atmosphere,1,positive
all-time low,0,negative
me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
deliberately and skillfully uses,1,positive
the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first.,1,positive
"an ungainly movie, ill-fitting",0,negative
there are many definitions of ` time waster ' but,0,negative
the plot has a number of holes,0,negative
"a thoughtful, reverent portrait of what is essentially a subculture, with its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy.",1,positive
anyone not into high-tech splatterfests,0,negative
"a highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god stuck in heaven because he's afraid of his best-known creation?",1,positive
who ca n't act,0,negative
"it is about irrational, unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity",1,positive
"does a great combination act as narrator, jewish grandmother and subject",1,positive
"rumor, a muddled drama about coming to terms with death,",0,negative
"sets animation back 30 years, musicals back 40 years and judaism back at least 50.",0,negative
other than to employ hollywood kids and people who owe favors to their famous parents.,0,negative
ridiculous and,0,negative
"fade amid the deliberate, tiresome ugliness",0,negative
found the perfect material,1,positive
"that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
fine,1,positive
what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents,0,negative
"berry's saucy,",1,positive
", eight crazy nights is a total misfire.",0,negative
too amateurishly square,0,negative
and unoriginal mess,0,negative
of healthy eccentric inspiration and ambition,1,positive
enjoyable film,1,positive
horrors!,0,negative
be particularly innovative,1,positive
a heartening tale,1,positive
"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ...",1,positive
can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it.,0,negative
the only thing i laughed at,0,negative
feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain.,1,positive
leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying,1,positive
relatively flavorless,0,negative
"mind-numbingly, indescribably bad",0,negative
"the story line may be 127 years old, but el crimen del padre amaro ... could n't be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption within the catholic establishment.",1,positive
and unsettling subject matter,0,negative
exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise.,0,negative
to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
he will once again be an honest and loving one,1,positive
trip tripe,0,negative
their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic,0,negative
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness.,1,positive
suffer ',0,negative
an admirably dark first script by brent hanley,1,positive
rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results.,1,positive
of genres that just does n't work,0,negative
slowed down by a stroke,0,negative
been lost in the translation,0,negative
"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating",0,negative
to triumph over a scrooge or two,1,positive
an invaluable service,1,positive
"a sappy, preachy one",0,negative
gone straight to video,0,negative
an ultra-loud blast,1,positive
several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is.,0,negative
asylum material,0,negative
astonishingly pivotal role,1,positive
"'s an odd show, pregnant with moods, stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise",0,negative
made me unintentionally famous -- as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby.,0,negative
seems to remain an unchanged dullard,0,negative
winning story,1,positive
"of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
of the year's most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
"i liked the movie, but",1,positive
fondness,1,positive
alexandre,1,positive
that chirpy songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel.,0,negative
"is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing.",1,positive
this mess of a movie,0,negative
roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler's list ' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie,1,positive
"bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline that i have n't encountered since at least pete's dragon",1,positive
's best,1,positive
"is visually smart, cleverly written",1,positive
"; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, '",0,negative
director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
"is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination",0,negative
"quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
into a cinematic poem,1,positive
", you 'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.",0,negative
the sense of fierce competition,1,positive
an infectious enthusiasm,1,positive
"and, because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas, twice as powerful",1,positive
elevates the material above pat inspirational status,1,positive
it adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed.,1,positive
is that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake,1,positive
environmental pollution,0,negative
"alternating between facetious comic parody and pulp melodrama, this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life.",1,positive
katzenberg,1,positive
"other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables --",0,negative
", but thanks to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances",1,positive
run out screaming,0,negative
"a sexy, peculiar and always entertaining costume drama",1,positive
"a tone of rueful compassion ... reverberates throughout this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events.",1,positive
boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse,1,positive
intrigue and human-scale characters,1,positive
a crisp psychological drama ( and ),1,positive
"blue crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is",1,positive
where this was lazy but enjoyable,1,positive
hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses,0,negative
traditional layers of awakening and ripening and,1,positive
though flawed,0,negative
mediocre,0,negative
"it's unfortunate that wallace, who wrote gibson's braveheart as well as the recent pearl harbor, has such an irrepressible passion for sappy situations and dialogue.",0,negative
i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
very well shot,1,positive
an ideal,1,positive
"manages to bleed it almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work.,0,negative
another visit,1,positive
clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.,0,negative
"it may be a no-brainer, but at least it's a funny no-brainer",1,positive
a four star performance,1,positive
"not only to record the events for posterity, but to help us",1,positive
breaks no new ground,0,negative
mariah carey gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls.,1,positive
ill-equipped,0,negative
alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking,1,positive
godard's ode to tackling life's wonderment is a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess,0,negative
who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard,0,negative
certainly not without merit,1,positive
"leguizamo's best movie work so far,",1,positive
fulfill its own ambitious goals,1,positive
his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
"while obviously aimed at kids, the country bears ... should keep parents amused with its low groan-to-guffaw ratio.",1,positive
an emotional wallop,1,positive
speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.,1,positive
a delightful lark for history buffs,1,positive
obnoxiously,0,negative
is not easily dismissed or forgotten.,1,positive
this painfully unfunny farce,0,negative
"it looks good, sonny",1,positive
"i found it slow, predictable and not very amusing.",0,negative
his audience an epiphany,1,positive
its unadorned view,0,negative
the material is so second-rate,0,negative
where's the movie here?,0,negative
metaphor,1,positive
"the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is, but director doug liman and his colleagues have managed to pack it with enough action to satisfy the boom-bam crowd without a huge sacrifice of character and mood",1,positive
boring before i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
"we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes, and",0,negative
control-alt-delete simone as quickly,0,negative
"the huskies are beautiful,",1,positive
suitably anonymous chiller,1,positive
's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
"making kahlo's art a living, breathing part of the movie,",1,positive
for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
as the queasy-stomached critic who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
heart-pounding suspense,1,positive
wo n't hold up over the long haul,0,negative
has the usual impossible stunts,1,positive
the most consistently funny,1,positive
's sure a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels,1,positive
"sexual jealousy, resentment and the fine",1,positive
"( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional,",0,negative
glib,0,negative
wonderful ensemble cast,1,positive
is the power of love,1,positive
a talk that appeals to me,1,positive
"static set ups,",0,negative
stirring tribute,1,positive
felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes.,0,negative
the locale ... remains far more interesting than the story at hand.,0,negative
might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds,0,negative
very depressing,0,negative
he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
a living testament to the power of the eccentric and the strange.,1,positive
"is a very funny, heartwarming film",1,positive
safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter,1,positive
watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix,1,positive
humorous,1,positive
"too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",1,positive
it does n't disappoint.,1,positive
-- however canned --,0,negative
"offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex, and presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
appeal,1,positive
gut-wrenching examination,1,positive
"works so well for the first 89 minutes, but",0,negative
to merit such superficial treatment,0,negative
is a small gem,1,positive
peaked,1,positive
kudos to the most enchanting film of the year.,1,positive
a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off.,0,negative
irrational,0,negative
"comedy, caper thrills and",1,positive
shared by the nation,1,positive
are too immature and unappealing to care about,0,negative
"its courageousness,",1,positive
", time of favor presents us with an action movie that actually has a brain.",1,positive
all the scenic appeal of a cesspool,0,negative
her agreeably startling use of close-ups,1,positive
that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain,0,negative
that deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
"the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original, but one ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters.",1,positive
it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.,1,positive
"love, memory",1,positive
"that, quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
"the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
"schepisi, aided by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did ),",1,positive
"warm, inviting",1,positive
in its poetic symbolism,1,positive
the 3-d vistas from orbit,1,positive
an endearing cast,1,positive
glaring,0,negative
nudity,0,negative
rolling your eyes,0,negative
she loves them to pieces,1,positive
to make a big splash.,1,positive
"offers an aids subtext, skims over the realities of gay sex, and",0,negative
is still charming here,1,positive
no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge,0,negative
the world's best actors,1,positive
"the visual panache, the comic touch,",1,positive
the silver screen,1,positive
"a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
"it is a popcorn film, not a must-own, or even a must-see.",0,negative
is repeated at least four times.,0,negative
also need movies like tim mccann's revolution no. 9.,1,positive
appealing leads,1,positive
has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
ranges from bad to bodacious,0,negative
"as dumb and cheesy as they may be, the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy.",1,positive
bitter,0,negative
relatively gore-free,1,positive
is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn,0,negative
inadequately,0,negative
all-around good time,1,positive
exceptional detail,1,positive
its own meager weight,0,negative
the best of the pierce brosnan james bond films to date.,1,positive
"neither as scary-funny as tremors nor demented-funny as starship troopers, the movie is n't tough to take as long as you 've paid a matinee price.",0,negative
"jaw-dropping action sequences,",1,positive
allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
"filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
turns very dark and very funny,1,positive
junk-calorie suspense tropes,0,negative
ambiguous ending,0,negative
"... simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
add,1,positive
believable,1,positive
with minimal imagination,0,negative
he was reading the minds of the audience.,1,positive
dramatically satisfying heroine,1,positive
musicals back,1,positive
something fishy,1,positive
"acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow, painful healing process that has followed in their wake",1,positive
portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
"assuredly rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year.",1,positive
you will likely prefer to keep on watching.,1,positive
to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this,1,positive
"quite makes it to the boiling point, but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time.",1,positive
cruelly,0,negative
nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving,0,negative
"is one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works, but also one of his most uncanny",1,positive
feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off.,0,negative
trusts the story it sets out to tell,1,positive
the result is so tame that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel.,0,negative
be post-feminist breezy,1,positive
"as you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman's approach, somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one,0,negative
loads of irreparable damage,0,negative
chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss.,1,positive
", purpose and emotionally bruised characters",1,positive
direct hit,1,positive
"it's a quirky, off-beat project.",1,positive
its execution and skill of its cast,1,positive
"of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical,1,positive
an effective portrait of a life in stasis -- of the power of inertia to arrest development in a dead-end existence,1,positive
but its just not a thrilling movie,0,negative
"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein",1,positive
insufferable,0,negative
a decent ` intro ' documentary,1,positive
artsy fantasy sequences --,1,positive
when are bears bears and,1,positive
impossible to care about,0,negative
's too much syrup and not enough fizz,0,negative
something a little more special behind it,1,positive
high-profile talent,1,positive
thought-provoking and often-funny drama,1,positive
looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer.,0,negative
tick-tock,0,negative
sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
driven by a natural sense for what works,1,positive
"steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious",1,positive
surprisingly ` solid ' achievement,1,positive
slip into hokum,0,negative
the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
"'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",1,positive
inspired portrait,1,positive
is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals,0,negative
sensuous and spirited,1,positive
awfully hard,0,negative
elegant and,1,positive
oleander's uninspired story,0,negative
at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,0,negative
"has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
cultivation,1,positive
a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except,0,negative
you 're desperate for the evening to end.,0,negative
insufferably naive.,0,negative
"come during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
class warfare,0,negative
nice rhythm,1,positive
"the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time, and in their cheap, b movie way, they succeed",1,positive
"is that rare combination of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
reveals that efforts toward closure only open new wounds,1,positive
a stunning new young talent in one,1,positive
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay ;,0,negative
predecessors,1,positive
is that it stinks,0,negative
"a thoughtful movie,",1,positive
being good,1,positive
have to pay if you want to see it,1,positive
"friendship, love, and the truth",1,positive
"a good music documentary, probably one of the best since the last waltz",1,positive
best describes this film : honest,1,positive
aggravating and tedious,0,negative
it's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1,positive
've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time,0,negative
comic sparks,1,positive
on the subgenre,1,positive
satisfyingly odd and intriguing,1,positive
a purposefully reductive movie,1,positive
that it goes nowhere,0,negative
"a disaster of a drama, saved only by its winged assailants.",0,negative
emphasized,1,positive
obnoxious special effects,0,negative
's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion,1,positive
a low-budget affair,0,negative
"uplifting,",1,positive
infuriating about full frontal,0,negative
to duck the very issues it raises,0,negative
derrida is all but useless,0,negative
subtle and,1,positive
deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),0,negative
that is where ararat went astray.,0,negative
"has the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts you expect of de palma, but what makes it transporting is that it's also one of the smartest",1,positive
spinoff of last summer's bloated effects,0,negative
completely misses its emotions,0,negative
"does n't have much panache, but with material this rich it does n't need it",1,positive
of dedicated artists,1,positive
the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable,1,positive
render it anything but laughable,0,negative
live-wire,1,positive
be so light-hearted,1,positive
no worse,0,negative
"listless, witless, and devoid of anything",0,negative
"it's been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie, but",0,negative
"wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring, this movie",1,positive
beyond-lame satire,0,negative
's better than its predecessor,1,positive
what is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination,1,positive
offers escapism,1,positive
pretty stupid,0,negative
"it's just tediously bad, something to be fully forgotten",0,negative
since beauty and the beast,1,positive
nasty aftertaste but,0,negative
hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful,1,positive
"overall, it's a very entertaining, thought-provoking film with a simple message",1,positive
"stare and sniffle, respectively, as ledger attempts, in vain, to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design.",0,negative
"ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread, with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought",0,negative
amazingly successful,1,positive
there's a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening.,0,negative
"gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense,",1,positive
88 minutes of exaggerated action,0,negative
and immature character,0,negative
the most politically audacious films of recent decades,1,positive
is the only winner,1,positive
to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach,0,negative
is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles.,1,positive
"the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
misery,0,negative
the glorious chicanery and self-delusion,1,positive
to rush to the theater for this one,1,positive
manages to string together enough charming moments to work.,1,positive
most romantic comedies,1,positive
not-so-divine,0,negative
be patient with the lovely hush,1,positive
remarkably assured,1,positive
trudge out of the theater feeling,0,negative
300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
washed out,0,negative
does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
wise enough,1,positive
is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture.,0,negative
the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
"its excellent storytelling,",1,positive
zeal,1,positive
"sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music",0,negative
too many conflicts,0,negative
wretchedly unfunny wannabe,0,negative
"advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly",0,negative
a wild comedy,1,positive
a comic book with soul,1,positive
must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,0,negative
could n't,0,negative
raffish charm,1,positive
that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
pull his head out of his butt,0,negative
"is not a classical dramatic animated feature, nor a hip, contemporary, in-jokey one.",0,negative
"a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
its initial excitement settles into a warmed over pastiche.,0,negative
so memorable,1,positive
who does n't understand the difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb,0,negative
date-night diversion,1,positive
"it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly, yet it is impossible to find the film anything but appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
meyjes ' provocative film might be called an example of the haphazardness of evil.,1,positive
it's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese.,0,negative
loss,0,negative
invigorating,1,positive
puerile,0,negative
", can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
i suspect this is the kind of production that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd.,0,negative
gentle and engrossing,1,positive
gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown,1,positive
an energizing,1,positive
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and a wide supply",1,positive
's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge.,1,positive
"heartwarming here relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script by axel hellstenius.",1,positive
uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them.,1,positive
is so convincing,1,positive
love the film,1,positive
"wanders all over the map thematically and stylistically, and borrows heavily from lynch, jeunet, and von trier while failing to find a spark of its own.",0,negative
"i.e. peploe's, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
aggressive self-glorification and a manipulative whitewash.,0,negative
mummy and the mummy returns,1,positive
too overdone,0,negative
"an inept, tedious spoof of '70s",0,negative
over this `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
screen presence,1,positive
too shallow for an older one,0,negative
film legacy,1,positive
cool gadgets and creatures,1,positive
finery,1,positive
would do better elsewhere.,0,negative
reassures us,1,positive
one of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
a very depressing movie,0,negative
the film is well-crafted and,1,positive
there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references,1,positive
"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and",0,negative
found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going.,0,negative
a major movie,1,positive
attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life,0,negative
do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes,0,negative
that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
many false scares,0,negative
who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
i realized that i just did n't care,0,negative
amélie's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin,1,positive
its laid-back way,1,positive
ever spill from a projector's lens,0,negative
half past dead -- or for seagal,0,negative
art and commerce,1,positive
a biting satire that has no teeth,0,negative
does n't have anything really interesting to say,0,negative
"the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound",1,positive
"fans of plympton's shorts may marginally enjoy the film,",1,positive
"'s a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire",1,positive
like the similarly ill-timed antitrust,0,negative
"leaping from one arresting image to another, songs from the second floor has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream and so manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time.",1,positive
superb performance,1,positive
funny stuff in this movie,1,positive
"the most part a useless movie, even with a great director at the helm",0,negative
"finely crafted,",1,positive
dime-store psychology,0,negative
"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery,",0,negative
marks an encouraging new direction for la salle,1,positive
to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
"covers huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
a solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
"audiences are advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching, but",0,negative
a single surprise,1,positive
biggest husband-and-wife disaster,0,negative
like a sucker,0,negative
"rob schneider's infantile cross-dressing routines fill the hot chick, the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian.",0,negative
"passion, melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears cascade over the screen effortlessly",1,positive
a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer,0,negative
and wonderful creatures,1,positive
"it might not be 1970s animation, but everything else about it is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness.",0,negative
to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,1,positive
a movie with depth,1,positive
best rock,1,positive
"below may not mark mr. twohy's emergence into the mainstream, but his promise remains undiminished.",1,positive
ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times,1,positive
"third time's the charm ... yeah, baby!",1,positive
"you might want to take a reality check before you pay the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead.",0,negative
in this romantic comedy,1,positive
"does n't deliver a great story, nor",0,negative
zellweger's whiny pouty-lipped poof,0,negative
a bitter taste,0,negative
of cuban leader fidel castro,0,negative
has the requisite faux-urban vibe and hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,0,negative
from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
skins is heartfelt and achingly real.,1,positive
"their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse",1,positive
originality ai n't on the menu,0,negative
it was a guilty pleasure,1,positive
stylistically,1,positive
purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of hollywood comedies such as father of the bride.,1,positive
"forewarned, if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film",0,negative
's a very valuable film ...,1,positive
clever ideas and visual gags,1,positive
should be themselves,1,positive
's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it.,0,negative
some robust and scary entertainment,1,positive
"that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
jazzy new revisionist theories,1,positive
is more likely to induce sleep than fright.,0,negative
"the frustration,",0,negative
complex characters,1,positive
not be a breakthrough in filmmaking,0,negative
would n't want to live waydowntown,0,negative
"'s most thoughtful films about art, ethics, and the cost of moral compromise.",1,positive
sinks further and further into comedy futility.,0,negative
's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor,1,positive
than this facetious smirk of a movie,0,negative
fairly impressive debut,1,positive
but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
fantasti,1,positive
"dabbles all around, never gaining much momentum.",0,negative
"honest, and enjoyable",1,positive
dependable concept,1,positive
a visual treat for all audiences,1,positive
the cast is spot on,1,positive
weaves us into a complex web,1,positive
generating suspense,1,positive
"gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel",1,positive
sexist,0,negative
genteel and unsurprising,0,negative
their own immaturity,0,negative
is so earnest that it's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs.,1,positive
for its intelligence and intensity,1,positive
"funny, moving yarn",1,positive
should be as entertaining as it is,1,positive
stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
viewers out in the cold and,0,negative
like mere splashing around,0,negative
the most enchanting film,1,positive
cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity,0,negative
", like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids.",1,positive
the bravery and dedication,1,positive
"the equivalent of french hip-hop, which also seems to play on a 10-year delay",0,negative
dopey dialogue and,0,negative
does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
follows into melodrama and silliness,0,negative
overcome blah characters,1,positive
hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...,1,positive
fun family fare,1,positive
playfully profound ... and,1,positive
it recycles every cliché about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera.,0,negative
by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings,1,positive
baked,1,positive
lasting impression,1,positive
"difficult, endless work",0,negative
a shock-you-into-laughter intensity,1,positive
that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
", very well told with an appropriate minimum of means.",1,positive
a fake street drama that keeps telling you things instead of showing them,0,negative
with lots of somber blues and pinks,0,negative
loquacious and dreary piece,0,negative
", invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
"dark and unrepentant, this excursion into the epicenter of percolating mental instability is not easily dismissed or forgotten.",1,positive
"on offensive, waste of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
has many of the things that made the first one charming,1,positive
"to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
"like its new england characters, most of whom wander about in thick clouds of denial, the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness.",1,positive
a clever,1,positive
awfully entertaining,1,positive
does not translate well to the screen,0,negative
perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
psychotic than romantic,0,negative
"also has a good ear for dialogue, and the characters sound like real people.",1,positive
"it's funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot.",1,positive
"pushed to their most virtuous limits, lending the narrative an unusually surreal tone",1,positive
leaks treacle from every pore.,0,negative
boasts some tart tv-insider humor,1,positive
remarkable film,1,positive
"waydowntown may not be an important movie, or even a good one, but it provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision with the hot oscar season currently underway.",1,positive
capable cast,1,positive
the run-of-the-mill singles blender,0,negative
both gripping and compelling,1,positive
sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers,1,positive
"them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world",1,positive
"if you like quirky, odd movies and/or the ironic",1,positive
a well-defined sense,1,positive
the consciously dumbed-down approach,0,negative
"could be looking at his 12th oscar nomination by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
flick that scalds like acid.,0,negative
"'s the plot, and a maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score that made me want to scream.",0,negative
a landmark,1,positive
to portray its literarily talented and notorious subject as anything much more than a dirty old man,0,negative
with a terrific screenplay and fanciful direction,1,positive
has a rather unique approach to documentary.,1,positive
the film has several strong performances.,1,positive
"whose boozy, languid",0,negative
a meatier deeper beginning,1,positive
"most creative, energetic and original",1,positive
epic cinema,1,positive
has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
an intelligent romantic thriller of a very old-school kind of quality.,1,positive
for a satisfying evening at the multiplex,1,positive
it was going to be,1,positive
"reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world",1,positive
the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it,1,positive
that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
will undoubtedly enjoy it,1,positive
walk to remember,1,positive
moderately successful but,1,positive
"becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are",1,positive
", its shortness disappoints",0,negative
this fast-paced,1,positive
end up laughing,1,positive
a smile,1,positive
an unintentionally surreal kid's picture ... in which actors in bad bear suits enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
"that it makes you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",1,positive
"oversexed, at times overwrought comedy/drama that offers little insight into the experience of being forty, female and single.",0,negative
in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
"like kubrick before him, may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit.",1,positive
a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
welcome in her most charmless,0,negative
hollywood comedies such as father of the bride,1,positive
get no satisfaction,0,negative
brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life,1,positive
this one feels like a life sentence,0,negative
"a compelling, gut-clutching piece of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day",1,positive
"anyone else who may, for whatever reason, be thinking about going to see this movie",0,negative
good yarn,1,positive
"is not show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty nonetheless",1,positive
is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame,1,positive
"mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and",1,positive
gets the job done,1,positive
"one of the funniest motion pictures of the year, but",1,positive
gooding is the energetic frontman,1,positive
naturally charming,1,positive
"petter næss ' delicate, clever direction",1,positive
remarkably dull with only caine,0,negative
the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.,1,positive
to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time,0,negative
secretary,1,positive
"visually atrocious, and often downright creepy",0,negative
come with the warning ``,0,negative
"the plot of the comeback curlers is n't very interesting actually, but what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians.",1,positive
a soulless hunk,0,negative
conventional but heartwarming,1,positive
unencouraging,0,negative
big screen magic,1,positive
of good acting,1,positive
bitter and truthful,1,positive
also the unique way shainberg goes about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
rote work and predictable,0,negative
this film that may not always work,0,negative
on all levels,1,positive
"one of the better video-game-based flicks,",1,positive
african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
"we have a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
"for the most part, credible",1,positive
broken characters,0,negative
digs into their very minds,1,positive
"good, solid storytelling.",1,positive
"the sort of picture in which, whenever one of the characters has some serious soul searching to do, they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset.",0,negative
of a love affair,1,positive
tasteful to look at,1,positive
devito's misanthropic vision,1,positive
little catch,1,positive
to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
"'s a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt.",0,negative
"tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier",0,negative
"in all its director's cut glory,",1,positive
grace and panache,1,positive
engaging and exciting,1,positive
"is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast",1,positive
of a frustrating misfire,0,negative
"dull, spiritless, silly and monotonous",0,negative
get all five,1,positive
magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it's one tough rock.,1,positive
"is a fine, understated piece of filmmaking.",1,positive
"a coming-of-age tale from new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply felt performances across the board.",1,positive
"'s an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
acidic all-male,0,negative
had some success with documentaries,1,positive
"take his smooth, shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
"if you 've the patience, there are great rewards here.",1,positive
frosting,1,positive
the usual whoopee-cushion effort,0,negative
"entertaining, if ultimately minor, thriller",1,positive
'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up,1,positive
lazily directed by charles stone iii ... from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis.,0,negative
"the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything.",0,negative
want to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
"nurtures the multi-layers of its characters, allowing us to remember that life's ultimately a gamble and last orders are to be embraced.",1,positive
well-made pizza,1,positive
earnestness,1,positive
mind-numbingly,0,negative
for a few comic turns,1,positive
is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened,0,negative
is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
"does n't try to surprise us with plot twists, but rather",1,positive
pushes too hard to make this a comedy or serious drama,0,negative
junk-calorie,0,negative
is engage an audience,1,positive
think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
"one that typifies the delirium of post, pre, and extant stardom",1,positive
swept away,1,positive
"with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
a dark pit,0,negative
"here ... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
"its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner",1,positive
troubling and powerful,1,positive
does n't do more than expand a tv show to movie length,0,negative
"a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ...",1,positive
", clever",1,positive
"a unique, well-crafted psychological study of grief",1,positive
it's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good.,1,positive
their own brightly colored dreams,1,positive
splashy and entertainingly nasty,1,positive
its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...,1,positive
feel-bad ending,0,negative
not a bad way,1,positive
", paid in full has clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years.",1,positive
is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film.,0,negative
"in that oh-so-important category, the four feathers comes up short",0,negative
you wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd.,0,negative
"cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos, but there are no movies of nijinsky, so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge.",0,negative
there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it's going to be a trip.,1,positive
the right time in the history of our country,1,positive
his chemistry with shimizu is very believable,1,positive
"such a wildly uneven hit-and-miss enterprise, you ca n't help suspecting that it was improvised on a day-to-day basis during production.",0,negative
"with nary a glimmer of self-knowledge, ( crane ) becomes more specimen than character -- and auto focus remains a chilly, clinical lab report.",0,negative
too grave for youngsters,0,negative
on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness,1,positive
could hardly,0,negative
"let's see, a haunted house, a haunted ship, what's next ... ghost blimp",0,negative
set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
unique and entertaining twist,1,positive
solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining.,0,negative
a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss,1,positive
making it one of the best war movies ever made,1,positive
"listless, witless",0,negative
of fun or energy,1,positive
"will take you places you have n't been, and also places you have",1,positive
"... 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.",0,negative
pleasurable expressions,1,positive
a frustrating ` tweener ' --,0,negative
sprung from such a great one,1,positive
a strong sense of humanism,1,positive
a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche,0,negative
"has all of dean's mannerisms and self-indulgence, but none of his sweetness and vulnerability.",0,negative
incoherence and,0,negative
traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe,1,positive
"is a nicely handled affair, a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch",1,positive
sheerly beautiful film,1,positive
who inhabit it,1,positive
a weary journalist,0,negative
"assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic, and",1,positive
went over my head,0,negative
successful example,1,positive
"served by the movie's sophomoric blend of shenanigans and slapstick, although the more lascivious-minded might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service",0,negative
a nagging sense,0,negative
as lumpy as two-day old porridge,0,negative
of the best actors there is,1,positive
"post-september 11, `` the sum of all fears '' seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves.",0,negative
ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
burns ' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off.,0,negative
to the point of distraction,0,negative
cringe,0,negative
funny yet dark,1,positive
a major waste ... generic.,0,negative
a bad movie that happened to good actors.,0,negative
"a crowd-pleaser,",1,positive
"the film, despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it, is still good fun.",1,positive
asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
of daring films,1,positive
of an impression,1,positive
like a copout,0,negative
are all more than competent,1,positive
the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
that it is laughingly enjoyable,1,positive
amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest,0,negative
"intensely romantic, thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery.",1,positive
retelling,0,negative
"am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows, but hey arnold!",1,positive
( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers,0,negative
"let's issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate.",1,positive
"'s also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly,",1,positive
the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.,0,negative
there is something that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
a big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on.,0,negative
a sloppy slapstick throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken.,0,negative
easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
"seems embarrassed by his own invention and tries to rush through the intermediary passages, apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device",0,negative
"kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast, and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them.",1,positive
you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles,0,negative
mean-spirited and wryly observant.,0,negative
"terminally bland, painfully slow",0,negative
"o fantasma is boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually, and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing.",1,positive
various characters express their quirky inner selves,1,positive
"finally move away from his usual bumbling, tongue-tied screen persona",1,positive
zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
the station looking for a return ticket to realism,0,negative
and game phenomenon,1,positive
aggravating,0,negative
a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
so potent,1,positive
"which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction, when really what we demand of the director",0,negative
hollow at its emotional core,0,negative
solid job,1,positive
no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain,0,negative
into a smart new comedy,1,positive
pay reparations to viewers,0,negative
"the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
affectionate delight,1,positive
"an authentically vague, but ultimately purposeless, study in total pandemonium.",0,negative
surprisingly charming and,1,positive
to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
"visit, this laboratory of laughter",1,positive
as a landmark in film history,1,positive
rough edges,0,negative
"the humor, characterization, poignancy, and intelligence of a bad sitcom",0,negative
the greatest natural sportsmen,1,positive
pretty and gifted,1,positive
a wal-mart budget,0,negative
annoying score,0,negative
an impenetrable and insufferable ball,0,negative
that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
much of the movie's charm lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo.,1,positive
is marveilleux,1,positive
that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting,0,negative
", mayhem and stupidity",0,negative
freedom,1,positive
best enjoyed as a work of fiction inspired by real-life events.,1,positive
's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest.,1,positive
the problem with wendigo,0,negative
one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
"a solid pedigree both in front of and, more specifically, behind the camera",1,positive
"rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake",0,negative
would benigni's italian pinocchio have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
"a formula family tearjerker told with a heavy irish brogue ... accentuating, rather than muting, the plot's saccharine thrust.",1,positive
feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while,0,negative
in-your-face family drama and black comedy,1,positive
resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product,0,negative
unrewarding all of this,0,negative
fancy,1,positive
flat characters,0,negative
most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings,1,positive
very sweet,1,positive
you 'd want to smash its face in,0,negative
shtick,0,negative
an enthusiastic audience,1,positive
not only satisfied,1,positive
morality tale,1,positive
a lazy exercise,0,negative
keep you wide awake and,1,positive
dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
the good-time shenanigans,1,positive
"even if you 've never heard of chaplin, you 'll still be glued to the screen.",1,positive
"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious,",1,positive
"resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",1,positive
holds a certain charm,1,positive
the perfect cure,1,positive
of bible parables and not an actual story,0,negative
incisive and sensitive,1,positive
is difficult to fathom,0,negative
", apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice.",0,negative
"is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful, and lit by flashes of mordant humor.",1,positive
are n't your bailiwick,0,negative
"beautifully shot, delicately scored and powered by a set of heartfelt performances, it's a lyrical endeavor.",1,positive
"maelstrom is strange and compelling, engrossing and different,",1,positive
been made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
funniest and most likeable movie in years,1,positive
the full monty was a freshman fluke,0,negative
good,1,positive
"about half of them are funny, a few are sexy and none are useful in telling the story, which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal.",0,negative
"apart is the vision that taymor, the avant garde director of broadway's the lion king and the film titus, brings.",1,positive
the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict,0,negative
so rich with period minutiae,1,positive
that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release,1,positive
collapses after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series of adolescent violence,0,negative
of adolescent violence,0,negative
it's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5.,0,negative
"... ( the film ) works, due mostly to the tongue-in-cheek attitude of the screenplay.",1,positive
leaden and dull,0,negative
a lasting impression,1,positive
a trend long overdue,1,positive
is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
entertaining mix,1,positive
is a kind of perpetual pain,0,negative
's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour,0,negative
improves,1,positive
be entertained by,1,positive
", the film is well worthwhile.",1,positive
good vampire tale,1,positive
cheesiest,0,negative
narcissism and,0,negative
burns,0,negative
cram too many ingredients into one small pot,0,negative
is n't necessarily an admirable storyteller,0,negative
mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary.,0,negative
"arrives at its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation.",1,positive
evil dead ii,1,positive
this rich,1,positive
never seems aware of his own coolness,1,positive
french director anne fontaine delivers an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and the emotional blockage that accompanies this human condition,1,positive
a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya,0,negative
a respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
"does n't tell you anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
dollars,1,positive
am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here,0,negative
unforgettable characters,1,positive
an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
blood,0,negative
a great deal of thought,1,positive
"you 'd probably turn it off, convinced that you had already seen that movie.",0,negative
a uniquely sensual metaphorical dramatization,1,positive
nasty journey,0,negative
it should be interesting,1,positive
to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
", he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.",1,positive
"generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
"thoroughly enjoyable, heartfelt",1,positive
trenchant satirical jabs,0,negative
fall's,1,positive
some modest amusements,1,positive
"here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad, and",0,negative
an average b-movie with no aspirations,0,negative
"( the film ) tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
"has a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights ; big hair ; lavish period scenery ; and a story just",1,positive
", hélène angel is definitely a director to watch.",1,positive
"meaningless, vapid and devoid",0,negative
"finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",1,positive
"appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
"a naturally funny film, home movie makes you crave chris smith's next movie.",1,positive
"a thoroughly engaging, surprisingly touching british comedy",1,positive
there are few things more frustrating to a film buff than seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending.,0,negative
filmed directly from a television monitor,0,negative
be careful what you wish for,0,negative
"'s as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows.",0,negative
"openness,",1,positive
a guy with his talent ended up in a movie this bad,0,negative
his clamorous approach,0,negative
was funny,1,positive
tailor-made,1,positive
more experimental in its storytelling,1,positive
crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
"quirky, off-beat project",1,positive
"every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy",0,negative
really quite funny,1,positive
uneasy bonds,0,negative
"if you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
fire,0,negative
"just a string of stale gags, with no good inside dope, and no particular bite",0,negative
subtly different,1,positive
exploitative and largely devoid,0,negative
thumbs down,0,negative
christmas perennial,1,positive
funnier film,1,positive
some laughs in this movie,1,positive
that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah.,0,negative
makes,1,positive
"kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and",1,positive
but a little too smugly superior,0,negative
", it's still tainted by cliches, painful improbability and murky points.",0,negative
make you laugh,1,positive
you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.,0,negative
"with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity, undisputed is nearly incoherent, an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins.",0,negative
"philosophers, not",0,negative
it's very much like life itself.,1,positive
are sweet and believable,1,positive
as the old-hat province of male intrigue,0,negative
excruciating,0,negative
its easily dismissive,0,negative
"a subtle, humorous, illuminating study of politics, power and social mobility.",1,positive
ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale about a factory worker who escapes for a holiday in venice reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls.,1,positive
too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things,0,negative
beautifully acted,1,positive
improbable as this premise may seem,0,negative
from mel gibson and a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,1,positive
"barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all",0,negative
the highest power of all is the power of love,1,positive
"amateurish, quasi-improvised",0,negative
very well-meaning,1,positive
stuffs his debut,0,negative
is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage.,0,negative
"this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes,",1,positive
a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
anything but laughable,0,negative
"the film occasionally tries the viewer's patience with slow pacing and a main character who sometimes defies sympathy, but it ultimately satisfies with its moving story.",1,positive
"'s a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
"by proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen.,1,positive
many of these guys are less than adorable,0,negative
a mean-spirited film,0,negative
a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers.,1,positive
there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ;,0,negative
that serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus,1,positive
"a story that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
"a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare, but mira nair's film is an absolute delight for all audiences.",1,positive
archly funny,1,positive
but still entertaining,1,positive
entertaining to watch the target practice,1,positive
his work with actors is particularly impressive.,1,positive
poetic force,1,positive
"while dutifully pulling on heartstrings, directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix.",1,positive
"as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
the film ultimately fails,0,negative
( tsai's ) masterpiece,1,positive
unleashes,1,positive
endless trailer,0,negative
does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture,0,negative
"kind, unapologetic",1,positive
`` suck '',0,negative
does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is.,0,negative
impressive style,1,positive
an irresistibly uncanny ambience that goes a long way toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
one big blustery movie,0,negative
the dimming of a certain ambition,0,negative
this visual trickery,0,negative
for the best of hollywood's comic-book,1,positive
succeeds in delivering a dramatic slap in the face that's simultaneously painful and refreshing.,1,positive
painless,1,positive
"the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff, and that's where this film should have remained",0,negative
"a compelling yarn, but not quite a ripping one",1,positive
sometimes quite funny,1,positive
any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
"of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
the tiresome rant,0,negative
a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,0,negative
convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment,1,positive
are reflected in almost every scene,1,positive
are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock,0,negative
tenderly observant of his characters,1,positive
as a dystopian movie,0,negative
do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage,0,negative
acquires an undeniable entertainment value,1,positive
a whale of a good time for both children and parents seeking christian-themed fun.,1,positive
freaks,0,negative
laughably unconvincing,0,negative
expertly,1,positive
is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise.,0,negative
"this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day, but under the right conditions, it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun",1,positive
spiritually,1,positive
the message is too blatant,0,negative
a sweet and modest,1,positive
the horrible pains,0,negative
is awful,0,negative
its solemn pretension,0,negative
altered,1,positive
it is handled with intelligence and care,1,positive
being bored,0,negative
realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
"it's definitely not made for kids or their parents, for that matter, and",0,negative
a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
a straight face,1,positive
is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage,0,negative
bad cinema,0,negative
this dream hispanic role,1,positive
"unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film,1,positive
"easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing",0,negative
"pile too many `` serious issues '' on its plate at times, yet",0,negative
the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd,1,positive
"that place, that time",1,positive
more simply intrusive to the story,0,negative
it's not entirely memorable,0,negative
"work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
"like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
seriously bad film,0,negative
in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole,0,negative
impressive roster,1,positive
innovators,1,positive
"a more annoying, though less angry",0,negative
there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,0,negative
a series of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
"another genre exercise,",0,negative
it's the worst movie of 2002,0,negative
"great fun,",1,positive
from `` promising,1,positive
wildly careening tone,0,negative
who learns that believing in something does matter,1,positive
as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
"at 90 minutes this movie is short, but it feels much longer.",0,negative
as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room,0,negative
"youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness",1,positive
"all its agonizing, catch-22 glory",1,positive
engrossing,1,positive
this delicate coming-of-age tale a treat,1,positive
the artwork is spectacular,1,positive
's not very interesting,0,negative
revolutionary,1,positive
even the most jaded cinema audiences,1,positive
given fair warning,0,negative
greatest films,1,positive
birthday girl's calculated events,0,negative
into an ocean of trouble,0,negative
moving and important film,1,positive
a clear sense of purpose,1,positive
remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,1,positive
to die for,1,positive
worth your seven bucks,1,positive
in a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
chilling style,1,positive
proves that it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies.,0,negative
"with a tighter editorial process and firmer direction this material could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent, but as is, personal velocity seems to be idling in neutral",0,negative
"could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking",1,positive
"the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament.",0,negative
"visually atrocious,",0,negative
", irrational, long-suffering but cruel",0,negative
quickie tv special,0,negative
clever script,1,positive
sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution,0,negative
"are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
the collaborative process,1,positive
the unexplainable pain,0,negative
romantic-comedy duds,0,negative
takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope : ichi the killer,1,positive
"its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises",0,negative
intermittently good,1,positive
perhaps even the slc high command found writer-director mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going.,0,negative
an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia,1,positive
highly studied,1,positive
stuttering editing and pompous references,0,negative
"sad, soggy potboiler",0,negative
of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
"the efforts of its star, kline, to lend some dignity to a dumb story",0,negative
"an admirable reconstruction of terrible events, and",1,positive
surrounding us,1,positive
reflective and,1,positive
for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex,0,negative
which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway,0,negative
it's ) a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest.,1,positive
denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag.,0,negative
leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature,1,positive
"the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory.",0,negative
but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
hold society in place,1,positive
"after seeing ` analyze that, ' i feel better already.",1,positive
one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications,0,negative
"more than that, it's a work of enthralling drama",1,positive
"makes minority report necessary viewing for sci-fi fans, as the film has some of the best special effects ever",1,positive
colorful world,1,positive
impressive achievement,1,positive
some remarkable achival film about how shanghai ( of all places ) served jews who escaped the holocaust.,1,positive
the worst of their shallow styles,0,negative
"has a kind of hard, cold effect",0,negative
loveable or otherwise,1,positive
is tragically rare in the depiction of young women in film,0,negative
clever enough,1,positive
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances,1,positive
a good movie,1,positive
is the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine.,1,positive
also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues,1,positive
makes the heart soar,1,positive
the worst titles,0,negative
deserves a better vehicle,0,negative
an eviction notice,0,negative
"more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
pretty listless collection,0,negative
completely wreaked,0,negative
even touch us,1,positive
the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
doubt it,0,negative
done before but never so vividly,1,positive
"his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
cherish,1,positive
getting into too many pointless situations,0,negative
streamed across its borders,1,positive
allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range,1,positive
needlessly opaque intro,0,negative
is consistently,1,positive
there's something vital about the movie.,1,positive
few sleepless hours,0,negative
", albeit a visually compelling one,",1,positive
lets the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode,0,negative
"is that those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home.",0,negative
it's a lyrical endeavor.,1,positive
huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
further demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded.,0,negative
miraculous,1,positive
do well to check this one out,1,positive
both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
heaven is one such beast,1,positive
sullivan and his son,1,positive
choppiness,0,negative
the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile..,0,negative
environmental pollution ever made,0,negative
"as with most late-night bull sessions, eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.",0,negative
it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.,1,positive
", norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced,",0,negative
"a brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel.",1,positive
into the nature of faith,1,positive
to document all this emotional misery,0,negative
gritty,1,positive
"lush, all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
funnier,1,positive
"sitting in the third row of the imax cinema at sydney's darling harbour, but i sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking and",1,positive
"just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination",0,negative
to savor binoche's skill,1,positive
definitely,1,positive
beaches,1,positive
has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool.,0,negative
deaths,0,negative
wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing,0,negative
was as graceful,1,positive
be appreciated by anyone outside the under-10 set,0,negative
"the incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music",0,negative
hitting the audience over the head with a moral,0,negative
against the maker's minimalist intent,0,negative
the movie as a whole,1,positive
opportunity to make absurdist observations,1,positive
was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time,0,negative
nicholson proves once again that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
", yu clearly hopes to camouflage how bad his movie is.",0,negative
"patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
disappointingly thin slice,0,negative
in future years as an eloquent memorial,1,positive
bring new energy to the familiar topic of office politics.,1,positive
"never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
that's as entertaining as it is instructive,1,positive
no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
this is one of the rarest kinds of films : a family-oriented non-disney film that is actually funny without hitting below the belt.,1,positive
to good actors,1,positive
with imagination,1,positive
all-powerful,1,positive
embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes,0,negative
that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
every conceivable mistake a director could make in filming opera has been perpetrated here.,0,negative
superior crime movie,1,positive
"turn on many people to opera,",1,positive
just as endearing and easy to watch,1,positive
what's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
there is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone.,1,positive
the best inside-show-biz,1,positive
"should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
the cruelty and suffering,0,negative
"more mature than fatal attraction, more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 1/2 weeks",1,positive
to say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor.,0,negative
just the labor involved in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light is astonishing.,1,positive
most substantial feature for some time,1,positive
walked away,0,negative
is plainly dull and visually ugly,0,negative
"touching, sophisticated film",1,positive
"the film manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity.",1,positive
"'' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be,1,positive
some of it is honestly affecting,1,positive
to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
"writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew, and",0,negative
is a plodding mess,0,negative
constant smiles,1,positive
"compelling, provocative and prescient viewing",1,positive
you value your time and money,1,positive
arrest development in a dead-end existence,0,negative
", it's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.",1,positive
it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it.,0,negative
incredibly,1,positive
"the intelligence level of the characters must be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
fantasy pablum,0,negative
family dynamics,1,positive
you 'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama.,1,positive
a fairly revealing study of its two main characters --,1,positive
idiotic,0,negative
for finding meaning in relationships or work,1,positive
"is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.",1,positive
enjoyable in its own right,1,positive
a lively and engaging examination of how similar obsessions can dominate a family,1,positive
to entertain all ages,1,positive
the negative and the script,0,negative
it's offensive,0,negative
as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice,0,negative
"goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy.",1,positive
a film that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i saw the film.,1,positive
's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor,0,negative
all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders,0,negative
"there's no conversion effort,",0,negative
"has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written,",0,negative
the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise,0,negative
offers winning performances and some effecting moments.,1,positive
has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't.,1,positive
oscar-nominated,1,positive
sheer ugliness,0,negative
water torture seem appealing,0,negative
in the tradition,1,positive
to wait for the video,0,negative
predominantly amateur,0,negative
looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man.,0,negative
gussied up,1,positive
mishmash,0,negative
seamless and sumptuous stream,1,positive
able to pull it back on course,1,positive
the self-image,1,positive
true-to-life characters,1,positive
to believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive?,0,negative
to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
"the little girls understand, and mccracken knows that's all that matters.",1,positive
wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
in a movie this bad,0,negative
"trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots,0,negative
"that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood, nothing good can happen",0,negative
"'s insecure in lovely and amazing,",1,positive
a clever thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest,1,positive
its invitingly upbeat overture,1,positive
"the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself,",1,positive
is negated,0,negative
reliable textbook,1,positive
determination to inject farcical raunch,0,negative
"they 're just a couple of cops in copmovieland, these two, but in narc, they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood.",1,positive
of heart,1,positive
a deft,1,positive
"on the surface a silly comedy, scotland, pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play.",1,positive
"bread, my sweet has so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it.",0,negative
shaking your head,0,negative
encouraging,1,positive
is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate,1,positive
eye-popping visuals,1,positive
"fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies, and he gives none to the audience.",0,negative
"a film with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
hate yourself,0,negative
a beautiful paean to a time long past,1,positive
be incomprehensible to moviegoers not already clad in basic black,1,positive
self-amused trash,0,negative
a fair amount of b-movie excitement,1,positive
"super - violent, super-serious",1,positive
large-scale,1,positive
consuming self-absorption,0,negative
a sobering meditation,1,positive
make a clear point --,1,positive
a new benchmark for lameness,0,negative
"the film is visually dazzling,",1,positive
"a triumph, a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light.",1,positive
just what ( aniston ) has always needed to grow into a movie career,1,positive
meandering and confusing,0,negative
become the master of innuendo,1,positive
frida gets the job done.,1,positive
surprises,1,positive
rather unexceptional,0,negative
fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
adventures,1,positive
"easy, seductive pacing",1,positive
makes up for with its heart.,1,positive
imaginative filmmaker,1,positive
it's mostly a pleasure to watch.,1,positive
with all of this,1,positive
", the score is too insistent",0,negative
to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese,1,positive
that actually has a brain,1,positive
editorial process,1,positive
closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
a side dish of asparagus,0,negative
they wo n't enjoy the movie at all.,0,negative
"winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly, i think ) for something fresh to say",0,negative
gives no quarter to anyone seeking to pull a cohesive story out of its 2 1/2 - hour running time,0,negative
were a person,1,positive
poetry in motion captured on film.,1,positive
"a smart, nuanced look",1,positive
"the new film is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture.",0,negative
"like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going",0,negative
three-hour endurance test,0,negative
right direction,1,positive
most poorly staged and lit,0,negative
sillier,1,positive
"a sour attempt at making a farrelly brothers-style, down-and-dirty laugher for the female",0,negative
sappy,0,negative
truths,1,positive
overcomes its visual hideousness with a sharp script and strong performances.,1,positive
"stands as a document of what it felt like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11.",1,positive
constructs a hilarious ode to middle america and middle age with this unlikely odyssey,1,positive
silly stuff,0,negative
"is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance )",1,positive
pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy,0,negative
constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
"predictable, manipulative stinker",0,negative
"this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker, but",1,positive
like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
enlivens this film,1,positive
"a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault, the film",1,positive
extremely unpleasant,0,negative
for each other,1,positive
morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about,0,negative
"nair just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy.",0,negative
unfortunate title,0,negative
is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,0,negative
"the problem with the bread, my sweet",0,negative
lost dreams,0,negative
"that starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable",0,negative
"looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
"have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
works because reno,1,positive
a poky and pseudo-serious exercise in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise.,0,negative
thick clouds of denial,0,negative
"of fun, with an undeniable energy",1,positive
"it may scream low budget,",0,negative
vivacious,1,positive
obvious and lengthy,0,negative
combined with so much first-rate talent,1,positive
it also rocks.,1,positive
which awards animals the respect they,1,positive
"into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
its impressive images,1,positive
"has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
it's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground.,0,negative
gentle longing,1,positive
very compelling,1,positive
uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.,0,negative
"turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count",1,positive
90-minute dud,0,negative
ensures the film never feels draggy.,1,positive
"'s so fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
"a riveting profile of law enforcement, and a visceral, nasty journey into an urban hades",1,positive
i 'd much rather watch teens poking their genitals into fruit pies,0,negative
he's one of the few ` cool ' actors who never seems aware of his own coolness.,1,positive
a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears,0,negative
"a sloppy, amusing comedy that proceeds from a stunningly unoriginal premise.",1,positive
overly familiar,0,negative
"can watch, giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards.",1,positive
distinguished,1,positive
likely to seduce and conquer,1,positive
marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity,1,positive
gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers,1,positive
life's ultimate losers,0,negative
", what's with the unexplained baboon cameo?",0,negative
is a slapdash mess,0,negative
speeds up,1,positive
"nurtures the multi-layers of its characters,",1,positive
satisfactorily,1,positive
fried in pork,1,positive
concentrates far too much,0,negative
populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
"familiar and predictable, and 4/5ths of it",0,negative
is off his game,0,negative
"a lot like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless.",0,negative
"this is a big, juicy role",1,positive
a very complex situation,1,positive
it's really well directed,1,positive
"to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
cliches and pabulum,0,negative
constant fits of laughter,1,positive
wobbly,0,negative
"secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way",0,negative
"is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
"in a summer of clones, harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.",1,positive
for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time,1,positive
"equilibrium the movie, as opposed to the manifesto, is really, really stupid.",0,negative
", it also has plenty for those ( like me ) who are n't.",1,positive
"to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and i wo n't be sitting through this one again ... that in itself is commentary enough",0,negative
dry the undead action flick formula,0,negative
dull girl,0,negative
"yes, i have given this movie a rating of zero.",0,negative
"actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
"joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate",1,positive
is a general air of exuberance in all about the benjamins that's hard to resist,1,positive
the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend,0,negative
the film is so bleak that it's hardly watchable,0,negative
that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an,0,negative
"dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it, energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it",1,positive
naomi watts is terrific as rachel,1,positive
the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
"winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic, achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars.",1,positive
"shanghai ghetto may not be as dramatic as roman polanski's the pianist, but",0,negative
a troubadour,1,positive
of that already-shallow,0,negative
"its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue",1,positive
even lazier,0,negative
a fresh way,1,positive
"interminably bleak, to say nothing of boring.",0,negative
it is derivative,0,negative
"the crackle of lines, the impressive stagings of hardware",1,positive
of high art,1,positive
despite all the backstage drama,1,positive
"are cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels.",0,negative
all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
too late,0,negative
by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it depicts.,0,negative
"a sensitive, moving,",1,positive
"if you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices, you might want to check it out, but there's nothing very attractive about this movie",0,negative
the rich performances by friel,1,positive
maddeningly insistent and repetitive,0,negative
dream,1,positive
"everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",1,positive
degrading and,0,negative
"it is supremely unfunny and unentertaining to watch middle-age and older men drink to excess, piss on trees, b.s. one another and put on a show in drag.",0,negative
a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood in a way that few movies have ever approached,1,positive
that it's more than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
"this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food.",1,positive
clear-cut,1,positive
be a breakthrough in filmmaking,1,positive
beautiful,1,positive
"although the sequel has all the outward elements of the original, the first film's lovely flakiness is gone, replaced by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks.",0,negative
how bad it is,0,negative
the movie's downfall,0,negative
sometimes murky,0,negative
"loud, chaotic and largely unfunny.",0,negative
"inventive, fun, intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening.",1,positive
the milieu is wholly unconvincing ... and the histrionics reach a truly annoying pitch.,0,negative
add much-needed levity,1,positive
from any movie with a `` 2 '',0,negative
another arnold vehicle that fails to make adequate,0,negative
boasts enough funny dialogue and sharp,1,positive
"because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas,",1,positive
"if it's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for.",1,positive
called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but,0,negative
brilliant in this,1,positive
nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length,0,negative
'' is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought.,1,positive
holiday carol,1,positive
flat acting,0,negative
a romantic comedy plotline,1,positive
jabs,0,negative
take a complete moron,0,negative
mastering its formidable arithmetic of cameras and souls,1,positive
"the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history",1,positive
best kind,1,positive
no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
broad cross-section,1,positive
the filmmaker's characteristic style,1,positive
are fantastic,1,positive
is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
with the american dream,1,positive
may not be a straightforward bio,0,negative
"has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline.",0,negative
"van wilder has a built-in audience, but only among those who are drying out from spring break and are still unconcerned about what they ingest.",0,negative
eerie thriller,1,positive
using a plot that could have come from an animated-movie screenwriting textbook,0,negative
"we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat.",0,negative
joy and pride,1,positive
"you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes, and the scripters do n't deserve any oscars.",0,negative
in the best way,1,positive
'll trudge out of the theater feeling as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy,1,positive
it does not attempt to filter out the complexity,1,positive
banged their brains into the ground,0,negative
the funniest and most accurate depiction,1,positive
attuned,1,positive
aspires to be more than another `` best man '' clone by weaving a theme throughout this funny film.,1,positive
", ` swept away ' sinks.",0,negative
incredible storyline,1,positive
the beauty,1,positive
"for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
a perfect performance that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
plant smile-button faces,1,positive
knockout,1,positive
", the film does n't end up having much that is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything.",0,negative
are so stunning,1,positive
"never rises above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...",0,negative
this movie is careless and unfocused.,0,negative
crisp and,1,positive
thrill you,1,positive
invite some genuine spontaneity into the film,1,positive
boring movie,0,negative
"the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding",1,positive
warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer,0,negative
to do with imagination than market research,0,negative
of oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
"a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence",1,positive
dramatic snapshot,1,positive
"portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety, not to mention a convincing brogue.",1,positive
an animation landmark as monumental as disney's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs.,1,positive
the catch is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders.,0,negative
we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes,0,negative
style and bold colors,1,positive
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring,0,negative
best performance,1,positive
is a little too in love with its own cuteness,0,negative
hilarious and,1,positive
"that's not scary, not smart and not engaging",0,negative
could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation.,0,negative
hate it because it's lousy,0,negative
"this fascinating experiment plays as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air.",1,positive
you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes,1,positive
leave a lasting impression,1,positive
"miss it altogether, in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin",0,negative
"is were it not for the striking, quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose",1,positive
into an insular world that gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists,1,positive
modern masculine journey,1,positive
soars,1,positive
"manages to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes with calamity",1,positive
the animation master,1,positive
"for a long time the film succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them.",1,positive
the earmarks,1,positive
inventive director,1,positive
"sly, sophisticated and surprising.",1,positive
improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
"an oddity, to be sure, but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion.",1,positive
"demonstrates the unusual power of thoughtful, subjective filmmaking.",1,positive
"is a truly, truly bad movie.",0,negative
going out and enjoying the big-screen experience,1,positive
is tepid and tedious.,0,negative
quirky and taken with its own style,1,positive
under-rehearsed,0,negative
does everything,1,positive
bogs down in genre cliches here.,0,negative
scotland looks wonderful,1,positive
"it really is a shame that more wo n't get an opportunity to embrace small, sweet ` evelyn.'",1,positive
more simply intrusive,0,negative
"acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense, such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice",0,negative
overrun modern-day comedies,0,negative
it's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough.,1,positive
of delightful hand shadows,1,positive
"to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl",1,positive
humanizing stuff,1,positive
brooding,0,negative
gabbiest giant-screen movie,0,negative
horrifyingly,0,negative
", brain-deadening hangover",0,negative
scant place,0,negative
falls flat,0,negative
never cuts corners.,1,positive
"contrived,",0,negative
's there to scare while we delight in the images,1,positive
"the genius of the work speaks volumes, offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates.",1,positive
"comedian, like its subjects, delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
should catch this imax offering,1,positive
"a lot of fun, with an undeniable energy",1,positive
the gifted crudup has the perfect face to play a handsome blank yearning to find himself,1,positive
"this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker, but good actors, good poetry and good music help sustain it.",1,positive
visceral excitement,1,positive
tartakovsky's team has some freakish powers of visual charm,1,positive
divine,1,positive
the story really has no place to go since simone is not real --,0,negative
which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,1,positive
nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film,0,negative
the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream,0,negative
", captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
a literary detective story is still a detective story and aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed.,1,positive
's undeniably hard to follow,0,negative
can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
ai n't art,0,negative
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better,1,positive
hypnotically dull.,0,negative
who is chasing who or,0,negative
infectiously enthusiastic,1,positive
rare,1,positive
sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1,positive
"seems far more interested in gross-out humor than in showing us well-thought stunts or a car chase that we have n't seen 10,000 times",0,negative
is structured less as a documentary and more as a found relic,1,positive
the film does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard.,1,positive
spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet,0,negative
a recommendation,1,positive
shining,1,positive
directed and convincingly acted,1,positive
an honesty and dignity,1,positive
serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context,1,positive
worth a salute just for trying to be more complex than your average film.,1,positive
a powerful 1957 drama we 've somehow never seen before,1,positive
"it has fun with the quirks of family life, but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect",1,positive
to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
beguiling,1,positive
"girlfriends are bad, wives are worse and babies are the kiss of death in this bitter italian comedy.",0,negative
there is no denying the power of polanski's film ...,1,positive
", its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded.",0,negative
chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans.,1,positive
these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.,1,positive
"just too bad the screenwriters eventually shoot themselves in the feet with cop flick cliches like an oily arms dealer, squad car pile-ups and the requisite screaming captain",0,negative
of animated filmmaking since old walt,1,positive
"to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking,0,negative
damon/bourne or his predicament,1,positive
'll wait in vain for a movie to happen.,0,negative
pacino is the best he's been in years and,1,positive
able to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history.,1,positive
gives these women,1,positive
will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it.,0,negative
fantastic,1,positive
this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian.,1,positive
a great cast and a great idea,1,positive
unexplainable pain,0,negative
fine actors,1,positive
", glaring and unforgettable.",1,positive
deserves to be seen everywhere.,1,positive
is milked,0,negative
poetic symbolism,1,positive
a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
cancer,0,negative
a wonderful life marathons and bored,0,negative
cliche-ridden film,0,negative
"a solid, unassuming drama.",1,positive
that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character,0,negative
", it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him",1,positive
has a terrific look,1,positive
thriller with enough unexpected twists to keep our interest,1,positive
there are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away.,1,positive
noble,1,positive
they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
fails to provoke them.,0,negative
left me feeling refreshed and hopeful.,1,positive
better than the phantom menace,1,positive
demonstrates just how far his storytelling skills have eroded.,0,negative
the story is just too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0,negative
a flourish,1,positive
"'s neither too erotic nor very thrilling, either.",0,negative
quick-cut edits,0,negative
family film sequel,1,positive
an affectionately goofy satire that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary,1,positive
than a half-hearted fluke,0,negative
"fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting",1,positive
of exploiting molestation for laughs,0,negative
"` possession, ' based on the book by a.s. byatt, demands that labute deal with the subject of love head-on ; trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit",1,positive
that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material,0,negative
"the film just might turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
sprung to life,1,positive
history in perspective,1,positive
could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy,0,negative
rather listless amble,0,negative
is n't very effective,0,negative
it must be the end of the world :,0,negative
"a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy",0,negative
schneidermeister ... makin ' a fool of himself ... losin ' his fan base,0,negative
"loosely speaking, we 're in all of me territory again, and",0,negative
a not-so-divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood with a hefty helping of re-fried green tomatoes.,0,negative
are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
"carries the day with impeccable comic timing, raffish charm and piercing intellect.",1,positive
another best of the year selection,1,positive
"uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
"an inexplicable nightmare, right down to the population",0,negative
something a little more special behind it :,1,positive
sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins,0,negative
"melodrama ( gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements",1,positive
of hype,0,negative
"an odd show, pregnant with moods,",0,negative
should have been worth cheering as a breakthrough but is devoid of wit and humor.,0,negative
"perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
"in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile",1,positive
are for children and dog lovers,1,positive
that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand,0,negative
excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries.,1,positive
a heartfelt romance for teenagers,1,positive
i did n't find much fascination in the swinging.,0,negative
"watching the powerpuff girls movie, my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures.",1,positive
gift,1,positive
endure almost unimaginable horror,0,negative
to abandon the theater,0,negative
the predictable parent vs. child coming-of-age theme,0,negative
splendid singing,1,positive
a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
do n't really care for the candidate,0,negative
are not at all entertaining,0,negative
stale plot and pornographic way,0,negative
"the self-serious equilibrium makes its point too well ; a movie, like life, is n't much fun without the highs and lows.",0,negative
"potty-mouthed enough for pg-13, yet not as hilariously raunchy as south park, this strangely schizo cartoon seems suited neither to kids or adults.",0,negative
only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at,1,positive
in which the talent is undeniable,1,positive
what gives human nature its unique feel,1,positive
paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and,0,negative
's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal.,1,positive
well established,1,positive
the most pitiful directing,0,negative
a moving and solidly entertaining comedy/drama that should bolster director and co-writer juan josé campanella's reputation in the united states.,1,positive
", stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore.",0,negative
"based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,",0,negative
an infomercial for ram dass's latest book,0,negative
long on twinkly-eyed close-ups and short on shame,0,negative
"a temperamental child begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining",0,negative
"if that does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong, nothing will.",0,negative
"at least it's a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii.",1,positive
have thought possible,1,positive
an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey,1,positive
it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers,0,negative
the spirit,1,positive
", irredeemably awful.",0,negative
unfolds as one of the most politically audacious films of recent decades,1,positive
"-- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
nettelbeck ... has a pleasing way with a metaphor.,1,positive
snoozer.,0,negative
unnecessary films,0,negative
leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
a fascinating curiosity piece,1,positive
hop beat,1,positive
the ensemble gives it a buoyant delivery,1,positive
boredom to the point,0,negative
"do n't feel the least bit ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold.",1,positive
an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need,1,positive
should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days,0,negative
really cool,1,positive
superhero,1,positive
clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
possibilities which imbue the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
is a must!,1,positive
"accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
"assured, vital",1,positive
tediously exasperating,0,negative
of life and small delights,1,positive
( and better ),1,positive
"has the air of a surprisingly juvenile lark, a pop-influenced prank whose charms are immediately apparent and wear thin with repetition",0,negative
general family chaos to which anyone can relate,1,positive
technically sumptuous but,1,positive
an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
"a space station in the year 2455 can be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
"as banal as the telling may be -- and at times, all my loved ones more than flirts with kitsch -- the tale commands attention.",1,positive
only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
aground after being snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
", the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.",0,negative
stale and uninspired.,0,negative
"priggish, lethargically paced parable of renewal.",0,negative
content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
a spiffy animated feature,1,positive
the best sports movie,1,positive
the troubling thing about clockstoppers,0,negative
"picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like",0,negative
prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny,0,negative
makes this a high water mark for this genre,1,positive
badly-rendered,0,negative
's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary,1,positive
"gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns, violence, and fear",1,positive
make this an eminently engrossing film,1,positive
about schmidt is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year.,1,positive
most importantly,1,positive
life's wonderment,1,positive
"could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
"remains brightly optimistic,",1,positive
"scooby-doo does n't know if it wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick.",0,negative
mentally `` superior '',1,positive
its sleazy moralizing,0,negative
"engaging,",1,positive
"like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud, violent and mindless",0,negative
yet unforgivingly inconsistent,0,negative
wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies.,1,positive
in favor,1,positive
-- sadly --,0,negative
affectionately,1,positive
", the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story.",1,positive
it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,0,negative
"farts, boobs",0,negative
crudely,0,negative
another wholly unnecessary addition,0,negative
want to see over and over again,1,positive
a rather bland affair.,0,negative
of the nincompoop benigni persona,0,negative
say that this vapid vehicle is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
finally succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack.,0,negative
one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002,0,negative
as faithful portraiture,1,positive
"according to the script, grant and bullock's characters are made for each other.",1,positive
"is nicely shot, well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane",1,positive
makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0,negative
"is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
"for those who like quirky, slightly strange french films, this is a must!",1,positive
runs 163 minutes,0,negative
is devoid of wit and humor,0,negative
it never lacks in eye-popping visuals,1,positive
that's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
enjoyable ease,1,positive
pretty good little movie.,1,positive
another classic,1,positive
one of this year's very best pictures,1,positive
"more confused, less interesting and more sloppily",0,negative
"gets sillier, not scarier",0,negative
can make interesting a subject you thought would leave you cold,1,positive
its delivery is a complete mess,0,negative
snide and,0,negative
"a compassionate, moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp",1,positive
long workout,1,positive
boom mikes,1,positive
"half the excitement of balto,",0,negative
will assuredly,1,positive
are nowhere near as vivid as the 19th-century ones,0,negative
debuts by an esteemed writer-actor.,1,positive
walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
to big box office bucks all but guaranteed,1,positive
tattered and ugly past,0,negative
"a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
the worst film of the year,0,negative
brightly colored dreams,1,positive
"but even while his characters are acting horribly, he is always sympathetic.",1,positive
in which most of the characters forget their lines,0,negative
"brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images",1,positive
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ... that argue that any sexual relationship that does n't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
involving in its bold presentation,1,positive
look like a masterpiece,1,positive
an enthusiastic charm,1,positive
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music",1,positive
", it does n't even seem like she tried.",0,negative
shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom.,0,negative
demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.,0,negative
encompasses many more paths,1,positive
're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
"is the equivalent of french hip-hop, which also seems to play on a 10-year delay.",0,negative
"to work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
i know that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
"not exaggerated enough to be a parody of gross-out flicks, college flicks, or even flicks in general.",0,negative
"you can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights,1,positive
", the power of this movie is undeniable.",1,positive
exceptional,1,positive
its position,1,positive
"like shrek, spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
"created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie, and the teenage sex comedy.",1,positive
frothing,0,negative
makes the formula fresh again,1,positive
gaping enough to pilot,1,positive
beating the austin powers films at their own game,1,positive
"pokes, provokes",1,positive
the procession,1,positive
is the fact that there is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film.,0,negative
"this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen, but it's the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
", they 'll probably run out screaming.",0,negative
a time when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
like it,1,positive
advantage,1,positive
can depress you about life itself.,0,negative
halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.,0,negative
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ;,1,positive
"guns, violence",0,negative
entirely wholesome ),1,positive
most of the movie's success,1,positive
is so poorly paced you could fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
managed to convey a tiny sense of hope,1,positive
"is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
alexandre dumas classic,1,positive
any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice,0,negative
"focus, point and purpose",1,positive
capable,1,positive
mortal awareness,1,positive
"the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor,",1,positive
"a pathetic, endearing hero",1,positive
it is an uneven film for the most part,0,negative
contrived pastiche of caper clichés.,0,negative
"cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated",0,negative
exudes the fizz of a busby berkeley musical and the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza.,1,positive
"lasker's canny, meditative script distances sex and love, as byron and luther",1,positive
the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
make such a worthless film,0,negative
collapses,0,negative
"the movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago, and its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches is n't exactly endearing.",0,negative
endorses,1,positive
mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
you exit the theater,0,negative
"self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence",1,positive
creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
the ridiculous dialog,0,negative
there is nothing redeeming about this movie.,0,negative
"be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that, ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year",0,negative
brilliant and macabre,1,positive
endearing and easy,1,positive
a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that's unfocused and tediously exasperating,0,negative
sag in certain places,0,negative
a thrill,1,positive
deeply affecting film,1,positive
the problem with movies about angels is they have a tendency to slip into hokum.,0,negative
has a lot of charm.,1,positive
two ideas,1,positive
absorbing documentary,1,positive
the characters are paper thin,0,negative
"is worth your time, especially",1,positive
destroy,0,negative
"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded, and both leads are up to the task",1,positive
"... a plotline that's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ... the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project!",0,negative
the action is stilted and,0,negative
about telling what at heart is a sweet little girl,1,positive
its strengths,1,positive
a plodding mess,0,negative
'll find in this dreary mess,0,negative
powerful and provocative,1,positive
is a just a waste.,0,negative
of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
aims to confuse,0,negative
"there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least ), but `` elling '' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
comes off winningly,1,positive
the best film,1,positive
"takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
` comedy ' scenes,1,positive
awkwardly contrived exercise,0,negative
"two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",1,positive
is an unsettling picture of childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice.,1,positive
the more serious-minded concerns,1,positive
while the story's undeniably hard to follow,0,negative
is not quite the career peak,0,negative
"nelson's intentions are good, but",1,positive
"with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
"retrospectively, his most personal work yet.",1,positive
by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
in painting an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
talk down to them,0,negative
popular,1,positive
a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip,0,negative
cliché-riddled,0,negative
"is a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence.",1,positive
feel realistic.,1,positive
authentically impulsive humor,1,positive
's one of the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
a weird little movie,0,negative
"'ve marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world.",1,positive
often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy,1,positive
better,1,positive
the world's political situation,0,negative
who seem barely in the same movie,0,negative
"serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm.",1,positive
"a dull girl, that's all",0,negative
it squanders chan's uniqueness,0,negative
can i admit xxx is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure?,0,negative
hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work,0,negative
rising above similar fare,1,positive
"fat, dumb",0,negative
"hashiguchi vividly captures the way young japanese live now, chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse.",1,positive
a tasty masala.,1,positive
their idol's energy and passion,1,positive
the road warrior,1,positive
into corny sentimentality,0,negative
the cleverest,1,positive
is small and shriveled,0,negative
by a warmth that is n't faked,1,positive
", sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped.",0,negative
"of high romance, brought off with considerable wit",1,positive
may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists.,0,negative
wonderous accomplishment,1,positive
emotionally strong and politically potent,1,positive
the kind of effectively creepy-scary thriller,1,positive
"jagged, as if filmed directly from a television monitor",0,negative
"as sand, who brings to the role her pale, dark beauty and characteristic warmth",1,positive
rare directors,1,positive
it's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours.,1,positive
serves as a painful elegy and sobering cautionary tale,1,positive
listless,0,negative
ray liotta,1,positive
it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
wise-beyond-her-years,1,positive
"a small gem of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it is funny, scary and sad.",1,positive
awkward version,0,negative
unbreakable,1,positive
"tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking loneliness and is n't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience.,1,positive
"fills it with spirit, purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count",1,positive
"a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother, more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue",0,negative
could possibly be more contemptuous of the single female population.,1,positive
"it dull, lifeless, and irritating",0,negative
moore's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions.,0,negative
a smear,0,negative
"a negligible work of manipulation, an exploitation piece doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents",0,negative
"the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",0,negative
"this time, the hype is quieter, and while the movie is slightly less successful than the first, it's still a rollicking good time for the most part.",1,positive
"a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed, but it could have been more.",1,positive
"children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death",1,positive
", the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.",0,negative
too dark to be decipherable,0,negative
"took three minutes of dialogue, 30 seconds of plot and",0,negative
with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity,0,negative
provides a nice change of mindless pace in collision,1,positive
the ideal casting,1,positive
too few,0,negative
"unpredictable, hilarious",1,positive
make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ',1,positive
the insightful writer/director,1,positive
wildly inventive,1,positive
", girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch, and it's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre.",1,positive
"elegantly produced and expressively performed, the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy.",1,positive
the movie is such a blip on the year's radar screen that it's tempting just to go with it for the ride.,0,negative
weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0,negative
show real heart,1,positive
roiling,0,negative
as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy,0,negative
unstable,0,negative
this crude,0,negative
the early and middle passages are surprising in how much they engage and even touch us.,1,positive
"... by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery, of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over.",1,positive
do n't care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
"look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy, supposed family-friendly comedy",0,negative
could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,0,negative
is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
a subzero version,0,negative
a great deal of fun,1,positive
blade 2,1,positive
neither as scary-funny as tremors,0,negative
moronic,0,negative
with a grand whimper,0,negative
"each scene drags, underscoring the obvious, and sentiment is slathered on top",0,negative
ravishing,1,positive
of a paranoid and unlikable man,0,negative
really horrible drek.,0,negative
well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin.,1,positive
modern master,1,positive
"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing",0,negative
is the film roman polanski may have been born to make,1,positive
imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
"the french director has turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing.",0,negative
neither revelatory nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored.,0,negative
"buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen",0,negative
"terrible, banal dialogue",0,negative
good old fashioned spooks,1,positive
"kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit",1,positive
killing its soul,0,negative
it's exploitive without being insightful.,0,negative
however,0,negative
"went back to newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood.",1,positive
"still rapturous after all these years, cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love.",1,positive
is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
one of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
i 'll buy the criterion dvd.,1,positive
do well to cram earplugs,0,negative
recent successes,1,positive
pleasure,1,positive
like schindler's list,1,positive
the modern day,1,positive
oddly sweet comedy,1,positive
with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
"boldly, confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually",1,positive
thoughtful examination,1,positive
the theme does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
"contrived and exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small and decadent for the malls.",0,negative
"the explosion essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me.",0,negative
"a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex, drugs and rock",1,positive
"'s destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
's lovely,1,positive
one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works,1,positive
stirring,1,positive
the career peak,1,positive
unfunny one,0,negative
they sometimes still can be made,1,positive
remarkable and novel,1,positive
effective film,1,positive
one it follows into melodrama and silliness,0,negative
boiled hollywood argot,0,negative
brings a beguiling freshness,1,positive
the small screen,0,negative
powerful and,1,positive
"soars above the globe in dazzling panoramic shots that make the most of the large-screen format, before swooping down on a string of exotic locales, scooping the whole world up in a joyous communal festival of rhythm.",1,positive
executed with such gentle but insistent sincerity,1,positive
unsophisticated,0,negative
a freshly painted rembrandt,1,positive
is inane and awful,0,negative
have no affinity for most of the characters,0,negative
in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape,1,positive
finest films,1,positive
a standout performance,1,positive
be another shameless attempt by disney,0,negative
almost unimaginable horror,0,negative
funniest,1,positive
is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
likeable,1,positive
from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny,0,negative
sometimes creepy intimacy,1,positive
but blatantly biased,0,negative
"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, ''",1,positive
"the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding, but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact.",1,positive
virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
pretty much self-centered,0,negative
seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,1,positive
"not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered, but the film works well enough to make it worth watching",1,positive
the pitfalls,1,positive
that tell the best story,1,positive
in such odd plot,0,negative
see it for the passion,1,positive
's notably better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals,1,positive
a kind,1,positive
breathes extraordinary life,1,positive
"entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated",1,positive
skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0,negative
layered richness,1,positive
boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.,0,negative
behold in its sparkling beauty,1,positive
can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.,0,negative
sedate,0,negative
bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.,0,negative
clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
"sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening",0,negative
"dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
darker,0,negative
spends a bit too much time,0,negative
undeniable energy,1,positive
on par with the first one,1,positive
that peace is possible,1,positive
"even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators, scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
it is refreshingly undogmatic about its characters.,1,positive
been exhausted by documentarians,0,negative
ultra-violent,0,negative
that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
"unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups, not much camera movement, and most of the scenes",0,negative
a middle-aged romance,1,positive
are presented in convincing way,1,positive
but every bit as filling as the treat of the title,1,positive
"the entire cast is first-rate, especially sorvino.",1,positive
no teeth,0,negative
enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages,1,positive
grow into a movie career,1,positive
is not the director at his most sparkling,0,negative
the film has ( its ) moments,1,positive
telegraphs every discovery and layers on the gloss of convenience.,0,negative
( tries ) to parody a genre that's already a joke in the united states.,0,negative
"think of it as gidget, only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
buoyant energy level,1,positive
younger generations,1,positive
feel absolutely,1,positive
showcases tom hanks as a depression era hit-man in this dark tale of revenge,1,positive
schizo,0,negative
process of imparting knowledge.,1,positive
as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics ),0,negative
"a mix of gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in.",1,positive
guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though ... you will likely enjoy this monster.,1,positive
astounds,1,positive
scandal,0,negative
"if ( jaglom's ) latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling, some of its repartee is still worth hearing.",1,positive
kids = misery,0,negative
pointed personalities,1,positive
"whenever it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy, a stirring visual sequence like a surge through swirling rapids or a leap from pinnacle to pinnacle rouses us.",1,positive
"funny and, in the end,",1,positive
"often watchable, though goofy and lurid,",1,positive
served,1,positive
a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans ( but by no means all ),1,positive
transforms one of ( shakespeare's ) deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy.,1,positive
give credit to affleck.,1,positive
discordant,0,negative
invaluable service,1,positive
am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display,0,negative
muting,0,negative
shows moments of promise,1,positive
"funny, somber, absurd, and, finally, achingly sad, bartleby is a fine, understated piece of filmmaking.",1,positive
interesting technical exercise,1,positive
too slow,0,negative
is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours.,0,negative
than anything seen on jerry springer,0,negative
aimlessly,0,negative
solemn insights,1,positive
with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
watching it was painful,0,negative
"if disingenuous,",0,negative
redundancies,0,negative
"the actors improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen.",0,negative
troubled and determined homicide cop,1,positive
is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
road trip,1,positive
without any of its satirical,0,negative
the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
"be inside looking out, and at other times outside looking in",1,positive
it's too long,0,negative
"what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
"a huge disappointment coming, as it does",0,negative
an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar,1,positive
ben affleck,1,positive
"unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly, your first instinct is to duck.",1,positive
comedic bliss,1,positive
to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming,0,negative
sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse.,0,negative
powerful and universal,1,positive
peculiarly moral amorality,0,negative
is wondrously creative.,1,positive
"a bizarre piece of work, with premise and dialogue at the level of kids ' television and plot threads as morose as teen pregnancy, rape and suspected murder",0,negative
"you 'll forget about it by monday, though, and",0,negative
"( caine ) proves once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film.",1,positive
of the most interesting writer/directors,1,positive
an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation,0,negative
"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,",0,negative
"my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth, color and cringe.",1,positive
"'s a movie that ends with truckzilla, for cryin ' out loud",0,negative
writer and director burr steers knows the territory,1,positive
humorous,1,positive
being a true adaptation of her book,1,positive
is clever and funny,1,positive
the evening to end,0,negative
", and genius",1,positive
her life half-asleep,0,negative
what's missing is what we call the ` wow ' factor.,0,negative
profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
", it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.",0,negative
spend 110 claustrophobic minutes,0,negative
false and fabricated,0,negative
there is a mediocre movie trying to get out.,0,negative
compelling plots,1,positive
crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,0,negative
", luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain",0,negative
the writing is clever and the cast is appealing,1,positive
"brilliantly shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished.",1,positive
"its spry 2001 predecessor -- but it's a rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel with less than half the plot and ingenuity",0,negative
its appeal,1,positive
in bad stage dialogue,0,negative
"deep, uncompromising curtsy",0,negative
quality band,1,positive
the movie's various victimized audience members,0,negative
this picture is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer.,0,negative
tedious,0,negative
scorcher,1,positive
real-life hollywood fairy-tale,1,positive
"is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool,1,positive
", evelyn comes from the heart.",1,positive
"dark, intelligent",1,positive
fluid and mesmerizing sequence,1,positive
", you know there's something there.",1,positive
the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food,0,negative
as a cult film,1,positive
get out your pooper-scoopers.,0,negative
is n't as compelling or as believable,0,negative
"in itself, is extraordinary.",1,positive
clear-cut hero,1,positive
a zany mix,1,positive
"are very, very good reasons",1,positive
's actually sort of amazing,1,positive
we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.,1,positive
"it's a bad sign when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over, but it's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest",0,negative
"offers big, fat, dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in.",0,negative
scarcely worth,0,negative
"whatever flaws igby goes down may possess, it is undeniably that",0,negative
", the film grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care.",0,negative
shakespeare's better known tragedies,1,positive
an interesting character,1,positive
brave and,1,positive
please history fans,1,positive
few seconds,1,positive
are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
"two big things are missing -- anything approaching a visceral kick, and anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all.",0,negative
to escape from director mark romanek's self-conscious scrutiny,0,negative
and just plain dumb,0,negative
is like nothing we westerners have seen before.,1,positive
drowsy drama,0,negative
glory,1,positive
savage full-bodied wit,1,positive
a skillful fisher,1,positive
clumsy and,0,negative
a brutal and funny work.,1,positive
' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.,0,negative
introduce video as art,1,positive
good and ambitious,1,positive
viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
"a first-class, thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire, beloved genres -- the prison flick and the fight film",1,positive
makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
"soulful, incisive meditation",1,positive
seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
"in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was",0,negative
just bad,0,negative
added clout,1,positive
wholly unconvincing,0,negative
most appealing,1,positive
such a dependable concept was botched in execution,0,negative
there's no rooting interest,0,negative
"kitschy, flashy, overlong soap opera.",0,negative
distracts,0,negative
director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining,1,positive
is still very much worth,1,positive
pacing and lack,0,negative
worthwhile themes,1,positive
threw medical equipment at a window,0,negative
ebullient tunisian film,1,positive
"acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?,0,negative
"forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
incapable,0,negative
that's because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat.,1,positive
a fascinating study,1,positive
festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you.,0,negative
the treat of the title,1,positive
a vanity project,0,negative
"horrifyingly,",0,negative
less funny,0,negative
intriguing story,1,positive
chouraqui no doubt intended the film to affirm love's power to help people endure almost unimaginable horror,1,positive
"'s not an original character, siuation or joke in the entire movie",0,negative
"mr. deeds is, as comedy goes, very silly -- and in the best way",1,positive
the film's intimate camera work and searing performances pull us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them.,1,positive
utter cuteness,1,positive
spikes of sly humor,1,positive
screenplay to die for,1,positive
one-sided documentary,0,negative
artsy and,1,positive
'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police.,0,negative
refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man,0,negative
such a lousy way,0,negative
to be intimate and socially encompassing,1,positive
"jumps around with little logic or continuity,",0,negative
overflows with wisdom and emotion,1,positive
"induces a kind of abstract guilt,",0,negative
wear thin on all,0,negative
leaves a bitter taste.,0,negative
of strictly a-list players,1,positive
not completely loveable -- but what underdog movie since the bad news bears has been?,0,negative
a spirited film and,1,positive
she's pretty and she can act --,1,positive
"tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
"to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
the lively appeal of the last kiss lies in the ease with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy.,1,positive
grievous but obscure complaint,0,negative
paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen,0,negative
makes the right choices at every turn,1,positive
a bored cage,0,negative
without cheesy fun factor.,1,positive
"while certainly clever in spots, this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.",0,negative
"deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
a bore,0,negative
start to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
to do with 94 minutes,1,positive
a cinematic touchstone,1,positive
just how well,1,positive
"'s a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's.",0,negative
's just merely very bad,0,negative
"feels secondhand, familiar -- and not in a good way.",0,negative
more dutiful than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,0,negative
there are some movies that hit you from the first scene,1,positive
"a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick, a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem",0,negative
"reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness",0,negative
the last 15 minutes,1,positive
"the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor, but the film has not a trace of humanity or empathy",0,negative
a compelling investigation,1,positive
"felt work about impossible, irrevocable choices and the price of making them.",0,negative
will certainly succeed in alienating most viewers,0,negative
comedy fare,1,positive
a distinctly minor effort,0,negative
are acting like puppets,0,negative
"beautifully shot against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva, the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
friday the 13th,1,positive
glaring and unforgettable,1,positive
undeniable entertainment value,1,positive
laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
uglier,0,negative
crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and,1,positive
"while the highly predictable narrative falls short, treasure planet is truly gorgeous to behold.",1,positive
talk to her is so darned assured,1,positive
"the art direction is often exquisite, and the anthropomorphic animal characters are beautifully realized through clever makeup design, leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack",1,positive
has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
a set of heartfelt performances,1,positive
a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself.,1,positive
"as gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be, they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.",1,positive
a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
the distinct and very welcome sense,1,positive
's quite fun in places,1,positive
"is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent, deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion.",1,positive
attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one.,0,negative
the script manages the rare trick of seeming at once both refreshingly different and reassuringly familiar.,1,positive
with bogus profundities,0,negative
as well as a masterfully made one,1,positive
a shallow rumination,0,negative
career peak,1,positive
", they 're merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
original,1,positive
"though, there is a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized.",1,positive
shamelessly money-grubbing,0,negative
in trapped,0,negative
is a convincing one,1,positive
believable and heart-wrenching,1,positive
"vibrant, colorful world",1,positive
"confessions is n't always coherent, but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong",1,positive
funny little film,1,positive
"that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions,1,positive
misguided comedy,0,negative
about a horrifying historical event,0,negative
seems inconceivable,0,negative
groundbreaking,1,positive
plot conceits,0,negative
the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication,0,negative
fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket,0,negative
die,0,negative
it's awfully entertaining to watch.,1,positive
"ritchie's film is easier to swallow than wertmuller's polemical allegory, but it's self-defeatingly decorous.",0,negative
the slow parade,0,negative
embedded in the sexy demise of james dean,1,positive
less an examination of neo-nazism than a probe into the nature of faith itself,1,positive
years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
the movie completely transfixes the audience.,1,positive
he ca n't disguise that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
fulford-wierzbicki ... deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen.,1,positive
"pick up the durable best seller smart women, foolish choices for advice",0,negative
entertain all ages,1,positive
fresh good looks and,1,positive
about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
of determination and the human spirit,1,positive
"has a delightfully dour, deadpan tone and stylistic consistency",1,positive
passably,1,positive
", it still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
beautifully shot against the frozen winter landscapes of grenoble and geneva,1,positive
schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past.',1,positive
just brilliant in this,1,positive
when it's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
terribly obvious,0,negative
book-on-tape,0,negative
the original was n't a good movie,0,negative
"the blair witch formula for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works",0,negative
would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris.,0,negative
reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year,0,negative
bright future,1,positive
"an exhausted, desiccated talent who ca n't get out of his own way",0,negative
delivers a magnetic performance,1,positive
oscar winners,1,positive
"a dull, dumb and derivative horror film",0,negative
manage to hit all of its marks,1,positive
look no further,1,positive
"nettelbeck has crafted an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book.",1,positive
makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible,1,positive
wildly uneven movie,0,negative
talented people,1,positive
"is such a perfect medium for children,",1,positive
"riveting, brisk delight",1,positive
riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it's as if it all happened only yesterday,1,positive
", it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
stakes out the emotional heart of happy.,1,positive
friday after next,1,positive
check it out,1,positive
raunchy and,0,negative
acknowledges and celebrates the glorious chicanery and self-delusion of this most american of businesses,1,positive
cinematic poet,1,positive
the filmmakers ' eye for detail and,1,positive
were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
besotted and obvious drama,0,negative
no signs of life,0,negative
an absurdist spider web.,0,negative
it's a movie that gets under your skin.,0,negative
relationship and,1,positive
"does n't really know or care about the characters, and",0,negative
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long.,0,negative
"comic parody and pulp melodrama, this smart-aleck movie ... tosses around some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life",1,positive
fantastic,1,positive
a deceptively simple premise,1,positive
"determined, ennui-hobbled",1,positive
"brave, uninhibited",1,positive
", repetitive and ragged",0,negative
"an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices, special effects and backgrounds, ` spy kids 2 '",1,positive
it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy.',0,negative
the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
because he gives the story some soul,1,positive
downright transparent is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating.,0,negative
appealing blend,1,positive
discursive but oddly riveting documentary.,1,positive
a moratorium,0,negative
wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
relied too much on convention,0,negative
consider the film a celluloid litmus test for the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire.,0,negative
dreary movie.,0,negative
feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
of breathtaking mystery,1,positive
", personal film",1,positive
"this might not seem like the proper cup of tea,",0,negative
"changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
", witless mess",0,negative
not scary,0,negative
unbearable when it is n't merely offensive.,0,negative
in a big way,1,positive
"made for the big screen, some for the small screen",0,negative
despair and,0,negative
is greatness,1,positive
no cliche escapes the perfervid treatment of gang warfare,0,negative
shadyac's perfunctory directing chops,0,negative
profoundly devastating events,0,negative
cumbersome,0,negative
"'s a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout",1,positive
it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
below,0,negative
"you, like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
far more often than the warfare itself --,1,positive
"on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue",0,negative
emerging in world cinema,1,positive
grating,0,negative
average formulaic romantic quadrangle,0,negative
the sweetest thing leaves an awful sour taste.,0,negative
well-written and,1,positive
it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
the profoundly devastating events of one year ago,0,negative
"than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
too big,0,negative
holds up well,1,positive
none of this sounds promising,0,negative
went over my head or,0,negative
"as earnest as a community-college advertisement, american chai is enough to make you put away the guitar, sell the amp, and apply to medical school.",0,negative
conspicuous success,1,positive
"more of a poetic than a strict reality,",1,positive
smartly played and smartly directed.,1,positive
makes an amazing breakthrough,1,positive
"often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments.",0,negative
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,negative
hitting all of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
harvey weinstein's bluff personal style,1,positive
"we had to endure last summer,",0,negative
"beautiful, evocative",1,positive
kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go,0,negative
"this is surely one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio.",0,negative
"engaging, imaginative filmmaking",1,positive
gorgeousness,1,positive
unforgettable,1,positive
"dumb gags, anatomical humor",0,negative
"proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
scum,0,negative
"a low-key, organic way",1,positive
"knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and",1,positive
promises is one film that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination.,1,positive
very best movies,1,positive
", tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
"a young american,",1,positive
"none of this is meaningful or memorable, but frosting is n't, either",0,negative
"marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world",1,positive
no wit,0,negative
observant of his characters,1,positive
"is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like, too obviously a recreation to resonate",0,negative
"watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say, when carol kane appears on the screen",0,negative
were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor,0,negative
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle, but",0,negative
politics,0,negative
"often likable, but just as often it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy.",1,positive
his promise remains undiminished,1,positive
terrific documentaries,1,positive
", fitfully amusing, but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen.",0,negative
the movie is ingenious fun.,1,positive
's a movie about it,1,positive
"issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate.",1,positive
a surprisingly anemic disappointment,0,negative
something creepy and vague,0,negative
imax cinema,1,positive
acting that heralds something special,1,positive
"flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool, but they ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up",0,negative
do n't avert our eyes for a moment,1,positive
searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces,0,negative
", this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes,0,negative
quitting offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor.,1,positive
"are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
enjoyably,1,positive
"keen eye, sweet spirit and",1,positive
that have preceded it,1,positive
"as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man, however, it's invaluable",1,positive
blazingly alive and admirable,1,positive
", the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art.",1,positive
"evoking memories of day of the jackal, the french connection, and heat",1,positive
our sympathies,1,positive
"the book's irreverent energy, and scotches most",0,negative
", this film should not be missed.",1,positive
is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus.,0,negative
interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ),1,positive
a muted freak-out,0,negative
", viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
with a smile on your face,1,positive
to the flowering of the south korean cinema,1,positive
goodness for this signpost,1,positive
recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to,1,positive
unique residences,1,positive
a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film,1,positive
that's neither completely enlightening,0,negative
to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
catch it ... if you can!,1,positive
certain sexiness,1,positive
a lively and engaging examination,1,positive
silly but strangely believable,1,positive
lasting traces of charlotte's web,1,positive
high-profile,1,positive
to the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
the little nuances,0,negative
"a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films --",1,positive
utter authority,0,negative
a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
"witty, contemplative, and sublimely beautiful.",1,positive
in a movie that works against itself,0,negative
"the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor, and",1,positive
is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,0,negative
for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure,1,positive
"oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly autocritique",1,positive
"from the dull, surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait.",1,positive
with her actors,1,positive
much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever,1,positive
's stupid,0,negative
"a tribute to the actress, and to her inventive director",1,positive
"star trek was kind of terrific once, but now it is a copy of a copy of a copy.",0,negative
well-timed,1,positive
"immensely ambitious,",1,positive
transformed the rhetoric of hollywood melodrama,1,positive
the beach,1,positive
the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies,1,positive
another useless recycling of a brutal mid - '70s american sports movie.,0,negative
"stopped thinking about how good it all was, and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations, thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled, feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness, gasping at its visual delights.",1,positive
"a movie i loved on first sight and, even more important, love in remembrance.",1,positive
should see it as soon as possible,1,positive
forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year -,0,negative
"a stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal",1,positive
fatal ailments,0,negative
a joyous communal festival,1,positive
opera-ish story,0,negative
's not very interesting.,0,negative
encourage,1,positive
"with a curiously stylized, quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil",1,positive
a lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view,1,positive
faithful to melville's plotline,1,positive
the best performance,1,positive
"it may not be a great piece of filmmaking, but its power comes from its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case.",1,positive
", wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped?",0,negative
surrealist flourishes,1,positive
to intolerable levels,0,negative
report card : does n't live up to the exalted tagline,0,negative
mesmerize,1,positive
a film that are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
a gorgeously strange movie,1,positive
"were afraid to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn.",0,negative
off the hook,1,positive
a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness.,0,negative
", then you 're at the right film.",1,positive
gently tedious in its comedy,0,negative
"is a pretty good job,",1,positive
"judd's characters ought to pick up the durable best seller smart women, foolish choices for advice.",0,negative
invitingly upbeat,1,positive
carrying more emotional baggage than batman,1,positive
dysfunctional parent-child relationship,0,negative
flimsy ending,0,negative
to a satisfying destination,1,positive
except for the fine star performances,1,positive
a disquieting and thought-provoking film,1,positive
"is that its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful.",1,positive
seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity,1,positive
viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor,0,negative
jolie's hideous yellow ` do,0,negative
the top japanese animations,1,positive
by lousy direction,0,negative
but unmemorable,0,negative
with its own solemn insights,1,positive
grows monotonous,0,negative
is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
incurably,0,negative
disney,1,positive
manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
bouquet gives a performance that is masterly.,1,positive
such high-profile talent,1,positive
"oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk was long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
campanella's competent direction and his excellent cast,1,positive
often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
the stunt work is top-notch ;,1,positive
undemanding armchair tourists,0,negative
that grand a failure,0,negative
the worst sin,0,negative
"is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself",1,positive
its body humor and reinforcement,1,positive
"complex, politically charged tapestry",1,positive
from the fact that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
realize your mind is being blown.,1,positive
suffocating and sometimes almost senseless,0,negative
the excellent performances,1,positive
allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances,1,positive
will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids,1,positive
the sentimental script has problems,0,negative
any age,1,positive
why i have given it a one-star rating,0,negative
"for something as splendid-looking as this particular film, the viewer expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash.",0,negative
pseudo-philosophic,0,negative
classified as a movie-industry satire,0,negative
a sweet,1,positive
does n't so much phone in his performance as,0,negative
"knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written,",1,positive
of black indomitability,0,negative
undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates,0,negative
into the structure of relationships,1,positive
smart movie,1,positive
award-winning,1,positive
is heartfelt and achingly real.,1,positive
eerily accurate depiction,1,positive
look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar's industry standard,1,positive
demanding,0,negative
pokémon 4ever,1,positive
first-rate cast,1,positive
gently political,1,positive
remembrance,1,positive
enjoy the movie,1,positive
figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand,0,negative
is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs,1,positive
makes you crave chris smith's next movie.,1,positive
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and,0,negative
"an unbelievably stupid film, though occasionally fun enough to make you forget its absurdity.",0,negative
husband-and-wife disaster,0,negative
nurtures the multi-layers of its characters,1,positive
admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics,0,negative
seems suited neither to kids or adults,0,negative
old-world charm,1,positive
torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
so not-at-all-good,0,negative
rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year.,1,positive
worst -- and only -- killer website movie,0,negative
"passions, obsessions, and",1,positive
"a rather brilliant little cult item : a pastiche of children's entertainment, superhero comics, and japanese animation.",1,positive
"consistently funny, in an irresistible junior-high way, and",1,positive
engrossing and infectiously enthusiastic documentary,1,positive
is another liability,0,negative
by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing,0,negative
a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
"heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible",1,positive
seem odd bedfellows,0,negative
purely abstract,1,positive
"thanks to the château's balance of whimsicality, narrative discipline and serious improvisation, almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises.",1,positive
"a piece of mildly entertaining, inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category :",0,negative
characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
"this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted, and there still could have been room for the war scenes.",0,negative
juicy writer,1,positive
right film,1,positive
"can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice",0,negative
"watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights",1,positive
of the worst possibilities of mankind,0,negative
miserable,0,negative
can be fruitful : ` in praise of love ' is the director's epitaph for himself,1,positive
a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron,1,positive
enjoy the new guy.,1,positive
"is straight from the saturday morning cartoons -- a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
a non-stop cry for attention,0,negative
"thoughtful, unapologetically raw",1,positive
tickles,1,positive
clumsy cliché,0,negative
through kafka's meat grinder,0,negative
invite,1,positive
that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
"regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars,1,positive
"to call this one an eventual cult classic would be an understatement, and woe is the horror fan who opts to overlook this goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest.",1,positive
the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
sentimental,1,positive
are simply intoxicating.,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
seem like such a bore,0,negative
eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
"'s a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth.",1,positive
is little else to recommend `` never again.'',0,negative
the 50-something lovebirds are too immature and unappealing to care about.,0,negative
simple-minded and stereotypical,0,negative
gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ...,0,negative
its unsettling force,1,positive
half-assed film.,0,negative
"sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning",0,negative
hard-hitting,1,positive
"as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
sad but endearing characters do extremely unconventional things,1,positive
incredibly layered and stylistic,1,positive
"at a time when we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is, collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture.",0,negative
with really poor comedic writing,0,negative
wastes its time on mood,0,negative
greatest mistake,0,negative
hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
"degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort,0,negative
less a study in madness or love than a study in schoolgirl obsession.,0,negative
this thing works on no level whatsoever for me.,0,negative
they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson,0,negative
an hour and a half of joyful solo performance.,1,positive
frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness,0,negative
"ride through nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego.",1,positive
predictability is the only winner,0,negative
"it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them, but olympia, wash., based filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting",1,positive
done that ... a thousand times already,0,negative
good thing,1,positive
the feat with aplomb,1,positive
strange and wonderful creatures,1,positive
the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang,1,positive
slow,0,negative
"ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients",1,positive
less entertaining,0,negative
"the depicted events dramatic, funny and poignant",1,positive
than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
intimate and,1,positive
"seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else",0,negative
"barney's ideas about creation and identity do n't really seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material.",0,negative
pick your nose instead,0,negative
"all, a condition only the old are privy to",0,negative
wise-beyond-her-years teen,1,positive
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil.,0,negative
so original in its base concept that you can not help but get caught up.,1,positive
my own tortured psyche,0,negative
's suitable for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
break up,0,negative
eat popcorn,1,positive
deserves a place of honor next to nanook,1,positive
is that this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
wafer-thin,0,negative
turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy,0,negative
the most original fantasy film,1,positive
's no conversion effort,0,negative
uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!,0,negative
to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
genuine ones,1,positive
"what madonna does here ca n't properly be called acting -- more accurately, it's moving and it's talking and it's occasionally gesturing, sometimes all at once.",0,negative
"that the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
with a bouncy score,1,positive
a fleeting grasp,0,negative
", there's something vital about the movie.",1,positive
be best forgotten,0,negative
"well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises",0,negative
and insufferable ball,0,negative
the sleekness of the film's present,1,positive
"was amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise",1,positive
its emotional power,1,positive
an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be.,1,positive
glossy rehash,0,negative
the one not-so-small problem with expecting,0,negative
a nicely,1,positive
"unlike many revenge fantasies, it ultimately delivers",1,positive
a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
to cover up the yawning chasm where the plot should be,0,negative
", delicately performed",1,positive
"perceptive, good-natured movie",1,positive
race splitting,1,positive
"a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
"exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact )",0,negative
... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired.,0,negative
as the recent argentine film son of the bride reminded us that a feel-good movie can still show real heart,1,positive
pretend like your sat scores are below 120 and you might not notice the flaws,0,negative
like a hazy high that takes too long to shake,0,negative
"ponderous, plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film.",0,negative
"graphic sex may be what's attracting audiences to unfaithful,",1,positive
that were once amusing,0,negative
another gross-out college comedy --,0,negative
the battle,0,negative
"like quirky, slightly strange french films",1,positive
first major studio production,1,positive
as a low-budget series on a uhf channel,0,negative
successfully blended satire,1,positive
a high-powered star pedigree,1,positive
a waste,0,negative
well-made,1,positive
thought-provoking and,1,positive
"us see familiar issues, like racism and homophobia, in a fresh way",1,positive
"even if you do n't know the band or the album's songs by heart, you will enjoy seeing how both evolve, and",1,positive
is hard not to be especially grateful for freedom after a film like this.,1,positive
's worth yet another visit,1,positive
expressionistic license,1,positive
the visual flourishes,1,positive
the script has less spice than a rat burger,0,negative
explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
more mindless drivel,0,negative
simply astounding,1,positive
"incompetent,",0,negative
gets the tone just right --,1,positive
"pc stability notwithstanding, the film suffers from a simplistic narrative and a pat, fairy-tale conclusion.",0,negative
"however, it's invaluable",1,positive
... should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations.,0,negative
are great rewards here.,1,positive
most good-hearted yet,1,positive
a gratingly unfunny groaner,0,negative
cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view,1,positive
", like its subjects, delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
most disappointing,0,negative
sophisticated wit,1,positive
in a summer of clones,0,negative
cliched dialogue and perverse escapism,0,negative
a very depressing movie of many missed opportunities.,0,negative
dishes out a ton of laughs that everyone can enjoy.,1,positive
owes enormous debts,0,negative
bogs down in a surfeit of characters and,0,negative
insipid,0,negative
seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,1,positive
one regards reign of fire with awe.,1,positive
"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly, and if the suspense never rises to a higher level, it is nevertheless maintained throughout",1,positive
has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream,1,positive
"the music makes a nice album, the food is enticing",1,positive
murderous maids pulls no punches in its depiction of the lives of the papin sister and the events that led to their notorious rise to infamy ...,1,positive
a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
"'s hard to care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress.",0,negative
sweet cinderella story,1,positive
"is a movie that starts out like heathers, then becomes bring it on, then becomes unwatchable.",0,negative
", for its eccentric, accident-prone characters, and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life",1,positive
is in his element,1,positive
a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying,1,positive
"enjoyably fast-moving, hard-hitting documentary.",1,positive
does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting,0,negative
complex portrait of a modern israel that is rarely seen on-screen,1,positive
throw each other out windows,0,negative
"though a capable thriller, somewhere along the way k-19 jettisoned some crucial drama.",0,negative
the worst movies of the year,0,negative
", poorly written, murky and weakly acted, the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.",0,negative
ultra-cheesy,0,negative
"if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in",0,negative
hefty thematic material,1,positive
noticeably less,0,negative
victim,0,negative
"to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy",0,negative
emotionally bruised characters,0,negative
feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock,0,negative
", is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.",0,negative
"of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
evasive,0,negative
most of it given to children,1,positive
delusional,0,negative
wimps,0,negative
who unfortunately works with a two star script,0,negative
well-acted,1,positive
moodiness,0,negative
"will dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious.",0,negative
modest,1,positive
of the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
"with low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard",0,negative
", in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship, bring to their music",1,positive
what goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room '' is a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals.,0,negative
of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed,0,negative
wanes,0,negative
"its impressive images of crematorium chimney fires and stacks of dead bodies are undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy.",0,negative
the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
ms. hutchins is talented enough and charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate.,1,positive
enough quirky and satirical touches,1,positive
a strong dramatic and emotional pull,1,positive
"'s a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
fishy,0,negative
"sit through, enjoy on a certain level and then",1,positive
delight.,1,positive
become dullingly repetitive,0,negative
the best thing i can say about this film,1,positive
"a very slow, uneventful",0,negative
"the film is ... determined to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation.",1,positive
an awful movie,0,negative
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.,1,positive
of epic adventure,1,positive
", ghastly",0,negative
amusing and unexpectedly insightful,1,positive
the interior lives of the characters in his film,1,positive
's both charming and well,1,positive
a trifle,0,negative
one clever line,1,positive
"is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
've seen some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
"is cruel, misanthropic stuff with only weak claims to surrealism and black comedy",0,negative
"new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay",0,negative
its idiocy,0,negative
respect and affection,1,positive
so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
"a familiar story, but one that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence",1,positive
"itself, a playful spirit and",1,positive
in an admittedly middling film,0,negative
is even worse than i imagined a movie ever could be.,0,negative
"it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn, but it definitely gives you something to chew on.",1,positive
"inventive, fun,",1,positive
remarkable achival film,1,positive
comes off like a particularly amateurish episode of bewitched that takes place during spring break.,0,negative
makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs,1,positive
"looking for a smart, nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus",1,positive
make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad,0,negative
a good video game movie,1,positive
's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
the most poorly staged and lit action in memory,0,negative
"of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
maintains a cool distance,1,positive
sucks.,0,negative
of despair,0,negative
remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
inspires more than an interested detachment,1,positive
"if there's a heaven for bad movies, deuces wild is on its way.",0,negative
research library dust,0,negative
sad to say,0,negative
the payoff,1,positive
what's most refreshing about real women have curves,1,positive
"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out",0,negative
"that for the most part, the film is deadly dull",0,negative
film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure,1,positive
it collapses like an overcooked soufflé.,0,negative
"that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself",1,positive
comes off as emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable past love story derisions.,0,negative
look ill at ease sharing the same scene,0,negative
beguiling serenity and poise,1,positive
paper-thin characterizations,0,negative
immersed in a foreign culture only,1,positive
is n't even a movie,0,negative
truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent,1,positive
"their super-powers, their super-simple animation and",1,positive
an elegant work,1,positive
filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
will make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one.,0,negative
's no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer.,0,negative
with crude humor and vulgar innuendo,0,negative
slapdash mess,0,negative
"what an idea, what a thrill ride",1,positive
foolish and shallow,0,negative
as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today,1,positive
fabulousness,1,positive
the screen like a true star,1,positive
wander about in thick clouds of denial,0,negative
a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula,1,positive
"all, an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate",1,positive
"the movie is hardly a masterpiece, but it does mark ms. bullock's best work in some time",1,positive
an avid interest in the subject,1,positive
` a ' list cast,1,positive
wit and interesting characters,1,positive
a boring man,0,negative
unpersuasive,0,negative
a solid and refined piece of moviemaking imbued with passion and attitude.,1,positive
made a remarkable film that explores the monster's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,1,positive
and weakly acted,0,negative
"faithful without being forceful, sad without being shrill, `` a walk to remember ''",1,positive
wholly unnecessary addition,0,negative
"is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless, idiotic, annoying, heavy-handed, visually atrocious, and often downright creepy",0,negative
"of road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire",1,positive
a good-hearted ensemble comedy,1,positive
that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
language and locations,1,positive
"its cast full of caffeinated comedy performances more than make up for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway.",1,positive
death,0,negative
", roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.",1,positive
phenomenon,1,positive
imbecilic,0,negative
fun cheese puff,1,positive
"fascinating ... an often intense character study about fathers and sons, loyalty and duty.",1,positive
's hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie.,0,negative
a glass of flat champagne,0,negative
three-hour cinema master class.,1,positive
no denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100,0,negative
"while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant,0,negative
look at that clever angle,1,positive
one problem with the movie,0,negative
( jeff's ) gorgeous,1,positive
a personal low for everyone,0,negative
it's really nothing more than warmed-over cold war paranoia,0,negative
allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range.,1,positive
give a second look,1,positive
work more than it probably should,0,negative
"capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
never rises above superficiality.,0,negative
the movie is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes.,1,positive
"being earnest, so thick with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations",1,positive
"mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment, or even performance art, although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain",0,negative
nothing about this movie works.,0,negative
make creative contributions to the story and dialogue,1,positive
is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,0,negative
has not spawned a single good film.,0,negative
"all about a young woman's face, and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman's doubts and yearnings",1,positive
thinks poo-poo jokes are ` edgy,0,negative
"spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don ' t",1,positive
like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening.,0,negative
"did no one on the set have a sense of humor, or",0,negative
gut-wrenching,1,positive
interesting,1,positive
as any hollywood fluff,0,negative
a touching drama,1,positive
"that ` alabama ' manages to be pleasant in spite of its predictability and occasional slowness is due primarily to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate ) ...",1,positive
wo n't much care about,0,negative
jumps around,0,negative
flavorful,1,positive
very insecure,0,negative
"is brilliant, really.",1,positive
the level of marginal competence,0,negative
mergers and downsizing,0,negative
heartfelt romance,1,positive
"informative, intriguing, observant, often touching ... gives a human face to what's often discussed in purely abstract terms.",1,positive
"they presume their audience wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson, however entertainingly presented, so they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes",0,negative
able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
logistically,1,positive
miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning,1,positive
a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type -- the uncertain girl on the brink of womanhood.,1,positive
"could work, especially since the actresses in the lead roles are all more than competent",1,positive
"a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars might have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek ).",0,negative
listless and,0,negative
"approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline",1,positive
fully formed and,1,positive
a few ear-pleasing songs,1,positive
", evocative",1,positive
'll probably love it,1,positive
your seat for long stretches,0,negative
angry and,0,negative
"viewing for its courage, ideas, technical proficiency and great acting",1,positive
a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer,1,positive
community-college advertisement,0,negative
definitely a step in the right direction,1,positive
"the delicious trimmings ... arrive early and stay late, filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two",1,positive
has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.,1,positive
"k-19 will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories, but it is an engaging and exciting narrative of man confronting the demons of his own fear and paranoia.",1,positive
a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as revealed through the eyes of some children who remain curious about each other against all odds.,1,positive
"weighted down with slow, uninvolving storytelling and flat acting",0,negative
since the evil dead,0,negative
whimsical,1,positive
to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
surprisingly buoyant,1,positive
the dark areas of parent-child relationships,0,negative
as ugly as the shabby digital photography,0,negative
astonishingly skillful and moving ...,1,positive
be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
a documentary to disregard available bias,1,positive
it will warm your heart,1,positive
"self-aware, often self-mocking,",1,positive
"these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently and furiously, their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation",0,negative
the filmmaker's extraordinary access to massoud,1,positive
"a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness",1,positive
will definitely win some hearts,1,positive
was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people,0,negative
more propaganda,0,negative
a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ),0,negative
is funny and looks professional,1,positive
triumphs,1,positive
"an ugly, revolting movie.",0,negative
have an intermittently good time,1,positive
letting its imagery speak for it while it forces you to ponder anew what a movie can be.,1,positive
"rich, and strange",1,positive
"mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as movies are concerned.",0,negative
comedy,1,positive
"are undermined by the movie's presentation, which is way too stagy.",0,negative
commanding screen presence,1,positive
but thoroughly satisfying entertainment,1,positive
what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film,0,negative
be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
loses its fire,0,negative
it sends you away a believer again and quite cheered at just that.,1,positive
is clumsy,0,negative
a remake by the numbers,0,negative
but one thing's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary.,0,negative
's funniest and most likeable movie in years,1,positive
by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy,0,negative
innovations and,1,positive
the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative,1,positive
both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement.,1,positive
misogynist,0,negative
"with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
's very much like life itself,1,positive
banal and predictable.,0,negative
give a thought to the folks who prepare and,1,positive
"combines psychological drama, sociological reflection, and high-octane thriller",1,positive
most basic,1,positive
more holes than clyde barrow's car,0,negative
is more fun than conan the barbarian.,1,positive
wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
again and quite cheered at just that,1,positive
the sheer beauty,1,positive
the casting of von sydow ... is itself intacto's luckiest stroke.,1,positive
a bonus,1,positive
emotional force,1,positive
fun and funny in the middle,1,positive
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle, but it is effective",1,positive
"conjuring up a sinister, menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through.,1,positive
the following things are not at all entertaining :,0,negative
as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us,0,negative
a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions,1,positive
're over 25,1,positive
should be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
"rank as one of the cleverest, most deceptively amusing comedies of the year",1,positive
optimistic,1,positive
"an engrossing story that combines psychological drama, sociological reflection, and high-octane thriller.",1,positive
tidal,1,positive
"energy, intelligence and verve,",1,positive
spirited,1,positive
always entertaining,1,positive
of blaxploitation flicks,0,negative
compelling and,1,positive
the power of shanghai ghetto,1,positive
amused,1,positive
transcends their predicament,1,positive
succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity,1,positive
vicious and absurd,0,negative
consummate,1,positive
gore for suspense,0,negative
downright transparent,0,negative
audacity,0,negative
funnybone,1,positive
lazy tearjerker,0,negative
ludicrous,0,negative
is a fine-looking film with a bouncy score and a clutch of lively songs for deft punctuation,1,positive
full-length classic,1,positive
grow boring ... which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience,0,negative
sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.,1,positive
more overtly silly dialogue,0,negative
gritty enough,1,positive
has some unnecessary parts,0,negative
"it falls far short of poetry, but it's not bad prose.",1,positive
"takes you by the face, strokes your cheeks",1,positive
"both oscar winners,",1,positive
eight legged freaks wo n't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love ...,0,negative
to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood,1,positive
charmer,1,positive
"long, intricate, star-studded and",1,positive
"a live-action cartoon, a fast-moving and cheerfully simplistic 88 minutes of exaggerated action put together with the preteen boy in mind.",1,positive
not to be moved by this drama,0,negative
of the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
this illuminating comedy,1,positive
times uncommonly moving,1,positive
become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,0,negative
there's something to be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers.,1,positive
describes this film : honest,1,positive
the molehill,0,negative
"there is something in full frontal, i guess, about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them, but like most movie riddles, it works only if you have an interest in the characters you see.",0,negative
a mawkish self-parody that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
"the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed, and kurys ' direction is clever and insightful.",1,positive
to smash its face in,0,negative
a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0,negative
", often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness",1,positive
seems endless,1,positive
fighting off the urge to doze,0,negative
flavors,1,positive
in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment,1,positive
to be the cat's meow,1,positive
"there's not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination.",0,negative
"its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy",1,positive
"a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else",0,negative
cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
be cherished,1,positive
the wildly popular vin diesel,1,positive
"love, duty and friendship",1,positive
"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",0,negative
"hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit,",1,positive
"a genuine love story, full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery",1,positive
"stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal",1,positive
"moving, if uneven, success",1,positive
undermining the story's emotional thrust,1,positive
strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
a complicated hero,1,positive
a mediocre exercise in target demographics,0,negative
ca n't disguise the fact that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling.,0,negative
are not to be dismissed.,1,positive
was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard,1,positive
the best advice,1,positive
"scotland, pa is entirely too straight-faced to transcend its clever concept.",0,negative
an improvement on the first blade,1,positive
high-wattage,1,positive
"performances all around are tops, with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances.",1,positive
this smart,1,positive
a master,1,positive
made nature film and a tribute,1,positive
"satisfyingly scarifying, fresh and old-fashioned at the same time",1,positive
harmed,0,negative
"the story and the more contemporary, naturalistic tone",1,positive
", worse,",0,negative
across as lame and sophomoric,0,negative
thematically,1,positive
reassures us that he will once again be an honest and loving one.,1,positive
"ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
"is a pan-american movie, with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart",1,positive
his ninth decade,1,positive
never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
last 15 years,1,positive
treasure,1,positive
"in all fairness, i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks.",1,positive
grand a failure,0,negative
long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken,0,negative
intelligence and verve,1,positive
"loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang, shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion",0,negative
sometimes inadequate,0,negative
even a little dated,0,negative
unique culture,1,positive
"thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign",0,negative
almost makes you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson,0,negative
waste viewers ' time,0,negative
fails to spark this leaden comedy,0,negative
is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half.,1,positive
the ultimate movie experience,1,positive
happens to be the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
sword-and-sorcery,0,negative
more down-home flavor,1,positive
", imaginative",1,positive
a properly spooky film about the power of spirits,1,positive
many bona fide groaners,0,negative
a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn,1,positive
interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
"ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies.",0,negative
( and funnier,1,positive
of a war zone,0,negative
", and as easy to be bored by as your abc's",0,negative
un-bear-able '' project,0,negative
mild hallucinogenic buzz,0,negative
is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits.,0,negative
"while not all that bad of a movie, it's nowhere near as good as the original.",0,negative
among the most pitiful directing,0,negative
a rip-roaring comedy action,1,positive
often-hilarious farce,1,positive
conjured up more coming-of-age stories,1,positive
nearly surprising or clever enough to sustain a reasonable degree of suspense on its own,0,negative
the scuzzy underbelly,0,negative
see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
thoughtful and unflinching examination,1,positive
"beautifully crafted, engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing.",1,positive
"an eloquent, reflective and beautifully",1,positive
here is doa.,0,negative
a movie that keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
yawner,0,negative
hiss,0,negative
actors in bad bear suits,0,negative
like a rash,0,negative
becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if,0,negative
fudges fact and fancy with such confidence that we feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing.,1,positive
further sad evidence,0,negative
"a breezy blend of art, history, esoteric musings and philosophy",1,positive
seek and strike just the right tone,1,positive
mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema.,0,negative
rooted in a sincere performance,1,positive
amazingly dopey.,1,positive
an edgy thriller,1,positive
emotionally strong and politically potent piece,1,positive
run-of-the-mill.,0,negative
", this movie is hopeless",0,negative
", obnoxious",0,negative
` funny,1,positive
did they not have the nerve to speak up,0,negative
instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash,0,negative
nonconformist,1,positive
"behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense -- but sheridan has settled for a lugubrious romance.",0,negative
to decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking.,1,positive
twisted,0,negative
wait to see it then,0,negative
while the film is not entirely successful,0,negative
"like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting, but more of it seems contrived and secondhand.",0,negative
the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy,0,negative
artless sytle,0,negative
with a core of decency,1,positive
the film works as well as it does because of the performances.,1,positive
through clever makeup design,1,positive
's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.,1,positive
blatant and sickening product placement,0,negative
seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags.,0,negative
defiantly and delightfully against the grain,1,positive
full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery,1,positive
part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
best forgotten,0,negative
rejection by one's mother,0,negative
although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired.,0,negative
one of the funnier movies in town,1,positive
some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
"like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure,",0,negative
delicious and,1,positive
has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama.,1,positive
that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
"sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film ...",1,positive
's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him,1,positive
manipulative and contrived,0,negative
"coarse, cliched and clunky",0,negative
"of sanctimony, self-awareness, self-hatred and self-determination",1,positive
of sexy intrigue,1,positive
miserable and,0,negative
an intriguing and alluring premise,1,positive
even the hastily and amateurishly,0,negative
the perkiness of witherspoon,1,positive
takes advantage of the fact,1,positive
"the town has kind of an authentic feel,",1,positive
i also wanted a little alien as a friend!,1,positive
"i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director, but",1,positive
has made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience.,1,positive
"is the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow",1,positive
with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action,0,negative
"crisp framing, edgy camera work,",1,positive
"spirals downward, and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion.",0,negative
they 'll probably run out screaming.,0,negative
it's a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look.,1,positive
the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles,0,negative
a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past,1,positive
"road to perdition does display greatness, and it's worth seeing",1,positive
is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
gutter,0,negative
"franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler, but he does not give the transcendent performance sonny needs to overcome gaps in character development and story logic",0,negative
decrepit freaks,0,negative
is going to be something really good,1,positive
believe it,1,positive
long for the end,0,negative
be why it works as well as it does,1,positive
like being able to hit on a 15-year old when you 're over 100.,0,negative
is tragically,0,negative
"works so well for the first 89 minutes,",1,positive
's no real sense of suspense,0,negative
exquisite motion picture,1,positive
darkly funny,1,positive
a poignant and gently humorous parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature.,1,positive
rambling and incoherent,0,negative
genre-busting,1,positive
trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards,0,negative
lots of obvious political insights,1,positive
a headline-fresh thriller,1,positive
starts promisingly,1,positive
is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year.,1,positive
would be me : fighting off the urge to doze.,0,negative
a fluid and mesmerizing sequence of images,1,positive
down memory lane,1,positive
"there's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck, it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman.",0,negative
from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
"( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob ), and",1,positive
bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it,0,negative
"overwrought, melodramatic bodice-ripper.",0,negative
"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich",1,positive
of grief and loss,0,negative
bean drops the ball too many times,0,negative
"there, done that,",0,negative
credible and remarkably mature,1,positive
clever and insightful,1,positive
takes a simple premise and carries it to unexpected heights.,1,positive
with his effortless performance,1,positive
"have been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
laughingly,1,positive
celebrates the human spirit,1,positive
"there's real visual charge to the filmmaking, and",1,positive
"funny, sweetly adventurous",1,positive
twinkly-eyed,1,positive
this is an interesting movie!'',1,positive
's really sad,0,negative
"it succeeds in entertaining, despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries",1,positive
"in the new guy, even the bull gets recycled.",0,negative
imagination and authentic christmas spirit,1,positive
the sheer joy and pride they took in their work -- and in each other --,1,positive
hollywood expects people to pay to see it,0,negative
true events,1,positive
a remarkable and novel,1,positive
if tragic ),0,negative
it's splash without the jokes.,0,negative
insurance company office,1,positive
"feels homogenized and a bit contrived,",0,negative
become expert fighters,1,positive
runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours,0,negative
shrewd and effective film,1,positive
do in this marvelous film,1,positive
tongue-in-cheek,1,positive
forged in still-raw emotions,1,positive
"of the most ravaging, gut-wrenching, frightening war scenes since `` saving private ryan ''",1,positive
"so, hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
sassy,1,positive
in an independent film of satiric fire and emotional turmoil,1,positive
did we really need a remake of `` charade?'',0,negative
"plastered with one hollywood cliche after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults",0,negative
"you can taste it,",1,positive
finds its moviegoing pleasures,1,positive
"that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
his usual intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
compelling and horrifying,1,positive
say the obvious : abandon all hope of a good movie ye who enter here,0,negative
an amusing little catch,1,positive
misogyny,0,negative
lacks a sense of dramatic urgency,0,negative
eighth-grader,1,positive
which never reach satisfying conclusions,0,negative
of pure craft and passionate heart,1,positive
"gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense, which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill.",1,positive
"hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
"dull, dumb and derivative horror",0,negative
"need n't be steeped in '50s sociology, pop culture or movie lore to appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work",1,positive
"'s back in form, with an astoundingly rich film",1,positive
"a solid, psychological action film from hong kong.",1,positive
this movie ... does n't deserve the energy it takes to describe how bad it is.,0,negative
a part of its grand locations,1,positive
schmaltzy,0,negative
frustrates and captivates,1,positive
it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings,0,negative
"filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy",0,negative
is an accomplished actress,1,positive
bogs down in rhetoric and cliché,0,negative
me want to scream,0,negative
the laughs,1,positive
are both superb,1,positive
"is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
wholesome,1,positive
uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
"fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages.",1,positive
"works so well for the first 89 minutes, but ends so horrendously confusing",0,negative
detailed performances,1,positive
is why i have given it a one-star rating,0,negative
it's nowhere near as good as the original.,0,negative
"just does n't have the necessary self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy.",0,negative
the first fatal attraction,1,positive
gates,1,positive
"it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,",0,negative
of a well-made pizza,1,positive
a heck of a ride,1,positive
a few tasty morsels under your belt,1,positive
a sheer unbridled delight in the way,1,positive
"we hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes, and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground.",0,negative
eloquent ( meditation ) on death and,1,positive
"a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
"is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either",0,negative
both leads are up to the task,1,positive
"a treat watching shaw, a british stage icon, melting under the heat of phocion's attentions",1,positive
lee's achievement,1,positive
into the sort of heartache everyone,0,negative
suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense,0,negative
it's sort of in-between,1,positive
is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven.'',0,negative
than spiffy bluescreen technique and stylish weaponry,1,positive
"cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
feel-good territory,1,positive
"it will warm your heart, and i 'm giving it a strong thumbs up",1,positive
` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ',1,positive
much-needed levity,1,positive
this story of a determined woman's courage to find her husband in a war zone,1,positive
an immensely entertaining look at some of the unsung heroes of 20th century,1,positive
's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed.,0,negative
mediocre one,0,negative
the match that should be used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
a quietly moving,1,positive
observed character piece.,1,positive
"is a confusing melange of tones and styles, one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama",0,negative
an interesting controversy,1,positive
they prove more distressing than suspenseful.,0,negative
"is cloudy, the picture making becalmed.",0,negative
"marking the slow, lingering death of imagination",0,negative
a kick,1,positive
quite the career peak,1,positive
worth a look,1,positive
true emotional connection or identification frustratingly,1,positive
educates viewers with words and pictures,1,positive
"with nothing but a savage garden music video on his resume, he has no clue about making a movie",0,negative
"perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable",1,positive
high-minded snoozer.,0,negative
one helluva singer,1,positive
something must have been lost in the translation.,0,negative
with its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters ... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake.,0,negative
rather less than the sum of its underventilated père-fils confrontations.,0,negative
of hollywood fluff,0,negative
"mr. caine and mr. fraser are the whole show here, with their memorable and resourceful performances.",1,positive
to faith and rainbows,1,positive
fascinating study,1,positive
so formulaic and forgettable that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
"an athlete, a movie star",1,positive
he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
emphasizing,1,positive
that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice,1,positive
terrorists are more evil than ever!,0,negative
was more melodramatic,0,negative
it ultimately satisfies with its moving story,1,positive
"a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama",0,negative
"because the intelligence level of the characters must be low, very low, very very low, for the masquerade to work",0,negative
's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes,0,negative
"constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense",1,positive
's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ),1,positive
"overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old hanna-barbera charm",0,negative
"follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and",0,negative
which makes its message resonate.,1,positive
titillating,1,positive
morally alert,1,positive
what the english call ` too clever by half,0,negative
is to be mesmerised.,1,positive
"the abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste -- the acres of haute couture ca n't quite conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here.",0,negative
for all the dolorous trim,1,positive
"introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers",1,positive
its occasional charms,1,positive
although god is great addresses interesting matters of identity and heritage,1,positive
on the soullessness of work,0,negative
"glows with enthusiasm, sensuality and a conniving wit",1,positive
", the characters move with grace and panache",1,positive
stifles creativity,0,negative
amusedly,1,positive
"repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences,",0,negative
"comes off more like a misdemeanor, a flat, unconvincing drama that never catches fire",0,negative
"been, pardon the pun, sucked out and replaced by goth goofiness",0,negative
kinky fun,1,positive
delight your senses and crash this wedding!,1,positive
plot holes,0,negative
"amy's orgasm has a key strength in its willingness to explore its principal characters with honesty, insight and humor.",1,positive
too long with too little,0,negative
it's a pity that ( nelson's ) achievement does n't match his ambition,0,negative
score points for political correctness,1,positive
"the script, the gags, the characters are all direct-to-video stuff, and",0,negative
gutsy and perfectly,1,positive
", endearing",1,positive
have saved this film a world of hurt,1,positive
what makes barbershop so likable,1,positive
"represents the worst kind of filmmaking, the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy.",0,negative
"a perfect example of rancid, well-intentioned, but shamelessly manipulative movie making",0,negative
"hugh grant, who has a good line in charm,",1,positive
"one of the best films i have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.",1,positive
less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably,1,positive
is one of this year's very best pictures.,1,positive
is flat,0,negative
pair that with really poor comedic writing,0,negative
by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment,0,negative
far superior,1,positive
enjoyable trifle,1,positive
"emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance,0,negative
it's been hyped to be because it plays everything too safe,0,negative
smartly and wistfully,1,positive
enervating determination,1,positive
significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration,0,negative
the leads we are given here are simply too bland to be interesting.,0,negative
hugely enjoyable film,1,positive
delivering oscar-caliber performances,1,positive
"it's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast.",1,positive
of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase",0,negative
"delightful, well-crafted family film",1,positive
"with clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set",0,negative
"the mothman prophecies, which is mostly a bore,",0,negative
and the positive change in tone here seems to have recharged him.,1,positive
that works,1,positive
topics that could make a sailor blush - but lots of laughs,1,positive
a decent tv outing,1,positive
as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out --,0,negative
unbearably,0,negative
"the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
"return to never land is much more p.c. than the original version ( no more racist portraits of indians, for instance ), but the excitement is missing.",0,negative
"as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
that captures the innocence and budding demons within a wallflower,1,positive
limply between bizarre comedy and pallid horror,0,negative
slight but sweet,1,positive
's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
extremely bad.,0,negative
taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
such a well loved classic,1,positive
", who approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
hard to be mythic,0,negative
mishandled here,0,negative
above all,1,positive
the awfulness of the movie,0,negative
rises to its clever what-if concept.,1,positive
with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling.,0,negative
a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
a weird fizzle,0,negative
superior moral tone,1,positive
have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
to nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it,1,positive
utter mush,0,negative
"sad, sordid universe",0,negative
best possible senses,1,positive
from the demented mind,0,negative
encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
looks neat,1,positive
feels like a prison stretch.,0,negative
"like vardalos and corbett, who play their roles with vibrant charm",1,positive
a non-stop funny feast,1,positive
conceptually brilliant,1,positive
leather pants &,1,positive
wonder of wonders,1,positive
banged their brains into the ground so frequently,0,negative
you 'll be rewarded with some fine acting.,1,positive
still has a sense of his audience,1,positive
as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise,1,positive
"if festival in cannes nails hard - boiled hollywood argot with a bracingly nasty accuracy, much about the film, including some of its casting, is frustratingly unconvincing.",0,negative
half-assed,0,negative
"the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
a compelling story of musical passion,1,positive
"for teens to laugh, groan and hiss",1,positive
comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won.,0,negative
ending surprise,1,positive
were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play,0,negative
"makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted.",1,positive
"no big whoop, nothing new to see",0,negative
the rollerball sequences feel sanitised and stagey.,0,negative
anonymous chiller,1,positive
", indie trick",0,negative
"aging, suffering",0,negative
"works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently",1,positive
bronze,1,positive
his character's deceptions ultimately undo him,0,negative
effective moments,1,positive
earnest moment,1,positive
you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out,1,positive
"invigorating, surreal, and resonant with a rainbow of emotion.",1,positive
spectacular,1,positive
"a zombie movie in every sense of the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes.,0,negative
an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film,1,positive
"somber, absurd, and, finally,",0,negative
also happens to be good,1,positive
what's infuriating about full frontal is that it's too close to real life to make sense.,0,negative
if i said my ribcage did n't ache by the end of kung pow,1,positive
"he has no character, loveable or otherwise",0,negative
pretends to be passionate and truthful but,0,negative
makes us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose,1,positive
"has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky",0,negative
a movie with no reason for being,0,negative
the most fluent of actors,1,positive
sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
expert fighters,1,positive
dreary and overwrought,0,negative
the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,0,negative
feel sanitised and stagey.,0,negative
meandering and pointless,0,negative
a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope,1,positive
the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
enjoyed the thrill of the chill,1,positive
splash without the jokes,0,negative
uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks,0,negative
( a ) strong piece of work,1,positive
"a positively thrilling combination of ethnography and all the intrigue, betrayal, deceit and murder of a shakespearean tragedy or a juicy soap opera",1,positive
a moving tale,1,positive
that remains vividly in memory long,1,positive
"is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film.",1,positive
as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
"huge, heavy topics in a bland, surfacey way that does n't offer any insight into why, for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
the new film of anton chekhov's the cherry orchard puts the ` ick ' in ` classic.',0,negative
full-bodied,1,positive
it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action,0,negative
writer-director stephen gaghan has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half.',0,negative
crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy.,1,positive
most enchanting,1,positive
as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
"a touching, small-scale story",1,positive
due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired,1,positive
seem so real in small doses,1,positive
an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood,0,negative
captivatingly quirky hybrid,1,positive
"director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,",1,positive
"with a solid cast,",1,positive
weird and wonderful,1,positive
is that it's a rock-solid little genre picture.,1,positive
's not bad prose,1,positive
to capture these musicians in full regalia,1,positive
a predictable connect-the-dots course,0,negative
` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
crap like this,0,negative
"complex,",1,positive
"is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination,",0,negative
many talented people,1,positive
"the abiding impression, despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz, is of overwhelming waste --",0,negative
"somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
are left with a handful of disparate funny moments of no real consequence.,0,negative
of teen-speak and animal gibberish,0,negative
"a tired, unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow genre.",0,negative
"the cast is phenomenal, especially the women.",1,positive
`` soon-to-be-forgettable '' section,0,negative
anchoring performance,1,positive
"a glorified sitcom, and",0,negative
costner's,1,positive
"quirky, charming and often hilarious",1,positive
mediocrity,0,negative
esoteric,1,positive
the same old silliness,0,negative
yields surprises,1,positive
a terrific screenplay,1,positive
capitalizes on this concept and opts for the breezy and amateurish feel of an after school special on the subject of tolerance.,0,negative
emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds,1,positive
a loathsome movie,0,negative
"hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
dead,0,negative
"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",1,positive
"elegant, mannered and teasing",1,positive
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay.,0,negative
a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,0,negative
"a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss ...",1,positive
is a hoot,1,positive
feeble,0,negative
it well worth watching,1,positive
all end in someone screaming,0,negative
"... a cheap, ludicrous attempt at serious horror.",0,negative
viewed and treasured,1,positive
", surrealistic moments",1,positive
welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
leave you cold,0,negative
overwrought comedy/drama,0,negative
hate ( madonna ) within the film's first five minutes,0,negative
so much about the film is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened.,0,negative
distasteful and downright creepy,0,negative
funny documentary,1,positive
deep intelligence,1,positive
a cold blanket,0,negative
the nicest thing,1,positive
more enjoyable than its predecessor.,1,positive
're at the right film,1,positive
an interesting look,1,positive
pulling on heartstrings,1,positive
"true to its animatronic roots : ... as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus",0,negative
the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction,0,negative
need to be invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale -- you wo n't be sorry!,1,positive
oscar-caliber,1,positive
uninventive,0,negative
"the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
becomes a tiresome cliché,0,negative
is simply no doubt that this film asks the right questions at the right time in the history of our country.,1,positive
distinctive,1,positive
engaging storyline,1,positive
a surgeon mends,1,positive
a terrific role,1,positive
is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer,0,negative
a flood of emotion,1,positive
", with some glimpses of nature and family warmth, time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life.",0,negative
begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters.,1,positive
"kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast, and he delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie, no matter who runs them",1,positive
it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one,1,positive
's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale,0,negative
"gives one of his most daring, and complicated, performances",1,positive
'll cheer,1,positive
typical junkie opera,0,negative
change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses,0,negative
slumming,0,negative
very ambitious,1,positive
scene-chewing,0,negative
amuse even,1,positive
more than a bait-and-switch,1,positive
the comic possibilities,1,positive
there's surely something wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits.,0,negative
enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over,1,positive
guessing plot and,1,positive
"cold, oddly colorful and just plain otherworldly",1,positive
another boorish movie from the i-heard-a-joke,0,negative
from a flat script and a low budget,0,negative
a movie version of a paint-by-numbers picture.,0,negative
match their own creations for pure venality -- that's giving it the old college try,0,negative
of a great one,1,positive
an inspired portrait of male-ridden angst and,1,positive
an artist who is simply tired --,0,negative
freakish,1,positive
"straightforward, emotionally honest",1,positive
with slow pacing,0,negative
a bravura performance,1,positive
", it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies.",0,negative
", banter-filled comedy",1,positive
needed.,1,positive
"average, at best, i 'm afraid.",0,negative
an attempt to do something different over actually pulling it off,0,negative
tiresomely derivative and hammily acted.,0,negative
", political intrigue, partisans and sabotage",1,positive
"the performances by harris, phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal",1,positive
directed with purpose and finesse,1,positive
timeless and universal tale,1,positive
stories work,1,positive
the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.,1,positive
may have been born to make,1,positive
first-timer,1,positive
fizzle,0,negative
of cliches that the talented cast generally,0,negative
"fast-paced and wonderfully edited, the film is extremely thorough.",1,positive
thoroughly enjoyed themselves,1,positive
a performance that is masterly,1,positive
"has been written so well, that even a simple `` goddammit!",1,positive
"there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series, but i would n't be interested in knowing any of them personally",0,negative
it's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding.,0,negative
then expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,0,negative
is found in its ability to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally.,1,positive
while the third feels limited by its short running time,0,negative
it has its moments,1,positive
"it might have held my attention,",0,negative
much worse than bland or,0,negative
"solidly constructed, entertaining thriller",1,positive
because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
rich details,1,positive
"helps create a complex, unpredictable character",1,positive
has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over,1,positive
"it serves as a workable primer for the region's recent history, and would make a terrific 10th-grade learning tool.",1,positive
monumental,1,positive
not exaggerated enough,0,negative
interest can not be revived.,0,negative
"can almost see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good.'",1,positive
"newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood",1,positive
no means a slam-dunk,0,negative
could be so light-hearted?,1,positive
"is hardly a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama",0,negative
unaware that it's the butt of its own joke,0,negative
can feel the love.,1,positive
has dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances.,1,positive
recommend big bad love only,1,positive
the resourceful molly,1,positive
"a vile, incoherent mess",0,negative
is darkly funny in its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,1,positive
hotter-two-years-ago rap and r&b names and references,0,negative
", it actually hurts to watch.",0,negative
"at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ...",0,negative
not a trace,0,negative
an unendurable viewing experience,0,negative
a more than satisfactory amount of carnage,1,positive
"a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater",1,positive
- i also wanted a little alien as a friend!,1,positive
terrific b movie,1,positive
whole family,1,positive
"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus,",1,positive
"antwone fisher certainly does the trick of making us care about its protagonist and celebrate his victories but, with few exceptions, it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it.",1,positive
a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind.,1,positive
", fetishistic violence",0,negative
bombshell documentary,1,positive
we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,0,negative
the charming result,1,positive
also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
too many characters saying too many clever things and getting into too many pointless situations,0,negative
make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and,0,negative
see a movie that embraces its old-fashioned themes and in the process comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
perfect quiet pace,1,positive
a vivid imagination and an impressive style,1,positive
here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation.,1,positive
's never too late to believe in your dreams.,1,positive
of corny dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
it is to be ya-ya,1,positive
"is degraded, handheld blair witch video-cam footage.",0,negative
self-deprecating comedy,1,positive
that makes it attractive throughout,1,positive
"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate.",0,negative
wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life,0,negative
"'s ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is, quite pointedly, about the peril of such efforts",1,positive
is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
even better than the fellowship,1,positive
by this tired retread,0,negative
a give-me-an-oscar kind,1,positive
is prime escapist fare.,1,positive
sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up,1,positive
", but if you liked the previous movies in the series, you 'll have a good time with this one too.",1,positive
forget about it by monday,0,negative
weird.,0,negative
both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good,1,positive
is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake.,1,positive
has some of the best special effects ever,1,positive
what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context,1,positive
actually improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
generally amusing from time,1,positive
lame comedy.,0,negative
a rock-solid gangster movie,1,positive
necessary viewing for sci-fi fans,1,positive
smarter and more unnerving than the sequels,1,positive
grand picture,1,positive
was going to be really awful,0,negative
nicely combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream.',1,positive
squanders its beautiful women,0,negative
childlike smile,1,positive
brave and sweetly,1,positive
no real surprises,0,negative
sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama,0,negative
a waterlogged version of ` fatal attraction ' for the teeny-bopper set,0,negative
the result is somewhat satisfying,1,positive
directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable,1,positive
a nice album,1,positive
confidently,1,positive
"except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
the script's endless assault,0,negative
moving experience,1,positive
it's badder than bad.,0,negative
", well, funnier.",1,positive
little excitement,0,negative
"seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely",0,negative
"paxton is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
it's definitely a step in the right direction.,1,positive
electrocute and dismember their victims in full consciousness,0,negative
interesting both as a historical study and as a tragic love story.,1,positive
wonderful as the long-faced sad sack,1,positive
fun with it,1,positive
twenty-first,1,positive
a genius,1,positive
the movie weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne.,0,negative
"light-years ahead of paint-by-number american blockbusters like pearl harbor, at least artistically.",1,positive
pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,0,negative
the genuinely funny jokes,1,positive
"( or worth rooting against, for that matter )",0,negative
a fascinating little tale,1,positive
"the notion of deleting emotion from people, even in an advanced prozac nation",0,negative
"the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
laid back,1,positive
despite modest aspirations,1,positive
you 're a struggling nobody,0,negative
'll be white-knuckled and unable to look away,1,positive
"as the mediterranean sparkles, ` swept away ' sinks.",0,negative
"plunges you into a reality that is, more often then not, difficult and sad,",0,negative
an unsettling picture,0,negative
"is the last thing any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve",0,negative
a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy,1,positive
one of the most entertaining monster movies in ages,1,positive
very compelling tale,1,positive
distasteful and,0,negative
it's a visual rorschach test and i must have failed,0,negative
"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project, as if she's cut open a vein and bled the raw film stock",1,positive
russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
about existential suffering,0,negative
", it will be well worth your time.",1,positive
the land,1,positive
might actually want to watch,1,positive
it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy,0,negative
no affinity,0,negative
of charm,1,positive
"mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
"nijinsky says, ' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too.",0,negative
the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank.,0,negative
to be running on hypertime in reverse as the truly funny bits,1,positive
"begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining",0,negative
mindless yet impressively lean spinoff of last summer's bloated effects fest the mummy returns.,1,positive
laughter and self-exploitation,1,positive
"mostly it's a work that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived.",1,positive
disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and,0,negative
exceptionally dreary and overwrought,0,negative
a coming-of-age tale,1,positive
", vulgar is, truly and thankfully, a one-of-a-kind work.",0,negative
maintains an appealing veneer,1,positive
interesting in unfaithful,1,positive
is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
probably one of the best since the last waltz,1,positive
"melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting, and always a beauty to behold",1,positive
"the most opaque, self-indulgent and just plain goofy an excuse for a movie as you can imagine.",0,negative
it feels like a glossy rehash.,0,negative
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera ... more salacious telenovela than serious drama,0,negative
re-fried green tomatoes,0,negative
keep the story compelling,1,positive
feeling this movie,1,positive
overexposed waste,0,negative
demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself,1,positive
is to sit through about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh once,0,negative
far more stylish and,1,positive
's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work.,1,positive
"while it's all quite tasteful to look at, the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.",0,negative
", unimaginative and derivative",0,negative
is like binging on cotton candy,1,positive
"to the filmmakers, ivan is a prince of a fellow, but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit.",0,negative
milder is n't better,0,negative
they could n't have done in half an hour,0,negative
exploiting it yourself,0,negative
an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
point and purpose,1,positive
"leave you wanting more,",1,positive
moaning about their cruel fate,0,negative
melancholy,0,negative
"there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them, either.",0,negative
stale and,0,negative
sorority boys is a bowser.,0,negative
the plot is paper-thin and the characters are n't interesting enough to watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours.,0,negative
the courage of its convictions and excellent performances on its side,1,positive
the pretensions -- and disposable story -- sink the movie.,0,negative
"born out of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues",1,positive
right choice,1,positive
are remarkable,1,positive
"marshall keeps the energy humming,",1,positive
"there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life, but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes",0,negative
"the three leads produce adequate performances, but what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling",0,negative
"seriously, folks, it does n't work.",0,negative
stunning technical achievement,1,positive
"it plods along methodically, somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting.",0,negative
the brim with ideas,1,positive
some charm and heart,1,positive
awakening and,1,positive
", mr. schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist.",1,positive
a strength,1,positive
that appeals to me,1,positive
naive dreams,0,negative
"shorter than the first ( as best i remember ), but still a very good time at the cinema",1,positive
"though harris is affecting at times, he can not overcome the sense that pumpkin is a mere plot pawn for two directors with far less endearing disabilities.",0,negative
", his secret life will leave you thinking",1,positive
the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
at its laziest,0,negative
"a dull, simple-minded and stereotypical tale of drugs, death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets.",0,negative
nothing short of refreshing,1,positive
there's nothing remotely topical or sexy here.,0,negative
see all summer,1,positive
as scary-funny as tremors,1,positive
a captivatingly quirky hybrid,1,positive
a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics.,1,positive
gibberish,0,negative
you find comfort in familiarity,1,positive
naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.,0,negative
", however entertainingly presented,",0,negative
a sour attempt,0,negative
astounds.,1,positive
point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets.,1,positive
its perfunctory conclusion,0,negative
engage and even touch us,1,positive
loved classic,1,positive
transformed star,1,positive
employs an accent that i think is supposed to be an attempt at hardass american but sometimes just lapses into unhidden british.,0,negative
find it baffling,0,negative
by now intolerable morbidity,0,negative
of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
in a dysfunctional family,0,negative
"shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen,",0,negative
"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.",0,negative
"farts, urine,",0,negative
my advice is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack.,0,negative
greatest,1,positive
idiotic and ugly,0,negative
cinema fans,1,positive
where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
talented performers,1,positive
does n't make sense,0,negative
some unnecessary parts,0,negative
is just too easy to be genuinely satisfying.,0,negative
"would be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role,0,negative
hooks us,1,positive
more accurate than anything,1,positive
no organic intrigue,0,negative
"short and sweet, but also more than anything else slight ... tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations.",1,positive
of entertainment that parents love to have their kids,1,positive
slight and uninventive,0,negative
benefit enormously,1,positive
", i hate it.",0,negative
the performances are worthwhile.,1,positive
"kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise, and lan yu is a disarmingly lived-in movie",1,positive
unsurprisingly,0,negative
"see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi",0,negative
"irritating ( at least to this western ear ),",0,negative
"try to create characters out of the obvious cliches, but wind up using them as punching bags.",0,negative
"there, done that ... a thousand times already, and better",0,negative
visual splendor that can be seen in other films,1,positive
"love it ... hell, i dunno.",1,positive
"solid, satisfying fare for adults",1,positive
a wish your heart makes,1,positive
totalitarian,0,negative
in a shabby script,0,negative
of abuse,0,negative
renner carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance.,1,positive
a seriously bad film with seriously warped logic by writer-director kurt wimmer at the screenplay level.,0,negative
"are complex and quirky, but entirely believable as the remarkable ensemble cast brings them to life.",1,positive
"its weighty themes are too grave for youngsters,",0,negative
"reggio and glass so rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences, that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby.",0,negative
"lies ... footage that might have made no such thing a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire",0,negative
stifling morality tale,0,negative
it happens to flat characters,0,negative
the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists,0,negative
that really tells the tale,1,positive
"for its excellent storytelling, its economical, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity",1,positive
much to it,1,positive
cliche pileup,0,negative
coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story,1,positive
trapped presents a frightening and compelling ` what if?',1,positive
"a dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie this",1,positive
its originality,1,positive
spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : it actually improves upon the original hit movie,1,positive
"you can taste it, but there's no fizz.",0,negative
"not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered, but the film works well enough to make it worth watching.",1,positive
"patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks",1,positive
the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
"is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip",1,positive
"lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely,",1,positive
"thanks to kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering",1,positive
abridged edition,1,positive
your entertainment standards,1,positive
of genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
the film is impressive for the sights and sounds of the wondrous beats the world has to offer.,1,positive
is a fascinating little tale,1,positive
"is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee, with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world's delicate ecological balance.",1,positive
dull effects,0,negative
washington demands and receives excellent performances,1,positive
the whole movie is simply a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well.,0,negative
humor and lightness,1,positive
provide an emotional edge,1,positive
find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
in entertaining,1,positive
can tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it.,0,negative
"its gentle, touching story",1,positive
sweet spirit,1,positive
where the characters ' moves are often more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
is just lazy writing,0,negative
an entirely stale concept,0,negative
"a self-reflexive, philosophical nature",1,positive
the outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
sharp script,1,positive
particularly funny,1,positive
can overcome bad hair design,0,negative
will stand in future years as an eloquent memorial to the world trade center tragedy,1,positive
naturally funny,1,positive
it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
"i know i should n't have laughed, but hey, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old.",1,positive
"relies on toilet humor, ethnic slurs.",0,negative
misconstrued,0,negative
"ms. seigner and mr. serrault bring fresh, unforced naturalism to their characters.",1,positive
suffers from over-familiarity since hit-hungry british filmmakers,0,negative
is icily brilliant,1,positive
"just might turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
", are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
"is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful, and",1,positive
"a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
"is a hoot, and",1,positive
be called the best korean film of 2002,1,positive
grossly,0,negative
"is haunting ... ( it's ) what punk rock music used to be, and what the video medium could use more of : spirit, perception, conviction.",1,positive
the dull effects,0,negative
has rewards,1,positive
be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
"created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
there is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights.,0,negative
fascinating connections,1,positive
not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe,0,negative
an almost unbearably morbid,0,negative
is icily brilliant.,1,positive
works beautifully as a movie,1,positive
"a so-so, made-for-tv something posing as a real movie.",0,negative
numbing experience to watch,0,negative
"is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday.",1,positive
is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
puts a refreshing and comical spin on the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman.,1,positive
well-characterized,1,positive
this strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook.,0,negative
a pleasure to watch,1,positive
"the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy, existential exploration of why men leave their families",0,negative
a triumph,1,positive
slash-fest,0,negative
"a boring man,",0,negative
"it does n't reach them, but the effort is gratefully received",1,positive
"a new, self-deprecating level",0,negative
esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
a spotty script,0,negative
phony,0,negative
", despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes,",0,negative
is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
", we 'd prefer a simple misfire.",0,negative
seems to elicit a chuckle,1,positive
"by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in",0,negative
a woman whose passion for this region and its inhabitants still shines in her quiet blue eyes,1,positive
", unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
"the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving, and the film itself -- as well its delightful cast -- is so breezy, pretty and gifted, it really won my heart",1,positive
stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you,0,negative
smash its face in,0,negative
"there are deeply religious and spiritual people in this world who would argue that entering a church, synagogue or temple does n't mean you have to check your brain at the door.",1,positive
captures the raw comic energy of one,1,positive
hilarious writer-director himself,1,positive
"laugh-out-loud lines,",1,positive
breaking new ground,1,positive
sensitive ensemble performances and,1,positive
"throughout, mr. audiard's direction is fluid and quick.",1,positive
a beautiful paean,1,positive
his rental car,1,positive
"despite some charm and heart, this quirky soccer import is forgettable",0,negative
racial tension,0,negative
"you 'll be wistful for the testosterone-charged wizardry of jerry bruckheimer productions, especially because half past dead is like the rock on a wal-mart budget.",0,negative
thinking about going to see this movie,1,positive
more than recycled jock,0,negative
"you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch,",1,positive
"peppering this urban study with references to norwegian folktales, villeneuve creates in maelstrom a world where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical.",1,positive
scoring,1,positive
"blisteringly rude, scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys, the film has in kieran culkin a pitch-perfect holden.",1,positive
it's not very well shot or composed or edited,0,negative
dumb and,0,negative
authentic christmas spirit,1,positive
most savory and hilarious,1,positive
a celebrated wonder,1,positive
keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart,0,negative
delight,1,positive
rip-roaring comedy action,1,positive
multi-character story,1,positive
a workable primer,1,positive
slob,0,negative
keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
too busy,0,negative
"a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery",0,negative
try to avoid,0,negative
so impersonal,0,negative
has enough vitality to justify the notion of creating a screen adaptation of evans ' saga of hollywood excess,1,positive
has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics,1,positive
this year's razzie,0,negative
even more to think about after the final frame,1,positive
mature,1,positive
isabelle huppert excels as the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis is a stunning new young talent in one of chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries.,1,positive
properly spooky film,1,positive
appealing couple,1,positive
surprised,1,positive
that believing in something does matter,1,positive
cinematic punishment,0,negative
truly egregious,0,negative
"all the more disquieting for its relatively gore-free allusions to the serial murders, but it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject.",0,negative
parents beware ;,1,positive
the opposite of a truly magical movie,0,negative
shine through the gloomy film noir veil,1,positive
frantic,0,negative
liked it much better,1,positive
there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ... that derives its moment of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups.,0,negative
the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks,0,negative
"it's tough to watch, but it's a fantastic movie",1,positive
exceptionally,1,positive
glucose sentimentality and,0,negative
film lapses,0,negative
most jaded,1,positive
bad and baffling from the get-go,0,negative
"it's still a comic book, but maguire makes it a comic book with soul",1,positive
howlingly trashy time,1,positive
"have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup,",0,negative
this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece,1,positive
"it's simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply, truly, bottomlessly cynical.",0,negative
"like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and )",0,negative
is a really special walk in the woods.,1,positive
terminally cute drama,1,positive
truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film,1,positive
even though her performance is more interesting ( and funnier ) than his,1,positive
", the movie winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity.",0,negative
falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,0,negative
is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still say it was a guilty pleasure,0,negative
teeny-bopper,0,negative
"will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey,",1,positive
you wo n't like looking at it,0,negative
's work as well as a remarkably faithful one,1,positive
classic satire,1,positive
the sword fighting is well done and auteuil is a goofy pleasure,1,positive
its decrepit freaks,0,negative
pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings,0,negative
have a great time,1,positive
a torrent,1,positive
darling band wilco,1,positive
"an important movie,",1,positive
( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but,0,negative
"the plot has a number of holes, and at times it's simply baffling.",0,negative
vapid actor's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler's reigen,0,negative
is frequently amusing,1,positive
many a parent and their teen ( or preteen ) kid could bond while watching a walk to remember.,1,positive
wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself.,0,negative
ambition,1,positive
that he's spiffing up leftovers that are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
prolonged extrusion,0,negative
the film retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching.,1,positive
"4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos, but",1,positive
"interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",1,positive
"some episodes work, some do n't.",0,negative
about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
memories and one fantastic visual trope,1,positive
this is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer.,0,negative
"is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
"mind, while watching eric rohmer's tribute",1,positive
what's most offensive is n't the waste of a good cast,0,negative
a bad taste,0,negative
by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency,0,negative
you find yourself praying for a quick resolution,0,negative
"its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
"is much too conventional -- lots of boring talking heads, etc. -- to do the subject matter justice",0,negative
that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline,0,negative
is your film.,1,positive
is a disarmingly lived-in movie,1,positive
amusement,1,positive
who loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
"eloquent, deeply felt meditation",1,positive
fairly slow,0,negative
without ever being self-important,1,positive
"( 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,negative
"a bad movie,",0,negative
the film's ending has a `` what was it all for,0,negative
"piss on trees, b.s. one another",0,negative
another unoriginal run,0,negative
stolid remake,0,negative
"is a likable story, told with competence.",1,positive
a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman,0,negative
"be a film that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
to the edge of your seat,1,positive
is n't funny,0,negative
tabloid,0,negative
with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
we 've learned the hard way just how complex international terrorism is,0,negative
windshield,1,positive
"self-control to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
lurid and less than lucid work,0,negative
"feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective",1,positive
"hits every cliche we 've come to expect, including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent, childlike and inherently funny.",0,negative
sordid to function as comedy,0,negative
the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically,1,positive
gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day,1,positive
sets out to entertain,1,positive
this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth.,1,positive
aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one.,0,negative
bores,0,negative
stirs the emotions,1,positive
will turn bill paxton into an a-list director,1,positive
had so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost,0,negative
extremely imaginative through out,1,positive
the urbane sweetness,1,positive
charming but slight tale,1,positive
is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it,0,negative
"fast and funny, an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd",1,positive
a straight-ahead thriller that,1,positive
they engage and even touch us,1,positive
can trust,1,positive
misogynist evil,0,negative
into melancholia,0,negative
there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life,1,positive
"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,",0,negative
revels in its own simplicity,1,positive
cheering,1,positive
title performance,1,positive
the dark visions already relayed by superb,1,positive
"that zings all the way through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
wanting more,1,positive
holds up well after two decades,1,positive
the kind of movie toback's detractors always accuse him of making,0,negative
"more in common with a fireworks display than a movie, which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline",0,negative
"a tired, unnecessary retread ... a stale copy of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with.",0,negative
what's so striking about jolie's performance,1,positive
"could be, by its art and heart, a necessary one",1,positive
animation back 30 years,0,negative
in the murk of its own making,0,negative
free to go get popcorn whenever he's not onscreen,0,negative
"this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",1,positive
"the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is --",0,negative
"skip this dreck, rent animal house and go back to the source.",0,negative
where the film falters is in its tone.,0,negative
a monopoly on mindless action,0,negative
's just not very smart.,0,negative
"pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything,",1,positive
"this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful - no doubt, it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer.",0,negative
to have bitterly forsaken,0,negative
that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy,0,negative
thoughtful without having much dramatic impact,0,negative
"gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel",1,positive
a fascinating character's story,1,positive
could be the worst film a man has made about women since valley of the dolls,0,negative
xxx,0,negative
enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary,1,positive
"by that measure, it is a failure.",0,negative
slightly humorous and tender,1,positive
unimaginatively,0,negative
"for an hour, in which we 're told something creepy and vague is in the works",0,negative
"there's the inimitable diaz, holding it all together.",1,positive
demented,0,negative
falls apart,0,negative
holds you in rapt attention,1,positive
resuscitate,1,positive
bottom-rung,0,negative
bold by studio standards,1,positive
do n't come off,0,negative
are great rewards,1,positive
"that is listless, witless, and devoid of anything resembling humor",0,negative
"neither quite a comedy nor a romance, more of an impish divertissement of themes that interest attal and gainsbourg -- they live together -- the film has a lot of charm.",1,positive
funniest and most likeable movie,1,positive
because it made him feel powerful,1,positive
a thoughtful movie,1,positive
creativity,1,positive
it's just as wonderful on the big screen.,1,positive
"a very funny, heartwarming film",1,positive
"its extremely languorous rhythms,",0,negative
convincing characters,1,positive
scalds like acid,0,negative
the footage of the rappers at play and the prison interview with suge knight are just two of the elements that will grab you.,1,positive
dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect,0,negative
i will be.,1,positive
love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history,1,positive
poorly staged,0,negative
are the difference between this and countless other flicks about guys and dolls,1,positive
you 'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser.,0,negative
"downbeat, period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message.",1,positive
important and exhilarating,1,positive
dignified ceo,1,positive
"enjoyable, if occasionally flawed,",1,positive
you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
elegant technology for the masses --,1,positive
a sermon for most of its running time,0,negative
"rock solid family fun out of the gates, extremely imaginative through out, but wanes in the middle",1,positive
's touching and tender and proves that even in sorrow you can find humor,1,positive
watching disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel,0,negative
resident,1,positive
have put together a bold biographical fantasia.,1,positive
"halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it,",0,negative
", 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.",1,positive
leaving you,0,negative
"ludicrous, but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining.",1,positive
"stereotypes in good fun,",1,positive
are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones,1,positive
"the script is a disaster, with cloying messages and irksome characters.",0,negative
inviting,1,positive
"been discovered, indulged in and rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again",0,negative
is a heartfelt story,1,positive
it has a bigger-name cast,1,positive
", heartfelt",1,positive
enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
"for those of us who respond more strongly to storytelling than computer-generated effects, the new star wars installment has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one.",0,negative
a low-budget hybrid of scarface,0,negative
best achievements,1,positive
most delightful moments,1,positive
a ridiculous wig,0,negative
as steamy as last week's pork dumplings.,0,negative
no level whatsoever,0,negative
", it still manages to string together enough charming moments to work.",1,positive
does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
only masochistic moviegoers,0,negative
"is as blasphemous and nonsensical as a luis buñuel film without the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius",0,negative
an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers,1,positive
seeing things from new sides,1,positive
", but i suspect it might deliver again and again",1,positive
the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
"are stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry.",1,positive
"those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief",1,positive
do not fit,0,negative
elegantly balanced movie,1,positive
"mushy, existential exploration",0,negative
the sheer ugliness,0,negative
puts wang at the forefront of china's sixth generation of film makers.,1,positive
the gorgeous locales,1,positive
ended so damned,0,negative
the sexuality,1,positive
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise.,0,negative
executed it takes your breath away.,1,positive
negativity is a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking.,1,positive
its extraordinary intelligence and originality,1,positive
an awful movie that will only satisfy the most emotionally malleable of filmgoers.,0,negative
with solid performances and eerie atmosphere,1,positive
considerable wit,1,positive
"elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy",1,positive
able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
this tale has been told and retold,0,negative
"may even find that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
entirely stale,0,negative
the worthy successor to a better tomorrow,1,positive
both a successful adaptation and an enjoyable film in its own right.,1,positive
from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,0,negative
for godard,0,negative
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy regardless of race,1,positive
"the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ... but its delivery is a complete mess.",0,negative
an alluring backdrop,1,positive
gets a lot of flavor and spice,1,positive
"compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
"whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway",1,positive
very bad scouse accents,0,negative
the tedium,0,negative
insightful moments,1,positive
an incredibly irritating comedy,0,negative
to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury,1,positive
unexpected comedy,1,positive
the best part about `` gangs '' was daniel day-lewis.,1,positive
mention `` solaris '' five years from now and,0,negative
made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
"human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film",1,positive
's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness,0,negative
abrasive,0,negative
lead actress andie macdowell,1,positive
"an interesting topic,",1,positive
rich in shadowy metaphor and as sharp as a samurai sword,1,positive
most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
the lack of naturalness makes everything seem self-consciously poetic and forced,0,negative
best part,1,positive
feel as if we 're seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
a muddy psychological thriller rife with miscalculations.,0,negative
", stupid",0,negative
a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee,1,positive
"slow, predictable",0,negative
are such a companionable couple,1,positive
entertaining itself,1,positive
the intoxicating fumes,1,positive
as funny,1,positive
wholly believable and heart-wrenching depths of despair,1,positive
the crisp clarity of a fall dawn,1,positive
presents a fascinating but flawed look at the near future,1,positive
being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
female empowerment,1,positive
throwback to long gone bottom-of-the-bill fare like the ghost and mr. chicken.,0,negative
a listless climb down the social ladder,0,negative
has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran.',1,positive
makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering,1,positive
"contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing.",0,negative
has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
has done his homework and soaked up some jazzy new revisionist theories about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics.,1,positive
anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,1,positive
in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
the emotional heart,1,positive
under its own thinness,0,negative
's coherent,1,positive
erratic career,0,negative
visual gags,0,negative
that matters,1,positive
the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
a good match of the sensibilities of two directors,1,positive
too loud and,0,negative
appears not to have been edited at all,0,negative
"an ambitious, guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting.",0,negative
extensive post-production,1,positive
screen been so aggressively anti-erotic,0,negative
to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
"it's an ambitious film, and as with all ambitious films, it has some problems.",1,positive
to get a coherent rhythm going,0,negative
"far bigger, far more meaningful story",1,positive
as pleasantly,1,positive
you will also learn a good deal about the state of the music business in the 21st century,1,positive
simple misfire,0,negative
a striking new significance for anyone,1,positive
just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
as sharp as the original,1,positive
"by applying definition to both sides of the man, the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject.",1,positive
", naturally dramatic",1,positive
so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart,1,positive
"berling and béart ... continue to impress, and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters.",1,positive
as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is,0,negative
"a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is",1,positive
from this unimaginative comedian,0,negative
quasi-documentary,1,positive
very capable nailbiter,1,positive
repetitive and ragged,0,negative
` swept away ',1,positive
the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming,0,negative
humane and important,1,positive
beautifully,1,positive
is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull,0,negative
an all-around good time,1,positive
in its treatment of the dehumanizing and ego-destroying process of unemployment,0,negative
"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary, about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family,",1,positive
"the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
"reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style.",1,positive
despite the efforts of a first-rate cast,0,negative
it thankfully goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice.,1,positive
to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting,1,positive
"that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors,1,positive
"bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers, and circles it obsessively, without making contact.",0,negative
has some of the best special effects,1,positive
i see this piece of crap again,0,negative
it's pretty stupid.,0,negative
the film's winning tone,1,positive
"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged",1,positive
has worked wonders with the material.,1,positive
far funnier,1,positive
inexpressible,1,positive
skilled,1,positive
any working class community,1,positive
gives devastating testimony to both people's capacity for evil and their heroic capacity for good.,0,negative
store for unwary viewers,0,negative
solo,1,positive
going where no man has gone before,1,positive
weak payoff,0,negative
"as i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious",0,negative
old enough to have developed some taste,1,positive
the film's reach exceeds its grasp,1,positive
serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the bollywood films.,1,positive
the movie's seams may show ...,0,negative
"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny, and the action sequences -- clearly the main event -- are surprisingly uninvolving",0,negative
being boring,0,negative
"unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car",0,negative
's the very definition of epic adventure,1,positive
sweetly adventurous,1,positive
deftly entertaining film,1,positive
appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about.,1,positive
"edited, often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story",0,negative
watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through.,0,negative
all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
a minimalist beauty and,1,positive
"goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy, seductive pacing ... but",1,positive
direction and complete lack,0,negative
might be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service,0,negative
a mean-spirited film made by someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
a frustrating misfire,0,negative
spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : ``,0,negative
commander-in-chief,1,positive
smartest,1,positive
"there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention, but it grows monotonous after a while, as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery.",0,negative
ode to tackling life's wonderment,1,positive
becomes predictably conventional.,0,negative
shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams,0,negative
have a new favorite musical,1,positive
that is dark,0,negative
"'s lovely and amazing, from her own screenplay, jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style.",1,positive
's as entertaining,1,positive
is cool.,1,positive
grows thin,0,negative
the absurdities and inconsistencies,0,negative
"farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except",0,negative
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.,1,positive
"the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks, and",1,positive
is of overwhelming waste,0,negative
schütte's dramatic snapshot of the artist three days before his death offers an interesting bit of speculation as to the issues brecht faced as his life drew to a close.,1,positive
very distinctive,1,positive
're in for a painful ride.,0,negative
fairly parochial melodrama,0,negative
overcomes its visual hideousness,0,negative
endearing,1,positive
"whole slo-mo, double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action",0,negative
"philosophically, intellectually and logistically a mess.",0,negative
"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution, but",1,positive
maddeningly insistent and repetitive piano score,0,negative
well-made and,1,positive
great over-the-top,1,positive
thought-provoking,1,positive
uncharted depths,1,positive
"the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable, irreversible flow of history.",1,positive
our respect,1,positive
"the whole affair, true story or not, feels incredibly hokey",0,negative
in this summer's new action film,1,positive
his is an interesting character,1,positive
"with unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
although purportedly a study in modern alienation,0,negative
the movie landscape,1,positive
"'s fairly lame,",0,negative
a ripping good yarn,1,positive
smart and complicated,1,positive
is less compelling than the circumstances of its making,0,negative
dead-undead genre,0,negative
ache,0,negative
the film sits with square conviction and touching good sense on the experience of its women,1,positive
"trapped wo n't score points for political correctness, but it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness.",1,positive
an alternately raucous and sappy ethnic sitcom ... you 'd be wise to send your regrets.,0,negative
these guys ' superhuman capacity,1,positive
surprisingly anemic disappointment,0,negative
jaw-droppingly superficial,0,negative
proves once again that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and you do n't care who fires the winning shot",0,negative
wildcard,0,negative
woo,1,positive
", you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party.",0,negative
an inexplicable nightmare,0,negative
the six-time winner,1,positive
"a timely, tongue-in-cheek profile of the corporate circus that is the recording industry in the current climate of mergers and downsizing",1,positive
tries for more.,0,negative
"has a certain ghoulish fascination, and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement.",1,positive
with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
light enough,1,positive
"in all, an interesting look at the life of the campaign-trail press, especially ones that do n't really care for the candidate",1,positive
's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness,0,negative
at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema,1,positive
"showtime is n't particularly assaultive, but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again.",0,negative
pretty damned wonderful,1,positive
even the corniest and most hackneyed,0,negative
's not too much of anything,0,negative
implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying,0,negative
liveliness,1,positive
"show his penchant for wry, contentious configurations",1,positive
"a trenchant, ironic cultural satire instead of a frustrating misfire",1,positive
like,1,positive
it's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience.,0,negative
shoot something on crummy-looking videotape,0,negative
two fatal ailments --,0,negative
highlighted,1,positive
"dull, somnambulant exercise",0,negative
the ridiculous dialog or,0,negative
sentimental cliches,0,negative
resorts to easy feel-good sentiments,1,positive
ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
stupid sequel,0,negative
recreating it an in an african idiom,1,positive
nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite :,1,positive
been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
guilty-pleasure,1,positive
somehow manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks.,1,positive
to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
smart and newfangled,1,positive
loneliness,0,negative
get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized.,0,negative
asset,1,positive
a very sincere work,1,positive
an impressive job,1,positive
bittersweet dialogue that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma.,1,positive
come to earth,1,positive
wasting away inside unnecessary films,0,negative
", it has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films.",1,positive
"ride through nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego",1,positive
you leaving the theater with a smile on your face,1,positive
a warm and well-told tale,1,positive
"failed jokes, twitchy acting, and general boorishness",0,negative
it's impossible to care,0,negative
ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
"has rewards, from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes",1,positive
fairly solid -- not to mention,1,positive
"'s a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today",1,positive
the movie's downfall is to substitute plot for personality.,0,negative
do well to cram earplugs in their ears,0,negative
old-fashioned themes,1,positive
"this orange has some juice, but it's far from fresh-squeezed",0,negative
", funny and touching",1,positive
", refreshingly,",1,positive
pushes its agenda too forcefully,0,negative
the heart of the film,1,positive
the whole dead-undead genre,0,negative
a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations,1,positive
relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial,1,positive
you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
"an eerily suspenseful, deeply absorbing piece",1,positive
all but spits out denzel washington's fine performance in the title role.,1,positive
a bunch of talented thesps,1,positive
"mr. deeds is sure to give you a lot of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy.",1,positive
"rumor, a muddled drama about coming to terms with death, feels impersonal, almost generic.",0,negative
this is the ultimate movie experience,1,positive
stop buying tickets,0,negative
"at just over an hour, home movie will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.",1,positive
"nothing compared to the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
"their super-powers, their super-simple animation",0,negative
's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit,0,negative
knows everything and answers all questions,1,positive
besides its terrific performances,1,positive
"of what's become one of the movies ' creepiest conventions, in which the developmentally disabled",0,negative
is highly pleasurable,1,positive
squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations,0,negative
lovely trifle,1,positive
are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug.,0,negative
"'s a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys, regardless of their ages.",1,positive
"a strong script, powerful direction and",1,positive
the innate theatrics that provide its thrills and extreme emotions lose their luster when flattened onscreen.,0,negative
"a breathtaking adventure for all ages, spirit tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images.",1,positive
the history is fascinating ; the action is dazzling,1,positive
"you would n't want to live waydowntown, but it is a hilarious place to visit.",1,positive
company once again dazzle and delight us,1,positive
want to watch,1,positive
"'s the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
"for fans of british cinema, if only because so many titans of the industry are along for the ride",1,positive
"you 've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles, but it's worth yet another visit",1,positive
endless exposition,0,negative
making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness.,0,negative
harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.,0,negative
"from new zealand whose boozy, languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply",1,positive
a generational signpost,1,positive
"... in no way original, or even all that memorable, but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy, it does n't disappoint.",1,positive
depleted,0,negative
clichéd and shallow cautionary tale,0,negative
is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals.,1,positive
deliver a great story,1,positive
"over-the-top, and amateurish.",0,negative
since its poignancy hooks us completely,1,positive
uneasy mix,0,negative
is the opposite of a truly magical movie,0,negative
an above-average thriller,1,positive
what little grace ( rifkin's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics.,0,negative
", and even touching",1,positive
which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state,1,positive
the highest and the performances,1,positive
"worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
fast-moving and cheerfully,1,positive
are more involving than this mess,0,negative
every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --,1,positive
once again that he's the best brush in the business,1,positive
for the earnest emotional core,1,positive
"the urban landscapes are detailed down to the signs on the kiosks, and the color palette, with lots of somber blues and pinks, is dreamy and evocative",1,positive
warmth,1,positive
barbershop so likable,1,positive
unfunny phonce,0,negative
"crafted, engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing.",1,positive
bourgeois french society,1,positive
takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,0,negative
stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
wartime,0,negative
"quite frankly, i ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out.",0,negative
visible enthusiasm,1,positive
undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
visually ugly,0,negative
"find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter",0,negative
remove spider-man the movie from its red herring surroundings and,0,negative
"crass, low-wattage",0,negative
a cleverly,1,positive
covers this territory with wit and originality,1,positive
wind,1,positive
a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment.',1,positive
", more playful tone",1,positive
to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy,1,positive
real emotional impact,1,positive
cinematic razzle-dazzle,1,positive
vastly improved,1,positive
"by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
the director seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it.,0,negative
much about the film is loopy and ludicrous ... that it could have been a hoot in a bad-movie way if the laborious pacing and endless exposition had been tightened.,0,negative
", first-class, natural acting and a look at `` the real americans '' make this a charmer.",1,positive
is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
deft and subtle poetry,1,positive
really tells the tale,1,positive
an astonishingly witless script,0,negative
with his fake backdrops and stately pacing,0,negative
well-done supernatural thriller with keen insights into parapsychological phenomena and the soulful nuances of the grieving process.,1,positive
feels rigged and sluggish,0,negative
a pretty woman,1,positive
the insipid script,0,negative
concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt.,0,negative
is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
are often more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
"a cloak of unsentimental, straightforward text",0,negative
partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success,0,negative
yet feels universal,1,positive
", well-shaped dramas",1,positive
human nature should be ingratiating,0,negative
most wondrous love story,1,positive
perfection,1,positive
", uplifting and moving",1,positive
is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish.,0,negative
that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
a hilarious adventure,1,positive
put together with the preteen boy in mind,0,negative
"twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying, and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record.",1,positive
feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
so dull,0,negative
confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please,0,negative
loved this film.,1,positive
moviegoing pleasures,1,positive
"so muddled, repetitive and ragged",0,negative
be sensational,1,positive
"manipulation,",0,negative
none-too-funny,0,negative
one step further,1,positive
the wobbly premise work,0,negative
"a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame",0,negative
been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle,0,negative
a group of talented friends,1,positive
valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view,1,positive
to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
about the filmmaker's characteristic style,1,positive
"fascination, and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement",1,positive
"of other, better movies",0,negative
is mostly a lump of run-of-the-mill profanity sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer.,0,negative
ol',1,positive
a journey,1,positive
"know it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater, whose jolly, fun-for-fun's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway.",1,positive
"has the twinkling eyes, repressed smile and determined face needed to carry out a dickensian hero",1,positive
that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés,0,negative
a good fight,1,positive
flagrantly fake thunderstorms,0,negative
to rival gosford park's,1,positive
"imagine the cleanflicks version of ` love story, ' with ali macgraw's profanities replaced by romance-novel platitudes.",0,negative
"repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue",0,negative
a handful of virtuosic set pieces,1,positive
one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
utterly painful to watch,0,negative
credit director ramsay,1,positive
a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
best and most exciting,1,positive
a top-notch cast,1,positive
fanciful direction,1,positive
bland actors,0,negative
he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego,0,negative
"a beautiful, aching sadness to it all",1,positive
theological,1,positive
"10,000",1,positive
based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal,1,positive
most pleasurable expressions,1,positive
fully forgotten,0,negative
of flat champagne,0,negative
old pickup skidding,0,negative
here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
eloquent language,1,positive
"subtle, humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
"real magic, perhaps",1,positive
a fleet-footed and pleasingly upbeat family diversion.,1,positive
an original idea for a teen movie,1,positive
can you bear the laughter?,1,positive
the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
that their charm does n't do a load of good,0,negative
for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
weak and ineffective,0,negative
"standing in the shadows of motown is the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow.",1,positive
as much of a mess as this one,0,negative
is almost in a class with that of wilde,1,positive
with honest performances and exceptional detail,1,positive
"excels because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope",1,positive
is never quite able,0,negative
"that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
smug and convoluted,0,negative
will talk about for hours,1,positive
"plenty of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family.",1,positive
"my greatest pictures,",1,positive
that crawls along at a snail's pace,0,negative
"is a question for philosophers, not filmmakers ; all the filmmakers need to do is engage an audience.",0,negative
been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode,1,positive
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion.,0,negative
without any redeeming value whatsoever.,0,negative
it's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters.,0,negative
sounds like horrible poetry.,0,negative
"the latter's attendant intelligence, poetry, passion, and genius",1,positive
its storytelling prowess,1,positive
regret,0,negative
of dramatic interest,1,positive
"piccoli's performance is amazing, yes",1,positive
about the best straight-up,1,positive
by a sloppy script,0,negative
being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
"mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense,",1,positive
is n't breaking new ground,0,negative
"the sum of all fears generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series.",0,negative
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre,1,positive
a derivative collection of horror and sci-fi,0,negative
"to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect,1,positive
epic,1,positive
"pleasant, diverting and modest",1,positive
", delicate treatment",1,positive
a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
with guardian hack nick davies,0,negative
"one of the better video-game-based flicks, is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense, such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice.",1,positive
suffered through the horrible pains of a death,0,negative
alexandre desplat's haunting and sublime music,1,positive
slack and,0,negative
", claustrophobic",0,negative
a certain sexiness,1,positive
"the journey to the secret's eventual discovery is a separate adventure, and thrill enough",1,positive
mind-destroying,0,negative
gory as the scenes of torture and self-mutilation may be,0,negative
like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz.,0,negative
more confident,1,positive
some delightful work,1,positive
to cheap manipulation or corny conventions,0,negative
is still good fun.,1,positive
whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
look bad,0,negative
doze off,0,negative
this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
unlimited access,1,positive
mishandled,0,negative
provides a satisfactory overview of the bizarre world of extreme athletes as several daredevils express their own views.,1,positive
is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs,0,negative
septic tank,0,negative
to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
object to the idea of a vietnam picture,0,negative
adrien brody -- in the title role -- helps make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
wo n't like looking at it,0,negative
spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
"of warmth, color and cringe",1,positive
though i could not stand them,0,negative
is tuned in to its community,1,positive
empowerment movie,1,positive
"because the genre is well established, what makes the movie fresh",1,positive
learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience.,1,positive
old-hat,0,negative
"while maintaining the appearance of clinical objectivity, this sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest.",1,positive
point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets,1,positive
hypertime in reverse,0,negative
an engrossing and grim portrait of hookers : what they think of themselves and their clients.,1,positive
"fresh, unforced naturalism",1,positive
the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease,1,positive
"... the movie is too heady for children, and too preachy for adults.",0,negative
stylish tracking shots,1,positive
"a smart, provocative drama",1,positive
his ( nelson's ) screenplay,1,positive
"its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway",0,negative
sexism to monday morning that undercuts its charm,0,negative
20th anniversary edition,1,positive
gentle and,1,positive
sometimes just lapses into unhidden british,0,negative
that rare documentary that incorporates so much,1,positive
the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just,0,negative
"have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one",1,positive
", fun, popcorn movies",1,positive
it reaffirms life as it looks in the face of death.,1,positive
clever adaptation,1,positive
the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
"most audacious, outrageous, sexually explicit, psychologically probing",1,positive
have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises,1,positive
can see without feeling embarrassed,1,positive
repetitive and,0,negative
really good,1,positive
"that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful, self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
light treat,1,positive
spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications,1,positive
"see mendes and company getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
powerful sequel,1,positive
"the sulking, moody male hustler",0,negative
"without being forceful, sad without being shrill",1,positive
"is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable,",1,positive
mob,0,negative
bad blend,0,negative
fairly uneventful and,0,negative
kathy baker's creepy turn,0,negative
"too stagey,",0,negative
a wildly inventive mixture,1,positive
stunt-hungry dimwits,0,negative
demonstrates a vivid imagination and an impressive style that result in some terrific setpieces.,1,positive
thankfully goes easy on the reel/real world dichotomy that ( jaglom ) pursued with such enervating determination in venice/venice.,1,positive
"smart and alert, thirteen conversations about one thing is a small gem.",1,positive
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes,0,negative
worst elements,0,negative
"is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded",0,negative
"do n't really seem all that profound, at least by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material.",0,negative
creatively stillborn,0,negative
horrified,0,negative
be played out in any working class community in the nation,1,positive
cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional,1,positive
"the metaphors are provocative,",1,positive
drek,0,negative
to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
"are also some startling, surrealistic moments",1,positive
weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
"'s not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff",0,negative
is definitely worth seeing.,1,positive
too much like a fragment of an underdone potato,0,negative
decent but dull.,0,negative
for the playlist,0,negative
"tells a fascinating, compelling story.",1,positive
stale and clichéd to a fault.,0,negative
"far-flung, illogical, and",0,negative
prepare to marvel again,1,positive
uneven movie,0,negative
delightful work,1,positive
brought something fresher to the proceedings,1,positive
is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
worthy,1,positive
it is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure!,0,negative
a sugar-coated rocky,0,negative
a snail's pace,0,negative
it does mark ms. bullock's best work in some time,1,positive
"supposedly, pokemon ca n't be killed, but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over",0,negative
"genial is the conceit,",0,negative
's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,1,positive
a second chance to find love in the most unlikely place,1,positive
his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term --,0,negative
"the high-concept scenario soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized, and truth-in-advertising hounds take note : there's very little hustling on view.",0,negative
"you feel good, you feel sad",1,positive
a lot of charm,1,positive
short on larger moralistic consequences,0,negative
as dreadful,0,negative
does n't make any sense,0,negative
"... enthusiastically invokes the percussion rhythm, the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games.",1,positive
with originality,1,positive
flounders under the weight of too many story lines.,0,negative
are natural and lovely,1,positive
laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor,1,positive
there surrender $ 9,0,negative
"is, however,",1,positive
it's tough to watch,0,negative
an inhalant blackout,0,negative
in visual fertility treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage.,1,positive
"smart and fun, but far more witty than it is wise.",1,positive
dreaming up romantic comedies,1,positive
it would have worked so much better dealing in only one reality,0,negative
is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
otherwise dull,0,negative
smart and,1,positive
", but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity",1,positive
deviant,0,negative
you leave feeling like you 've endured a long workout without your pulse ever racing.,0,negative
"he's a dangerous, secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful.",0,negative
do it his own way,1,positive
"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,negative
a fine cast,1,positive
tendency,1,positive
"without shakespeare's eloquent language, the update is dreary and sluggish.",0,negative
it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film,1,positive
"a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place,",0,negative
the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph,1,positive
talent and wit,1,positive
savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed,0,negative
as it is repetitious,0,negative
a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth,1,positive
a weepy melodrama,0,negative
that efforts toward closure only open new wounds,0,negative
of holes and completely lacking in chills,0,negative
can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline,1,positive
masterpeice,1,positive
that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long,0,negative
"its funny, moving yarn",1,positive
is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression.,0,negative
a compelling piece that demonstrates just how well children can be trained to live out and carry on their parents ' anguish,1,positive
most mornings,1,positive
"at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i",0,negative
wan,0,negative
heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start,1,positive
"'s a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today.",1,positive
deep vein,0,negative
the screenplay falls somewhat short,0,negative
misguided,0,negative
"highly watchable, giggly little story",1,positive
repulsive and,0,negative
a ragbag,0,negative
what it lacks in substance it makes up for in heart.,1,positive
is a little scattered -- ditsy,0,negative
"to balance pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness, with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and in unexpected ways, touching",1,positive
smart to ignore but a little too smugly superior to like,0,negative
its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious, and the interviews that follow, with the practitioners of this ancient indian practice, are as subtle and as enigmatic",1,positive
flawed but,0,negative
disappoint,0,negative
enhancing,1,positive
one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout,1,positive
flowering,1,positive
is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings,1,positive
with considerable appeal,1,positive
sing beautifully and act adequately.,1,positive
for damon/bourne or his predicament,1,positive
these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
"in a superficial way, while never sure",0,negative
any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future,0,negative
greatest pictures,1,positive
what makes the movie fresh,1,positive
in a giant pile of elephant feces,0,negative
should pay reparations to viewers.,0,negative
", byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.",1,positive
know that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
1987,1,positive
"a tired, unimaginative and derivative variation of that already-shallow",0,negative
yarn-spinner,0,negative
's harder still to believe that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it,0,negative
"the biggest names in japanese anime,",1,positive
through love,1,positive
"the values of knowledge, education, and the",1,positive
attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
i like this movie a lot.,1,positive
it can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change.,1,positive
the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs,0,negative
neil burger here succeeded in ... making the mystery of four decades back the springboard for a more immediate mystery in the present,1,positive
the movie is a desperate miscalculation.,0,negative
a psychic journey deep into the very fabric of iranian ... life.,1,positive
assuming the bar of expectations has n't been raised above sixth-grade height,0,negative
asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in.,0,negative
temperamental child,0,negative
energy it's documenting,1,positive
i 'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up.,1,positive
curious,1,positive
reached its expiration date,0,negative
offering next to little insight,0,negative
be lulled into a coma,0,negative
's certainly an honest attempt to get at something,1,positive
"is a movie that is what it is : a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn.",1,positive
should be commended for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
", this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate.",1,positive
the lousy lead performances ... keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired.,0,negative
borrows from other movies like it in the most ordinary and obvious fashion.,0,negative
"been there, done that ... a thousand times already, and better",0,negative
dead-end,0,negative
rough-trade homo-eroticism,0,negative
"unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone some savvy street activism",0,negative
toolbags botching a routine assignment in a western backwater,0,negative
"spreads itself too thin, leaving these actors, as well as the members of the commune, short of profound characterizations",0,negative
their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle,0,negative
sensual delights and simmering,1,positive
their natural instinct for self-preservation,1,positive
on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
"is unfocused,",0,negative
in the current climate of mergers and downsizing,0,negative
touching,1,positive
"more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
"with this masterful, flawless film, ( wang ) emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
has made tucker a star,1,positive
"uptight, middle",0,negative
layers,1,positive
"we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together, and",0,negative
", pranks, pratfalls, dares, injuries, etc.",0,negative
"full, chilling advantage",1,positive
better than the fiction,1,positive
deserves to be seen everywhere,1,positive
"this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen, but it's the work of an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep.",1,positive
for every taste,1,positive
meant to enhance the self-image of drooling idiots.,0,negative
"a smart, provocative drama that does the nearly impossible : it gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic.",1,positive
pack some serious suspense,1,positive
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle,0,negative
is superficial,0,negative
is a movie you can trust.,1,positive
"succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them.",1,positive
"this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how, in the flip-flop of courtship, we often reel in when we should be playing out",1,positive
the fun of toy story 2,1,positive
honest performances,1,positive
hole-ridden,0,negative
who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
... manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy.,0,negative
"a droll, bitchy frolic which pokes fun at the price of popularity and small-town pretension in the lone star state",0,negative
"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react",1,positive
"a worthy addition to the cinematic canon, which, at last count, numbered 52 different versions.",1,positive
"of the year with its exquisite acting, inventive screenplay, mesmerizing music, and many inimitable scenes",1,positive
the results are far more alienating than involving.,0,negative
ultimately hollow mockumentary,0,negative
radical '' or `` suck '',0,negative
"the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded",1,positive
of a brutal mid,0,negative
"the characters seem one-dimensional, and",0,negative
fun part,1,positive
"imagine, as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful",0,negative
"beautifully read and, finally,",1,positive
it's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman.,0,negative
hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now.,0,negative
... visually striking and slickly staged,1,positive
morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
", crocodile hunter has the hurried, badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla, which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction.",0,negative
unblinkingly pure as the hours,1,positive
feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies.,0,negative
"with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ), a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names.",0,negative
cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it's still damn funny stuff.,1,positive
a processed comedy chop suey.,0,negative
manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks,1,positive
did not figure out a coherent game,0,negative
", every shot enhances the excellent performances",1,positive
"the actors are simply too good, and the story too intriguing, for technical flaws to get in the way.",1,positive
is so different from the apple and so striking,1,positive
is all too predictable and far too cliched,0,negative
"we 've seen it all before in one form or another,",0,negative
it's a very valuable film ...,1,positive
rashomon-for-dipsticks,0,negative
insane comic undertaking,1,positive
clear sense,1,positive
performance - ahem,0,negative
fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,0,negative
the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and,1,positive
so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
wickedly funny and just plain wicked,1,positive
... may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence.,0,negative
can be a bit repetitive,0,negative
possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
"no charm, no laughs, no fun,",0,negative
"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them,1,positive
starving and,0,negative
", charismatic and tragically",1,positive
wit or innovation,1,positive
that only seems to care about the bottom line,0,negative
the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet is simple but absorbing.,1,positive
"come away from his film overwhelmed,",1,positive
"the determination of pinochet's victims to seek justice, and their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop.",1,positive
he nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race.,1,positive
"combines sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics, and genuine heart to create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***, but also about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
a stirring road movie.,1,positive
a lumbering load,0,negative
if you 're up for that sort of thing,1,positive
"there are a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk, most notably the mere presence of duvall.",1,positive
would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant's woman.',1,positive
they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail.,0,negative
consumed and forgotten,0,negative
after drinking twelve beers,0,negative
it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
a big fat pain.,0,negative
need of a scented bath,0,negative
that has no point and goes nowhere,0,negative
be very sweet,1,positive
smarter and subtler,1,positive
a film of ideas and wry comic mayhem.,1,positive
a showcase,1,positive
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel.,0,negative
stands as one of the great films about movie love,1,positive
grant is certainly amusing,1,positive
a genial romance,1,positive
the cheap,0,negative
full-bodied wit,1,positive
"you may leave the theater with more questions than answers, but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping.",1,positive
bravura,1,positive
so real,1,positive
it's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters,1,positive
it just zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
' should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
dreary expanse,0,negative
a relationship that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
astoundingly rich,1,positive
devotees,1,positive
by amateurish,0,negative
about whose fate it is hard to care,0,negative
"just another teen movie,",0,negative
", double-pistoled, ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action",1,positive
"defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second",0,negative
` it's just a kids ' flick,0,negative
evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction,1,positive
"simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.",0,negative
"the funniest person in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was",0,negative
there is precious little of either.,0,negative
you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
feels at odds with the rest of the film.,0,negative
plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ',1,positive
in kicking around a raison d'etre that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
fuelled devito's early work,1,positive
make up for a derivative plot,1,positive
to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident,0,negative
a real charmer,1,positive
convinced,1,positive
elegant,1,positive
short of true inspiration,1,positive
one decent performance,1,positive
really solid performances,1,positive
"like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being, the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right.",1,positive
"insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
refreshingly natural,1,positive
that it comes off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
frame one,1,positive
for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters,1,positive
i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography,1,positive
the love of family,1,positive
it's unnerving suspense,1,positive
"think of it as gidget, only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch.",1,positive
"the bread,",1,positive
a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it,0,negative
is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
"parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place.",0,negative
flawless,1,positive
headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito,0,negative
american blockbusters,1,positive
too long,0,negative
"lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction",0,negative
"secretary manages a neat trick, bundling the flowers of perversity, comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie.",1,positive
a surprisingly funny movie.,1,positive
the edge of sanity,0,negative
with roussillon providing comic relief,1,positive
stock situations and characters,0,negative
"not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh, groan and hiss at.",0,negative
increasingly diverse,0,negative
"tsai ming-liang's witty, wistful new film, what time is it there?",1,positive
enjoy the film,1,positive
wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.,0,negative
"engages us in constant fits of laughter,",1,positive
imaginative as one might have hoped,1,positive
duly impressive in imax dimensions,1,positive
he's not good with people.,0,negative
might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener?,0,negative
world-renowned,1,positive
"to treat its characters, weak and strong, as fallible human beings, not caricatures, and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation",1,positive
", you 're engulfed by it.",1,positive
doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents,0,negative
a vision both painterly and literary,1,positive
"rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived, well-worn situations",0,negative
quick-witted,1,positive
killer,0,negative
"evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up, without relying on the usual tropes",1,positive
"high drama, disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky",1,positive
something different,1,positive
", unlikeable people",0,negative
", crisp storytelling",1,positive
do the genial-rogue shtick to death,0,negative
revelatory and narcissistic,0,negative
there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable,0,negative
to refresh our souls,1,positive
"when it comes out on video, then it's the perfect cure for insomnia.",0,negative
starts as an intense political and psychological thriller,1,positive
an unsophisticated,0,negative
is n't much to it,0,negative
magnetic performance,1,positive
first full flush,1,positive
"when compared to the usual, more somber festival entries, davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air that stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic.",1,positive
is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating,0,negative
enormously entertaining movie,1,positive
", occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film",1,positive
stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold,0,negative
woefully dull,0,negative
in the business,1,positive
far more energy,1,positive
wilde's droll whimsy,1,positive
of the great minds of our times,1,positive
one arresting image,1,positive
been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
all the wiggling energy,1,positive
is his best film yet,1,positive
back with the astonishing revelation,1,positive
dragged on,0,negative
forgettably,0,negative
obnoxious comedy,0,negative
", lan yu never catches dramatic fire.",0,negative
leaves blue crush waterlogged,0,negative
as the synergistic impulse that created it,1,positive
"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic ...",1,positive
"jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette,",1,positive
"a grating,",0,negative
poignant and delicately complex.,1,positive
wit and dignity,1,positive
"a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung, but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily.",0,negative
"it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture",1,positive
what's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito's misanthropic vision,1,positive
lovely and beautifully,1,positive
be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
so much leniency,0,negative
"simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails",1,positive
", you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.",1,positive
up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking,1,positive
so meditative and lyrical about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
the more hackneyed elements of the film,0,negative
hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
energy and imagination,1,positive
whiny pouty-lipped poof,0,negative
special,1,positive
"has all the values of a straight-to-video movie,",0,negative
it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...,0,negative
horror,0,negative
paints - of a culture in conflict with itself,0,negative
heartwarming yarn,1,positive
intensely romantic,1,positive
thoroughly enjoyable,1,positive
to `` interesting '',1,positive
"reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style",1,positive
fine-looking,1,positive
"marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it",1,positive
engrossing story,1,positive
make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book,1,positive
you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake.,0,negative
"buoyant, expressive",1,positive
watch the film twice,1,positive
an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art.,0,negative
loopy and,0,negative
a touching reflection,1,positive
chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing.',1,positive
a clever script and skilled actors,1,positive
this flat effort,0,negative
"( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence, and",1,positive
who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
in the right place,1,positive
"as part of mr. dong's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america, family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair.",1,positive
"performances, great to look at, and funny",1,positive
it never comes close to being either funny or scary,0,negative
predictable rehash,0,negative
a movie of technical skill and rare depth,1,positive
so cold and dead,0,negative
of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs,1,positive
", soar.",1,positive
made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience,1,positive
"politics, power and",1,positive
too erotic nor,0,negative
stupid,0,negative
"is rather the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers.",1,positive
"not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence, more chillingly effective.",1,positive
wondering why these people mattered,0,negative
infidelity,0,negative
no good answer to that one,0,negative
"be a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
"grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set pieces.",0,negative
is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
"though jones and snipes are enthralling, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.",0,negative
constantly touching,1,positive
an entertaining documentary,1,positive
worse than you can imagine,0,negative
"compassion, good-natured",1,positive
that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still,1,positive
is japanese and yet feels universal,1,positive
most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,0,negative
from its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale,1,positive
"is a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence",1,positive
a good movie ye,1,positive
just do n't work in concert.,0,negative
"it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain",0,negative
the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy.,0,negative
"a weird, arresting little ride.",1,positive
really goes downhill.,0,negative
a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine,1,positive
any art-house moviegoer,1,positive
"more than their unique residences, home movie is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.",1,positive
their story is predictable,0,negative
humorless,0,negative
misses,0,negative
ingenue,1,positive
from a bad clive barker movie,0,negative
does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and,1,positive
"an unforgettable look at morality, family, and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage.",1,positive
"the characters are complex, laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones",1,positive
"occasionally loud and offensive, but more often, it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma.",0,negative
"more intimate than spectacular, e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
remake andrei tarkovsky's solaris so much as distill it,0,negative
half-hearted,0,negative
padded,0,negative
"hypnotically dull, relentlessly downbeat",0,negative
a dime,1,positive
kiddie fantasy pablum,0,negative
of overwhelming waste,0,negative
by the pathetic idea,0,negative
airy cinematic bon bons,1,positive
sure to ultimately disappoint the action,0,negative
"in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism",1,positive
stunning,1,positive
warm as it is wise,1,positive
", the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability",0,negative
"wewannour money back,",0,negative
"volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness",1,positive
"sounds whiny and defensive, as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature",0,negative
what's missing from this material is any depth of feeling,0,negative
mired in tear-drenched quicksand,0,negative
that is actually funny with the material,1,positive
narrative continuity,1,positive
"contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether, in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin",0,negative
"a canny crowd pleaser, and",1,positive
"a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern",1,positive
so watchable,1,positive
the dog from snatch ),0,negative
great marching bands,1,positive
absolutely amazing,1,positive
"cold, sterile and lacking any color or warmth.",0,negative
no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating.,0,negative
the touch is generally light enough and,1,positive
"unearth the quaking essence of passion, grief and fear",1,positive
plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
has some nice twists but the ending,1,positive
washington has a sure hand.,1,positive
a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
very good film,1,positive
"liked it because it was so endlessly, grotesquely, inventive",1,positive
less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series.,0,negative
ace japanimator hayao miyazaki's spirited away,1,positive
few movies have ever approached,1,positive
a thoroughly awful movie --,0,negative
springing,1,positive
a wonderful account to work from,1,positive
"turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny.",1,positive
lil bow wow takes the cake,1,positive
dismally dull sci-fi comedy,0,negative
denouement,0,negative
still want my money back.,0,negative
"has a tired, talky feel.",0,negative
"and the reason for that is a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence.",1,positive
from japan,1,positive
knows how a daily grind can kill love,1,positive
"an admitted egomaniac, evans is no hollywood villain, and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson.",0,negative
it aims so low,0,negative
eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof.,0,negative
told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing.,1,positive
"big, dumb action movie",0,negative
lip-reading,0,negative
audacity and openness,1,positive
enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
one of the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
a cellophane-pop remake of the punk,0,negative
you 're convinced that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic.,0,negative
exhilarating documentary,1,positive
intentionally low,0,negative
creepy crawlies,0,negative
"loud, witless mess",0,negative
to accomplish,1,positive
when cares melted away in the dark theater,1,positive
"as quiet, patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself, who approaches his difficult, endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline.",1,positive
a dud,0,negative
sappy situations and dialogue,0,negative
adorably whimsical comedy,1,positive
includes too much obvious padding.,0,negative
becomes predictably conventional,0,negative
hip-hop indie snipes,1,positive
may be the performances of their careers,1,positive
would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
"tells a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
a powerful sequel and one,1,positive
uproarious humor,1,positive
deft punctuation,1,positive
"reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon",0,negative
it allows the mind to enter and accept another world,1,positive
could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life,0,negative
oversexed,0,negative
it gets old quickly.,0,negative
peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth,0,negative
"the four feathers has rewards, from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes.",1,positive
"few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury, and",1,positive
"of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design",1,positive
forefront,1,positive
be most in the mind of the killer,1,positive
stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony,0,negative
a celebration,1,positive
flat and uncreative,0,negative
"a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar, fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same",1,positive
frailty fascinates,1,positive
worth your time,1,positive
rooting for the monsters in a horror movie,0,negative
as overbearing and over-the-top as the family,0,negative
it's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman,0,negative
a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
", shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level, lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life.",1,positive
a bland murder-on-campus,0,negative
", the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.",1,positive
even the corniest,0,negative
has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs,1,positive
its beautiful women,1,positive
you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow,0,negative
clever scripting solutions,1,positive
"left me with the visceral sensation of longing, lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation.",1,positive
late fees,0,negative
is uniformly superb,1,positive
to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something,0,negative
from a bygone era,0,negative
one of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
"a funny, triumphant, and moving documentary.",1,positive
suspenseful cliché,1,positive
"during the tuxedo's 90 minutes of screen time, there is n't one true ` chan moment '.",0,negative
should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,0,negative
most virtuous limits,1,positive
puzzle his most ardent fans.,0,negative
a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,0,negative
to our basest desires,1,positive
"a worthy addition to the cinematic canon, which, at last count, numbered 52 different versions",1,positive
comic energy,1,positive
the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure,1,positive
excites the imagination,1,positive
inauthentic at its core,0,negative
remain an unchanged dullard,0,negative
if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was,0,negative
"a vivid, spicy footnote to history,",1,positive
a suspenseful spin,1,positive
good guys,1,positive
"it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy.",0,negative
very expressive,1,positive
said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
"a loud, witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series.",0,negative
a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
", gangs excels in spectacle and pacing.",1,positive
the film operates nicely off the element of surprise,1,positive
to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
"that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in",0,negative
it's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery,0,negative
going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
", by the end, no one in the audience or the film seems to really care",0,negative
"berling and béart ... continue to impress,",1,positive
", comfortable",1,positive
gets old,0,negative
as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
"reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise,",0,negative
simply a re-hash of the other seven films.,0,negative
's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages.,1,positive
engaging simplicity,1,positive
"an intelligent and deeply felt work about impossible, irrevocable choices and the price of making them.",1,positive
for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
but the actors make this worth a peek.,1,positive
"a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies, when you could just rent those movies instead, let alone seek out a respectable new one",0,negative
such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema.,0,negative
a masterpiece --,1,positive
a tragic dimension and,0,negative
deathly slow to any teen,0,negative
annoyed,0,negative
any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling,1,positive
maybe twice ),1,positive
"good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography.",1,positive
remarkably unpretentious,1,positive
has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke.,1,positive
funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful,1,positive
it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out.,1,positive
that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
"a work of extraordinary journalism, but",1,positive
worked against the maker's minimalist intent,0,negative
"spirals downward, and",0,negative
"second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
full,1,positive
it goes further than both,1,positive
more than a whiff,1,positive
"more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms.",0,negative
"k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative, overlong, and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining.",1,positive
because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him,0,negative
generic thriller junk.,0,negative
no fun,0,negative
you would n't turn down a big bowl of that,1,positive
that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet,1,positive
the film's lack of personality,0,negative
subtly kinky bedside vigils and,1,positive
auteil's less dramatic but equally incisive performance,1,positive
hard to resist.,1,positive
more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex,1,positive
of purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
"the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma,1,positive
", the film does hold up pretty well.",1,positive
one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album.,0,negative
yet surprisingly entertaining,1,positive
"some body is a shaky, uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves.",1,positive
"amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship, but the film works in spite of it.",1,positive
being real,1,positive
rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
"at once visceral and spiritual,",1,positive
each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness,0,negative
overstays,0,negative
as an actor's showcase,1,positive
dressed up this little parable,1,positive
"the nerve-raked acting,",0,negative
is n't merely offensive,0,negative
unlikable,0,negative
without any of the pretension associated with the term,1,positive
"rent those movies instead,",0,negative
"vulgar, sexist",0,negative
very difficult,0,negative
is so incredibly inane,0,negative
brash and mainly unfunny,0,negative
convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers,0,negative
directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
misconceived final,0,negative
qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating.,0,negative
journey into a philosophical void,1,positive
where their heads were is anyone's guess.,0,negative
humor and a heartfelt conviction,1,positive
of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence,0,negative
bug-eyed mugging,0,negative
two dimension tale,1,positive
friends will be friends through thick and thin,1,positive
"sounds whiny and defensive, as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature.",0,negative
"if good-hearted, movie.",1,positive
the characters are intriguing and realistic,1,positive
"realism, crisp storytelling and",1,positive
"created a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point",1,positive
unflappable,1,positive
traditional romantic,1,positive
do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice?,0,negative
a hack script,0,negative
a tour de force drama about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers.,1,positive
just does n't have anything really interesting to say.,0,negative
"going for it, not least the brilliant performances by testud",1,positive
study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture.,1,positive
unimpressively,0,negative
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ;,1,positive
is an impossible task,0,negative
"the hours, a delicately crafted film",1,positive
reassures,1,positive
"of america, history and the awkwardness of human life",1,positive
there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue.,0,negative
"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers,",0,negative
"an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
beautifully designed,1,positive
"thirteen conversations about one thing, for all its generosity and optimism,",1,positive
paints an absurdly simplistic picture.,0,negative
genuinely unnerving.,1,positive
and movie life,1,positive
some comic sparks,1,positive
"subtle, and resonant",1,positive
"though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism, heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.",1,positive
"a smart, nuanced look at de sade and",1,positive
"and for many of us, that's good enough.",1,positive
unparalleled,1,positive
trapped wo n't score points for political correctness,0,negative
"cold, gray, antiseptic and",0,negative
"who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
and sublime music,1,positive
"a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score",1,positive
the kind of social texture and realism,1,positive
drag,0,negative
'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
good one,1,positive
"abandoned,",0,negative
is better than ` shindler's list ',1,positive
has a feel for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
inconsistencies,0,negative
something creepy about this movie,0,negative
a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him,1,positive
engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution.,1,positive
blazingly,1,positive
owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama,1,positive
a film living far too much in its own head,0,negative
make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film,0,negative
", this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
", talented, charismatic and tragically",1,positive
"though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity, ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia's true emotions ... but at the very least, his secret life will leave you thinking.",1,positive
a feature debut,1,positive
sumptuous ocean visuals,1,positive
bitterly,0,negative
"watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama",0,negative
festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you,0,negative
"when the explosions start, they fall to pieces",0,negative
"all your mateys,",1,positive
"the structure is simple, but",1,positive
the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject,1,positive
could not stand them,0,negative
that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
"tired, unnecessary",0,negative
"a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time, and this is n't",0,negative
a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother,1,positive
no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer,0,negative
feature-length stretch,0,negative
"could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty, '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films",1,positive
"'s muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly.''",0,negative
ok for a movie,1,positive
", think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony,0,negative
some intelligent observations,1,positive
the consequences,0,negative
"rarely easy, obvious or self-indulgent",1,positive
against a tree,1,positive
have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997.,1,positive
"placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation,1,positive
comprehensible,1,positive
feel sorry,0,negative
peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments,1,positive
"a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating, that is, for about ten minutes.",0,negative
bad direction,0,negative
universal and involving,1,positive
"every painful nuance,",0,negative
"vibrant, colorful, semimusical",1,positive
a twist -- far better,1,positive
caught but the audience gets pure escapism,1,positive
"a really cool bit -- the movie's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
"this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day, but under the right conditions, it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun.",1,positive
sane and breathtakingly,1,positive
beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written,1,positive
existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term,1,positive
might want to check it out,1,positive
"a moving, if uneven, success.",1,positive
dead-on,1,positive
"may not touch the planet's skin, but understands the workings of its spirit",1,positive
perfectly executed,1,positive
"the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding.,1,positive
solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work.,0,negative
the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago.,1,positive
"color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at",1,positive
'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser.,0,negative
get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
it makes absolutely no sense,0,negative
would love this.,1,positive
"to play hannibal lecter again, even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book",0,negative
an exciting plot,1,positive
makes a better short story than it does a film,0,negative
a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along,0,negative
fine job,1,positive
uninteresting,0,negative
"'s no excuse for following up a delightful, well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish",0,negative
is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven.,0,negative
with enough sardonic wit,1,positive
welcome perspective,1,positive
the most watchable film,1,positive
the vital action sequences,1,positive
gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem,1,positive
the same mistake as the music industry,0,negative
"no, paralyzed",0,negative
going to jell,1,positive
"to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
the cat's meow,1,positive
that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ',0,negative
painful,0,negative
"to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived",1,positive
writer-director kurt wimmer,1,positive
"to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves",1,positive
"solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say, but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me.",0,negative
move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel.,1,positive
a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge.,1,positive
as well as it does because of the performances,1,positive
wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
's strongest and most touching movie of recent years.,1,positive
logical,1,positive
"a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle, sometimes a guffaw and, to my great pleasure, the occasional belly laugh",1,positive
killer,0,negative
is n't heated,0,negative
"of freshness, imagination and insight",1,positive
real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
"are presented in such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking.,1,positive
most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure are still there.,1,positive
is nothing redeeming about this movie.,0,negative
that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
jeffrey tambor's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy.,1,positive
"whereas oliver stone's conspiracy thriller jfk was long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
"sinks into an abyss of clichés, depression and bad alternative music.",0,negative
mature and,1,positive
a heartening tale of small victories and,1,positive
shallow.,0,negative
never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad,0,negative
visually striking and,1,positive
is tepid and tedious,0,negative
an awful snooze.,0,negative
is both inspiring and pure joy,1,positive
leave you wanting to abandon the theater,0,negative
deliver remarkable performances.,1,positive
"the two leads, nearly perfect in their roles, bring a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie.",1,positive
the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
", the movie looks genuinely pretty.",1,positive
an intermittently good time,1,positive
a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this,0,negative
"a vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.",1,positive
a gleefully,1,positive
the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year!,1,positive
"might have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
"the overall fabric is hypnotic, and mr. mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy",1,positive
"most opaque, self-indulgent and",0,negative
an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director's previous work in terms,0,negative
"it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
is workmanlike in the extreme.,0,negative
to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter's invention,0,negative
undeniably intriguing,1,positive
of embarrassment,0,negative
an acting bond,1,positive
you 're not a fan,0,negative
the choices,1,positive
to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary,0,negative
"satisfyingly scarifying, fresh and",1,positive
"it's sweet and fluffy at the time, but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied.",0,negative
"is a smart, romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective",1,positive
pay money for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
campanella's competent direction and,1,positive
this is the stuff that disney movies are made of.,1,positive
stakes out the emotional heart of happy,1,positive
the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
the year's best,1,positive
"if you love him, you 'll like it.",1,positive
"from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
` laughing,1,positive
"a predictable, manipulative stinker",0,negative
"for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2",1,positive
"if you liked the previous movies in the series, you 'll have a good time with this one too",1,positive
", today, can prevent its tragic waste of life",0,negative
"no one can doubt the filmmakers ' motives, but the guys still feels counterproductive",0,negative
is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit,0,negative
"while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie's lock, stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod, he's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle.",0,negative
to sit through than most of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
underlines even the dullest tangents,0,negative
relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
"a visit to mcdonald's, let alone",0,negative
"director lee has a true cinematic knack, but it's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly, unabashedly on its sleeve",1,positive
"tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
the usual cliches,0,negative
still does n't quite know how to fill a frame.,0,negative
"an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless, the grey zone",0,negative
to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
too many prefabricated story elements,0,negative
of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore,1,positive
is a little too in love,0,negative
"the film is visually dazzling, the depicted events dramatic, funny and poignant.",1,positive
amused indictment,1,positive
aggressively silly,0,negative
is entertaining,1,positive
rather brilliant,1,positive
to see a romance this smart,1,positive
the most moronic screenplays of the year,0,negative
less than fresh.,0,negative
"tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do, too little time to do it in.",0,negative
is plenty of room for editing,0,negative
thriller with enough unexpected twists,1,positive
is as difficult for the audience,0,negative
simple pleasures,1,positive
"this is a nicely handled affair, a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch.",1,positive
a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait,1,positive
"'s really little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy, enervating and deadeningly drawn-out",0,negative
be pleased,1,positive
"if any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future, that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film ...",0,negative
"referred to in the title, many can aspire but none can equal",0,negative
he is always sympathetic.,1,positive
", amusing",1,positive
her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game,0,negative
"in aimless, arduous, and arbitrary",0,negative
"a weird little movie that's amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films,0,negative
is fantastic.,1,positive
"mostly honest, this somber picture reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully.",1,positive
that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men,1,positive
"if somewhat standardized,",1,positive
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ;,0,negative
masterpieces,1,positive
a couple of burnt-out cylinders,0,negative
witty expose,1,positive
that is worthy of our respect,1,positive
captivating and,1,positive
"with minimal imagination, you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub.",0,negative
"a vivid, spicy footnote to history, and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish.",1,positive
disparate funny moments,1,positive
develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals,1,positive
is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.,0,negative
does n't disappoint.,1,positive
a necessary and timely one,1,positive
"the unique niche of self-critical, behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman",1,positive
appreciated a smartly written motion picture,1,positive
", quite simply, should n't have been made",0,negative
rip-off,0,negative
commanding,1,positive
where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still,0,negative
the shallow sensationalism characteristic,0,negative
"transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art, music and metaphor.",1,positive
it lacks a strong narrative,0,negative
detailed personal portrait,1,positive
"a jarring, new-agey tone",1,positive
the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,1,positive
returns with a chase to end all chases,1,positive
sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction,1,positive
by poor casting,0,negative
be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning,1,positive
mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
positive,1,positive
any of the signposts,0,negative
affectation,1,positive
of playing with narrative form,1,positive
"stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,",1,positive
more repetition than creativity throughout the movie,0,negative
"is surely one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio",0,negative
a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films.,0,negative
about it will stay with you,1,positive
", dull procession",0,negative
introverted young men with fantasy fetishes,0,negative
an honest and loving one,1,positive
"smart, sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play.",1,positive
into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek,0,negative
their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential,0,negative
funny and light,1,positive
taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
muddled and derivative,0,negative
", excruciatingly tedious",0,negative
even-flowing tone,1,positive
"by the standards of knucklehead swill, the hot chick is pretty damned funny.",1,positive
is one baaaaaaaaad movie.,0,negative
mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise.,1,positive
show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
on subtle ironies and visual devices,1,positive
an ill-conceived,0,negative
"just bring on the battle bots, please!",1,positive
show-stoppingly hilarious,1,positive
mainly unfunny,0,negative
dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
itself all too seriously,0,negative
dread encountering the most,0,negative
", nor are the uneven performances by the cast members, who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi's now-cliched vampire accent.",0,negative
pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons.,1,positive
to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state.,1,positive
hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
it's insanely violent and very graphic,1,positive
nothing short of a great one,1,positive
"would have been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera",0,negative
alienating most viewers,0,negative
"nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction.",1,positive
good video game movie,1,positive
jolt you,1,positive
had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies,1,positive
"in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
one of those movies that make us pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society.,1,positive
's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously,0,negative
your mind is being blown,1,positive
with wit and originality,1,positive
patience,1,positive
"cliches, painful improbability and murky",0,negative
", then you 'll enjoy the hot chick.",1,positive
the hallmarks,1,positive
a waste of fearless purity,0,negative
bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world.,1,positive
"those relationships, including that between the son and his wife, and the wife and the father, and between the two brothers, with incredible subtlety and acumen",1,positive
"to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
"the story is lacking any real emotional impact, and",0,negative
recommend read my lips,1,positive
"in theory, a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising",1,positive
is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow.,0,negative
makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty.,1,positive
falls to the floor with a sickening thud.,0,negative
"he's made a film that's barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
making kahlo's art a living,1,positive
a fault,0,negative
bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work.,1,positive
it is unwavering and arresting,1,positive
it's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and,1,positive
"this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself, ` ah, yes, here we have a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
is cruel,0,negative
"does n't beat that one, either.",0,negative
"stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel",0,negative
"a completely honest, open-hearted film",1,positive
"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",1,positive
as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
"manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen, just for them.",1,positive
"directed, barely,",0,negative
"us riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity",1,positive
"an engaging, wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth",0,negative
has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script.,1,positive
which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival,1,positive
a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up,1,positive
combined with indoctrinated prejudice,0,negative
the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary.,0,negative
respectable summer blockbuster,1,positive
"big, tender hug",1,positive
"just about the best straight-up,",1,positive
"every indulgent, indie trick",0,negative
seems a prostituted muse,0,negative
"nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary, but he feels like a spectator and not a participant",0,negative
brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film,1,positive
"as more of a poetic than a strict reality, creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air",1,positive
it's a dish that's best served cold,0,negative
nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break.,0,negative
surrounding us with hyper-artificiality,0,negative
wry and engrossing,1,positive
the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes ...,0,negative
hugely accomplished,1,positive
that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew,1,positive
"if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before, but several movies have - take heart.",1,positive
a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,0,negative
of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
"trapped wo n't score points for political correctness,",0,negative
starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches.,0,negative
"pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success",0,negative
a concept doofus,0,negative
manages to invest real humor,1,positive
clever angle,1,positive
some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run,1,positive
"is that it's shot on digital video, whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb.",1,positive
insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
love head-on,1,positive
of the expressive power of the camera,1,positive
an unencouraging threefold expansion,0,negative
the unmentionable,0,negative
its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
", offering fine acting moments and pungent",1,positive
to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
utterly painful,0,negative
it's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn.,1,positive
"tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne.,0,negative
quite a comedy,1,positive
wannabe-hip,0,negative
look as though they are having so much fun,1,positive
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few.,0,negative
while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
"lynch, jeunet, and von trier",1,positive
writing and slack direction,0,negative
"can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut",1,positive
become wearisome.,0,negative
there's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent.,1,positive
is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year,1,positive
sympathetic characters,1,positive
exquisite craftsmanship,1,positive
she strikes a potent chemistry with molina,1,positive
's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
"without vulgarity, sex scenes, and cussing",1,positive
"one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling, and downright creepy, subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother",1,positive
of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
of utter loss personified in the film's simple title,0,negative
"'s often overwritten,",0,negative
overcome the problematic script,0,negative
a true talent,1,positive
only mildly funny,1,positive
lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely,1,positive
"a curious sick poetry,",0,negative
the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim,1,positive
family movie,1,positive
a relative letdown.,0,negative
of disney's great past,1,positive
"take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses, but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length.",0,negative
a lumbering load of hokum but,0,negative
that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
"the film is funny, insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs",1,positive
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own.,1,positive
this kiddie-oriented stinker,0,negative
comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture.,1,positive
the rolling of a stray barrel,1,positive
odd enjoyably chewy lump,1,positive
2-day old coke,0,negative
cinematic art,1,positive
"dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera,",1,positive
a thoroughly entertaining comedy that,1,positive
stirring music,1,positive
lends itself to easy jokes and insults,0,negative
"told in scattered fashion, the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject.",0,negative
meager,0,negative
about guys and dolls,1,positive
's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby.,0,negative
service of of others,1,positive
awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0,negative
considerable power,1,positive
", but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.",0,negative
is insightful about kissinger's background and history,1,positive
stylish,1,positive
glow,1,positive
a classical dramatic animated feature,1,positive
drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
"the entire point of a shaggy dog story, of course, is that it goes nowhere, and",0,negative
a prolific director,1,positive
barn-burningly bad movie,0,negative
and narrative flow,1,positive
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family.,1,positive
a serious debt to the road warrior,1,positive
a genuinely bone-chilling tale,1,positive
but it's worth the concentration.,1,positive
part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0,negative
", they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting.",1,positive
"he waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading",0,negative
a worthy idea,1,positive
of the little mermaid and aladdin,1,positive
the line between sappy and sanguine,1,positive
believable that you feel what they feel,1,positive
that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,0,negative
such an achievement,1,positive
engaging diatribes,1,positive
its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc.,1,positive
nostalgic comments,1,positive
some laughs,1,positive
"an oddity, to be sure, but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion",1,positive
for leonard,1,positive
"clichés, depression and",0,negative
avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
a classic text,1,positive
sheridan had a wonderful account to work from,1,positive
it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us,0,negative
no. 1,1,positive
"a fascinating, bombshell documentary that should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame",1,positive
so much phone in his performance as,0,negative
you want to see it,1,positive
what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0,negative
"hopefully, sets the tone for a summer of good stuff",1,positive
one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro,0,negative
with table manners,1,positive
"deals with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner, rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer",1,positive
remarkably insightful,1,positive
continues to do interesting work,1,positive
low-budget series,0,negative
give them credit for : the message of the movie,1,positive
"shot in rich, shadowy black-and-white, devils chronicles, with increasingly amused irony, the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives.",1,positive
this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year.,0,negative
"be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
famed,1,positive
the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing,1,positive
"populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
will likely enjoy this monster,1,positive
that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next,1,positive
a customarily jovial air,1,positive
of common sense,1,positive
the campaign-trail press,1,positive
the opera's drama and lyricism,1,positive
"the stars may be college kids, but the subject matter is as adult as you can get",1,positive
"a sense of real magic, perhaps",1,positive
was longer than an hour,1,positive
the problem with all of this,0,negative
suitably kooky which should appeal to women,1,positive
"a hard look at one man's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention, a terrifying study of bourgeois desperation worthy of claude chabrol.",1,positive
a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans ( but by no means all ) will have fun with.,1,positive
"an honest, sensitive story from a vietnamese point of view",1,positive
as a vehicle to savor binoche's skill,1,positive
recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate.,1,positive
"amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
of thoughtful war films and those,1,positive
suicidal,0,negative
empathy,1,positive
intelligent and moving,1,positive
cinematic perfection,1,positive
directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory,0,negative
"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and",1,positive
catch this imax offering,1,positive
"an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
"succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics,",1,positive
as a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
the comic elements of the premise,1,positive
in an attempt,0,negative
right down the reality drain,0,negative
weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism,1,positive
a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
makes for a touching love story,1,positive
"tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience.",1,positive
humor,1,positive
a strong script,1,positive
filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying,1,positive
a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite,1,positive
of the very best movies,1,positive
"its gentle, touching story creeps into your heart.",1,positive
affable,1,positive
a thirteen-year-old's book report,1,positive
in which the kids in the house will be gored,0,negative
a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary.,0,negative
the charming result is festival in cannes.,1,positive
the film is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen.,0,negative
turgid,0,negative
been recycled more times than i 'd care to count,0,negative
on the edge of your seat,1,positive
most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
labored and unfunny,0,negative
a boring movie,0,negative
"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary, about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family, transcends ethnic lines.",1,positive
aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit,0,negative
's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance.,0,negative
"dull, unimaginative",0,negative
", amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey.",0,negative
"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand, and they 've told a nice little story in the process",1,positive
a flat script,0,negative
a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not.,1,positive
"sentimental, hypocritical",0,negative
"carried out by men of marginal intelligence, with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy",0,negative
splendor,1,positive
does n't add up.,0,negative
", you can enjoy much of jonah simply, and gratefully, as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor.",1,positive
"max pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned, it's mission accomplished",1,positive
goldie hawn,1,positive
"as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time is it there?",0,negative
"wonder, hope and magic",1,positive
the primitive murderer,0,negative
the journey feel like a party,1,positive
the film is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture.,0,negative
is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor,0,negative
bore.,0,negative
that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
the predictability,0,negative
"starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera.",0,negative
add up to a biting satire that has no teeth.,0,negative
the poor and the dispossessed,0,negative
favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
that movie nothing,0,negative
"contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.",0,negative
"mysterious, sensual,",1,positive
it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters,0,negative
"a surprising, subtle turn at the midway point",1,positive
hate myself,0,negative
the most oddly honest hollywood document,1,positive
"is a fragmented film,",0,negative
"perhaps it's cliche to call the film ` refreshing, ' but it is",1,positive
a smart little indie.,1,positive
tv sitcom material,0,negative
weaves us into a complex web.,1,positive
the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes,0,negative
is the script's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating.,0,negative
enjoyed it,1,positive
like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation,0,negative
master craftsmen,1,positive
can detract from the affection of that moral favorite,0,negative
", do n't bother.",0,negative
"long,",0,negative
"high romance, brought off with considerable wit",1,positive
just plain bad.,0,negative
completely awful,0,negative
morvern rocks.,1,positive
offers nothing,0,negative
totally unnecessary prologue,0,negative
"sentiment or sharp, overmanipulative hollywood practices",0,negative
's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
and people make fun of me for liking showgirls.,0,negative
the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience.,0,negative
... irritating soul-searching garbage.,0,negative
an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut,1,positive
naiveté and,0,negative
coming through in the end,1,positive
devoid of wit and humor,0,negative
like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0,negative
a brazenly misguided project,0,negative
those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,0,negative
make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching,1,positive
with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
is visually dazzling,1,positive
to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies,1,positive
"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, ``",0,negative
steadfast,1,positive
rare drama,1,positive
that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
"max pokes, provokes, takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned, it's mission accomplished.",1,positive
too clichéd and too often strains credulity,0,negative
for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
"once again he has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
possibly the sturdiest example yet,1,positive
"this movie, by necessity, lacks fellowship's heart",0,negative
feel like a 10-course banquet.,1,positive
"is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.",0,negative
"observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
"at best, cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience.",0,negative
delightfully rendered,1,positive
"chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back",0,negative
offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory,1,positive
"morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he's taken one of the world's most fascinating stories and made it dull, lifeless, and irritating.",0,negative
the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film's problems.,1,positive
carries us effortlessly from darkness to light,1,positive
in the annals of cinema,1,positive
be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality,1,positive
to shyamalan's self-important summer fluff,0,negative
peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper,1,positive
in a new way,1,positive
one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of,0,negative
noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
this nonsensical story,0,negative
have a sense of humor,1,positive
this unrelenting bleak insistence,0,negative
"an mtv, sugar hysteria",1,positive
"a sloppy, amusing comedy",1,positive
for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears,0,negative
there's no art here,0,negative
"originality ai n't on the menu,",0,negative
plain dumb,0,negative
"wickedly funny, visually engrossing, never boring,",1,positive
`` goddammit,0,negative
it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic.,0,negative
"it's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism,1,positive
cool,1,positive
"is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary,0,negative
"cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and",0,negative
's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life,0,negative
"work as shallow entertainment,",0,negative
'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair,0,negative
"with results that are sometimes bracing, sometimes baffling and quite often, and",1,positive
they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort,0,negative
rambling and incoherent manifesto,0,negative
"better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style",1,positive
greatest,1,positive
great fun,1,positive
life-affirming moments,1,positive
the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold.,0,negative
an intimacy,1,positive
"lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious",0,negative
interestingly,1,positive
unencouraging threefold expansion,0,negative
harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research.,1,positive
is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think.,0,negative
from grace that still leaves shockwaves,1,positive
bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen,0,negative
to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
"does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes.",0,negative
so sloppy,0,negative
stylishly directed with verve,1,positive
"terrific performances, great to look at, and funny",1,positive
"it's the element of condescension, as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful.",0,negative
damned compelling,1,positive
"a star, nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good",0,negative
roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion.,0,negative
a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter,1,positive
of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images,1,positive
skillfully,1,positive
the humans are acting like puppets,0,negative
you 're enlightened by any of derrida's,1,positive
"stale, futile scenario",0,negative
hungry-man portions of bad ',0,negative
in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling,1,positive
there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter,0,negative
a compelling french psychological drama,1,positive
its funny moments,1,positive
the movie's progression into rambling incoherence,0,negative
more than a tepid,0,negative
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next.,0,negative
there's nothing very attractive about this movie,0,negative
delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion.,1,positive
wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies,1,positive
... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative.,1,positive
is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years.,1,positive
"philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron",1,positive
builds its multi-character story with a flourish,1,positive
"diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly",1,positive
solidly entertaining,1,positive
consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment,1,positive
humanizing,1,positive
a torn book jacket,1,positive
is a disaster,0,negative
has plenty of laughs,1,positive
as imperious,0,negative
", you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful.",1,positive
turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts,1,positive
is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack,0,negative
incredible,1,positive
match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer,1,positive
"has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
worthy successor,1,positive
is an interesting movie,1,positive
"often messy and frustrating, but very pleasing at its best moments, it's very much like life itself.",1,positive
a casual intelligence,1,positive
"overall feelings, broader ideas,",1,positive
too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary,0,negative
a gentle film,1,positive
a new treasure,1,positive
forced,0,negative
lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,0,negative
epiphanies,1,positive
"infidelity drama is nicely shot, well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane.",1,positive
derived from a lobotomy,0,negative
it squanders chan's uniqueness ;,0,negative
"in its understanding, often funny way, it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.",1,positive
the right frame of mind,1,positive
superficial humor,0,negative
be consumed and forgotten,0,negative
deliver remarkable performances,1,positive
intolerable,0,negative
he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
of the best and most exciting movies,1,positive
simultaneously harrowing and uplifting,1,positive
her agreeably startling use,1,positive
at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth.,1,positive
a cutesy romantic tale with a twist,1,positive
is an inspirational love story,1,positive
"why blue crush, a late-summer surfer girl entry, should be as entertaining as it is",1,positive
does n't work,0,negative
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party,0,negative
it's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert,0,negative
will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter,0,negative
rip-roaring,1,positive
straight out of a cellular phone commercial,0,negative
harm,0,negative
wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.,1,positive
regret and,0,negative
the modern masculine journey,1,positive
"thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ), a solid cast, and some wickedly sick and twisted humor",1,positive
a compassionate,1,positive
murk,0,negative
what he does best,1,positive
"confusing on one level or another,",0,negative
bertrand tavernier's,1,positive
nightmare,0,negative
loneliness can make people act weird,0,negative
"a loud, witless mess that",0,negative
"birthday girl lucks out with chaplin and kidman, who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns.",1,positive
mothers,1,positive
"makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance",1,positive
"the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life,",1,positive
"who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
"of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers",1,positive
disappointing to a certain degree,0,negative
", the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression.",0,negative
amazingly,1,positive
cold porridge,0,negative
"they 're merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
this is the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes.,0,negative
insightful and entertaining,1,positive
"hugely entertaining from start to finish, featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves, it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels.",1,positive
"it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture, and if it is n't entirely persuasive, it does give exposure to some talented performers",1,positive
"it's a big idea, but the film itself is small and shriveled.",0,negative
drags the film down.,0,negative
he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure,1,positive
has about 25 minutes of decent material.,1,positive
the best korean film,1,positive
has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes.,0,negative
people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks,0,negative
in one forum or another,1,positive
held my attention,1,positive
smart-aleck,0,negative
transcendent,1,positive
phlegmatic,0,negative
could hate it for the same reason.,0,negative
an epic,1,positive
", it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
"when he moves his setting to the past, and relies on a historical text, he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable",0,negative
lushness,1,positive
has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid,1,positive
for all its brilliant touches,1,positive
"a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
better film,1,positive
little farm melodrama.,0,negative
tight,1,positive
i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon.,1,positive
the feature-length stretch ... strains the show's concept,0,negative
think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
developed with more care,1,positive
"a visionary marvel, but it's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this.",0,negative
a weird and wonderful comedy.,1,positive
'' wanted and quite honestly,1,positive
hypnotically dull,0,negative
"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.",0,negative
mess ...,0,negative
similarly ill-timed,0,negative
a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
the vagueness,0,negative
lacking about everything,0,negative
its predictability,0,negative
this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
than romantic,1,positive
funny situations and,1,positive
gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ... a curiously constricted epic.,0,negative
"may leave the theater with more questions than answers, but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping.",1,positive
an achingly enthralling premise,1,positive
the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand,1,positive
for an older one,1,positive
that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,1,positive
nutty cliches and far too much,0,negative
a loose collection,0,negative
its visual merits,1,positive
"elegant, mannered and teasing.",1,positive
the mushy finale,0,negative
crisp and purposeful without overdoing it,1,positive
emotionally honest,1,positive
"'s a terrible movie in every regard,",0,negative
"geriatric dirty harry,",0,negative
dazzling panoramic shots,1,positive
a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games,1,positive
us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time,1,positive
should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel.,1,positive
like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp.,0,negative
the drama discloses almost nothing.,0,negative
an idea of expectation,1,positive
dutiful precision,1,positive
to many clichés,0,negative
real film,1,positive
"more mature than fatal attraction,",1,positive
"rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80.",1,positive
a great writer and,1,positive
entertaining,1,positive
be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
"like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure, but",0,negative
you 'll end up moved.,1,positive
's never dull and always looks good.,1,positive
with a sickening thud,0,negative
a prolific director of music videos,1,positive
emotionally complex,1,positive
us,1,positive
outlandish,0,negative
into forced fuzziness,1,positive
"will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this.",0,negative
"even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers, old schoolers and current innovators",1,positive
"the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones, but all it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film.",0,negative
most of the problems with the film,0,negative
wit and hoopla,1,positive
without much of a story,0,negative
this is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer.,1,positive
"presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
true and heartbreaking,1,positive
", like bartleby, is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes.",0,negative
lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks,1,positive
than anything that's been done before,1,positive
provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche.,1,positive
lacking in chills,0,negative
a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord.,1,positive
the solid filmmaking and convincing characters,1,positive
a calculating fiend,0,negative
"wickedly funny, visually engrossing",1,positive
"if you really want to understand what this story is really all about, you 're far better served by the source material.",0,negative
failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
"ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
"the rich and sudden wisdom, the film",1,positive
"a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece",1,positive
what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
"insipid, brutally clueless",0,negative
slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves,0,negative
discomfort and embarrassment,0,negative
is not entirely successful,0,negative
"garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple,",1,positive
", you feel alive - which is what they did",1,positive
bring tissues,1,positive
replaced by goth goofiness,0,negative
dreadfully short,0,negative
the mediocre end of the pool,0,negative
often hilarious,1,positive
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film.,1,positive
compelling piece,1,positive
half-baked setups,0,negative
distinguished and thoughtful film,1,positive
"all awkward, static,",0,negative
thoughtful and surprisingly affecting,1,positive
for blade ii,1,positive
his films so memorable,1,positive
overdoing,0,negative
gritty realism and magic realism,1,positive
induces headaches more slowly,0,negative
to fulfill its own ambitious goals,1,positive
without any passion,0,negative
limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or,0,negative
visually stunning rumination,1,positive
filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
still manages to string together enough charming moments to work.,1,positive
", stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness.",1,positive
works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters.,1,positive
"that deftly, gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent's smirk",1,positive
maintained,1,positive
"an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions, one part romance novel, one part recipe book",1,positive
are in perfect balance,1,positive
"to the growing, moldering pile of, well, extreme stunt",0,negative
among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism,1,positive
silly and crude storyline,0,negative
an interesting movie,1,positive
with clever dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
"a chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece ... so dull",0,negative
impossible as it may sound,0,negative
", you ca n't miss it.",1,positive
more often than not hits the bullseye,1,positive
from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal,1,positive
", long-suffering but cruel",0,negative
bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
"it's a film that's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics.",1,positive
is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time,0,negative
are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya,1,positive
creeping,0,negative
"sensitive, smart, savvy, compelling",1,positive
is one of those films that aims to confuse,0,negative
are paper thin,0,negative
"improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless, lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen",0,negative
jaw-droppingly,1,positive
"and, through it all, human",1,positive
call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie,0,negative
", runteldat is something of a triumph.",1,positive
shabby script,0,negative
consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt.,1,positive
) ensure that the film is never dull,1,positive
"a sweet, tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls, who learns that believing in something does matter",1,positive
a real film,1,positive
stylish cinematography,1,positive
"writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew,",0,negative
"a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable",1,positive
together familiar themes,1,positive
famed charisma,1,positive
by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks,0,negative
a well-made evocation,1,positive
by labored writing and slack direction,0,negative
it must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.',0,negative
love this,1,positive
a clever adaptation,1,positive
"it has its faults, but it is a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie, and mandy moore leaves a positive impression.",1,positive
been given the drive of a narrative,1,positive
"why `` they '' were here and what `` they '' wanted and quite honestly, i did n't care.",0,negative
just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work.,1,positive
because it aims so low,0,negative
babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ...,1,positive
it's moving,1,positive
"a heart, mind or humor",1,positive
big heart,1,positive
"drama, conflict, tears and surprise",1,positive
'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled,0,negative
his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy,0,negative
another useless recycling of a brutal mid -,0,negative
the `` a '' range,1,positive
carries a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
too bad.,0,negative
until the final act,1,positive
neat trick,1,positive
become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past,0,negative
benefits,1,positive
have to see this,1,positive
of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing,0,negative
indulges in the worst elements of all of them.,0,negative
", meditative",1,positive
"like a bad improvisation exercise, the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives, loves and the art they 're struggling to create.",0,negative
"which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never, ever, leave a large dog alone with a toddler",0,negative
frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home,1,positive
dysfunctional drama,0,negative
a realistically terrifying movie,1,positive
fans clamoring for another ride,1,positive
well-thought stunts or a car chase,1,positive
could n't stand to hear,0,negative
the most accomplished work to date from hong kong's versatile stanley kwan,1,positive
a knowing sense of humor,1,positive
amusing characters,1,positive
about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience's meat grinder one more time.,0,negative
deeper and more engaging.,1,positive
"delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie,",1,positive
cho's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ...,0,negative
"all in all, it's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.",1,positive
roman coppola's brief pretentious period,0,negative
a quietly introspective portrait,1,positive
"in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters, who are alternately touching and funny",1,positive
"an uncomfortable movie, suffocating and sometimes almost senseless, the grey zone does have a center, though a morbid one.",0,negative
"veers into corny sentimentality,",0,negative
directed and convincingly acted.,1,positive
mind crappy movies as much,0,negative
no substitute for on-screen chemistry,1,positive
toss it,0,negative
"the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and",0,negative
the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull,1,positive
"if the tuxedo actually were a suit, it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special.",0,negative
"finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality",1,positive
disturb,0,negative
nothing more than four or five mild chuckles,0,negative
sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments.,1,positive
a success,1,positive
the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
of war,0,negative
"fun, and host to some truly excellent sequences",1,positive
"a big, tender hug",1,positive
supremely,1,positive
would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special,0,negative
grandness,1,positive
smart,1,positive
as a story of dramatic enlightenment,1,positive
"boredom to the point of collapse,",0,negative
family warmth,1,positive
"immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it's trying to do",1,positive
sometimes is a gem.,1,positive
that tells us nothing new,0,negative
be considered career-best performances,1,positive
", when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry, the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.",1,positive
"the re - enactments, however fascinating they may be as history, are too crude to serve the work especially well.",0,negative
"powerful, naturally dramatic",1,positive
create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
humor throughout,1,positive
were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone,0,negative
charisma and ability,1,positive
"marshall keeps the energy humming, and his edits, unlike those in moulin rouge, are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it.",1,positive
mentally `` superior '' friends,1,positive
posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,0,negative
an enjoyable level,1,positive
may just scare the pants off you.,1,positive
shameless attempt,0,negative
almost as offensive as `` freddy got fingered.'',0,negative
"watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt, as if you were paying dues for good books unread, fine music never heard.",0,negative
flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation,0,negative
i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy.,0,negative
forced drama,0,negative
... is dudsville.,0,negative
"this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change, but the song remains the same.",0,negative
might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
of a legal thriller,0,negative
a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy,0,negative
"sluggish, tonally uneven",0,negative
have fun,1,positive
"a pretty decent kid-pleasing, tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie.",1,positive
another `` best man '',1,positive
pity and,0,negative
given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
bug-eye theater and dead-eye,0,negative
feel-bad,0,negative
"it desperately wants to be a wacky, screwball comedy, but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time.",0,negative
of a growing strain of daring films,1,positive
like peace,1,positive
supremely hopeful cautionary tale,1,positive
it should be done cinematically,1,positive
whose sharp intellect,1,positive
it is a whole lot of fun,1,positive
this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn.,0,negative
do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit,0,negative
the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen,1,positive
remarkably cohesive whole,1,positive
"mostly, ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly, confusing and, through it all, human.",1,positive
", you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake.",0,negative
memorable character creations,1,positive
no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander's uninspired story.,0,negative
mazel tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage.,1,positive
"hampered -- no, paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire",0,negative
under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad.,0,negative
thoroughly awful movie,0,negative
a breezy blend,1,positive
a charming and evoking little ditty,1,positive
debuts by an esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
thoughtfully written,1,positive
watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy.,1,positive
muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure,1,positive
's exploitive without being insightful.,0,negative
an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians,0,negative
"bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes",1,positive
generic drama,0,negative
one of the most highly-praised disappointments i 've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time.,0,negative
us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing,0,negative
feel alive - which is what they did,1,positive
chafing,0,negative
on a board,1,positive
"those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up.",1,positive
reeking,0,negative
who would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
dialogue and preposterous moments,0,negative
choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary,1,positive
"is duly impressive in imax dimensions, as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins.",1,positive
was kind of terrific,1,positive
"there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series, but",1,positive
weighs down his capricious fairy-tale,0,negative
damn funny,1,positive
alone is worth the price of admission.,1,positive
"does n't really know or care about the characters, and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events.",0,negative
is the gabbiest giant-screen movie,0,negative
to scoring high for originality of plot,1,positive
"filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration, but",0,negative
tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
"skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics, but",0,negative
solid acting and,1,positive
"joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
ill-conceived and expensive project,0,negative
rhetoric and cliché,0,negative
mitch davis's wall of kitsch hard going,0,negative
a few nice twists,1,positive
"well-intentioned,",1,positive
"recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile",1,positive
that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as,1,positive
becomes more specimen than character,0,negative
is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre.,1,positive
"lazy, miserable and smug.",0,negative
consider a dvd rental instead,0,negative
", i.e. peploe's, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
"angel presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle, and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale.",1,positive
you wanting more,1,positive
see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
"will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice",1,positive
"reveals itself slowly, intelligently",1,positive
"as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy, kissing jessica steinis quirky, charming and often hilarious.",1,positive
for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse,1,positive
correctly,1,positive
", harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore.",0,negative
be significantly different ( and better ) than most films,1,positive
of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,1,positive
"a comedy as i 've seen in a while, a meander through worn-out material",0,negative
"self-hating, self-destructive ways",0,negative
of the other foul substances,0,negative
"one of the most moronic screenplays of the year, full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them",0,negative
enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast,1,positive
the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
too crazy,0,negative
"a fragile framework upon which to hang broad, mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming.",0,negative
things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk,1,positive
deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications.,1,positive
"could have written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors.",0,negative
give the transcendent performance,1,positive
they succeed,1,positive
she might not make for a while,0,negative
is wrong in its sequel,0,negative
the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films,1,positive
of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car,0,negative
with enough negatives,0,negative
a charmer from belgium.,1,positive
in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
a kind of abstract guilt,0,negative
but mush-hearted.,0,negative
a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess,0,negative
make it unexpectedly rewarding,1,positive
"two fine actors, morgan freeman",1,positive
at least one damn fine,1,positive
a lighthearted comedy,1,positive
"pointed, often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness",1,positive
"built on a faulty premise, one it follows into melodrama and silliness",0,negative
any number of metaphorical readings,1,positive
"unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely, utterly inept.",0,negative
has one strike against it,0,negative
i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill,1,positive
a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation,0,negative
"sillier, cuter, and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ), but still a very good time at the cinema.",1,positive
"delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun, no-frills ride.",1,positive
with an action movie that actually has a brain,1,positive
a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity.,1,positive
congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,1,positive
juicy,1,positive
an enjoyable film in its own right,1,positive
going at a rapid pace,1,positive
unhappy,0,negative
a comic fan,1,positive
is just too original to be ignored.,1,positive
"i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director, but he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie",1,positive
"narc takes a walking-dead, cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it.",1,positive
exceeds expectations,1,positive
"hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as",1,positive
a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
"recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak",0,negative
nonsensical and formulaic,0,negative
"first-class, natural acting",1,positive
's far too tragic,0,negative
be moved by this drama,1,positive
should be interesting,1,positive
a guiltless film for nice evening out.,1,positive
"like it was worth your seven bucks,",1,positive
"is meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
sight gags,0,negative
"a pleasant distraction, a friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn",1,positive
each one of these people stand out and,1,positive
fine music,1,positive
one of the greatest date movies in years,1,positive
"triple x is a double agent, and he's one bad dude.",1,positive
this did n't connect with me would require another viewing,0,negative
eerily suspenseful,1,positive
is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought,1,positive
", but it's great cinematic polemic",1,positive
the incredible imax sound system,1,positive
", flat dialogue",0,negative
moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction,1,positive
some of the best special effects,1,positive
offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
a naturally funny film,1,positive
millions of eager fans,1,positive
callow,0,negative
... contains very few laughs and even less surprises.,0,negative
a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies,1,positive
itself is just sooooo tired.,0,negative
"a powerful, chilling, and affecting study",1,positive
"sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film",1,positive
"a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits",1,positive
screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
heroic,1,positive
", unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema.",1,positive
is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation.,1,positive
"just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study, a film with a questioning heart and",1,positive
"give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity",1,positive
it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1,positive
"there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work, but it is nevertheless compelling.",1,positive
", the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.",1,positive
"merely ( and literally ) tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense.",0,negative
dreary and,0,negative
spiritual journey,1,positive
"and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
"grant is certainly amusing, but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length",0,negative
although this idea is `` new '',0,negative
"a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
falling into the hollywood trap and,0,negative
can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
", only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
"curiously, super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.",0,negative
"the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
that trademark grin of his,1,positive
the group's playful spark,1,positive
"are so unmemorable, despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes, that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material.",0,negative
"claude chabrol's camera has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements.",1,positive
elegance,1,positive
entertain or inspire its viewers,1,positive
more than it does cathartic truth telling,0,negative
has all the wiggling energy of young kitten,1,positive
is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
sticks with its subjects a little longer,1,positive
for happiness,1,positive
reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone,0,negative
wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
"accept the characters and the film, flaws and all",1,positive
an intelligent romantic thriller,1,positive
"of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
"looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable,",1,positive
"if the film has a problem, its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on.",1,positive
"a penetrating, potent exploration",1,positive
offering fine acting moments,1,positive
ups,1,positive
have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies,1,positive
the concept of loss,0,negative
maintaining a light touch,1,positive
somewhat satisfying,1,positive
cutes,1,positive
recycled and dumbed-down version,0,negative
powerhouse,1,positive
", this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt, or will feel someday.",1,positive
soar.,1,positive
who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
messy and,0,negative
feels a bit anachronistic.,0,negative
take movies by storm,1,positive
"compassion, good-natured humor",1,positive
"absolutely, inescapably gorgeous,",1,positive
"its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
humorously,1,positive
"looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant, so i do n't know what she's doing in here",0,negative
emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective.,1,positive
"uncomfortably timely, relevant",1,positive
the milieu is wholly unconvincing ...,0,negative
"is a visually stunning rumination on love, memory, history and the war between art and commerce.",1,positive
"and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics",0,negative
ineptly directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory.,0,negative
at every faltering half-step of its development,0,negative
blustery,0,negative
feeling guilty for it,0,negative
gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
miss you.,1,positive
"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say",1,positive
is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
unwavering and arresting,1,positive
an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar,0,negative
is doomed by its smallness,0,negative
the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine.,0,negative
dylan kidd,1,positive
"is felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend.'",0,negative
"as each of them searches for their place in the world, miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
"rhapsodize cynicism, with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences, that glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby.",0,negative
connect with on any deeper level,1,positive
entertaining film,1,positive
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation --,1,positive
could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower.,0,negative
"all for easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon",0,negative
"fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies,",0,negative
reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
is n't as compelling or as believable as it should be.,0,negative
a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film,1,positive
has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ).,0,negative
"forced drama in this wildly uneven movie, about a young man's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present",0,negative
"flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile",1,positive
"despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow, the weight of water is oppressively heavy.",0,negative
", notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should.",1,positive
for no better reason,0,negative
"itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers",1,positive
"'s a hellish,",0,negative
a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film,0,negative
he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range.,1,positive
"even after the most awful acts are committed, is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream.",1,positive
find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere,0,negative
"lost his touch,",0,negative
"like the rugrats movies, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series",0,negative
in the pants,1,positive
the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation,1,positive
excruciatingly unfunny,0,negative
"complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way",1,positive
bad animation and,0,negative
"the director, mark pellington, does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister, menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head.",1,positive
grows boring despite the scenery.,0,negative
pipe dream does have its charms.,1,positive
what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
shyamalan's gifts,1,positive
"the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther, but she's never seen speaking on stage",0,negative
inquisitive,1,positive
from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story,1,positive
cerebral and cinemantic flair,1,positive
childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice,1,positive
is as serious as a pink slip.,0,negative
"see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility, working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success",1,positive
"outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
boring man,0,negative
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,1,positive
to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions,1,positive
"avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation, and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates.",0,negative
experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort,1,positive
kinnear ... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.,1,positive
", those farts got to my inner nine-year-old",1,positive
"from being dragged through a sad, sordid universe of guns, drugs, avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
"while the production details are lavish, film has little insight into the historical period and its artists, particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation.",0,negative
a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over,1,positive
for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
one of the most incoherent features in recent memory.,0,negative
"like a grinning jack o ' lantern, its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded.",0,negative
go to a picture-perfect beach,1,positive
"a charming, banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension, accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface",1,positive
before indigestion sets,0,negative
a polished and vastly entertaining caper,1,positive
with considerable wit,1,positive
arteta directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year,1,positive
whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter,0,negative
comprehend it,1,positive
the best movies,1,positive
"the direction has a fluid, no-nonsense authority, and the performances by harris, phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal",1,positive
the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation,0,negative
frank capra's classic,1,positive
there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a - thousand-times - before movie.,0,negative
to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
do a little fleeing of its own,0,negative
this gentle comedy,1,positive
"far more successful, if considerably less ambitious,",1,positive
misfire,0,negative
"putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love in a new way --",1,positive
contentious configurations,0,negative
"the movie is amateurish, but",0,negative
with an avid interest in the subject,1,positive
like legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
"delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for.",1,positive
on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
that's been given the drive of a narrative and,1,positive
concrete story,1,positive
his kids to watch too many barney videos,0,negative
anguished performance,0,negative
truly,1,positive
to check this one out,1,positive
beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm.,1,positive
"stuffy,",0,negative
"into a cheap thriller, a dumb comedy or a sappy",0,negative
"at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar",1,positive
", it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma.",0,negative
nice album,1,positive
too many `` serious issues '',0,negative
"will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated",0,negative
"it does n't make for great cinema, but it is interesting to see where one's imagination will lead when given the opportunity.",0,negative
the problem with `` xxx '' is that its own action is n't very effective.,0,negative
"` it looks good, sonny, but you missed the point.'",0,negative
"a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s",1,positive
of the darkest variety,0,negative
", it's just another sports drama/character study.",0,negative
decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy,0,negative
elegantly,1,positive
the year's worst cinematic tragedies,0,negative
amuse or entertain them,1,positive
a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
dave barry's popular book,1,positive
"dull, simple-minded and stereotypical",0,negative
walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked,0,negative
", ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
real heart,1,positive
"an empty, purposeless exercise.",0,negative
make this worth a peek,1,positive
gentle comedy,1,positive
grade-grubbers,0,negative
sparking debate and encouraging thought,1,positive
"highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated",1,positive
chronically,0,negative
alive,1,positive
it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.,1,positive
"has some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) -",1,positive
"little room for engaging, imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2",0,negative
a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good,1,positive
flopped as surely,0,negative
believe that a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
this movie loves women at all,1,positive
"like life on the island, the movie grows boring despite the scenery.",0,negative
"shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished.",1,positive
the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
call it a work of art,1,positive
"the most part a useless movie, even with",0,negative
ponderous and pretentious endeavor,0,negative
enlightenment,1,positive
welcome to collinwood never catches fire.,0,negative
glass's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby,0,negative
"when all is said and done, she loves them to pieces -- and so, i trust",1,positive
most thoughtful films,1,positive
herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion.,0,negative
are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie's quick movements and sounds.,0,negative
i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...,0,negative
it's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer.,1,positive
a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
the most fragmented charms,1,positive
"they just have problems, which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way.",0,negative
philosophical,1,positive
secretary is just too original to be ignored.,1,positive
"become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable,1,positive
"most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and, no matter how broomfield dresses it up, it tends to speculation, conspiracy theories or, at best, circumstantial evidence",0,negative
mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon,1,positive
one level,1,positive
"a thriller whose style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story, you can not separate them.",1,positive
"stale,",0,negative
worst harangues,0,negative
supremely good,1,positive
because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
"behan's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense --",1,positive
consistently sensitive,1,positive
hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers,0,negative
's uninteresting,0,negative
though they are having so much fun,1,positive
prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself,0,negative
walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked.,1,positive
is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one's actions,1,positive
feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic,0,negative
you will probably like it.,1,positive
an intriguing species of artifice,1,positive
to a harrison ford low,0,negative
it's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience.,1,positive
create images you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
an emotionally strong and politically potent piece,1,positive
directors brett morgen and nanette burstein have put together a bold biographical fantasia.,1,positive
"the appeal of the vulgar, sexist, racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet.",0,negative
"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances, but the result is disappointing.",1,positive
"creates an impeccable sense of place,",1,positive
a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
from films crammed with movie references,0,negative
ultimately lifeless,0,negative
trademark misogyny,0,negative
all unfolds predictably,0,negative
"that memorable, but as downtown",1,positive
"nohe's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness, but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction",1,positive
triumph,1,positive
anti-semitism and neo-fascism,0,negative
", soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.",1,positive
"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.",1,positive
"pan nalin's exposition is beautiful and mysterious, and",1,positive
the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded,1,positive
robustness,1,positive
"this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen, but",0,negative
an hour's worth of actual material,1,positive
anchor the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take,1,positive
all three women deliver remarkable performances.,1,positive
set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust,1,positive
"a dark, quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation.",1,positive
probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment,1,positive
the most excruciating 86 minutes one,0,negative
instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel,0,negative
the stuff of lurid melodrama,1,positive
a genuine love story,1,positive
'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery,0,negative
mind and spirit,1,positive
"... the story is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid.",0,negative
evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean,1,positive
"the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i",0,negative
its promising cast of characters,1,positive
itself and retreats,0,negative
with enough energy and excitement,1,positive
but utterly delightful.,1,positive
a mishmash,0,negative
one of the worst movies of the year.,0,negative
of these despicable characters,0,negative
seemed wasted like deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk.,0,negative
"'s a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
"'s wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
becoming a christmas perennial,1,positive
thoughtful and rewarding glimpse,1,positive
unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters,0,negative
poetry and passion,1,positive
touched,1,positive
"fact, even better",1,positive
are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs,0,negative
out of a cellular phone commercial,0,negative
"it's about individual moments of mood, and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing.",1,positive
seem self-consciously poetic and forced,0,negative
turned this,1,positive
street-smart,1,positive
its tragic waste of life,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
"it's encouraging to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
hilary,1,positive
joy and energy,1,positive
", welcome to collinwood never catches fire.",0,negative
"the trouble is, its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through.",0,negative
natter,0,negative
", and intelligent",1,positive
'' is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality.,1,positive
that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern,1,positive
"would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
are entertaining and audacious moments,1,positive
"need to stay in touch with your own skin, at 18 or 80",1,positive
", caring",1,positive
the comic effects,1,positive
", lecherous",0,negative
"their parents, wise folks that they are, read books",1,positive
"the movie itself is far from disappointing, offering an original",1,positive
's an excellent 90-minute film,1,positive
betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
'' is the operative word for `` bad company,0,negative
a movie that's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it,0,negative
not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers,0,negative
impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face,0,negative
thoughtful and unflinching,1,positive
verve and fun,1,positive
the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do,1,positive
puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery,0,negative
", earnest and -- sadly -- dull",0,negative
the genius,1,positive
soulless and,0,negative
the nature of compassion,1,positive
the phrase ` fatal script error,0,negative
does n't add up to a whole lot,0,negative
a grenade with his teeth,0,negative
"shows why, after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers.",1,positive
racism and,0,negative
"it's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts ), and",1,positive
enough funny,1,positive
he makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty.,1,positive
how low brow it is,0,negative
electric,1,positive
this erotic cannibal movie is boring,0,negative
odd enjoyably,1,positive
indescribably bad,0,negative
"too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet",1,positive
sharp movie,1,positive
unintentionally,1,positive
"more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
makes a melodramatic mountain,1,positive
inspired dialogue bits,1,positive
the movie starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true.,0,negative
with bloody beauty as vivid,1,positive
"sorority boys, which is as bad at it is cruel, takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it.",0,negative
pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture.,0,negative
messiness,0,negative
hazy,0,negative
"have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup, while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up.",0,negative
to be really awful,0,negative
"the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is, but",1,positive
stuffy and,0,negative
is too blatant,0,negative
potent chemistry,1,positive
"more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex, dramatically satisfying heroine",0,negative
"a delightfully unpredictable, hilarious comedy",1,positive
"will undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
", comedy and romance",1,positive
the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo,1,positive
honest poetry,1,positive
nervy and,1,positive
"is compelling enough,",1,positive
"humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
"color and depth,",1,positive
fun-seeking summer audiences,1,positive
that it ca n't help but engage an audience,1,positive
's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film's direction,1,positive
this delicate coming-of-age tale,1,positive
make an excellent companion piece,1,positive
would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes.,0,negative
", why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?",0,negative
too bland and,0,negative
amusing juxtapositions,1,positive
's a fun one.,1,positive
is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card,0,negative
wickedly undramatic central theme,0,negative
"you think, zzzzzzzzz",0,negative
", vaguely silly overkill",0,negative
bad mannered,0,negative
on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi,1,positive
the film's most improbable feat?,0,negative
deniro's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk,0,negative
"for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters, the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son.",1,positive
darling,1,positive
"bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
pleasantly and,1,positive
is well below expectations,0,negative
"fans of critics ' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart.",1,positive
"is, we have no idea what in creation is going on",0,negative
a good guy,1,positive
sleepless,0,negative
whom the,1,positive
lavish,1,positive
embarrassed,0,negative
"a piece of mildly entertaining, inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable.",0,negative
"is rather the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers",1,positive
omitted nor a cliché left unsaid,0,negative
poignant comedy,1,positive
its sheer dynamism is infectious.,1,positive
gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre.,1,positive
equally derisive,0,negative
kindness,1,positive
that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland,0,negative
"so recognizable and true that, as in real life, we 're never sure how things will work out",1,positive
take you to outer space,1,positive
the modern remake of dumas's story is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action.,0,negative
"a pleasant and engaging enough sit, but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole.",0,negative
a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story.,1,positive
"noise, mayhem and stupidity",0,negative
what's invigorating about it is that it does n't give a damn.,1,positive
", shapeless documentary",0,negative
it's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss.,0,negative
"it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch, and it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s",0,negative
of her considerable talents,1,positive
"the lack of climax and, worst of all",0,negative
it's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer.,1,positive
hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
from human impulses that grew hideously twisted,0,negative
you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
does n't take itself so deadly seriously,1,positive
"has a certain ghoulish fascination, and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement",1,positive
enjoyable documentary.,1,positive
"it's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario, and her presence succeeds in making us believe",1,positive
interesting bit,1,positive
hackneyed,0,negative
leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,0,negative
loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat,0,negative
one of the funnier movies,1,positive
is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.,0,negative
injects just enough freshness into the proceedings,1,positive
making reference to other films and trying to be other films,0,negative
is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure!,0,negative
an incoherent jumble of a film that's rarely as entertaining as it could have been,0,negative
", luridly colored,",0,negative
"is thinking that we needed sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments to keep us",0,negative
"once the downward spiral comes to pass, auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...",0,negative
"a canny crowd pleaser, and the last kiss",1,positive
"this is a movie full of grace and,",1,positive
a sick and evil woman,0,negative
"the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film, and",0,negative
"in a thriller, and the performances",1,positive
cruel and,0,negative
"wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them,0,negative
"devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
unpaid intern,0,negative
it is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished.,0,negative
its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
distinctly minor effort,0,negative
all too familiar ... basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938.,0,negative
"bittersweet comedy/drama full of life, hand gestures, and some",1,positive
is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
entirely infantile,0,negative
for great cinema,1,positive
is a remarkable piece of filmmaking,1,positive
dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important,0,negative
easy feel-good sentiments,1,positive
"unlikable, uninteresting",0,negative
too weak,0,negative
a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for '',1,positive
one funny popcorn,1,positive
could have been crisper and punchier,0,negative
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script.,0,negative
thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy.,1,positive
astonishing,1,positive
"been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant",0,negative
genuinely moving and,1,positive
is existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term.,1,positive
"both oscar winners, a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
truly distinctive and,1,positive
playful,1,positive
offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us,1,positive
more like the pilot episode of a tv series,0,negative
dismissed as mindless,0,negative
that's why sex and lucia is so alluring.,1,positive
obvious.,0,negative
`` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
goofball action comedy,1,positive
"to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl, and",1,positive
"inventive, fun",1,positive
"all in all, a great party",1,positive
's not very good either,0,negative
everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film.,1,positive
if you have the patience for it,0,negative
rounded and revealing overview,1,positive
"it's a treat -- a delightful, witty, improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun",1,positive
"it has a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance, sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care, but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame.",1,positive
"has done is proven that no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery",0,negative
intimidated by both her subject matter,0,negative
leaden as the movie sputters,0,negative
"than on petter næss ' delicate, clever direction ... and a wonderful, imaginative script",1,positive
go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches,1,positive
"weird, wonderful",1,positive
"sustain its initial promise with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",1,positive
old bad trip,0,negative
", it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust.",1,positive
so tedious,0,negative
"as bad as you think, and worse than you can imagine",0,negative
embraced,1,positive
dishonest,0,negative
this beautifully animated epic is never dull.,1,positive
's the prince of egypt from 1998.,1,positive
"scherfig, the writer-director",1,positive
standard horror flick formula,0,negative
"thanks to its cast, its cuisine and its quirky tunes",1,positive
lacking,0,negative
profanity and violence,0,negative
"a vivid, sometimes surreal",1,positive
follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films,0,negative
by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
deniro's once promising career,0,negative
a movie in which a guy dressed as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
disarmingly,1,positive
halfwit plot,0,negative
"a great, participatory spectator sport.'",1,positive
than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low,0,negative
"more revealing, more emotional",1,positive
"does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject",0,negative
respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it,1,positive
", with enough negatives",0,negative
it's not a motion picture ;,0,negative
"with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
", it is worth searching out.",1,positive
"overwrought,",0,negative
"the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard's ) vision, any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice.",0,negative
while his characters are acting horribly,0,negative
with such life-embracing spirit,1,positive
has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and,1,positive
a dim-witted and lazy spin-off,0,negative
thinly sketched story,0,negative
excels in spectacle and pacing,1,positive
lacks the charisma and ability,0,negative
", we hope it's only acting.",1,positive
"has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises",1,positive
feels five hours long,0,negative
mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
it's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah.,0,negative
to keel over,0,negative
bittersweet film,1,positive
a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big,1,positive
's understanding of the expressive power of the camera.,1,positive
"an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
were worried,0,negative
"this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth",0,negative
humanize its subject,1,positive
this good,1,positive
provocative film,1,positive
about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come.,1,positive
touching drama,1,positive
"to pass up, and for the blacklight crowd, way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets",1,positive
though it's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times,1,positive
that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget,1,positive
medicine,1,positive
"that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely,",0,negative
lives up,1,positive
making moving pictures today,1,positive
are up to the task,1,positive
unamusing,0,negative
the rarest kinds,1,positive
rich in shadowy metaphor,1,positive
get this thing over with,0,negative
who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up,1,positive
susan,1,positive
true-blue delight.,1,positive
the film has a problem,0,negative
it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics,1,positive
musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
to blue hilarity,1,positive
love the music,1,positive
toward keeping the picture compelling,1,positive
it's hard to like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
fustily tasteful,1,positive
nair's attention to detail,1,positive
puts history in perspective,1,positive
dishonest and,0,negative
has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script,1,positive
"is a movie filled with unlikable, spiteful idiots",0,negative
was n't feeling any of it,0,negative
adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
"a photographic marvel of sorts, and it",1,positive
"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home, but your ego and",1,positive
a moral tale,1,positive
secondhand material,0,negative
presents a frightening and compelling ` what if?',1,positive
i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial.,1,positive
wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd,0,negative
ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution,0,negative
a grenade,0,negative
", dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy.",1,positive
"it does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject.",0,negative
like time fillers between surf shots,0,negative
it made me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters.,1,positive
a rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
rare for any movie,1,positive
grasping actors ' workshop that it is,0,negative
cleansing,1,positive
the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film,1,positive
", its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...",1,positive
in reverse,1,positive
argentine retread,0,negative
"a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
"is its personable, amusing cast.",1,positive
daft,0,negative
that someone other than the director got into the editing room and tried to improve things by making the movie go faster,0,negative
that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
is a triumph of imagination,1,positive
", it's black hawk down with more heart.",1,positive
too evident,0,negative
is way too stagy,0,negative
'm afraid.,0,negative
the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line,0,negative
is wholly unconvincing,0,negative
its script and execution,1,positive
shoot it in the head,0,negative
stalking,0,negative
ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
perfectly pitched web,1,positive
makes it work more than it probably should,1,positive
schindler's,1,positive
"cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials",0,negative
used soap,0,negative
'm left slightly disappointed that it did n't.,0,negative
20th,1,positive
it's worth the concentration.,1,positive
unlikable characters and,0,negative
"to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness",0,negative
that trademark grin,1,positive
hollywood magic,1,positive
cruel but weirdly likable,1,positive
"is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all",1,positive
"it ai n't art, by a long shot,",0,negative
're gon na like this movie.,1,positive
"this would-be ` james bond for the extreme generation ' pic is one big, dumb action movie.",0,negative
cliches and,0,negative
( woo's ) most resonant film since the killer.,1,positive
"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin, and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed",0,negative
satisfyingly,1,positive
a modestly made but profoundly moving documentary,1,positive
is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.,0,negative
could be so flabby,0,negative
"disjointed, flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep",0,negative
spot on,1,positive
schizo cartoon,0,negative
gives an intriguing twist,1,positive
conceal that there's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
nearly as dreadful,0,negative
in the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
thriller,1,positive
"fast and funny, an action cartoon that's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd.",1,positive
tasty and sweet,1,positive
is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky,1,positive
"more timely than its director could ever have dreamed, this quietly lyrical tale probes the ambiguous welcome extended by iran to the afghani refugees who streamed across its borders, desperate for work and food.",1,positive
all the comic possibilities of its situation,1,positive
astounding performance,1,positive
3000,1,positive
gets us,1,positive
's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody,1,positive
"an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated",1,positive
stereotypes,0,negative
avoid being recognized as the man who bilked unsuspecting moviegoers,0,negative
the small moments,1,positive
"is a pretty good job, if it's filmed tosca that you want.",1,positive
an interesting topic,1,positive
idling in neutral,0,negative
shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
capped with pointless extremes,0,negative
a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16,1,positive
"as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
complex than your average film,1,positive
's boring,0,negative
as kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
"a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation",0,negative
its cutesy reliance on movie-specific cliches,0,negative
true-blue,1,positive
'm giving it a strong thumbs up,1,positive
"the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted",1,positive
"the year's greatest adventure,",1,positive
"against farce, thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners, and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except",0,negative
clooney's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
"when all is said and done, she loves them to pieces",1,positive
doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
strictly a-list players,1,positive
a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
"it's one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen.",1,positive
"manages, with terrific flair,",1,positive
something of a public service,1,positive
", it does n't work.",0,negative
is smart and dark - hallelujah for small favors,1,positive
the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up,0,negative
this story is really all about,1,positive
distinctive discourse,0,negative
have no bearing on the story,0,negative
"are simply dazzling, particularly balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents.",1,positive
to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material,0,negative
the innocence,1,positive
a nice change of mindless pace in collision,1,positive
"puportedly `` based on true events, '' a convolution of language that suggests it's impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '' with a straight face.",0,negative
the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.,0,negative
"'s little to recommend snow dogs, unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity.",0,negative
contradicts everything we 've come to expect from movies nowadays.,1,positive
actually thrilled,1,positive
predictable romantic comedy,0,negative
mystical,1,positive
"given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments, clothes and parties",0,negative
vacuous,0,negative
video-cam footage,0,negative
padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation,0,negative
strictly a ` guy's film ' in the worst sense of the expression.,0,negative
black-and-white inspires,1,positive
"fear permeates the whole of stortelling, todd solondz ' oftentimes funny, yet ultimately cowardly autocritique.",1,positive
tell you that there's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it,0,negative
"when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path",1,positive
aware of his own coolness,1,positive
"the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect, but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie",1,positive
top-heavy,0,negative
"some serious re-working to show more of the dilemma, rather than have his characters stage shouting",0,negative
could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time.,0,negative
stirring visual sequence,1,positive
", silly and monotonous",0,negative
"sometimes felt as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking",1,positive
learns that believing in something does matter,1,positive
well done and perfectly,1,positive
might be with a large dose of painkillers,0,negative
without a map,0,negative
piccoli,0,negative
late-summer,1,positive
to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely,0,negative
quality,1,positive
"the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
is n't much fun,0,negative
adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity,1,positive
keeping themselves kicking,1,positive
"a worthy idea, but the uninspired scripts, acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special.",0,negative
"is a likable story, told with competence",1,positive
very good acting,1,positive
that may make you hate yourself for giving in,0,negative
of small-town competition,1,positive
"makes for a touching love story, mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering",1,positive
with the subject of love head-on,1,positive
a compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
the lousy lead performances,0,negative
awe and affection --,1,positive
standard slasher flick,0,negative
"brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results.",1,positive
cute frissons,1,positive
is no foundation for it,0,negative
"to mesmerize, astonish and entertain",1,positive
"simply, and surprisingly,",1,positive
shrill and soporific,0,negative
has popped up with more mindless drivel,0,negative
"smart, funny and",1,positive
"able to inject some real vitality and even art into a pulpy concept that, in many other hands would be completely forgettable",1,positive
valuable,1,positive
deliciously,1,positive
succeeds in making us believe,1,positive
puts an exclamation point on the fact,1,positive
"will no doubt rally to its cause, trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey, but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this",0,negative
it takes your breath away,1,positive
", the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett's story is appealing.",1,positive
more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ...,1,positive
the ` true story ' by which all the queen's men is allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier and more deftly enacted than what's been cobbled together onscreen,0,negative
without sham the raw-nerved story,1,positive
something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel,0,negative
real-life persona,1,positive
"hopes mr. plympton will find room for one more member of his little band, a professional screenwriter",0,negative
baroque beauty,1,positive
to occasionally break up the live-action scenes with animated sequences,1,positive
is a pleasant enough dish.,1,positive
"lush and beautifully photographed ( somebody suggested the stills might make a nice coffee table book ), but",1,positive
satisfying niblet,1,positive
i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
then go see this delightful comedy.,1,positive
", cinema paradiso stands as one of the great films about movie love.",1,positive
doomed by its smallness,0,negative
does n't reveal even a hint of artifice,0,negative
an incoherent jumble,0,negative
to video,1,positive
starts off with a 1950's doris day feel,1,positive
's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but.,1,positive
's film ' in the worst sense of the expression,0,negative
"... a light, yet engrossing piece.",1,positive
miller has crafted an intriguing story of maternal instincts and misguided acts of affection.,1,positive
"the chateau belongs to rudd, whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms ...",0,negative
you can release your pent up anger,1,positive
an exercise in cynicism every bit as ugly as the shabby digital photography and muddy sound,0,negative
a minor treat,1,positive
at the peak of their powers,1,positive
grace and humor,1,positive
of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
"a distinct rarity, and",1,positive
"a moving, if uneven, success",1,positive
... in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes.,0,negative
"offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies.",1,positive
your kids,1,positive
that deserves more than a passing twinkle,1,positive
bold choices,1,positive
deeply unpleasant experience,0,negative
eclipses,1,positive
"revel in those visual in-jokes, as in the film's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark's dogma movement",1,positive
short of wonderful with its ten-year-old female protagonist and its steadfast refusal to set up a dualistic battle between good and evil,1,positive
what's the russian word for wow !? ',1,positive
dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
"as if drop dead gorgeous was n't enough, this equally derisive clunker is fixated on the spectacle of small-town competition.",0,negative
mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance,1,positive
top shelf,1,positive
afraid of the bad reviews,0,negative
in this forgettable effort,0,negative
"has perfected the art of highly entertaining, self-aggrandizing, politically motivated documentary-making",1,positive
what an idea,1,positive
"is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision, but that vision is beginning to feel,",0,negative
the most repugnant adaptation of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore's the scarlet letter.,0,negative
loathsome movie,0,negative
snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza,1,positive
the ya-ya sisterhood,1,positive
looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
i 'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time.,1,positive
rich performances,1,positive
"a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man lost in its midst.",1,positive
you could change tables,1,positive
as thought-provoking,1,positive
up a storm as a fringe feminist conspiracy theorist named dirty dick,0,negative
"ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up.,0,negative
pretty decent little documentary,1,positive
hoped i would -- with moist eyes,1,positive
stinks,0,negative
manages to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal.,1,positive
choppy ending,0,negative
cheesy screenplay,0,negative
can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
"you 'll forget about it by monday, though, and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste, so will your kids",0,negative
"a schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy, partly a shallow rumination on the emptiness of success -- and entirely",0,negative
albeit a visually compelling one,1,positive
overly convenient plot twists,0,negative
a big-budget/all-star movie,1,positive
just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls.,0,negative
"maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout,",1,positive
that it's far too sentimental,0,negative
frighteningly fascinating contradiction,1,positive
hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity.,0,negative
the salton sea works the way a good noir should,1,positive
golden,1,positive
goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so.,0,negative
frequent flurries of creative belly laughs and genuinely enthusiastic performances ... keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease.,1,positive
"while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players, the tale -- like its central figure, vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love.",0,negative
coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world's endangered reefs --,1,positive
unbearably lame.,0,negative
inherent in how medical aid is made available to american workers,1,positive
digital,1,positive
lethargic,0,negative
utterly charming,1,positive
two gifted performers,1,positive
"... the good and different idea ( of middle-aged romance ) is not handled well and, except for the fine star performances, there is little else to recommend `` never again.''",0,negative
sending the audience,1,positive
"with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage",1,positive
"touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot",1,positive
its ludicrous and contrived plot,0,negative
the film is well under way --,1,positive
but what is missing from it all is a moral.,0,negative
this unimaginative comedian,0,negative
septic,0,negative
a keep - 'em - guessing plot and an affectionate take on its screwed-up characters.,1,positive
is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever,0,negative
directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made,1,positive
as a serious drama about spousal abuse,1,positive
"most audacious, outrageous",1,positive
"to the perkiness of witherspoon ( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
", we have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.",1,positive
is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.,1,positive
accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel,0,negative
never inspires more than an interested detachment.,0,negative
the wanton slipperiness of * corpus and its amiable jerking and reshaping of physical time and space would make it a great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art.,1,positive
sulky teen drama,0,negative
exhilarating place,1,positive
", getting there is not even half the interest.",0,negative
collateral,1,positive
solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
adding,1,positive
"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",0,negative
88-minute highlight reel,0,negative
but it's difficult to shrug off the annoyance of that chatty fish,0,negative
courage and happiness,1,positive
get made-up and,1,positive
awakens,1,positive
beautifully produced,1,positive
its characterization of hitler and,0,negative
have their funny bones tickled,1,positive
it the adventures of direct-to-video nash,0,negative
is n't quite,0,negative
"derived from a lobotomy,",0,negative
does give a pretty good overall picture of the situation in laramie following the murder of matthew shepard,1,positive
"there is something in full frontal, i guess, about artifice and acting and how it distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them, but",0,negative
veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements,1,positive
"there are some laughs in this movie,",1,positive
an air of dignity that's perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters,1,positive
"at the one-hour mark, herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion.",0,negative
comes off as a pale successor,0,negative
something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities,0,negative
"to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
bibbidy-bobbidi-bland,0,negative
"bogs down in insignificance,",0,negative
ca n't even do that much.,0,negative
"real dawns, comic relief",1,positive
feels like very light errol morris,1,positive
unimpressively fussy,0,negative
"might survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine.",0,negative
of cinematic perfection,1,positive
"it's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor, but there are enough high points to keep this from being a complete waste of time",1,positive
", badly cobbled look",0,negative
"'s back in form,",1,positive
the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
a good ear for dialogue,1,positive
tasty and,1,positive
"'s fun, splashy and entertainingly nasty.",1,positive
smart and taut,1,positive
"a boring masquerade ball where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad.",0,negative
the better of obnoxious adults,0,negative
a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
", their struggle is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting.",0,negative
smarter and more diabolical,1,positive
might not have noticed,0,negative
would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways,0,negative
"cheesy backdrops,",0,negative
it's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter.,0,negative
the wrong times,0,negative
one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave ',1,positive
in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
", provocative drama",1,positive
and immature provocations,0,negative
"is that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than, as was more likely, a victim of mental illness",0,negative
"stroked, luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain",0,negative
whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone,0,negative
bogs down in genre cliches,0,negative
"entirely suspenseful,",1,positive
it's a rare window on an artistic collaboration.,1,positive
it goes nowhere,0,negative
under our skin,0,negative
decent,1,positive
otherwise excellent,1,positive
one of the most unpleasant things the studio has ever produced.,0,negative
muddy,0,negative
predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game,0,negative
a nice little story in the process,1,positive
"way too much indulgence of scene-chewing, teeth-gnashing actorliness",0,negative
is a vulgar,0,negative
"chilly, remote, emotionally distant piece",0,negative
"anyone else who may, for whatever reason, be thinking about going to see this movie is hereby given fair warning.",0,negative
inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth,1,positive
find a place among the studio's animated classics,1,positive
"that, half an hour in, starts making water torture seem appealing",0,negative
our culture is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender -- and i know this because i 've seen ` jackass : the movie.,0,negative
a big corner office in hell,0,negative
smart new comedy,1,positive
get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy,0,negative
"'s meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments",0,negative
"a long, unfunny one at that",0,negative
is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
who comes to america speaking not a word of english,0,negative
obviously desired,1,positive
interesting cinematic devices,1,positive
an uneasy marriage,0,negative
proves as clear and reliable an authority on that,1,positive
gripping performances by lane and gere,1,positive
the name of high art,1,positive
based on stock clichés,0,negative
really has no place to go since simone is not real,0,negative
mind-bending,1,positive
may scream low budget,0,negative
a high water mark for this genre,1,positive
"shyamalan takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and infuses it into a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion.",1,positive
"piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film, emerges as powerful rather than cloying",1,positive
"the whole package certainly captures the intended, er, spirit of the piece",1,positive
"as darkly funny,",1,positive
family togetherness takes a back seat to inter-family rivalry and workplace ambition,0,negative
( a ) real pleasure in its laid-back way.,1,positive
insane liberties,0,negative
dreadfully earnest inversion,0,negative
created a monster,0,negative
us is a minor miracle,1,positive
three hours and with very little story or character,0,negative
is a feast for the eyes,1,positive
shot all the way.,1,positive
her confidence in her material is merited,1,positive
female friendship that men can embrace and,1,positive
the intrigue from the tv series,1,positive
"tight and truthful,",1,positive
wet burlap sack,0,negative
a welcome lack,1,positive
is more like something from a bad clive barker movie,0,negative
does,1,positive
ahola ),0,negative
action-packed an experience as a ringside seat,1,positive
views youthful affluence not as a lost ideal but a starting point,1,positive
wewannour money back,0,negative
do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director,0,negative
most touching movie,1,positive
a fantastic dual performance,1,positive
", this oscar-nominated documentary takes you there.",1,positive
it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
"sweet,",1,positive
the stunt-hungry dimwits,0,negative
"romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows, but they turn out to be delightfully compatible here.",1,positive
", it's still a guilty pleasure to watch.",1,positive
sleekness,1,positive
about how lame,0,negative
war's,0,negative
to the script's refusal of a happy ending,0,negative
"if you 're content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life, eisenstein delivers.",1,positive
even that's too committed.,0,negative
"an acceptable way to pass a little over an hour with moviegoers ages 8-10,",1,positive
the chaos of an urban conflagration,0,negative
an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type,0,negative
lower i.q.,0,negative
"the film's plot may be shallow, but",0,negative
"with a lot of static set ups, not much camera movement, and most of the scenes",0,negative
that resonate with profundity,1,positive
viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
savvy producer,1,positive
been too many of these films,0,negative
indulgent,1,positive
cultural elite,1,positive
"a generous, inspiring film that unfolds with grace and humor and gradually",1,positive
corruption,0,negative
intriguing,1,positive
japanese director shohei imamura's latest film is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime.,1,positive
moments of genuine insight into the urban heart,1,positive
felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world.,1,positive
classified as one of those ` alternate reality ',1,positive
disturbingly,0,negative
never rises to a higher level,0,negative
"clumsy dialogue,",0,negative
bravo's,1,positive
"pale, dark beauty",1,positive
fires the winning shot,1,positive
there's no conversion effort,0,negative
an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture,1,positive
obvious copy,0,negative
're out there!'',1,positive
it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
gong li and a vivid personality,1,positive
yes.,1,positive
though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
"it's as sorry a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows.",0,negative
take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters,0,negative
drown yourself in a lake,0,negative
in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat,1,positive
truly magical movie,1,positive
"the jokes are flat, and the action looks fake.",0,negative
it's a bad action movie because there's no rooting interest and the spectacle is grotesque and boring.,0,negative
", almost every relationship and personality in the film yields surprises.",1,positive
but it is entertaining on an inferior level.,1,positive
being wasabi's big selling point,1,positive
overrides what little we learn along the way about vicarious redemption.,0,negative
to make us share their enthusiasm,1,positive
's like dying and going to celluloid heaven,1,positive
there are enough throwaway references to faith and rainbows to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit.,1,positive
will do so in a way that does n't make you feel like a sucker,1,positive
that you root for throughout,1,positive
"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",1,positive
captures the wonders and worries of childhood,1,positive
suffers from a lack of clarity and audacity that a subject as monstrous and pathetic as dahmer demands.,0,negative
"it's possible that something hip and transgressive was being attempted here that stubbornly refused to gel, but the result is more puzzling than unsettling",0,negative
"one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop.",1,positive
refreshingly smart and newfangled,1,positive
is bright and flashy,1,positive
flashy gadgets and whirling fight sequences may look cool,1,positive
"may have made a great saturday night live sketch, but a great movie it is not.",0,negative
"woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
are immaculate,1,positive
i like all four of the lead actors a lot,1,positive
morbid one,0,negative
humorless soap opera,0,negative
genuine and,1,positive
excess debris,0,negative
a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait that is undercut by its awkward structure and a final veering toward melodrama.,0,negative
do a homage,1,positive
... quite endearing.,1,positive
're down,0,negative
with passable performances from everyone in the cast,1,positive
"keep you watching, as will the fight scenes",1,positive
", the viewer is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery",0,negative
really rather special,1,positive
works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film's length becomes a part of its fun,1,positive
"sensual, funny and, in the end, very touching",1,positive
", unfussily poetic",1,positive
despite being noticeably derivative of goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
"about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man",1,positive
"by movie's end, we accept the characters and the film, flaws and all",1,positive
"the film reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters, some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style.",1,positive
a child's interest and an adult's patience,0,negative
fails to fascinate.,0,negative
please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel,1,positive
banal as the telling,0,negative
"conveys the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all",1,positive
is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy,1,positive
bad clive barker movie,0,negative
"the hurried, badly cobbled look",0,negative
of soft-core twaddle,0,negative
lunacy,0,negative
any awards,1,positive
will have completely forgotten the movie by the time you get back to your car in the parking lot,0,negative
"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas and",0,negative
", beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors, is a note of defiance over social dictates.",1,positive
so devoid of artifice and purpose,0,negative
do well to check this one out because it's straight up twin peaks action,1,positive
of puerile,0,negative
devastated,0,negative
"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and,",0,negative
in three words : thumbs friggin ' down,0,negative
frida with a visual style unique and inherent,1,positive
own solemn insights,1,positive
"like the best of godard's movies ... it is visually ravishing, penetrating, impenetrable.",1,positive
too sappy for its own good.,0,negative
smart and dark,1,positive
"found it slow, predictable and not very amusing.",0,negative
generous and subversive,1,positive
a mexican soap opera,0,negative
the film's considered approach,1,positive
are odd and pixilated and,0,negative
a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving,1,positive
so i do n't know what she's doing in here,0,negative
not the great american comedy,0,negative
not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny,0,negative
"children's entertainment, superhero comics",1,positive
this slight premise ... works because of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm as the aged napoleon,1,positive
and rough-hewn vanity project,0,negative
if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
comfort food,1,positive
makes this a high water mark for this genre.,1,positive
far more appealing,1,positive
it does in trouble every day,1,positive
indie comedy,1,positive
"a solid, anguished performance",1,positive
", then triple x marks the spot.",1,positive
"after an uncertain start, murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.",1,positive
", seamless and sumptuous stream",1,positive
pessimism,0,negative
has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society,1,positive
only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,1,positive
situates it all in a plot as musty as one of the golden eagle's carpets,0,negative
"is sentimental but feels free to offend, is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters, is about grief and yet permits laughter",1,positive
"it is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias, especially as temptingly easy as it would have been with this premise.",1,positive
unsatisfying muddle,0,negative
the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish.,0,negative
", rohmer's talky films fascinate me",1,positive
of devito's misanthropic vision,0,negative
has nothing,0,negative
"our reality tv obsession, and even",0,negative
recycled plot,0,negative
smartly written,1,positive
no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair,1,positive
pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he's dissecting,0,negative
"it's better suited for the history or biography channel,",0,negative
gives added clout to this doc,1,positive
"has little insight into the historical period and its artists,",0,negative
"is a subzero version of monsters, inc.,",0,negative
too manipulative,0,negative
that the e-graveyard,0,negative
the sum of its pretensions,0,negative
virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
"fully exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
perverse,0,negative
wilco fans will have a great time,1,positive
a bodice-ripper for intellectuals,1,positive
the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ;,0,negative
"set out to lampoon, anyway.",0,negative
emotionally manipulative and sadly imitative of innumerable,0,negative
hypermasculine,0,negative
right-thinking ' films,1,positive
real bump-in - the-night chills,1,positive
childish things,0,negative
used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
film school brat,0,negative
guilt-suffused melodrama,0,negative
is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
self-hatred and,0,negative
from which no interesting concept can escape,0,negative
sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches,0,negative
"turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody, and to belong to somebody.",1,positive
"amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky's cleverly constructed scenario, and greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise",1,positive
an oddly winning portrayal,1,positive
satisfying summer,1,positive
"a superlative b movie -- funny, sexy, and rousing.",1,positive
"of its heightened, well-shaped dramas",1,positive
constrictive,0,negative
watch them go about their daily activities for two whole hours,0,negative
"the unacceptable,",0,negative
this gorgeous epic,1,positive
does n't quite know how to fill a frame.,0,negative
re-voiced version,0,negative
elite,1,positive
in that are generally not heard on television,1,positive
"is hugely overwritten, with tons and tons of dialogue -- most of it given to children.",0,negative
"is it a charming, funny and beautifully crafted import, it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
"this rather unfocused, all-over-the-map movie would be a lot better if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor.",0,negative
is a goofy pleasure,1,positive
bizarre,0,negative
should serve detention,0,negative
strong narrative,1,positive
"is like a progressive bull in a china shop, a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism.'",1,positive
put together by some cynical creeps at revolution studios and imagine entertainment to make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
becomes a testament to faith.,1,positive
"hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
can only be described as sci-fi generic.,0,negative
burns out,0,negative
it does have one saving grace.,1,positive
"( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto, she strikes a potent chemistry with molina and she gradually makes us believe she is kahlo.",1,positive
", enveloping affection",1,positive
"thoughtless,",0,negative
remarkably cohesive,1,positive
comprise a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt,1,positive
a thriller without a lot of thrills.,0,negative
the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
"is an intelligent, realistic portrayal of testing boundaries",1,positive
"of folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either",0,negative
appreciation,1,positive
"any way of gripping what its point is, or",0,negative
slap her,0,negative
seeking to pull a cohesive story out,0,negative
ca n't distract from the flawed support structure holding equilibrium up,0,negative
fast-moving,1,positive
"by and large this is mr. kilmer's movie, and it's his strongest performance since the doors",1,positive
a florid turn,0,negative
immensely appealing couple,1,positive
"delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés.,0,negative
little visible talent and,0,negative
interesting and,1,positive
"so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess",0,negative
iosseliani,1,positive
mysterious and brutal nature,0,negative
"it may not be particularly innovative,",0,negative
an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
too ludicrous and,0,negative
against governmental odds,0,negative
odd and weird.,0,negative
was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash,0,negative
the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure,1,positive
at a bad rock concert,0,negative
"the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
paints a grand picture of an era,1,positive
ca n't help but be drawn in by the sympathetic characters,1,positive
's all quite tasteful to look at,1,positive
with some powerful people,1,positive
a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note,1,positive
french shocker,1,positive
filmmakers and performers of this calibre,1,positive
"the jokes,",1,positive
"has the stomach-knotting suspense of a legal thriller, while the testimony of witnesses lends the film a resonant undertone of tragedy.",1,positive
sterile,0,negative
", bad movie",0,negative
refresh our souls,1,positive
unimpeachable clarity,1,positive
", it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",1,positive
is a lot more bluster than bite,0,negative
the compelling historical tale,1,positive
"delicate, clever direction",1,positive
is attractive.,1,positive
"it falls far short of poetry,",0,negative
sharp and quick documentary,1,positive
is silly but strangely believable.,1,positive
it falls short,0,negative
"; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend",0,negative
"found its audience, probably because it's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters.",0,negative
fast-paced and,1,positive
too silly to take seriously.,0,negative
i almost expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show.,0,negative
not without cheesy fun factor.,1,positive
rewarding.,1,positive
"secret ballot is a comedy, both gentle and biting",1,positive
able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
the nation,1,positive
some remarkable achival film,1,positive
"for this sort of thing to work, we need agile performers, but the proficient, dull sorvino has no light touch, and rodan is out of his league.",0,negative
enthusiastically taking up the current teen movie concern with bodily functions,0,negative
the past via surrealist flourishes,1,positive
the sally jesse raphael atmosphere,0,negative
the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant,1,positive
"joyless,",0,negative
a good deal,1,positive
"video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose",0,negative
"a compelling yarn, but not quite a ripping one.",1,positive
", it runs for 170",0,negative
try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward.,0,negative
rude,0,negative
an immensely entertaining look at some of the unsung heroes of 20th century pop music.,1,positive
", the film is extremely thorough.",1,positive
of ghandi gone bad,0,negative
"soderbergh's best films, ``",1,positive
the need for national health insurance,1,positive
shot like a postcard and overacted with all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors,0,negative
"the filmmakers know how to please the eye, but",1,positive
he does this so well you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role.,1,positive
make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come,1,positive
a pleasant distraction,1,positive
"seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies.,1,positive
"it excels because, unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk, it offers hope.",1,positive
incongruous,0,negative
"are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
"guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
"that kate is n't very bright, but",0,negative
"as saccharine movies go, this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses.",0,negative
to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours,1,positive
"you are curious to see the darker side of what's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ), or see some interesting storytelling devices",1,positive
was entranced,1,positive
the limitations of his skill,0,negative
delivers on that promise.,1,positive
yet fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0,negative
alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary,1,positive
"simply put, `` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece.",1,positive
enhances the personal touch of manual animation.,1,positive
"directed, barely, by there",0,negative
"is hollow, self-indulgent, and - worst of all - boring.",0,negative
all portent and no content,0,negative
atmospheric weirdness,1,positive
"mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
done way too often,0,negative
"this odd, distant portuguese import more or less borrows from bad lieutenant and les vampires, and comes up with a kind of art-house gay porn film.",0,negative
perfect show,1,positive
seem barely in the same movie,0,negative
the fact that it is n't very good is almost beside the point.,0,negative
"falters in its recycled aspects, implausibility, and sags in pace",0,negative
much funnier than anything,1,positive
the movie's most admirable quality,1,positive
the longest 90 minutes,0,negative
pale successor,0,negative
"a graceful, moving tribute to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief shared by the nation at their sacrifice.",1,positive
a film worth watching,1,positive
by it -- the kind of movie,1,positive
excellent,1,positive
was lazy but enjoyable,1,positive
with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing,1,positive
another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
", the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest,",0,negative
"gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy",0,negative
"like the world of his film, hartley created a monster but did n't know how to handle it.",0,negative
dramaturgy,0,negative
odd and,0,negative
play out realistically if not always fairly,1,positive
"like a medium-grade network sitcom -- mostly inoffensive, fitfully amusing, but ultimately so weightless that a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen.",0,negative
flaws igby,0,negative
surehanded,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
small delights,1,positive
the best possible ways,1,positive
hopes and dreams,1,positive
"exactly what its title implies : lusty, boisterous and utterly charming.",1,positive
"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",1,positive
a backstage must-see for true fans,1,positive
"tremendous, offbeat sense",1,positive
worse,0,negative
"struggles to rebel against his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family.",0,negative
's a real shame,0,negative
"an ungainly movie,",0,negative
an allegory concerning the chronically mixed signals african american professionals get about overachieving could be intriguing,1,positive
to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
"inventive,",1,positive
allows the characters to inhabit their world without cleaving to a narrative arc,1,positive
great piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
"a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
even better than the first one,1,positive
you 'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police.,0,negative
almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation,0,negative
"love it, too",1,positive
"take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
weird,0,negative
a rather unique approach,1,positive
it's tremendously moving,1,positive
is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence.,0,negative
best films,1,positive
completely awful iranian drama ... as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque.,0,negative
suspect it might deliver again and again,1,positive
have you talking 'til the end of the year,1,positive
a sense of action,1,positive
tries so hard to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident.,0,negative
often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration of motherhood and desperate mothers,1,positive
"her own screenplay, jumps to the head of the class of women's films that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style",1,positive
keep it from being a total rehash,0,negative
"an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience",1,positive
hypocritical work,0,negative
with complicated plotting and banal dialogue,0,negative
"plot, characters, drama, emotions, ideas -- all are irrelevant to the experience of seeing the scorpion king.",0,negative
uninspired,0,negative
just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work,0,negative
a pleasant piece,1,positive
an excellent cast,1,positive
"it's unlikely to inspire anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone some savvy street activism",0,negative
episode,1,positive
"is an unsettling sight, and indicative of his, if you will, out-of-kilter character, who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces",0,negative
feel absolutely earned,1,positive
"impossible as it may sound, this film's heart is even more embracing than monty, if only because it accepts nasty behavior and severe flaws as part of the human condition.",1,positive
probably want to see it twice,1,positive
", it's also cold, gray, antiseptic and emotionally desiccated.",0,negative
that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence,1,positive
's bright,1,positive
close enough in spirit to its freewheeling trash-cinema roots to be a breath of fresh air.,1,positive
", ' it also rocks.",1,positive
"female friendship, spiked with raw urban humor",1,positive
"is many things -- stoner midnight flick, sci-fi deconstruction, gay fantasia --",0,negative
the visual panache,1,positive
a more measured or polished production ever could,1,positive
a stylish thriller.,1,positive
the movie is a trove of delights.,1,positive
"nicks sustains the level of exaggerated, stylized humor throughout by taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit.",1,positive
it may be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
when commercialism has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had,0,negative
it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home,0,negative
"whether it's the worst movie of 2002, i ca n't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded, and i skipped country bears",0,negative
hits the bullseye,1,positive
with formalist experimentation in cinematic art,1,positive
a dualistic battle between good and evil,1,positive
expects something special but instead gets ( sci-fi ) rehash,0,negative
comes together as a coherent whole.,1,positive
improvement,1,positive
languishing,0,negative
"even though many of these guys are less than adorable ( their lamentations are pretty much self-centered ), there's something vital about the movie.",1,positive
"leblanc thought, `` hey, the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse.''",0,negative
forget that they are actually movie folk,1,positive
"'s also uninspired, lacking the real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires",0,negative
rush,0,negative
overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man,1,positive
twice as powerful,1,positive
from the movie gods,1,positive
( sometimes hilarious ),1,positive
fresh air now and then,1,positive
to a satisfying crime drama,1,positive
laugh-out-loud lines,1,positive
britney's cutoffs,0,negative
has said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious.,0,negative
certified,1,positive
` innovative ' and ` realistic ',1,positive
"really is a pan-american movie, with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart.",1,positive
"creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history, each seeing himself in the other, neither liking what he sees",1,positive
"features terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull, unimaginative car chase.",0,negative
is attractive,1,positive
amusements,1,positive
"director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
seem goofy rather than provocative,0,negative
the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure,0,negative
something i would rather live in denial about,0,negative
it ca n't really be called animation,0,negative
with the lovely hush,1,positive
"the film does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence.",1,positive
the eye candy here lacks considerable brio.,0,negative
own fear and paranoia,0,negative
elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world.,0,negative
the highest production values,1,positive
( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all,0,negative
flawless amounts,1,positive
lush scenery,1,positive
romantic thriller,1,positive
dancing,1,positive
wonderfully creepy mood,1,positive
"the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
-- if predictable --,0,negative
emphatic,1,positive
what's best about,1,positive
", cultivation and devotion",1,positive
"there's back-stabbing, inter-racial desire and, most importantly, singing and dancing.",1,positive
"in the new release of cinema paradiso, the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet, and when the tears come during that final, beautiful scene, they finally feel absolutely earned.",1,positive
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and,0,negative
spirals downward,0,negative
"you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before, even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard.",0,negative
loves both dance and cinema,1,positive
they do n't fit well together and neither is well told.,0,negative
"silly stuff, all mixed up together like a term paper from a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another.",0,negative
shines like a lonely beacon.,1,positive
satisfy the boom-bam crowd,1,positive
the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams,0,negative
for an unfocused screenplay,0,negative
"me no lika da accents so good,",0,negative
an uneven mix of dark satire and childhood awakening.,0,negative
"some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale, but overall the film never rises above mediocrity.",0,negative
care too much about this love story,1,positive
pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society,1,positive
such a mechanical endeavor (,1,positive
ca n't stand,0,negative
funny scenes,1,positive
are attached to the concept of loss,0,negative
"hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger, fatter heart than barbershop",1,positive
organic,1,positive
excellent use of music,1,positive
recognizable and true,1,positive
assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over,0,negative
the best actor,1,positive
blab and,0,negative
jolt you out,1,positive
"one is left with a sour taste in one's mouth, and little else.",0,negative
it takes you somewhere,1,positive
is it a comedy?,0,negative
cry for your money back,0,negative
airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
kline's superbly nuanced performance,1,positive
mr. chabrol's subtlest works,1,positive
is nothing but a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
"unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er, comedy --",0,negative
not many movies have that kind of impact on me these days.,1,positive
with too little,0,negative
an unholy mess,0,negative
laughable dialogue,0,negative
"a colorful, vibrant introduction",1,positive
"the most creative, energetic and original",1,positive
", wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.",1,positive
strangely hollow at its emotional core,0,negative
stupidity,0,negative
to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
"a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling, a saga of the ups and downs of friendships.",1,positive
"treats his women -- as dumb, credulous, unassuming, subordinate subjects",0,negative
entertain or,1,positive
and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today.,1,positive
"it made me feel unclean, and i 'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies.",0,negative
substitutable,0,negative
a rich and intelligent film,1,positive
get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone.,0,negative
tacky nonsense,0,negative
pass up,0,negative
"to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",0,negative
certainly,1,positive
it's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.,1,positive
generic villains,0,negative
of a good cast,1,positive
shockingly manages to be even worse than its title,0,negative
certainly,1,positive
convincing intelligence,1,positive
timeless and unique,1,positive
the actors try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward.,0,negative
special qualities,1,positive
a lovely and beautifully photographed romance.,1,positive
bang your head,0,negative
this low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off,0,negative
fluidity and sense,1,positive
best man '',1,positive
"as animation increasingly emphasizes the computer and the cool, this is a film that takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth.",1,positive
the story's promising premise,1,positive
"sloppy, amusing",1,positive
this is a must!,1,positive
who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
"ultimately, the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing.",0,negative
so in love with its overinflated mythology that it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots.,0,negative
feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film,0,negative
a really bad imitation,0,negative
` cq may one day be fondly remembered as roman coppola's brief pretentious period before going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
sensational true-crime,1,positive
advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day,1,positive
sequel-for-the-sake,0,negative
birthday girl '' is an actor's movie first and foremost.,1,positive
the film's hero is a bore,0,negative
"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ), the movie is powerful and provocative.",1,positive
romantic crime comedy,1,positive
is a movie you can trust,1,positive
"there are flaws, but also stretches of impact and moments of awe",1,positive
no-surprise series,0,negative
the suckers,0,negative
of substance about a teacher,1,positive
is as often imaginative as it is gory,1,positive
"a beyond-lame satire,",0,negative
the magic,1,positive
than either of those films,0,negative
boorish,0,negative
it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time.,1,positive
committed performances,1,positive
offbeat sensibilities for the earnest emotional core to emerge with any degree of accessibility,0,negative
that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
"it's difficult to imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002.",0,negative
some problems,0,negative
"while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart, amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey.",0,negative
"fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor.",0,negative
is an interesting movie!,1,positive
"examines the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country",1,positive
leon,1,positive
"was when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny, but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration.",0,negative
it's not a great monster movie.,0,negative
", sketchy characters and immature provocations can fully succeed at cheapening it.",0,negative
"creates a stunning, taxi driver-esque portrayal of a man teetering on the edge of sanity.",1,positive
touching melodrama,1,positive
wry observations,1,positive
in amazement over the fact,1,positive
"an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema",1,positive
a bunch of strung-together tv episodes,0,negative
ugly,0,negative
through dahmer's two hours,0,negative
insomnia,0,negative
gives ample opportunity,1,positive
bad name,0,negative
throwing up his hands in surrender,0,negative
"although estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro, it's still a guilty pleasure to watch.",1,positive
... a confusing drudgery.,0,negative
is supremely unfunny and unentertaining,0,negative
as simple and innocent a movie as you can imagine.,1,positive
takes big bloody chomps,0,negative
like this film,1,positive
draws us in,1,positive
's already been too many of these films ...,0,negative
the best and most mature comedy,1,positive
"individual moments of mood, and an aimlessness that's actually sort of amazing",1,positive
is an amicable endeavor,1,positive
one resurrection too many.,0,negative
of weird performances and direction,0,negative
do n't care to understand,0,negative
is instead about as fresh as last week's issue of variety.,0,negative
of a movie that defies classification and is as thought-provoking as it,1,positive
clotted,0,negative
an amazing slapstick,1,positive
comic possibilities,1,positive
"daily struggles and simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that, by the time the credits roll across the pat ending, a warm, fuzzy feeling prevails.",1,positive
a black hole of dullness,0,negative
"the dramatic scenes are frequently unintentionally funny, and",0,negative
uses grant's own twist of acidity,1,positive
hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling,1,positive
is appealing.,1,positive
things interesting,1,positive
of lo mein and general tso's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it,0,negative
more emotional,1,positive
"broomfield's style of journalism is hardly journalism at all, and even those with an avid interest in the subject will grow impatient.",0,negative
a fascinating glimpse of urban life and,1,positive
can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work.,1,positive
the biggest problem,0,negative
's a terrible movie in every regard,0,negative
"a cheap, ludicrous attempt",0,negative
with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera,1,positive
working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli ... ozpetek avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,1,positive
should have been made for the tube,0,negative
told a nice little story in the process,1,positive
disarmingly straightforward and strikingly devious,1,positive
"kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise, and",1,positive
"a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience",1,positive
not-so-bright mother and daughter,0,negative
even better,1,positive
multi-layered,1,positive
certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department,0,negative
", should scare any sane person away.",0,negative
", creativity, and fearlessness",1,positive
"oh, james!",1,positive
trashy teen-sleaze equivalent,0,negative
that try too hard to be mythic,0,negative
worst of all --,0,negative
"comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
keep grown-ups from squirming in their seats,1,positive
a distinct rarity,1,positive
"a graceful, moving tribute to the courage of new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief",1,positive
liked,1,positive
"tsai ming-liang's witty, wistful new film",1,positive
is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers,0,negative
a great director at the helm,1,positive
lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed,1,positive
kept much of the plot but jettisoned the stuff that would make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book,0,negative
incredibly inane,0,negative
"the jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and",0,negative
sappy as big daddy,0,negative
"one of the smarter offerings the horror genre has produced in recent memory, even if it's far tamer than advertised.",1,positive
you love the music,1,positive
who's being conned right up to the finale,1,positive
unabashed sweetness,1,positive
sordid and disgusting,0,negative
valid,1,positive
his movie veers like a drunken driver through heavy traffic,0,negative
"chen films the resolutely downbeat smokers only with every indulgent, indie trick in the book",0,negative
an impenetrable and insufferable ball of pseudo-philosophic twaddle.,0,negative
funny situations and honest observations,1,positive
outstanding performance,1,positive
this is the kind of subject matter that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,1,positive
for deft punctuation,1,positive
a vehicle to showcase the canadian's inane ramblings,0,negative
of period drama and flat-out farce that should please history fans,1,positive
break,0,negative
a compelling pre-wwii drama,1,positive
the dispassionate gantz brothers,0,negative
's always these rehashes to feed to the younger generations,1,positive
too campy to work as straight drama,0,negative
going on to other films that actually tell a story worth caring about,0,negative
's so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments,1,positive
bring off this kind of whimsy,1,positive
", but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity.",1,positive
"prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist's waiting room, complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms",0,negative
its splendor,1,positive
boring,0,negative
"an uplifting,",1,positive
"am to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies",1,positive
an enjoyable feel-good family comedy,1,positive
"strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence,1,positive
"this time, the old mib label stands for milder is n't better.",0,negative
", not the usual route in a thriller, and the performances are odd and pixilated and sometimes both.",0,negative
sort of amazing,1,positive
shafer's feature does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting.,0,negative
deep inside righteousness,1,positive
is somehow making its way instead to theaters,0,negative
almost saccharine domestic interludes,1,positive
all of the filmmakers ' calculations ca n't rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness.,0,negative
me want to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
a wholesome fantasy for kids,1,positive
flaccid satire and what,0,negative
's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism,0,negative
"cheap, vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace",0,negative
under-rehearsed and,0,negative
utterly ridiculous,0,negative
odd and pixilated,0,negative
"though the story ... is hackneyed, the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.",1,positive
"as well-written as sexy beast, not as gloriously flippant as lock, stock and two smoking barrels,",1,positive
truth,1,positive
that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy,0,negative
a watch,1,positive
hurts to watch,0,negative
picked me up,1,positive
celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage.,1,positive
damned,0,negative
"kwan is a master of shadow, quietude, and room noise",1,positive
spooks,0,negative
is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city.,1,positive
get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show,1,positive
"stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
"acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense,",0,negative
's hard to resist his pleas to spare wildlife and respect their environs,1,positive
think they,0,negative
a trove,1,positive
to see three splendid actors,1,positive
comes off like a bad imitation of the bard.,0,negative
"the film is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work.",1,positive
could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
"hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart",1,positive
a film that relies on personal relationships,1,positive
intellectually and logistically,1,positive
"the filmmakers ' paws, sad to say, were all over this `` un-bear-able '' project",0,negative
you wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies.,1,positive
real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders.,0,negative
"freedom the iranian people already possess, with or without access to the ballot box",1,positive
the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
something more user-friendly,0,negative
"heartbreak to watching it now, with older and wiser eyes, because we know what will happen after greene's story ends",1,positive
degraded things,0,negative
the funniest motion,1,positive
"anyone who wants to start writing screenplays can just follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films, sell it to the highest bidder and walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity.",0,negative
"if the last man were the last movie left on earth, there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.",0,negative
with an inauspicious,0,negative
( and lovely,1,positive
"continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage.",0,negative
shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
the long-faced sad sack,0,negative
the finest films of the year,1,positive
one of the year's best,1,positive
originality,1,positive
"it may scream low budget, but this charmer has a spirit that can not be denied",1,positive
lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary,0,negative
she fails to provoke them.,0,negative
its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious,1,positive
this equally derisive clunker,0,negative
by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
"is not show-stoppingly hilarious, but scathingly witty nonetheless.",1,positive
"any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships",0,negative
is a great yarn,1,positive
serenity and discipline,1,positive
unpretentious,1,positive
's kinda dumb,0,negative
who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows,1,positive
"about cleverness, wit or any other kind of intelligent humor",1,positive
"of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
"weirdly, broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car.",0,negative
cranky adults,0,negative
"serviceability, but",0,negative
of an already obscure demographic,0,negative
hit that may strain adult credibility.,0,negative
", wide-smiling reception",1,positive
"the acting is just fine, but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff.",0,negative
keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good,0,negative
its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length,0,negative
loves them,1,positive
of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream,0,negative
a guilty pleasure to watch,1,positive
's as if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese.,0,negative
intellectual masterpieces,1,positive
eyes,1,positive
of your eyes,1,positive
that manage to avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style,1,positive
egocentricities,0,negative
a cheap cliché,0,negative
"a delightfully dour, deadpan tone",1,positive
devoted to the insanity of black,0,negative
not-very-funny comedy,0,negative
her skin,1,positive
is grossly contradictory,0,negative
unimaginatively foul-mouthed,0,negative
becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair.,0,negative
most impressive player,1,positive
the mark of a respectable summer blockbuster is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs.,1,positive
an 88-minute rip-off,0,negative
"is given passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment.",1,positive
its one good idea,1,positive
of california,1,positive
"is nonjudgmental, and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients",1,positive
"the unthinkable, the unacceptable, the unmentionable",0,negative
"across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle",1,positive
workplace ambition,1,positive
disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves,0,negative
wishy-washy melodramatic movie,0,negative
critics be damned.,1,positive
"of love, longing, and voting",1,positive
it's a sit down and ponder affair,1,positive
"a movie just for friday fans, critics be damned.",1,positive
completely forgettable,0,negative
"uncompromising, difficult and",0,negative
underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community,1,positive
a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition,0,negative
"undoubtedly play well in european markets, where mr. besson is a brand name, and in asia, where ms. shu is an institution",1,positive
cool event,1,positive
cheap-looking version,0,negative
winner,1,positive
", wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
a filmmaker of impressive talent,1,positive
understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal,1,positive
to convince us of that all on their own,1,positive
most watchable film,1,positive
a compelling coming-of-age drama about the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and a fierce struggle to pull free from her dangerous and domineering mother's hold over her.,1,positive
compulsively watchable,1,positive
turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,0,negative
a shrewd and effective film,1,positive
too difficult,0,negative
"a smart,",1,positive
a finely written,1,positive
the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,1,positive
astonishingly,1,positive
", `` far from heaven '' is a masterpiece.",1,positive
"a light, yet engrossing piece.",1,positive
of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness,1,positive
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that,0,negative
"a delightfully dour,",1,positive
"is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie",0,negative
"an enthralling aesthetic experience, one that's steeped in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
"which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid ...,1,positive
sustain a reasonable degree of suspense,1,positive
pummel us with phony imagery or music,0,negative
that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice,0,negative
"mr. murray, a prolific director of music videos",1,positive
above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
"this is n't exactly profound cinema, but it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny.",1,positive
with a cause,1,positive
a backstage must-see,1,positive
"has elements of romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy",1,positive
off,0,negative
"-- more revealing, more emotional and more surprising --",1,positive
losing his touch,0,negative
"is ) a fascinating character, and",1,positive
best ensemble casts,1,positive
"this breezy caper movie becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are.",1,positive
"suspense, surprise",1,positive
wild-and-woolly,1,positive
smarter and more attentive than it first sets out to be.,1,positive
the pleasure of his sounds and images,1,positive
"should never, ever,",0,negative
formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement,1,positive
of this year's very best pictures,1,positive
the only entertainment you 'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair will be from unintentional giggles -- several of them.,0,negative
tepid and tedious,0,negative
the best way,1,positive
also rocks,1,positive
well-written television series where you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably wo n't see the next six.,0,negative
the relentless gaiety,0,negative
the film its flaws,0,negative
the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach.,0,negative
breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers,1,positive
the gutless direction,0,negative
nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth.,1,positive
is a superior horror flick,1,positive
's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay,0,negative
hampered by taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
a flat script and a low budget,0,negative
poetry in motion,1,positive
painfully,0,negative
is beginning to feel,1,positive
also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth,1,positive
like an extreme action-packed film,1,positive
generally light enough,1,positive
"look at morality, family, and social expectation",1,positive
hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about,0,negative
the courage of its convictions,1,positive
the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay,1,positive
", it throws you for a loop.",1,positive
flashy editing style,1,positive
of parental failings,0,negative
with flashbulb editing as cover for the absence of narrative continuity,0,negative
"the story plays out slowly,",0,negative
worthwhile documentary,1,positive
"is impossible to find the film anything but appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking in conviction",0,negative
"a well-done film of a self-reflexive, philosophical nature.",1,positive
diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master,0,negative
"... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand ) and witty updatings ( silver's parrot has been replaced with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around )",1,positive
comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow.,0,negative
that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
is downright doltish and uneventful,0,negative
decent material,1,positive
deadpan tone,0,negative
"like the best 60 minutes exposé, the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining.",1,positive
the dreams of youth,1,positive
"unfortunately, carvey's rubber-face routine is no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg.",0,negative
", it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american, i might add -- slice of comedic bliss.",1,positive
"embrace small, sweet ` evelyn",1,positive
a movie that will leave you wondering about the characters ' lives after the clever credits roll,1,positive
"'s clotted with heavy-handed symbolism, dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long",0,negative
... is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters.,0,negative
"this somber picture reveals itself slowly, intelligently, artfully.",1,positive
a great deal,1,positive
faithful portraiture,1,positive
a well-made and satisfying thriller,1,positive
frustrating ` tweener ',0,negative
slap,0,negative
", it manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in.",1,positive
is a hilarious place to visit,1,positive
a hoot in a bad-movie way,0,negative
overlong and,0,negative
've got something pretty damn close,1,positive
a feel-good movie that,1,positive
who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies,1,positive
actually hurts to watch.,0,negative
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse,0,negative
contemporary southern adolescence,1,positive
the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama,0,negative
a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman's clothes,1,positive
are about a half dozen young turks angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence.,0,negative
nazi politics and aesthetics,0,negative
a waste of fearless purity in the acting craft.,0,negative
even a must-see,1,positive
lighting that emphasizes every line and sag,0,negative
confusing on one level or another,0,negative
refreshingly clear,1,positive
's easy to like and always,1,positive
", builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with",1,positive
"diaz, applegate, blair and posey are suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert, if not amused.",1,positive
instructs a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,1,positive
"to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and i wo n't be sitting through this one again ... that in itself is commentary enough.",0,negative
"perceptive, taut, piercing and feisty",1,positive
fail to capture its visual appeal or its atmosphere,0,negative
sets out to entertain and,1,positive
wonderful thing,1,positive
you wish had been developed with more care,0,negative
stale gags,0,negative
"cold, pretentious,",0,negative
"much about any aspect of it, from its cheesy screenplay",0,negative
the screen in frustration,0,negative
is hindered by a central plot that's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about.,0,negative
"belongs in the too-hot-for-tv direct-to-video/dvd category, and this is why i have given it a one-star rating.",0,negative
invited to the party,1,positive
stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
for illustrating the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
drag on,0,negative
worked wonders,1,positive
"i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors, but lil bow wow takes the cake.",0,negative
the holes in this film remain agape --,0,negative
"however, manages just to be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance.",0,negative
remarkably accessible and haunting,1,positive
too much kid-vid,0,negative
ultimately unpredictable,1,positive
enjoyed,1,positive
a spontaneity,1,positive
be more timely in its despairing vision of corruption,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
cautions,0,negative
will be greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
ivan is a prince of a fellow,1,positive
has virtually nothing to show,0,negative
of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding,1,positive
oddly humorous,1,positive
"heady, biting, be-bop",1,positive
"funny in a sick, twisted sort of way.",1,positive
might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts,0,negative
sharp as a samurai sword,1,positive
it's always fascinating to watch marker the essayist at work.,1,positive
hits a nerve,0,negative
"it's a loathsome movie, it really is and it makes absolutely no sense",0,negative
transcends,1,positive
than most third-rate horror sequels,0,negative
does n't work.,0,negative
silly rather than,0,negative
seen some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
a definitive counter-cultural document,1,positive
"paints - of a culture in conflict with itself,",1,positive
a fragile framework,0,negative
plotting and mindless action,0,negative
a road-trip movie that's surprisingly short of both adventure and song,0,negative
you 're an agnostic carnivore,0,negative
"to recommend secretary, based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal",1,positive
fare with real thematic heft,1,positive
new york's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief,1,positive
full of stunning images and effects,1,positive
"but as you watch the movie, you 're too interested to care.",1,positive
cut through the layers of soap-opera emotion and you find a scathing portrayal of a powerful entity strangling the life out of the people who want to believe in it the most.,1,positive
"this is unusual, food-for-thought cinema that's as entertaining as it is instructive.",1,positive
"the story's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing, and mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power",1,positive
"yakusho, as always, is wonderful as the long-faced sad sack ...",1,positive
made me want to scream,0,negative
dicaprio's best performance,1,positive
"for the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach",0,negative
neither original,0,negative
about the worst thing,0,negative
easily the most thoughtful fictional examination,1,positive
cinematic touchstone,1,positive
fairly weak retooling,0,negative
just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills.,0,negative
lowly studio hack,0,negative
is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.,1,positive
slaloming through its hackneyed elements,0,negative
the english call ` too clever by half,1,positive
read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
ambiguous enough to be engaging and,1,positive
... a guiltless film for nice evening out.,1,positive
"we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together, and michele's spiritual quest is neither amusing nor dramatic enough to sustain interest.",0,negative
the comic touch,1,positive
it won -- and wins still,1,positive
climactic setpiece,1,positive
argento,1,positive
is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories.,0,negative
"just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving",1,positive
labute continues to improve.,1,positive
pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,1,positive
the most poorly staged and lit action,0,negative
high-strung,0,negative
effective in all its aspects,1,positive
"can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.'",1,positive
frustrating misfire,0,negative
's a good yarn-spinner,1,positive
the great films about movie love,1,positive
", unaware that it's the butt of its own joke.",0,negative
needed a little less bling-bling and a lot more romance.,0,negative
exploitation,0,negative
upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work,0,negative
ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
conventional thriller,1,positive
the disappointingly generic nature,0,negative
to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ',1,positive
", awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
self-centered,0,negative
"its recycled aspects, implausibility,",0,negative
"the one-liners are snappy, the situations volatile and",1,positive
riveting and surprisingly romantic ride,1,positive
an incredibly narrow in-joke targeted to the tiniest segment of an already obscure demographic.,0,negative
"unforced, rapid-fire delivery",1,positive
a rude black comedy about the catalytic effect a holy fool,0,negative
every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage,0,negative
particularly joyless,0,negative
alan and his fellow survivors are idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise.,1,positive
the screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time they toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry ...,0,negative
"has a caffeinated, sloppy brilliance, sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care,",1,positive
"demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken.",1,positive
most enchanting film,1,positive
( siegel ) and co-writers lisa bazadona and grace woodard have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie.,0,negative
agile,1,positive
cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
the movie dawdle in classic disaffected-indie-film mode,0,negative
from each film,1,positive
", avarice and damaged dreams",0,negative
an abyss,0,negative
wisdom and humor,1,positive
well worth revisiting as many times,1,positive
", he has at least one more story to tell : his own.",1,positive
we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show,0,negative
adds enough quirky and satirical touches,1,positive
"it's an entertaining movie, and the effects, boosted to the size of a downtown hotel, will all but take you to outer space",1,positive
this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel,0,negative
"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,negative
", secretary is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout, notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism.",1,positive
of scorn,0,negative
", it has a genuine dramatic impact",1,positive
the art direction is often exquisite,1,positive
fun and nimble.,1,positive
"like its script, which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through, the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull, brain-deadening hangover.",0,negative
"yes, soar.",1,positive
an alternately fascinating and frustrating documentary.,1,positive
"is a few bits funnier than malle's dud, if only because the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks",1,positive
odd movies,0,negative
can analyze this movie in three words : thumbs friggin ' down.,0,negative
o matter how much good will the actors generate,1,positive
offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment,1,positive
"generates little narrative momentum, and invites unflattering comparisons to other installments in the ryan series",0,negative
"barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
graphic violence,0,negative
we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week's reign of fire,0,negative
is smart and entirely charming,1,positive
is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it.,0,negative
tender and,1,positive
spirited film,1,positive
it might have been,0,negative
addictive,1,positive
swings and jostles,1,positive
pleasing,1,positive
touching and,1,positive
genial romance,1,positive
charlotte sometimes is a brilliant movie.,1,positive
"it looks good, sonny,",1,positive
make a huge action sequence as any director,1,positive
time bombs and,0,negative
promising work-in-progress,1,positive
"folks they do n't understand, ones they figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand, either",0,negative
to have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds,1,positive
a pale successor,0,negative
elegantly appointed period drama,1,positive
"my big fat greek wedding is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film, ' because it's about family.",1,positive
has really found his groove these days.,1,positive
impressive and highly entertaining celebration,1,positive
"helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy, but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome.",0,negative
"its premise is smart, but the execution is pretty weary.",0,negative
"like its script, which nurses plot holes gaping enough to pilot an entire olympic swim team through",0,negative
has far more energy,1,positive
on dave barry's popular book of the same name,1,positive
to the edge of their seats,1,positive
"is genial but never inspired, and little about it will stay with you.",0,negative
"of longing, lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation",1,positive
"this might not seem like the proper cup of tea, however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half",1,positive
"to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents",0,negative
"that rare combination of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
to great performances,1,positive
as a numbingly dull experience,0,negative
left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism,0,negative
offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar.,0,negative
"admirable energy,",1,positive
milquetoast,0,negative
a tradition-bound widow who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
seem heroic deserves a look.,1,positive
hit,1,positive
enjoyed.,1,positive
's a sheer unbridled delight in the way,1,positive
"what could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking.",1,positive
"stuffy, full of itself",0,negative
flourishes,1,positive
like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood.,0,negative
"mr. clooney, mr. kaufman and all their collaborators are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster.",1,positive
could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage,0,negative
was that movie nothing more than a tepid exercise in,0,negative
redundancy,0,negative
"good actors, even kingsley,",1,positive
uninhibited,1,positive
and flat-out farce,0,negative
to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
"yet another genre exercise, gangster no. 1 is as generic as its title.",0,negative
good-natured and,1,positive
a kid who ca n't quite distinguish one sci-fi work from another,0,negative
happiness,1,positive
a movie is more than a movie.,1,positive
is slightly less successful than the first,0,negative
sex is one of those films that aims to confuse.,0,negative
a film of epic scale,1,positive
with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
explosive,1,positive
"is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative.",0,negative
that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times,1,positive
a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich :,1,positive
consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
"perry's good and his is an interesting character, but `` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff",0,negative
is so convinced of its own brilliance,1,positive
to bring something new into the mix,1,positive
"of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
becomes a testament to faith,1,positive
"an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or felt",0,negative
"hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
"so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau.,1,positive
"with their super-powers, their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact",1,positive
"for their acting chops, but for their looks",0,negative
visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
gore,0,negative
is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films,1,positive
it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
romance-novel,1,positive
"bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy",0,negative
nothing too deep or substantial.,0,negative
invented to describe exactly how bad it is,0,negative
were far more entertaining than i had expected,1,positive
to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
near virtuosity in its crapulence,0,negative
at blockbuster,1,positive
so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it,0,negative
lost the politics and the social observation,0,negative
might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc.,0,negative
a spectacular completion one,1,positive
at least a few good ideas and,1,positive
"( there's ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin.",1,positive
"i know i should n't have laughed, but hey, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old",1,positive
best sex comedy,1,positive
"'s a dull girl, that's all",0,negative
king lear,1,positive
that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
coolness,1,positive
beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ... recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly,1,positive
"to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon",0,negative
"still like moonlight mile, better judgment be damned.",1,positive
takes no apparent joy in making movies,0,negative
once again dazzle and delight us,1,positive
enchanting,1,positive
should drop everything and run to ichi.,1,positive
is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler,1,positive
unsettling prognosis,1,positive
"it's a fine, old-fashioned-movie movie, which is to say it's unburdened by pretensions to great artistic significance.",1,positive
usual whoopee-cushion effort,0,negative
a collage of clichés and a dim,0,negative
nauseating,0,negative
hunk,1,positive
more entertaining,1,positive
reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake!,0,negative
"stirring, funny",1,positive
is headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito after an all-night tequila bender,0,negative
", perversely undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it, giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective.",1,positive
"makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes, becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it in the first place",0,negative
"video, and so devoid of artifice and purpose that it appears not to have been edited at all.",0,negative
"romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters",1,positive
feel a nagging sense of deja vu,1,positive
so interesting,1,positive
"this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece, in treading the line between sappy and sanguine, winds up mired in tear-drenched quicksand.",0,negative
feel-good,1,positive
most resonant film since the killer,1,positive
", scotland, pa would be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play.",1,positive
"is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film, ' because it's about family",1,positive
"fails as a dystopian movie, as a retooling of fahrenheit 451, and even as a rip-off of the matrix.",0,negative
by characters so unsympathetic,0,negative
winds up feeling like a great missed opportunity.,0,negative
", i can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment, or even performance art, although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain.",1,positive
thumbs up,1,positive
uplifting,1,positive
", but with restraint",0,negative
"girls, right down the reality drain",0,negative
bloody beauty,1,positive
"a confusing melange of tones and styles,",0,negative
what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.,0,negative
"pretentious, fascinating, ludicrous, provocative and vainglorious",0,negative
"charming, quirky, original",1,positive
the great minds,1,positive
something clever,1,positive
most appealing movies,1,positive
one of the best movies of the year,1,positive
joys,1,positive
towards child abuse,0,negative
"much about the film, including some of its casting",1,positive
lovely and,1,positive
"sharp comedy,",1,positive
"have easily tipped this film into the `` a '' range, as is",1,positive
"pale xerox of other, better crime movies.",0,negative
sign,1,positive
getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
is a success,1,positive
movie audiences both innocent and jaded,0,negative
as the voice-over hero in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute,0,negative
"is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
brittle desperation,0,negative
"to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush, swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain",0,negative
does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.,0,negative
chance to prove his worth,1,positive
seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
"though it goes further than both, anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here",0,negative
a little better than sorcerer's stone,1,positive
"a heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic, the work of a genuine and singular artist",1,positive
is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.,1,positive
worked five years ago,0,negative
shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians,1,positive
"to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and,",1,positive
a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
major movie,1,positive
a classic fairy tale that perfectly captures the wonders and worries of childhood in a way that few movies have ever approached.,1,positive
the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm,1,positive
"the screenplay, co-written by director imogen kimmel, lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing.",0,negative
marvelously twisted shapes history,1,positive
have no affinity for most of the characters.,0,negative
", unfunny one",0,negative
animated filmmaking since old walt,1,positive
in how much they engage and even touch us,1,positive
what an embarrassment.,0,negative
inventive and mordantly humorous,1,positive
"to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame, reality shows -- reality shows for god's sake!",0,negative
", even the funniest idea is n't funny.",0,negative
is muted,0,negative
a spectator,1,positive
unlike lots of hollywood fluff,1,positive
the mark,1,positive
unfortunately,0,negative
dull-witted,0,negative
a retail clerk,1,positive
potentially trite and overused,0,negative
predisposed to the movie's rude and crude humor,0,negative
"it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone, but",0,negative
capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke,1,positive
recycled,0,negative
who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
a rather unbelievable love interest,0,negative
writings to perform,1,positive
a film school undergrad,0,negative
left the theater,0,negative
weaving a theme,1,positive
more satisfying during a summer of event movies than a spy thriller like the bourne identity that's packed with just as much intelligence as action,1,positive
joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to,1,positive
fit all of pootie tang in between its punchlines,0,negative
", memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and,1,positive
tawdry,0,negative
top-notch,1,positive
is beyond me.,0,negative
all the interesting developments,1,positive
your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
"sheridan had a wonderful account to work from, but, curiously, he waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading",1,positive
"is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects,",1,positive
a bad way,0,negative
foster and whitaker are especially fine.,1,positive
dreary and sluggish,0,negative
re-creation,0,negative
that uses its pulpy core conceit to probe questions of attraction and interdependence,1,positive
"in other words, it's just another sports drama/character study.",0,negative
bask in your own cleverness,1,positive
wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,0,negative
"it's not a bad premise, just a bad movie.",0,negative
", this could be a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot.",0,negative
a hunky has-been,0,negative
complete denial about his obsessive behavior,0,negative
a movie of riveting power and sadness,1,positive
clever and,1,positive
an ugly-duckling tale so hideously and clumsily told it feels accidental.,0,negative
going through the motions,0,negative
feels familiar and tired.,0,negative
versatile stanley kwan,1,positive
"ai n't art, by a long shot",0,negative
can not even be dubbed hedonistic,0,negative
fine star performances,1,positive
a scummy ripoff,0,negative
an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime,1,positive
it almost feels as if the movie is more interested in entertaining itself than in amusing us.,0,negative
"they will have a showdown, but, by then, your senses are as mushy as peas",0,negative
( grant ) goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it.,1,positive
"punch-drunk love is so convinced of its own brilliance that, if it were a person, you 'd want to smash its face in.'",0,negative
despite downplaying her good looks,1,positive
promises a new kind of high,1,positive
has a laundry list of minor shortcomings,0,negative
"sensational, real-life 19th-century crime",1,positive
puzzle whose pieces do not fit.,0,negative
more streamlined,1,positive
he seems embarrassed to be part of,0,negative
an enjoyable choice,1,positive
"( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone's point of view, and",1,positive
injects freshness and spirit,1,positive
"morality, family",1,positive
things will turn out,1,positive
so good,1,positive
"that contains some hefty thematic material on time, death, eternity, and what",1,positive
greg kinnear gives a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior.,1,positive
cocktail,1,positive
an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends,1,positive
is a wonderful thing,1,positive
-- and far less crass -,1,positive
the clumsy cliché,0,negative
tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit that the theme does n't drag an audience down,1,positive
exceeding expectations,1,positive
the work of an artist,1,positive
limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action,0,negative
diane lane's sophisticated performance ca n't rescue adrian lyne's unfaithful from its sleazy moralizing.,0,negative
dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
"although no pastry is violated, this nasty comedy pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts, boobs, unmentionables -- without much success.",0,negative
for intelligibility,1,positive
's still quite worth,1,positive
", joyous celebration",1,positive
somewhat problematic,0,negative
"a sweet, even delectable diversion",1,positive
beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting,0,negative
"you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
the transporter bombards the viewer with so many explosions and side snap kicks that it ends up being surprisingly dull.,0,negative
potentially incredibly,1,positive
ultimately worthwhile,1,positive
bolster director and co-writer,1,positive
directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable ...,1,positive
intrepid,1,positive
a convolution of language that suggests it,0,negative
omits,0,negative
interplay and utter lack,0,negative
"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,negative
a saga,1,positive
is funny.,1,positive
appropriate comic buttons,1,positive
enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor,1,positive
", the humor dwindles.",0,negative
", well-made b movie",1,positive
ambitiously naturalistic,1,positive
"lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs, making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers.",1,positive
generous and deep,1,positive
's a sit down and ponder affair,1,positive
"if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter, this is it.",1,positive
"fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment",0,negative
a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking,1,positive
our most flamboyant female comics,1,positive
passionate and truthful,1,positive
"the acting is amateurish, the cinematography is atrocious, the direction is clumsy, the writing is insipid and the violence is at once luridly graphic and laughably unconvincing.",0,negative
added clout to this doc,1,positive
"exploitative for the art houses and too cynical, small",0,negative
"not only to his craft, but to his legend",1,positive
keep the film entertaining,1,positive
"the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and, playing a charmless witch, she is merely a charmless witch.",0,negative
"'s a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn",1,positive
seriously intended movie,1,positive
a mediocre exercise,0,negative
were more repulsive than the first 30 or 40 minutes,0,negative
charm and heart,1,positive
of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating,0,negative
a sickening thud,0,negative
inspirational,1,positive
"it amounts to is a mildly funny, sometimes tedious, ultimately insignificant film",0,negative
miraculous as its dreamworks makers,1,positive
wrong with a comedy where the only belly laughs come from the selection of outtakes tacked onto the end credits,0,negative
` best part ' of the movie,1,positive
judith and zaza's extended bedroom sequence ... is so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing that it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics.,1,positive
is too optimistic a title.,0,negative
"create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it,0,negative
"a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic, this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story.",1,positive
full of grace,1,positive
a dearth,1,positive
"yeah, baby",1,positive
", amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
enjoyable ...,1,positive
laughably,1,positive
at least terribly monotonous,0,negative
able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
lackluster script,0,negative
might to resist,0,negative
"could have written a more credible script, though with the same number of continuity errors",0,negative
which is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
which means he can be forgiven for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
alienating most,0,negative
"perfectly acceptable, occasionally very enjoyable children's entertainment",1,positive
neither is well told,0,negative
natural and lovely,1,positive
is superficial and,0,negative
"this woefully hackneyed movie,",0,negative
one of the funnier movies in town.,1,positive
brave and sweetly rendered love story.,1,positive
compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy,0,negative
"a twisting, unpredictable, cat-and-mouse thriller",1,positive
of the war,0,negative
has nothing,0,negative
such a bad movie,0,negative
i shamelessly enjoyed it,1,positive
corny examination,0,negative
the wit,1,positive
even life on an aircraft carrier --,1,positive
too hard to be mythic,0,negative
a self-indulgent script,0,negative
afghan tragedies,0,negative
to the dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises,0,negative
truly funny bits,1,positive
pseudo-philosophic twaddle,0,negative
hallmark commercial,0,negative
despair,0,negative
ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick,0,negative
this wo n't seem like such a bore,0,negative
develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times.,1,positive
"at its best, which occurs often",1,positive
threadbare standbys,0,negative
literate material,1,positive
director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
"has a more colorful, more playful tone than his other films.",1,positive
in eye-popping visuals,1,positive
all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
well worth revisiting,1,positive
"a gracious, eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past",1,positive
remarkable procession,1,positive
"it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep, but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period.",1,positive
"take his smooth, shrewd, powerful act abroad",1,positive
"the world's political situation seems little different, and ( director phillip ) noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill",1,positive
an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors,0,negative
a compelling film.,1,positive
makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty,1,positive
's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life,1,positive
as one of the great submarine stories,1,positive
lagaan,1,positive
attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
a movie full of surprises,1,positive
bolstered by exceptional performances and,1,positive
"a heavy stench of ` been there, done that ' hanging over the film",0,negative
"turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
entertaining tricks,1,positive
more than competent,1,positive
"frequently veers into corny sentimentality, probably",0,negative
turn and devolves,0,negative
have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema,1,positive
super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.,0,negative
done his subject justice,1,positive
are undeniably touched,1,positive
", parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'",0,negative
dirty,0,negative
"good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace,",1,positive
transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision,1,positive
"is listless, witless, and devoid of anything",0,negative
movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery,1,positive
although ... visually striking and slickly staged,1,positive
", masterful",1,positive
wonderfully warm human drama,1,positive
"now, told by hollywood, and much more ordinary for it",0,negative
"it made me feel unclean, and i 'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies",0,negative
great minds,1,positive
a winning comedy with its wry observations about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying to please others.,1,positive
ultimately offers nothing more than people in an urban jungle needing other people to survive,0,negative
"scotland looks wonderful,",1,positive
"disposable, kitchen-sink homage",0,negative
"spirit is a visual treat, and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards, but",1,positive
expiration date,0,negative
powerful look,1,positive
catching for griffiths ' warm and winning central performance,1,positive
bind us,0,negative
one strike,0,negative
you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky,1,positive
"it's better suited for the history or biography channel, but there's no arguing the tone of the movie - it leaves a bad taste in your mouth and questions on your mind.",0,negative
", it's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role.",1,positive
in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug,1,positive
something of a stiff,0,negative
", retro uplifter.",1,positive
what's missing in murder by numbers is any real psychological grounding for the teens ' deviant behavior.,0,negative
"ryan gosling is, in a word, brilliant as the conflicted daniel.",1,positive
"the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds, with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos of less - than-likely new york celebrities",1,positive
alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse,0,negative
a one liner as well as anybody,1,positive
"the cleverness, the weirdness and the pristine camerawork",1,positive
totally,1,positive
is far more appealing,1,positive
of very bad scouse accents,0,negative
"of laughs in this simple, sweet and romantic comedy",1,positive
not quite,0,negative
have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept. 11 ).,0,negative
is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe,1,positive
"fortunately, elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry.",1,positive
last-minute,0,negative
have a hard time sitting through this one,0,negative
reminiscent,1,positive
feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago,1,positive
artsy and often pointless,0,negative
"spirit is a visual treat, and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards,",1,positive
huge sacrifice,0,negative
goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and captures the soul of a man in pain who gradually comes to recognize it and deal with it,1,positive
make showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season,1,positive
"delightful, if minor,",1,positive
no level whatsoever for me,0,negative
is an interesting movie!'',1,positive
pertinent and enduring,1,positive
's stylishly directed with verve ...,1,positive
its shortness disappoints,0,negative
deeply meditative picture,1,positive
this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy,1,positive
compassionate spirit,1,positive
great dragons!,1,positive
"i have returned from the beyond to warn you : this movie is 90 minutes long, and life is too short",0,negative
a memorable experience,1,positive
keep our interest,1,positive
"absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
( the characters ' ) misery,0,negative
"hardly an objective documentary, but it's great cinematic polemic ... love moore or loathe him, you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions",1,positive
effectiveness,1,positive
the one not-so-small problem with expecting is that the entire exercise has no real point.,0,negative
succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless,1,positive
infidelity and,0,negative
fabulously funny,1,positive
"might survive a screening with little harm done, except maybe for the last 15 minutes, which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine",1,positive
terrific date movie,1,positive
fourth feature,1,positive
reign of fire is so incredibly inane that it is laughingly enjoyable.,1,positive
a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen,0,negative
predictable plot,0,negative
the visual flair and bouncing bravado that characterizes better hip-hop clips and is content to recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago,0,negative
an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale.,1,positive
"tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
does its best,1,positive
a baffling subplot,0,negative
tasteful,1,positive
"recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders",0,negative
numbingly dull experience,0,negative
never comes together as a coherent whole.,0,negative
"i think it was plato who said, ' i think, therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one",0,negative
cute drama,1,positive
"cut to a new scene, which also appears to be the end.",0,negative
"the movie barely makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks.",0,negative
unturned,0,negative
a remarkably insightful look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic.,1,positive
"has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
being able to creep the living hell out of you,1,positive
"it revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway.",1,positive
"failing, ultimately,",0,negative
this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action.,0,negative
without having much dramatic impact,0,negative
of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
uplifting and moving,1,positive
already tired,0,negative
"manages, with terrific flair, to keep the extremes of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum.",1,positive
marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today.,1,positive
"worthless, from its pseudo-rock-video opening to the idiocy of its last frames",0,negative
the scruffy sands of its titular community,0,negative
as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful,0,negative
to make creative contributions to the story and dialogue,1,positive
"a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama, this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
the film has some of the best special effects ever,1,positive
see this turd squashed,0,negative
"( a ) soulless, stupid sequel",0,negative
"it's mildly entertaining, especially if you find comfort in familiarity.",1,positive
what goes on for the 110 minutes of `` panic room '',0,negative
creatively,1,positive
"sillier, not scarier",0,negative
the actors are simply too good,1,positive
is one only a true believer could relish.,0,negative
"signals director rick famuyiwa's emergence as an articulate, grown-up voice in african-american cinema",1,positive
crappy movies,0,negative
make a big splash,1,positive
a beautifully shot but dull and ankle-deep ` epic.',0,negative
recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back.,1,positive
gets over its own investment in conventional arrangements,0,negative
underestimated,1,positive
"is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast",1,positive
does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
"... pitiful, slapdash disaster.",0,negative
"the woodman seems to have directly influenced this girl-meets-girl love story,",1,positive
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged.,0,negative
unbearable,0,negative
a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying,0,negative
"manages to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish",1,positive
from the guy-in-a-dress genre,0,negative
the consequences of its own actions and revelations,0,negative
"it is a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film.",1,positive
"this trite, predictable rehash",0,negative
"there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
just as endearing and easy,1,positive
i feel better already.,1,positive
never quite,0,negative
", i thought i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign.",0,negative
of the rarest kinds of films,1,positive
this masterful,1,positive
"is busy contriving false, sitcom-worthy solutions to their problems.",0,negative
its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity,0,negative
's too long and unfocused,0,negative
like-themed film,1,positive
the movie generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing.,0,negative
debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
"helmer hudlin tries to make a hip comedy, but his dependence on slapstick defeats the possibility of creating a more darkly edged tome",0,negative
sneak out of the theater,0,negative
unsalvageability,0,negative
is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.,1,positive
you barely realize your mind is being blown.,1,positive
adrenalized,1,positive
a servicable world war ii drama,1,positive
"zero-dimensional, unlikable characters and hackneyed, threadbare comic setups",0,negative
( moore's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions.,0,negative
a clever pseudo-bio,1,positive
first-rate,1,positive
low-rent -- and even lower-wit -- rip-off,0,negative
"since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
sentimentality and annoying stereotypes,0,negative
more than a,1,positive
a movie without an apparent audience,0,negative
the stomach-knotting suspense,1,positive
the best movie,1,positive
pleasant distraction,1,positive
thoroughly entertaining comedy that,1,positive
"to the core of what it actually means to face your fears, to be a girl in a world of boys, to be a boy truly in love with a girl,",1,positive
dramatic enough,1,positive
change hackneyed concepts,0,negative
"terrible, banal dialogue ; convenient, hole-ridden plotting",0,negative
frittered,0,negative
its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage.,0,negative
such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
utterly delightful.,1,positive
reaches,0,negative
imperfect,0,negative
ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside,1,positive
"like kubrick, soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.",1,positive
"will be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers,0,negative
it would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire.,0,negative
` post-feminist ' romantic comedy that takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance they must have been lost in the mail.,0,negative
every-joke-has - been-told-a,0,negative
"carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
funniest moments,1,positive
"an equally beautiful, self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress",1,positive
glee,1,positive
the quirky drama touches the heart and the funnybone thanks to the energetic and always surprising performance by rachel griffiths.,1,positive
protagonists,1,positive
with terrific flair,1,positive
shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action,0,negative
blandly go where we went 8 movies ago,0,negative
painfully slow cliche-ridden film,0,negative
"the writing is indifferent,",0,negative
of its own brilliance,1,positive
ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff.,0,negative
it all looks and plays like a $ 40 million version of a game you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer.,0,negative
misanthropic stuff,0,negative
one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
"the year 2002 has conjured up more coming-of-age stories than seem possible, but take care of my cat emerges as the very best of them",1,positive
keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
with this one too,1,positive
developed characters so much,1,positive
", populating its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who value cash above credibility.",0,negative
"the subtitled costume drama is set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine",1,positive
a defiantly retro chord,1,positive
efficiently,1,positive
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero's background or motivations,0,negative
"it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters",1,positive
"the film does n't sustain its initial promise with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",0,negative
its bold presentation,1,positive
the wild thornberrys movie has all the sibling rivalry and general family chaos to which anyone can relate.,1,positive
makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world,1,positive
"there is no solace here, no entertainment value, merely a fierce lesson in where filmmaking can take us.",0,negative
hard-edged stuff,1,positive
arrive early,1,positive
unholy hokum,0,negative
is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.,1,positive
with which it integrates thoughtfulness and pasta-fagioli comedy,1,positive
be as entertaining,1,positive
'll find in this dreary mess.,0,negative
underdeveloped effort,0,negative
", the subject matter is so fascinating that you wo n't care.",1,positive
castro,0,negative
"that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
mctiernan's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious.,0,negative
a college comedy that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
what is almost certainly going to go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
relies on more than special effects,1,positive
rises to a higher level,1,positive
"a slick,",1,positive
and sumptuous stream,1,positive
it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry,0,negative
with such exuberance and passion,1,positive
meandering ending,0,negative
schlocky,0,negative
"realistic, non-exploitive approach",1,positive
overcooked,0,negative
( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
"a witty, whimsical feature",1,positive
stands as one of the year's most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
skewed to ever get a hold on,0,negative
as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen,0,negative
an act of spiritual faith,1,positive
though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations,0,negative
's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break,0,negative
perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey,1,positive
an uninspired philosophical epiphany,0,negative
spiced,1,positive
's anchored by splendid performances from an honored screen veteran and a sparkling newcomer who instantly transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair.,1,positive
"want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
he gives the story some soul,1,positive
"an enthralling aesthetic experience,",1,positive
", albeit half-baked,",0,negative
rusted-out ruin,0,negative
fine acting moments,1,positive
are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ),0,negative
a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions.,0,negative
"those crass, contrived sequels",0,negative
besson has written in years,1,positive
delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie,1,positive
", the humor has point",1,positive
no reason for being,0,negative
charismatic enough to make us care about zelda's ultimate fate,1,positive
the smarter offerings the horror genre,1,positive
"flamboyant in some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson",1,positive
growing up that we do n't see often enough these days,1,positive
that this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
"forbidden love, racial tension, and other issues that are as valid today",1,positive
creepy-scary thriller,1,positive
dangerously honest,1,positive
this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ... and it's all the stronger because of it,1,positive
the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion,0,negative
thoroughly dull,0,negative
a fine production with splendid singing,1,positive
"any of the signposts, as if",0,negative
gusto,1,positive
gone badly awry,0,negative
"'re not likely to have seen before, but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it's surprisingly old-fashioned",1,positive
it would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.,0,negative
name-calling,0,negative
"but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and,",1,positive
"nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
"has n't lost his touch, bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film",1,positive
hardest,1,positive
cause parents a few sleepless hours --,0,negative
"an attempt to make the film relevant today, without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place",0,negative
", repetitively stretched out to feature length, awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects, droning house music and flat, flat dialogue.",0,negative
a minor miracle,1,positive
more re-creations of all those famous moments,1,positive
some of the camera work is interesting,1,positive
what a world we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
the best sports movie i 've ever seen,1,positive
to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history,0,negative
"of love, family and all that",1,positive
"the premise of `` abandon '' holds promise, ...",1,positive
black-and-white,0,negative
it does somehow manage to get you under its spell.,1,positive
lightly entertaining,1,positive
spends a bit too much time on its fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
a grating,0,negative
plain bad,0,negative
hollywood is sordid and disgusting.,0,negative
triumphant,1,positive
sits there like a side dish no one ordered,0,negative
imaginative flight,1,positive
really awful,0,negative
"with a jarring, new-agey tone creeping into the second half",0,negative
little-remembered,0,negative
less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and,1,positive
persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
see over and over again,1,positive
it's worth yet another visit,1,positive
a great cast and a wonderful but sometimes confusing flashback movie about growing up in a dysfunctional family.,1,positive
"a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable, but also a perfectly rendered period piece",1,positive
recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face,1,positive
is even remotely new or interesting,0,negative
bone-chilling,1,positive
"constantly touching, surprisingly funny",1,positive
are in perfect balance.,1,positive
feels universal,1,positive
dud,0,negative
", is that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies.",1,positive
of vampire fun,1,positive
of the man,0,negative
charm or,1,positive
you love it,1,positive
"its dying,",0,negative
"must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed, fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks",1,positive
gracious,1,positive
iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce.,1,positive
`` sorority boys '' was funnier,0,negative
jordan jealous,0,negative
bracingly truthful,1,positive
with a hard-to-swallow premise,0,negative
an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart,1,positive
84 minutes is short,1,positive
", it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation.",1,positive
", spicy footnote",1,positive
deft and subtle,1,positive
three hours and with very little story or character development,0,negative
-- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances --,0,negative
dirty faces,1,positive
witherspoon's talents,1,positive
's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby,0,negative
", is funny and looks professional.",1,positive
photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces,1,positive
that relays its universal points without lectures or confrontations,1,positive
"feels the dimming of a certain ambition, but in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism.",1,positive
horrid little propaganda film,0,negative
i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
as two-day old porridge,0,negative
-- and gross --,0,negative
"seem repetitive and designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
it's in danger of going wrong,0,negative
out ballsy and stylish,1,positive
"manages for but a few seconds over its seemingly eternal running time to pique your interest, your imagination, your empathy or anything, really, save your disgust and your indifference.",0,negative
champion,1,positive
dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
"soulless and -- even more damning -- virtually joyless,",0,negative
's a perfect show of respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it.,1,positive
has never looked uglier,0,negative
"is so bad, that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad.",0,negative
boffo last hour,1,positive
( a ) slummer.,0,negative
a genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental drama.,1,positive
"sounds whiny and defensive,",0,negative
of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
as much resemblance to the experiences of most battered women as spider-man,0,negative
a film that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
"4ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos, but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly",0,negative
make the stones weep --,1,positive
nothing short of a travesty of a transvestite comedy,0,negative
aspired,1,positive
"if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
that there are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0,negative
frothy ` date movie,1,positive
"are both excellent,",1,positive
described as sci-fi generic,0,negative
"alas, it's the man that makes the clothes.",1,positive
funnier gags,1,positive
"unlikable, uninteresting, unfunny, and completely,",0,negative
this sucker,0,negative
jeffrey tambor's,1,positive
the coen brothers and,1,positive
treat,1,positive
"that, with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
pryor wannabe,0,negative
wrong with that,0,negative
more trifle than triumph,0,negative
got aids,0,negative
", it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest.",0,negative
nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored,0,negative
"crisp framing,",1,positive
"all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness",1,positive
"the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
'd grab your kids and run and then probably call the police,0,negative
"sort the bad guys from the good, which is its essential problem",0,negative
an ingenious and often harrowing look at damaged people and how families can offer either despair or consolation.,1,positive
off-kilter dialogue,0,negative
barrie good time,1,positive
"the movie is so contrived, nonsensical and formulaic that, come to think of it, the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it.",0,negative
"paxton, making his directorial feature debut, does strong, measured work.",1,positive
true inspiration,1,positive
"ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style.,1,positive
drag the movie down,0,negative
suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.,0,negative
the labyrinthine ways,0,negative
pass this stinker off,0,negative
of becoming a better person through love,1,positive
by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
slightly wised-up kids,1,positive
immensely enjoyable,1,positive
does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness,1,positive
some of the most inventive silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time.,1,positive
green ruins every single scene he's in,0,negative
", he might have been tempted to change his landmark poem to, ` do not go gentle into that good theatre.'",0,negative
is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life,0,negative
spirit's visual imagination,1,positive
"knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely",1,positive
"flawless film, ( wang ) emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
burn the negative and the script and,0,negative
to be a one-trick pony,0,negative
"but disintegrates into a dreary, humorless soap opera.",0,negative
funny,1,positive
the quirky drama,1,positive
far more entertaining than i had expected,1,positive
is as thought-provoking,1,positive
and crude humor,0,negative
's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn.,1,positive
", green dragon is still a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese.",1,positive
that has made tucker a star,1,positive
"'s funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot",1,positive
what sets ms. birot's film apart from others in the genre,1,positive
"as a feature-length film, it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character.",0,negative
a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship.,0,negative
( l ) ame and unnecessary.,0,negative
about a boy injects just enough freshness into the proceedings to provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater.,1,positive
"'s a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told, with superb performances throughout.",1,positive
that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences,1,positive
little more than a well-mounted history lesson,0,negative
romantic comedy and dogme 95 filmmaking may seem odd bedfellows,1,positive
spent watching this waste of time,0,negative
loosely connected,0,negative
the movie's seams may show ... but,1,positive
benefits from serendipity but,1,positive
"i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film,",1,positive
the characters move with grace and panache,1,positive
been 13 months and 295 preview screenings since i last walked out on a movie,0,negative
visually unappealing,0,negative
hideousness,0,negative
"intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
this story to go but down,0,negative
'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year.,0,negative
"an admirable reconstruction of terrible events,",1,positive
"... is funny in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ), profound without ever being self-important, warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality.",1,positive
the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes,1,positive
us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
"a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
questions cinema's capability for recording truth,0,negative
ill-conceived action pieces,0,negative
a damn fine and a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film.,1,positive
retains ambiguities that make it well worth watching,1,positive
's more of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with,0,negative
is hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you when you doze off thirty minutes into the film.,0,negative
"strives to be more, but does n't quite get there.",0,negative
never lacks in eye-popping visuals,1,positive
columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
silliness,0,negative
one of those decades-spanning historical epics that strives to be intimate and socially encompassing but fails to do justice to either effort in three hours of screen time,0,negative
", paxton is surprisingly brilliant, deftly sewing together what could have been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip.",1,positive
silences,0,negative
most repellent things,0,negative
into an a-list director,1,positive
a mesmerizing performance as a full-fledged sex addict who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior,1,positive
this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications ... that have no bearing on the story.,0,negative
delves into the passive-aggressive psychology of co-dependence and the struggle for self-esteem.,0,negative
"contains all the substance of a twinkie -- easy to swallow, but scarcely nourishing",0,negative
a movie in which laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment.,1,positive
a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
deceptively amusing,1,positive
"beyond the cleverness, the weirdness and the pristine camerawork, one hour photo is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures.",1,positive
the very best,1,positive
sci-fi thriller,1,positive
listless direction,0,negative
engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution.',1,positive
nothing good,0,negative
advancing this vision,1,positive
"is born out of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues.",1,positive
lethargically,0,negative
", mesmerizing",1,positive
could ever have hoped to be,1,positive
"this is lightweight filmmaking, to be sure",0,negative
"both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events, and a fitting memorial to the dead of that day, and of the thousands thereafter.",1,positive
has never made anything that was n't at least watchable,1,positive
"with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves",0,negative
how inept is serving sara?,0,negative
almost in a class with that of wilde,1,positive
just plain bad,0,negative
a good time,1,positive
's no art here,0,negative
'll love this movie,1,positive
"as good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort",1,positive
hate,0,negative
of all hollywood fantasies,1,positive
"the series ' message about making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives remains prominent, as do the girls ' amusing personalities.",1,positive
their feces,0,negative
nonsense machine,0,negative
will be pleased to discover that tian's meticulous talent has not withered during his enforced hiatus,1,positive
of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
fierce grandeur,1,positive
overused cocktail,0,negative
the movie is a disaster.,0,negative
the year selection,1,positive
", home movie is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.",1,positive
another gross-out college comedy -- ugh.,0,negative
with wisdom and emotion,1,positive
sleek,1,positive
laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.,1,positive
huge box-office,1,positive
twisted sense,0,negative
", brimming with coltish, neurotic energy, holds the screen like a true star.",1,positive
with style and empathy,1,positive
"the film has ( its ) moments, but they are few and far between.",0,negative
just is n't a very involving one,0,negative
"being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
colorful bio-pic,1,positive
a strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
going for that pg-13 rating,1,positive
cross-dressing,0,negative
succeeds in diminishing his stature from oscar-winning master to lowly studio hack,0,negative
her presence succeeds in making us believe,1,positive
dared,1,positive
devote time to see it,1,positive
"smith examines the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country.",1,positive
"street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches,",0,negative
"'s endlessly inventive, consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage",1,positive
the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here,0,negative
"of the biggest names in japanese anime, with impressive results",1,positive
allegedly inspiring and easily marketable,1,positive
a rare treat,1,positive
good and,1,positive
your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts,1,positive
to which anyone can relate,1,positive
meyjes ' provocative film,1,positive
prettiest,1,positive
"a light, yet engrossing piece",1,positive
loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
`` a '' range,1,positive
in spite of clearly evident poverty and hardship,1,positive
"plotless,",0,negative
", indescribably bad",0,negative
's no accident that the accidental spy is a solid action pic that returns the martial arts master to top form.,1,positive
the film is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card.,0,negative
a mesmerizing cinematic poem from the first frame to the last,1,positive
grating,0,negative
too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time,0,negative
it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
each other against all odds,1,positive
of those so-so films that could have been much better,0,negative
that makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
a case of masochism and an hour and a half,0,negative
witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and,0,negative
"if you want a movie time trip, the 1960 version is a far smoother ride.",0,negative
"both exuberantly romantic and serenely melancholy, what time is it there?",1,positive
equally great,1,positive
generic,0,negative
lovefest,1,positive
"to have been picked not for their acting chops, but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd",0,negative
decent ones,1,positive
"two surefire, beloved genres",1,positive
sweet without the decay factor,1,positive
are amiable and committed,1,positive
roiling black-and-white inspires,1,positive
to match the power of their surroundings,1,positive
"is old-fashioned, occasionally charming and as subtle as boldface.",1,positive
entertainingly reenacting a historic scandal.,1,positive
"an irresistible, languid romanticism",1,positive
"it sounds like another clever if pointless excursion into the abyss, and that's more or less how it plays out.",0,negative
lively dream,1,positive
can seem tiresomely simpleminded,0,negative
have marked an emerging indian american cinema,1,positive
to convince us that acting transfigures esther,0,negative
watch these two together again in a new york minute,1,positive
"( cuarón has ) created a substantive movie out of several cliched movie structures : the road movie, the coming-of-age movie, and the teenage sex comedy.",1,positive
the poor quality,0,negative
an insultingly unbelievable final act,0,negative
"be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star,",1,positive
does a disservice,0,negative
watch barbershop again if you 're in need of a cube fix -- this is n't worth sitting through,0,negative
"of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",0,negative
"is a truly, truly bad movie",0,negative
astonishing,1,positive
truth and realism,1,positive
"the movie is silly beyond comprehension, and even if it were n't silly, it would still be beyond comprehension.",0,negative
as beautiful,1,positive
has been lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,0,negative
this very compelling tale,1,positive
great help,1,positive
no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell,0,negative
goofily endearing and well-lensed gorefest,1,positive
"is enriched by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits, headed by christopher plummer as the subtlest and most complexly evil uncle ralph i 've ever seen in the many film and stage adaptations of the work",1,positive
"is brilliant, really",1,positive
"is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd.,0,negative
exist only for its climactic setpiece,0,negative
that made the first film so special,1,positive
cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style,0,negative
"the fact is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees, or even himself, will not be for much longer.",1,positive
the dullest irish pub scenes,0,negative
"her pale, dark beauty and",1,positive
"squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations, burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare.",0,negative
"he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity",1,positive
i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special,1,positive
"may not be an important movie, or even a good one",0,negative
mediocre fable from burkina faso.,0,negative
undernourished,0,negative
"phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer, christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene's prose, and it's there on the screen in their version of the quiet american.",1,positive
"some movies and artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson",1,positive
crafty and intelligent,1,positive
"an achingly enthralling premise, the film is hindered by uneven dialogue and plot lapses.",0,negative
cornball sequel,0,negative
is the most visually unappealing.,0,negative
the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture,1,positive
"too-long, spoofy update",0,negative
do bad things,0,negative
"all comedy is subversive, but this unrelenting bleak insistence on opting out of any opportunity for finding meaning in relationships or work just becomes sad.",0,negative
devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry,1,positive
avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake,0,negative
"full frontal, which opens today nationwide, could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire, but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre's definitive, if disingenuous, feature",0,negative
"apparently designed as a reverie about memory and regret, but the only thing you 'll regret is remembering the experience of sitting through it.",0,negative
struggles,0,negative
robbed,0,negative
"some body often looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments.",0,negative
", sylvie testud is icily brilliant.",1,positive
the always hilarious meara and levy,1,positive
there's a lot to recommend read my lips.,1,positive
of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
"the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and the overall experience is awesome",1,positive
pure,1,positive
earthly,1,positive
"shaky, uncertain film",0,negative
's a love story as sanguine as its title,1,positive
", it's mission accomplished",1,positive
honest emotions,1,positive
quirky and fearless ability,1,positive
puts enough salt into the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material to make it sting,0,negative
should not,0,negative
's the brilliant surfing photography bringing you right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
"may be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
renowned,1,positive
"watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
inevitably consigned,0,negative
with stunning animation,1,positive
the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
for a quick-buck sequel,0,negative
tell you how tedious,0,negative
it's a frankenstein-monster of a film that does n't know what it wants to be.,0,negative
way cheaper ( and better ),1,positive
a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
graceless and,0,negative
is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice,1,positive
a laugh riot,1,positive
glued to the screen,1,positive
canny and spiced,1,positive
the hype,0,negative
laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half,1,positive
is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script,1,positive
durable,1,positive
a serious drama,1,positive
tres greek writer and star nia vardalos has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script.,1,positive
"is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein, and i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike.",0,negative
is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.,1,positive
a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality,1,positive
self-promotion,0,negative
to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins,1,positive
rampant adultery,0,negative
"of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen",0,negative
"help us return to a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation",1,positive
girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,1,positive
crudup's screen presence,1,positive
treasured,1,positive
but what gives human nature its unique feel is kaufman's script,1,positive
"of suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies, plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics",1,positive
"imperfect, love-hate relationship",0,negative
the immersive powers of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images are put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d.,1,positive
the annoyance,0,negative
that it ends up being surprisingly dull,0,negative
you have the patience for it,0,negative
it were any more of a turkey,0,negative
the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time,1,positive
"'s routine is offensive, puerile and unimaginatively foul-mouthed if it was at least funny",0,negative
playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
"unlike last year's lame musketeer, this dumas adaptation entertains",1,positive
"lookin ' for sin, american-style?",0,negative
's a minor treat,1,positive
the action and,1,positive
skilled actors,1,positive
growth,1,positive
it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers --,0,negative
", like silence, it's a movie that gets under your skin.",1,positive
i do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit,0,negative
celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity,1,positive
that's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable,1,positive
"even though it's common knowledge that park and his founding partner, yong kang, lost kozmo in the end, you ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.",1,positive
a moving picture that does not move.,0,negative
"the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
spreading,1,positive
are mesmerizing,1,positive
might add -- slice of comedic bliss,1,positive
painfully unfunny farce,0,negative
is n't very bright,0,negative
an interesting exercise,1,positive
the only thing `` swept away '' is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time.,0,negative
's the sweet cinderella story,1,positive
as darkly funny,1,positive
a disaster of a drama,0,negative
"'s one of the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
"does n't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie, and a sappy, preachy one at that.",0,negative
sour,0,negative
like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks,0,negative
this is the most visually unappealing.,0,negative
delirious fun.,1,positive
"lisa rinzler's cinematography may be lovely, but love liza's tale itself virtually collapses into an inhalant blackout, maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension.",0,negative
"is not a classical dramatic animated feature, nor a hip, contemporary, in-jokey one",0,negative
look like cheap hysterics,0,negative
's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling,0,negative
"to see a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity",1,positive
reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking,1,positive
's so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
that malarkey,0,negative
incredibly hokey,0,negative
fluffy and disposible,0,negative
fascinating little tale,1,positive
it's never too late to believe in your dreams.',1,positive
i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year.,0,negative
"the story is lacking any real emotional impact, and the plot is both contrived and cliched.",0,negative
so many explosions,1,positive
the scorpion king is more fun than conan the barbarian.,1,positive
nicole kidman makes it a party worth attending.,1,positive
seems timely and important.,1,positive
close to losing my lunch,0,negative
settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs,1,positive
"director carl franklin, so crisp and economical in one false move,",1,positive
a lot of the smaller scenes,1,positive
chelsea walls is a case of too many chefs fussing over too weak a recipe.,0,negative
with a great premise,1,positive
appalling as any ` comedy ',0,negative
made me feel unclean,0,negative
like saturday morning tv in the '60s,0,negative
astonishing grandeur,1,positive
be this good,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
heavy with flabby rolls of typical toback machinations,0,negative
two towers outdoes its spectacle.,1,positive
antic spirits,0,negative
mark ms. bullock's best work,1,positive
of slapstick sequences,1,positive
imaginable,1,positive
's mission accomplished,1,positive
a mediocre tribute to films like them,0,negative
unmemorable filler,0,negative
what little grace ( rifkin's ) tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves,0,negative
which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way,0,negative
but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote,0,negative
oozes craft.,1,positive
"does its best to work us over, with second helpings of love, romance, tragedy, false dawns, real dawns, comic relief, two separate crises during marriage ceremonies, and the lush scenery of the cotswolds",1,positive
where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say,0,negative
succeeds.,1,positive
well-done supernatural thriller,1,positive
"the ensemble cast turns in a collectively stellar performance, and the writing is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations.",1,positive
"is, we have no idea what in creation is going on.",0,negative
sweet time building,1,positive
of the best gay love stories,1,positive
a dirty old man,0,negative
"no special effects, and",0,negative
the real thing,1,positive
female friendship that men can embrace,1,positive
of emotional desperation,0,negative
"watching the chemistry between freeman and judd, however, almost makes this movie worth seeing.",1,positive
"makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should,",1,positive
a thoroughly entertaining comedy that uses grant's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos.,1,positive
threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans.,0,negative
"silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,1,positive
"several cliched movie structures : the road movie,",0,negative
is well,1,positive
its own style,1,positive
of nijinsky,1,positive
interesting controversy,1,positive
incinerates frank capra's classic,0,negative
"reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior, it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama -- but that barely makes it any less entertaining.",1,positive
"this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen,",0,negative
sweet and fluffy,1,positive
) are such a companionable couple,1,positive
how good,1,positive
charisma and,1,positive
blushing to gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ',1,positive
eccentrics,0,negative
"'s a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug",0,negative
"even if it made its original release date last fall, it would 've reeked of a been-there, done-that sameness.",0,negative
of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
intelligence and originality,1,positive
also somewhat touched,1,positive
its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
assured and stylish,1,positive
of a picture that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
"as though i was in the tiny two seater plane that carried the giant camera around australia, sweeping and gliding, banking",1,positive
"the soul-searching deliberateness of the film, although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit, eventually becomes too heavy for the plot.",0,negative
rubbish,0,negative
"even though the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks, it's still entertaining to watch the target practice.",1,positive
wind-in-the-hair exhilarating,1,positive
of true inspiration,1,positive
dread,0,negative
may seem disappointing in its generalities,0,negative
"extends to his supple understanding of the role that brown played in american culture as an athlete, a movie star, and an image of black indomitability",1,positive
more offended by his lack of faith in his audience,0,negative
to its clever what-if concept,1,positive
"relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form",1,positive
make like the title and dodge this one,0,negative
"a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind",1,positive
balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident,1,positive
remarkable and,1,positive
warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
life affirming,1,positive
"wilco fans will have a great time, and",1,positive
19 stays afloat as decent drama/action flick,1,positive
"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say,",1,positive
"moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture",1,positive
is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film,1,positive
perversity,0,negative
a knowing sense of humor and a lot of warmth,1,positive
"rather than real figures, elling and kjell bjarne become symbolic characters whose actions are supposed to relate something about the naïf's encounter with the world.",0,negative
ruin,0,negative
is that it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness,1,positive
very handsomely produced,1,positive
"do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it is scary.,0,negative
is gratefully received,1,positive
's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters,0,negative
two bodies and hardly a laugh between them,0,negative
pays off and,1,positive
that the talented cast generally,1,positive
"every moment crackles with tension, and by the end of the flick, you 're on the edge of your seat.",1,positive
nice piece of work.,1,positive
trying to be more complex than your average film,1,positive
recording,1,positive
"'s affecting, amusing, sad and reflective",1,positive
"yes, i suppose it's lovely that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life -- but world traveler gave me no reason to care, so i did n't",0,negative
"fresh, sometimes funny,",1,positive
"visually, ` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative.",1,positive
it's not scary in the slightest,0,negative
"than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades",1,positive
have an interest in the characters you see,1,positive
sheerly cinematic appeal,1,positive
the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor,0,negative
is hard to resist,1,positive
that such a horrible movie could have sprung from such a great one,0,negative
parents love to have their kids,1,positive
feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
perfect festival film,1,positive
", simple-minded and stereotypical",0,negative
the filmmakers know how to please the eye,1,positive
offend everyone,0,negative
"although it includes a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick, `` orange county '' is far funnier than it would seem to have any right to be.",1,positive
virtually joyless,0,negative
is fluid and quick,1,positive
with a searing lead performance,1,positive
"it's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling, but as an intellectual exercise -- an unpleasant debate that's been given the drive of a narrative and that's been acted out -- the believer is nothing less than a provocative piece of work.",1,positive
feels contrived,0,negative
in a class with spike lee's masterful,1,positive
"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship, love, and the truth that we 're all in this together.",1,positive
altogether darker side,0,negative
unrelated,0,negative
is really funny,1,positive
richer and more observant,1,positive
insightful and,1,positive
eloquent film,1,positive
is painfully formulaic and stilted.,0,negative
the redeeming feature of chan's films,1,positive
takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
most of the storylines feel like time fillers between surf shots.,0,negative
the most excruciating 86 minutes one might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill.,0,negative
angling to see how many times they can work the words `` radical '' or `` suck '' into a sentence,0,negative
"attempts to be grandiloquent, but",0,negative
"want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
like horrible poetry,0,negative
that sink it faster than a leaky freighter,0,negative
gives poor dana carvey nothing,0,negative
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness,1,positive
benefit,1,positive
the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style,0,negative
in the best irish sense,1,positive
"is n't a disaster, exactly, but a very handsomely produced let-down.",0,negative
make the suckers out there surrender $ 9 and 93 minutes of unrecoverable life,0,negative
intense and effective,1,positive
not enough of interest onscreen,0,negative
"dumb, fun, curiously adolescent movie",1,positive
be with a large dose of painkillers,0,negative
has a nearly terminal case of the cutes,1,positive
they threw loads of money at an idea that should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans.,0,negative
christian parents,1,positive
"putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love",1,positive
"empty, fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun",0,negative
wears its heart,1,positive
strenuously unfunny showtime deserves the hook.,0,negative
it points out how inseparable the two are,1,positive
relying on animation or dumb humor,0,negative
it's bedeviled by labored writing and slack direction.,0,negative
being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
the writing is clever and,1,positive
i simply ca n't recommend it enough.,1,positive
edit,0,negative
should be able to find better entertainment,0,negative
the show's concept,1,positive
on the promise of excitement,1,positive
"is its unforced comedy-drama and its relaxed, natural-seeming actors.",1,positive
resorting to camp or parody,0,negative
eye-popping,1,positive
"in its dry and forceful way, it delivers the same message as jiri menzel's closely watched trains and danis tanovic's no man's land.",1,positive
of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
boasting some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory,0,negative
the very top rank,1,positive
"chilly, clinical lab report",0,negative
makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
picture-perfect beach,1,positive
farcically bawdy fantasy,1,positive
ballsy and,1,positive
"a unique, well-crafted psychological study",1,positive
is fascinating ...,1,positive
spain's greatest star wattage,1,positive
"wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
scope and,1,positive
zoom!,1,positive
it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned,0,negative
"'s a square, sentimental drama that satisfies, as comfort food often can.",1,positive
"it is, however, a completely honest, open-hearted film that should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it.",1,positive
has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded.,1,positive
poo,0,negative
well paced and satisfying little drama,1,positive
"of biting the hand that has finally, to some extent, warmed up to him",0,negative
dripping with cliche and bypassing no opportunity to trivialize the material.,0,negative
easy to watch,1,positive
more likely,1,positive
not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were -- i doubt it would be all that interesting.,0,negative
the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside.,1,positive
"hoary dialogue, fluxing accents, and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks",0,negative
probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems,1,positive
", he does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
with flailing bodily movements,0,negative
spontaneous,1,positive
"feels less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
highlight reel,1,positive
"tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise,",1,positive
the final product is a ghost,1,positive
) comes off like a hallmark commercial,0,negative
"plodding, poorly written, murky and weakly acted, the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo.",0,negative
excellent performances,1,positive
"a gorgeously strange movie, heaven",1,positive
"getting together before a single frame had been shot and collectively vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within.,0,negative
it is repetitious,0,negative
it's compelling,1,positive
purr,1,positive
at leading lives of sexy intrigue,1,positive
like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,0,negative
'd rather watch them on the animal planet,0,negative
could this be the first major studio production shot on video tape instead of film?,0,negative
become comparatively sane and healthy,1,positive
", one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable.",0,negative
showtime deserves the hook.,0,negative
barney's,1,positive
"is funny,",1,positive
is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels,1,positive
crack a smile,1,positive
would seem to be surefire casting.,1,positive
sights,0,negative
there's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long.,0,negative
ignore but a little too smugly superior to like,0,negative
care less,0,negative
perform,1,positive
"it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue, just because it seems obligatory",0,negative
"smart, savvy, compelling",1,positive
hated,0,negative
"builds to an intense indoor drama about compassion, sacrifice, and christian love in the face of political corruption",1,positive
superficiality,0,negative
skirts around any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears,0,negative
bad ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
cohesive,1,positive
just about the surest bet for an all-around good time at the movies this summer,1,positive
too clumsy,0,negative
going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap,0,negative
"so mind-numbingly awful that you hope britney wo n't do it one more time, as far as movies are concerned.",0,negative
humbuggery,0,negative
", the stories are quietly moving.",1,positive
"a teenybopper ed wood film,",1,positive
cultural and economic subtext,1,positive
pretends to expose the life of male hustlers,0,negative
is strong as always,1,positive
truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
"is a goofball movie, in the way that malkovich was",1,positive
"it's a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties.",1,positive
dramatize life's messiness,0,negative
distractions,0,negative
over every cheap trick in the book trying to make the outrage,0,negative
its elegantly colorful look,1,positive
guilty about it,0,negative
'll probably run out screaming.,0,negative
deepa mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world.,1,positive
a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic,0,negative
precarious,0,negative
"ultimately, in the history of the academy, people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002.",0,negative
"if it's unnerving suspense you 're after -- you 'll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
too predictable and far too cliched,0,negative
chelsea hotel,1,positive
", like me, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with",0,negative
90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed,0,negative
duvall's throbbing sincerity,1,positive
making this queen a thoroughly modern maiden,1,positive
misguided project,0,negative
a transparently hypocritical work,0,negative
are more compelling than the execution,1,positive
share no chemistry or engaging charisma,0,negative
well-worn situations,0,negative
"begging for attention,",0,negative
goes further,1,positive
works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
's hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film.,0,negative
believing in something does matter,1,positive
"a film about the irksome, tiresome nature of complacency",0,negative
so stunning,1,positive
by an esteemed writer-actor,1,positive
one of the finest films of the year,1,positive
", difficult and sad",0,negative
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ;,1,positive
like a film so cold and dead,0,negative
artistry,1,positive
inspiring hope,1,positive
bring new energy,1,positive
to liven things up,1,positive
pairing clayburgh and tambor,1,positive
one of the great submarine stories,1,positive
is delightful in the central role,1,positive
develops into a gut-wrenching examination of the way cultural differences and emotional expectations collide,1,positive
"is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7",0,negative
"by numbers, and as easy to be bored by as your abc's,",0,negative
a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way,0,negative
"there's a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed : mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up ; when the explosions start, they fall to pieces",0,negative
"wo n't be placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world's best actors, daniel auteuil,",1,positive
maybe he was reading the minds of the audience.,1,positive
"contemplative, and sublimely beautiful",1,positive
"those rare films that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
a joyous occasion,1,positive
"think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky, but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet",0,negative
"touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes,",1,positive
these people mattered,1,positive
an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
truly edgy --,1,positive
strip,1,positive
suffered and bled,0,negative
"this humbling little film, fueled by the light comedic work of zhao benshan and the delicate ways of dong jie,",1,positive
misguided acts of affection,0,negative
would quickly change the channel,0,negative
are funny.,1,positive
appropriately cynical social commentary aside,1,positive
most damning censure,0,negative
old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas,0,negative
reflected in almost every scene,1,positive
the movie is amateurish,0,negative
", the attention process tends to do a little fleeing of its own.",0,negative
most hollywood romantic comedies,0,negative
skill and determination,1,positive
the pre-teen crowd,1,positive
humor and poignancy,1,positive
has settled for a lugubrious romance,0,negative
enter the fist is hilarious,1,positive
an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women,0,negative
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue,0,negative
quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
of those rare pictures,1,positive
redeeming feature,1,positive
-- full of life and small delights --,1,positive
such a perfect medium for children,1,positive
a treasure chest,1,positive
mishandle the story's promising premise of a physician who needs to heal himself.,0,negative
are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
"it's a spectacular performance - ahem, we hope it's only acting.",1,positive
"it has fun with the quirks of family life, but",1,positive
very amusing,1,positive
a heartening tale of small victories and enduring hope.,1,positive
him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
a life like this can sound so dull,0,negative
as comfort food often can,1,positive
", this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal.",0,negative
"it's never laugh-out-loud funny, but it is frequently amusing.",1,positive
the hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity.,1,positive
just another voyeuristic spectacle,0,negative
"played game of absurd plot twists, idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters",0,negative
have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film,1,positive
"an awful lot like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it.",0,negative
blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
like you were n't invited to the party,0,negative
"honesty, insight and humor",1,positive
their computer-animated faces,0,negative
it's an effort to watch this movie,0,negative
"where tom green stages his gags as assaults on america's knee-jerk moral sanctimony, jackass lacks aspirations of social upheaval.",0,negative
gender politics,0,negative
"a dashing and resourceful hero ; a lisping, reptilian villain ; big fights",1,positive
"( jeff's ) gorgeous, fluid compositions",1,positive
comes alive,1,positive
13 conversations about one thing '' is an intelligent flick that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling.,1,positive
are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
stands as one of the great films about movie love.,1,positive
deliver a fair bit of vampire fun,1,positive
the actors involved in the enterprise,1,positive
always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions,1,positive
"in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction",1,positive
"a fascinating examination of the joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
delighted,1,positive
predictable and cloying,0,negative
to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it,0,negative
thanks to huston's revelatory performance,1,positive
is entry number twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
like one long,0,negative
beautifully crafted and cooly unsettling ... recreates the atmosphere of the crime expertly.,1,positive
irritating films,0,negative
"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers, but",0,negative
sleazy,0,negative
a homage,1,positive
i like it.,1,positive
photographed and beautifully recorded,1,positive
tired retread,0,negative
ill-wrought hypothesis,0,negative
ararat far more demanding than it needs to be,0,negative
original talent,1,positive
"not too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet.",1,positive
has a handful of smart jokes,1,positive
ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy's,0,negative
are woven together skilfully,1,positive
"barry convinces us he's a dangerous, secretly unhinged guy who could easily have killed a president because it made him feel powerful.",1,positive
"is too picture postcard perfect, too neat and new pin-like,",0,negative
"... with the gifted pearce on hand to keep things on semi-stable ground dramatically, this retooled machine is ultimately effective enough at achieving the modest, crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself.",1,positive
your own cleverness,1,positive
a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism,1,positive
"refreshingly,",1,positive
something about watching a squad of psychopathic underdogs whale the tar out of unsuspecting lawmen that reaches across time and distance,1,positive
pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish,0,negative
the type of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days :,1,positive
a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.,0,negative
"loud, low-budget and tired formula film",0,negative
"'s weird, wonderful, and not necessarily for kids",1,positive
"see scratch for the music, see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
is a brilliant movie,1,positive
is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not.,0,negative
"of time, money and celluloid",0,negative
"be depressing,",0,negative
is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything.,0,negative
into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long,0,negative
with such confidence,1,positive
"that, in itself, is extraordinary.",1,positive
starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points,0,negative
the enigmatic mika and anna mouglalis,1,positive
coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film,1,positive
"some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
uses some of the figures from the real-life story to portray themselves in the film.,1,positive
"a film of magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
own brightly colored dreams,1,positive
"of pretension about the film, which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure",1,positive
is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
the downward spiral,0,negative
", they succeed",1,positive
", directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix.",1,positive
indispensable,1,positive
"invincible shows he's back in form, with an astoundingly rich film.",1,positive
"a heavy stench of ` been there, done",0,negative
midlife crisis,0,negative
"brims with passion : for words, for its eccentric, accident-prone characters, and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life.",1,positive
from one of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
"` it's better to go in knowing full well what's going to happen, but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists.",1,positive
as a bitter pill,0,negative
episode ii -- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight,0,negative
the mediterranean sparkles,1,positive
does a good job,1,positive
seems to take an unseemly pleasure in ( the characters ' ) misery and at the same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it,0,negative
for lameness,0,negative
the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
truly in love with a girl,1,positive
"hashiguchi covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.",1,positive
a disaster of a story,0,negative
disappoint the action,0,negative
worthy and devastating,1,positive
the same blueprint,0,negative
"never succumbs to the trap of the maudlin or tearful, offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future.",1,positive
impressed by how many tit-for-tat retaliatory responses the filmmakers allow before pulling the plug on the conspirators and averting an american-russian armageddon,1,positive
an awkwardly contrived exercise in magic realism,0,negative
superficially written,0,negative
rush to the theater for this one,1,positive
you 've seen it all before,0,negative
"seems just as expectant of an adoring, wide-smiling reception",0,negative
"the slapstick is labored,",0,negative
superb,1,positive
us deep into the girls ' confusion and pain as they struggle tragically to comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,1,positive
", to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
showdown,0,negative
quirky characters and an engaging story,1,positive
goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability,0,negative
what's nice is that there's a casual intelligence that permeates the script.,1,positive
comic touch,1,positive
has little clue,0,negative
"meandering, low on energy, and",0,negative
gives her best,1,positive
"bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline that i have n't encountered since at least pete's dragon.",1,positive
forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting,0,negative
swung me around,1,positive
essentially ruined --,0,negative
treats us,1,positive
remarkable ensemble cast,1,positive
be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families,0,negative
"at best, i 'm afraid.",0,negative
"'s, it's simply unbearable",0,negative
lucratively,1,positive
an engrossing portrait of uncompromising artists trying to create something original against the backdrop of a corporate music industry that only seems to care about the bottom line.,1,positive
are a little too big for her mouth,0,negative
"dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot",1,positive
intended for the home video market,0,negative
"'' manages to do all three quite well, making it one of the year's most enjoyable releases",1,positive
"it's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again, as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess.",0,negative
the self-image of drooling idiots,0,negative
toilet-humor codswallop,0,negative
hold dear about cinema,1,positive
"while broomfield's film does n't capture the effect of these tragic deaths on hip-hop culture, it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system.",1,positive
have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand,1,positive
the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate,0,negative
a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
a film that's flawed and brilliant in equal measure.,1,positive
"if you 're burnt out on it's a wonderful life marathons and bored with a christmas carol, it might just be the movie you 're looking for.",1,positive
"loud, ugly, irritating",0,negative
resorting to camp,0,negative
so bland and,0,negative
care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
", it's a pale imitation.",0,negative
will most likely doze off during this one.,0,negative
an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit of work,0,negative
stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
sucked.,0,negative
logic and misuse,0,negative
you have to check your brain at the door,0,negative
", timeless and universal tale",1,positive
it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
"little more than a particularly slanted, gay s/m fantasy,",0,negative
"good fun, good action, good acting, good dialogue, good pace, good cinematography.",1,positive
rescue brown sugar from the curse of blandness,0,negative
"love, memory, history",1,positive
's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
as saccharine movies go,0,negative
comforting,1,positive
"is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force",1,positive
to believe in your dreams,1,positive
he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me,0,negative
contriving,0,negative
of education,1,positive
it's still quite worth seeing,1,positive
's indicative of how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest,0,negative
finds its humor,1,positive
walter hill's undisputed is like a 1940s warner bros..,1,positive
the perfect star vehicle for grant,1,positive
as telling a country skunk,0,negative
the perfect movie many have made it out to be,1,positive
", sometimes funny",1,positive
contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion.,1,positive
"a dull, inconsistent, dishonest female bonding",0,negative
offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.,1,positive
a perfectly pleasant if slightly pokey comedy.,1,positive
"long, intricate, star-studded and visually flashy",1,positive
"intelligence, wit or innovation",1,positive
exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit,0,negative
its clever concept,1,positive
like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening,0,negative
may be based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through,0,negative
the plot and a powerfully evocative mood,1,positive
the kind of film that could only be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
"the result is a powerful, naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking.",1,positive
is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining,0,negative
a very tasteful rock and,1,positive
brought off with considerable wit,1,positive
its weaknesses,0,negative
non-stop funny feast,1,positive
with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
's uninteresting.,0,negative
"a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",1,positive
crummy,0,negative
destroy is also a creative urge,0,negative
has been held hostage by generic scripts that seek to remake sleepless in seattle again and again,0,negative
's a part of us that can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
"there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work,",0,negative
's not too fast and not too slow.,1,positive
"evokes the frustration, the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up",1,positive
", eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.",0,negative
"the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama, but",0,negative
already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
scrutiny,0,negative
give i am trying to break your heart an attraction it desperately needed.,0,negative
an imaginatively mixed cast,1,positive
"the full ticket price to see `` simone, '' and consider a dvd rental instead",0,negative
to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing,1,positive
did n't smile.,0,negative
"the story is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid.",0,negative
infantile cross-dressing routines,0,negative
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas.,0,negative
"is what it is -- a nice, harmless date film",1,positive
"more than that, it's an observant, unfussily poetic meditation about identity and alienation.",1,positive
", the trip there is a great deal of fun.",1,positive
as those monologues stretch on and on,0,negative
is a career-defining revelation,1,positive
make green dragon seem more like medicine than entertainment.,0,negative
yet another entry in the sentimental oh-those-wacky-brits genre that was ushered in by the full monty and is still straining to produce another smash hit.,0,negative
a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.,1,positive
listless and desultory,0,negative
poor casting,0,negative
a tour de force of modern cinema.,1,positive
underrated professionals,1,positive
's horribly depressing and not very well done.,0,negative
the master of disguise falls under the category of ` should have been a sketch on saturday night live.',0,negative
"farts, urine",0,negative
"'re merely signposts marking the slow, lingering death of imagination.",0,negative
"while i ca n't say it's on par with the first one, stuart little 2 is a light, fun cheese puff of a movie.",1,positive
left us cold,0,negative
lifeless execution.,0,negative
echoes,1,positive
"a strong first act and absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man",1,positive
"bland, surfacey",0,negative
"belongs to the marvelous verdu, a sexy slip of an earth mother who mourns her tragedies in private and embraces life in public",1,positive
what's infuriating about full frontal,0,negative
the buoyant energy level,1,positive
think that's what i liked about it -- the real issues tucked between the silly and crude storyline,1,positive
few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog's works,1,positive
that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny,0,negative
to cram earplugs,0,negative
", it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season.",1,positive
"'s funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful, all at once.",1,positive
you wanting to abandon the theater,0,negative
can write and deliver a one liner as well as anybody.,1,positive
as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
its awkward structure,0,negative
the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt,0,negative
over the head with a moral,1,positive
are actually releasing it into theaters,0,negative
castrated,0,negative
entering,1,positive
-- you 'll love this movie.,1,positive
"it has its faults, but",0,negative
"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness",1,positive
quirkily appealing minor movie,1,positive
media-soaked,0,negative
a hands-off approach,0,negative
daring and beautifully made.,1,positive
lost on the target audience,0,negative
hopelessly out,0,negative
far from disappointing,1,positive
suck up,0,negative
are relegated to the background -- a welcome step forward from the sally jesse raphael atmosphere of films like philadelphia and american beauty,1,positive
"to seek our tears, our sympathies",1,positive
"- hour, dissipated length.",0,negative
be the most oddly honest hollywood document of all,1,positive
of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans,0,negative
falls short,0,negative
"collateral damage is trash, but it earns extra points by acting as if it were n't.",0,negative
is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized as a telephone book but still,0,negative
uplifting,1,positive
too placid,0,negative
"shows crushingly little curiosity about,",0,negative
one big blustery movie where nothing really happens.,0,negative
will leave you with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach,1,positive
"hoary dialogue, fluxing accents",0,negative
look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
"a reminder of how they used to make movies, but also how they sometimes still can be made",1,positive
"the exploitative, clumsily staged violence overshadows everything, including most of the actors.",1,positive
tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ;,0,negative
the perfect cure for insomnia,0,negative
almost do n't notice the 129-minute running time,1,positive
reason to miss interview with the assassin,0,negative
is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale,0,negative
just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie,1,positive
"'s fairly lame, making it par for the course for disney sequels",0,negative
"real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch.,0,negative
feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
a disappointingly thin slice,0,negative
is not,0,negative
refreshing,1,positive
garth ' has n't progressed as nicely as ` wayne.',0,negative
the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea,0,negative
in praise of love lacks even the most fragmented charms i have found in almost all of his previous works.,0,negative
delivers,1,positive
to trivialize the material,0,negative
the gentle comic treatment of adolescent sturm und drang should please fans of chris fuhrman's posthumously published cult novel.,1,positive
a stately sense,1,positive
that hitler's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances,0,negative
"claustrophic, suffocating and chilly",0,negative
the performances are remarkable.,1,positive
that it makes my big fat greek wedding look like an apartheid drama,0,negative
tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie,0,negative
skeeved,0,negative
one bright shining star,1,positive
is doa.,0,negative
"full of flatulence jokes and mild sexual references, kung pow",0,negative
all things insipid,0,negative
compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering,1,positive
heartwarming film,1,positive
iconoclastic uses,1,positive
the novel,1,positive
"it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good, but it is.",1,positive
the acting ranges from bad to bodacious,0,negative
grandiloquent,1,positive
"one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",0,negative
powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt,1,positive
more intellectually scary than dramatically involving.,0,negative
dismay,0,negative
a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation -- and the price that was paid for it.,1,positive
", that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film ...",0,negative
who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
the book's irreverent energy,1,positive
"a gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable.",1,positive
provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee,0,negative
its intended audience -- children --,1,positive
the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it,1,positive
be forgettable if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play,1,positive
like you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer,1,positive
fuzziness,0,negative
a sleep-inducing thriller with a single twist that everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away.,0,negative
her tragedies,0,negative
waking coma,0,negative
"terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences",1,positive
a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films,1,positive
giving it a strong thumbs up,1,positive
the tear-jerking demands,1,positive
by turns very dark and very funny,1,positive
"this movie is so bad, that it's almost worth seeing because it's so bad.",0,negative
"the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand, and",1,positive
a different and emotionally reserved type,0,negative
enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over.,1,positive
is really all about performances,1,positive
"the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded,",1,positive
"as stiff, ponderous and charmless",0,negative
's pretty stupid.,0,negative
"no amount of imagination,",0,negative
go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike,0,negative
its chosen topic,0,negative
vivid imagination,1,positive
one terrific score,1,positive
rah-rah,1,positive
brutally honest,1,positive
"the jokes are sophomoric, stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere and the acting ranges from bad to bodacious",0,negative
too few laughs,0,negative
"thoughtless, random, superficial humor and",0,negative
oddly whimsical,1,positive
freshman fluke,0,negative
as many good ideas as bad is the cold comfort that chin's film serves up with style and empathy,1,positive
dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
"worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles",1,positive
more repetition than creativity,0,negative
"designed to fill time, providing no real sense of suspense",0,negative
"was essentially,",1,positive
anything fresh,1,positive
the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways.,1,positive
"the art direction and costumes are gorgeous and finely detailed, and kurys ' direction is clever and insightful",1,positive
penetrating,1,positive
as intelligent,1,positive
the emotions seem authentic,1,positive
sexy and,1,positive
"the hype, the celebrity, the high life, the conspiracies and the mystery",1,positive
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and a wide supply of effective sight gags",1,positive
a solid movie,1,positive
of the best films,1,positive
its low groan-to-guffaw ratio,0,negative
", super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.",0,negative
"a simpler, leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all, being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something.",0,negative
"at one man's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention, a terrifying study of bourgeois",0,negative
does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue,1,positive
"the fluid motion is astounding on any number of levels -- including the physical demands made on büttner -- and it implies in its wake the intractable, irreversible flow of history",1,positive
a charming but slight comedy.,1,positive
you see it in these harrowing surf shots,1,positive
to this film that may not always work,0,negative
a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes,1,positive
might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog,0,negative
only a document of the worst possibilities of mankind,0,negative
's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers.,1,positive
"gives ample opportunity for large-scale action and suspense, which director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill",1,positive
"the whole thing feels like a ruse, a tactic to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas.",0,negative
"this is grand-scale moviemaking for a larger-than-life figure, an artist who has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture.",1,positive
"is that rare animal known as ' a perfect family film,",1,positive
structured and,1,positive
's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles,1,positive
angel,1,positive
just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,0,negative
lacks in outright newness,0,negative
interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
rich detail condensed,1,positive
more tacky and reprehensible,0,negative
the cockettes ) provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable.',1,positive
"as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids, spirit",1,positive
enormously good,1,positive
but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,0,negative
offers piercing domestic drama with spikes of sly humor,1,positive
establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape : a james bond series for kids,1,positive
understated performances of ( jack nicholson's ) career.,1,positive
that i 'll never listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
"true to its title, it traps audiences in a series of relentlessly nasty situations that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at.",0,negative
poignant and wryly amusing film,1,positive
"the historical, philosophical, and",1,positive
miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life,0,negative
rubbo's dumbed-down tactics,0,negative
"much sucks, but has a funny moment or two.",0,negative
eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons,0,negative
"patchy combination of soap opera,",0,negative
"be forewarned, if you 're depressed about anything before watching this film",0,negative
the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia and the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes,1,positive
a sharp satire of desperation and cinematic deception.,1,positive
his surprising discovery,1,positive
served up with heart and humor,1,positive
bring their characters to life,1,positive
", poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull",0,negative
works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful,0,negative
"an awfully good, achingly human picture.",1,positive
take on the upscale lifestyle,1,positive
"so insanely stupid, so awful",0,negative
coma,0,negative
is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
takes a hat-in-hand approach,1,positive
"i 'm not, and then i realized that i just did n't care",0,negative
captures a life interestingly lived,1,positive
most uncanny,1,positive
tender sermon,1,positive
"secondhand,",0,negative
one could rent the original and get the same love story and parable.,0,negative
"'m sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point.",0,negative
have been lost in the translation,0,negative
", dramatized pbs program",0,negative
"i know i should n't have laughed, but",1,positive
a comedian who starts off promisingly but then proceeds to flop,0,negative
retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him,1,positive
"the visuals, even erotically frank ones, become dullingly repetitive",0,negative
compels,1,positive
rich historical subject,1,positive
put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
"sitting through this sloppy, made-for-movie comedy special",0,negative
", funny",1,positive
liking showgirls,1,positive
"a film, and such a stultifying,",0,negative
under cars,1,positive
"susceptible to blue hilarity, step right up",1,positive
the best performance from either in years,1,positive
undercut by the voice of the star of road trip,0,negative
a slow-moving police-procedural thriller that takes its title all too literally.,0,negative
the ranks,1,positive
may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen,0,negative
", the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure, daytime-drama sort of fashion.",1,positive
a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation,1,positive
"if they broke out into elaborate choreography, singing and finger snapping it might have held my attention, but as it stands i kept looking for the last exit from brooklyn.",0,negative
yeah,1,positive
been done before but never so vividly or,1,positive
"the bodily function jokes are about what you 'd expect, but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie.",1,positive
"with fantasies, daydreams, memories and one fantastic visual trope",1,positive
really does feel like a short stretched out to feature length.,0,negative
is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort,1,positive
just does n't make sense,0,negative
myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
the highest production values you 've ever seen,1,positive
"is worth a look for its true-to-life characters, its sensitive acting, its unadorned view of rural life and the subtle direction of first-timer hilary birmingham.",1,positive
naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks,0,negative
will forgive the flaws and love the film.,1,positive
the story relevant in the first place,1,positive
heart or conservative,1,positive
careless,0,negative
nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding,0,negative
paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
lightweight,0,negative
period-perfect,1,positive
an uncomfortable movie,0,negative
crimes,0,negative
an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut,1,positive
deliciously,1,positive
bring off,1,positive
have given it a one-star rating,0,negative
"she's a pretty woman, but she's no working girl",1,positive
... you can be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already.,0,negative
you have to give the audience a reason to want to put for that effort,0,negative
its director's cut glory,1,positive
"directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism",1,positive
"seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
"gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet, genuine chemistry",1,positive
"if it's not entirely memorable, the movie is certainly easy to watch.",1,positive
able to provide insight into a fascinating part of theater history,1,positive
the following things are not at all entertaining,0,negative
to create images you wish you had n't seen,0,negative
with talent,1,positive
rush through,0,negative
"recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt",0,negative
keeps you,1,positive
that rare family movie --,1,positive
have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches,1,positive
rarely have i seen a film so willing to champion the fallibility of the human heart.,1,positive
"hoary dialogue,",0,negative
oscar-sweeping,1,positive
deviously adopts the guise of a modern motion picture,1,positive
be disappointed,0,negative
starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie,0,negative
"every visual joke is milked, every set-up obvious and lengthy, every punchline predictable",0,negative
deal funnier,1,positive
uplifter.,1,positive
so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
the performances are so overstated,0,negative
"cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences, and many tired jokes about men in heels",0,negative
can be fertile sources of humor,1,positive
a caper that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
"no one involved, save dash, shows the slightest aptitude for acting, and",0,negative
that might be best forgotten,0,negative
sick and,0,negative
"its screenplay serves as auto-critique, and its clumsiness as its own most damning censure.",0,negative
... an interesting slice of history.,1,positive
is a small but rewarding comedy that takes aim at contemporary southern adolescence and never lets up.,1,positive
( ferrera ),0,negative
"it's far from a frothy piece, and the characters are complex, laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones.",1,positive
unusual power,1,positive
shimmeringly lovely,1,positive
"wallace is smart to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams.",1,positive
"are we dealing with dreams, visions or being told what actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue?",0,negative
"be captivated,",1,positive
in remembrance,1,positive
the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating,1,positive
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue and",1,positive
so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh,1,positive
keep this fresh,1,positive
reasonably creative eighth-grader,0,negative
the movie's wildly careening tone and an extremely flat lead performance,0,negative
"it's an entertaining movie, and",1,positive
", it can seem tiresomely simpleminded.",0,negative
"logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd",0,negative
creepiness,0,negative
"is an ode to unconditional love and compassion garnered from years of seeing it all, a condition only the old are privy to, and ... often misconstrued as weakness.",1,positive
is just sooooo tired.,0,negative
"looks closely, insightfully",1,positive
the lead actors share no chemistry or engaging charisma.,0,negative
a lot of flavor and spice,1,positive
stands out,1,positive
phoned-in business,0,negative
of the funniest motion,1,positive
evolves,1,positive
helped change a nation,1,positive
get the same love story and parable,1,positive
a guilt-free trip,1,positive
like the wanderers and a bronx tale,1,positive
"meandering, norton has to recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around in an attempt to seem weird and distanced, hopkins looks like a drag queen",0,negative
unblinking work,1,positive
her character become a caricature -- not even with that radioactive hair,0,negative
"emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous, world-renowned filmmakers.",1,positive
part of that delicate canon,1,positive
"this is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight,",0,negative
one terrific story,1,positive
the story is predictable,0,negative
"more interesting than the screenplay, which lags badly in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy, unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run",0,negative
the home alone formula,1,positive
is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings,1,positive
horrid,0,negative
the best,1,positive
real masterpiece,1,positive
good little movie,1,positive
exceedingly rare,1,positive
comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.,0,negative
professionals,1,positive
of the best rock,1,positive
ms. bullock's best work,1,positive
's a pretty listless collection of kid-movie clichés,0,negative
abandon,0,negative
"is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting",1,positive
to be that rarity among sequels,1,positive
of the double-cross that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
"an undeniably moving film to experience,",1,positive
designed to make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
"a deftly entertaining film, smartly played and smartly directed.",1,positive
"itself, a playful spirit",1,positive
real pleasure in its laid-back way,1,positive
recommend,1,positive
makes two hours feel like four,0,negative
takes hold.,1,positive
"the acting, for the most part",1,positive
that's a liability.,0,negative
which is often preachy and poorly acted,0,negative
"when your subject is illusion versus reality, should n't the reality seem at least passably real?",0,negative
"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational,",1,positive
"funny in a sick, twisted sort of way",1,positive
as well its delightful cast,1,positive
modernize it with encomia,1,positive
"has some cute moments, funny scenes, and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) - with nothing but net",1,positive
"this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece, in treading the line between sappy and sanguine",1,positive
flourishes and,1,positive
bounces,1,positive
one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years,1,positive
new york's finest,1,positive
"cinematic pyrotechnics aside, the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude.",0,negative
how will you feel after an 88-minute rip-off of the rock with action confined to slo-mo gun firing and random glass-shattering?'',0,negative
your interest until the end and,1,positive
"to the filmmakers, ivan is a prince of a fellow, but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit",0,negative
"some of the computer animation is handsome,",1,positive
much more watchable,1,positive
gritty police thriller,1,positive
is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party.,1,positive
gradually makes us believe she is kahlo,1,positive
"a fine, understated piece of filmmaking",1,positive
is still good fun,1,positive
unexpectedly rewarding,1,positive
"moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it",0,negative
of emotional blandness,0,negative
"shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull.",0,negative
"nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time, something that you could easily be dealing with right now in your lives",0,negative
do n't bother,0,negative
promising premise,1,positive
bad premise,0,negative
is nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a - thousand-times - before movie,0,negative
strongest and,1,positive
equlibrium could pass for a thirteen-year-old's book report on the totalitarian themes of 1984 and farenheit 451.,0,negative
a delightful entree in the tradition,1,positive
it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull.,0,negative
uses the last act to reel in the audience,1,positive
of mediocre acting,0,negative
leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects,0,negative
is serry's ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context,1,positive
with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many,1,positive
somewhat touched,1,positive
"once the expectation of laughter has been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand, even the funniest idea is n't funny.",0,negative
amoral assassin,0,negative
most aggressive and most sincere attempt,1,positive
hot topics,1,positive
is rote spookiness,0,negative
the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance,0,negative
occasional smiles,1,positive
have that same option to slap her creators because they 're clueless and inept,0,negative
"that even the most jaded cinema audiences will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy, confused, and totally disorientated",0,negative
becomes lifeless and falls apart like a cheap lawn chair,0,negative
"suspend your disbelief here and now, or you 'll be shaking your head all the way to the credits.",0,negative
now as a former gong show addict,1,positive
the potential success,1,positive
soft-porn,0,negative
to call this film a lump of coal would only be to flatter it.,0,negative
has this sneaky feel to it -- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
can render it anything but laughable,0,negative
"barely shocking, barely interesting",0,negative
"solid, satisfying",1,positive
"one well-timed explosion in a movie can be a knockout, but a hundred of them can be numbing.",0,negative
"enigma is well-made,",1,positive
fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
reveals how we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls,1,positive
will want to see over and over again.,1,positive
had their hearts in the right place,1,positive
painfully awful,0,negative
"classic ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous stains",1,positive
"provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies -- offbeat humor, amusing characters, and a happy ending",1,positive
of deep feeling,1,positive
less than,0,negative
a treat --,1,positive
a faster paced family flick.,1,positive
is more frustrating than a modem that disconnects every 10 seconds,0,negative
's not funny,0,negative
award-winning english cinematographer giles nuttgens,1,positive
under the weight of too many story lines,0,negative
considerably less ambitious,0,negative
clunky,0,negative
much dramatic impact,1,positive
"against his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family",0,negative
most moronic screenplays,0,negative
it's always disappointing when a documentary fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic.,0,negative
so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type,0,negative
exceptionally charming,1,positive
highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within.,0,negative
although commentary on nachtwey is provided ... it's the image that really tells the tale.,1,positive
enticing and often,1,positive
joyous documentary,1,positive
) homage,1,positive
questions cinema's capability for recording truth.,0,negative
no real point,0,negative
most watchable,1,positive
exploit the familiar,0,negative
", it may be because teens are looking for something to make them laugh.",0,negative
are having so much fun,1,positive
a matinee price,1,positive
the movie's seams may show,0,negative
who has come to new york city to replace past tragedy with the american dream,1,positive
revel in its splendor,1,positive
i 'm not sure these words have ever been together in the same sentence : this erotic cannibal movie is boring.,0,negative
an ambitious film,1,positive
", around the halfway mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance.",0,negative
"an accuracy of observation in the work of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
"there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and",1,positive
entirely charming,1,positive
featuring reams of flatly,0,negative
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless.,0,negative
makes for unexpectedly giddy viewing,1,positive
manages to accomplish what few sequels can --,1,positive
misogyny and unprovoked violence,0,negative
you drive past -- even if it chiefly inspires you to drive a little faster,1,positive
wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening,0,negative
talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires,1,positive
flawed and brilliant,1,positive
to the serbs themselves,1,positive
", wistful new film",1,positive
both exuberantly romantic and serenely,1,positive
continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio,1,positive
court maneuvers,1,positive
off the element of surprise,1,positive
"follows the formula, but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling",0,negative
"a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable, especially considering its barely",0,negative
it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
"is terrific, bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to toback's heidegger - and nietzsche-referencing dialogue.",1,positive
spotty script,0,negative
"the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made",1,positive
actually clicks.,1,positive
it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm,1,positive
dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement,0,negative
scripted,0,negative
most devastating flaw,0,negative
drop,0,negative
"feeling to it, but like the 1920's, the trip there is a great deal of fun.",1,positive
"the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism, and bertrand tavernier's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve",1,positive
comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow,0,negative
translation : ` we do n't need to try very hard.',0,negative
"is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes.",0,negative
its worst,0,negative
blithe exchanges,1,positive
", brisk delight",1,positive
"intelligent, caustic take on a great writer and dubious human being.",1,positive
easily one of the best and most exciting movies of the year.,1,positive
if it were n't silly,0,negative
woe,0,negative
"a loose collection of not-so-funny gags, scattered moments of lazy humor",0,negative
is n't that much different from many a hollywood romance,0,negative
"provides no easy answers, but offers a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect",1,positive
transform themselves into a believable mother/daughter pair,1,positive
more depressing than entertaining,0,negative
takes hold and grips hard.,1,positive
it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés,0,negative
"magic and whimsy for children, a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death, both pro and con, for adults",1,positive
were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
"see scratch for a lesson in scratching, but, most of all, see it for the passion.",1,positive
misses its emotions,0,negative
at meaningful cinema,1,positive
about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images,0,negative
succeeds primarily,1,positive
"for instance, good things happen to bad people",0,negative
smith finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise.,1,positive
of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
"is the kathie lee gifford of film directors,",0,negative
offers nothing more than a bait-and-switch that is beyond playing fair with the audience.,0,negative
"please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject",1,positive
below is well below expectations.,0,negative
a good noir,1,positive
"familiar and predictable, and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc.",0,negative
disjointed,0,negative
may have to keep on looking.,0,negative
positively dreadful,0,negative
of minor shortcomings,0,negative
tumbleweeds,0,negative
complete wash,0,negative
a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome.,0,negative
spain's greatest star wattage does n't overcome the tumult of maudlin tragedy.,0,negative
value cash above credibility.,0,negative
extravagant,1,positive
"a wild-and-woolly, wall-to-wall good time",1,positive
"all leather pants & augmented boobs, hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching sarandon.",1,positive
is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation.,1,positive
puzzling,0,negative
the four feathers comes up short,0,negative
a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
directorial tour de force,1,positive
with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise,0,negative
nolan proves that he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure.,1,positive
hooked on the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction,1,positive
revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling,1,positive
"a timid, soggy near miss",0,negative
and funky look,1,positive
it look like a masterpiece,1,positive
"... post-september 11, `` the sum of all fears '' seems more tacky and reprehensible, manipulating our collective fear without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves.",0,negative
where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream,0,negative
it's funny.,1,positive
well acted by the four primary actors,1,positive
"like blended shades of lipstick, these components combine into one terrific story with lots of laughs.",1,positive
must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face.,1,positive
as a pale successor,0,negative
desperate miscalculation,0,negative
"of this well-meaning, beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree",1,positive
"the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times, and that's a bad sign when they 're supposed to be having a collective heart attack.",0,negative
has you fixating on a far corner of the screen at times because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
makes it worth checking out at theaters,1,positive
the abyss,0,negative
a winning piece of work filled with love for the movies of the 1960s.,1,positive
an interesting story,1,positive
"call it magic realism or surrealism, but miss wonton floats beyond reality with a certain degree of wit and dignity.",1,positive
"survive a screening with little harm done,",1,positive
"it's not particularly well made, but since i found myself howling more than cringing, i 'd say the film works.",1,positive
if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view.,1,positive
seems contrived and secondhand,0,negative
seriously intended,1,positive
builds to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with,1,positive
's petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars,0,negative
there's an excellent 90-minute film here ;,1,positive
wondrously creative,1,positive
serves as a rather thin moral to such a knowing fable,0,negative
is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney's latest album,0,negative
majestic,1,positive
its parade of almost perpetually wasted characters,0,negative
"'s a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior",0,negative
of its provocative conclusion,1,positive
gives a portrayal as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die another day.,1,positive
"an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
has at least one more story to tell : his own,1,positive
"although frailty fits into a classic genre, in its script and execution it is a remarkably original work.",1,positive
's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be.,1,positive
by the sketchiest of captions,0,negative
its classical music,1,positive
change a nation,1,positive
"almost completely dry of humor, verve and fun",0,negative
who ignored it in favor of old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles like leather warriors and switchblade sexpot,0,negative
that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to,1,positive
several cliched movie structures,0,negative
frustrating patchwork,0,negative
"'s good, hard-edged stuff, violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done, morally alert and street-smart.",1,positive
remember back when thrillers actually thrilled?,0,negative
"a vivid, spicy footnote to history, and",1,positive
sensational,1,positive
were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
"this '60s caper film is a riveting, brisk delight.",1,positive
"picked me up, swung me around, and dropped me back in my seat with more emotional force than any other recent film.",1,positive
"that can be as simultaneously funny, offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo, at least )",1,positive
directed without the expected flair or imagination,0,negative
"tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists, and in this film, every shot enhances the excellent performances",1,positive
"cuba gooding jr. valiantly mugs his way through snow dogs, but even his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy.",0,negative
draws you in,1,positive
fatal script error,0,negative
is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema,1,positive
"bring a heart and reality that buoy the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie.",1,positive
"comes off as a touching, transcendent love story",1,positive
`` snl '' has-been,0,negative
much baked cardboard,0,negative
"which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
heartfelt and,1,positive
consistently sensitive and,1,positive
grace that still leaves shockwaves,1,positive
"it's leaden and predictable, and laughs are lacking",0,negative
in treading the line between sappy and sanguine,0,negative
hollywood road,1,positive
a spirit,1,positive
a bright future,1,positive
it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
"maelstrom is strange and compelling,",1,positive
for a thirteen-year-old's book report,0,negative
beijing,1,positive
admittedly manipulative,0,negative
one hollywood cliche,0,negative
be punishable by chainsaw,0,negative
the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
sometimes inexpressive,0,negative
"a mess as its director's diabolical debut, mad cows",0,negative
"we never truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,",0,negative
ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot,0,negative
feel like running out screaming,0,negative
because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience,0,negative
subtle and richly internalized performance,1,positive
"it has a way of seeping into your consciousness, with lingering questions about what the film is really getting at.",1,positive
is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists and storytellers.,1,positive
is so bleak,0,negative
it's a compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
exploit his anger,1,positive
subconscious,1,positive
terrific special effects and funnier gags,1,positive
"vivid, thoughtful, unapologetically raw",1,positive
deuces wild is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence.,0,negative
hard to resist his enthusiasm,1,positive
"a bad, bad, bad movie",0,negative
the messiness,0,negative
sparkles,1,positive
star-power potential in this remarkable and memorable film,1,positive
the film did n't convince me that calvin jr.'s barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side.,0,negative
the same sledgehammer appeal as pokemon videos,0,negative
nostalgic,1,positive
a struggling nobody,0,negative
audacious-impossible yet compelling ...,1,positive
"a miraculous movie, i 'm going home is so slight,",1,positive
"not that any of us should be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days, but the plotting here leaves a lot to be desired",0,negative
so meditative and lyrical,1,positive
merely pretentious,0,negative
nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness.,1,positive
a good film,1,positive
novel charm,1,positive
the bad sound,0,negative
perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating.,0,negative
liked this film a lot ...,1,positive
like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long :,0,negative
wickedly funny and,1,positive
"helps create a complex, unpredictable character.",1,positive
lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
nonstop hoot,1,positive
a detailed personal portrait,1,positive
an engrossing story,1,positive
for all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ).,1,positive
a cute alien creature,1,positive
may not be particularly innovative,0,negative
never comes close to being either funny or scary,0,negative
the screenwriters dig themselves in deeper every time,0,negative
of a beautifully sung holiday carol,1,positive
without sacrificing the integrity of the opera,1,positive
", melodrama, sorrow, laugther, and tears",1,positive
make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant's woman,1,positive
"heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
"jarring, new-agey tone",1,positive
kiarostami has crafted a deceptively casual ode to children and managed to convey a tiny sense of hope.,1,positive
the peculiar american style of justice,1,positive
"cool, composed delivery",1,positive
stands out from the pack,1,positive
"the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
"a conventional, but well-crafted film",1,positive
cinematic poetry showcases the city's old-world charm before machines change nearly everything.,1,positive
avoids the obvious,0,negative
classic cinema,1,positive
admirers,1,positive
losers,0,negative
is in trouble,0,negative
higher,1,positive
own most damning censure,0,negative
discursive,0,negative
that never really busts out of its comfy little cell,0,negative
little attempt,0,negative
you do n't try to look too deep into the story,0,negative
just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole,0,negative
most important and exhilarating,1,positive
creepy-scary,1,positive
a reasonably good time,1,positive
the exclamation point seems to be the only bit of glee,0,negative
for violence,0,negative
whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
"( lin chung's ) voice is rather unexceptional, even irritating ( at least to this western ear ), making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters.",0,negative
to tear your eyes away from the images,1,positive
sets this romantic comedy apart,1,positive
"smart, compelling drama",1,positive
is gorgeously,1,positive
"instead of contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major - character-who-shall - remain-nameless, why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?",0,negative
watchable up until the point,0,negative
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,negative
playful spark,1,positive
"anything more than a visit to mcdonald's, let alone",1,positive
the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved,1,positive
"make personal velocity into an intricate, intimate and intelligent journey.",1,positive
the very definition of what critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure.'',0,negative
is ingenious fun.,1,positive
", film has little insight into the historical period and its artists, particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation.",0,negative
must be a serious contender for the title.,1,positive
a straight-shooting family film,1,positive
painted on their largest-ever historical canvas,1,positive
"that tries to grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
"this chicago has hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit, as well as one terrific score and attitude to spare.",1,positive
"no cute factor here ... not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener,0,negative
"tykwer's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski's lyrical pessimism ; it completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
"involving aragorn's dreams of arwen, this is even better than the fellowship.",1,positive
is derivative,0,negative
"-- more accurately, it's moving",1,positive
succeeded beyond all expectation,1,positive
"it's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places, but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety.",1,positive
immense,1,positive
impressive results,1,positive
"looks like an episode of the tv show blind date, only less technically proficient and without the pop-up comments",0,negative
of the finest kind,1,positive
is also as unoriginal,0,negative
a two star script,0,negative
its grand locations,1,positive
miss it altogether,0,negative
"nothing but one relentlessly depressing situation after another for its entire running time,",0,negative
's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community.,1,positive
"its subsequent reinvention, a terrifying study of bourgeois",0,negative
the movie does such an excellent job of critiquing itself at every faltering half-step of its development that criticizing feels more like commiserating.,0,negative
"is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and",0,negative
you 've a taste for the quirky,1,positive
"it's a compelling and horrifying story, and the laramie project is worthwhile for reminding us that this sort of thing does, in fact, still happen in america.",1,positive
is top shelf,1,positive
the highly predictable narrative,0,negative
"been benefited from a sharper, cleaner script before it went in front of the camera",0,negative
so likable,1,positive
"shiri is an action film that delivers on the promise of excitement, but it also has a strong dramatic and emotional pull that gradually sneaks up on the audience",1,positive
unaffected style,1,positive
filled with love for the movies of the 1960s,1,positive
bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness,0,negative
fit the incredible storyline,1,positive
the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation,1,positive
"these three films form a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically, through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people.",1,positive
a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining,1,positive
is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
dwells,1,positive
'' is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story.,1,positive
feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful,0,negative
obscure the message,0,negative
by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,1,positive
"has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters, veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements",1,positive
"shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
what's attracting audiences to unfaithful,1,positive
"is, by itself, deserving of discussion.",1,positive
one-dimensional characters,0,negative
of the finest,1,positive
often shocking but ultimately worthwhile exploration,1,positive
"the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived, as if we 're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses.",0,negative
's waltzed itself into the art film pantheon.,1,positive
"above easy, cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters",0,negative
this is the opposite of a truly magical movie.,0,negative
to pack raw dough in my ears,0,negative
offers chills much like those,1,positive
the history is fascinating ;,1,positive
as his outstanding performance as bond in die,1,positive
's updating works surprisingly well.,1,positive
does n't manage to hit all of its marks,0,negative
two whole hours,0,negative
the most wondrous love story in years,1,positive
like a cold old man going through the motions,0,negative
"complete with loads of cgi and bushels of violence, but not a drop",0,negative
a satisfying kids flck,1,positive
try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,0,negative
positives,1,positive
"an ungainly movie, ill-fitting,",0,negative
"the plot has a number of holes, and at times it's simply baffling",0,negative
"loses himself to the film's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on, well, love in the time of money.",0,negative
complex portrait of a modern israel,1,positive
riveted to our seats.,1,positive
is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk.,1,positive
creepy,0,negative
engage an audience,1,positive
adds up to big box office bucks all but guaranteed,1,positive
its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
"suffers from a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme.",0,negative
be based on a true and historically significant story,1,positive
`` the adventures of pluto nash '' is a big time stinker.,0,negative
to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer,0,negative
"'s the perfect star vehicle for grant,",1,positive
whether compromise is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people,0,negative
"'s a terrible movie in every regard, and",0,negative
"has in fact come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s.",0,negative
largely unfunny,0,negative
is unashamedly pro-serbian,0,negative
3-d,0,negative
some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies,1,positive
"spirit is a visual treat,",1,positive
"by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery",1,positive
soulless hunk,0,negative
it's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate.,0,negative
can only provide it with so much leniency.,0,negative
"the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection, so we believe these characters love each other",1,positive
most unpleasant,0,negative
"a staggeringly compelling character,",1,positive
"a breezy blend of art, history, esoteric musings and philosophy.",1,positive
a sentimental mess that never rings true.,0,negative
"the most audacious, outrageous, sexually explicit, psychologically probing, pure libido film of the year has arrived from portugal.",1,positive
", you may just end up trying to drown yourself in a lake afterwards.",0,negative
"a markedly inactive film,",0,negative
"while the performances are often engaging, this loose collection of largely improvised numbers would probably have worked better as a one-hour tv documentary.",0,negative
charming and,1,positive
the absurdity,0,negative
energizing,1,positive
"( 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",1,positive
that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire,0,negative
"good as the full monty, but a really strong second effort",1,positive
just offbeat enough to keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over.,1,positive
a modestly made but,1,positive
"the asylum material is gripping, as are the scenes of jia with his family.",1,positive
while the movie is slightly less successful than the first,0,negative
with unexpected comedy,1,positive
is so insanely dysfunctional,0,negative
's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull.,0,negative
the picture itself is somewhat problematic,0,negative
killed my father,0,negative
jeffs has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness.,1,positive
sweetness,1,positive
playful iranian parable,1,positive
"the sum of all fears pretends to be a serious exploration of nuclear terrorism,",0,negative
thoroughly awful,0,negative
the costuming of the stars,1,positive
the lively appeal,1,positive
in action,1,positive
is the best he's been in years,1,positive
"green ruins every single scene he's in, and",0,negative
presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet,1,positive
authentic account of a historical event,1,positive
form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people's lives cross and change,1,positive
"as the old saying goes, because it's true",1,positive
loses sight of its own story,0,negative
"so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking,",0,negative
gets added disdain for the fact,0,negative
funny bones tickled,1,positive
less ambitious,0,negative
a voice for a pop-cyber culture,1,positive
literate,1,positive
", nolan's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends ( it ) stimulating depth.",1,positive
whose sharp,1,positive
written so well,1,positive
strangling the life out,0,negative
"as the movie traces mr. brown's athletic exploits, it is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times.",1,positive
watered down the version of the one before,0,negative
have relied too much on convention in creating the characters who surround frankie.,0,negative
intellect,1,positive
on audience patience,0,negative
it may cause parents a few sleepless hours -- a sign of its effectiveness,1,positive
a feel-good movie,1,positive
greatest triumph,1,positive
be as lonely and needy,0,negative
so poorly,0,negative
refined piece,1,positive
"entirely witless and inane,",0,negative
that the material is so second-rate.,0,negative
the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama,1,positive
it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies,0,negative
a straight-ahead thriller,1,positive
"a likable story,",1,positive
"dip into your wallet, swipe 90 minutes of your time, and offer you precisely this in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot as thin as it is repetitious",0,negative
in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin,0,negative
uncertain,0,negative
", it really won my heart",1,positive
"bolstered by an astonishing voice cast ( excepting love hewitt ), an interesting racial tension, and a storyline",1,positive
"death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke.",0,negative
some sort of beacon of hope,1,positive
the film's considerable charm,1,positive
fussing over,0,negative
could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,1,positive
saving grace,1,positive
any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media,0,negative
to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
"its soul's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice, at least as represented by this case",1,positive
the history is fascinating,1,positive
last 15 minutes,1,positive
put so much time and energy into this turkey,0,negative
"as a vehicle to savor binoche's skill, the film is well worthwhile.",1,positive
"in his debut as a director, washington has a sure hand.",1,positive
gets bogged down by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing.,0,negative
fiascos,0,negative
the filmmakers ' eye for detail,1,positive
small ...,0,negative
has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players,1,positive
slapdash disaster.,0,negative
old college try,0,negative
distressingly rote,0,negative
"a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past, really is n't.",1,positive
the skills of a calculus major at m.i.t.,1,positive
i would leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling,1,positive
its one-sidedness ... flirts with propaganda.,0,negative
murder hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.,1,positive
"it's a loathsome movie, it really is and it makes absolutely no sense.",0,negative
about which you can actually feel good,1,positive
a wildly entertaining scan of evans ' career.,1,positive
turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning.,1,positive
"is the last thing any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve.",0,negative
ache by the end of kung pow,0,negative
"none of this is very original, and it is n't particularly funny.",0,negative
its unsettling prognosis,0,negative
"is just as good, if not better than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand",1,positive
"it has its faults,",0,negative
"where normally good actors, even kingsley, are made to look bad",0,negative
an engaging mystery,1,positive
"sharp comedy, old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics",1,positive
"they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count",0,negative
"is extremely funny, the first part making up for any flaws that come later.",1,positive
visual charm or texture,1,positive
a culture-clash comedy,1,positive
"leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
's defiantly and delightfully against the grain,1,positive
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun.,0,negative
where story is almost an afterthought,0,negative
a conventional but heartwarming tale.,1,positive
"formulaic, its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff, while the performances elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe",0,negative
"i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes, it's too long and it goes nowhere.",0,negative
more of an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
foul up shum's good intentions,0,negative
bombs,0,negative
it is a great film.,1,positive
"from terry gilliam's subconscious, pressed through kafka's meat grinder and into buñuel's casings",1,positive
"sincere, and just",1,positive
diaz wears out her welcome in her most charmless performance,0,negative
"if the film has a problem, its shortness disappoints :",0,negative
right at home,1,positive
"tackles the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
the demented mind,0,negative
sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,0,negative
"to vary the pitch of his movie, balancing deafening battle scenes with quieter domestic scenes of women back home receiving war department telegrams",1,positive
"wickedly funny,",1,positive
has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
adventure,1,positive
the somber pacing and lack of dramatic fireworks,0,negative
sugar '' admirably,1,positive
bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,0,negative
is that they 're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders,0,negative
might not have gotten him into film school in the first place,0,negative
for what we can get on television for free,0,negative
"strange it is, but delightfully so",1,positive
a great monster movie,1,positive
"a gracious, eloquent film that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past forever lost.",1,positive
's probably not accurate to call it a movie,0,negative
great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
ingratiating,0,negative
in creating the layered richness of the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
"is shallow, offensive and redundant,",0,negative
"it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone, but it's equally hard to imagine anybody being able to tear their eyes away from the screen once it's started.",1,positive
and sometimes dry,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
"no character,",0,negative
"as it stands, crocodile hunter has the hurried, badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla, which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction.",0,negative
the worst of the entire franchise,0,negative
"an incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud that feels all too familiar.",0,negative
"the roundelay of partners functions, and the interplay within partnerships and among partnerships and the general air of gator-bashing are consistently delightful.",1,positive
see some interesting storytelling devices,1,positive
there's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages.,1,positive
"a spontaneity to the chateau, a sense of light-heartedness, that makes it attractive throughout",1,positive
need of some trims,0,negative
self-consciously,0,negative
"any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve",0,negative
an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more,0,negative
manages to accomplish what few sequels can,1,positive
most touching movie of recent years,1,positive
that stretches the running time about 10 minutes,0,negative
such a good job,1,positive
do n't think so,0,negative
a seriously intended movie,1,positive
wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films,0,negative
"a bright, inventive",1,positive
hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie,0,negative
blues,0,negative
gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' -,0,negative
its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact,1,positive
its seriousness and quality,1,positive
"is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes",0,negative
robinson's web of suspense,1,positive
"the waterlogged script plumbs uncharted depths of stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter.",0,negative
"may indeed have finally aged past his prime ... and, perhaps more than he realizes",0,negative
's strongest and most touching movie of recent years,1,positive
so crisp and economical in one false move,1,positive
into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
"aging, suffering and the prospect of death",0,negative
"in between the icy stunts, the actors spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do.'",1,positive
acted ... but,0,negative
be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it,0,negative
out of character and logically,0,negative
long,0,negative
the crisp clarity,1,positive
"aims to be funny, uplifting and moving, sometimes all at once.",1,positive
i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film,1,positive
palpable,1,positive
reunion,1,positive
anything approaching even a vague reason to sit through it all,0,negative
intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity,1,positive
directionless,0,negative
"holofcener rejects patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks.",1,positive
more interesting -- and,1,positive
intricately,1,positive
"of gritty realism, crisp storytelling and radiant compassion that effortlessly draws you in",1,positive
"( sports ) admirable energy, full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency",1,positive
that makes you feel genuinely good,1,positive
too erotic nor very thrilling,0,negative
that would have been funnier if the director had released the outtakes theatrically and used the film as a bonus feature on the dvd,0,negative
"trimmed dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera, the better to focus on the hero's odyssey from cowering poverty to courage and happiness",1,positive
actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
"annoying, heavy-handed",0,negative
's also probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year,1,positive
's even more remarkable,1,positive
the rules of attraction gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing.,0,negative
"proficient, dull sorvino",0,negative
consistent,1,positive
staring at a blank screen,0,negative
it's undone by a sloppy script,0,negative
no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
gaping plot holes sink this ` sub ' - standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,0,negative
is too often like looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor's garage sale.,0,negative
humdrum,0,negative
"the film, while it's not completely wreaked,",0,negative
"presents nothing special and, until the final act, nothing",0,negative
described as a ghost story gone badly awry.,0,negative
does the field no favors,0,negative
"spirit, perception, conviction",1,positive
's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue,0,negative
"ambitious, unsettling psychodrama that takes full, chilling advantage of its rough-around-the-edges, low-budget constraints.",1,positive
knows how to make our imagination,1,positive
excitement in manufactured high drama,0,negative
he's done,0,negative
in form,1,positive
"shame americans,",0,negative
in its own way,1,positive
", auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...",0,negative
the formula fresh again,1,positive
while the story goes nowhere,0,negative
apparently hoping that the audience will not notice the glaring triteness of the plot device,0,negative
of its assigned marks to take on any life of its own,0,negative
will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay,1,positive
"visually engrossing, seldom hammy, honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction.",1,positive
doing battle,1,positive
's just that it's so not-at-all-good.,0,negative
is a more fascinating look at the future than `` bladerunner '' and one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
been much better,0,negative
inspired humor,1,positive
' and ` realistic ',1,positive
solid acting,1,positive
"lacks any real raw emotion, which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships",0,negative
"the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes, and it's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is",0,negative
of characters in this picture,1,positive
"'s not a spark of new inspiration in it, just more of the same, done with noticeably less energy and imagination",0,negative
latest effort is not the director at his most sparkling,0,negative
"betrayal, forgiveness and murder",0,negative
of the greatest films,1,positive
to the familiar topic of office politics,1,positive
lukewarm and quick to pass,0,negative
"a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically, through their consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment of an ignored people",1,positive
would take a complete moron to foul up a screen adaptation of oscar wilde's classic satire,0,negative
crushing disappointment,0,negative
"some very good comedic songs, strong finish",1,positive
i have n't laughed that hard in years!,1,positive
should have been the ultimate imax trip,1,positive
nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness,0,negative
", like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud",1,positive
extra points,1,positive
be a bit repetitive,0,negative
masterfully,1,positive
"depressing,",0,negative
will find things to like,1,positive
"for those of an indulgent, slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough.",1,positive
affects of cultural and geographical displacement.,1,positive
", humorless and under-inspired",0,negative
for a summer of good stuff,1,positive
"sure the filmmaker would disagree, but, honestly, i do n't see the point",0,negative
hilarious ),1,positive
but it's great cinematic polemic,1,positive
phenomenal band,1,positive
well-made and satisfying,1,positive
as roman coppola's brief pretentious period,0,negative
fitting,1,positive
"pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
"never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
a juicy soap opera,1,positive
a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ),1,positive
a wishy-washy melodramatic movie,0,negative
"sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards, but this date-night diversion will definitely win some hearts.",1,positive
smack of a film school undergrad,0,negative
"better effects, better acting and a hilarious kenneth branagh",1,positive
unsubtle and,0,negative
that seems tailor,1,positive
agreeably startling,1,positive
be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds,1,positive
"with two fine, nuanced lead performances",1,positive
"require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
goodfellas and at least a half dozen other trouble-in-the-ghetto flicks,0,negative
a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff,0,negative
an exquisite motion picture,1,positive
every scrap is of the darkest variety,1,positive
"unfortunately, the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.",0,negative
"quirky characters, odd situations, and",1,positive
cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack,1,positive
"a terrible movie, just a stultifyingly obvious one --",0,negative
"a cultural wildcard experience : wacky, different, unusual, even nutty",1,positive
trust laughs,1,positive
", carries a little too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff.",0,negative
cinematic fluidity and sense,1,positive
is insightful about kissinger's background and history.,1,positive
manages to maintain both a level of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters that suck the audience in,1,positive
a very good film sits in the place where a masterpiece should be.,1,positive
a gentle and engrossing character,1,positive
begins on a high note,1,positive
fast-moving and,1,positive
even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
"is contrived, unmotivated, and psychologically unpersuasive, with an inconclusive ending.",0,negative
two best films,1,positive
of justice,1,positive
clinch him this year's razzie,0,negative
"when it's this rich and luscious, who cares?",1,positive
is in a class by itself,1,positive
that acting transfigures esther,1,positive
as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
standoffish to everyone else,0,negative
"( who is always a joy to watch, even when her material is not first-rate )",1,positive
"two young women whose lives were as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned",0,negative
high humidity,0,negative
"are tops, with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances",1,positive
some phenomenal performances,1,positive
a mediocre movie,0,negative
is bound to appreciate,1,positive
just what this strenuously unconventional movie is supposed to be,1,positive
cinematic poetry,1,positive
gifted,1,positive
( the film's ) taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all but those weaned on the comedy of tom green and the farrelly brothers.,0,negative
made me unintentionally famous,1,positive
indie.,1,positive
artfully,1,positive
of his spiritual survival,1,positive
"is a beautiful, aching sadness to it all.",1,positive
how very bad,0,negative
profound without ever being self-important,1,positive
"hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies, and ice age only improves on it, with terrific computer graphics, inventive action sequences and a droll sense of humor.",1,positive
"just utter ` uhhh, '",0,negative
it strikes hardest ... when it reminds you how pertinent its dynamics remain.,1,positive
like having an old friend for dinner ',1,positive
gets harder and harder to understand her choices,0,negative
characters so unsympathetic,0,negative
boredom never takes hold.,1,positive
idealistic kid,1,positive
one of shakespeare's better known tragedies,1,positive
"a stupid, derivative horror film that substitutes extreme",0,negative
is actually,1,positive
"competent performers from movies, television and the theater",1,positive
undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs,0,negative
"found it slow, predictable and not very amusing",0,negative
plenty to enjoy,1,positive
on the shoulders of its actors,1,positive
to call this film a lump of coal,0,negative
mighty,1,positive
a sucker,0,negative
had this much imagination and nerve,1,positive
a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed,1,positive
describe as a castrated,0,negative
which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure,1,positive
best special effects,1,positive
it zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special.,1,positive
seems altogether too slight to be called any kind of masterpiece.,0,negative
", what a thrill ride",1,positive
"generates little narrative momentum,",0,negative
"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening, but it's stupid.",0,negative
the best,1,positive
ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
"it's packed with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message,",1,positive
malcolm d. lee,1,positive
jagjit,0,negative
certain robustness,1,positive
can easily worm its way into your heart.,1,positive
'' is an actor's movie first and foremost.,1,positive
no real sense of suspense,0,negative
it's also pretty funny,1,positive
moved,1,positive
in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
especially thin stretched over the nearly 80-minute running time,0,negative
solutions,1,positive
a mess,0,negative
no real sense,0,negative
avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks,0,negative
the film is flat.,0,negative
"eventually arrives at its heart, as simple self-reflection meditation.",1,positive
provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche,1,positive
untalented,0,negative
extra-dry,0,negative
to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one,0,negative
"can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.",1,positive
"manipulative claptrap, a period-piece movie-of-the-week",0,negative
i guarantee that no wise men will be following after it,0,negative
gorgeous epic,1,positive
although some viewers will not be able to stomach so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness,0,negative
"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and totally lacking",0,negative
"seriously, rent the disney version.",0,negative
"the slapstick is labored, and the bigger setpieces flat",0,negative
dismember,0,negative
its own existence,1,positive
"lusty,",1,positive
comes off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be.,1,positive
appeal to asian cult cinema fans,1,positive
as bored,0,negative
have a case of masochism and an hour and a half,0,negative
"is a finely written, superbly acted offbeat thriller.",1,positive
dull plots,0,negative
the actors pick up the slack,1,positive
imaginative and,1,positive
"evans is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie.",0,negative
enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
characteristic warmth,1,positive
holding equilibrium up,0,negative
a heartfelt conviction,1,positive
"deeply biased,",0,negative
amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film,0,negative
this is a fascinating film because there is no clear-cut hero and no all-out villain.,1,positive
this film should not be missed.,1,positive
fizzability,0,negative
well-formed,1,positive
clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
and choppy recycling,0,negative
if you do n't understand what on earth is going on,0,negative
is so lovely toward the end,1,positive
she may not be real,0,negative
one makes,1,positive
half-hearted fluke,0,negative
very lively dream,1,positive
this much imagination and,1,positive
'll know a star when you see one.,1,positive
"berry's saucy, full-bodied performance",1,positive
being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and,0,negative
"evans ) had, lost, and got back",1,positive
engrossing film,1,positive
"dare i say, entertaining!",1,positive
the perfectly pitched web,1,positive
"these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,",1,positive
directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion,0,negative
of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
an all-star salute,1,positive
"be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly, nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",0,negative
's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera,0,negative
see this delightful comedy,1,positive
"everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill",1,positive
is a mess from start to finish,0,negative
one of those ` alternate reality ',0,negative
"desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
it may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie.'',0,negative
"essentially ruined -- or, rather, overpowered",0,negative
a whole lot,1,positive
boisterous,1,positive
"a happy, heady jumble of thought and storytelling, an insane comic undertaking that ultimately coheres into a sane and breathtakingly creative film",1,positive
macaroni and cheese,0,negative
the previous movies,1,positive
ugly and destructive little ****,0,negative
"does n't even have potential as a cult film, as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen",0,negative
told well,1,positive
an asian neo-realist treasure.,1,positive
is technically sophisticated in the worst way.,0,negative
ever so gracefully,1,positive
a comedy to start a reaction,1,positive
is to be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as its lyrical variations on the game of love,1,positive
kong action cinema,1,positive
with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
what starts off as a possible argentine american beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers.,0,negative
eight crazy nights is a total misfire.,0,negative
'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back,0,negative
"it's hard to resist his enthusiasm, even if the filmmakers come up with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences",1,positive
"the brutality of the jokes, most at women's expense",0,negative
do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament,0,negative
"demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
"with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof, which they is n't",0,negative
's still a good yarn -- which is nothing to sneeze at these days,1,positive
is the one,1,positive
stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering,0,negative
then you will probably have a reasonably good time with the salton sea.,1,positive
a small fortune in salaries and stunt cars,0,negative
", it uses very little dialogue, making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time.",1,positive
of solid performances,1,positive
's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale.,0,negative
is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string,1,positive
gives us mostly fool's gold,0,negative
energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
"get another phone call warning you that if the video is n't back at blockbuster before midnight, you 're going to face frightening late fees",0,negative
does deliver a few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
"frankly, it's pretty stupid.",0,negative
plotless collection of moronic stunts is by far the worst movie of the year.,0,negative
protective cocoon,1,positive
ultimately disappoint the action,0,negative
"a solid, spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket.",1,positive
grandeur ' shots,1,positive
hell-bent,0,negative
a modern motion picture,1,positive
the self-serious equilibrium,0,negative
"it felt like to be a new yorker -- or, really, to be a human being -- in the weeks after 9/11",1,positive
strong voices,1,positive
"the movie is clever, offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance.",1,positive
is absolutely and completely ridiculous and an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer.,0,negative
"realism, crisp storytelling and radiant",1,positive
"a surprisingly flat retread, hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing.",0,negative
such a dungpile,0,negative
an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism,1,positive
yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb,1,positive
"successfully blended satire, high camp and yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie",1,positive
very smart,1,positive
at least a minimal appreciation,1,positive
new inspiration,1,positive
elaborate futuristic sets,1,positive
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but,1,positive
the standards of knucklehead swill,0,negative
you 're going to face frightening late fees,0,negative
bring you into the characters,1,positive
the entire movie establishes a wonderfully creepy mood.,1,positive
fun adventure movie,1,positive
a bold ( and lovely ) experiment that will almost certainly bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams.,1,positive
"empty, purposeless",0,negative
emphasis,1,positive
"if you are willing to do this, then you so crazy!",0,negative
rushed,0,negative
has a good line in charm,1,positive
"it may not be particularly innovative, but the film's crisp, unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding.",1,positive
the film's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes,0,negative
afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn,0,negative
finding their way to joy,1,positive
can disguise the fact that the new film is a lame kiddie flick and that carvey's considerable talents are wasted in it,0,negative
a smart and funny,1,positive
by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,0,negative
more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer,1,positive
"when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story, but who can also negotiate the movie's darker turns",1,positive
"knows everything and answers all questions,",1,positive
new testament stories,1,positive
gets too cloying,0,negative
"it looks like an action movie, but it's so poorly made, on all levels, that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such.",0,negative
play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking,0,negative
that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
too deep or substantial.,0,negative
based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior,0,negative
ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground,0,negative
ideas and awkwardness,0,negative
a film neither bitter nor sweet,0,negative
"nothing happens, and",0,negative
badly cobbled,0,negative
", empire still has enough moments to keep it entertaining.",1,positive
are pure hollywood,1,positive
has the disadvantage of also looking cheap,0,negative
's no discernible feeling beneath the chest hair,0,negative
merrily,1,positive
definitely worth 95 minutes of your time.,1,positive
it may ... work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns.,1,positive
more than a whiff of exploitation,0,negative
"style, structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story",1,positive
of impact and moments,1,positive
a rip-off of the matrix,0,negative
probably should,1,positive
an escapist confection that's pure entertainment.,1,positive
is so anemic,0,negative
he gives none to the audience,0,negative
"'s still a sweet, even delectable diversion.",1,positive
are every bit as distinctive as his visuals,1,positive
"an unremittingly ugly movie to look at, listen to, and think about, it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film.",0,negative
is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
you do n't have the slightest difficulty accepting him in the role.,1,positive
mindless and,0,negative
shindler,1,positive
"as hannibal would say, yes, ` it's like having an old friend for dinner '.",1,positive
an amused indictment of jaglom's own profession.,1,positive
manages to incorporate both the horror,1,positive
though it's not very well shot or composed or edited,0,negative
the ensemble has something fascinating to do,1,positive
catch the intensity of the movie's strangeness,1,positive
` top of the world ',1,positive
smeary and,0,negative
"is funny, insightfully human and",1,positive
future-world,1,positive
by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
"despite its hawaiian setting, the science-fiction trimmings and some moments of rowdy slapstick, the basic plot of `` lilo '' could have been pulled from a tear-stained vintage shirley temple script.",0,negative
is supposed to be madcap farce.,0,negative
"change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat",0,negative
too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer,0,negative
no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance,0,negative
"these characters are so well established that the gang feels comfortable with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field, and",1,positive
"we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage",0,negative
bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work,1,positive
start reading your scripts before signing that dotted line,0,negative
plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
pushiness and decibel,0,negative
rich and sudden,1,positive
"most consumers of lo mein and general tso's chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it, so, hopefully, this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons.",1,positive
of love and companionship,1,positive
lifetime milestones,1,positive
of pleasure or sensuality,1,positive
"a film which presses familiar herzog tropes into the service of a limpid and conventional historical fiction, when really what we demand of the director",0,negative
for excitement,1,positive
armed with a game supporting cast,1,positive
often-funny,1,positive
", nuanced",1,positive
debts,0,negative
the endlessly repetitive scenes,0,negative
is better than most of the writing in the movie,0,negative
the film is a fierce dance of destruction.,1,positive
pulpy,0,negative
it's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ; everything that's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king,1,positive
"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film, and",1,positive
) gorgeous,1,positive
the awful complications,0,negative
"enough said, except : film overboard!",0,negative
michel piccoli's moving performance,1,positive
a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code,1,positive
this argentinean ` dramedy ' succeeds mainly on the shoulders of its actors.,1,positive
"an incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud that feels all too familiar",0,negative
when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours,0,negative
please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
one lousy movie.,0,negative
", it's just as wonderful on the big screen.",1,positive
little less bling-bling and a lot more romance,0,negative
amazingly evocative film,1,positive
a movie instead of an endless trailer,0,negative
new york's finest and,1,positive
"any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions",0,negative
's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey.,0,negative
the punch lines that miss,0,negative
"a determined, ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news flash that loneliness can make people act weird.",0,negative
for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
", i 'll admit it, my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show.",1,positive
cynicism every bit,0,negative
well-developed characters,1,positive
delightful mix,1,positive
"dog soldiers does n't transcend genre -- it embraces it, energizes it and takes big bloody chomps out of it.",1,positive
treachery,0,negative
worry,0,negative
"on the irrelevant as on the engaging, which gradually turns what time",0,negative
"the tasteful little revision works wonders, enhancing the cultural and economic subtext, bringing richer meaning to the story's morals.",1,positive
"for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations",1,positive
's nothing resembling a spine here,0,negative
failure,0,negative
dramatic things happen to people,0,negative
the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
lumpy as two-day old porridge,0,negative
whiny,0,negative
is too mainstream,0,negative
that the new film is a lame kiddie flick,0,negative
secretary takes the most unexpected material and handles it in the most unexpected way.,1,positive
's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year,1,positive
will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic,0,negative
unrewarding collar,0,negative
sci-fi drama that takes itself all too seriously.,0,negative
's an enjoyable trifle nonetheless,1,positive
a hugely rewarding experience,1,positive
an uneven mix,0,negative
woefully,0,negative
possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything,0,negative
predisposed to like it,1,positive
with no obvious escape,0,negative
get out,0,negative
's the sweet cinderella story that `` pretty woman '' wanted to be,1,positive
ultimate blame,0,negative
good sweat,1,positive
nearly every attempt at humor,1,positive
your first instinct is to duck,0,negative
filled with love for the movies of the 1960s.,1,positive
its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
strenuous,0,negative
make you feel guilty about ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe,0,negative
a refreshing change from the usual whoopee-cushion effort,1,positive
"is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative, handbag-clutching sarandon",1,positive
not to be dismissed,1,positive
"when the movie mixes the cornpone and the cosa nostra, it finds a nice rhythm.",1,positive
"satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation",1,positive
that haynes can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace.,1,positive
remains a disquieting and thought-provoking film,1,positive
authentically vague,0,negative
has no place to go since simone is not real,0,negative
often intense,1,positive
baked cardboard,0,negative
poorly written,0,negative
overly sillified plot,0,negative
textbook lives,1,positive
"after a while, the only way for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears is to ponder how a whole segment of pop-music history has been allowed to get wet, fuzzy and sticky.",0,negative
is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
at its worst,0,negative
so bleak,0,negative
the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
"be low, very low, very very low,",0,negative
an intimate contemplation of two marvelously messy lives.,1,positive
"the characters are based on stock clichés,",0,negative
is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream,0,negative
dry humor and jarring shocks,1,positive
pallid horror,0,negative
"captures the way young japanese live now, chafing against their culture's manic mix of millennial brusqueness and undying, traditional politesse.",1,positive
"the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
exciting plot,1,positive
about the long and eventful spiritual journey of the guru who helped,1,positive
"a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that.",0,negative
into one of the toughest ages a kid can go through,0,negative
packed with inventive cinematic tricks and an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
beginning to hate it,0,negative
half the fun of college football games,1,positive
who stumble into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson's creek,0,negative
"makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man,1,positive
your toes wo n't still be tapping,1,positive
-- is a crime that should be punishable by chainsaw.,0,negative
it is interminable,0,negative
"a likable story, told with competence",1,positive
a marvelous performance,1,positive
displacement,0,negative
"hatfield and hicks make the oddest of couples, and in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world, offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications",1,positive
"slightly sunbaked and summery mind, sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough.",1,positive
"it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here, but it's so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through.",0,negative
"about openness, particularly the",1,positive
its storytelling prowess and,1,positive
", you might imagine that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned.",0,negative
the ensemble cast is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1,positive
over-familiarity,0,negative
"too fancy, not too filling",0,negative
the cinematography is atrocious,0,negative
grab your kids and run,0,negative
an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war,1,positive
he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today,1,positive
"for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
irwin and his director never come up with an adequate reason why we should pay money for what we can get on television for free.,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
meaty,1,positive
showtime's uninspired send-up,0,negative
beautifully produced film,1,positive
as much as i laughed throughout the movie,1,positive
a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't,0,negative
"though this saga would be terrific to read about, it is dicey screen material that only a genius should touch.",1,positive
fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
morally,1,positive
it did n't,0,negative
after being snared in its own tangled plot,0,negative
the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy,0,negative
grow impatient,0,negative
a breathtakingly assured and stylish work,1,positive
truly awful and,0,negative
's far too sentimental,0,negative
weak claims,0,negative
succeeded,1,positive
"well-behaved film, which ticks off kahlo's lifetime milestones with the dutiful precision of a tax accountant",1,positive
sleaziness,0,negative
is a movie full of grace,1,positive
proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing,0,negative
slyly exquisite,1,positive
", a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors, morgan freeman and ashley judd.",0,negative
extraordinary,1,positive
may lack the pungent bite of its title,0,negative
everyone except the characters in it can see coming a mile away,0,negative
common through-line,1,positive
firmly,1,positive
"while cherish does n't completely survive its tonal transformation from dark comedy to suspense thriller, it's got just enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem.",1,positive
with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
offers absolutely nothing i had n't already seen.,0,negative
flinging their feces at you,0,negative
truly come to care about the main characters,1,positive
"embraces it, energizes it and",1,positive
is nicely shot,1,positive
"is nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear.",1,positive
a profoundly stupid affair,0,negative
"you forgive every fake, dishonest, entertaining and, ultimately, more perceptive moment in bridget jones's diary",0,negative
maguire makes it a comic book with soul,1,positive
they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were.,0,negative
fits the bill perfectly,1,positive
adorably,1,positive
wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal,0,negative
genial and decent,1,positive
"the film brilliantly shines on all the characters, as the direction is intelligently accomplished.",1,positive
"a beautiful, entertaining two hours.",1,positive
"barely makes sense, with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks.",0,negative
should not be missed,1,positive
fascinating literary mystery story,1,positive
chilling and fascinating as philippe mora's modern hitler-study,1,positive
fairy-tale conclusion,1,positive
carries us effortlessly,1,positive
never wanted to leave.,1,positive
"does give a taste of the burning man ethos, an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity.",1,positive
hallelujah for small favors,1,positive
for the heart as well as the mind,1,positive
a must see for all sides of the political spectrum,1,positive
lacking the slightest bit,0,negative
waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes,0,negative
overlong documentary about ` the lifestyle.,0,negative
morbid,0,negative
ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,1,positive
to develop her own film language with conspicuous success,1,positive
long overdue,1,positive
capturing the opera's drama and lyricism,1,positive
wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships,0,negative
"'s definitely an improvement on the first blade, since it does n't take itself so deadly seriously",1,positive
playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ... bisset is both convincing and radiant.,1,positive
save oleander's uninspired story,0,negative
found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays,0,negative
making dog day afternoon with a cause,1,positive
fire a torpedo,1,positive
"is a touching reflection on aging, suffering and the prospect of death",1,positive
a bit on the skinny side,0,negative
to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
"though it goes further than both, anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here,",0,negative
happiness,1,positive
's best served cold,1,positive
"this well-meaning, beautifully produced film that sacrifices its promise for a high-powered star pedigree",1,positive
faced and spindly attempt at playing an ingenue makes her nomination as best actress even more of a an a,0,negative
"yet in its own aloof, unreachable way it's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.",1,positive
attract and sustain an older crowd,1,positive
make the film's conclusion powerful and satisfying,1,positive
"small, human moments",1,positive
imaginative teacher,1,positive
"destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and, not far down the line, to find a place among the studio's animated classics",1,positive
is ... very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes.,1,positive
"has arrived for an incongruous summer playoff, demonstrating yet again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
to keep the film entertaining,1,positive
characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
the sheer dumbness of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie's inescapable air of sleaziness get you down.,0,negative
a disservice,0,negative
a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness,1,positive
the vampires,1,positive
"an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination of sexual jealousy, resentment and the fine",1,positive
here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad,0,negative
this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
harrison ford low,0,negative
the plot is both contrived and cliched,0,negative
old ` juvenile delinquent ' paperbacks with titles,0,negative
"i think it was plato who said, ' i think, therefore i know better than to rush to the theater for this one.",0,negative
"may be more genial than ingenious, but it gets the job done",1,positive
plain crap,0,negative
when her material is not first-rate,0,negative
style and empathy,1,positive
"a pleasant distraction,",1,positive
"pat storylines, precious circumstances",1,positive
a tree,1,positive
wide-smiling reception,1,positive
groggy,0,negative
the movie does n't generate a lot of energy.,0,negative
"makes the same mistake as the music industry it criticizes, becoming so slick and watered-down it almost loses what made you love it",0,negative
"imagine that a more confused, less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002",0,negative
sorvino is delightful in the central role.,1,positive
the worst movie of 2002,0,negative
boisterous energy,1,positive
truly come to care about the main characters and whether or not they 'll wind up together,1,positive
takes a potentially trite and overused concept ( aliens come to earth ) and,0,negative
takes a fresh and absorbing look,1,positive
generates plot points with a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing.,0,negative
what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light,1,positive
"venturesome, beautifully realized psychological mood piece",1,positive
with laughs,1,positive
intriguing and downright intoxicating.,1,positive
do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version,0,negative
resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture,0,negative
deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride.,1,positive
no clue about making a movie,0,negative
gag two or three times,0,negative
"intoxicatingly sexy, violent, self-indulgent and maddening",1,positive
of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy,1,positive
that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
a noticeable lack of pace,0,negative
"perception, conviction",1,positive
be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation,0,negative
i ca n't say it's on par with the first one,0,negative
scare any sane person away,0,negative
practically every facet of inept filmmaking,0,negative
jell into charm,1,positive
all add up to a satisfying crime drama.,1,positive
sulky,0,negative
", pretentious",0,negative
of the avant-garde fused with their humor,1,positive
"it's a beautiful film, full of elaborate and twisted characters - and it's also pretty funny",1,positive
an ironically killer soundtrack,1,positive
falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey.,0,negative
the dark places of our national psyche,0,negative
the dry humor,0,negative
inside the wave,1,positive
"who knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written, and nicely realized",1,positive
"a calm, self-assured portrait",1,positive
is achingly honest and delightfully cheeky.,1,positive
rigor,0,negative
as sharp,1,positive
exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be,0,negative
of the ` laughing at ' variety than the ` laughing with,0,negative
"the problem is that for the most part, the film is deadly dull.",0,negative
", miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
courageousness,1,positive
despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow,1,positive
"green ruins every single scene he's in,",0,negative
done-to-death,0,negative
"it's an effort to watch this movie, but",1,positive
features fincher's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity.,1,positive
plutonium,1,positive
"is a distinct rarity, and an event",1,positive
heartfelt and achingly real,1,positive
"based on theory, sleight-of-hand, and ill-wrought hypothesis",1,positive
all the small moments and flashbacks do n't add up to much more than trite observations on the human condition.,0,negative
an earnest try at beachcombing verismo,1,positive
poor dana carvey,0,negative
"talky, artificial and opaque ... an interesting technical exercise, but a tedious picture",1,positive
"frantic, virulent and foul-natured",0,negative
"a remarkably cohesive whole, both visually and thematically",1,positive
"deadpan cool, wry humor and",1,positive
", it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees.",1,positive
"sc2 is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit, yet",0,negative
two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected,0,negative
of the most repellent things,0,negative
perfect medium,1,positive
rare imax movie,1,positive
"come closer than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
been part of for the most part wilde's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses and parker's creative interference,1,positive
there's no real sense of suspense,0,negative
"despite some comic sparks, welcome to collinwood never catches fire.",0,negative
through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot,0,negative
do n't entirely ` get ' godard's distinctive discourse,0,negative
the power of love,1,positive
as emotionally grand,1,positive
"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film,",1,positive
the illogic of its characters,0,negative
"goodall did, with a serious minded patience, respect and affection",1,positive
a little more humanity,1,positive
when it is n't incomprehensible,0,negative
"hollow, self-indulgent",0,negative
thrives on its taut performances and creepy atmosphere,1,positive
"while the importance of being earnest offers opportunities for occasional smiles and chuckles, it does n't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors ' performances.",0,negative
real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even,1,positive
"this too-long, spoofy update of shakespeare's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention.",0,negative
the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
"( a ) thoughtful, visually graceful work.",1,positive
at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances,1,positive
a seven rip-off,0,negative
documentary-like credibility,1,positive
it's a ripper of a yarn and i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill,1,positive
"of stupidity, incoherence and sub-sophomoric sexual banter",0,negative
bowling you over,1,positive
... a true delight.,1,positive
old-fashioned but emotionally stirring,1,positive
script error,0,negative
the whole mess boils down to a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years.',0,negative
is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure,0,negative
splashed with bloody beauty as vivid,1,positive
lacking any real emotional impact,0,negative
"many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience",1,positive
"it's an ambitious film, and",1,positive
seeing something purer than the real thing,1,positive
masterpiece ' and ` triumph ',1,positive
itself is small and shriveled,0,negative
defies classification,1,positive
a fairly enjoyable mixture of longest yard ... and the 1999 guy ritchie,1,positive
"the, yes, snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance",0,negative
"a movie you observe, rather than one you enter into.",0,negative
a good film,1,positive
contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone,1,positive
story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material.,0,negative
powerful and telling,1,positive
melodramatic mountain,1,positive
human moments,1,positive
entertaining documentary,1,positive
"like stereotypical caretakers and moral teachers,",0,negative
is always welcome.,1,positive
remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.',0,negative
far too much,0,negative
made all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones,0,negative
a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots,0,negative
"a very well-meaning movie, and",1,positive
remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift,1,positive
moving and weighty depiction,1,positive
", the film works as well as it does because of the performances.",1,positive
"'s all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness.",1,positive
overall the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
the movie rising above similar fare,1,positive
"premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and",0,negative
offers a persuasive,1,positive
most likeable,1,positive
a tremendous piece of work.,1,positive
ca n't act,0,negative
"the slapstick is labored, and the bigger setpieces flat.",0,negative
on its fairly ludicrous plot,0,negative
be most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors,0,negative
and narrative grace,1,positive
is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring.,0,negative
"sly, sophisticated and surprising",1,positive
"ratliff's two previous titles, plutonium circus and purgatory county show his penchant for wry, contentious configurations, and this film is part of that delicate canon.",1,positive
"cassavetes thinks he's making dog day afternoon with a cause, but all he's done is to reduce everything he touches to a shrill, didactic cartoon.",0,negative
feels more like a rejected x-files episode than a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening.,0,negative
wanderers and a bronx tale,0,negative
stench,0,negative
that's just too boring and obvious,0,negative
cheerfully,1,positive
a mimetic approximation of better films like contempt and 8 1/2.,0,negative
"the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama, ' but the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged",0,negative
overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective,0,negative
a silly hack-and-slash flick,0,negative
"has the screen presence to become a major-league leading lady, ( but )",1,positive
some of the most poorly staged and lit action in memory,0,negative
"never having seen the first two films in the series, i ca n't compare friday after next to them, but nothing would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days",0,negative
"should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times, give you a few laughs, and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks, even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end",1,positive
"the audience when i saw this one was chuckling at all the wrong times, and",0,negative
"this time, the hype is quieter, and",0,negative
"the script assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience, but that it's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times",0,negative
decent draft,1,positive
"the film has an infectious enthusiasm and we 're touched by the film's conviction that all life centered on that place, that time and that sport.",1,positive
brilliantly played,1,positive
got it right the first time,1,positive
"seagal, who looks more like danny aiello these days, mumbles his way through the movie.",0,negative
"miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid",1,positive
"high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery, and that's because the movie serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally, as the old-hat province of male intrigue",0,negative
that wastes the talents of its attractive young leads,0,negative
scathingly witty,1,positive
bitchy,0,negative
so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope,0,negative
ca n't see why any actor of talent would ever work in a mcculloch production again if they looked at how this movie turned out,0,negative
pretention,0,negative
"the film, and at times, elevate it to a superior crime movie",1,positive
a predictable outcome and,0,negative
taking your expectations and twisting them just a bit,1,positive
", uncertain film",0,negative
", emotionally honest",1,positive
retread story,0,negative
avoids most of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,1,positive
be mesmerised,1,positive
"dumb, narratively chaotic,",0,negative
at once overly old-fashioned in its sudsy plotting and heavy-handed in its effort to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance.,0,negative
through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
"sure, it's contrived and predictable, but its performances are so well tuned that the film comes off winningly, even though it's never as solid as you want it to be",1,positive
high camp and yet another sexual taboo into a really funny movie,1,positive
are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who has n't been living under a rock ( since sept. 11 ),0,negative
of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
a small gem from belgium,1,positive
a worthwhile documentary,1,positive
wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence,0,negative
"on sophisticated, discerning taste",1,positive
"... unspeakably, unbearably dull, featuring reams of flatly delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted.",0,negative
"to newcastle, the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style and, at times, blood",1,positive
the increasingly diverse french director,1,positive
boredom to the point of collapse,0,negative
this stuck pig,0,negative
a humorless,0,negative
provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc,1,positive
"sucks, but",0,negative
he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery,0,negative
a superb performance,1,positive
main asset,1,positive
with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations,0,negative
low-budget,0,negative
powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign,0,negative
"yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination, but it's also a failure of storytelling.",0,negative
good performances keep it from being a total rehash.,1,positive
in ( the characters ' ) misery,0,negative
"about schmidt is nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear.",1,positive
shines bright on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people,1,positive
"transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
"the beaten path, not necessarily for the better",0,negative
"a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
favorably,1,positive
"had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama",0,negative
of empathy,0,negative
leave the theater with a lower i.q. than when i had entered,0,negative
thought-provoking and stylish,1,positive
"historically significant,",1,positive
put to perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
"lacks the spirit of the previous two,",0,negative
"are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front",1,positive
"ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober, filmed on the set of carpenter's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat",0,negative
a bloated plot,0,negative
to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
an elegant visual sense and a talent,1,positive
"buried somewhere inside its fabric, but never clearly seen or",0,negative
the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings,0,negative
to be a breath of fresh air,1,positive
tries too hard,0,negative
"is unfocused, while the story goes nowhere.",0,negative
a lame romantic comedy,0,negative
the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.,0,negative
the writing is indifferent,0,negative
will probably like it.,1,positive
needlessly poor quality,0,negative
"with its many out-sized, out of character and logically porous action set",0,negative
"with the cheesiest monsters this side of a horror spoof, which they is n't, it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.",0,negative
carefully choreographed,1,positive
- as-nasty -,0,negative
would be better as a diary or documentary,0,negative
a true adaptation of her book,1,positive
the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
"are stanzas of breathtaking, awe-inspiring visual poetry",1,positive
cinematic deception,0,negative
delightful hand shadows,1,positive
about the origins of nazi politics and aesthetics,1,positive
making the right choice,1,positive
with energy and innovation,1,positive
of the wondrous beats,1,positive
life,1,positive
"it's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies, but",1,positive
'' comes from the heart,1,positive
absorbing movie,1,positive
a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release,1,positive
"... a bland, pretentious mess.",0,negative
well-timed explosion,1,positive
creepy turn,0,negative
though brown sugar is so earnest in its yearning for the days before rap went nihilistic that it summons more spirit and bite than your average formulaic romantic quadrangle,1,positive
"beneath the uncanny, inevitable and seemingly shrewd facade of movie-biz farce ... lies a plot cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments.",0,negative
"it's a boring movie about a boring man, made watchable by a bravura performance from a consummate actor incapable of being boring.",1,positive
with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel,0,negative
delightful cast,1,positive
"false, sitcom-worthy solutions",0,negative
modest masterpiece.,1,positive
"not a classic, but a movie the kids will want to see over and over again.",1,positive
a stylistic,1,positive
that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type,1,positive
his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle,1,positive
titular,1,positive
characteristic style,1,positive
a stunningly unoriginal premise,0,negative
long-on-the-shelf,0,negative
a major waste ...,0,negative
a sports extravaganza,1,positive
the only pain,0,negative
rather slow beginning,0,negative
"a strong first act and absolutely, inescapably gorgeous, skyscraper-trapeze motion of the amazing spider-man.",1,positive
document,1,positive
"lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
this is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.,1,positive
distressing,0,negative
a sub-formulaic slap,0,negative
"the tears come during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation.,1,positive
ear-splitting,0,negative
guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today,1,positive
"is funny and pithy,",1,positive
lingering death,0,negative
into a sane and breathtakingly creative film,1,positive
a surprisingly sweet and gentle comedy,1,positive
` laugh therapy ',1,positive
passing twinkle,0,negative
good surprise ending,1,positive
popcorn movie fun,1,positive
that leaves you wanting more,1,positive
the irwins ' scenes are fascinating ;,1,positive
", funnier.",1,positive
"than into the script, which has a handful of smart jokes",1,positive
"uneven, self-conscious but often hilarious spoof.",1,positive
"a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild",1,positive
as such the film has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots,0,negative
something to be ` fully experienced ',1,positive
remarkable,1,positive
insightful about kissinger's background and history,1,positive
-- definitely a step in the right direction,1,positive
charming but slight comedy,1,positive
gave me no reason to care,0,negative
quietly hopeful,1,positive
"muy loco, but no more ridiculous",0,negative
"life affirming and heartbreaking, sweet without the decay factor",1,positive
"a nice, light treat",1,positive
"inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
perfect teaming,1,positive
more of the same old garbage,0,negative
"slow,",0,negative
lacks the spirit of the previous two,0,negative
fine performance,1,positive
that takes its sweet time building to a climax that's scarcely a surprise by the time,0,negative
"a smart, steamy mix of road movie, coming-of-age story and political satire.",1,positive
if there's no art here,0,negative
who cares?,0,negative
painstaking,1,positive
", amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
bloodsucker computer effects,1,positive
the film is a hilarious adventure and,1,positive
is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold,0,negative
the way a good noir should,1,positive
your typical junkie opera,0,negative
"the reason for that is a self-aware, often self-mocking, intelligence.",1,positive
emotional power,1,positive
profound characterizations,1,positive
"anemic, pretentious.",0,negative
's just merely very bad.,0,negative
often strains,0,negative
a lunar mission with no signs of life,0,negative
of badness,0,negative
predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
tackles more than she can handle,0,negative
` blue crush ' swims away with the sleeper movie of the summer award.,1,positive
pulls off enough,1,positive
a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement,1,positive
give a spark,1,positive
is an enjoyable big movie primarily,1,positive
"we get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos.",0,negative
is essentially an extended soap opera,0,negative
true pleasure.,1,positive
"'s a feel-bad ending for a depressing story that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer's face and asks to be seen as hip, winking social commentary",0,negative
once called ` the gift of tears,1,positive
complexities,0,negative
by a failure,0,negative
fumbled,0,negative
washed away,0,negative
"efficient,",1,positive
"to learn, to grow",1,positive
with its love of life and beauty,1,positive
", red dragon satisfies -- from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients, certified cuisine and palatable presentation.",1,positive
"street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches, gratuitous violence,",0,negative
"solid, psychological action film",1,positive
as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with,0,negative
the year's most enjoyable releases,1,positive
a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably,1,positive
exploitative,0,negative
hard-won rewards,1,positive
"a smart, compelling drama",1,positive
conceited,0,negative
a powerful young actor,1,positive
"get an ugly, mean-spirited lashing",0,negative
worst,0,negative
a knockout of a closing line,1,positive
you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera,0,negative
detective story,1,positive
wimps out by going for that pg-13 rating,0,negative
a sentimental hybrid,1,positive
screwball ideas,0,negative
rife with miscalculations,0,negative
"like the excruciating end of days, collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure, but sympathy really belongs with any viewer forced to watch him try out so many complicated facial expressions",0,negative
listen to marvin gaye or the supremes the same way again,1,positive
's so fascinating you wo n't be able to look away for a second.,1,positive
"rich, bittersweet israeli documentary",1,positive
"is also as unoriginal as they come, already having been recycled more times than i 'd care to count.",0,negative
have been called ` under siege 3,0,negative
effort and,1,positive
boorish movie,0,negative
irritates and saddens me,0,negative
his penchant for tearing up on cue --,1,positive
", much ado about something is an amicable endeavor.",1,positive
wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful,1,positive
also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american,1,positive
drag along,0,negative
pot,1,positive
del,1,positive
with few moments of joy rising above the stale material,0,negative
sex gags and prom dates,0,negative
profane and exploitative as the most offensive action,0,negative
a confusing melange,0,negative
"a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable",1,positive
low-key romantic comedy,1,positive
manically generous,1,positive
"strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults.",1,positive
is little more than a mall movie designed to kill time,0,negative
its art and heart,1,positive
playstation cocktail,0,negative
elegant and sly,1,positive
much of the movie's charm,1,positive
the movie's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses --,1,positive
dry,0,negative
family film to take everyone to since there's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year,1,positive
are simply intoxicating,1,positive
"ride, with jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending.",1,positive
doofus,0,negative
flat dialogue,0,negative
the kind of sweet-and-sour insider movie that film buffs will eat up like so much gelati.,1,positive
what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
a more graceful way,1,positive
despite iwai's vaunted empathy,0,negative
"fast, funny, and even touching",1,positive
utter mush ... conceited pap,0,negative
about babak payami's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics,1,positive
"on tediously about their lives, loves and the art",0,negative
appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
"the uninspired scripts, acting and direction",0,negative
the widowmaker is a great yarn.,1,positive
unrealized,0,negative
low-rent --,0,negative
caricature,0,negative
a great way to spend 4 units of your day,1,positive
desperate,0,negative
"this is a movie full of grace and, ultimately, hope",1,positive
"can watch, giggle and get an adrenaline boost without feeling like you 've completely lowered your entertainment standards",1,positive
felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
"-- and at times, all",1,positive
in love with a girl,1,positive
the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters ' moves and overlapping story.,1,positive
satire and childhood awakening,1,positive
by men of marginal intelligence,0,negative
a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time,1,positive
for both the scenic splendor of the mountains,1,positive
"it makes compelling, provocative and prescient viewing.",1,positive
effective,1,positive
"incredibly heavy-handed, manipulative dud",0,negative
"the story has its redundancies, and the young actors, not very experienced, are sometimes inexpressive.",0,negative
"is faster, livelier and a good deal funnier than his original.",1,positive
vulgar and forgettably,0,negative
keep you wide awake and ...,1,positive
excruciating film,0,negative
most magical and most fun family fare,1,positive
such a dependable concept,1,positive
the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther,0,negative
a hypnotic cyber hymn and a cruel story of youth culture.,1,positive
drama,0,negative
cheesier,0,negative
the first half of his movie generates by orchestrating a finale that is impenetrable and dull,0,negative
the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it.,1,positive
"somehow it all comes together to create a very compelling, sensitive, intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment",1,positive
mid-to-low budget,0,negative
this in-depth study of important developments of the computer industry,1,positive
funnier than anything,1,positive
such fury,1,positive
on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel,0,negative
powerful and revelatory,1,positive
crazy as hell marks an encouraging new direction for la salle.,1,positive
"an energetic, extreme-sports adventure",1,positive
oddly fascinating,1,positive
at its best,1,positive
"`` white oleander, '' the movie, is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material.",0,negative
will find little new here,0,negative
"fanciful,",1,positive
one-trick pony,0,negative
"none of this is very original, and it is n't particularly funny",0,negative
predictably melodramatic.,0,negative
", is painterly.",0,negative
seems to enjoy its own transparency,1,positive
time and art,1,positive
the sheer joy and pride,1,positive
beautifully directed and convincingly acted.,1,positive
's already done way too often,0,negative
"mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
` alice's adventure through the looking glass and into zombie-land ' is filled with strange and wonderful creatures.,1,positive
silliness you are likely to witness in a movie theater for some time,1,positive
forgot,1,positive
dismiss --,0,negative
turns out to be affected and boring,0,negative
fluke,0,negative
alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head.,0,negative
", but director carl franklin adds enough flourishes and freak-outs to make it entertaining",1,positive
relaxed in its perfect quiet pace,1,positive
reverie,1,positive
"it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas,",0,negative
"'ve been nice if the screenwriters had trusted audiences to understand a complex story, and left off the film's predictable denouement",0,negative
takes its techniques into such fresh territory,1,positive
plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
post-war art world,1,positive
that embraces its old-fashioned themes and,1,positive
a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
insultingly unbelievable,0,negative
a rare treat that shows the promise of digital filmmaking,1,positive
a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
seem goofy,0,negative
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films ...,1,positive
rusi vulakoro,1,positive
do n't even bother to rent this on video.,0,negative
"half-lit, sometimes creepy intimacy",0,negative
"a miraculous movie, i 'm going home is so slight, yet overflows with wisdom and emotion.",1,positive
"the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and in the way the ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react.",1,positive
maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it.,1,positive
( a ) satisfying niblet.,1,positive
` ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
you can sip your vintage wines and watch your merchant ivory productions ; i 'll settle for a nice cool glass of iced tea and a jerry bruckheimer flick any day of the week.,1,positive
of obligatory cheap,0,negative
is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide,1,positive
's incredible the number of stories,1,positive
"lacks the visual panache, the comic touch, and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features",0,negative
remove spider-man the movie,0,negative
which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
"the real star of this movie is the score, as in the songs translate well to film, and it's really well directed.",1,positive
intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life,1,positive
a soul-stirring documentary about the israeli/palestinian conflict as,1,positive
but enjoyable documentary.,1,positive
is a remarkably original work.,1,positive
while failing to find a spark of its own,0,negative
bartleby squanders as much as it gives out.,0,negative
", is a treat.",1,positive
off as annoying rather than charming,0,negative
more self-absorbed women than the mother and,0,negative
"fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against, for that matter ).",0,negative
yet why it fails is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.,0,negative
fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
is n't much fun without the highs and lows,0,negative
was n't enough,0,negative
's pretty linear and only makeup-deep,0,negative
be forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already,0,negative
", a cast of competent performers from movies, television and the theater are cast adrift in various new york city locations with no unifying rhythm or visual style.",0,negative
the leanest and meanest of solondz's misanthropic comedies,1,positive
"derived from a lobotomy, having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded",0,negative
is the superficial way it deals with its story,0,negative
"impeccable comic timing,",1,positive
sadly --,0,negative
then you 're at the right film.,1,positive
its visual delights,1,positive
killer website movie,1,positive
"of movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
disaster flick,0,negative
is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,0,negative
piece to watch with kids and use to introduce video as art,1,positive
very shapable but largely unfulfilling,0,negative
it also has many of the things that made the first one charming.,1,positive
filled with more holes than clyde barrow's car.,0,negative
sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic,0,negative
", it's too long and unfocused.",0,negative
own placid way,0,negative
a man in pain,0,negative
", cliched and clunky",0,negative
the light-footed enchantment the material needs,1,positive
go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
"( toback's ) fondness for fancy split-screen, stuttering editing and pompous references to wittgenstein and kirkegaard ... blends uneasily with the titillating material",0,negative
immaturity,0,negative
"dumb, narratively chaotic, visually sloppy",0,negative
the problems,0,negative
privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
of pure movie,1,positive
never worry about anyone being bored,1,positive
fairly trite,0,negative
"orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry",0,negative
"it's fun, but it's a real howler",1,positive
ignorant,0,negative
"offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs, if you will -- that beneath the familiar, funny surface is a far bigger, far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes.",1,positive
is about as interesting,0,negative
overlong documentary,0,negative
a poignant lyricism runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem.,1,positive
little doubt,1,positive
about as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams playing one another on the final day of the season,0,negative
's nowhere near as good as the original.,0,negative
so-five-minutes-ago pop music,0,negative
unambitious writing,0,negative
of comedic bliss,1,positive
"come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
lovely,1,positive
"... spiced with humor ( ' i speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand )",1,positive
hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape,0,negative
"all of the elements are in place for a great film noir, but",1,positive
you laugh once ( maybe twice ),0,negative
maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
the artistry of making a film,1,positive
cho's timing is priceless.,1,positive
much interest,1,positive
more bluster,0,negative
generous and subversive artworks,1,positive
"a boring, pretentious waste of nearly two hours",0,negative
almost as much as they love themselves,0,negative
"there's a persistent theatrical sentiment and a woozy quality to the manner of the storytelling, which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film's simple title.",0,negative
evokes a palpable sense of disconnection,0,negative
"it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates,0,negative
the astute direction of cardoso,1,positive
winning squareness that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel,1,positive
"go around, with music and laughter",1,positive
"your ice-t's from your cool-j's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned, something is rotten in the state of california",0,negative
"fascinating, bombshell documentary",1,positive
does best,1,positive
"hopelessly inane, humorless and under-inspired.",0,negative
the result is an ` action film ' mired in stasis.,0,negative
delightfully charming -- and totally american,1,positive
treads heavily,0,negative
a superficial way,1,positive
dumb humor,0,negative
"journalistically dubious,",0,negative
better after foster,1,positive
childlike dimness and,0,negative
"maryam is a small film, but it offers large rewards.",1,positive
's all surface psychodramatics,0,negative
is unashamedly pro-serbian and makes little attempt to give voice to the other side.,0,negative
"directing with a sure and measured hand, ( haneke ) steers clear of the sensational and offers instead an unflinching and objective look at a decidedly perverse pathology.",1,positive
"beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing",1,positive
since freddy got fingered,0,negative
the viewer's patience,0,negative
anarchist maxim,0,negative
is long on,1,positive
rarely does such high-profile talent serve such literate material.,1,positive
hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters,0,negative
that this should seal the deal,1,positive
high crimes carries almost no organic intrigue as a government / marine/legal mystery,0,negative
", the movie completely transfixes the audience.",1,positive
nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break,0,negative
on top of a foundering performance,0,negative
"fail to generate any interest in an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out, can not overcome blah characters",0,negative
make a nice coffee table book,1,positive
ends so horrendously confusing,0,negative
golden book,1,positive
so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true,0,negative
simple-minded and,0,negative
"alert, if not",1,positive
is sordid and disgusting,0,negative
the incessant use,0,negative
"the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt, but no new friends",0,negative
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,negative
nothing about them is attractive.,0,negative
the performers are so spot on,1,positive
a film less,0,negative
a lovely film for the holiday season,1,positive
"the increasingly diverse french director has created a film that one can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history.",1,positive
urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
a head-turner -- thoughtfully written,1,positive
the comedy equivalent,1,positive
"through with originality, humor and pathos",1,positive
of this unique director's previous films,1,positive
some outrageously creative action,1,positive
"a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
combined with stunning animation,1,positive
become one of our best actors,1,positive
"( carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated, but then again, subtlety has never been his trademark.",0,negative
every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye,1,positive
"the most beautiful, evocative works i 've seen",1,positive
the relationship between reluctant,1,positive
is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
much of all about lily chou-chou is mesmerizing,1,positive
"always entertaining, and smartly written",1,positive
"an adoring, wide-smiling reception",1,positive
i would recommend big bad love only to winger fans who have missed her since 1995's forget paris.,0,negative
"is about quiet, decisive moments between members of the cultural elite as they determine how to proceed as the world implodes.",1,positive
enough to sit through crap like this,0,negative
made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances,1,positive
it's a ripper of a yarn,1,positive
the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission.,1,positive
in-depth portrait,1,positive
entertaining and suggestive,1,positive
the demons of his own fear and paranoia,0,negative
you 'll enjoy the hot chick.,1,positive
racist portraits,0,negative
creating an intriguing species of artifice,1,positive
by the sea would slip under the waves.,0,negative
"i thought the relationships were wonderful, the comedy was funny, and the love ` real '",1,positive
has really done his subject justice.,1,positive
misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.,0,negative
not since ghostbusters has a film used manhattan's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way.,1,positive
cloaks a familiar anti-feminist equation ( career - kids = misery ) in tiresome romantic-comedy duds.,0,negative
male hip hop fantasy,1,positive
"bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness, making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults",1,positive
a great yarn,1,positive
rooted,1,positive
"soderbergh's best films, `` erin brockovich, '' `` out of sight '' and `` ocean's eleven, ''",1,positive
's surprisingly bland despite the heavy doses of weird performances and direction,0,negative
"the muckraking, soul-searching spirit",1,positive
", it's badder than bad.",0,negative
offers a trenchant critique of capitalism,1,positive
stellar performance,1,positive
best disney movie,1,positive
cardboard characters and performers,0,negative
will have fun with,1,positive
will eat up like so much gelati,1,positive
especially give credit to affleck.,1,positive
"the movie contains no wit, only labored gags.",0,negative
an interesting bit of speculation,1,positive
feel better already.,1,positive
its leaden acting,0,negative
teen-sleaze equivalent,0,negative
from being a complete waste of time,0,negative
"is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession, and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast.''",0,negative
as the direction is intelligently accomplished,1,positive
but no..,0,negative
's a pretty woman,1,positive
's low on both suspense and payoff,0,negative
"good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat",1,positive
fumbles away,0,negative
", overlong soap",0,negative
"a tremendous, offbeat sense of style and humor",1,positive
"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.",1,positive
to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros,1,positive
a spooky yarn of demonic doings on the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
several strong performances,1,positive
harmless,1,positive
a lot of problems,0,negative
congrats disney,1,positive
the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them.,1,positive
is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story,0,negative
", it's kinda dumb.",0,negative
"reminds us that, in any language, the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things",1,positive
in a slap-happy mood,1,positive
a sly female empowerment movie,1,positive
half the excitement of balto,0,negative
updating white's dry wit to a new age,1,positive
dismiss,0,negative
take the warning literally,0,negative
a thriller,1,positive
particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy,1,positive
"energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side, but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested.",1,positive
from,0,negative
consistently funny,1,positive
a reasonable degree of suspense,1,positive
turns a potentially interesting idea into an excruciating film,0,negative
a brief amount,1,positive
a heaven,1,positive
"to create a film that's not merely about kicking undead ***, but also about dealing with regret and, ultimately, finding redemption",1,positive
"is like a beautiful food entrée that is n't heated properly, so that it ends up a bit cold and relatively flavorless",0,negative
"quiet, introspective and entertaining",1,positive
a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds,1,positive
"seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool,",0,negative
told just proficiently enough to trounce its overly comfortable trappings.,1,positive
is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned,0,negative
to stop watching,0,negative
who paid to see it,0,negative
less than fresh,0,negative
"a triumph, a film that hews out a world and carries us effortlessly from darkness to light",1,positive
"you 'll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
"rarely, a movie is more than a movie.",1,positive
we 've liked klein's other work but rollerball left us cold,0,negative
"the performers are so spot on, it is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles.",1,positive
offend viewers not amused by the sick sense of humor.,0,negative
an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people,0,negative
a seriocomic debut of extravagant promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili.,1,positive
becomes long and tedious,0,negative
are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach.,0,negative
intermittently wise,1,positive
writer and director otar iosseliani's pleasant tale,1,positive
is simply a well-made and satisfying thriller.,1,positive
"is carried less by wow factors than by its funny, moving yarn that holds up well after two decades.",1,positive
a hilarious ode to middle america,1,positive
the funniest jokes of any movie,1,positive
derailed,0,negative
animation work,1,positive
i found it weirdly appealing,1,positive
do justice,1,positive
is extremely funny,1,positive
that is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
", you discover that the answer is as conventional as can be.",0,negative
peels layers,1,positive
"nighttime manhattan, a loquacious videologue of the modern male and the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego",1,positive
"are very, very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely",0,negative
in tired stereotypes,0,negative
so perfect for a ballplayer,1,positive
"when the fire burns out, we 've only come face-to-face with a couple dragons and that's where the film ultimately fails",0,negative
imaginary,1,positive
flawed humanity,1,positive
is n't just,0,negative
"messy, uncouth, incomprehensible, vicious and absurd",0,negative
"though an important political documentary, this does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal.",0,negative
the chaotic horror,0,negative
"the directing and story are disjointed, flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep.",0,negative
"full of cheesy dialogue, but great trashy fun that finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s",1,positive
by humanity's greatest shame,0,negative
plays like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp.,0,negative
incredibly flexible cast,1,positive
"is a smart movie that knows its classical music, knows its freud and knows its sade.",1,positive
corrupt,0,negative
romething's really wrong with this ricture!,0,negative
really strong second effort,1,positive
"you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you, at its cluelessness, at its idiocy, at its utterly misplaced earnestness",0,negative
of french cinema's master craftsmen,1,positive
i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed,0,negative
grinds itself,0,negative
the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time,0,negative
awarded mythic status,1,positive
", very good",1,positive
", thoughtful, unapologetically raw",1,positive
"much has been written about those years when the psychedelic '60s grooved over into the gay '70s, but words do n't really do the era justice.",1,positive
"consider what new best friend does not have, beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay.",0,negative
repetitious,0,negative
a freedom,1,positive
as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller,1,positive
"jacobi, the most fluent of actors,",1,positive
is driven by appealing leads,1,positive
all too familiar ...,0,negative
a mess from start to finish,0,negative
"a teenybopper ed wood film, replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama",0,negative
", dogtown and z-boys has a compelling story to tell.",1,positive
abject,0,negative
adobo,1,positive
"some movies were made for the big screen, some for the small screen",0,negative
"the topic of relationships in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
approach to the workplace romantic comedy.,1,positive
settle for,0,negative
"are portrayed with almost supernatural powers to humble, teach and ultimately redeem their mentally `` superior '' friends, family ...",1,positive
sits there like a side dish no one ordered.,0,negative
breathe out of every frame,1,positive
"as a remake, it's a pale imitation.",0,negative
expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
notable,1,positive
breezy movie,1,positive
"the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest, but its just not a thrilling movie.",0,negative
terrifically entertaining,1,positive
charms are immediately apparent,1,positive
a coming-of-age movie that hollywood would n't have the guts to make.,1,positive
robust,1,positive
"because of its heightened, well-shaped dramas",1,positive
looks genuinely pretty,1,positive
fascinating they may be as history,1,positive
"'s ... worth the extra effort to see an artist, still committed to growth in his ninth decade, change while remaining true to his principles with a film whose very subject is, quite pointedly, about the peril of such efforts.",1,positive
this oscar-nominated documentary,1,positive
too burdened by the actor,0,negative
give the movie points for,1,positive
intelligent and,1,positive
an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do --,1,positive
to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment,0,negative
turn on many people to opera,1,positive
substandard,0,negative
eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
with taking insane liberties and doing the goofiest stuff out of left field,1,positive
the first fatal attraction was vile enough.,0,negative
ridiculous action sequences,0,negative
loses its overall sense of mystery,0,negative
often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness,1,positive
its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through,0,negative
"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say,",0,negative
low-brow,0,negative
"is phenomenal, especially the women.",1,positive
whimsical humor,1,positive
positive change,1,positive
obsessive,0,negative
hilariously raunchy as south park,1,positive
"lacks the wit necessary to fully exploit the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
"is far-flung, illogical, and plain stupid",0,negative
would be rendered tedious by avary's failure to construct a story with even a trace of dramatic interest.,0,negative
has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots,0,negative
"even when there are lulls, the emotions seem authentic, and the picture is so lovely toward the end",1,positive
"oftentimes funny,",1,positive
i do n't know what she's doing in here,0,negative
great fun,1,positive
the qualities that made the first film so special,1,positive
that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
drumline is its energy,1,positive
he has something significant to say,1,positive
brian tufano's handsome widescreen photography,1,positive
horribly depressing and,0,negative
"like showgirls and glitter, the most entertaining moments here are unintentional.",0,negative
", this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.",1,positive
"as a good old-fashioned adventure for kids, spirit : stallion of the cimarron is a winner.",1,positive
bitter and less mature,0,negative
it's easier to change the sheets than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies,0,negative
shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters,1,positive
"gives this aging series a much needed kick, making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years",1,positive
evocative,1,positive
"i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director, but he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie.",1,positive
where nothing really happens,0,negative
worthy of our respect,1,positive
advised to sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
they so heartwarmingly motivate,1,positive
that suffers because of its many excesses,0,negative
"he's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery, and the film seems as deflated as he does",0,negative
a plodding teen remake that's so mechanical you can smell the grease on the plot,0,negative
a truly larger-than-life character,1,positive
action-packed an experience as a ringside seat at a tough-man contest,1,positive
"here's a case of two actors who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable, and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre, implausible behavior.",0,negative
as pure composition and form --,1,positive
"formulaic to the 51st power, more like.",0,negative
"for followers of the whole dead-undead genre, who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects",0,negative
"satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor",0,negative
suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story,0,negative
clarity,1,positive
"turns fanciful, grisly and engagingly quixotic",1,positive
the first mistake,0,negative
her petite frame and vulnerable persona emphasising her plight and isolation,1,positive
"goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures, and it looks as though jay roach directed the film from the back of a taxicab.",0,negative
naughty children's,0,negative
offering instead with its unflinching gaze a measure of faith in the future,1,positive
"warm, inviting, and surprising",1,positive
"vowing, ` this is going to be something really good",1,positive
grotesquely,0,negative
mark it takes an abrupt turn into glucose sentimentality and laughable contrivance,0,negative
allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ...,1,positive
is n't a new idea,0,negative
bad stage dialogue,0,negative
"lots of effort and intelligence are on display but in execution it is all awkward, static, and lifeless rumblings",0,negative
"precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen struggles to rebel against his oppressive, right-wing, propriety-obsessed family.",1,positive
wonderfully sprawling soap opera,1,positive
fairly unsettling scenes,0,negative
beautiful film,1,positive
darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping,1,positive
cheapening,0,negative
of its marks,1,positive
"gets sillier, not scarier,",0,negative
examines crane's decline with unblinking candor.,1,positive
impressive images,1,positive
stock plot,0,negative
", tasteless and idiotic",0,negative
the talented cast generally,1,positive
"a fresh, entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles.",1,positive
", ` naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it.",0,negative
to shine,1,positive
a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer,0,negative
live together,1,positive
crowd pleaser,1,positive
of janice beard ( eileen walsh ) when her real-life persona is so charmless and vacant,0,negative
storytellers,1,positive
"'s not to like about a movie with a ` children's ' song that includes the line ` my stepdad's not mean, he's just adjusting '?",1,positive
never finds its tone and several scenes run too long.,0,negative
appeals to me,1,positive
"i 'm not sure which half of dragonfly is worse : the part where nothing's happening, or the part where something's happening, but it's stupid",0,negative
"a highly spirited, imaginative kid's movie that broaches neo-augustinian theology : is god",1,positive
a young boy,1,positive
moving and vibrant,1,positive
after 30 minutes into a slap-happy series,0,negative
fails on so many levels,0,negative
which become strangely impersonal and abstract,0,negative
disturbance or detached pleasure,0,negative
"druggy and self-indulgent,",0,negative
is oscar-worthy.,1,positive
"sparkling, often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ...",1,positive
of misogyny and unprovoked violence,0,negative
", ugly and destructive little ****",0,negative
is n't,0,negative
want to check it out,1,positive
in search of a better movie experience,0,negative
takes great pleasure,1,positive
work in concert,1,positive
enough freshness,1,positive
rude and profane,0,negative
sanitised and,0,negative
at least three dull plots,0,negative
more predictable than their consequences,0,negative
's a crime movie made by someone who obviously knows nothing about crime,0,negative
be found a tough beauty,1,positive
"i liked the original short story but this movie, even at an hour and twenty-some minutes, it's too long and it goes nowhere",0,negative
resurrection has the dubious distinction of being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project.,0,negative
bland to be interesting,0,negative
certainly was n't feeling any of it,0,negative
"if `` lilo & stitch '' is n't the most edgy piece of disney animation to hit the silver screen, then this first film to use a watercolor background since `` dumbo '' certainly ranks as the most original in years.",1,positive
familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
"but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and, hence",1,positive
rifkin's references are ... impeccable throughout.,1,positive
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real,",1,positive
scratch for a lesson in scratching,0,negative
like it was worth your seven bucks,1,positive
the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters,0,negative
very minds,1,positive
non-techies can enjoy,1,positive
"in mystery and a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
"should win the band a few new converts, too",1,positive
no-holds-barred cinematic,1,positive
the banter between calvin and his fellow barbers feels like a streetwise mclaughlin group ... and never fails to entertain.,1,positive
that is filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love,1,positive
the message of our close ties with animals can certainly not be emphasized enough,1,positive
its compelling mix,1,positive
"an artist, one whose view of america, history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep",1,positive
"that seems as though it was written for no one, but somehow",0,negative
a pleasant enough dish,1,positive
of one unstable man,1,positive
we delight in the images,1,positive
another gross-out college comedy -- ugh,0,negative
"stitch is a bad mannered, ugly and destructive little ****.",0,negative
superficially written characters ramble,0,negative
hit on a 15-year old,0,negative
the high seas that works better the less the brain is engaged,0,negative
"a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
will have an intermittently good time,1,positive
is n't much there here.,0,negative
smugly,0,negative
well-directed and,1,positive
possible argentine american beauty reeks,0,negative
grandkids,1,positive
the results are tired,0,negative
bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
good things to offer,1,positive
an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout,0,negative
", i 'll buy the soundtrack.",1,positive
the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
had a lot of problems with this movie,0,negative
a real story,1,positive
the most offensive action,0,negative
humankind's liberating ability,1,positive
high-spirited,1,positive
there are for children and dog lovers,1,positive
"enough is not a bad movie, just mediocre.",0,negative
respect,1,positive
"` anyone with a passion for cinema, and indeed sex, should see it as soon as possible.'",1,positive
has a forcefully quirky tone that quickly wears out its limited welcome,0,negative
like a non-stop cry for attention,0,negative
uses very little dialogue,0,negative
"fluid, no-nonsense authority",1,positive
'll buy the soundtrack.,1,positive
the best movie in many a moon about the passions that sometimes fuel our best achievements and other times,1,positive
that it was intended to be a different kind of film,1,positive
"of the director, frank novak, that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism",1,positive
the plot makes no sense,0,negative
"there's a little violence and lots of sex in a bid to hold our attention, but it grows monotonous after a while, as do joan and philip's repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
the pathology it pretends to investigate,0,negative
"putting together familiar themes of family, forgiveness and love in a new way",1,positive
"a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount of suspense, intriguing characters and bizarre bank robberies, plus a heavy dose of father-and-son dynamics.",1,positive
"illiterate, often inert sci-fi action thriller.",0,negative
"a distinct rarity, and an event",1,positive
members of the cultural elite,0,negative
a love affair,1,positive
pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
desire to enjoy good trash every now and then,1,positive
"'s back-stabbing, inter-racial desire and, most importantly, singing and dancing.",1,positive
what's missing in murder by numbers,0,negative
for all audiences,1,positive
you can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history.,1,positive
it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage,0,negative
of effecting change and inspiring hope,1,positive
with motionless characters,0,negative
"complex and quirky, but",1,positive
comfort and familiarity,1,positive
superior cast,1,positive
is tuned in to its community.,1,positive
"being unique does n't necessarily equate to being good, no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke.",0,negative
people who are enthusiastic about something and then,1,positive
succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably fails because it demands that you suffer the dreadfulness of war from both sides.,1,positive
this 90-minute dud,0,negative
is n't worth sitting through,0,negative
"passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment",1,positive
"like a living-room war of the worlds, gaining most of its unsettling force from the suggested and the unknown",1,positive
that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar,0,negative
get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell,0,negative
as well-written as sexy beast,1,positive
"unless you come in to the film with a skateboard under your arm, you 're going to feel like you were n't invited to the party.",0,negative
from a director who understands how to create and sustain a mood,1,positive
a lot of the credit for the film's winning tone,1,positive
'll love this movie.,1,positive
tear your eyes,1,positive
viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance,0,negative
enough cool fun,1,positive
as sharp or as fresh,1,positive
of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence,1,positive
a crisp psychological drama ( and ) a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old `` twilight zone '' episode.,1,positive
distracted by the movie's quick movements,0,negative
worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
"we assume he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce, because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low.",0,negative
"an undeniably moving film to experience, and ultimately that's what makes it worth a recommendation",1,positive
"as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny",1,positive
a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
in the hands of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack,1,positive
"is as bad as you think, and worse than you can imagine.",0,negative
", then the film is a pleasant enough dish.",1,positive
the theme with added depth and resonance,1,positive
", skins is heartfelt and achingly real.",1,positive
degenerates into hogwash,0,negative
rotten in the state of california,0,negative
"full of bland hotels, highways, parking lots, with some glimpses of nature and family warmth, time out is a discreet moan of despair about entrapment in the maze of modern life.",0,negative
without bestowing the subject with the intelligence or sincerity it unequivocally deserves,0,negative
"gets vivid, convincing performances from a fine cast, and generally keeps things going at a rapid pace, occasionally using an omniscient voice-over narrator in the manner of french new wave films.",1,positive
makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest,1,positive
"it's hard to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone,",0,negative
"when a movie asks you to feel sorry for mick jagger's sex life, it already has one strike against it.",0,negative
style-free,0,negative
"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and the actors are humanly engaged.",1,positive
inert sci-fi action thriller.,0,negative
"the joyous, turbulent self-discovery",1,positive
because australia is a weirdly beautiful place,1,positive
that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle ',0,negative
cho's previous concert comedy film,1,positive
won my heart,1,positive
the best since the last waltz,1,positive
"like many such biographical melodramas, it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.",0,negative
sayles has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group.,1,positive
our eyes,1,positive
ca n't recommend it,0,negative
is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september.,0,negative
place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience's intelligence,0,negative
afterlife,1,positive
rising,1,positive
"find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
"... the movie, shot on digital videotape rather than film, is frequently indecipherable.",0,negative
dogme,1,positive
good-time shenanigans,1,positive
with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.,1,positive
", the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it.",1,positive
"the movie's contrived, lame screenplay and listless direction",0,negative
) meandering and pointless french coming-of-age import from writer-director anne-sophie birot,0,negative
malaise,0,negative
energized,1,positive
wonderous,1,positive
seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary.,0,negative
pretend it's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away.,0,negative
holiday box office pie,1,positive
the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material,1,positive
come up with an original idea for a teen movie,0,negative
look at the backstage angst of the stand-up comic.,1,positive
that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
does n't clue you in that something's horribly wrong,0,negative
is so self-pitying,0,negative
godard uses his characters -- if that's not too glorified a term -- as art things,0,negative
of jaglom's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films,0,negative
creates sheerly cinematic appeal,1,positive
the last metro ),1,positive
"ends up being neither, and fails at both endeavors",0,negative
from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also,1,positive
"the dialogue is cumbersome,",0,negative
embarrassment and,0,negative
full,1,positive
"bounces around with limp wrists, wearing tight tummy tops and hip huggers, twirling his hair on his finger and assuming that's enough to sustain laughs",0,negative
in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers,1,positive
pity,0,negative
the worst film,0,negative
captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes.,1,positive
to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit,1,positive
the look and the period trappings right,1,positive
handed down,0,negative
hollywood horror,0,negative
it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven,1,positive
duvall is strong as always.,1,positive
"she is a lioness, protecting her cub, and he a reluctant villain,",1,positive
a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship,1,positive
one word that best describes this film : honest,1,positive
at such a furiously funny pace,1,positive
popcorn thriller,1,positive
astoundingly rich film,1,positive
are certainly,1,positive
tells its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images,1,positive
's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror,1,positive
movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics,0,negative
presented with universal appeal,1,positive
"mr. nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war, famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating, eloquent clarity.",1,positive
"shame on writer/director vicente aranda for making a florid biopic about mad queens, obsessive relationships, and rampant adultery so dull",0,negative
ruthless in its own placid way,0,negative
it is japanese and yet feels universal,1,positive
expressive,1,positive
become strangely impersonal and abstract,0,negative
should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows,0,negative
has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him,1,positive
that by its end offers a ray of hope to the refugees able to look ahead and resist living in a past,1,positive
"far from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat, but",1,positive
the experience worthwhile,1,positive
"that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse, marvelously twisted shapes history has taken",1,positive
amazing,1,positive
"time is a beautiful film to watch, an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness.",1,positive
"makes for a touching love story, mainly because blanchett and ribisi compellingly tap into a spiritual aspect of their characters ' suffering.",1,positive
"ultimately too repellent to fully endear itself to american art house audiences, but it is notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness.",0,negative
in its yearning for the days,0,negative
allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours,0,negative
"the characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of scooter.",0,negative
would reach for a barf bag,0,negative
a truly distinctive and a deeply pertinent film,1,positive
gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
a good and ambitious film,1,positive
dumb drug jokes and,0,negative
pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens,0,negative
value and respect,1,positive
has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
becomes the last thing you would expect from a film with this title or indeed from any plympton film : boring.,0,negative
tenderness,1,positive
"unfolds with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy that when the bullets start to fly, your first instinct is to duck",0,negative
is sufficiently funny to amuse even the most resolutely unreligious parents who escort their little ones to megaplex screenings.,1,positive
"seriously dumb characters, which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them",0,negative
of fun,1,positive
"sluggish, tonally uneven.",0,negative
sumptuous ocean visuals and,1,positive
drag the movie,0,negative
"a smart, romantic drama",1,positive
the lengths to which he 'll go to weave a protective cocoon around his own ego,0,negative
may fall fast asleep.,0,negative
"just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
lousy one,0,negative
"the whole thing's fairly lame, making it par for the course for disney sequels.",0,negative
"davis ' candid, archly funny and deeply authentic take on intimate relationships",1,positive
that's good,1,positive
as bad a film,0,negative
"satisfyingly scarifying, fresh",1,positive
", it's a bargain-basement european pickup.",0,negative
a light-hearted way the romantic problems,1,positive
with an admirably dark first script by brent hanley,1,positive
have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc,0,negative
"guy gets girl, guy loses girl, audience falls asleep",0,negative
i liked a lot of the smaller scenes.,1,positive
unbelievable,1,positive
failing to find a spark of its own,0,negative
delivers more goodies than lumps of coal.,1,positive
"obvious, preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades.",0,negative
well-told,1,positive
few things more frustrating to a film buff,0,negative
is impressive.,1,positive
"there's no conversion effort, much of the writing is genuinely witty and both stars are appealing enough to probably have a good shot at a hollywood career, if they want one.",1,positive
world war ii,1,positive
cliched and contrived,0,negative
children's ' song,1,positive
give a pretty good overall picture of the situation,1,positive
"are, with the drumming routines, among the film's saving graces",1,positive
"a searing, epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be",1,positive
earnest emotional core,1,positive
unlimited access to families and church meetings,1,positive
do better elsewhere,0,negative
refused,1,positive
great american adventure,1,positive
everything that was right about blade is wrong in its sequel.,0,negative
terrorist attacks,0,negative
from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
", this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema's master craftsmen.",1,positive
"has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '', `` 9 1/2 weeks '', or even `` indecent proposal '', and feels more like lyne's stolid remake of `` lolita ''",0,negative
amicable,1,positive
strangely liberating,1,positive
traditional,1,positive
of screwball farce and blood-curdling family intensity on one continuum,1,positive
the energy humming,1,positive
in need of some trims and a more chemistry between its stars,0,negative
bluff,0,negative
is fiercely intelligent and uncommonly ambitious.,1,positive
to sustain a laugh,1,positive
"strange, funny, twisted, brilliant and macabre.",1,positive
very well-written and,1,positive
as a children's party clown gets violently gang-raped,0,negative
"as warm as it is wise, deftly setting off uproarious humor with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer, providing an experience that is richer than anticipated.",1,positive
happily,1,positive
overwhelming,0,negative
enough charming moments,1,positive
"it will warm your heart,",1,positive
in charm,1,positive
discovery and humor,1,positive
"particularly balk, who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents",1,positive
idiosyncratic enough to lift the movie above its playwriting 101 premise,1,positive
"the familiar, funny surface",1,positive
who is in complete denial about his obsessive behavior,0,negative
"releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults, and snow dogs deserves every single one of them",0,negative
", the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide.",1,positive
a fullness that does not negate the subject,1,positive
with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies,1,positive
a gamble and last orders are to be embraced,1,positive
a selection of scenes in search of a movie.,0,negative
middle eastern world politics,1,positive
finn,1,positive
holds the film,1,positive
falls victim,0,negative
"amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing",0,negative
"though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights, a rattling noise, and a bump on the head",0,negative
"deadly dull, pointless meditation on losers in a gone-to-seed hotel.",0,negative
and totally disorientated,0,negative
wildly entertaining,1,positive
creative instincts,1,positive
if it pared down its plots and characters to a few rather than dozens ... or if it were subtler ... or if it had a sense of humor,0,negative
remarkably accessible and haunting film,1,positive
some good material,1,positive
indulges in the worst elements of all of them,0,negative
it preaches,0,negative
"during that final, beautiful scene",1,positive
suspense or believable tension,1,positive
humorous and,1,positive
a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films,1,positive
little mermaid,1,positive
sheer dynamism,1,positive
spectator,1,positive
to her inventive director,1,positive
the proper conviction,1,positive
contorting itself into an idea of expectation,0,negative
a risky venture that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy,1,positive
beautiful food entrée,1,positive
"director lee has a true cinematic knack,",1,positive
with first love sweetly,1,positive
runs out of ideas,0,negative
jar-jar binks : the movie,0,negative
"favored by pretentious, untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate.",0,negative
a delightful comedy centering on food,1,positive
initially gripping,1,positive
an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention,0,negative
man cliché,0,negative
raises some worthwhile themes,1,positive
apparently reassembled from the cutting-room floor of any given daytime soap,0,negative
smug,0,negative
"is exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ), sour, bloody and mean",0,negative
's apparent that this is one summer film that satisfies,1,positive
in a downward narcotized spiral,0,negative
talented thesps,1,positive
class bores,0,negative
there are times when the film's reach exceeds its grasp,0,negative
parts of the film feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic.,0,negative
"while somewhat less than it might have been, the film is a good one,",1,positive
completely creatively stillborn,0,negative
like a great missed opportunity,0,negative
a majestic achievement,1,positive
all comedy,1,positive
at how much we care about the story,1,positive
"the tale -- like its central figure, vivi -- is just a little bit hard to love.",0,negative
truly larger-than-life,1,positive
"by the time the surprise ending is revealed, interest can not be revived.",0,negative
well loved classic,1,positive
a rich tale,1,positive
dramatic substance,1,positive
are quite admirable,1,positive
", the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama",1,positive
are limited and so embellished by editing that there's really not much of a sense of action or even action-comedy,0,negative
having a hard time believing people were paid to make it,0,negative
visually bland,0,negative
horrors,0,negative
a well paced and satisfying little drama that deserved better than a ` direct-to-video ' release.,1,positive
"shattering, devastating documentary on two maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral.",1,positive
"the characters inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids, children behave like adults and everyone",0,negative
handled with intelligence and care,1,positive
clare peploe's airless movie adaptation could use a little american pie-like irreverence.,0,negative
irritates,0,negative
at its utterly misplaced earnestness,0,negative
at its best,1,positive
made a film so unabashedly hopeful that it actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
"of bad writing, bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness",0,negative
chabrol's most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
the casting of raymond j. barry as the ` assassin ' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary.,1,positive
rosenthal ( halloween ii ) seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense.,0,negative
the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,1,positive
too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes,0,negative
pretentious mess.,0,negative
make it worth watching,1,positive
their lack of chemistry,0,negative
"the film's strength is n't in its details, but in the larger picture it paints - of a culture in conflict with itself, with the thin veneer of nationalism that covers our deepest, media-soaked fears.",1,positive
argues,0,negative
depressingly thin and exhaustingly contrived,0,negative
hurt,0,negative
shiner,1,positive
climactic burst,1,positive
loosely tied series,0,negative
stitch,0,negative
someone who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia,0,negative
a legend,1,positive
even more predictable,0,negative
sluggish pacing,0,negative
the great films,1,positive
you 're in luck.,1,positive
odd but ultimately satisfying,1,positive
", sprightly spin",1,positive
to burn every print of the film,0,negative
a bad-movie way,0,negative
predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch,0,negative
allows each character to confront their problems openly and honestly,1,positive
spy kids 2 also happens to be that rarity among sequels : it actually improves upon the original hit movie.,1,positive
"a terrible movie,",0,negative
trimmed,0,negative
the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical.,0,negative
the excitement is missing,0,negative
legendary,1,positive
the curse of a self-hatred instilled,0,negative
"it's all stitched together with energy, intelligence and verve, enhanced by a surplus of vintage archive footage.",1,positive
marvelously,1,positive
tense,0,negative
the major problem with windtalkers,0,negative
responsible for this illuminating comedy,1,positive
"i 've seen some bad singer-turned actors, but lil bow wow takes the cake",0,negative
hollywood program,1,positive
"no doubt, it's the worst movie i 've seen this summer",0,negative
often surprising twists and,1,positive
"cinematic intoxication, a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama, tastelessness and",1,positive
"'s so crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments that it's left a few crucial things out, like character development and coherence.",0,negative
mel gibson fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency.,1,positive
are n't so substantial or fresh,0,negative
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters, delicious dialogue",1,positive
wheedling reluctant witnesses,0,negative
i 'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment.,0,negative
"this documentary is a dazzling, remarkably unpretentious reminder of what ( evans ) had, lost, and got back.",1,positive
"taking us through a film that is part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
the ingenuity,1,positive
a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone,1,positive
honest performances and,1,positive
"movie that comes along only occasionally, one so unconventional, gutsy and perfectly",1,positive
"of the goth-vampire, tortured woe-is-me lifestyle",0,negative
in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
", blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.",1,positive
"like brosnan's performance, evelyn comes from the heart.",1,positive
"-- drama, conflict, tears and surprise --",1,positive
truth-in-advertising hounds,0,negative
fart,0,negative
wild,1,positive
`` red dragon '' is entertaining.,1,positive
12th oscar nomination,1,positive
which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them,0,negative
derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,0,negative
mediocre movies start to drag as soon as the action speeds up,0,negative
appalling,0,negative
very stilted in its dialogue,0,negative
"offers a fair amount of trashy, kinky fun",1,positive
as easy to be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
is always watchable.,1,positive
small ... with considerable aplomb,1,positive
creepy atmosphere,0,negative
believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
is less a documentary and more propaganda by way of a valentine sealed with a kiss,0,negative
"turn a larky chase movie into an emotionally satisfying exploration of the very human need to be somebody, and to belong to somebody",1,positive
"that's muy loco, but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly.''",0,negative
furiously,0,negative
a tour de force of modern cinema,1,positive
"as gidget, only with muscles and a lot more smarts, but just as endearing and easy to watch",1,positive
that most frightening of all movies,1,positive
who staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby,0,negative
how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
originality of plot,1,positive
"there is plenty of room for editing,",0,negative
would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is,1,positive
is even lazier and far less enjoyable.,0,negative
"the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas, which never reach satisfying conclusions.",0,negative
be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild,0,negative
a special kind,1,positive
would choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
a cesspool,0,negative
the all-time great apocalypse movies,1,positive
"for this sort of thing to work, we need agile performers,",0,negative
ducts does n't mean it's good enough for our girls,0,negative
a moving story of determination and the human spirit,1,positive
"in such a straightforward, emotionally honest manner that by the end",1,positive
"contrived, unmotivated,",0,negative
sit near the back and squint to avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching,0,negative
"that should shame americans, regardless of whether or not ultimate blame",0,negative
problematic characters,0,negative
into an urban hades,0,negative
"good action, good acting,",1,positive
farcically,0,negative
"love it,",1,positive
deserves a chance to shine,1,positive
its proper home,1,positive
me a lot of memento,1,positive
"plunges you into a reality that is, more often then not, difficult and sad, and then, without sentimentalizing it or denying its brutality, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision.",1,positive
a lower i.q.,0,negative
it is also a testament to the integrity and vision of the band.,1,positive
"as aimless as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice, the movie makes two hours feel like four.",0,negative
"the film boasts dry humor and jarring shocks, plus moments of breathtaking mystery.",1,positive
comes off as insultingly simplistic,0,negative
neat,1,positive
"a smart, romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective",1,positive
"a knack for casting, often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors",1,positive
captures the unsettled tenor of that post 9-11 period far better than a more measured or polished production ever could,1,positive
"fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics, genre thrills or inherent humor",0,negative
distanced us from the characters.,0,negative
refreshing to see a romance this smart,1,positive
shows moments of promise but,1,positive
the romance between the leads is n't as compelling or as believable as it should be.,0,negative
urbane sweetness,1,positive
manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director's life,1,positive
and refined piece,1,positive
something else altogether -- clownish and,1,positive
and damaged dreams,0,negative
touching and funny,1,positive
( tries ) to parody,0,negative
", revolting",0,negative
you instantly know whodunit,0,negative
you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles,1,positive
of an ignored people,0,negative
and thought-provoking film,1,positive
the film is well-intentioned,1,positive
on the cinematic front,1,positive
"far-flung, illogical,",0,negative
everything else about the film tanks.,0,negative
"attal's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned and, dare i say, outdated,",0,negative
adventurous indian filmmakers,1,positive
"stylish but steady,",1,positive
"has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made.",1,positive
accomplished actress,1,positive
most accomplished work,1,positive
saves it ... and makes it,1,positive
"'s difficult to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing, let alone funny",0,negative
lot to recommend read my lips,1,positive
"the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
have been astronomically bad,0,negative
"is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them,",0,negative
"by then, your senses are as mushy as peas",1,positive
it hates its characters.,0,negative
"this might not seem like the proper cup of tea, however it is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half.",1,positive
difficult to fathom,0,negative
"the adventure does n't contain half the excitement of balto, or quarter the fun of toy story 2.",0,negative
genuine quirkiness,1,positive
"... stylistically, the movie is a disaster.",0,negative
its demented premise,0,negative
"an articulate, grown-up voice",1,positive
alive and,1,positive
whether or not,0,negative
the best story,1,positive
carries you along,1,positive
"put away the guitar, sell the amp,",0,negative
the movie's progression,1,positive
", this will be an enjoyable choice for younger kids.",1,positive
the large-format film is well suited to capture these musicians in full regalia,1,positive
tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history,1,positive
played for maximum moisture,1,positive
has several strong performances,1,positive
misconceived final 5,0,negative
"the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks, if you 're up for that sort of thing.",0,negative
a weird and wonderful comedy,1,positive
strands his superb performers in the same old story,0,negative
is n't quite enough to drag along the dead ( water ) weight of the other,0,negative
a mere plot pawn,0,negative
powerful young actor,1,positive
"dark, gritty, sometimes funny",1,positive
"it would be churlish to begrudge anyone for receiving whatever consolation that can be found in dragonfly, yet",0,negative
term epic cinema,1,positive
tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation,1,positive
they see the joy the characters take in this creed,1,positive
natural affability,1,positive
surrounds herself with a company of strictly a-list players,1,positive
the upscale lifestyle,1,positive
cannon's confidence,1,positive
all those famous moments,1,positive
"their parents, wise folks that they are",1,positive
who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely,1,positive
"despite its promising cast of characters, big trouble remains a loosely tied series of vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny.'",0,negative
"a perverse, dangerous libertine and agitator",0,negative
provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride,1,positive
harsh conceptual exercise,0,negative
applying definition to both sides of the man,1,positive
the movie's charm,1,positive
does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films,0,negative
intelligence and subtlety,1,positive
"a beautiful, timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy, betrayal, forgiveness and murder",1,positive
are still looking for a common through-line,0,negative
the film is essentially juiceless.,0,negative
you 're an elvis person,1,positive
eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants.,0,negative
it made me feel unclean,0,negative
"so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment,",0,negative
bogging down,0,negative
"'s no point of view, no contemporary interpretation of joan's prefeminist plight",0,negative
you 're far better served by the source material.,0,negative
"sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments",1,positive
", it is twice as bestial but half as funny.",0,negative
"the ethos of the chelsea hotel may shape hawke's artistic aspirations, but he has n't yet coordinated his own dv poetry with the beat he hears in his soul.",0,negative
"great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting",1,positive
's not a great monster movie.,0,negative
"'s all-powerful, a voice for a pop-cyber culture that feeds on her bjorkness",1,positive
an encouraging effort from mccrudden,1,positive
believe it or,1,positive
fresh and absorbing,1,positive
"cheesy backdrops, ridiculous action sequences",0,negative
during sunset,1,positive
"yes, spirited away is a triumph of imagination, but",1,positive
"the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin,",0,negative
a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace,1,positive
"of jez butterworth, who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach",0,negative
come to believe that nachtwey hates the wars he shows and empathizes with the victims he reveals,1,positive
"goofy, nutty, consistently funny.",1,positive
are as timely as tomorrow,1,positive
"to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick",0,negative
pure,1,positive
the low-grade cheese standards,0,negative
"is how a rich historical subject, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat, plodding picture.",0,negative
`` serious issues '',0,negative
is one of world cinema's most wondrously gifted artists,1,positive
more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn,0,negative
"director tom dey demonstrated a knack for mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon, but showtime's uninspired send-up of tv cop show cliches mostly leaves him shooting blanks.",1,positive
this junk,0,negative
a nice little story,1,positive
skip this turd and pick your nose instead because you 're sure to get more out of the latter experience.,0,negative
frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy,0,negative
a bittersweet contemporary comedy,0,negative
the comic effects of jealousy,1,positive
the powerful success,1,positive
very sincere,1,positive
"lack contrast, are murky",0,negative
just die already,0,negative
superficial midlife crisis,0,negative
as delightful,1,positive
that it's inauthentic at its core and that its story just is n't worth telling,0,negative
"looks great, has solid acting and a neat premise.",1,positive
the movie's success,1,positive
monsoon wedding,1,positive
", davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart, smart breath of fresh air",1,positive
girl entry,1,positive
fathom,0,negative
"kids five and up will be delighted with the fast, funny, and even touching story.",1,positive
a mediocre movie trying to get out,0,negative
as if it were an obligation,0,negative
"creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in, 15 years old --",1,positive
we never really get inside of them.,0,negative
is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens,1,positive
succeeded only in making me groggy.,1,positive
"you 'll forget about it by monday, though, and if they 're old enough to have developed some taste, so will your kids.",0,negative
"under-inspired, overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name",0,negative
with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
in such a gloriously goofy way,1,positive
are really surprising,1,positive
an addictive guilty pleasure,1,positive
upper teens may get cynical.,0,negative
is never especially clever and often is rather pretentious.,0,negative
"deserves, at the very least, a big box of consolation candy",0,negative
a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department,1,positive
pretentious types who want to appear avant-garde,0,negative
little narrative momentum,0,negative
cold porridge with only the odd enjoyably chewy lump,0,negative
"the film fearlessly gets under the skin of the people involved ... this makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture.",1,positive
into one good one,1,positive
sometimes funny,1,positive
of relentlessly nasty situations,0,negative
real characters,1,positive
deserves a look,1,positive
an extraordinary,1,positive
"that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
it makes me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens,0,negative
drag audience enthusiasm,0,negative
obscenely,0,negative
a dime in the tries-so-hard-to-be-cool `` clockstoppers,0,negative
achieves the near-impossible,1,positive
has not a trace of humanity or empathy,0,negative
"stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
more balanced or fair portrayal,1,positive
"from its ripe recipe, inspiring ingredients,",1,positive
"it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling, incongruous, `` wait a second, did i miss something?''",0,negative
far less enjoyable,0,negative
"beautifully crafted and brutally honest, promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people.",1,positive
imax sound system,1,positive
this date-night diversion,0,negative
"- style cross-country adventure ... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack.",1,positive
can not be revived.,0,negative
artificial suspense,0,negative
"is the score, as in the songs translate well to film",1,positive
"a lot to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character, especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix's",0,negative
nothing about crime,0,negative
it can comfortably hold,1,positive
"has a tired, talky feel",0,negative
relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
piercingly affecting,1,positive
hits and generally sustains a higher plateau with bullock's memorable first interrogation of gosling.,1,positive
is so often less than the sum of its parts in today's hollywood,0,negative
"an historical episode that, in the simple telling, proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting",1,positive
about one of cinema's directorial giants,1,positive
told with an appropriate minimum of means.,1,positive
warm.,1,positive
"set in a remote african empire before cell phones, guns, and the internal combustion engine",1,positive
the good fight,1,positive
the audience award,1,positive
"is an exercise in chilling style, and twohy films the sub, inside and out,",1,positive
grim future,0,negative
"an mtv, sugar hysteria, and",0,negative
", remarkably unpretentious",1,positive
it's too long and unfocused.,0,negative
most virtuous,1,positive
for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem,1,positive
drop everything and run to ichi,1,positive
can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour's worth of actual material,0,negative
"ultimately, sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness.",0,negative
"to a new scene, which also appears to be the end",0,negative
stages his gags,0,negative
"viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure.",1,positive
"this rich, bittersweet israeli documentary, about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family",1,positive
'm guessing the director is a magician.,1,positive
old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion,1,positive
must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame.,0,negative
to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor,1,positive
balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy,0,negative
it should be poignant,1,positive
"infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart.",1,positive
crossroads comes up shorter than britney's cutoffs.,0,negative
an endless trailer,0,negative
"turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused, excruciatingly tedious cinema",0,negative
"it's a long way from orwell's dark, intelligent warning cry ( 1984 ) to the empty stud knockabout of equilibrium,",0,negative
"the growing, moldering pile",0,negative
"the title, many can aspire but none can equal",0,negative
salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
", from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach, s.c., to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner",1,positive
re-imagining of beauty and,1,positive
"the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
", and intelligence",1,positive
it's not as awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe ... but it's far from a groundbreaking endeavor.,0,negative
a well-put-together piece of urban satire.,1,positive
highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it.,1,positive
"has n't developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else.",0,negative
sugar-coated rocky,0,negative
the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude.,0,negative
for laughs,1,positive
see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale's tale,1,positive
in freshening the play,1,positive
it's great cinematic polemic,1,positive
more contemptuous of the single female population,0,negative
a very capable nailbiter.,1,positive
"like a veteran head cutter, barbershop is tuned in to its community.",1,positive
dozens of bad guys,0,negative
the upbeat ending feels like a copout,0,negative
can tell almost immediately that welcome to collinwood is n't going to jell,0,negative
"is that the screen is most alive when it seems most likely that broomfield's interviewees, or even himself, will not be for much longer",1,positive
sick society,0,negative
the script is too mainstream and the psychology too textbook to intrigue,0,negative
histrionic,0,negative
's a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax,1,positive
"most haunting about `` fence '' is its conclusion, when we hear the ultimate fate of these girls and realize, much to our dismay, that this really did happen.",1,positive
the brutality,0,negative
those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart,0,negative
"that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography",0,negative
a painful lie,0,negative
just right,1,positive
in grand passion,1,positive
"as averse as i usually am to feel-good, follow-your-dream hollywood fantasies, this one got to me.",1,positive
a sure hand,1,positive
that is presented with great sympathy and intelligence,1,positive
purdy,1,positive
going to make his debut as a film director,1,positive
with enough action,1,positive
charming and evoking little ditty,1,positive
"does n't think much of its characters, its protagonist, or of us",0,negative
's kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
anachronistic quick edits and,1,positive
"the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad, and",0,negative
makes it attractive throughout,1,positive
intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur's professional injuries,1,positive
"rejects patent solutions to dramatize life's messiness from inside out, in all its strange quirks",1,positive
is never lethargic,1,positive
confuses its message,0,negative
predictably efficient piece,1,positive
expected there to be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show,0,negative
wedgie,0,negative
an incredibly narrow in-joke,0,negative
enjoy yourselves,1,positive
"with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties",1,positive
to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house,1,positive
"it is different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
", lushly photographed and beautifully recorded.",1,positive
"to build a feel-good fantasy around a vain dictator-madman is off-putting, to say the least, not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved.",0,negative
"a journey spanning nearly three decades of bittersweet camaraderie and history, in which we feel that we truly know what makes holly and marina tick,",1,positive
this much imagination,1,positive
brings an irresistible blend of warmth and humor and a consistent embracing humanity in the face of life's harshness,1,positive
of the acting breed,1,positive
does n't quite get there,0,negative
terminally bland,0,negative
's about issues most adults have to face in marriage,0,negative
than much of what's on saturday morning tv especially the pseudo-educational stuff we all ca n't stand,0,negative
"dramatic, funny and poignant",1,positive
divine monument,1,positive
as a durable part of the movie landscape,1,positive
peppered with false starts and,0,negative
accomplished,1,positive
knockaround,1,positive
rely on an ambiguous presentation,0,negative
's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own,1,positive
nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore,0,negative
he has a great cast and a great idea.,1,positive
"all the pieces fall together without much surprise, but little moments give it a boost.",1,positive
laughter and self-exploitation merge into jolly soft-porn 'em powerment,1,positive
life affirming and heartbreaking,1,positive
burn the negative and the script,0,negative
"to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",1,positive
so slick and,1,positive
"stupid, infantile, redundant, sloppy, over-the-top, and amateurish.",0,negative
"wrapped up in the characters, how they make their choices, and why",1,positive
the plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller ' has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong.,0,negative
"although it tries to be much more, it's really just another major league.",0,negative
"a social injustice, at least",0,negative
"if you love reading and/or poetry, then by all means check it out.",1,positive
"if the film fails to fulfill its own ambitious goals, it nonetheless sustains interest during the long build-up of expository material.",1,positive
"serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue, comedy, direction and especially charm",1,positive
to be something of a sitcom apparatus,0,negative
you could hate it for the same reason.,0,negative
"just a string of stale gags, with no good inside dope, and no particular bite.",0,negative
broken character study,0,negative
a creative urge,1,positive
muddled and,0,negative
killing time,0,negative
"a pretty funny movie, with most of the humor",1,positive
another entertaining,1,positive
"escape the heart of the boy when the right movie comes along, especially if it begins with the name of star wars",1,positive
his strongest performance,1,positive
a rock-solid gangster movie with a fair amount,1,positive
"more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable",0,negative
"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness, and because of that, his film crackles",1,positive
", intelligent, and humanly funny film.",1,positive
class resentment,0,negative
"'s a clear-eyed portrait of an intensely lived time, filled with nervous energy, moral ambiguity and great uncertainties.",1,positive
"as the dominant christine, sylvie testud is icily brilliant.",1,positive
"is leguizamo's best movie work so far, a subtle and richly internalized performance.",1,positive
witty and,1,positive
refreshingly,1,positive
guilty of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this : it's not scary in the slightest.,0,negative
both exuberantly,1,positive
a delicate ambiguity,1,positive
an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale,1,positive
it's a rock-solid little genre picture,1,positive
what saves this deeply affecting film from being merely a collection of wrenching cases is corcuera's attention to detail.,1,positive
"that come by once in a while with flawless amounts of acting, direction, story and pace",1,positive
make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not,0,negative
"'s barely shocking, barely interesting and most of all, barely anything",0,negative
spicy footnote,1,positive
astonishingly vivid,1,positive
"particular, anciently demanding métier",0,negative
sticky and unsatisfied,0,negative
whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone,1,positive
", worse",0,negative
the rollicking dark humor,1,positive
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france :,1,positive
every bit as fascinating,1,positive
"of an engaging storyline, which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues",1,positive
", not to mention mysterious, sensual, emotionally intense, and replete with virtuoso throat-singing.",1,positive
all ages -- a movie that will make you laugh,1,positive
"it's both degrading and strangely liberating to see people working so hard at leading lives of sexy intrigue, only to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen.",1,positive
"has never made a more sheerly beautiful film than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love, history, memory, resistance and artistic transcendence",1,positive
flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
effecting change,1,positive
rich visual clarity and deeply,1,positive
have an honesty and dignity that breaks your heart.,1,positive
"indeed, the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions.",1,positive
", why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free?",0,negative
no clue,0,negative
"the movie turns out to be ( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality, ' in all its fusty squareness.",0,negative
a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone,0,negative
little visible talent and no energy,0,negative
runs through balzac and the little chinese seamstress that transforms this story about love and culture into a cinematic poem,1,positive
action laudable,1,positive
"if only it were, well, funnier.",0,negative
"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson",0,negative
moving and stark,1,positive
is certainly easy to watch,1,positive
exceptionally good idea,1,positive
'' is a big time stinker.,0,negative
an impressive achievement,1,positive
thumbs down.,0,negative
seasonal holiday kids,1,positive
teasing,0,negative
fun with the quirks of family life,1,positive
such self-amused trash,0,negative
mixed-up,1,positive
"succeeds with its dark, delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them",1,positive
this chiaroscuro of madness and light,1,positive
a wonderful subject for the camera,1,positive
of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick,0,negative
foul up shum's good intentions.,0,negative
doltish and,0,negative
"directed, barely",0,negative
an unabashedly romantic picture of a nation whose songs spring directly from the lives of the people,1,positive
"like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances '",1,positive
berry's saucy,1,positive
makes the silly original cartoon seem smart and well-crafted in comparison,1,positive
can be safely recommended as a video/dvd babysitter.,1,positive
"an achingly enthralling premise, the film",1,positive
"i 've never seen or heard anything quite like this film, and",1,positive
lowered your entertainment standards,0,negative
imagination,1,positive
can feel the love,1,positive
good action,1,positive
barf,0,negative
much like its easily dismissive,0,negative
too many characters saying too many clever things and,0,negative
"this odd, poetic road movie, spiked by jolts of pop music",1,positive
well told.,1,positive
jfk conspiracy nuts,0,negative
family togetherness,1,positive
the things this movie tries to get the audience to buy just wo n't fly with most intelligent viewers.,0,negative
the idiocy of its last frames,0,negative
is n't as sharp as the original,0,negative
an uneasy mix,0,negative
a convincing brogue,1,positive
"a touching, sophisticated film",1,positive
give committed performances,1,positive
poetry,1,positive
hits all the verbal marks it should,1,positive
an engrossing iranian film about two itinerant teachers and some lost and desolate people they encounter in a place where war has savaged the lives and liberties of the poor and the dispossessed.,1,positive
no means a slam-dunk and,0,negative
a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell.,0,negative
ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company's astonishing growth.,1,positive
"with a lighthearted glow, some impudent snickers, and a glorious dose of humankind's liberating ability",1,positive
conceit,0,negative
stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music,1,positive
a testament to the film's considerable charm,1,positive
brutally labored and unfunny hokum,0,negative
a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' : everyone has shown up at the appointed time and place,0,negative
"with humor, warmth, and intelligence, captures a life interestingly lived",1,positive
"though it runs 163 minutes, safe conduct is anything but languorous.",1,positive
to like any of these despicable characters,0,negative
"touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy",1,positive
so true and heartbreaking,1,positive
son of the bride becomes an exercise in trying to predict when a preordained `` big moment '' will occur and not `` if.'',0,negative
a well-crafted film that is all the more remarkable because it achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity.,1,positive
", accessible to a chosen few, standoffish to everyone else, and smugly suggests a superior moral tone is more important than filmmaking skill",0,negative
's fairly lame,0,negative
wildly popular,1,positive
being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something,1,positive
the stars,1,positive
author's,0,negative
"much colorful eye candy, including the spectacle of gere in his dancing shoes",1,positive
suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length.,0,negative
its lavish formalism,1,positive
visual virtuosity,1,positive
the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
is the director's talent.,1,positive
thanks largely,1,positive
"is a cinematic car wreck, a catastrophic collision of tastelessness and gall that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride.",1,positive
that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days,0,negative
his subject justice,1,positive
her inventive director,1,positive
a few nice twists in a standard plot and,1,positive
humanistic,1,positive
"with morph, a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around",1,positive
to be a boy truly in love with a girl,1,positive
"comes along that is so insanely stupid, so awful in so many ways that watching it leaves you giddy",0,negative
as pretty contagious fun,1,positive
guilt,0,negative
in its lack of poetic frissons,0,negative
"unfolds in a low-key, organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow",1,positive
plays like a series of vignettes -- clips of a film that are still looking for a common through-line.,0,negative
foster breathes life into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill.,1,positive
loses himself to the film's circular structure,0,negative
with wit it plays like a reading from bartlett's familiar quotations,1,positive
unfocused,0,negative
an auspicious feature debut,1,positive
a mediocre collection of cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
this stylish film,1,positive
an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
"a historically significant, and personal, episode",1,positive
are committed,1,positive
reward,1,positive
"developed characters so much as caricatures, one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else",0,negative
with mcconaughey in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids,0,negative
fanciful,1,positive
"an unflinching,",1,positive
"is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games, of no erotic or sensuous charge",0,negative
sensitive story,1,positive
bleak,0,negative
"other words, about as bad a film",0,negative
a true star,1,positive
's hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread.,0,negative
the integrity and vision,1,positive
philosophical void,0,negative
actually makes the heart soar,1,positive
"normally, rohmer's talky films fascinate me, but when he moves his setting to the past, and relies on a historical text, he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable",0,negative
talky,1,positive
like an extreme action-packed film with a hint of humor,1,positive
's only in fairy tales,0,negative
vivid personality,1,positive
more sophisticated and literate than such pictures usually are ... an amusing little catch.,1,positive
a true pleasure.,1,positive
"touching, raucously amusing",1,positive
the worst films of the summer,0,negative
"pat, fairy-tale conclusion",1,positive
"a grating, emaciated flick.",0,negative
the picture's fascinating byways are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed.,1,positive
simply ca n't recommend it enough.,1,positive
buried at the heart of his story,1,positive
that sometimes the dreams of youth should remain just that,0,negative
'' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home,1,positive
but oddly compelling,1,positive
sophisticated and unsentimental treatment,1,positive
portrays their cartoon counterparts well,1,positive
"... a solid, unassuming drama.",1,positive
standard formula,0,negative
"'s as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something",0,negative
to have been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
second-rate,0,negative
"a little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, monsoon wedding",0,negative
of the great films about movie love,1,positive
pale,0,negative
an inelegant combination,0,negative
harrowing account,1,positive
"the movie is amateurish,",0,negative
to the awfulness of the movie,0,negative
"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out, so he just slopped ` em together here",0,negative
sappy dialogue,0,negative
's probably worth catching solely on its visual merits,1,positive
his surprising discovery of love and humility,1,positive
such an engrossing story,1,positive
have been any easier to sit through than this hastily dubbed disaster,0,negative
flatter it,1,positive
triple x marks the spot.,1,positive
put on an intoxicating show,1,positive
one's appetite for the bollywood films,1,positive
a domestic melodrama with weak dialogue and biopic,0,negative
most offensive thing,0,negative
... gets vivid performances from her cast and pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences.,1,positive
"the film's lack of personality permeates all its aspects -- from the tv movie-esque, affected child acting to the dullest irish pub scenes ever filmed.",0,negative
is by far the worst movie of the year.,0,negative
repellantly out of control,0,negative
go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans,0,negative
tremble without losing his machismo,1,positive
"by a cast that seems to include every top-notch british actor who did not appear in gosford park ( as well as one, ms. mirren, who did )",1,positive
"be depressing, as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance",0,negative
"return to never land may be another shameless attempt by disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families, but",0,negative
skip it,0,negative
", big trouble could be considered a funny little film.",1,positive
undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation,1,positive
are uniformly good.,1,positive
"becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are.",1,positive
"to find that real natural, even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish",1,positive
steers refreshingly clear,1,positive
in the film's verbal pokes,1,positive
tics,0,negative
be sorry,0,negative
defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks,0,negative
an overexposed waste,0,negative
a satisfying evening,1,positive
"'s not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter",0,negative
that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life,1,positive
"a sweet, charming tale of intergalactic friendship",1,positive
unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory.,0,negative
curse,0,negative
"completely contradicts everything kieslowski's work aspired to, including the condition of art",0,negative
haphazard theatrical release,0,negative
", the film unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller, until the tragedy beneath it all gradually reveals itself.",1,positive
"garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple, and even though their story is predictable, you 'll want things to work out",1,positive
the junk-calorie suspense tropes,0,negative
transcend its genre,1,positive
entertainment that parents love to have their kids,1,positive
mr. soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious.,0,negative
", we never really get inside of them.",0,negative
seems so real,1,positive
"reign of fire is hardly the most original fantasy film ever made -- beyond road warrior, it owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama",1,positive
a fresh and absorbing look,1,positive
of jaglom's own profession,0,negative
it makes up for with its heart.,1,positive
it's easy to love robin tunney -- she's pretty and she can act --,1,positive
miss congeniality,1,positive
it's at least watchable,0,negative
'll end up moved,1,positive
"fits into a classic genre, in its script and execution",1,positive
"in his latest effort, storytelling, solondz has finally made a movie that is n't just offensive -- it also happens to be good",1,positive
shrek,1,positive
"more confused,",0,negative
insufficiently,0,negative
goldmember has none of the visual wit of the previous pictures,0,negative
wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago,0,negative
the perkiness,1,positive
it will be well worth your time.,1,positive
"immensely ambitious, different than anything that's been done before and amazingly successful",1,positive
the wounds of the tortured and self-conscious material,0,negative
"enlightening, insightful and entertaining",1,positive
like every other tale of a totalitarian tomorrow,0,negative
please the eye,1,positive
a complex story,1,positive
"awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
"escapes the precious trappings of most romantic comedies, infusing into the story very real, complicated emotions",1,positive
disservice,0,negative
"'s too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span",0,negative
celluloid garbage,0,negative
nothing wrong with performances here,1,positive
strong finish,1,positive
soderbergh is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way.,1,positive
delightfully against the grain,1,positive
insultingly,0,negative
", the writing is indifferent, and jordan brady's direction is prosaic.",0,negative
i love the robust middle of this picture.,1,positive
disappointingly thin,0,negative
"bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
"other, better crime movies",0,negative
"we ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie.",0,negative
genuinely moving and wisely unsentimental,1,positive
capture the chaos of france in the 1790's,1,positive
it is one in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels,0,negative
"can honestly describe as looking, sounding and simply feeling like no other film in recent history",1,positive
affection,1,positive
from the people laughing in the crowd,1,positive
"a retread story, bad writing, and the same old silliness",0,negative
"the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes",1,positive
frank capra played this story straight.,1,positive
"boldly stroked, luridly colored, uni-dimensional nonsense machine that strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain.",0,negative
then becomes unwatchable,0,negative
immersive,1,positive
about discovering your destination in life,1,positive
slow scenes,0,negative
how bad his movie is,0,negative
"has rewards, from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes.",1,positive
"it might be ` easier ' to watch on video at home, but that should n't stop die-hard french film connoisseurs from going out and enjoying the big-screen experience.",1,positive
delectable,1,positive
"so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac, we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament",0,negative
gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut,1,positive
"a paunchy midsection,",0,negative
"` yes, that's right : it's forrest gump, angel of death.'",1,positive
of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
"an uncomfortable experience,",0,negative
almost unbearably morbid,0,negative
may really need the company of others,0,negative
"a vivid, sometimes surreal,",1,positive
grabs you in the dark and shakes you vigorously for its duration,1,positive
best story,1,positive
the viewer wide-awake all the way through,1,positive
"needed sweeping, dramatic, hollywood moments to keep us",0,negative
"'ll forget about it by monday, though",0,negative
"a third-person story now, told by hollywood, and much more ordinary for it",0,negative
's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue.,0,negative
made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half,0,negative
beginning with the minor omission of a screenplay,0,negative
is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema,1,positive
a perfectly rendered period piece,1,positive
"the film is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil.",0,negative
i loved this film.,1,positive
is funny,1,positive
to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic,0,negative
the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense,0,negative
soulless techno-tripe.,0,negative
in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused.,0,negative
the magnificent swooping aerial shots,1,positive
"it's not particularly well made, but",0,negative
is never especially clever and often,0,negative
for the whole family,1,positive
"halfway through the movie, the humor dwindles.",0,negative
"to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and, as it turns out, more fragile -- than happiness",1,positive
a genuine dramatic impact,1,positive
deeply felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world.,1,positive
'll see a better thriller this year,0,negative
villains,0,negative
to the concession stand and/or restroom,0,negative
's appealingly manic and energetic.,1,positive
wit and warmth than should be expected from any movie with a `` 2 '' at the end of its title.,1,positive
rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year,1,positive
a psychological mystery,1,positive
to modernize it with encomia to diversity and tolerance,0,negative
"loud, chaotic and",0,negative
the worst movie i 've seen this summer,0,negative
hopkins,1,positive
is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience,0,negative
staged violence overshadows everything,0,negative
with a sweet,1,positive
the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material.,0,negative
illustrates,1,positive
fully developed story,1,positive
is too impressed with its own solemn insights,0,negative
subtlest works,1,positive
a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies,1,positive
butterfingered,0,negative
's never a dull moment in the giant spider invasion comic chiller,1,positive
their noble endeavor,1,positive
randall wallace,1,positive
of the most curiously depressing,0,negative
"the film's highlight is definitely its screenplay, both for the rhapsodic dialogue that jumps off the page, and for the memorable character creations.",1,positive
"a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion, if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why",1,positive
and mainly unfunny,0,negative
"the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure,",1,positive
it manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy.,1,positive
when she should be building suspense,0,negative
confidence,1,positive
pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
", possession is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it.",1,positive
in boredom,0,negative
the movie makes two hours feel like four.,0,negative
"a genre that has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches, and yet remains uniquely itself, vibrant with originality",1,positive
delete key,0,negative
"this toothless dog, already on cable, loses all bite on the big screen.",0,negative
never loses its ability to shock and amaze.,1,positive
of the insurance actuary,1,positive
is a whole lot of nada.,0,negative
the fantastic,1,positive
on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences,1,positive
"the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones,",1,positive
always hilarious meara,1,positive
is extraordinary.,1,positive
"a comedy that is warm, inviting, and surprising.",1,positive
tie together beautifully,1,positive
", rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings",1,positive
makes sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role,0,negative
clunky tv-movie,0,negative
"return to a sane regimen of eating, sleeping and stress-reducing contemplation",1,positive
believable performances,1,positive
fall together without much surprise,0,negative
would 've worked a lot better had it been a short film.,0,negative
boomers and their kids will have a barrie good time.,1,positive
what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining,1,positive
sad,0,negative
assurance worthy,1,positive
provides the kind of ` laugh therapy ' i need from movie comedies,1,positive
for dance completists only.,0,negative
mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings,0,negative
it may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season.,1,positive
disquieting and thought-provoking film,1,positive
nothing more than a stifling morality tale dressed up in peekaboo clothing.,0,negative
the best movies of the year,1,positive
gorgeous to look at but,1,positive
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush.,0,negative
", entertaining thriller",1,positive
rowdy participants,1,positive
are canny and spiced with irony.,1,positive
an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense,0,negative
with nothing original in the way of slapstick sequences,0,negative
with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
enticing and often funny documentary.,1,positive
asian neo-realist treasure.,1,positive
had much science,1,positive
to plant smile-button faces on that segment of the populace that made a walk to remember a niche hit,1,positive
a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length,0,negative
symbolic characters,1,positive
is ) so stoked to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
having to inhale this gutter romancer's secondhand material,0,negative
", despite many talky, slow scenes",0,negative
", it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun",1,positive
steal,0,negative
this bad on purpose,0,negative
drunken driver,0,negative
you enough to feel good about,1,positive
wreaked,0,negative
long and tedious,0,negative
"proves absolutely that really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages",1,positive
has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half.',0,negative
are simply dazzling,1,positive
incoherence,0,negative
"artfully restrained in others, 65-year-old jack nicholson",1,positive
sex with strangers is fascinating ...,1,positive
songbird britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel.,0,negative
dismal,0,negative
just as much intelligence,1,positive
"sheridan had a wonderful account to work from, but, curiously, he waters it down, turning grit and vulnerability into light reading.",0,negative
contriving a climactic hero's death for the beloved-major,0,negative
an intoxicating experience.,1,positive
of the two bewitched adolescents,0,negative
wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of ganesh's rise up the social ladder.,0,negative
"hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is, at bottom, a sophisticated flower child's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power",1,positive
"fun, with an undeniable energy",1,positive
complexity,1,positive
so sloppily written and,0,negative
could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format?,1,positive
"the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",1,positive
is a must,1,positive
krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
"most importantly,",1,positive
"those responsible did n't cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash, and send it to its proper home",0,negative
random glass-shattering,0,negative
"a showcase for both the scenic splendor of the mountains and for legendary actor michel serrault, the film is less successful on other levels.",1,positive
does n't deserve a passing grade ( even on a curve ),0,negative
put to sleep or bewildered by the artsy and often pointless visuals,0,negative
into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy,1,positive
the attempt to complicate the story,0,negative
"if you 've got a house full of tots -- do n't worry, this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then.",0,negative
"'s a smart, solid, kinetically-charged spy flick worthy of a couple hours of summertime and a bucket of popcorn.",1,positive
an erotic thriller that,1,positive
to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss,0,negative
appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
a humanistic message,1,positive
this angst-ridden territory was covered earlier and much better in ordinary people.,0,negative
"thoughtful, visually graceful",1,positive
reign,1,positive
rough,0,negative
nurtured his metaphors,0,negative
once in a while a film,1,positive
from firing on all cylinders,1,positive
"watching this film, what we feel is n't mainly suspense or excitement.",0,negative
new treasure,1,positive
is a fudged opportunity of gigantic proportions -- a lunar mission with no signs of life.,0,negative
eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider.,0,negative
jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time,0,negative
"as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy, clean-cut dahmer ( jeremy renner ) and fiendish acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge.",0,negative
at-a-frat-party school of screenwriting,0,negative
"whether this is art imitating life or life imitating art, it's an unhappy situation all around.",0,negative
pale script,0,negative
in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance,0,negative
their charisma,1,positive
but none of which amounts to much of a story,0,negative
"'s ) quite a bit of heart, as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin.",1,positive
a soufflé gone wrong,0,negative
with actorish notations on the margin of acting,0,negative
finds his inspiration,1,positive
helped,1,positive
a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode,0,negative
a sharp script and strong performances,1,positive
about thoroughly vacuous people,0,negative
"does spider-man deliver, but i suspect it might deliver again and again.",1,positive
"win you over, in a big way",1,positive
bore,0,negative
accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel.,0,negative
"'s just tediously bad,",0,negative
rest contentedly with the knowledge that he's made at least one damn fine horror movie,1,positive
is the best star trek movie in a long time.,1,positive
purpose,1,positive
toward the end sum of all fears morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick.,0,negative
sci-fi generic,0,negative
a subtle and richly internalized performance,1,positive
's moving,1,positive
deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this,0,negative
oddly compelling.,1,positive
a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story.,0,negative
like the chilled breath of oral storytelling frozen onto film,1,positive
"'s a heavy stench of ` been there, done that ' hanging over the film",0,negative
"have been saved if the director, tom dey, had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and, for that matter, shrek )",0,negative
"a movie so sloppy, so uneven, so damn unpleasant that i ca n't believe any viewer, young or old,",0,negative
of the stand-up comic,1,positive
"is almost entirely witless and inane, carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh",0,negative
"a pointed, often tender, examination",1,positive
( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ),1,positive
discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
"a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that",0,negative
this loser,0,negative
impressive and highly entertaining,1,positive
completely enlightening,1,positive
"gooding is the energetic frontman,",1,positive
's far from a frothy piece,1,positive
muted,0,negative
all the hearts it won -- and wins still,1,positive
jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod,1,positive
a more annoying,0,negative
highlander,1,positive
is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories,0,negative
( rises ) above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism.,1,positive
a wide summer audience,1,positive
oscar caliber cast,1,positive
one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater,1,positive
's splash without the jokes,0,negative
the extensive use of stock footage,0,negative
"a somewhat backhanded compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
most colorful and controversial artists,1,positive
"everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and",1,positive
"be captivated, as i was, by its moods, and by its subtly transformed star, and still",1,positive
"all awkward,",0,negative
you 're on the edge of your seat,1,positive
"watch, giggle and get",1,positive
the way home,1,positive
"adorably ditsy but heartfelt performances,",1,positive
"it's painful to watch witherspoon's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination, i mean, alabama.'",0,negative
broomfield has compelling new material,1,positive
", unsubtle and hollywood-predictable",0,negative
"broomfield is energized by volletta wallace's maternal fury, her fearlessness,",1,positive
the first place,1,positive
to be influenced chiefly by humanity's greatest shame,0,negative
", collateral damage paints an absurdly simplistic picture.",0,negative
"from the opening strains of the average white band's `` pick up the pieces '', you can feel the love.",1,positive
"could use a little more humanity,",0,negative
"warm, inviting, and",1,positive
brand name,1,positive
"the color sense of stuart little 2 is its most immediate and most obvious pleasure, but it would count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is",1,positive
i did n't smile.,0,negative
", is repellantly out of control.",0,negative
"find that it goes by quickly, because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year, including those intended for adults",1,positive
the wild thornberrys movie,1,positive
"it's not going to be everyone's bag of popcorn,",0,negative
"these ambitions, laudable in themselves",1,positive
best-known creation,1,positive
increasingly amused irony,1,positive
"beautiful,",1,positive
is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish,1,positive
"of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
somewhat clumsy,0,negative
unremittingly ugly movie,0,negative
lost their movie mojo,0,negative
translate well to film,1,positive
scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away,1,positive
me grinning,1,positive
pack your knitting needles,0,negative
"is more fully an example of the kind of lush, all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes",1,positive
ably balances real-time rhythms with propulsive incident.,1,positive
"a sharp and quick documentary that is funny and pithy, while illuminating an era of theatrical comedy that, while past,",1,positive
be much funnier than anything,1,positive
"when it's not wallowing in hormonal melodrama, `` real women have curves '' is a sweet, honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama about a young woman who wants many things in life, but fears she 'll become her mother before she gets to fulfill her dreams.",1,positive
is a pleasant enough dish,1,positive
the new insomnia,1,positive
lacked any,0,negative
ignored it,0,negative
sick and twisted,0,negative
is visually smart,1,positive
real visual charge to the filmmaking,1,positive
reign of fire has the disadvantage of also looking cheap.,0,negative
"revigorates the mind to see a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
"produced in recent memory, even if it's far tamer than advertised",1,positive
`` abandon '',0,negative
why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie,0,negative
oo many of these gross out scenes,0,negative
have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament.,1,positive
the best film,1,positive
high-octane jolts,1,positive
processed comedy,0,negative
"sexy, funny and touching",1,positive
a stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it,0,negative
an asian landscape painting,1,positive
is more of an ordeal than an amusement,0,negative
impresses,1,positive
are strong,1,positive
is mostly a bore,0,negative
is just as obvious as telling a country skunk,0,negative
excellent cast,1,positive
the right film,1,positive
buy is an accomplished actress,1,positive
"... blade ii is still top-heavy with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves.",0,negative
"of deadpan cool, wry humor and just the measure",1,positive
personal tragedy,0,negative
chilling,1,positive
"broomfield has compelling new material but he does n't unveil it until the end, after endless scenes of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car",0,negative
"the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth",1,positive
if ever a concept came handed down from the movie gods on a silver platter,1,positive
offers just enough insight to keep it from being simpleminded,1,positive
least accessible,0,negative
"when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives, hard-driving narcissism is a given, but what a world we 'd live in if argento's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve.",1,positive
believe that people have lost the ability to think and,0,negative
"devotees of star trek ii : the wrath of khan will feel a nagging sense of deja vu,",0,negative
a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured,1,positive
good-looking but,1,positive
visually,1,positive
can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby,0,negative
disdain,0,negative
narrative and ( too ) short,0,negative
` how can you charge money for this?',0,negative
a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner,0,negative
both hugely entertaining and uplifting,1,positive
create some episodes that rival vintage looney tunes for the most creative mayhem in a brief amount of time.,1,positive
loathe,0,negative
grating and tedious.,0,negative
keep the movie from ever reaching the comic heights it obviously desired,0,negative
with sean penn's monotone narration,0,negative
after next spreads them pretty thin,1,positive
", walt becker's film pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons.",1,positive
a satisfying summer blockbuster and worth a look,1,positive
"a crummy, wannabe-hip crime comedy",0,negative
"begins with promise, but runs",0,negative
"incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music",0,negative
the heat of the moment,1,positive
professional,1,positive
as they do in this marvelous film,1,positive
that we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at,0,negative
"anemic, pretentious",0,negative
may be as history,1,positive
is merely a charmless witch.,0,negative
"to guide a loose, poorly structured film through the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy",0,negative
the classics,1,positive
"miller tells this very compelling tale with little fuss or noise, expertly plucking tension from quiet.",1,positive
funny in the middle,1,positive
"even with all its botches, enigma offers all the pleasure of a handsome and well-made entertainment.",1,positive
is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it,1,positive
's not a great monster movie,0,negative
"for decades we 've marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows in a hand-drawn animated world.",1,positive
that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience,1,positive
liberating,1,positive
byler reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth.,1,positive
characterizations to be mildly amusing,1,positive
great fun both for sports aficionados and for ordinary louts whose idea of exercise is climbing the steps of a stadium-seat megaplex,1,positive
is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film,0,negative
"one feels the dimming of a certain ambition, but in its place a sweetness, clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism.",1,positive
grandiosity,1,positive
is a real charmer,1,positive
"seen in that light, moonlight mile should strike a nerve in many.",1,positive
showing off,0,negative
and surehanded direction,1,positive
very capable,1,positive
one decent performance from the cast and,1,positive
it can do even more damage,0,negative
's the worst movie i 've seen this summer,0,negative
visual treat,1,positive
a coherent whole,1,positive
for true fans,1,positive
is put in an impossible spot because his character's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario,0,negative
gay porn film,0,negative
sameness,0,negative
thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story,0,negative
vaguely silly overkill,0,negative
comedy death,0,negative
eroti-comedy,0,negative
harsh reality,0,negative
the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.,1,positive
it's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo's ) best work.,0,negative
seems to have in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested.,0,negative
a class by itself,1,positive
its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ),0,negative
bad sign,0,negative
holds you in rapt attention from,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
by a talented director,1,positive
felt with a sardonic jolt,0,negative
funny for grown-ups as for rugrats,1,positive
"emotionally accessible, almost mystical work",1,positive
like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema,0,negative
so intimate and,1,positive
"mass drug-induced bowel evacuations, and none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits.",0,negative
a love story and,1,positive
the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
"could use a little more humanity, but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals.",1,positive
is hilarious,1,positive
the problem with antwone fisher,1,positive
", nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick",1,positive
could have given audiences the time of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation,1,positive
stuffed to the brim with ideas,1,positive
"introducing an intriguing and alluring premise, only to fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter",0,negative
fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera,1,positive
squanders as much as it gives out,0,negative
butterflies that die,0,negative
the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
"i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy, ' but real women have curves truly is life affirming",1,positive
... belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn.,1,positive
of a mishmash,0,negative
"the redeeming feature of chan's films has always been the action, but the stunts in the tuxedo seem tired and, what's worse, routine.",0,negative
"creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict, inextricably entwined through family history,",1,positive
scarily funny,1,positive
"a true study,",1,positive
"miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning,",1,positive
a useless movie,0,negative
the tone for a summer of good stuff,1,positive
confusion and pain,0,negative
movies like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation.,0,negative
guilt-free trip,1,positive
starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it --,1,positive
are simply too bland to be interesting.,0,negative
", the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.",0,negative
has an eye for the ways people of different ethnicities talk to and about others outside the group.,1,positive
of academic skullduggery and politics,0,negative
"supposedly, pokemon ca n't be killed, but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over.",0,negative
than enchanting ... terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating,0,negative
ca n't really be called animation,0,negative
without oppressive,1,positive
you ca n't miss it.,1,positive
with the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
'll love it and probably want to see it twice.,1,positive
"well, i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop",0,negative
"sensual,",1,positive
"with the fast, funny, and even touching story",1,positive
silly and tedious,0,negative
"that is n't this painfully forced, false and fabricated",0,negative
"makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer, which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking",1,positive
looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
"the compassion, good-natured humor",1,positive
"of a mixed bag, with enough negatives",0,negative
material this rich it does n't need it,1,positive
thoughtful what-if,1,positive
"adults, other than the parents ...",1,positive
"around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
around this movie directionless,0,negative
solid storytelling.,1,positive
by weaving a theme throughout this funny film,1,positive
"franco is an excellent choice for the walled-off but combustible hustler, but",1,positive
's something vital about the movie.,1,positive
"given passionate, if somewhat flawed, treatment",1,positive
"makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob )",1,positive
ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you,1,positive
"an ambitious movie that, like shiner's organizing of the big fight, pulls off enough of its effects to make up for the ones that do n't come off",1,positive
"eloquent, reflective and beautifully",1,positive
good intentions,1,positive
a bittersweet drama,1,positive
a mesmerizing performance,1,positive
"it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
with an appropriate minimum of means,1,positive
the film is well-crafted,1,positive
done excellent work,1,positive
runs out of steam after a half hour.,0,negative
sometimes almost senseless,0,negative
educates viewers,1,positive
choke,0,negative
something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation,1,positive
is utterly fearless as the tortured husband,1,positive
"hip, contemporary, in-jokey one",1,positive
of belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
barely register,0,negative
is delivered with such conviction that it's hard not to be carried away,1,positive
deeply meditative,1,positive
"have ever seen, constantly pulling the rug from underneath us, seeing things from new sides, plunging deeper, getting more intense.",1,positive
"soon proves preposterous, the acting is robotically italicized,",0,negative
estela bravo's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro,1,positive
a ` girls gone wild ' video,0,negative
's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
hilarious kenneth branagh,1,positive
madonna's cameo does n't suck!,1,positive
"tells a moldy-oldie, not-nearly - as-nasty - as-it - thinks-it-is joke",0,negative
beating the austin powers films,1,positive
"the determination of pinochet's victims to seek justice, and their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director patricio guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop",1,positive
tiresome love triangles,0,negative
it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...,1,positive
told with sharp ears and eyes,1,positive
gesturing,1,positive
continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio.,1,positive
"it's not helpful to listen to extremist name-calling, regardless of whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter.",0,negative
a story worth caring about,1,positive
uncomfortable,0,negative
something poignant about an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
"captures, in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago,",1,positive
be as bored,0,negative
( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany,1,positive
biographical fantasia,1,positive
because of its epic scope,1,positive
"that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners, and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep",1,positive
not to mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved,0,negative
"look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch, that finally makes sex with strangers, which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
such a great one,1,positive
", you 're definitely convinced that these women are spectacular.",1,positive
and not in a good way,0,negative
a side dish no one ordered,0,negative
"with its subject matter in a tasteful, intelligent manner",1,positive
is to be cherished,1,positive
structured and well-realized,1,positive
about female friendship that men can embrace and women,1,positive
certainly hard to hate,1,positive
'll feel as the credits roll,1,positive
gorgeous and finely detailed,1,positive
zings along with vibrance and warmth,1,positive
", you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.",0,negative
", this sad, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film is among wiseman's warmest.",1,positive
as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball,0,negative
the distance,1,positive
without intent,1,positive
"an action/thriller of the finest kind, evoking memories of day of the jackal, the french connection, and heat.",1,positive
detention,0,negative
is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad,0,negative
"even as the hero of the story rediscovers his passion in life, the mood remains oddly detached.",0,negative
leaves something to be desired,0,negative
b-movie scum,0,negative
most generic,0,negative
"that is, more often then not, difficult and sad",0,negative
generous and,1,positive
is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen.,0,negative
"'s coherent, well shot, and",1,positive
"absurd plot twists,",0,negative
waters,0,negative
this stuck pig of a movie,0,negative
otherwise comic,1,positive
"( while the last metro ) was more melodramatic, confined to a single theater company and its strategies and deceptions, while tavernier is more concerned with the entire period of history.",1,positive
rejected x-files episode,0,negative
it can be a bit repetitive,0,negative
it suffers from the awkwardness that results from adhering to the messiness of true stories.,0,negative
looks as if it were made by a highly gifted 12-year-old instead of a grown man,0,negative
that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer,0,negative
is to frighten and disturb,0,negative
especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it,0,negative
"left a few crucial things out,",0,negative
sirk,1,positive
may well be the only one laughing at his own joke,0,negative
littered with celluloid garbage,0,negative
"flat-out amusing, sometimes endearing and often fabulous, with a solid cast, noteworthy characters,",1,positive
which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking,0,negative
the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry.,0,negative
a formula comedy,0,negative
", giggly little story",1,positive
the merits of fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
rotting,0,negative
glizty,1,positive
's as good as you remember,1,positive
is to see two academy award winning actresses ( and one academy award winning actor ) succumb to appearing in this junk that's tv sitcom material at best,0,negative
you ca n't wait to see end.,0,negative
brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie,0,negative
an irresistibly uncanny ambience,1,positive
your own mystery science theatre 3000 tribute,1,positive
reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others,1,positive
"like its parade of predecessors, this halloween is a gory slash-fest.",1,positive
"an enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we 've ever seen before, and yet completely familiar.",1,positive
everybody else is in the background,1,positive
enter,1,positive
"some of the characters die and others do n't, and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson, and, really, nobody in the viewing audience cares.",0,negative
stylish psychological thriller,1,positive
starts as a tart little lemon drop of a movie and,1,positive
moved to the edge of their seats,1,positive
is hard to conceive anyone else in their roles,1,positive
high production values,1,positive
particularly nightmarish,0,negative
gifted artists,1,positive
sacrificing the integrity of the opera,0,negative
ultimately very satisfying,1,positive
about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
of sharp writing,1,positive
"a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front",1,positive
"is rote spookiness, with nary an original idea ( or role, or edit, or score, or anything, really ) in sight",0,negative
the soullessness,0,negative
blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ),1,positive
carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders,1,positive
"schaeffer's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs, and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm",0,negative
"gets under the skin of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
", i suspect, would have a hard time sitting through this one.",0,negative
a strong first act,1,positive
and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
but they lack their idol's energy and passion for detail.,0,negative
the atmosphere of the crime expertly,1,positive
"director jay russell stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt's gentle, endearing 1975 children's novel.",0,negative
"the enjoyable undercover brother, a zany mix of saturday night live-style parody, '70s blaxploitation films and goofball action comedy gone wild",1,positive
nicely,1,positive
like a book report,0,negative
slog,0,negative
so intimate and sensual and funny,1,positive
"shrill, simple and soapy.",1,positive
real star,1,positive
dead,0,negative
an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame,1,positive
", discontent, and yearning",0,negative
despite the mild hallucinogenic buzz,0,negative
... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.,1,positive
an excruciating demonstration of the unsalvageability of a movie saddled with an amateurish screenplay,0,negative
many conclusive answers in the film,1,positive
is just too bad the film's story does not live up to its style.,0,negative
"a boring, pretentious muddle that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for --",0,negative
have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time.,0,negative
sustain interest,1,positive
auto focus feels so distant you might as well be watching it through a telescope.,0,negative
is a movie that understands characters must come first,1,positive
hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to,1,positive
creepiest conventions,0,negative
derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting,1,positive
"a family of five blind, crippled, amish people alive in this situation",0,negative
both sides of this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
is emerging in world cinema,1,positive
while it may not add up to the sum of its parts,0,negative
stupid and,0,negative
to the point of nausea,0,negative
not that funny,0,negative
", well,",1,positive
diva,1,positive
represents an engaging and intimate first feature,1,positive
"an uplifting, near-masterpiece",1,positive
mordantly funny,1,positive
a well-crafted film,1,positive
whip-smart,1,positive
characteristically engorged and sloppy,0,negative
jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
raunch,0,negative
"for the most part, the film does hold up pretty well.",1,positive
to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time,1,positive
cruelly funny,1,positive
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost.,0,negative
it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
of describing badness,0,negative
there's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that's part of what makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
funniness,1,positive
in your heart,1,positive
deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant.,1,positive
` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore,0,negative
it's usually a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them,0,negative
exercise in formula crash-and-bash action,0,negative
"otherwise appalling, and downright creepy,",0,negative
toilet,0,negative
", sorvino glides gracefully from male persona to female without missing a beat.",1,positive
standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth,0,negative
tendentious,0,negative
to be cherished,1,positive
"despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development, still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema",1,positive
"second, what's with all the shooting?",0,negative
stitched together from stock situations and characters,0,negative
's a reason why halftime is only fifteen minutes long.,0,negative
may be burns's strongest film since the brothers mcmullen,1,positive
perfect performance,1,positive
a james bond series for kids,1,positive
's got as potent a topic as ever here,1,positive
that it does afford,1,positive
"the only way to tolerate this insipid, brutally clueless film",0,negative
turbulent self-discovery,1,positive
"this is a very ambitious project for a fairly inexperienced filmmaker, but good actors, good poetry and good music help sustain it",1,positive
"but also intriguing and honorable,",1,positive
really need a remake of `` charade,1,positive
rashomon-for-dipsticks tale.,0,negative
as inept,0,negative
"unassuming, subordinate",0,negative
"a lovely film ... elegant, witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic ... hugely enjoyable in its own right though not really faithful to its source's complexity.",1,positive
an artist of 90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
hossein,1,positive
beautifully shot,1,positive
is wonderful,1,positive
sentimental ooze,0,negative
no explanation or even,0,negative
an irresistible blend of warmth and humor,1,positive
"with its leaden acting, dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises",0,negative
truly wonderful,1,positive
into some univac-like script machine,0,negative
"is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias, especially",1,positive
feel good,1,positive
an effective portrait of a life in stasis --,1,positive
only pain,0,negative
insulting,0,negative
how tedious,0,negative
"a zombie movie in every sense of the word -- mindless, lifeless, meandering, loud, painful, obnoxious.",0,negative
sufficient,1,positive
adrenaline boost,1,positive
"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",1,positive
gives a superb performance,1,positive
deny its seriousness and quality,0,negative
cold-hearted curmudgeon,0,negative
"like the hanks character, he's a slow study : the action is stilted and the tabloid energy embalmed.",0,negative
a particularly nightmarish fairytale,0,negative
something more beautiful than either of those films,1,positive
moving and stark reminder,1,positive
do n't really care too much about this love story.,0,negative
comedy and melodrama,1,positive
"by turns touching, raucously amusing, uncomfortable, and, yes, even sexy",1,positive
miscalculates badly,0,negative
numbing experience,0,negative
"a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films -- four weddings and a funeral and bridget jones's diary.",1,positive
of no erotic or sensuous charge,0,negative
many flaws,0,negative
a superfluous sequel ... plagued by that old familiar feeling of ` let's get this thing over with ' :,0,negative
is a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit,0,negative
"ashamed in admitting that my enjoyment came at the expense of seeing justice served, even if it's a dish that's best served cold",1,positive
by a set of heartfelt performances,1,positive
striking villains,1,positive
"does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is, or even its attitude toward its subject.",0,negative
better,1,positive
full of cheesy dialogue,0,negative
as clever,1,positive
between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking,1,positive
"it's an exhilarating place to visit, this laboratory of laughter.",1,positive
is sickly entertainment at best and mind-destroying cinematic pollution at worst.,0,negative
are so old-fashioned,0,negative
of admission for the ridicule factor,0,negative
"flaws, but also",0,negative
that examines many different ideas from happiness to guilt in an intriguing bit of storytelling,1,positive
there would be a toss-up between presiding over the end of cinema as we know it and another night of delightful hand shadows.,0,negative
gives itself the freedom to feel contradictory things.,1,positive
"holds promise,",1,positive
comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.,0,negative
unwieldy cast,0,negative
the horror fan,1,positive
"ride, with jaw-dropping action sequences, striking villains, a gorgeous color palette, astounding technology, stirring music and a boffo last hour",1,positive
"is the gabbiest giant-screen movie ever, bogging down in a barrage of hype",0,negative
career-defining revelation,1,positive
with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary,1,positive
a british cast,1,positive
the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor's club any time,1,positive
just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
enjoyable choice,1,positive
knows how to make our imagination wonder.,1,positive
"coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting, circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story.",0,negative
congrats disney on a job well done,1,positive
"take you places you have n't been, and also places you have",1,positive
proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
"( russell ) makes good b movies ( the mask, the blob ), and the scorpion king more than ably meets those standards.",1,positive
cheapening it,0,negative
it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head,0,negative
"there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series, but i would n't be interested in knowing any of them personally.",0,negative
a terrible adaptation of a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome,0,negative
of all those famous moments,1,positive
the rollicking dark humor so necessary,1,positive
does n't offer much in terms of plot or acting.,0,negative
nail the spirit-crushing ennui of denuded urban living without giving in to it,1,positive
clever ideas and,1,positive
"we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before, but there's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again",1,positive
gripping drama.,1,positive
an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes,0,negative
", you 'll cheer.",1,positive
a stylish exercise in revisionism whose point,1,positive
a cheap thriller,0,negative
"a sensitive, moving",1,positive
penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship.,0,negative
the logic,1,positive
worth catching,1,positive
an oddly winning portrayal of one,1,positive
"a stale, overused cocktail",0,negative
"romance, tragedy and even silent-movie comedy",1,positive
that pollyana would reach for a barf bag,0,negative
"a huge disappointment coming,",0,negative
"about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it",1,positive
one-sided documentary offers simplistic explanations to a very complex situation.,0,negative
fast and funny,1,positive
unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs,1,positive
"likable, but just as often it's meandering, low on energy, and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy.",0,negative
sublimely lofty,1,positive
( and educational ),1,positive
20 years apart,1,positive
rates as an exceptional thriller.,1,positive
"`` frailty '' starts out like a typical bible killer story, but it turns out to be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme.",1,positive
and it is n't that funny.,0,negative
"it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies",0,negative
( a ) soulless,0,negative
", i 'd want something a bit more complex than we were soldiers to be remembered by.",0,negative
offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame,1,positive
is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time.,0,negative
that clever angle,1,positive
"a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who, in spite of all that he's witnessed, remains surprisingly idealistic",1,positive
you do n't want to think too much about what's going on,0,negative
nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises,0,negative
", so it's not a brilliant piece of filmmaking, but it is a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself, a playful spirit and a game cast.",1,positive
fret,0,negative
with impressive results,1,positive
takes a fresh and absorbing look at a figure whose legacy had begun to bronze.,1,positive
as naturally charming as it needs to be,1,positive
ultimate,1,positive
simultaneously heart-breaking and very funny,1,positive
piano,1,positive
have a whale of a good time.,1,positive
"rushed, slapdash, sequel-for-the-sake - of-a-sequel",0,negative
these self-styled athletes have banged their brains into the ground so frequently,0,negative
that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
implicitly,1,positive
exciting and well-paced.,1,positive
is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out.,1,positive
quietly moving,1,positive
succeeds in entertaining,1,positive
you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch,0,negative
a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they,1,positive
is painterly,1,positive
's a very tasteful rock and roll movie,1,positive
"on its own, it's not very interesting.",0,negative
is a horrible movie --,0,negative
i could not stand them,0,negative
ver wiel's,1,positive
the ` ick ',0,negative
"serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting, dialogue,",1,positive
leaves you giddy,1,positive
talent,1,positive
"in a big corner office in hell, satan is throwing up his hands in surrender, is firing his r&d people, and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7.",0,negative
about tattoos,1,positive
there is nothing in it to engage children emotionally,0,negative
care what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance,0,negative
in 1958 brooklyn,1,positive
of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of,0,negative
"the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists --",1,positive
a consummate actor,1,positive
banged their brains,0,negative
"are immaculate, with roussillon providing comic relief",1,positive
to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
", dramatically satisfying heroine",1,positive
the gags are puerile.,0,negative
"a film that begins as a seven rip-off, only to switch to a mix of the shining, the thing, and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s",0,negative
delight,1,positive
master of disguise runs for only 71 minutes and feels like three hours.,0,negative
hopkins/rock collision,0,negative
this is n't worth sitting through,0,negative
why human beings long for what they do n't have,1,positive
a video helmer,1,positive
might not seem like the proper cup of tea,0,negative
the movie is certainly easy to watch.,1,positive
try to surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
a rehash,0,negative
to a biting satire that has no teeth,0,negative
comes out looking like something wholly original,1,positive
unremittingly ugly,0,negative
beautifully crafted,1,positive
enjoys,1,positive
that could so easily have been fumbled by a lesser filmmaker,1,positive
decidedly unoriginal,0,negative
a little more intensity and a little less charm would have saved this film a world of hurt.,0,negative
's mostly a pleasure to watch.,1,positive
his greatest triumph,1,positive
how much they engage and even touch us,1,positive
this strenuously unconventional movie,0,negative
very very strong `` b +,1,positive
dramatized,1,positive
fresh view,1,positive
"the movie bogs down in insignificance, saying nothing about kennedy's assassination and revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate.",0,negative
'll find yourself wishing that you and they were in another movie.,0,negative
right ways,1,positive
with no aspirations,0,negative
tender hug,1,positive
beautiful stars,1,positive
unhappy at the prospect of the human race splitting in two,0,negative
another shameless attempt,0,negative
"despite bearing the paramount imprint, it's a bargain-basement european pickup.",0,negative
over-blown,0,negative
"nicolas cage is n't the first actor to lead a group of talented friends astray, and",0,negative
"a muddled limp biscuit of a movie, a vampire soap opera that does n't make much",0,negative
maudlin ending,0,negative
` ke burstein,1,positive
well made,1,positive
warmth and humor,1,positive
"failed jokes, twitchy acting,",0,negative
the milieu is wholly unconvincing ... and,0,negative
"a sleep-inducingly slow-paced crime drama with clumsy dialogue, heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment, and an overly-familiar set",0,negative
built for controversy.,0,negative
"in a sick, twisted sort of way",0,negative
great combination act,1,positive
"is duly impressive in imax dimensions,",1,positive
with cloying messages and irksome characters,0,negative
pleasing way,1,positive
has become apparent that the franchise's best years are long past.,0,negative
terrific casting and solid execution give all three stories life.,1,positive
the film's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original,0,negative
's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before,0,negative
", hard-hitting documentary.",1,positive
pair that with really poor comedic writing ... and you 've got a huge mess.,0,negative
ingenious and often,1,positive
has a pleasing way with a metaphor.,1,positive
"ladles on the local flavor with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times, clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza",1,positive
a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up caught but the audience gets pure escapism.,1,positive
delightful stimulus,1,positive
with a tone as variable as the cinematography,1,positive
these women are spectacular,1,positive
co-stars,1,positive
to stand out as particularly memorable or even all that funny,0,negative
"intricate, intimate and intelligent journey",1,positive
"modest, straight-ahead standards",1,positive
a sense of childhood imagination,1,positive
tear-stained,0,negative
falling,1,positive
innocent and,1,positive
her welcome in her most charmless performance,0,negative
one terrific story with lots of laughs,1,positive
stylized swedish fillm about a modern city where all the religious and civic virtues that hold society in place are in tatters,1,positive
more grueling and,0,negative
that's neither original nor terribly funny,0,negative
give a backbone to the company,1,positive
superior '',1,positive
its rather slow beginning,0,negative
but here's a movie about it anyway.,0,negative
"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood,",1,positive
the difference between cho and most comics is that her confidence in her material is merited.,1,positive
were made for the palm screen,0,negative
"the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings, but",0,negative
sits in the place where a masterpiece should be,1,positive
enough vices to merit its 103-minute length,1,positive
"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,negative
preposterousness,0,negative
"although it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming, it eventually works its way up to merely bad rather than painfully awful.",0,negative
out of character and logically porous action set,0,negative
low-budget and tired,0,negative
muddled drama,0,negative
's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory,0,negative
that keeps you guessing at almost every turn,1,positive
this forgettable effort,0,negative
to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure,0,negative
"weaver and lapaglia are both excellent, in the kind of low-key way that allows us to forget that they are actually movie folk.",1,positive
about the plight of american indians in modern america,1,positive
historically significant,1,positive
wrong on both counts,0,negative
noble failure.,0,negative
no sense of pride or shame,0,negative
insultingly unbelievable final act,0,negative
paint-by-numbers picture,0,negative
of pure misogynist evil,0,negative
the production is suitably elegant,1,positive
that frenetic spectacle ( on the tv show ),0,negative
huge action sequence,1,positive
the hardy spirit,1,positive
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes of 20th century france : the murder of two rich women by their servants in 1933.,1,positive
"the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan",1,positive
the broiling sun,0,negative
inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo,0,negative
", the answer is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
sloppy slapstick,0,negative
he's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.,1,positive
adventure story and history lesson,1,positive
happens to be good,1,positive
too full,0,negative
comes to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime's ` red shoe diaries,0,negative
well-crafted psychological study,1,positive
virtually impossible,0,negative
"devolves into the derivative, leaning on badly-rendered cgi effects.",0,negative
stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting,1,positive
"painfully forced,",0,negative
offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us.,1,positive
"might turn on many people to opera, in general",1,positive
exit sign,0,negative
matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus,0,negative
remain curious about each other against all odds,1,positive
fest of self-congratulation between actor and director that leaves scant place for the viewer,0,negative
in luck,1,positive
soderbergh's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem.,1,positive
the story is bogus,0,negative
if it were n't such a clever adaptation of the bard's tragic play,1,positive
a deftly entertaining film,1,positive
"such a lousy way, complete with some of the year's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments, that it's impossible to care",0,negative
for kids or their parents,1,positive
has plenty of laughs.,1,positive
enjoyably over-the-top,1,positive
occasionally inspired dialogue bits,1,positive
", the movie is a disaster.",0,negative
remarkable and memorable,1,positive
spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics.,1,positive
"everyone, especially movie musical fans, has been hoping for",1,positive
"quiet, decisive moments between members of the cultural elite",1,positive
's an ambitious film,1,positive
goes downhill,0,negative
returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures,0,negative
bright,1,positive
", overmanipulative hollywood practices",0,negative
it's potentially just as rewarding,1,positive
"that tells stories that work -- is charming, is moving",1,positive
that fails on so many levels,0,negative
audience-pleaser,1,positive
"a sappy, preachy one at that",0,negative
this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings,0,negative
we 've seen it all before in one form or another,0,negative
it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes,0,negative
"the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one of mexico's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all",1,positive
influence,1,positive
"reverberates throughout this film, whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events",1,positive
"alas, getting there is not even half the interest.",0,negative
have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament,1,positive
its most glaring,0,negative
"the merchant-ivory team continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema, only now it's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage.",0,negative
would not likely be so stupid as to get,0,negative
engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1,positive
comprehend the chasm of knowledge that's opened between them,1,positive
"a dark-as-pitch comedy that frequently veers into corny sentimentality, probably",0,negative
with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
a powerful look,1,positive
classic text,1,positive
"a banal, virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy",0,negative
"just honest enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty, just-above-average off - broadway play",1,positive
has done his homework and,1,positive
"since dahmer resorts to standard slasher flick thrills when it should be most in the mind of the killer, it misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche.",0,negative
reggio and glass put on an intoxicating show.,1,positive
"i found the ring moderately absorbing, largely for its elegantly colorful look and sound.",1,positive
tortured husband,0,negative
"is its personable, amusing cast",1,positive
", it finds a nice rhythm.",1,positive
huppert and girardot give performances of exceptional honesty.,1,positive
the film's hero is a bore and,0,negative
an acidic all-male all about eve,0,negative
dream of,1,positive
should not be missed.,1,positive
of sophisticated intrigue and human-scale characters,1,positive
"a powerful though flawed movie, guaranteed to put a lump in your throat while reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today",1,positive
a fairly harmless but ultimately lifeless feature-length afterschool special,0,negative
"said, except : film overboard!",0,negative
as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe,0,negative
of lurid melodrama,0,negative
", honest, and enjoyable comedy-drama",1,positive
"the characters ... are paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script.",0,negative
occasionally horrifying but often inspiring,1,positive
hates its characters,0,negative
"to be a wacky, screwball comedy",1,positive
genres that just does n't work,0,negative
"a tired, talky feel",0,negative
should have stayed there,0,negative
chicken barely give a thought to the folks who prepare and deliver it,0,negative
a positive impression,1,positive
eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss,1,positive
"is he has no character, loveable or otherwise.",0,negative
a clear-eyed chronicle,1,positive
"is fresh to say about growing up catholic or, really, anything",1,positive
returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power.,1,positive
the soulful gravity,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
"confuses its message with an ultimate desire to please, and contorting itself into an idea of expectation is the last thing any of these three actresses, nor their characters, deserve.",0,negative
"a dark, quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation",1,positive
surprisingly decent flick,1,positive
rigid,0,negative
"lazy filmmaking, with the director taking a hands-off approach when he should have shaped the story to show us why it's compelling.",0,negative
this is a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body,1,positive
a real winner,1,positive
head-turner,1,positive
"a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time, and this is n't.",0,negative
its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers,0,negative
"a timely look back at civil disobedience, anti-war movements and the power of strong voices.",1,positive
bring to imax,1,positive
littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed,0,negative
"daringly perceptive, taut, piercing and feisty, biggie and tupac is undeniably subversive and involving in its bold presentation.",1,positive
this fascinating portrait,1,positive
is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet.,0,negative
right inside the massive waves that lifts blue crush into one of the summer's most pleasurable movies,1,positive
"fresh-faced, big-hearted and frequently",1,positive
film that leaves you scratching your head in amazement over the fact that so many talented people could participate in such an ill-advised and poorly,0,negative
empire '' lacks in depth,0,negative
soft-porn 'em powerment,1,positive
blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.,1,positive
control-alt-delete simone as quickly as possible,0,negative
to lift the spirits of the whole family,1,positive
stiletto-stomps the life out,0,negative
", passion, and genius",1,positive
you wrong on both counts,0,negative
might as well be watching it through a telescope,0,negative
rhapsodic,1,positive
the murder,0,negative
delicately calibrated in tone,1,positive
sophisticated performance,1,positive
needs more impressionistic,0,negative
dramatic punch,1,positive
riveting memories,1,positive
did n't smile,0,negative
kidman has become one of our best actors,1,positive
trite and overused,0,negative
a lot more dimensional and complex than its sunny disposition,1,positive
her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks.,1,positive
the characters are paper thin and the plot is so cliched and contrived that it makes your least favorite james bond movie seem as cleverly plotted as the usual suspects,0,negative
to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering,0,negative
a disappointment for a movie that should have been the ultimate imax trip.,0,negative
"will earn her share of the holiday box office pie, although this movie makes one thing perfectly clear",1,positive
mostly leaves him shooting blanks,0,negative
it's not just a feel-good movie,1,positive
belly laughs ( including a knockout of a closing line ),1,positive
's a compelling and horrifying story,1,positive
maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine,0,negative
"suffers from a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme",0,negative
live the mood,1,positive
could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower,0,negative
"jacquot has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs, ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism.",1,positive
`` empire '' lacks in depth,0,negative
creates an impeccable sense of place,1,positive
a very talented but underutilized supporting cast,1,positive
a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks,0,negative
", all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy, vaguely silly overkill.",0,negative
are entitled to take a deep bow for fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster,1,positive
gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge ',1,positive
is precious little of either.,0,negative
"are paper-thin, and their personalities undergo radical changes when it suits the script.",0,negative
sentimental journey,1,positive
every faltering half-step of its development,0,negative
fighting hard for something that really matters,1,positive
be impressed by this tired retread,0,negative
"a touching, small-scale story of family responsibility and care in the community",1,positive
early laughs,1,positive
calm and thoughtful,1,positive
war,0,negative
comes to mind : so why is this so boring?,0,negative
puts on airs of a hal hartley wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself.,0,negative
runs through a remarkable amount of material in the film's short 90 minutes,1,positive
of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,0,negative
long-suffering,0,negative
whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball,0,negative
would know what to make of this italian freakshow.,0,negative
politically audacious,1,positive
makes dover kosashvili's outstanding feature debut so potent,1,positive
the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string.,1,positive
right into the center of that world,1,positive
was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances,1,positive
a feel-good fantasy,1,positive
authenticate her british persona,1,positive
becomes a sermon for most of its running time,0,negative
dips key moments,0,negative
one well-timed explosion in a movie,1,positive
distracted rhythms,0,negative
may well be the year's best and most unpredictable comedy.,1,positive
essentially juiceless,0,negative
his cipherlike personality and bad behavior would play fine if the movie knew what to do with him,0,negative
in its chicken heart,0,negative
the talented cast,1,positive
is entirely too straight-faced,0,negative
striking character traits,1,positive
the gifted korean american stand-up,1,positive
"good, achingly human",1,positive
does hold up pretty well.,1,positive
", like nothing we 've ever seen before, and yet completely familiar.",1,positive
"is a convincing one, and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause.",1,positive
mired in a shabby script,0,negative
unblinkingly pure as,1,positive
is credible and remarkably mature.,1,positive
"could have easily become a cold, calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking.",1,positive
completely creatively stillborn and executed in a manner that i 'm not sure could be a single iota worse ... a soulless hunk of exploitative garbage.,0,negative
believability,1,positive
a little too much resonance with real world events,0,negative
"choppy, overlong documentary about ` the lifestyle.'",0,negative
have been made by people to whom the idea of narrative logic or cohesion is an entirely foreign concept,0,negative
few gut-busting laughs,1,positive
sweet and modest,1,positive
wanted to leave.,0,negative
restrained and subtle,1,positive
be intolerable company,0,negative
about the best thing you could say about narc,0,negative
excellent sequel.,1,positive
"with a romantic comedy plotline straight from the ages, this cinderella story does n't have a single surprise up its sleeve.",0,negative
", few films have been this odd, inexplicable and unpleasant.",0,negative
"scenery, vibe and all",1,positive
get to the closing bout ... by which time it's impossible to care who wins,0,negative
that begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i,1,positive
an underdone potato,0,negative
", and beautifully shot",1,positive
document both sides of this emotional car-wreck,0,negative
a man whose achievements -- and complexities -- reached far beyond the end zone,1,positive
leigh is one of the rare directors who feels acting is the heart and soul of cinema.,1,positive
"even if the ring has a familiar ring, it's still unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror.",1,positive
your favorite pet get buried alive,0,negative
"it's endlessly inventive, consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage.",1,positive
get you down,0,negative
was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great,0,negative
the ring never lets you off the hook.,1,positive
overweight and out,0,negative
looking for something new,0,negative
subzero,0,negative
its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese,1,positive
absolutely refreshed,1,positive
wo n't sit still for a sociology lesson,0,negative
teen-sleaze,0,negative
"i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven, toilet-humor codswallop",1,positive
succeed in alienating most viewers,0,negative
"a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture",1,positive
"a movie that, quite simply, should n't have been made.",0,negative
much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever.,1,positive
everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable.,0,negative
as happy listening to movies,1,positive
that's the mark of a documentary that works,1,positive
troubling and,0,negative
disgusting,0,negative
"releasing a film with the word ` dog ' in its title in january lends itself to easy jokes and insults, and snow dogs deserves every single one of them.",0,negative
that just seem like a bad idea from frame one,0,negative
have a good time with this one too,1,positive
to light,1,positive
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions,1,positive
the ensemble cast,1,positive
"a severe case of oversimplification, superficiality and silliness",0,negative
"friday the 13th by way of clean and sober,",0,negative
"is clever and funny, is amused by its special effects",1,positive
's just that it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
by an overly sillified plot and stop-and-start pacing,0,negative
fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special,0,negative
with indoctrinated prejudice,0,negative
well wrought,1,positive
wanting more answers as the credits,0,negative
funny little movie,1,positive
has a brain,1,positive
ultra-violent gangster wannabe,0,negative
watch the movie,1,positive
it's inauthentic at its core,0,negative
bad writing,0,negative
"proves absolutely that really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages.",1,positive
reflect,1,positive
"polanski is saying what he has long wanted to say, confronting the roots of his own preoccupations and obsessions",1,positive
thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about,0,negative
of ` let's get this thing over with,0,negative
profundity,1,positive
a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they 've rarely been given.,1,positive
"i.e., a banal spiritual quest",0,negative
a neat trick,1,positive
"that bears more than a whiff of exploitation, despite iwai's vaunted empathy",0,negative
wears its empowerment on its sleeve,1,positive
have made for better drama,0,negative
cheap,0,negative
a thinking man's monster movie,1,positive
"a moratorium, effective immediately,",0,negative
"it's a smart, funny look at an arcane area of popular culture,",1,positive
thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy,1,positive
bad romances,0,negative
his impressions of life and loss and,1,positive
"is still top-heavy with blazing guns, cheatfully filmed martial arts, disintegrating bloodsucker computer effects and jagged camera moves that serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves.",0,negative
in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances,1,positive
"like one of ( spears ' ) music videos in content -- except that it goes on for at least 90 more minutes and, worse, that you have to pay if you want to see it.",0,negative
until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching,1,positive
in his right mind,1,positive
"the sometimes murky, always brooding look of i",0,negative
are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun,0,negative
"marvelous documentary touches -- ever so gracefully -- on the entire history of the yiddish theater, both in america and israel.",1,positive
heartwarming scene the impressively discreet filmmakers may have expected to record with their mini dv,1,positive
is forgettable,0,negative
the darker elements of misogyny and unprovoked violence suffocate the illumination created by the two daughters and the sparse instances of humor meant to shine through the gloomy film noir veil,0,negative
is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product,0,negative
look behind the curtain that separates comics from the people laughing in the crowd.,1,positive
we a sick society,0,negative
this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
"be crossed off the list of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey, do n't shoot the messenger )",0,negative
practically any like-themed film other than its oscar-sweeping franchise predecessor,1,positive
the problem is that it is one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another.,0,negative
kicks into gear,1,positive
"were as claustrophic, suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned",0,negative
"not only of one man's quest to be president, but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten, cynical journalists into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department",1,positive
danish cows,1,positive
"the script is a tired one, with few moments of joy rising above the stale material.",0,negative
"entirely suspenseful, extremely",1,positive
beautifully edited,1,positive
marshall puts a suspenseful spin on standard horror flick formula.,1,positive
new kind,1,positive
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle,",0,negative
"though it's not very well shot or composed or edited, the score is too insistent",0,negative
"grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care.",0,negative
there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction,0,negative
"the charm of revolution os is rather the way it introduces you to new, fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers.",1,positive
the brilliant performances by testud,1,positive
nonsensical story,0,negative
"'s hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures, and even the times in which they lived.",0,negative
"because the movie serves up all of that stuff, nearly subliminally, as the old-hat province of male intrigue",0,negative
"by no means a slam-dunk and sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans who will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act, it still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",0,negative
and pretentious endeavor,0,negative
a personal low,0,negative
god help us,0,negative
i still want my money back.,0,negative
"and more entertaining, too",1,positive
is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs.,0,negative
never fails to fascinate.,1,positive
all comes down to whether you can tolerate leon barlow.,0,negative
the film does n't show enough of the creative process or even of what was created for the non-fan to figure out what makes wilco a big deal.,0,negative
cultural satire,1,positive
enveloping affection,1,positive
's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet?'',0,negative
"this is n't exactly profound cinema,",0,negative
"puts a human face on derrida, and makes one of the great minds of our times interesting and accessible",1,positive
that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice,0,negative
's mildly sentimental,1,positive
"maryam is a small film, but it offers large rewards",1,positive
uniquely itself,1,positive
sadly proving once again ego does n't always go hand in hand with talent,0,negative
you 'll have a good time with this one too,1,positive
i 'm not exactly sure what -- and has all the dramatic weight of a raindrop,0,negative
of such a well loved classic,1,positive
created a substantive movie,1,positive
"( i ) t's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context, but barbershop is n't as funny as it should be",0,negative
solid acting and a neat premise,1,positive
immature and unappealing to care about,0,negative
to be bad,0,negative
ballsy,1,positive
", astonish and entertain",1,positive
the dirty jokes provide the funniest moments in this oddly sweet comedy about jokester highway patrolmen.,1,positive
very much like life,1,positive
"in this poor remake of such a well loved classic, parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.'",0,negative
hollywood ending just is n't very funny.,0,negative
a corny examination,0,negative
"winds up being both revelatory and narcissistic, achieving some honest insight into relationships that most high-concept films candy-coat with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history,0,negative
emotional blandness,0,negative
a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
"an intimate feeling,",1,positive
an honored screen veteran,1,positive
"nemesis suffers from a paunchy midsection, several plodding action sequences and a wickedly undramatic central theme.",0,negative
a fine documentary,1,positive
"it's mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar american style of justice that plays out here,",1,positive
proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors.,1,positive
might try paying less attention to the miniseries and more attention to the film it is about,0,negative
"stale first act, scrooge story, blatant product placement, some very good comedic songs, strong finish, dumb fart jokes.",0,negative
the best he's been in years,1,positive
"speak fluent flatula, ' advises denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchange with an alien deckhand",1,positive
"the overall fabric is hypnotic,",1,positive
complete moron,0,negative
"you may think you have figured out the con and the players in this debut film by argentine director fabian bielinsky, but while you were thinking someone made off with your wallet.",0,negative
great deal,1,positive
it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny,1,positive
"'ll find it with ring, an indisputably spooky film ; with a screenplay to die for",1,positive
naturalistic,1,positive
larry fessenden's spooky new thriller,1,positive
", tavernier's film bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday, '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes.",1,positive
gives us a reason to care about them,1,positive
savor the story,1,positive
"a preposterous, prurient whodunit.",0,negative
"vulgarity, sex scenes, and",0,negative
winter landscapes,1,positive
eat up,1,positive
shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
"would require the patience of job to get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
psychologically savvy.,1,positive
"white oleander may leave you rolling your eyes in the dark, but that does n't mean you wo n't like looking at it",1,positive
dramatic impact,1,positive
"however entertainingly presented,",1,positive
poignant and funny.,1,positive
a rumor of angels does n't just slip --,0,negative
... a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off.,0,negative
the funniest moments,1,positive
impeccable sense,1,positive
a pleasing verisimilitude,1,positive
be quirky and funny,1,positive
by ryan gosling,1,positive
the stale material,0,negative
can impart an almost visceral sense of dislocation and change,1,positive
that's truly deserving of its oscar nomination,1,positive
a powerful and telling story that examines,1,positive
"it's truly awful and heartbreaking subject matter, but one whose lessons are well worth revisiting as many times as possible.",1,positive
"handled correctly, wilde's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice.",1,positive
"'s face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument,",1,positive
enhanced,1,positive
entirely improvised,0,negative
make you wish you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one,0,negative
wretched,0,negative
ame and unnecessary,0,negative
"lacks the spirit of the previous two, and",0,negative
for the perspective it offers,1,positive
compelling historical tale,1,positive
venturesome,1,positive
it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
in producing that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad,0,negative
unfocused screenplay,0,negative
"for all its social and political potential, state property does n't end up being very inspiring or insightful.",0,negative
"so sloppy,",0,negative
wall-to-wall good time,1,positive
's just brilliant in this,1,positive
", ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing ...",1,positive
an unsettling sight,0,negative
where nothing's happening,0,negative
stultifyingly obvious,0,negative
"'s as comprehensible as any dummies guide, something even non-techies can enjoy",1,positive
marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today,1,positive
seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
"is weighed down by supporting characters who are either too goodly, wise and knowing or downright comically evil",0,negative
dreary mess,0,negative
"fun, curiously adolescent movie",1,positive
"it's a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii.",1,positive
your pooper-scoopers,0,negative
"... the film's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
while this film has an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players,1,positive
comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
the plight,0,negative
"poor editing, bad bluescreen, and ultra-cheesy dialogue",0,negative
"despite a fairly slow paced, almost humdrum approach to character development",0,negative
it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities,1,positive
: it's not scary in the slightest.,0,negative
"what's so fun about this silly, outrageous, ingenious thriller",1,positive
is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
that's right,1,positive
epps has neither the charisma nor the natural affability that has made tucker a star.,0,negative
"the saigon of 1952 is an uneasy mix of sensual delights and simmering violence, and the quiet american brings us right into the center of that world",1,positive
leaving you with some laughs and a smile,1,positive
it is very difficult to care about the character,0,negative
it shows that some studios firmly believe that people have lost the ability to think and will forgive any shoddy product as long as there's a little girl-on-girl action.,0,negative
to a small star with big heart,1,positive
seen in that light,1,positive
shrewd enough,0,negative
dramatic nor,0,negative
into the modern rut of narrative banality,0,negative
string,1,positive
"the comic elements of the premise, making the proceedings more bizarre than actually amusing",0,negative
'd need a shower,0,negative
new star wars movie,1,positive
be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images,1,positive
nor truly edgy -- merely crassly flamboyant and comedically labored.,0,negative
exhilarating,1,positive
opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog,0,negative
turn on many people,1,positive
too bad to be good and,0,negative
be a talky bore,0,negative
celebrates,1,positive
a sweet little girl,1,positive
the awe,1,positive
"proving that he's now, more than ever, choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary",1,positive
the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer,1,positive
does n't try to surprise us with plot twists,1,positive
funnier version of the old police academy flicks,1,positive
"`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company, '' and i do n't mean that in a good way.",0,negative
a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then,1,positive
the film does n't manage to hit all of its marks,0,negative
is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it,0,negative
are served with a hack script.,0,negative
"'s a fine, focused piece of work that reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism",1,positive
satisfying crime drama,1,positive
as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter,0,negative
refreshing and comical,1,positive
"low, very low",0,negative
the script's flaws,0,negative
take its sweet time to get wherever it's going,0,negative
twenty the worst of the brosnan bunch,0,negative
the empty stud knockabout,0,negative
a low-budget hybrid,0,negative
a hilarious ode,1,positive
"you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
an absorbing and unsettling psychological drama.,1,positive
bad animation,0,negative
"knows everything and answers all questions, is visually smart, cleverly written",1,positive
"exhaustion, from watching a movie that is dark ( dark green, to be exact ),",0,negative
"keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
excitement,1,positive
high-wattage brainpower,1,positive
are ... impeccable throughout,1,positive
surprisingly idealistic,1,positive
"is a tribute to shyamalan's gifts, which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project.",1,positive
a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman.,0,negative
do little to salvage this filmmaker's flailing reputation,0,negative
` dumb,0,negative
"is almost completely lacking in suspense, surprise and consistent emotional conviction.",0,negative
apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice.,0,negative
the film is one of the year's best.,1,positive
when you doze off thirty minutes into the film,0,negative
astonishingly condescending,0,negative
screwing,0,negative
is merited,1,positive
experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads,0,negative
intriguing twist,1,positive
damned,0,negative
the all-too-familiar saga of the contemporary single woman,0,negative
a superlative b movie,1,positive
's a glorious spectacle like those d.w. griffith made in the early days of silent film.,1,positive
"single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten, cynical journalists into what was essentially, by campaign's end, an extended publicity department",1,positive
"miyazaki's nonstop images are so stunning, and his imagination so vivid,",1,positive
real,1,positive
drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
eager to please,1,positive
"bloody sunday has the grace to call for prevention rather than to place blame, making it one of the best war movies ever made.",1,positive
a winning piece,1,positive
no quarter to anyone,0,negative
film that loses sight of its own story.,0,negative
"a fast, frenetic, funny, even punny 6 -- aimed specifically at a grade-school audience",1,positive
a harrowing account of a psychological breakdown.,1,positive
"to better understand why this did n't connect with me would require another viewing, and",0,negative
might enjoy this,1,positive
funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful,1,positive
's no energy.,0,negative
utterly incompetent,0,negative
the gabbiest giant-screen movie,0,negative
bloodbath,0,negative
incoherence and redundancy,0,negative
"from philippe, who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest, and sarandon, who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron",1,positive
raimi crafted a complicated hero who is a welcome relief from the usual two-dimensional offerings.,1,positive
"your seat with its shape-shifting perils, political intrigue and brushes",1,positive
great one,1,positive
"appropriately cynical social commentary aside, # 9 never quite ignites.",0,negative
that interest attal and gainsbourg,1,positive
"a ravishing, baroque beauty",1,positive
"the script boasts some tart tv-insider humor,",1,positive
"slack and uninspired, and peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth",0,negative
filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it is n't incomprehensible.,0,negative
best and most exciting movies,1,positive
is a bowser.,0,negative
"limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very, very slowly",0,negative
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy.,0,negative
is both inspiring and pure joy.,1,positive
a liability,0,negative
"atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
will all but take you to outer space,1,positive
like such a bore,0,negative
the film does n't really care about the thousands of americans who die hideously,0,negative
is no doubt that krawczyk deserves a huge amount of the credit for the film's thoroughly winning tone,1,positive
"aims to present an unflinching look at one man's downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness",1,positive
"high drama, disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky.",1,positive
its just not a thrilling movie,0,negative
it's so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it.,0,negative
a dysfunctional parent-child relationship,0,negative
"a boring, pretentious waste",0,negative
you can fire a torpedo through some of clancy's holes,0,negative
one of the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen,1,positive
feel genuinely good,1,positive
a powerful performance from mel gibson and a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16.,1,positive
"with ambitious, eager first-time filmmakers",1,positive
even lazier and far less enjoyable,0,negative
so insatiable,1,positive
horrifying and oppressively tragic,0,negative
to its proper home,1,positive
"wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd, but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time",0,negative
warm and fuzzy,1,positive
good ideas,1,positive
a strict reality,1,positive
"anything except that the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny, pathetic, starving and untalented artistes",0,negative
"... plenty of warmth to go around, with music and laughter and the love of family.",1,positive
light ( yet unsentimental ),1,positive
"a funny, triumphant, and",1,positive
our infantilized culture that is n't entirely infantile,0,negative
", i spy has all the same problems the majority of action comedies have.",0,negative
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times --,0,negative
too clumsy in key moments,0,negative
", this quirky soccer import is forgettable",0,negative
"a hugely rewarding experience that's every bit as enlightening, insightful and entertaining as grant's two best films",1,positive
"comes across as a relic from a bygone era, and its convolutions ... feel silly rather than plausible.",0,negative
"scratch is great fun, full of the kind of energy it's documenting.",1,positive
that it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
only in making me groggy,0,negative
plenty to offend everyone,0,negative
dissing the film,0,negative
disease,0,negative
"for a film -- rowdy, brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense",1,positive
is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value,0,negative
one of the very best movies ever made about the life of moviemaking.,1,positive
a blast,1,positive
i suspect it might deliver again and again,1,positive
simone '' is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality.,1,positive
"is essentially a subculture, with its own rules regarding love and family, governance and hierarchy",1,positive
may be galled that you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie,0,negative
"pedestrian, flat drama",0,negative
long bore.,0,negative
good alternative,1,positive
", genuine",1,positive
an elegant film with often surprising twists and an intermingling of naiveté and sophistication,1,positive
a cliché left,0,negative
the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste,0,negative
draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them,1,positive
"berling and béart ... continue to impress, and isabelle huppert ... again shows uncanny skill in getting under the skin of her characters",1,positive
brainless,0,negative
a movie-industry satire,1,positive
call this film a lump of coal,0,negative
", biting and witty feature",1,positive
inconsistent,0,negative
honorably mexican and burns its kahlories with conviction.,1,positive
"matters because both are just actory concoctions, defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks.",0,negative
mamet's airless cinematic shell games.,1,positive
constant smiles and,1,positive
of an overripe episode of tv's dawson's creek and a recycled and dumbed-down version of love story,0,negative
the saccharine sentimentality,0,negative
"a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle, though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish.",1,positive
creative team,1,positive
"covers this territory with wit and originality, suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.",1,positive
put through torture,0,negative
of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes,1,positive
the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection,1,positive
taylor's cartoonish performance and the film's ill-considered notion,0,negative
"will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning.",0,negative
when it's this rich and luscious,1,positive
spiritual film taps,1,positive
to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
"is the best kind of documentary, one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow.",1,positive
lamer,0,negative
"atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad",0,negative
evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks,0,negative
a fudged opportunity,0,negative
go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year,0,negative
this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks.,0,negative
our infantilized culture,0,negative
how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head,1,positive
"a detailed historical document,",1,positive
flavors and emotions,1,positive
reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy,0,negative
displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard,1,positive
writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew,0,negative
carvey's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated,0,negative
perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d,1,positive
spectacularly,1,positive
this world more complex,1,positive
may puzzle his most ardent fans.,0,negative
exhaustingly,0,negative
fail to crack a smile at,0,negative
sucks you,1,positive
"grab us, only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments",0,negative
"films about loss, grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days.",1,positive
the sorriest and,0,negative
a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord,1,positive
", finch's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee",1,positive
of their first full flush of testosterone,0,negative
the strange horror of life,0,negative
winning comedy,1,positive
"nicely wound clock not just ticking, but humming",1,positive
by drawing me into the picture,1,positive
"has been overexposed, redolent of a thousand cliches",0,negative
"political prisoners, poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country",0,negative
starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés.,0,negative
"aimless, arduous, and",0,negative
yet overflows with wisdom and emotion.,1,positive
is interested,1,positive
"the answer is clear : not easily and, in the end, not well enough.",0,negative
otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists,1,positive
inconsequential,0,negative
will find morrison's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating,1,positive
gets molested,0,negative
masterfully controlled,1,positive
adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean's themes without being a true adaptation of her book.,1,positive
manic,0,negative
superb production values & christian bale's charisma make up for a derivative plot.,1,positive
one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm.,1,positive
it's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after.,0,negative
it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject,0,negative
is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned.,0,negative
has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable.,1,positive
to make a big splash,1,positive
is that its own action is n't very effective,0,negative
"the sentimental script has problems, but the actors pick up the slack",1,positive
", no such thing is hartley's least accessible screed yet.",0,negative
charming and,1,positive
a laugh,1,positive
"... gives give a solid, anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done.",1,positive
momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable,0,negative
"its relaxed,",1,positive
is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often,1,positive
smarter than your average bond,1,positive
` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative.,1,positive
"creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict,",1,positive
"'s insecure in lovely and amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships.",1,positive
technical skill and rare depth,1,positive
"the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism,",1,positive
a work of enthralling drama,1,positive
's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough.,1,positive
"if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them, and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you",1,positive
the wake of saving private ryan,1,positive
"that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front",1,positive
"once she lets her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
just fell apart,0,negative
takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience,0,negative
"perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters,",1,positive
"gripping, amusing, tender and heart-wrenching",1,positive
better hip-hop clips,1,positive
a host of splendid performances,1,positive
"being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling.,0,negative
that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project,1,positive
del,1,positive
bogus spiritualism,0,negative
"deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still,",1,positive
predictable denouement,0,negative
so badly,0,negative
"slightly naughty, just-above-average off",1,positive
carvey's considerable talents,1,positive
wiser,1,positive
absurd finale,0,negative
are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach,0,negative
that was n't all that great to begin with,0,negative
are clinically depressed,0,negative
a case study that exists apart from all the movie's political ramifications,1,positive
emotional evolution,1,positive
"'s funny, as the old saying goes, because it's true.",1,positive
stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king.,1,positive
"makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
", the production works more often than it does n't.",1,positive
direct-to-video ' release,0,negative
"that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo",1,positive
being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project,0,negative
"are tops, with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances.",1,positive
smoky and,1,positive
does justice,1,positive
"enters a realm where few non-porn films venture, and comes across as darkly funny, energetic, and surprisingly gentle",1,positive
acting like puppets,0,negative
memorable and resourceful performances,1,positive
"the story has its redundancies, and",0,negative
do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some,1,positive
"'s a fairly impressive debut from the director, charles stone iii",1,positive
done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen,1,positive
as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago,1,positive
"a big musical number like ` praise the lord, he's the god of second chances '",1,positive
who re-invents himself,1,positive
is brilliant,1,positive
"transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
there's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ...,0,negative
"much of a mixed bag, with enough negatives",0,negative
"by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary, pasty lumpen",0,negative
a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still,0,negative
a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination,0,negative
of romantic obsession,1,positive
of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph,1,positive
going to love the piano teacher,1,positive
"is depressing, ruthlessly pained and depraved, the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound",0,negative
"talkiness is n't necessarily bad, but the dialogue frequently misses the mark.",0,negative
spiked with raw urban humor,1,positive
is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects,1,positive
pleasingly upbeat,1,positive
sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest,1,positive
endearing and well-lensed,1,positive
a deeply humanistic artist,1,positive
not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face,1,positive
"visceral, nasty journey",0,negative
"created a provocative,",1,positive
juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films,1,positive
is a clear case of preaching to the converted,0,negative
it's a big idea,1,positive
the shadows of motown,1,positive
"a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank, joseph cedar's time",1,positive
would n't turn down a big bowl of that,1,positive
stimulating and,1,positive
it's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek,0,negative
"the special effects are ` german-expressionist, ' according to the press notes",0,negative
complicated characters,1,positive
"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",1,positive
"most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i",0,negative
"content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony, formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance.",0,negative
"a subtle, humorous, illuminating study",1,positive
a solid and refined piece of moviemaking,1,positive
having so much fun,1,positive
with strangeness than excellence,0,negative
mumbo jumbo,0,negative
kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers,1,positive
seldom hammy,1,positive
his lack of faith in his audience,0,negative
bravery and integrity,1,positive
makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow,1,positive
a native american,1,positive
"twenty years later, e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone.",1,positive
a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale,0,negative
the answers,1,positive
"( t ) his slop does n't even have potential as a cult film, as it's too loud to shout insults at the screen.",0,negative
hooting,0,negative
appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation,0,negative
darling,1,positive
finally revel in its splendor,1,positive
is simply tired,0,negative
provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust,1,positive
"the brave, uninhibited performances",1,positive
"grows as dull as its characters, about whose fate it is hard to care",0,negative
've grown tired of going where no man has gone before,0,negative
"it's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel, with his brawny frame and cool, composed delivery, fits the bill perfectly",1,positive
totally disorientated,0,negative
played and smartly,1,positive
"by the time it's done with us, mira nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery, of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over",1,positive
it's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but.,1,positive
"i 've had more interesting -- and, dare i say, thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf, point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama.",0,negative
's still damn funny stuff,1,positive
you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
the tortured husband,0,negative
the worst thing,0,negative
richly,1,positive
another cool crime movie,1,positive
mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless.,1,positive
the pianist is the film roman polanski may have been born to make.,1,positive
been a hoot in a bad-movie way,0,negative
of crap,0,negative
it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
"most plain, unimaginative",0,negative
"the two leads, nearly perfect in their roles,",1,positive
"love moore or loathe him, you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he's willing to express his convictions",1,positive
a better vehicle,1,positive
it's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies,1,positive
red dragon '' never cuts corners.,1,positive
like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
is technically sophisticated in the worst way,0,negative
the beast should definitely get top billing,1,positive
( and its palate ),0,negative
the chatter of parrots raised on oprah,0,negative
have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it's hard to stop watching.,1,positive
things fall apart,0,negative
choreographed,1,positive
"again that the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
will leave you thinking,1,positive
"sanctimonious, self-righteous",0,negative
enjoy the hot chick,1,positive
intense and engrossing,1,positive
", the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way.",0,negative
encouraging thought,1,positive
highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda,0,negative
stock clichés,0,negative
"its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious, and",1,positive
the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans,0,negative
that cuts to the chase of the modern girl's dilemma,1,positive
will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face.,1,positive
eloquent ( meditation ) on death,1,positive
that deals with first love sweetly,1,positive
delight your senses and,1,positive
is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut.,1,positive
"maybe you 'll be lucky, and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back",0,negative
"humor, warmth",1,positive
astonishing ...,1,positive
of cookie-cutter action scenes,0,negative
touching good sense,1,positive
a film of quiet power.,1,positive
a pressure cooker of horrified awe,0,negative
touched,1,positive
"there may have been a good film in `` trouble every day, '' but it is not what is on the screen.",0,negative
to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar,0,negative
to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies,1,positive
if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits,0,negative
make a gorgeous pair ...,1,positive
want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned.,1,positive
rightly,1,positive
"layered, well-developed characters",1,positive
is slow to those of us in middle age,0,negative
features some decent performances,1,positive
gem,1,positive
one fantastic ( and educational ) documentary.,1,positive
idiotic court maneuvers,0,negative
"( it's ) what punk rock music used to be,",1,positive
"rushed, slapdash",0,negative
find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination,1,positive
add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale,1,positive
most intense psychological mysteries,1,positive
princesses,1,positive
86 minutes too long,0,negative
truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining,0,negative
shine,1,positive
"in theory, a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising, but in practice it's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life.",0,negative
a captivating and intimate study,1,positive
what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what's unique and quirky about canadians,1,positive
"... plays like a badly edited, 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going.",0,negative
a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and,1,positive
allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title,0,negative
who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
"which opens today in the new york metropolitan area, so distasteful",0,negative
is that there is never any question of how things will turn out,0,negative
"hence, storytelling is far more appealing",1,positive
imagination and insight,1,positive
"a bizarre piece of work, with premise and dialogue",1,positive
the formula feel fresh,1,positive
silly and,0,negative
the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making.,0,negative
to the tailor for some major alterations,0,negative
a gawky actor,0,negative
with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism,0,negative
that writer and director burr steers knows the territory,1,positive
"that, come to think of it, the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it",0,negative
"have to worry about being subjected to farts, urine, feces, semen, or any of the other foul substances",0,negative
"goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise, too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy",1,positive
of diverse political perspectives,1,positive
be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama,1,positive
"recommend secretary,",1,positive
gorgeous film,1,positive
may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain,1,positive
a glossy rehash,0,negative
like crap,0,negative
scenic splendor,1,positive
"'s a pedestrian, flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame.",0,negative
that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes,0,negative
most intriguing movie experiences,1,positive
by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
desperation worthy,0,negative
find little new,0,negative
has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and,1,positive
"a sharper, cleaner script",1,positive
's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions.,0,negative
"kicks off with an inauspicious premise, mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper.",0,negative
is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination,1,positive
the filmmakers could dredge up,0,negative
"finely crafted, finely written, exquisitely performed",1,positive
"much to do, too little time to do it in",0,negative
bitter taste,0,negative
neglecting character development,0,negative
ends with a whimper,0,negative
expanded vision,1,positive
"passion, grief and fear",0,negative
is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another,0,negative
contemptible,0,negative
"of the universal themes, earnest performances",1,positive
a life interestingly,1,positive
is dudsville,0,negative
the same old bad trip,0,negative
suffers from a flat script and a low budget.,0,negative
"time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers, a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable.",0,negative
mere plot pawn,0,negative
so bland and utterly forgettable,0,negative
"less the product of loving, well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan, thinly sketched story",0,negative
that this bold move works,1,positive
teeth-clenching gusto,1,positive
action scenes,1,positive
is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee.,1,positive
meal,1,positive
make a huge action sequence,1,positive
vibrant and intoxicating,1,positive
"she lets her love depraved leads meet, ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless, unsatisfying muddle",0,negative
wo n't see the next six,0,negative
"fresh,",1,positive
"the power of the huston performance,",1,positive
the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it's insanely violent and very graphic,0,negative
articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy,1,positive
"is surely one of the most frantic, virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio.",0,negative
importance,1,positive
they never succeed in really rattling the viewer,0,negative
"a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd, the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that",0,negative
an awkward hybrid,0,negative
"with pat storylines, precious circumstances and beautiful stars",1,positive
stand out,1,positive
priceless,1,positive
's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure.,0,negative
huge-screen,1,positive
'' starts out like a typical bible killer story,0,negative
played-out,0,negative
confused in death to smoochy,0,negative
communicate the truth of the world,1,positive
the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it ),1,positive
one of the world's most fascinating stories,1,positive
that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse,0,negative
think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity.,0,negative
romp of a film.,1,positive
sensitive ensemble performances,1,positive
delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama,1,positive
"is unfocused, while the story goes nowhere",0,negative
", alias betty is richly detailed, deftly executed and utterly absorbing.",1,positive
an intense and engrossing head-trip,1,positive
has no affect on the kurds,1,positive
enjoyable level,1,positive
"is so slovenly done, so primitive in technique, that it ca n't really be called animation.",0,negative
a terrific performance,1,positive
fully engaged supporting cast,1,positive
a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times,1,positive
"strong, measured work",1,positive
badder than bad,0,negative
not,0,negative
a marginal thumbs up,1,positive
forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting.,0,negative
symbolic,1,positive
snail-like,0,negative
it's a bargain-basement european pickup.,0,negative
the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture,1,positive
"compulsively watchable, no matter how degraded things get.",1,positive
"headed east, far east, in retelling a historically significant, and personal, episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world's democracie",1,positive
", it's contrived and predictable",0,negative
nothing new,0,negative
"more than make up for its logical loopholes, which fly by so fast there's no time to think about them anyway",1,positive
"once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy, the film becomes predictably conventional.",0,negative
sinuously plotted,0,negative
"the storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking,",1,positive
poignancy,0,negative
"is hard to dismiss -- moody, thoughtful,",1,positive
slim hopes and dreams,0,negative
will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002.,0,negative
sundance festival,1,positive
makes it a party worth attending,1,positive
... works on some levels and is certainly worth seeing at least once.,1,positive
"choppy, surface-effect feeling",0,negative
will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
"as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character, there remains a huge gap between the film's creepy",0,negative
car wreck,0,negative
all-enveloping movie experience,1,positive
engrossing entertainment,1,positive
animation enthusiasts,1,positive
pitifully,0,negative
friends,1,positive
smile-button,1,positive
the franchise's best years,1,positive
wilde's wit and,1,positive
'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense,1,positive
"his smooth, shrewd, powerful act",1,positive
is repulsive and depressing.,0,negative
appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off,0,negative
kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth,1,positive
would know what to make of this italian freakshow,0,negative
is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation.,0,negative
lackadaisical plotting and mindless action,0,negative
a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen,0,negative
much ado about something is an amicable endeavor.,1,positive
uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely.,1,positive
victorious revolutionaries,1,positive
"the cleverness,",1,positive
's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer.,1,positive
"follows the formula, but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling.",0,negative
"hilariously, gloriously alive",1,positive
boxes these women's souls right open for us,1,positive
hindered,0,negative
it's supposed to be a romantic comedy,0,negative
"zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style, text, and subtext that's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance, but",1,positive
lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child's interest and an adult's patience,0,negative
strangely sinister happy ending,1,positive
the dead horse of surprise,0,negative
wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion,1,positive
real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros.,1,positive
bitter pill,0,negative
enough innovation or pizazz,1,positive
edge or,1,positive
"seldom hammy,",1,positive
arcane area,0,negative
elaborate choreography,1,positive
"shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable.",0,negative
wryly,1,positive
a ham-fisted sermon,0,negative
grand fart,0,negative
his fake backdrops and stately pacing,0,negative
collectively stellar performance,1,positive
overly original,1,positive
"but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects, but not a willingness.",0,negative
the intoxicating fumes and,1,positive
"it's plotless, shapeless -- and yet, it must be admitted, not entirely humorless.",0,negative
tragedy,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
turn down,0,negative
"he does all of this, and more, while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift.",1,positive
a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music,1,positive
documentarian,1,positive
"a time machine, a journey back to your childhood, when cares melted away in the dark theater,",1,positive
the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show.,0,negative
trust an audience's intelligence,1,positive
excites the imagination and,1,positive
is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects,1,positive
that is masterly,1,positive
"runs a good race, one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches.",1,positive
very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience.,1,positive
"certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike, eight crazy nights is a total misfire.",0,negative
all things we 've seen before,0,negative
its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously,0,negative
overlong soap,0,negative
"the soul-searching deliberateness of the film, although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit",1,positive
it entertaining,1,positive
", old-fashioned-movie movie",1,positive
finely tuned,1,positive
"a boring, pretentious muddle that uses a sensational, real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for",0,negative
see : terrorists are more evil than ever!,0,negative
it's so not-at-all-good,0,negative
translate well to the screen,1,positive
"allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman, who is not only a pianist, but a good human being",1,positive
poo.,0,negative
yank,1,positive
visually smart,1,positive
"it more than makes up for in drama, suspense, revenge, and romance.",1,positive
`` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff,0,negative
worth the concentration,1,positive
futuristic women in skimpy clothes,0,negative
one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times,1,positive
the charms of the lead performances,1,positive
"nicole holofcenter, the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully.",1,positive
waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense.,0,negative
funny performers,1,positive
exuberance in all,1,positive
when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over,0,negative
and suspenseful argentinian thriller,1,positive
"light the candles, bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there's precious little substance in birthday girl --",0,negative
"of my least favorite emotions, especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it",0,negative
transparently,1,positive
majidi's direction has never been smoother or more confident.,1,positive
"compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen, runteldat is something of a triumph.",1,positive
it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject,0,negative
"another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing, moldering pile of, well, extreme stunt pictures.",0,negative
have sprung from such a great one,1,positive
( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy ...,0,negative
legally blonde and sweet home abomination,0,negative
competent,1,positive
"a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling, a saga of the ups and downs of friendships",1,positive
"that is definitely meaningless, vapid and devoid of substance",0,negative
encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation,0,negative
a high-spirited buddy movie,1,positive
thoroughly enjoyable,1,positive
one of the rarest kinds of films :,1,positive
"` dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo, manipulative sentimentality, and sappy dialogue.",0,negative
hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film,0,negative
good documentary,1,positive
that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits,0,negative
"but the talented cast alone will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes.",1,positive
creepy stories,1,positive
its relaxed,1,positive
"compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie's various victimized audience members after a while, but it also happens to be the movie's most admirable quality",1,positive
"exploitative for the art houses and too cynical,",0,negative
"when ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science, it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre.",0,negative
is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen,1,positive
replaced by romance-novel platitudes,0,negative
if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese,0,negative
wreckage,0,negative
maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral.,0,negative
i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it's more than a worthwhile effort.,1,positive
's a loathsome movie,0,negative
how the movie could be released in this condition,0,negative
in chilling style,1,positive
belongs on the big screen,1,positive
is unconvincing,0,negative
mourns,0,negative
"an unholy mess, driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape, it must be labeled ` hip ', ` innovative ' and ` realistic '",0,negative
'll still have a good time.'',1,positive
audience award,1,positive
", life-affirming moments",1,positive
"by turns gripping, amusing, tender and heart-wrenching, laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best.",1,positive
"an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love, communal discord, and justice unfolds.",1,positive
", sad dance",0,negative
"distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares, that the genuine ones barely register",0,negative
"this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script, inept direction, pathetic acting, poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography, complete with visible boom mikes.",0,negative
very welcome,1,positive
"'s simply stupid, irrelevant and deeply,",0,negative
making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers,1,positive
"nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary,",1,positive
( a ) devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama.,1,positive
"accuse kung pow for misfiring, since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously, mind-numbingly, indescribably bad movie",0,negative
delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted,0,negative
me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters,1,positive
olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society.,1,positive
catches the chaotic horror,1,positive
tripe,0,negative
never,0,negative
"why, after only three films, director/co-writer jacques audiard, though little known in this country, belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers",1,positive
there's no place for this story to go but down,0,negative
invented,1,positive
a funny and well-contructed black comedy,1,positive
ordinary and obvious,0,negative
the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence feels painfully true.,1,positive
makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film,1,positive
loss and denial and life-at-arm's -,0,negative
"beautiful, timeless and universal tale",1,positive
at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life,1,positive
entertainingly nasty,1,positive
seeing because it's so bad,0,negative
"is pure, exciting moviemaking",1,positive
waste their time,0,negative
' appeared in 1938,1,positive
how very bad a motion picture can truly be,0,negative
"is supposed to be, but ca n't really call it a work of art",0,negative
one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme,1,positive
cold-fish,0,negative
violence overshadows everything,0,negative
among the best films of the year.,1,positive
your reward,1,positive
find it fascinating,1,positive
expand a tv show,1,positive
lifting the pedestal higher,1,positive
is so fascinating,1,positive
pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences,1,positive
"a feature that concentrates on people, a project in which the script and characters hold sway",1,positive
"through its flaws, revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling",1,positive
( an ) absorbing documentary.,1,positive
crude,0,negative
scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters graced with its company.,0,negative
forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year,0,negative
narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films.,1,positive
everything too safe,0,negative
"the movie, despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing.",1,positive
", sexist",0,negative
so badly made on every level,0,negative
their way around this movie directionless,0,negative
every joke is repeated at least --,0,negative
serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves,0,negative
as the novel on which it's based,1,positive
"get through this interminable, shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture",0,negative
smart jokes,1,positive
leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain,1,positive
enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright,0,negative
honoring,1,positive
who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing,1,positive
"a low, smoky and inviting sizzle",1,positive
"seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior, as happiness was ... hence, storytelling is far more appealing.",1,positive
in its characters ' frustrations,0,negative
you 'll cry for your money back.,0,negative
does n't do a load of good,0,negative
great scares and a good surprise ending,1,positive
funny and pithy,1,positive
ended so damned soon,0,negative
emerges a radiant character portrait,1,positive
the victims,0,negative
does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past.,1,positive
"unlike lots of hollywood fluff, this has layered, well-developed characters and some surprises.",1,positive
"a solid, spooky entertainment",1,positive
does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past.',1,positive
does n't add anything fresh to the myth,0,negative
to a dumb story,0,negative
is wrong in its sequel.,0,negative
deeply felt fantasy of a director's travel through 300 years of russian history.,1,positive
"not too fancy, not too filling, not too fluffy, but definitely tasty and sweet",1,positive
has moments of inspired humor,1,positive
"color and depth, and",1,positive
just does n't cut it,0,negative
"filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration, but he respects the material without sentimentalizing it.",1,positive
", spirit's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children, because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world.",1,positive
"keeps us riveted with every painful nuance, unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character's gripping humanity.",1,positive
's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet?,0,negative
is a mess from start to finish.,0,negative
", it's an unhappy situation all around.",0,negative
ridiculous bolero,0,negative
distressingly,0,negative
extreme ops '' exceeds expectations.,1,positive
"does n't flinch from its unsettling prognosis, namely, that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain",1,positive
lingerie models and bar dancers,0,negative
"a fiercely clever and subtle film, capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries",1,positive
"viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm's performance, the film would be a total washout.",0,negative
beautiful movement and inside information,1,positive
some bad singer-turned actors,0,negative
glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum,0,negative
grounded,1,positive
"a light, fun cheese puff",1,positive
a feel-good movie,1,positive
are rolling over in their graves,0,negative
"than anyone could desire to the cheap, graceless, hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s",0,negative
", 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",0,negative
too violent and sordid to function as comedy,0,negative
for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
"what saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks, is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense, such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice.",1,positive
its own cuteness,1,positive
it's a very tasteful rock and roll movie.,1,positive
trying to please his mom,1,positive
boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival,1,positive
that it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
's never as solid as you want it to be,0,negative
"aimless for much of its running time, until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives",0,negative
disjointed parody.,0,negative
"one of the most plain, unimaginative romantic comedies i 've ever seen.",0,negative
"`` freaky friday, '' it's not.",0,negative
such a worthless film,0,negative
very enjoyable,1,positive
"bartleby is a fine, understated piece of filmmaking.",1,positive
"the hallmark of this bittersweet, uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery",1,positive
sparse but oddly compelling.,1,positive
maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling,1,positive
decent tv outing,1,positive
a numbingly dull experience,0,negative
surprisingly shoddy makeup work,0,negative
an engaging and exciting narrative,1,positive
"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years, and chaykin and headly are priceless.",1,positive
one sloughs one's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot.,0,negative
for cryin ',1,positive
wannabe film,0,negative
as sappy as big daddy,0,negative
powerfully evocative,1,positive
"a sweet, charming tale",1,positive
through crap like this,0,negative
polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style.,1,positive
choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic,0,negative
'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama.,1,positive
you open yourself up to mr. reggio's theory of this imagery as the movie's set,1,positive
"a rustic, realistic, and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion",1,positive
once playful and haunting,1,positive
"a deft, delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph",1,positive
in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0,negative
universal human impulse,1,positive
"the concert footage is stirring, the recording sessions are intriguing, and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers.",1,positive
", confidently orchestrated, aesthetically and sexually",1,positive
slightly humorous and tender story,1,positive
", fat, dumb",0,negative
", intermittently powerful study",1,positive
is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished.,1,positive
preposterous,0,negative
", starving and untalented",0,negative
"'s about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest, but has a little too much resonance with real world events",0,negative
take center screen,1,positive
"this is a stunning film, a one-of-a-kind tour de force.",1,positive
a soulless jumble of ineptly,0,negative
"jumble that's not scary, not smart and not engaging",0,negative
share it,1,positive
a trifle flat,0,negative
"it's far from a frothy piece, and the characters are complex, laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones",1,positive
of too much kid-vid,0,negative
"if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't, guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor.",0,negative
"it's a hellish, numbing experience to watch, and it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already, back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s.",0,negative
exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision.,0,negative
seeking christian-themed fun,1,positive
lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded.,1,positive
almost never fails him,1,positive
exceptionally well-acted,1,positive
is just generally insulting,0,negative
"fessenden continues to do interesting work, and",1,positive
an unforgettable,1,positive
heavy-handed,0,negative
no unifying rhythm or,0,negative
of the world's greatest teacher,1,positive
", then you 're in for a painful ride.",0,negative
"drug abuse, infidelity and",0,negative
moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp,1,positive
's not scary in the slightest,0,negative
a full-frontal attack on audience patience.,0,negative
lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy,0,negative
the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between,0,negative
the timeless spectacle,1,positive
has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong.,0,negative
powerful people,1,positive
the one-liners are snappy,1,positive
maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy.,0,negative
be bored by as your abc's,0,negative
weird,0,negative
"solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say, but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me",0,negative
toss it at the screen in frustration,0,negative
takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers,1,positive
"sillier, cuter, and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ), but still a very good time at the cinema",1,positive
", for that matter, shrek )",1,positive
"is completely lacking in charm and charisma, and is unable to project either esther's initial anomie or her eventual awakening",0,negative
that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism,1,positive
viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike,1,positive
"it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck, preferably a semi.",0,negative
returns to his son's home,1,positive
", the picture begins to resemble the shapeless, grasping actors ' workshop that it is.",0,negative
extravagantly,1,positive
compelling look,1,positive
the film is well-crafted and this one is,1,positive
disappointment,0,negative
made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots,0,negative
into a typical romantic triangle,0,negative
those with a modicum of patience will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective.,1,positive
trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible,0,negative
dumbed-down version,0,negative
swedish,1,positive
that has nothing,0,negative
does n't generate a lot of energy,0,negative
thrilled,1,positive
by superb,1,positive
a ghost story gone badly awry,0,negative
as unoriginal,0,negative
work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse.,0,negative
's no fizz,0,negative
one of the best rock documentaries ever.,1,positive
mined his personal horrors and,0,negative
a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't,0,negative
"there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome, if downbeat, missive from a forgotten front.",1,positive
higher level,1,positive
as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type,0,negative
grab your kids and run and then,0,negative
truly awful,0,negative
"is reasonably entertaining, though it begins to drag two-thirds through, when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy.",1,positive
is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid.,0,negative
night out,1,positive
's not half-bad.,1,positive
is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing,0,negative
catches you up in something bigger than yourself,1,positive
had no effect and,0,negative
brilliant surfing photography,1,positive
that proves you,1,positive
"is deceptively simple, deeply satisfying.",1,positive
that made mamet's `` house of games '' and last fall's `` heist '' so much fun,1,positive
"the glum, numb experience of watching o fantasma",0,negative
's an entertaining and informative documentary,1,positive
-- and deeply appealing,1,positive
most personal,1,positive
although fairly involving as far as it goes,1,positive
"a kind, unapologetic, sweetheart of a movie",1,positive
an affectionately goofy satire that's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary ...,1,positive
given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it,0,negative
a masterfully,1,positive
unusually crafty and intelligent,1,positive
perfect,1,positive
of unsettling atmospherics,0,negative
so much fun,1,positive
that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life,1,positive
the sentimental cliches,0,negative
prefer this new version,1,positive
", and to her inventive director",1,positive
educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them,1,positive
us all,1,positive
's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers,0,negative
the cat's meow,1,positive
"has an unmistakable, easy joie de vivre",1,positive
b-movie imagination,0,negative
"admirers of director abel ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature, r xmas, marks a modest if encouraging return to form.",1,positive
borrows heavily,0,negative
"at every opportunity to do something clever, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ... all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he's not trying to laugh at how bad it",0,negative
"in the book-on-tape market, the film of `` the kid stays in the picture '' would be an abridged edition",0,negative
instructive,1,positive
right at home in this french shocker,1,positive
"one of mr. chabrol's subtlest works,",1,positive
giving up,0,negative
leaves a positive impression,1,positive
of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts,1,positive
bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes,0,negative
"demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake,",1,positive
a hazy high,1,positive
of von sydow ... is itself intacto's luckiest stroke,1,positive
mind crappy movies as much as adults,0,negative
their computer-animated faces are very expressive.,1,positive
to perform entertaining tricks,1,positive
i am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here.,0,negative
a provocative piece,1,positive
"as good, if not",1,positive
a complete wash,0,negative
the actors make this worth a peek.,1,positive
politically potent,1,positive
"it's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road, where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug.",0,negative
marked an emerging indian american cinema,1,positive
lacks,0,negative
"gooding and coburn are both oscar winners, a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable.",0,negative
"touching,",1,positive
sucked dry the undead action flick formula,0,negative
my wife is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple.,1,positive
more measured or polished production,1,positive
super-simple animation,1,positive
tosca's intoxicating ardor,1,positive
a verbal duel,0,negative
and cinematic deception,0,negative
of being a bit undisciplined,0,negative
point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover,1,positive
wildly overproduced,0,negative
"note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget",0,negative
in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs,0,negative
the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy,0,negative
as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac,1,positive
a good line in charm,1,positive
such a companionable couple,1,positive
relentlessly nasty,0,negative
95 minutes,1,positive
quirkily appealing,1,positive
elegant and sly deadpan,1,positive
` gentle ',1,positive
will find millions of eager fans,1,positive
is an uncompromising film,1,positive
"is like reading a research paper,",0,negative
strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain,0,negative
despicable,0,negative
value can not be denied,1,positive
represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch,1,positive
"a gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good",1,positive
"smart, compelling",1,positive
this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout,1,positive
"is nicholson's goofy, heartfelt, mesmerizing king lear",1,positive
world traveler gave me no reason to care,0,negative
proves to be a compelling,1,positive
"felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes, ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend",0,negative
terrific screenplay,1,positive
more ambitious,1,positive
seems worth the effort,1,positive
it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end,0,negative
to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting.,1,positive
", boredom never takes hold.",1,positive
exhilarating,1,positive
formula mercilessly,0,negative
great story,1,positive
"is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or, worse yet, nonexistent -- ideas",0,negative
of faith in the future,1,positive
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable.,0,negative
providing comic relief,1,positive
gentle and engrossing character,1,positive
"does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie, for that comes through all too painfully in the execution.",0,negative
an undeniable entertainment value,1,positive
is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it.,1,positive
an excellent sequel.,1,positive
"funny, sexy, devastating and incurably romantic",1,positive
's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon,1,positive
provides,1,positive
insight and humor,1,positive
has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...,1,positive
achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation,1,positive
futile concoction,0,negative
"begins with promise, but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot.",0,negative
"the slapstick is labored, and",0,negative
even a plot,0,negative
weirdness for the sake of weirdness,0,negative
unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor,1,positive
what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is.,1,positive
sags,0,negative
we do n't even like their characters.,0,negative
interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot,1,positive
could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions,0,negative
"is ) a fascinating character, and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie",0,negative
"of boring talking heads, etc.",0,negative
re-invents himself,1,positive
"a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness, for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen, which, in this day and age, is of course the point",1,positive
"occasionally loud and offensive, but more often",0,negative
"the town has kind of an authentic feel, but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial.",0,negative
its sincere acting,1,positive
this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head,0,negative
"well, it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it's praises, but",0,negative
balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner,1,positive
does n't even seem like she tried,0,negative
"the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and, refreshingly, stays that way.",1,positive
the impressive stagings of hardware,1,positive
his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad,0,negative
stimulating,1,positive
did just that and it's what makes their project so interesting,1,positive
two hours better watching,1,positive
tiresome rant,0,negative
is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies.,1,positive
creative act,1,positive
"hoping it will be, and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation",1,positive
check this one out,1,positive
sparkling,1,positive
are based on stock clichés,0,negative
never so vividly,1,positive
"a solid, psychological action film from hong kong",1,positive
the `` saving private ryan '' battle scenes,1,positive
create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch,1,positive
to see what all the fuss is about,1,positive
", the new film is a subzero version of monsters, inc., without the latter's imagination, visual charm or texture.",0,negative
some savvy street activism,1,positive
", she's appealingly manic and energetic.",1,positive
urge to doze,0,negative
also nicely done,1,positive
a pretty decent little documentary,1,positive
temperamental,0,negative
"is dark, brooding and slow,",0,negative
an intricate plot,1,positive
"much of jonah simply, and gratefully",1,positive
so lovely toward the end,1,positive
all mood and no movie.,0,negative
give it a boost,1,positive
if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you,0,negative
fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark,1,positive
is one of the year's best films.,1,positive
intellectual and,1,positive
bloated effects,0,negative
its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm,1,positive
made a point or two regarding life,1,positive
by anything on display,0,negative
"this odd, poetic road movie,",1,positive
with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective,1,positive
"tries too hard to be funny in a way that's too loud, too goofy and too short of an attention span.",0,negative
try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored,0,negative
makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and,1,positive
snagged an oscar nomination,1,positive
to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy,0,negative
par with the first one,1,positive
coos beseechingly at you,1,positive
the hot chick is pretty damned funny.,1,positive
marred,0,negative
"the bottom line, at least in my opinion, is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film.",0,negative
fringe feminist conspiracy theorist,0,negative
", meandering, and sometimes dry",0,negative
few good ideas,1,positive
a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional.,0,negative
"engages us in constant fits of laughter, until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story, and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched",1,positive
"inspiring, ironic, and",1,positive
is astonishing.,1,positive
", bile, and irony",0,negative
have put together a bold biographical fantasia,1,positive
's cliche to call the film ` refreshing,0,negative
weak,0,negative
"of the best, most",1,positive
the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies,0,negative
made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate,1,positive
is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein,0,negative
the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse,0,negative
new age,1,positive
", it would gobble in dolby digital stereo.",0,negative
squirming,0,negative
is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters.,0,negative
why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once?,0,negative
forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense,0,negative
noyce's greatest mistake,0,negative
feel-good family comedy,1,positive
"you love the music, and i do",1,positive
a monster,0,negative
ensures,1,positive
"a level of young, black manhood that is funny, touching, smart and complicated",1,positive
a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people,1,positive
are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject,0,negative
is particularly impressive,1,positive
from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground,1,positive
stylish exercise,1,positive
is a must for genre fans,1,positive
enthusiastic,1,positive
timelessness,1,positive
that you feel what they feel,1,positive
worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia,1,positive
wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles,0,negative
barbershop is tuned in to its community.,1,positive
owed to benigni,0,negative
rated eee for excitement,1,positive
"its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring, at times sublime, visuals",1,positive
muddy sound,0,negative
"manages to be compelling, amusing and unsettling at the same time",1,positive
as compelling,1,positive
"is deceptively simple, deeply satisfying",1,positive
volatile,0,negative
the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life,0,negative
dead ( water ) weight,0,negative
're gon na like this movie,1,positive
", tedious",0,negative
kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk,0,negative
would have a hard time sitting through this one.,0,negative
", painful improbability",0,negative
accomplishes,1,positive
that's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast,1,positive
strong itch to explore more,1,positive
an intense experience,1,positive
"feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone, and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism",0,negative
that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither,0,negative
a must-see,1,positive
"make you feel that you never want to see another car chase, explosion or gunfight again",0,negative
breaks your heart,1,positive
ick ',0,negative
very original,1,positive
as giddy and whimsical and relevant today,1,positive
so hilarious,1,positive
an undeniably moving film,1,positive
"not easily and, in the end, not well enough",0,negative
"a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man, and more about that man",1,positive
awful,0,negative
stereotypical familial quandaries,0,negative
"in a heartwarming, nonjudgmental kind of way --",1,positive
enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins,1,positive
excite,1,positive
of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates,0,negative
the energetic and always surprising performance,1,positive
aloof and,0,negative
is careless and unfocused,0,negative
the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand.,0,negative
enough to feel good about,1,positive
that has something to say,1,positive
enjoy as mild escapism,1,positive
"tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world's great visual stylists, and",1,positive
dull.,0,negative
it is more likely to induce sleep than fright.,0,negative
"great performances,",1,positive
`` ... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time,0,negative
the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise,0,negative
furiously funny pace,1,positive
"it does n't make for great cinema,",0,negative
"dare i say, entertaining",1,positive
final whistle,0,negative
through the horrible pains of a death,0,negative
work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns,1,positive
can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something,1,positive
"problem is, we have no idea what in creation is going on.",0,negative
"it's an odd show, pregnant with moods, stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise.",0,negative
messenger,1,positive
the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion,0,negative
this all works out,1,positive
shows all the signs of rich detail condensed into a few evocative images and striking character traits.,1,positive
festival,1,positive
", dumb action movie",0,negative
"holes punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot",0,negative
fresh and raw like a blown-out vein,0,negative
a little wit,1,positive
sleek,1,positive
unmemorable filler.,0,negative
to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be,0,negative
bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene.,0,negative
an exceptional thriller,1,positive
with all its botches,0,negative
's the gift of the magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of nyc's drug scene.,0,negative
is predictable,0,negative
who could too easily become comic relief in any other film --,1,positive
mawkish dialogue,0,negative
"it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable, in its committed dumbness.",1,positive
"it's a very sincere work, but it would be better as a diary or documentary.",1,positive
cellophane-pop remake,0,negative
"every now and again, a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be.",0,negative
the surface histrionics,0,negative
", the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should.",1,positive
there's nothing to gain from watching they.,0,negative
"for veggietales fans, this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus.",1,positive
the only reason,0,negative
have to check your brain at the door,0,negative
resentment,0,negative
beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm,1,positive
"if you like quirky, odd movies and/or the ironic, here's a fun one.",1,positive
promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili,1,positive
as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams,0,negative
blond honeys,1,positive
"schmaltzy, by-the-numbers romantic comedy",0,negative
combines a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration.,1,positive
a taste for the quirky,1,positive
extraordinary debut,1,positive
mean it's good enough for our girls,1,positive
"a long, dull procession of despair, set to cello music",0,negative
"ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels, fight off various anonymous attackers, and evade elaborate surveillance technologies",0,negative
a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness,0,negative
stranded,0,negative
the rare imax movie that you 'll wish,1,positive
you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer,0,negative
unromantic,0,negative
"acted and directed, it's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses.",1,positive
felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world,1,positive
"inspiring, ironic,",1,positive
earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot.,1,positive
labyrinthine,1,positive
this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen.,1,positive
"a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms, waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact.",1,positive
"third time's the charm ... yeah, baby",1,positive
that puts another notch,0,negative
success,1,positive
things so nice,1,positive
"` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso, whether the original version or new director's cut.'",1,positive
no affinity for most of the characters,0,negative
taken,0,negative
"so-so, made-for-tv",0,negative
really funny movie,1,positive
gaining much momentum,1,positive
"at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and",1,positive
this mess,0,negative
disappointed by a movie in a long time,0,negative
now here's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud.,1,positive
fun or energy,1,positive
offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film,1,positive
undeniably moving film,1,positive
that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic,0,negative
layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue,0,negative
consistently sensitive and often exciting,1,positive
articulates a flood of emotion.,1,positive
his several silly subplots,0,negative
intelligent and deeply,1,positive
nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot,1,positive
"bring on the battle bots, please",1,positive
attracts the young and fit,1,positive
"appalling, shamelessly manipulative and contrived, and",0,negative
shot on digital videotape rather than film,0,negative
odd drama,0,negative
inside the mess that is world traveler,0,negative
"brings a youthful, out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project,",1,positive
the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking,0,negative
"it's super - violent, super-serious and super-stupid.",0,negative
the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed,0,negative
takes the most unexpected material,1,positive
sly humor,1,positive
"even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested, or at least conscious, i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...",0,negative
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable,0,negative
what sets ms. birot's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents.,1,positive
her fearlessness,1,positive
"an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices, special effects and backgrounds, ` spy kids 2 ' is a visual treat for all audiences.",1,positive
is sorely lacking,0,negative
address his own world war ii experience in his signature style,1,positive
go from stark desert,0,negative
confront it,1,positive
the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging.,0,negative
rae,1,positive
stress ` dumb.,0,negative
of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live,1,positive
"still consoled by his art, which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival",1,positive
"crass, contrived sequels",0,negative
emotionally at least ),1,positive
overwhelming waste,0,negative
the world's most fascinating stories,1,positive
eloquently,1,positive
a cult favorite,1,positive
good race,1,positive
"amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a.'s show-biz and media",1,positive
enough laughs to sustain interest to the end,1,positive
"methodical, measured, and gently tedious in its comedy, secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it's so successful at lodging itself in the brain.",1,positive
really bad,0,negative
pitifully unromantic,0,negative
wishy-washy,0,negative
of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups,1,positive
darkly funny and frequently insightful,1,positive
essential,1,positive
seems as funny,1,positive
will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination.,1,positive
"the film just might turn on many people to opera, in general, an art form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life.",1,positive
suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material.,1,positive
enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls,0,negative
"( 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.",1,positive
a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows,0,negative
impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story '',0,negative
the bad things,0,negative
flaccid satire,0,negative
bolado credit for good intentions,1,positive
ca n't deny its seriousness and quality.,1,positive
as refreshing as a drink from a woodland stream.,1,positive
her feature film,1,positive
happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it.,1,positive
you ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff.,0,negative
"like most of jaglom's films, some of it is honestly affecting, but",1,positive
fantastic dual performance,1,positive
beautifully sung,1,positive
will be impressed by this tired retread,1,positive
that years and years of costly analysis could never fix,0,negative
... 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.,1,positive
"to show this movie to reviewers before its opening, afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn",0,negative
to crack a smile at,1,positive
barbershop gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other.,1,positive
"misunderstanding of marivaux's rhythms, and mira sorvino's limitations as a classical actress",0,negative
its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse,1,positive
"marveled at disney's rendering of water, snow, flames and shadows",1,positive
a sweet treasure and something,1,positive
but they do n't fit well together and neither is well told.,0,negative
as a call for pity and sympathy,0,negative
"of a man we only know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and,1,positive
has usually been leavened by a charm that's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout.,0,negative
pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative,1,positive
"turn out a small, personal film with an emotional wallop",1,positive
neil burger here succeeded in,1,positive
"graphic sex may be what's attracting audiences to unfaithful, but gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake",1,positive
that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet,1,positive
ridiculous wig,0,negative
gorgeous,1,positive
to overcome my resistance,1,positive
makes the movie fresh,1,positive
it's better than the phantom menace.,1,positive
crypt,1,positive
likely to leave a lasting impression,1,positive
this is n't a movie ; it's a symptom.,0,negative
for this story to go but down,0,negative
", the rising place never quite justifies its own existence.",0,negative
ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic,0,negative
"to be somebody, and to belong to somebody",1,positive
the film is a pleasant enough dish.,1,positive
"to be anything but frustrating, boring, and forgettable",0,negative
joyless,0,negative
"the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country",1,positive
certainly wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon's ) better films.,0,negative
should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it.,0,negative
is silly beyond comprehension,0,negative
the movie could be released in this condition,1,positive
"`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws, but",0,negative
"a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship, love, and the truth that we 're all in this together",1,positive
an overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience,1,positive
"this makes it not only a detailed historical document, but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture",1,positive
great performances,1,positive
"( a ) wonderfully loopy tale of love, longing, and voting",1,positive
"that rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama, conflict, tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film.",1,positive
"a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants, pull an arrow out of his back, and leap unscathed through raging fire",1,positive
forced funniness,0,negative
"there is no psychology here, and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities, which become strangely impersonal and abstract.",0,negative
is unfocused,0,negative
leather,1,positive
that the movie has virtually nothing to show,0,negative
"does `` lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney's great past, or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan.",1,positive
a stab,0,negative
"poetry, passion, and genius",1,positive
what makes the movie special is its utter sincerity.,1,positive
"digs into their very minds to find an unblinking, flawed humanity.",1,positive
settles into clichés,0,negative
"a strange film, one that was hard for me to warm up to",0,negative
very entertaining,1,positive
"nelson's intentions are good, but the end result does no justice to the story itself.",0,negative
has about 25 minutes of decent material,0,negative
give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde's wit and the actors ' performances,0,negative
"burning, blasting, stabbing",0,negative
miscalculation,0,negative
that's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school,0,negative
a dream image,1,positive
"the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context, which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ).",0,negative
of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up,0,negative
slopped ` em together,0,negative
wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation,0,negative
rare film,1,positive
a heavyweight film,1,positive
"sarah's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic, and",0,negative
"please, someone, stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film.",0,negative
both thematic content and narrative strength,1,positive
the large cast is solid,1,positive
come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago,1,positive
to enjoy for a lifetime,1,positive
affectionately goofy satire,1,positive
coupling disgracefully written dialogue,0,negative
"crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.",0,negative
"stereotypes in good fun, while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter.",1,positive
the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones,1,positive
scrap,0,negative
a cinematic poem,1,positive
rotten in almost every single facet of production,0,negative
in this case zero.,0,negative
", the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking,",1,positive
"a fairly slow paced,",0,negative
full of the kind of energy it's documenting,1,positive
can be considered work,1,positive
psychological,1,positive
break free of her old life,1,positive
"a fascinating, unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man",1,positive
a gem of a movie,1,positive
`` interview '' loses its overall sense of mystery and becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary that you actually buy into.,0,negative
a lovely trifle,1,positive
radiant,1,positive
marvelously entertaining,1,positive
"the film's considered approach to its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop, and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama.'",0,negative
better to do with 94 minutes,0,negative
as do the girls ' amusing personalities,1,positive
i certainly ca n't recommend it,0,negative
pinheads who talk throughout the show,0,negative
finds a way to make j.k. rowling's marvelous series into a deadly bore,0,negative
"a confluence of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design",1,positive
"no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist, ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable.",0,negative
belittle a cinema classic.,0,negative
"has skin looked as beautiful, desirable, even delectable, as it does in trouble every day",1,positive
... there's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages.,1,positive
"of college dorm rooms, a subtlety that makes the silly, over-the-top coda especially disappointing",0,negative
outdoes its spectacle.,1,positive
collapses like an overcooked soufflé,0,negative
bumbling,0,negative
"definitely a crowd-pleaser, but then, so was the roman colosseum.",1,positive
that made me want to scream,0,negative
real winner,1,positive
shaking your head all the way to the credits,0,negative
very talented young actors,1,positive
"was, by its moods, and by its subtly",1,positive
a clarity of purpose and even-handedness,1,positive
ends up as a bitter pill,0,negative
puts an exclamation point,1,positive
disturbing,0,negative
"remains a film about something, one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern.",1,positive
perfectly creepy and believable,1,positive
the project's filmmakers forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting.,0,negative
"say that it does n't follow the stale, standard, connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world",1,positive
"( davis ) wants to cause his audience an epiphany, yet he refuses to give us real situations and characters",0,negative
", insightfully human",1,positive
like ` praise the lord,1,positive
"high romance,",1,positive
appears as if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making,0,negative
breakthrough,1,positive
the screenwriter responsible for one of the worst movies of one year directs an equally miserable film the following year,0,negative
watching your favorite pet get buried alive,0,negative
"is extremely funny,",1,positive
written for no one,1,positive
it's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory,0,negative
the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile,1,positive
a definitive account of eisenstein's life,1,positive
an entertainment destination,1,positive
eye-catching art direction,1,positive
"sons, loyalty and duty",1,positive
some fine acting,1,positive
the honor,1,positive
overcome its weaknesses,1,positive
parker displays in freshening the play,1,positive
"better video-game-based flicks,",0,negative
herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion,0,negative
that cleverly captures the dry wit that's so prevalent on the rock,1,positive
so special,1,positive
allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors,1,positive
"as an all-inclusive world where uptight, middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves",0,negative
"takes a classic story, casts attractive and talented actors and uses a magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch",1,positive
the picture emerges as a surprisingly anemic disappointment.,0,negative
the few ` cool ' actors,1,positive
a film that plays things so nice 'n safe as to often play like a milquetoast movie of the week blown up for the big screen.,0,negative
grand locations,1,positive
'd be hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon ),0,negative
's a cool event for the whole family,1,positive
is that it's actually watchable,1,positive
boring and meandering.,0,negative
the right choice,1,positive
"with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh, ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie",0,negative
"as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle, sex with strangers is a success.",1,positive
a stale copy,0,negative
in columbia pictures ' perverse idea of an animated holiday movie,0,negative
"there is no substitute for on-screen chemistry, and",1,positive
like a bad soap opera,0,negative
"armed with a game supporting cast, from the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy, like mike shoots and scores, doing its namesake proud.",1,positive
the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is.,0,negative
underdone potato,0,negative
tackled a meaty subject and drawn engaging characters while peppering the pages with memorable zingers,1,positive
most wondrously,1,positive
to place blame,0,negative
", and gently tedious in its comedy",1,positive
"hey, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old",1,positive
"the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances, but",1,positive
used to burn every print of the film,0,negative
thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave.,1,positive
"this charming, thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards.",1,positive
imitation,0,negative
so uncool the only thing missing is the `` gadzooks!'',0,negative
", crowd-pleasing goals",1,positive
"the era of the intelligent, well-made b movie is long gone",0,negative
earnestness remarkably well,1,positive
"equally spoofs and celebrates the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture, ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are.",1,positive
off the path of good sense,0,negative
visually sloppy,0,negative
flakiness,0,negative
is still quite good-natured,1,positive
a grand whimper,0,negative
scare the pants,1,positive
most ingenious film,1,positive
have to see it.,1,positive
"exploits ( headbanger ) stereotypes in good fun, while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter.",1,positive
"rarely, indeed almost never, is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite, unfakable sense of cinema.",1,positive
fun to watch,1,positive
"repetitive arguments, schemes and treachery",0,negative
to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right,1,positive
"recite bland police procedural details, fiennes wanders around",0,negative
the lively intelligence of the artists and their perceptiveness about their own situations,1,positive
a droll sense,0,negative
you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard,0,negative
scary and sad,0,negative
a film without surprise,0,negative
it's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge.,1,positive
as its larger themes,1,positive
endless rain is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else,0,negative
like a spectator and not a participant,0,negative
for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while,1,positive
a philosophical visual coming right,1,positive
freshness and modesty,1,positive
"plods along methodically, somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting.",0,negative
because your nerves just ca n't take it any more,0,negative
"a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick,",0,negative
if only it had the story to match.,0,negative
( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment,1,positive
"much of it is funny, but there are also some startling, surrealistic moments ...",1,positive
might have guessed,0,negative
crafted film,1,positive
"climax and, worst of all",0,negative
relevant today,1,positive
"it's as if solondz had two ideas for two movies, could n't really figure out how to flesh either out, so he just slopped ` em together here.",0,negative
"the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor, and when it does elect to head off in its own direction, it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities.",1,positive
some real vitality and,1,positive
both heartbreaking and,1,positive
"indeed, the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector's lens",0,negative
directed it may leave you speaking in tongues,0,negative
local,1,positive
painfully flat,0,negative
distinguishes,1,positive
combines the enigmatic features of ` memento ' with the hallucinatory drug culture of ` requiem for a dream.,1,positive
turn down a big bowl of that,0,negative
... standard guns versus martial arts cliche with little new added.,1,positive
the fans are often funny fanatics,1,positive
piercing intellect,1,positive
a real snooze.,0,negative
so unabashedly hopeful,1,positive
resist his pleas,0,negative
's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck,1,positive
as it is hard to resist,1,positive
in which this fascinating -- and timely -- content comes wrapped,1,positive
"a fact which, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs, seems inconceivable",0,negative
mildly amusing,1,positive
wise and powerful,1,positive
"skillfully assembled, highly polished and",1,positive
from heaven is a dazzling conceptual feat,1,positive
"filled with low-brow humor, gratuitous violence and a disturbing disregard for life.",0,negative
make for some robust and scary entertainment,1,positive
does n't sustain a high enough level of invention,0,negative
parable that loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature.,1,positive
one of the most interesting writer/directors working today,1,positive
"too loud, too goofy",0,negative
art-house gay porn film,0,negative
school experience that plays better only for the film's publicists or for people who take as many drugs as the film's characters,0,negative
feeble tootsie knockoff.,0,negative
"for a movie about the power of poetry and passion, there is precious little of either.",0,negative
the most watchable film of the year,1,positive
above-average brains,1,positive
"the film has ( its ) moments, but",1,positive
overlong infomercial,0,negative
a visual spectacle,1,positive
is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction.,1,positive
unforced continuation,1,positive
laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive.,0,negative
unequivocally,1,positive
"will keep you watching, as will the fight scenes",1,positive
is spectacular,1,positive
zinger-filled crowd-pleaser,1,positive
"the hurried, badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla, which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster's path of destruction",0,negative
", the film is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels.",1,positive
astonish and,1,positive
"photographed with color and depth, and rather a good time",1,positive
genial and,1,positive
minac drains his movie of all individuality,0,negative
carries much of the film with a creepy and dead-on performance,1,positive
be a passable date film,1,positive
"in its own floundering way, it gets to you.",1,positive
left slightly disappointed that it did n't,0,negative
"take away the controversy, and it's not much more watchable than a mexican soap opera",0,negative
still committed to growth in his ninth decade,1,positive
about long-lived friendships and the ways in which we all lose track of ourselves by trying,1,positive
the film is way too full of itself ;,0,negative
ill-considered,0,negative
restate,0,negative
all this emotional misery,0,negative
fails,0,negative
"i did go back and check out the last 10 minutes, but",0,negative
unleashes his trademark misogyny,0,negative
absolutely and completely ridiculous,0,negative
's well worth spending some time with,1,positive
flop,0,negative
this seductive tease of a thriller gets the job done.,1,positive
light-hearted way,1,positive
detached,0,negative
"a penetrating, potent exploration of sanctimony, self-awareness, self-hatred and self-determination",1,positive
"is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm, self-assured portrait of small town regret, love, duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience.",1,positive
", everett remains a perfect wildean actor, and a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill.",1,positive
a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather,0,negative
of destruction,0,negative
clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs,0,negative
worth a peek,1,positive
support the premise other than fling gags at it,1,positive
the perfect material,1,positive
's pretentious in a way that verges on the amateurish.,0,negative
a wretched movie,0,negative
", overused cocktail",0,negative
each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial,0,negative
does n't transcend genre,0,negative
far the worst movie,0,negative
depressing than entertaining,0,negative
"a powerful, chilling, and affecting study of one man",1,positive
"almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more",0,negative
is n't quite one of the worst movies of the year,0,negative
wondrous,1,positive
want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment,0,negative
there are moments of hilarity to be had.,1,positive
the halloween series has lost its edge,0,negative
morphs into a mundane '70s disaster flick,0,negative
"as a skillfully assembled, highly polished and professional adaptation ... just about as chilling and unsettling as ` manhunter '",1,positive
mumbles his way through the movie.,0,negative
sustains it beautifully,1,positive
", a lot of people wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential.",0,negative
uncinematic,0,negative
"final, beautiful scene",1,positive
its élan,1,positive
is a total misfire.,0,negative
nothing,0,negative
a testament to the integrity and vision of the band,1,positive
worth a look,1,positive
has much to learn,0,negative
is lightweight filmmaking,0,negative
"it all starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame, with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television.",0,negative
perry's good and his is an interesting character,1,positive
"the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults,1,positive
genuinely bone-chilling,1,positive
"that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight, telling creepy stories to give each other the willies",1,positive
"unusual, food-for-thought cinema",1,positive
is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen.,1,positive
psychological and philosophical,1,positive
about full frontal,1,positive
a dashing and absorbing outing with one of france's most inventive directors,1,positive
talented enough and,1,positive
"thrills,",1,positive
's attracting audiences to unfaithful,1,positive
on their parents ' anguish,0,negative
", joyous romp of a film.",1,positive
a stunning technical achievement,1,positive
"it is ok for a movie to be something of a sitcom apparatus, if the lines work, the humor has point and",1,positive
new ways of describing badness,0,negative
"invigorating, surreal, and resonant with a rainbow",1,positive
"shanghai ghetto, much stranger than any fiction, brings this unknown slice of history affectingly to life.",1,positive
believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid,0,negative
to offend,0,negative
was hard for me,0,negative
extremely funny,1,positive
"are familiar with, and makes you care about music you may not have heard before.",1,positive
good news,1,positive
the discomfort and embarrassment of being a bumbling american in europe,0,negative
of piffle,0,negative
"coy but exhilarating, with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes.",1,positive
worth seeing,1,positive
tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination,0,negative
"the writing is tight and truthful, full of funny situations and honest observations",1,positive
evokes a palpable sense,1,positive
law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed,0,negative
that this film's cast is uniformly superb,1,positive
the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few,0,negative
though overall an overwhelmingly positive portrayal,1,positive
"informative, intriguing, observant, often touching",1,positive
", i love it ... hell, i dunno.",1,positive
"there's some good material in their story about a retail clerk wanting more out of life, but the movie too often spins its wheels with familiar situations and repetitive scenes.",0,negative
a gripping documentary that reveals how deep the antagonism lies in war-torn jerusalem.,1,positive
lot funnier,1,positive
self-indulgent and,0,negative
the filmmaking in invincible,1,positive
their luster,1,positive
cool visual backmasking,1,positive
slapped together.,0,negative
"in addition to the overcooked, ham-fisted direction, which has all the actors reaching for the back row",0,negative
incessant whining,0,negative
timid parsing,0,negative
finely,1,positive
would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant's woman,1,positive
", the world's political situation seems little different, and ( director phillip ) noyce brings out the allegory with remarkable skill.",1,positive
sustains interest,1,positive
chopsocky,0,negative
spirited away is a triumph of imagination,1,positive
doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers,0,negative
fun,1,positive
"know as an evil, monstrous lunatic",0,negative
sadly imitative of innumerable,0,negative
most compelling performance,1,positive
then triple x marks the spot.,1,positive
a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama,1,positive
a movie about the power of poetry and passion,1,positive
ill-timed,0,negative
swill,0,negative
", the film is n't nearly as downbeat as it sounds, but strikes a tone that's alternately melancholic, hopeful and strangely funny.",1,positive
"a conventional, but well-crafted film about a historic legal battle in ireland over a man's right to raise his own children.",1,positive
"the passion, creativity, and fearlessness of one",1,positive
"caffeinated, sloppy",0,negative
he slaps together his own brand of liberalism,0,negative
shenanigans and,0,negative
bogs,0,negative
"by the time the plot grinds itself out in increasingly incoherent fashion, you might be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around.",0,negative
"no amount of burning, blasting, stabbing, and shooting can hide a weak script.",0,negative
most sincere and artful,1,positive
"resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this",0,negative
is infectious.,1,positive
appreciated,1,positive
"symbolically, warm water under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy, a tribute to the power of women to heal.",1,positive
"a photographic marvel of sorts, and it's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community.",1,positive
sit near the back,0,negative
"should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic, twisty yarn that will keep them guessing",1,positive
return to neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill disney sequel intended for the home video market,0,negative
to care about them,1,positive
outright bodice-ripper,1,positive
becomes increasingly implausible as it races,0,negative
"a graceful, moving tribute",1,positive
every gag two or three times,0,negative
is a feast for the eyes.,1,positive
"a three-dimensional, average, middle-aged woman's experience",1,positive
oscar-worthy performance,1,positive
"finally, the french-produced `` read my lips '' is a movie that understands characters must come first.",1,positive
the power of polanski's film,1,positive
a joint promotion for the national basketball association and,1,positive
sick and demented,0,negative
still could have been room for the war scenes,0,negative
"eventually gets around to its real emotional business, striking deep chords of sadness",1,positive
reflects the worst of their shallow styles,0,negative
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet.,0,negative
superior,1,positive
"brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant, expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema.",1,positive
"no way original,",0,negative
is about the worst thing chan has done in the united states,0,negative
a scruffy,0,negative
"besides its terrific performances, is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching.",1,positive
in the worst elements of all of them,0,negative
"hard as this may be to believe, here on earth, a surprisingly similar teen drama, was a better film.",0,negative
under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women,1,positive
the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man,1,positive
despite lagging near the finish line,0,negative
most offensive action,0,negative
is a remarkably accessible and haunting film,1,positive
"is nicely shot,",1,positive
as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
all the values of a straight-to-video movie,0,negative
laugh-out-loud,1,positive
a provocative,1,positive
it weirdly appealing,1,positive
verging on mumbo-jumbo,0,negative
"form at once visceral and spiritual, wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life",1,positive
what is missing from it,0,negative
plotting,1,positive
that worked five years ago but has since lost its fizz,0,negative
prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design,1,positive
one that allows him to churn out one mediocre movie after another,0,negative
"but mainstream audiences will find little of interest in this film, which is often preachy and poorly acted.",0,negative
the second half of the movie really goes downhill.,0,negative
moving and solidly entertaining,1,positive
"it still comes off as a touching, transcendent love story.",1,positive
"is well crafted, and well executed.",1,positive
resurrection,1,positive
"different from others in its genre in that it is does not rely on dumb gags, anatomical humor, or character cliches",1,positive
"after another, most of which involve precocious kids getting the better of obnoxious adults",0,negative
"the best,",1,positive
involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film,0,negative
found in almost all of his previous works,1,positive
truly excellent,1,positive
sharp and quick,1,positive
collapses,0,negative
winning performances,1,positive
its love of life and beauty,1,positive
soulless and -- even more damning --,0,negative
cold fish,0,negative
a degree of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing,0,negative
the the wisdom and humor of its subjects,1,positive
the town has kind of an authentic feel,1,positive
that old adage about women being unknowable,1,positive
"is advised to take the warning literally, and log on to something more user-friendly",0,negative
discomfort,0,negative
"totally overwrought,",0,negative
makes a joke out of car chases for an hour and then gives us half an hour of car chases.,0,negative
awfulness,0,negative
wisdom,1,positive
"does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence",1,positive
"i heard a mysterious voice, and felt myself powerfully drawn toward the light -- the light of the exit sign",0,negative
is so resolutely,1,positive
"hilariously, gloriously alive, and",1,positive
drawn-out,0,negative
true to its title,1,positive
glory days,1,positive
a stereotype,0,negative
puts a human face,1,positive
"while parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville's plotline, they and a fully engaged supporting cast ... have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any english lit",1,positive
"sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish, and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours.",0,negative
too thin,0,negative
"sitting in a downtown café, overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing, and",0,negative
wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002,0,negative
as a tribute,1,positive
of the conflict that came to define a generation,1,positive
will be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act,1,positive
bump in the night and nobody,0,negative
"has created a provocative, absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores.",1,positive
", the movie contains no wit, only labored gags.",0,negative
that are quite touching,1,positive
"i liked about schmidt a lot, but i have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed.",1,positive
graceless,0,negative
two central performances,1,positive
it takes a sudden turn and devolves into a bizarre sort of romantic comedy,0,negative
affluence,1,positive
five screenwriters are credited with the cliché-laden screenplay,0,negative
joyous,1,positive
", frida gets the job done.",1,positive
the class warfare,0,negative
a transparently hypocritical work that feels as though it's trying to set the women's liberation movement back 20 years,0,negative
may rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season,1,positive
their contrast is neither dramatic nor comic -- it's just a weird fizzle.,0,negative
lacks in eye-popping visuals,0,negative
ability to pull together easily accessible stories that resonate with profundity,1,positive
an equally miserable film,0,negative
a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies.,1,positive
of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness,1,positive
both the scenic splendor,1,positive
wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists :,0,negative
a chilling tale of one of the great crimes,1,positive
starts out,1,positive
the situation in a well-balanced fashion,1,positive
which was shot two years ago,1,positive
will keep coming,1,positive
"proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp, shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo.",1,positive
"where this was lazy but enjoyable, a formula comedy redeemed by its stars, that is even lazier and far less enjoyable.",0,negative
a total lack,0,negative
a hallmark film in an increasingly important film industry and worth the look,1,positive
the company's astonishing growth,1,positive
languorous slo-mo sequences,0,negative
's characteristically startling visual style and an almost palpable sense of intensity.,1,positive
offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory.,1,positive
picture-perfect life,1,positive
master class.,1,positive
junior-high,1,positive
finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise.,1,positive
rigid and evasive in ways,0,negative
a fine-looking film with a bouncy score,1,positive
promisingly,1,positive
the entire movie is in need of a scented bath.,0,negative
weirdo actor crispin glover,0,negative
takes its title all too literally.,0,negative
threatens,0,negative
who's finally been given a part worthy of her considerable talents,1,positive
the action looks fake,0,negative
maintaining consciousness just long enough,0,negative
"difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie, beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting",0,negative
is so fascinating that you wo n't care.,1,positive
monotone,0,negative
"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",0,negative
's always enthralling.,1,positive
", another gross-out college comedy -- ugh.",0,negative
gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand.,0,negative
"formuliac, but fun.",1,positive
a quietly moving look back at what it was to be iranian-american in 1979.,1,positive
to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago,1,positive
well-done,1,positive
"fighting games, wire fu, horror movies, mystery, james bond, wrestling, sci-fi and anime into one big bloody stew",1,positive
dialogue and likeable characters,1,positive
"part biography, part entertainment and part history",1,positive
", the film's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work.",0,negative
"a rather dull, unimaginative car chase",0,negative
is nothing short of a great one.,1,positive
is so bad that i even caught the gum stuck under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater,0,negative
90-plus years taking the effort to share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us,1,positive
comedy ensemble,1,positive
"throws quirky characters, odd situations, and off-kilter dialogue at us, all as if to say, `` look at this!",0,negative
brilliant movie,1,positive
too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience,0,negative
works more often than it does n't.,1,positive
i also believe that resident evil is not it.,0,negative
seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other,0,negative
showing off his doctorate,1,positive
a delightful comedy,1,positive
"anguish, anger and frustration",0,negative
a patient viewer,1,positive
it's a charming and often affecting journey.,1,positive
unflinchingly bleak and desperate,0,negative
allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker.,1,positive
"although laced with humor and a few fanciful touches, the film is a refreshingly serious look at young women.",1,positive
a sometimes tedious film.,0,negative
you do n't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance.,1,positive
"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.",0,negative
the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted.,1,positive
... the film suffers from a lack of humor ( something needed to balance out the violence ) ...,0,negative
"a gorgeous, high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music, dance, song, and high drama.",1,positive
the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who's ever had family trauma.,1,positive
"audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm, and in this literate french comedy, she's as morning-glory exuberant as she was in amélie.",1,positive
... the movie is just a plain old monster.,0,negative
"in its best moments, resembles a bad high school production of grease, without benefit of song.",0,negative
the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did.,0,negative
"the action switches between past and present, but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide.",0,negative
"it's a cookie-cutter movie, a cut-and-paste job.",0,negative
i had to look away - this was god awful.,0,negative
"a gorgeous, witty, seductive movie.",1,positive
"if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of ` there but for the grace of god, ' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world.",0,negative
a sequence of ridiculous shoot - 'em - up scenes.,0,negative
"as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph, as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming.",1,positive
"escaping the studio, piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie.",1,positive
"there's ... tremendous energy from the cast, a sense of playfulness and excitement that seems appropriate.",1,positive
"this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants, revealing the human complexities beneath.",1,positive
"the title not only describes its main characters, but the lazy people behind the camera as well.",0,negative
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment.,0,negative
a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness.,0,negative
a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller.,1,positive
it's hampered by a lifetime-channel kind of plot and a lead actress who is out of her depth.,0,negative
"it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects, and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes.",0,negative
"mr. tsai is a very original artist in his medium, and what time is it there?",1,positive
so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises,0,negative
"a tender, heartfelt family drama.",1,positive
the cold turkey would 've been a far better title.,0,negative
manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane.,0,negative
"it's just disappointingly superficial -- a movie that has all the elements necessary to be a fascinating, involving character study, but never does more than scratch the surface.",0,negative
"this is a story of two misfits who do n't stand a chance alone, but together they are magnificent.",1,positive
"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,negative
the primitive force of this film seems to bubble up from the vast collective memory of the combatants.,1,positive
"on this tricky topic, tadpole is very much a step in the right direction, with its blend of frankness, civility and compassion.",1,positive
"the script kicks in, and mr. hartley's distended pace and foot-dragging rhythms follow.",0,negative
good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back!,1,positive
"this one is definitely one to skip, even for horror movie fanatics.",0,negative
"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.",0,negative
uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance.,1,positive
a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity.,0,negative
among the year's most intriguing explorations of alientation.,1,positive
the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts.,0,negative
the son's room is a triumph of gentility that earns its moments of pathos.,1,positive
this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs.,0,negative
it's one pussy-ass world when even killer-thrillers revolve around group therapy sessions.,0,negative
"though it's become almost redundant to say so, major kudos go to leigh for actually casting people who look working-class.",1,positive
"the band's courage in the face of official repression is inspiring, especially for aging hippies ( this one included ).",1,positive
the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as ... ( quills ) did by showing them.,1,positive
"the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark, decadent truffle.",0,negative
jaglom ... put ( s ) the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters,1,positive
fresnadillo's dark and jolting images have a way of plying into your subconscious like the nightmare you had a week ago that wo n't go away.,1,positive
"it's a scattershot affair, but when it hits its mark it's brilliant.",1,positive
"hardly a masterpiece, but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people.",1,positive
"byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us, and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama.",1,positive
this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms.,0,negative
"no sophomore slump for director sam mendes, who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand.",1,positive
why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures?,0,negative
"his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images, but his latest has nothing going for it.",0,negative
"does paint some memorable images ..., but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters",1,positive
"a gripping movie, played with performances that are all understated and touching.",1,positive
"it's one of those baseball pictures where the hero is stoic, the wife is patient, the kids are as cute as all get-out and the odds against success are long enough to intimidate, but short enough to make a dream seem possible.",1,positive
"combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time, beck seems to be under the illusion that he's shooting the latest system of a down video.",0,negative
the movie's relatively simple plot and uncomplicated morality play well with the affable cast.,1,positive
it's great escapist fun that recreates a place and time that will never happen again.,1,positive
"scores no points for originality, wit, or intelligence.",0,negative
"there is n't nearly enough fun here, despite the presence of some appealing ingredients.",0,negative
hilariously inept and ridiculous.,1,positive
this movie is maddening.,0,negative
"it haunts you, you ca n't forget it, you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it.",1,positive
sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out.,0,negative
one of the smartest takes on singles culture i 've seen in a long time.,1,positive
old-form moviemaking at its best.,1,positive
turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting.,1,positive
a movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it's approached with imagination and flair.,1,positive
confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it.,0,negative
"in the end, we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love, chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest.",0,negative
montias ... pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters.,1,positive
suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative.,0,negative
"in execution, this clever idea is far less funny than the original, killers from space.",0,negative
"the tale of tok ( andy lau ), a sleek sociopath on the trail of o ( takashi sorimachi ), the most legendary of asian hitmen, is too scattershot to take hold.",0,negative
looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen.,0,negative
"forced, familiar and thoroughly condescending.",0,negative
that is a compliment to kuras and miller.,1,positive
sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance.,0,negative
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him.,0,negative
what better message than ` love thyself ' could young women of any size receive?,1,positive
a solid film ... but more conscientious than it is truly stirring.,1,positive
"while ( hill ) has learned new tricks, the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film.",0,negative
"about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers, it's energetic and satisfying if not deep and psychological.",1,positive
feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work.,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
"a big, gorgeous, sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand, uncomplicated fashion.",1,positive
the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence.,0,negative
"manages to transcend the sex, drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer.",1,positive
it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived.,0,negative
"uncommonly stylish but equally silly ... the picture fails to generate much suspense, nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions.",0,negative
not exactly the bees knees,0,negative
"slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler's fancy, but when it costs a family of four about $ 40 to see a film in theaters, why spend money on a dog like this when you can rent a pedigree instead?",0,negative
a woman's pic directed with resonance by ilya chaiken.,1,positive
may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen.,0,negative
the end result is a film that's neither.,0,negative
manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time.,1,positive
leigh's film is full of memorable performances from top to bottom.,1,positive
rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign.,0,negative
"determined to be fun, and bouncy, with energetic musicals, the humor did n't quite engage this adult.",0,negative
"bleakly funny, its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves.",1,positive
"delivers the same old same old, tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas.",0,negative
the film's performances are thrilling.,1,positive
"unfortunately, it's not silly fun unless you enjoy really bad movies.",0,negative
it's a bad thing when a movie has about as much substance as its end credits blooper reel.,0,negative
"i sympathize with the plight of these families, but the movie does n't do a very good job conveying the issue at hand.",0,negative
"its story may be a thousand years old, but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us?",0,negative
"try as i may, i ca n't think of a single good reason to see this movie, even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted, ` thank you!'",0,negative
"a celebration of quirkiness, eccentricity, and certain individuals ' tendency to let it all hang out, and damn the consequences.",1,positive
"instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western, it's an unpretentious, sociologically pointed slice of life.",1,positive
"so, too, is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today's new delhi.",1,positive
"for starters, the story is just too slim.",0,negative
"this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button, just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world.",1,positive
"at the very least, if you do n't know anything about derrida when you walk into the theater, you wo n't know much more when you leave.",0,negative
"the format gets used best ... to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders, whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups.",1,positive
"inside the film's conflict-powered plot there is a decent moral trying to get out, but it's not that, it's the tension that keeps you in your seat.",1,positive
"there ought to be a directing license, so that ed burns can have his revoked.",0,negative
bad.,0,negative
"that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain ' jia's defoliation of ego, make the film touching despite some doldrums.",1,positive
falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun.,1,positive
"not only is undercover brother as funny, if not more so, than both austin powers films, but it's also one of the smarter, savvier spoofs to come along in some time.",1,positive
to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east.,0,negative
"the entire movie is about a boring, sad man being boring and sad.",0,negative
"the best revenge may just be living well because this film, unlike other dumas adaptations, is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence.",1,positive
"once ( kim ) begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors, you may decide it's too high a price to pay for a shimmering picture postcard.",0,negative
"all that's missing is the spontaneity, originality and delight.",0,negative
"what the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion, as corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action.",1,positive
the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... ( and ) personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy.,1,positive
my reaction in a word : disappointment.,0,negative
"a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast, actor bill paxton's directing debut is a creepy slice of gothic rural americana.",1,positive
"corny, schmaltzy and predictable, but still manages to be kind of heartwarming, nonetheless.",1,positive
"far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial, cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series.",1,positive
"of course, by more objective measurements it's still quite bad.",0,negative
"as the two leads, lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers.",1,positive
it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds.,1,positive
this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs.,0,negative
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way.,1,positive
i 'd have to say the star and director are the big problems here.,0,negative
not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa's ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur.,1,positive
a by-the-numbers effort that wo n't do much to enhance the franchise.,0,negative
"an occasionally funny, but overall limp, fish-out-of-water story.",0,negative
brilliantly explores the conflict between following one's heart and following the demands of tradition.,1,positive
the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries.,1,positive
huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair.,1,positive
one of the more intelligent children's movies to hit theaters this year.,1,positive
"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.",0,negative
attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience.,0,negative
no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise.,0,negative
rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment.,0,negative
taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes.,0,negative
`` the time machine '' is a movie that has no interest in itself.,0,negative
a rarity among recent iranian films : it's a comedy full of gentle humor that chides the absurdity of its protagonist's plight.,1,positive
"/ but daphne, you 're too buff / fred thinks he's tough / and velma - wow, you 've lost weight!",0,negative
"the very definition of the ` small ' movie, but it is a good stepping stone for director sprecher.",1,positive
"it ca n't decide if it wants to be a mystery/thriller, a romance or a comedy.",0,negative
"a coda in every sense, the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court's extradition chess game and the regime's talking-head survivors.",1,positive
"it's played in the most straight-faced fashion, with little humor to lighten things up.",0,negative
a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going.,0,negative
dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments.,1,positive
"for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast, hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal.",1,positive
basically a static series of semi-improvised ( and semi-coherent ) raps between the stars.,0,negative
"it's so good that its relentless, polished wit can withstand not only inept school productions, but even oliver parker's movie adaptation.",1,positive
directed in a paint-by-numbers manner.,0,negative
k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension.,0,negative
the quality of the art combined with the humor and intelligence of the script allow the filmmakers to present the biblical message of forgiveness without it ever becoming preachy or syrupy.,1,positive
cool?,1,positive
"deliriously funny, fast and loose, accessible to the uninitiated, and full of surprises",1,positive
"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.",0,negative
the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you 're watching a soap opera rather than a chronicle of the ups and downs that accompany lifelong friendships.,0,negative
"at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons, it's refreshing to see a cartoon that knows what it is, and knows the form's history.",1,positive
"the old-world - meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie's soundtrack, a joyful effusion of disco bollywood that, by the end of monsoon wedding, sent my spirit soaring out of the theater.",1,positive
jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma.,1,positive
its well of thorn and vinegar ( and simple humanity ) has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks.,0,negative
"fun, flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment.",1,positive
"the x potion gives the quickly named blossom, bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes, which unfortunately do n't enable them to discern flimsy screenplays.",0,negative
the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise.,1,positive
"entertains by providing good, lively company.",1,positive
"a densely constructed, highly referential film, and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard's finest work.",1,positive
what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian.,0,negative
an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution.,1,positive
the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor.,1,positive
"if you can stomach the rough content, it's worth checking out for the performances alone.",1,positive
"a warm, funny, engaging film.",1,positive
i 'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film.,0,negative
the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams.,1,positive
"complete lack of originality, cleverness or even visible effort",0,negative
"awesome creatures, breathtaking scenery, and epic battle scenes add up to another ` spectacular spectacle.'",1,positive
"all-in-all, the film is an enjoyable and frankly told tale of a people who live among us, but not necessarily with us.",1,positive
hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole ' miss in the way of story.,0,negative
too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped.,0,negative
but it could have been worse.,0,negative
"you 'll gasp appalled and laugh outraged and possibly, watching the spectacle of a promising young lad treading desperately in a nasty sea, shed an errant tear.",1,positive
"liotta put on 30 pounds for the role, and has completely transformed himself from his smooth, goodfellas image.",1,positive
a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney.,1,positive
"it proves quite compelling as an intense, brooding character study.",1,positive
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes.,0,negative
and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea.,0,negative
the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks.,1,positive
broomfield turns his distinctive ` blundering ' style into something that could really help clear up the case.,1,positive
"what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world, gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share, surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we 've shared a great adventure.",1,positive
"with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry's boss, there is n't a redeeming moment here.",0,negative
"having had the good sense to cast actors who are, generally speaking, adored by the movie-going public, khouri then gets terrific performances from them all.",1,positive
"the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year, noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take.",0,negative
it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons.,1,positive
"in an effort, i suspect, not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted, it offends by just being wishy-washy.",0,negative
"there is a fabric of complex ideas here, and feelings that profoundly deepen them.",1,positive
"not only unfunny, but downright repellent.",0,negative
"works hard to establish rounded characters, but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them.",0,negative
just one bad idea after another.,0,negative
... turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock.,0,negative
"his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude, calculated to provoke shocked laughter, without following up on a deeper level.",0,negative
"( næs ) directed the stage version of elling, and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage.",1,positive
"for movie lovers as well as opera lovers, tosca is a real treat.",1,positive
"the film is quiet, threatening and unforgettable.",1,positive
there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer.,0,negative
stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time.,0,negative
( 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.,1,positive
` easily my choice for one of the year's best films.',1,positive
"instead of hiding pinocchio from critics, miramax should have hidden it from everyone.",0,negative
"portentous and pretentious, the weight of water is appropriately titled, given the heavy-handedness of it drama.",0,negative
"altogether, this is successful as a film, while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece.",1,positive
"the humor is forced and heavy-handed, and occasionally simply unpleasant.",0,negative
"without ever becoming didactic, director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality.",1,positive
"partway through watching this saccharine, easter-egg-colored concoction, you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show.",0,negative
"for the most part, it's a work of incendiary genius, steering clear of knee-jerk reactions and quick solutions.",1,positive
"the special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original, while the oscar-winning sound and james horner's rousing score make good use of the hefty audio system.",1,positive
not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through.,0,negative
"the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size, and it ai n't pretty.",0,negative
we have n't seen such hilarity since say it is n't so!,1,positive
to call the other side of heaven `` appalling '' would be to underestimate just how dangerous entertainments like it can be.,0,negative
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster.,0,negative
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar.,0,negative
"with tightly organized efficiency, numerous flashbacks and a constant edge of tension, miller's film is one of 2002's involvingly adult surprises.",1,positive
a great ensemble cast ca n't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar.,0,negative
"a warm but realistic meditation on friendship, family and affection.",1,positive
"while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills, suspense, and gore for video games, the movie really only succeeds in the third of these.",0,negative
it's a remarkably solid and subtly satirical tour de force.,1,positive
director andrew niccol ... demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame.,1,positive
when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie.,0,negative
"mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded, as if circularity itself indicated profundity.",0,negative
... plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller.,0,negative
"an overemphatic, would-be wacky, ultimately tedious sex farce.",0,negative
it all adds up to good fun.,1,positive
"whether writer-director anne fontaine's film is a ghost story, an account of a nervous breakdown, a trip down memory lane, all three or none of the above, it is as seductive as it is haunting.",1,positive
"a very well-made, funny and entertaining picture.",1,positive
"it's worth seeing just on the basis of the wisdom, and at times, the startling optimism, of the children.",1,positive
it's refreshing to see a girl-power movie that does n't feel it has to prove anything.,1,positive
"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",1,positive
"however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs, young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust.",0,negative
as vulgar as it is banal.,0,negative
"outer-space buffs might love this film, but others will find its pleasures intermittent.",0,negative
"maud and roland's search for an unknowable past makes for a haunting literary detective story, but labute pulls off a neater trick in possession : he makes language sexy.",1,positive
more whiny downer than corruscating commentary.,0,negative
"there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce, part sliding doors, part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them.",0,negative
what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts.,1,positive
"i do n't mind having my heartstrings pulled, but do n't treat me like a fool.",0,negative
at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch.,0,negative
"it has charm to spare, and unlike many romantic comedies, it does not alienate either gender in the audience.",1,positive
"an operatic, sprawling picture that's entertainingly acted, magnificently shot and gripping enough to sustain most of its 170-minute length.",1,positive
a giggle a minute.,1,positive
"uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict, adolescent yearning, the roots of friendship and sexual identity.",1,positive
"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.",1,positive
i 'm just too bored to care.,0,negative
"one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this, or any, year.",0,negative
it's one heck of a character study -- not of hearst or davies but of the unique relationship between them.,1,positive
"it moves quickly, adroitly, and without fuss ; it does n't give you time to reflect on the inanity -- and the cold war datedness -- of its premise.",1,positive
i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy.,0,negative
a good piece of work more often than not.,1,positive
"beautifully observed, miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama.",1,positive
"the film's hackneyed message is not helped by the thin characterizations, nonexistent plot and pretentious visual style.",0,negative
should have been someone else -,0,negative
"the lion king was a roaring success when it was released eight years ago, but on imax it seems better, not just bigger.",1,positive
a marvel like none you 've seen.,1,positive
"immersing us in the endlessly inventive, fiercely competitive world of hip-hop djs, the project is sensational and revelatory, even if scratching makes you itch.",1,positive
"this is wild surreal stuff, but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you 're going from one room to the next and none of them have any relation to the other.",1,positive
the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy.,0,negative
"good car chases, great fight scenes, and a distinctive blend of european, american and asian influences.",1,positive
"even in its most tedious scenes, russian ark is mesmerizing.",1,positive
"generally, clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler, while happily killing 94 minutes.",1,positive
"something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass, except that it seems to take itself far more seriously.",1,positive
oh come on.,0,negative
"a moody, multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery, solaris is a thought-provoking, haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate.",1,positive
"not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved, and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry, but the film conjures the magic of author j.k. rowling's books.",1,positive
"it's clear the filmmakers were n't sure where they wanted their story to go, and even more clear that they lack the skills to get us to this undetermined destination.",0,negative
"( t ) his beguiling belgian fable, very much its own droll and delicate little film, has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why.",1,positive
"even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering, miller's hand often feels unsure.",0,negative
"sticky sweet sentimentality, clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation.",0,negative
it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows.',1,positive
"featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil, `` sade '' covers the same period as kaufmann's `` quills '' with more unsettlingly realistic results.",1,positive
"gives you the steady pulse of life in a beautiful city viewed through the eyes of a character who, in spite of tragic loss and increasing decrepitude, knows in his bones that he is one of the luckiest men alive.",1,positive
"if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage, then esther's story is a compelling quest for truth.",1,positive
it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one.,0,negative
"some of their jokes work, but most fail miserably and in the end, pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny.",0,negative
"shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls, stubbly chins, liver spots, red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere.",0,negative
"the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground, perhaps too much, but ties things together, neatly, by the end.",1,positive
reggio's continual visual barrage is absorbing as well as thought-provoking.,1,positive
"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.",1,positive
involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters.,0,negative
a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,0,negative
it's a stunning lyrical work of considerable force and truth.,1,positive
"while undisputed is n't exactly a high, it is a gripping, tidy little movie that takes mr. hill higher than he's been in a while.",1,positive
funny but perilously slight.,1,positive
cq's reflection of artists and the love of cinema-and-self suggests nothing less than a new voice that deserves to be considered as a possible successor to the best european directors.,1,positive
"even if you do n't think ( kissinger's ) any more guilty of criminal activity than most contemporary statesmen, he 'd sure make a courtroom trial great fun to watch.",1,positive
"dazzling in its complexity, disturbing for its extraordinary themes, the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation.",1,positive
a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002.,1,positive
"it's dumb, but more importantly, it's just not scary.",0,negative
an exquisitely crafted and acted tale.,1,positive
"it showcases carvey's talent for voices, but not nearly enough and not without taxing every drop of one's patience to get to the good stuff.",0,negative
"it's about following your dreams, no matter what your parents think.",1,positive
the overall effect is less like a children's movie than a recruitment film for future hollywood sellouts.,0,negative
"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.",1,positive
a sequel that's much too big for its britches.,0,negative
"harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place, but its brains are in no particular place at all.",1,positive
"deadeningly dull, mired in convoluted melodrama, nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness.",0,negative
and that's a big part of why we go to the movies.,1,positive
the minor figures surrounding ( bobby ) ... form a gritty urban mosaic.,1,positive
lapaglia's ability to convey grief and hope works with weaver's sensitive reactions to make this a two-actor master class.,1,positive
"care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up, but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman's destructive escapism or the grace-in-rebellion found by his characters.",0,negative
"this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento ( a producer here ), but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic.",1,positive
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.,1,positive
"comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special, freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class.",0,negative
"it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie, but more often just feels generic, derivative and done to death.",0,negative
a romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores.,1,positive
the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work.,1,positive
rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable.,1,positive
it's a bit disappointing that it only manages to be decent instead of dead brilliant.,0,negative
it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal.,0,negative
"it haunts, horrifies, startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away.",1,positive
a superbly acted and funny/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate.,1,positive
"( t ) here's only so much anyone can do with a florid, overplotted, anne rice rock 'n' roll vampire novel before the built-in silliness of the whole affair defeats them.",0,negative
"for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular, it's an eye-opener.",1,positive
i just loved every minute of this film.,1,positive
"a quiet, pure, elliptical film",1,positive
"it's so mediocre, despite the dynamic duo on the marquee, that we just ca n't get no satisfaction.",0,negative
do not see this film.,0,negative
binoche makes it interesting trying to find out.,1,positive
the most compelling wiseman epic of recent years.,1,positive
there's no emotional pulse to solaris.,0,negative
"although huppert's intensity and focus has a raw exhilaration about it, the piano teacher is anything but fun.",0,negative
"on the heels of the ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that, although flawed, is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness.",1,positive
"the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete, as if the real story starts just around the corner.",0,negative
a coarse and stupid gross-out.,0,negative
... nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects.,0,negative
here's yet another studio horror franchise mucking up its storyline with glitches casual fans could correct in their sleep.,0,negative
it treats women like idiots.,0,negative
"... plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes, playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments.",0,negative
but it's too long and too convoluted and it ends in a muddle.,0,negative
one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals ... a psychological masterpiece.,1,positive
do n't be fooled by the impressive cast list - eye see you is pure junk.,0,negative
"another one of those estrogen overdose movies like `` divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood, '' except that the writing, acting and character development are a lot better.",1,positive
"with rabbit-proof fence, noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean, economical movie.",1,positive
the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience's chain.,0,negative
there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness.,1,positive
does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in - the-blanks with a tragic past.,0,negative
"feature debuter d.j. caruso directs a crack ensemble cast, bringing screenwriter tony gayton's narcotics noir to life.",1,positive
"it does nothing new with the old story, except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they 're being streamed over a 28k modem.",0,negative
"one of those energetic surprises, an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it.",1,positive
"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.",0,negative
"( director ) o'fallon manages to put some lovely pictures up on the big screen, but his skill at telling a story -- he also contributed to the screenplay -- falls short.",0,negative
"offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs ... a sad sitcom of a movie, largely devoid of charm.",0,negative
"though only 60 minutes long, the film is packed with information and impressions.",1,positive
just not campy enough,0,negative
"it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as ` worse than expected, ' but ghost ship somehow manages to do exactly that.",0,negative
"it can not be enjoyed, even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick, primarily because it is dull.",0,negative
"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.",0,negative
a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line.,0,negative
"one of those pictures whose promising, if rather precious, premise is undercut by amateurish execution.",0,negative
"the humor is n't as sharp, the effects not as innovative, nor the story as imaginative as in the original.",0,negative
director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback.,0,negative
if your taste runs to ` difficult ' films you absolutely ca n't miss it.,1,positive
"this movie is something of an impostor itself, stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work.",0,negative
i got a headache watching this meaningless downer.,0,negative
zaidan's script has barely enough plot to string the stunts together and not quite enough characterization to keep the faces straight.,0,negative
"all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal ca n't disguise the fact that, really, we 've been here, done that.",0,negative
"the director knows how to apply textural gloss, but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom.",0,negative
"visually rather stunning, but ultimately a handsome-looking bore, the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it.",0,negative
"nonsensical, dull `` cyber-horror '' flick is a grim, hollow exercise in flat scares and bad acting.",0,negative
big fat waste of time.,0,negative
"professionally speaking, it's tempting to jump ship in january to avoid ridiculous schlock like this shoddy suspense thriller.",0,negative
fancy a real downer?,0,negative
"instead, he shows them the respect they are due.",1,positive
"first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving, effective little film.",1,positive
vera's technical prowess ends up selling his film short ; he smoothes over hard truths even as he uncovers them.,0,negative
puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with.,1,positive
makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience.,0,negative
"highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply, but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up.",1,positive
"nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece, but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head.",1,positive
the performances take the movie to a higher level.,1,positive
davis ... is so enamored of her own creation that she ca n't see how insufferable the character is.,0,negative
... takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport,1,positive
"against all odds in heaven and hell, it creeped me out just fine.",1,positive
"there's really only one good idea in this movie, but the director runs with it and presents it with an unforgettable visual panache.",1,positive
"the so-inept - it's - surreal dubbing ( featuring the voices of glenn close, regis philbin and breckin meyer ) brings back memories of cheesy old godzilla flicks.",0,negative
"without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale, maelström is just another winter sleepers.",0,negative
"it is amusing, and that's all it needs to be.",1,positive
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining.,0,negative
"writer-director's mehta's effort has tons of charm and the whimsy is in the mixture, the intoxicating masala, of cultures and film genres.",1,positive
"excessive, profane, packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters.",0,negative
a taut psychological thriller that does n't waste a moment of its two-hour running time.,1,positive
just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame.,0,negative
"still, as a visual treat, the film is almost unsurpassed.",1,positive
"harris commands the screen, using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness.",1,positive
"offers much to enjoy ... and a lot to mull over in terms of love, loyalty and the nature of staying friends.",1,positive
my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it's virtually its own hollywood remake.,1,positive
indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie.,0,negative
"an important movie, a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values.",1,positive
the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances.,1,positive
"the jabs it employs are short, carefully placed and dead-center.",1,positive
"while locals will get a kick out of spotting cleveland sites, the rest of the world will enjoy a fast-paced comedy with quirks that might make the award-winning coen brothers envious.",1,positive
"the words, ` frankly, my dear, i do n't give a damn, ' have never been more appropriate.",0,negative
"the longer the movie goes, the worse it gets, but it's actually pretty good in the first few minutes.",0,negative
the film's few ideas are stretched to the point of evaporation ; the whole central section is one big chase that seems to have no goal and no urgency.,0,negative
"too slow, too long and too little happens.",0,negative
very bad.,0,negative
"expect the same-old, lame-old slasher nonsense, just with different scenery.",0,negative
"a smart, witty follow-up.",1,positive
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama.,0,negative
"it's another video movie photographed like a film, with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism.",0,negative
there's not enough here to justify the almost two hours.,0,negative
"the film is beautifully mounted, but, more to the point, the issues are subtly presented, managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan's madness.",1,positive
"good film, but very glum.",1,positive
"preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time, which is a pretty amazing accomplishment.",1,positive
verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies.,0,negative
"in all, this is a watchable movie that's not quite the memorable experience it might have been.",0,negative
"drops you into a dizzying, volatile, pressure-cooker of a situation that quickly snowballs out of control, while focusing on the what much more than the why.",1,positive
atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues,1,positive
slick piece of cross-promotion.,1,positive
"well-nigh unendurable ... though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry, it remains depressingly prosaic and dull.",0,negative
"majidi is an unconventional storyteller, capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places.",1,positive
"the movie is n't just hilarious : it's witty and inventive, too, and in hindsight, it is n't even all that dumb.",1,positive
filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels.,1,positive
( a ) shapeless blob of desperate entertainment.,0,negative
"a study in shades of gray, offering itself up in subtle plot maneuvers ...",1,positive
no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones ' last 45 minutes.,1,positive
"more romantic, more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original.",1,positive
"this is a shameless sham, calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars.",0,negative
"once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character, we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back.",0,negative
"stultifyingly, dumbfoundingly, mind-numbingly bad.",0,negative
"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.",1,positive
"because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene, ` swimfan ' left me with a very bad feeling.",0,negative
no aspirations to social import inform the movie version.,0,negative
"sit through this one, and you wo n't need a magic watch to stop time ; your dvd player will do it for you.",0,negative
not since tom cruise in risky business has an actor made such a strong impression in his underwear.,1,positive
"an interesting story with a pertinent ( cinematically unique ) message, told fairly well and scored to perfection, i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing.''",1,positive
"... routine, harmless diversion and little else.",1,positive
"samira makhmalbaf's new film blackboards is much like the ethos of a stream of consciousness, although, it's unfortunate for the viewer that the thoughts and reflections coming through are torpid and banal",0,negative
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance ...,0,negative
"every time you look, sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn.",0,negative
how do you spell cliché?,0,negative
"director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors, and the costumes and sets are grand.",1,positive
"less dizzying than just dizzy, the jaunt is practically over before it begins.",0,negative
overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube.,0,negative
they should have called it gutterball.,0,negative
corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in.,0,negative
( a ) n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s.,1,positive
"there's too much falseness to the second half, and what began as an intriguing look at youth fizzles into a dull, ridiculous attempt at heart-tugging.",0,negative
a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love.,1,positive
"this is human comedy at its most amusing, interesting and confirming.",1,positive
worth watching for dong jie's performance -- and for the way it documents a culture in the throes of rapid change.,1,positive
"a poignant, artfully crafted meditation on mortality.",1,positive
"too restrained to be a freak show, too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral, too dull and pretentious to be engaging ... the isle defies an easy categorization.",0,negative
"( grant's ) bumbling magic takes over the film, and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle.",1,positive
"but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot, the queen of the damned can not be said to suck.",1,positive
"suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters, this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it's been packaged and sold back to us by hollywood.",0,negative
but what are adults doing in the theater at all?,0,negative
like being trapped at a perpetual frat party ... how can something so gross be so boring?,0,negative
the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not.,0,negative
my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor.,1,positive
... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down.,1,positive
"oscar wilde's masterpiece, the importance of being earnest, may be the best play of the 19th century.",1,positive
"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.",1,positive
but it still jingles in the pocket.,1,positive
"you really have to wonder how on earth anyone, anywhere could have thought they 'd make audiences guffaw with a script as utterly diabolical as this.",0,negative
one from the heart.,1,positive
made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss.,0,negative
people cinema at its finest.,1,positive
"what's surprising about full frontal is that despite its overt self-awareness, parts of the movie still manage to break past the artifice and thoroughly engage you.",1,positive
"and when you 're talking about a slapstick comedy, that's a pretty big problem.",0,negative
"nelson's brutally unsentimental approach ... sucks the humanity from the film, leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle.",0,negative
one long string of cliches.,0,negative
like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything's in place but something's just a little off-kilter.,0,negative
it's hard to imagine alan arkin being better than he is in this performance.,1,positive
"... a fun little timewaster, helped especially by the cool presence of jean reno.",1,positive
something like scrubbing the toilet.,0,negative
"may be far from the best of the series, but it's assured, wonderfully respectful of its past and thrilling enough to make it abundantly clear that this movie phenomenon has once again reinvented itself for a new generation.",1,positive
"if there's one thing this world needs less of, it's movies about college that are written and directed by people who could n't pass an entrance exam.",0,negative
"the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy, something from a halloween that died.",0,negative
it's a lovely film with lovely performances by buy and accorsi.,1,positive
"while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer's appetite, the film's final scene is soaringly, transparently moving.",1,positive
an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy.,1,positive
"very special effects, brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality ca n't hide the giant achilles ' heel in `` stuart little 2 `` : there's just no story, folks.",0,negative
"not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience, but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit.",1,positive
it's a beautiful madness.,1,positive
"when the film ended, i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while.",0,negative
"as ` chick flicks ' go, this one is pretty miserable, resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting.",0,negative
"by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music, ( jones ) calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity.",1,positive
one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year.,1,positive
"prurient playthings aside, there's little to love about this english trifle.",0,negative
at once half-baked and overheated.,0,negative
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.,1,positive
the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life.,1,positive
very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary.,1,positive
"aside from minor tinkering, this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994, except that it looks even better.",1,positive
the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life.,0,negative
a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba.,0,negative
"based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller, the film gets great laughs, but never at the expense of its characters",1,positive
that's a cheat.,0,negative
"it's somewhat clumsy and too lethargically paced -- but its story about a mysterious creature with psychic abilities offers a solid build-up, a terrific climax, and some nice chills along the way.",0,negative
it's fun lite.,1,positive
"... an otherwise intense, twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n't hurt talented young gaghan's resume.",1,positive
"the film contains no good jokes, no good scenes, barely a moment when carvey's saturday night live-honed mimicry rises above the level of embarrassment.",0,negative
"a fitfully amusing romp that, if nothing else, will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star, frankie muniz.",1,positive
"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.",0,negative
"for all its technical virtuosity, the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it's enough to make one pine for the day when godard can no longer handle the rigors of filmmaking.",0,negative
"this film seems thirsty for reflection, itself taking on adolescent qualities.",0,negative
"but the power of these ( subjects ) is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration, rather than contributing to a film's narrative.",0,negative
"irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films, but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater.",0,negative
"just as moving, uplifting and funny as ever.",1,positive
enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age.,1,positive
"a lean, deftly shot, well-acted, weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of '60s and '70s european-set spy pictures.",1,positive
the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme's perspective has a tough time emerging from between the badly dated cutesy-pie mystery scenario and the newfangled hollywood post-production effects.,0,negative
this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes.,1,positive
i can take infantile humor ... but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers.,0,negative
"a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness, a state experienced by millions around the globe.",1,positive
a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama.,1,positive
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater.,0,negative
"it has the charm of the original american road movies, feasting on the gorgeous, ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker's motherland.",1,positive
it's a buggy drag.,0,negative
it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor.,1,positive
late marriage's stiffness is unlikely to demonstrate the emotional clout to sweep u.s. viewers off their feet.,0,negative
candid and comfortable ; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work.,1,positive
a quiet treasure -- a film to be savored.,1,positive
it's made with deftly unsettling genre flair.,1,positive
manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite.,0,negative
"ultimately feels empty and unsatisfying, like swallowing a communion wafer without the wine.",0,negative
collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans.,1,positive
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn.,1,positive
sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest.,0,negative
but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material.,0,negative
"what is 100 % missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy, an inkling of genuine wit, and anything resembling acting.",0,negative
"a better title, for all concerned, might be swept under the rug.",0,negative
a wildly inconsistent emotional experience.,0,negative
"given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is, this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done.",0,negative
"despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life, the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine.",0,negative
"... mafia, rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely, but likable, hero.'",1,positive
trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son.,1,positive
"impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances, but the movie does n't quite fly.",0,negative
part low rent godfather.,0,negative
"for all the writhing and wailing, tears, rage and opium overdoses, there's no sense of actual passion being washed away in love's dissolution.",0,negative
it's fascinating to see how bettany and mcdowell play off each other.,1,positive
"in a way, the film feels like a breath of fresh air, but only to those that allow it in.",1,positive
"visually imaginative, thematically instructive and thoroughly delightful, it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to experience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality.",1,positive
the film's welcome breeziness and some unbelievably hilarious moments -- most portraying the idiocy of the film industry -- make it mostly worth the trip.,1,positive
"stephen rea, aidan quinn, and alan bates play desmond's legal eagles, and when joined by brosnan, the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty irish settings is a pleasant enough thing, ` tis.",1,positive
"bennett's naturalistic performance speaks volumes more truth than any ` reality ' show, and anybody contemplating their own drastic life changes should watch some body first.",1,positive
"while it's genuinely cool to hear characters talk about early rap records ( sugar hill gang, etc. ), the constant referencing of hip-hop arcana can alienate even the savviest audiences.",0,negative
"dull, lifeless, and amateurishly assembled.",0,negative
"the far future may be awesome to consider, but from period detail to matters of the heart, this film is most transporting when it stays put in the past.",1,positive
has all the depth of a wading pool.,0,negative
a movie with a real anarchic flair.,1,positive
a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not.,0,negative
... is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri.,0,negative
"looking aristocratic, luminous yet careworn in jane hamilton's exemplary costumes, rampling gives a performance that could not be improved upon.'",1,positive