reviews,labels
"an elegant , exquisitely modulated psychological thriller . ",1
"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
"instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral , schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view . ",1
"if it tried to do anything more , it would fail and perhaps explode , but at this level of manic whimsy , it is just about right . ",1
"full of witless jokes , dealing in broad stereotypes and outrageously unbelievable scenarios , and saddled with a general air of misogyny",0
"coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements that substitute for acting , circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story . ",0
it isn't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie—if only it were that grand a failure ! it's just that it's so not-at-all-good . and i expect much more from a talent as outstanding as director bruce mcculloch . ,0
like a soft drink that's been sitting open too long : it's too much syrup and not enough fizz . ,0
"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
tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar . ,0
"it's all about anakin . . . and the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and , of course , special effect . ",1
too daft by half . . . but supremely good natured . ,0
"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
hip-hop rarely comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture . ,0
a romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores . ,1
"it's not just a feel-good movie , it's a feel movie . you feel good , you feel sad , you feel pissed off , but in the end , you feel alive - which is what they did . ",1
mildly entertaining . ,0
ryan gosling . . . is at 22 a powerful young actor . ,1
"quando tiros em columbine acerta o alvo ( com o perdão do trocadilho ) , não há como negar o brilhantismo da argumentação de seu diretor . ",1
"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
the film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol . ,1
"in its own floundering way , it gets to you . just like igby . ",1
"if you're not fans of the adventues of steve and terri , you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake . personally , i'd rather watch them on the animal planet . ",0
"bourne , jason bourne . he can scale a building like a super hero , he can out-stealth any agent , he'll get the girl . he's super spy ! ",1
nettelbeck . . . has a pleasing way with a metaphor . ,1
get out your pooper-scoopers . ,0
"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
"a tired , unnecessary retread . . . a stale copy of a picture that wasn't all that great to begin with . ",0
"ultimately the , yes , snail-like pacing and lack of thematic resonance make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok . ",0
"while certainly more naturalistic than its australian counterpart , amari's film falls short in building the drama of lilia's journey . ",0
"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
a cinematic sleeping pill of impressive potency . ,0
"on the bright side , it contains jesse ventura's best work since the xfl . ",0
"between the drama of cube ? s personal revelations regarding what the shop means in the big picture , iconic characters gambol fluidly through the story , with charming results . ",1
an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten . ,0
"a sly game of cat and mouse that's intense and thrilling at times , but occasionally stretches believability to its limits and relies on predictable plot contrivances . ",1
"walter hill's pulpy , stylized boxing melodrama undisputed nearly overcomes its questionable in-the-ring match-up with solid fight choreography and gritty prison authenticity . ",0
"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
 . . . a weak and ineffective ghost story without a conclusion or pay off . ,0
"bittersweet comedy/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some really adorable italian guys . ",1
"[there's] quite a bit of heart , as you would expect from the directors of the little mermaid and aladdin . ",1
"while this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship's heart , two towers outdoes its spectacle . ",1
one of the best of a growing strain of daring films . . . that argue that any sexual relationship that doesn't hurt anyone and works for its participants is a relationship that is worthy of our respect . ,1
"faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill , "" a walk to remember "" succeeds through sincerity . ",1
"there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce , part sliding doors , part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them . ",0
"in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan . ",0
"y tu mamá también es un buen filme gracias a lo poco convencional de su narrativa , y es quizá el proyecto más arriesgado en la carrera de alfonso cuarón",1
"sam jones became a very lucky filmmaker the day wilco got dropped from their record label , proving that one man's ruin may be another's fortune . ",1
"there ought to be a directing license , so that ed burns can have his revoked . ",0
"what is 100% missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy , an inkling of genuine wit , and anything resembling acting . ",0
" "" white oleander , "" the movie , is akin to a reader's digest condensed version of the source material . ",1
"it's a lovely , eerie film that casts an odd , rapt spell . ",1
the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who's ever had family trauma . ,1
" "" extreme ops "" exceeds expectations . good fun , good action , good acting , good dialogue , good pace , good cinematography . ",1
"as a tolerable diversion , the film suffices ; a triumph , however , it is not . ",1
"a thoroughly engaging , surprisingly touching british comedy . ",1
[villeneuve] seems to realize intuitively that even morality is reduced to an option by the ultimate mysteries of life and death . ,1
a tasty masala . ,1
"no wonder they're talking about "" talk to her . "" it's astonishing . ",1
heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart . ,1
"thanks to ice cube , benjamins feels an awful lot like friday in miami . ",1
"wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd , but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time . ",0
spiderman rocks,1
"sometimes there are very , very good reasons for certain movies to be sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely . ",0
a weird and wonderful comedy . ,1
"the film's unhurried pace is actually one of its strengths . entirely appropriately , the tale unfolds like a lazy summer afternoon and concludes with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn . ",1
when it really counts . . . bloody sunday connects on a visceral level that transcends language . ,1
i have a new favorite musical -- and i'm not even a fan of the genre,1
"an ambitious , guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting . ",0
"feels like one of those contrived , only-in -hollywood productions where name actors deliver big performances created for the sole purpose of generating oscar talk . ",0
"by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course , feeling guilty for it . . . . then , miracle of miracles , the movie does a flip-flop . ",0
"schmaltzy and unfunny , adam sandler's cartoon about hanukkah is numbingly bad , little nicky bad , 10 worst list bad . ",0
an intriguing and entertaining introduction to johnson . ,1
"a violent initiation rite for the audience , as much as it is for angelique , the [opening] dance guarantees karmen's enthronement among the cinema's memorable women . ",1
 . . . irritating soul-searching garbage . ,0
"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
"'divertida , enternecedora , universal y profundamente sincera , es una de las mejores comedias románticas en mucho tiempo . una verdadera delicia . '",1
murder by numbers just doesn't add up . ,0
take away all the cliches and the carbon copy scenes from every drug movie we've seen and all you have left are john leguizamo's cool jackets . ,0
"the final result makes for adequate entertainment , i suppose , but anyone who has seen chicago on stage will leave the theater feeling they've watched nothing but a pale imitation of the real deal . ",0
exactly what it claims to be -- a simple diversion for the kids . ,0
"the diversity of the artists represented , both in terms of style and ethnicity , prevents the proceedings from feeling repetitious , as does the appropriately brief 40-minute running time . ",1
solondz is so intent on hammering home his message that he forgets to make it entertaining . ,1
"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
"howard and his co-stars all give committed performances , but they're often undone by howard's self-conscious attempts to find a 'literary' filmmaking style to match his subject . ",0
"as it stands , there's some fine sex onscreen , and some tense arguing , but not a whole lot more . ",0
the film starts out as competent but unremarkable . . . and gradually grows into something of considerable power . ,1
a behind the scenes look at the training and dedication that goes into becoming a world-class fencer and the champion that's made a difference to nyc inner-city youth . ,1
one of the most highly-praised disappointments i've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time . ,0
"it's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless . indeed , the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions . ",1
a great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar . ,0
"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
"now as a former gong show addict , i'll admit it , my only complaint is that we didn't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show . ",1
[a] slummer . ,0
"highly recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting . ",1
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you haven't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers . ,0
"the predominantly amateur cast is painful to watch , so stilted and unconvincing are the performances . ",0
more concerned with sade's ideas than with his actions . the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as . . . [quills] did by showing them . ,1
"art-house to the core , read my lips is a genre-curling crime story that revives the free-wheeling noir spirit of old french cinema . ",1
"this orange has some juice , but it's far from fresh-squeezed . ",1
"it never quite makes it to the boiling point , but manages to sustain a good simmer for most of its running time . ",0
"unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters . ",0
"just like the deli sandwich : lots of ham , lots of cheese , with a sickly sweet coating to disguise its excrescence until just after ( or during ) consumption of its second half . ",0
williams absolutely nails sy's queasy infatuation and overall strangeness . ,1
kapur's contradictory feelings about his material result in a movie that works against itself . ,0
"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
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
"each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness , but thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism , never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments . ",1
tsai ming-liang has taken his trademark style and refined it to a crystalline point . ,1
solondz creates some effective moments of discomfort for character and viewer alike . ,1
"a compassionate , moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp . ",1
"a cartoon that's truly cinematic in scope , and a story that's compelling and heartfelt -- even if the heart belongs to a big , four-legged herbivore . ",1
"it all plays out . . . like a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller's time out . ",1
"the plot of the comeback curlers isn'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
"reinforces the often forgotten fact of the world's remarkably varying human population and mindset , and its capacity to heal using creative , natural and ancient antidotes . ",1
i was perplexed to watch it unfold with an astonishing lack of passion or uniqueness . ,0
"anyone who's ever suffered under a martinet music instructor has no doubt fantasized about what an unhappy , repressed and twisted personal life their tormentor deserved . these people are really going to love the piano teacher . ",1
"smith's approach is never to tease , except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes . ",1
exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable . ,0
"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
"who is this movie for ? not kids , who don't need the lesson in repugnance . it's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers -- not everyone thinks poo-poo jokes are 'edgy . '",0
"the slapstick is labored , and the bigger setpieces flat . ",0
how inept is serving sara ? it makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly . ,0
"all ends well , sort of , but the frenzied comic moments never click . ",0
"what makes how i killed my father compelling , besides its terrific performances , is fontaine's willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching . ",1
"director benoit jacquot , making his first opera-to-film translation with tosca , conveys the heaving passion of puccini's famous love-jealousy- murder-suicide fandango with great cinematic innovation . ",1
" . . . 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
"the entire film is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another . 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
"terminally bland , painfully slow and needlessly confusing . . . the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable . ",0
"adroit but finally a trifle flat , mad love doesn't galvanize its outrage the way , say , jane campion might have done , but at least it possesses some . ",0
"some actors steal scenes . tom green just gives them a bad odor . this self-infatuated goofball is far from the only thing wrong with the clumsy comedy stealing harvard , but he's the most obvious one . ",0
"i walked away not really know who "" they "" were , what "" they "" looked like . why "" they "" were here and what "" they "" wanted and quite honestly , i didn't care . ",0
"this isn't exactly profound cinema , but it's good-natured and sometimes quite funny . ",1
"these spiders can outrun a motorcycle and wrap a person in a sticky cocoon in seconds , but they fall short of being interesting or entertaining . ",0
"in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick , the emperor's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach . ",0
snow dogs finds its humour in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him,0
 . . . contains very few laughs and even less surprises . ,0
"it's hard not to be seduced by [witherspoon's] charisma , even in this run-of-the-mill vehicle , because this girl knows how to drive it to the max . ",1
a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city coming apart at its seams . ,1
"a big , gorgeous , sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand , uncomplicated fashion . ",1
just because a walk to remember is shrewd enough to activate girlish tear ducts doesn't mean it's good enough for our girls . ,0
"it's rare to find a film to which the adjective 'gentle' applies , but the word perfectly describes pauline & paulette . ",1
it's so good that you can practically see the hollywood 'suits' trying to put together the cast and filmmaking team for the all-too -inevitable american remake . ,1
a mechanical action-comedy whose seeming purpose is to market the charismatic jackie chan to even younger audiences . ,0
the christ allegory doesn't work because there is no foundation for it,0
 . . . what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be,0
"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
the fourth in a series that i'll bet most parents had thought --hoped ! -- was a fad that had long since vanished . ,0
this time kaufman's imagination has failed him . ,0
adam sandler ! in an art film ! ,1
collapses under its own meager weight . ,0
unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script . ,0
"if the full monty was a freshman fluke , lucky break is [cattaneo] sophomore slump . ",0
the beauty of the piece is that it counts heart as important as humor . ,1
"the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and 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
"if you ever wanted to be an astronaut , this is the ultimate movie experience - it's informative and breathtakingly spectacular . ",1
"the story is familiar from its many predecessors ; like them , it eventually culminates in the not-exactly -stunning insight that crime doesn't pay . ",0
what you expect is just what you get . . . assuming the bar of expectations hasn't been raised above sixth-grade height . ,0
a puppy dog so desperate for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks . ,0
"an ugly , pointless , stupid movie . ",0
"deep intelligence and a warm , enveloping affection breathe out of every frame . ",1
"like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace , mad love looks better than it feels . ",0
"lanie's professional success means she must be a failure at life , because she's driven by ambition and doesn't know how to have fun . ",0
"if you're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you , then you're at the right film . ",1
this tuxedo . . . should have been sent back to the tailor for some major alterations . ,0
"it's not original , and , robbed of the element of surprise , it doesn't have any huge laughs in its story of irresponsible cops who love to play pranks . ",0
"there are some fairly unsettling scenes , but they never succeed in really rattling the viewer . ",0
"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
"it's still a comic book , but maguire makes it a comic book with soul . ",1
"i'm happy to have seen it -- not as an alternate version , but as the ultimate exercise in viewing deleted scenes . ",1
"not a film to rival to live , but a fine little amuse-bouche to keep your appetite whetted . ",1
"this is such a high-energy movie where the drumming and the marching are so excellent , who cares if the story's a little weak . ",1
"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
as vulgar as it is banal . ,0
a whimsical if predictable time-travel fable marred by a willful single-mindedness . ,0
the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago . ,1
"blue crush follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling . ",0
"with few respites , marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it . ",1
"merely as a technical , logistical feat , russian ark marks a cinematic milestone . ",1
"unless you are in dire need of a diesel fix , there is no real reason to see it . wait for video -- and then don't rent it . ",0
feeble comedy . ,0
"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
"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
offers that rare combination of entertainment and education . ,1
"a smart , witty follow-up . ",1
"too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good , it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing . ",0
snipes is both a snore and utter tripe . ,0
 . . . turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock . ,0
"fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor . ",0
 . . . a confusing drudgery . ,0
seems like something american and european gay movies were doing 20 years ago . ,0
what might have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen or mel brooks ( at least during their '70s heyday ) comes across as lame and sophomoric in this debut indie feature . ,0
"the path ice age follows most closely , though , is the one established by warner bros . giant chuck jones , who died a matter of weeks before the movie's release . ",1
the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humour and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion . ,0
[anderson] uses a hit-or-miss aesthetic that hits often enough to keep the film entertaining even if none of it makes a lick of sense . ,1
has a shambling charm . . . a cheerfully inconsequential diversion . ,1
what's most striking about this largely celebratory film . . . is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an ikea world . ,1
there is no denying the power of polanski's film . . . ,1
the viewer takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers . ,1
a tremendous piece of work . ,1
"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
an instant candidate for worst movie of the year . ,0
"secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie . ",1
something must have been lost in the translation . ,0
"without shakespeare's eloquent language , the update is dreary and sluggish . ",0
"if you've the patience , there are great rewards here . ",1
"even if it made its original release date last fall , it would've reeked of a been-there , done-that sameness . ",0
"it's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb . ",1
this goofy gangster yarn never really elevates itself from being yet another earnestly generic crime-busting comic vehicle -- a well-intentioned remake that shows some spunk and promise but fails to register as anything distinctive or daring,0
"its plot and animation offer daytime tv serviceability , but little more . ",0
"it's not without its pleasures , but i'll stick with the tune . ",0
it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment . ,0
 . . . the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids see . ,1
"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 isn't exactly endearing . ",0
"jolting into charleston rhythms , the story has the sizzle of old news that has finally found the right vent ( accurate ? who cares ? ) . ",1
"hip-hop has a history , and it's a metaphor for this love story . ",1
this franchise has not spawned a single good film . the crap continues . ,0
"if the very concept makes you nervous . . . you'll have an idea of the film's creepy , scary effectiveness . ",1
"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
"without resorting to hyperbole , i can state that kissing jessica stein may be the best same-sex romance i have seen . ",1
"human nature talks the talk , but it fails to walk the silly walk that distinguishes the merely quirky from the surreal . ",0
"a whole lot foul , freaky and funny . ",1
cho's timing is priceless . ,1
throwing it all away for the fleeting joys of love's brief moment . ,1
"this is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative . mr . scorsese's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated . ",1
"nothing denis has made before , like beau travil and nenette et boni , could prepare us for this gory , perverted , sex-soaked riff on the cannibal genre . ",1
"hope keeps arising that the movie will live up to the apparent skills of its makers and the talents of its actors , but it doesn't . ",0
"on a certain base level , blue crush delivers what it promises , just not well enough to recommend it . ",0
"with lesser talents , high crimes would be entertaining , but forgettable . with freeman and judd , i'll at least remember their characters . ",1
"an entertaining british hybrid of comedy , caper thrills and quirky romance . ",1
"deliberately and devotedly constructed , far from heaven is too picture postcard perfect , too neat and new pin-like , too obviously a recreation to resonate . ",0
"not only are the film's sopranos gags incredibly dated and unfunny , they also demonstrate how desperate the makers of this 'we're -doing-it-for -the-cash' sequel were . ",0
"stale first act , scrooge story , blatant product placement , some very good comedic songs , strong finish , dumb fart jokes . ",0
"[d]espite its familiar subject matter , ice age is consistently amusing and engrossing . . . ",1
"even if you feel like you've seen this movie a thousand times before , it is kind of enjoyable thanks mainly to belushi's easy-going likableness . ",0
gives everyone something to shout about . ,1
an effortlessly accomplished and richly resonant work . ,1
"all the pieces fall together without much surprise , but little moments give it a boost . ",1
"anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed , joyous romp of a film . ",1
"road to perdition does display greatness , and it's worth seeing . but it also comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it's won . ",1
"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
"[it's] difficult to get beyond the overall blandness of american chai , despite its likable performances and refreshingly naive point of view . ",0
"a slick , skillful little horror film . ",1
highly uneven and inconsistent . . . margarita happy hour kinda resembles the el cheapo margaritas served within . ,0
"russell lacks the visual panache , the comic touch , and perhaps the budget of sommers's title-bout features . ",0
"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
"'no es la mejor cinta de la serie , ni la mejor con brosnan a la cabeza , pero de que entretiene ni duda cabe . '",1
"a crisp psychological drama [and] a fascinating little thriller that would have been perfect for an old "" twilight zone "" episode . ",1
"the film's 45-minute running time stops shy of overkill , though viewers may be more exhausted than the athletes onscreen . ",1
this is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors . ,0
"a zippy 96 minutes of mediocre special effects , hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and -- worst of all -- silly-looking morlocks . ",0
starts off witty and sophisticated and you want to love it -- but filmmaker yvan attal quickly writes himself into a corner . ,0
"the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations , are totally estranged from reality . ",0
it is one more celluloid testimonial to the cruelties experienced by southern blacks as distilled through a caucasian perspective . ,0
"the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting . ",0
"the real triumphs in igby come from philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character's lines would suggest , and sarandon , who couldn't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron . ",1
"the story , once it gets rolling , is nothing short of a great one . ",1
"my oh my , is this an invigorating , electric movie . ",1
"a tired , predictable , bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid . ",0
"costner's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier . ",0
crush is so warm and fuzzy you might be able to forgive its mean-spirited second half . ,1
more maudlin than sharp . ,0
"the low-budget full frontal was one of the year's murkiest , intentionally obscure and self-indulgent pictures , and solaris is its big-budget brother . ",0
what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is . ,1
"a clutchy , indulgent and pretentious travelogue and diatribe against . . . well , just stuff . watching scarlet diva , one is poised for titillation , raw insight or both . instead , we just get messy anger , a movie as personal therapy . ",0
"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
this is just lazy writing . even kids deserve better . ,0
"eccentric enough to stave off doldrums , caruso's self-conscious debut is also eminently forgettable . ",0
"although it lacks the detail of the book , the film does pack some serious suspense . ",1
jaglom offers the none-too-original premise that everyone involved with moviemaking is a con artist and a liar . ,0
"remember the kind of movie we were hoping "" ecks vs . sever "" or "" xxx "" was going to be ? this is it . ",1
"a preposterous , prurient whodunit . ",0
"not too fancy , not too filling , not too fluffy , but definitely tasty and sweet . ",1
the symbols float like butterflies and the spinning styx sting like bees . i wanted more . ,1
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
"in other words , it's just another sports drama/character study . yet this one makes up for in heart what it lacks in outright newness . plus , like i already mentioned . . . it's robert duvall ! c'mon ! ",1
"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
"a beyond-lame satire , teddy bears' picnic ranks among the most pitiful directing debuts by an esteemed writer-actor . ",0
"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
i cry for i spy -- or i would if this latest and laziest imaginable of all vintage-tv spinoffs were capable of engendering an emotional response of any kind . ,0
the film is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film . ,0
this is a film living far too much in its own head . ,0
"an unusually dry-eyed , even analytical approach to material that is generally played for maximum moisture . ",1
the movie is too impressed with its own solemn insights to work up much entertainment value . ,0
"a minor work yet there's no denying the potency of miller's strange , fleeting brew of hopeful perseverance and hopeless closure . ",1
"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
"overly stylized with lots of flash black-&-white freeze frames reminiscent of a pseudo-hip luxury car commercial , ( it's ) at its worst when it's actually inside the ring . ",0
"'barbershop "" is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story . ",1
"me no lika da accents so good , but i thoroughly enjoyed the love story . scott baio is turning in some delightful work on indie projects . ",1
"however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs , young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust . ",0
"ultimate x is a ride , basically the kind of greatest-hits reel that might come with a subscription to espn the magazine . ",1
"despite its floating narrative , this is a remarkably accessible and haunting film . ",1
if high crimes were any more generic it would have a universal product code instead of a title . ,0
"nair doesn't use [monsoon wedding] to lament the loss of culture . instead , she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions . ",1
"as an entertainment , the movie keeps you diverted and best of all , it lightens your wallet without leaving a sting . ",1
"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 . ",1
"well made but uninvolving , bloodwork isn't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery . ",0
fun and nimble . ,1
"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
arty gay film . ,0
"i'm guessing the director is a magician . after all , he took three minutes of dialogue , 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long . ",0
a very funny romantic comedy about two skittish new york middle-agers who stumble into a relationship and then struggle furiously with their fears and foibles . ,1
"squandering his opportunity to make absurdist observations , burns gets caught up in the rush of slapstick thoroughfare . ",0
"it's another stale , kill-by-numbers flick , complete with blade-thin characters and terrible , pun-laden dialogue . ",0
"johnson has , in his first film , set himself a task he is not nearly up to . ",0
the film provides some great insight into the neurotic mindset of all comics -- even those who have reached the absolute top of the game . ,1
"i admired it , particularly that unexpected downer of an ending . ",1
a stylish thriller . ,1
as a randy film about sexy people in gorgeous places being pushed and pulled ( literally and figuratively ) by desire . . . [sex and lucía] makes for an arousing good time . ,1
mushes the college-friends genre ( the big chill ) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas . ,0
it's difficult for a longtime admirer of his work to not be swept up in invincible and overlook its drawbacks . ,0
schneidermeister . . . makin' a fool of himself . . . losin' his fan base . . . ,0
what begins as a conventional thriller evolves into a gorgeously atmospheric meditation on life-changing chance encounters . ,1
"an entertaining , if ultimately minor , thriller . ",1
offers enough playful fun to entertain the preschool set while embracing a wholesome attitude . ,1
this is really just another genre picture . ,0
"it's hard to say who might enjoy this , are there tolstoy groupies out there ? it's dark and tragic , and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death",0
"none of this violates the letter of behan's book , but missing is its spirit , its ribald , full-throated humor . ",0
"dense , exhilarating documentary . ",1
"from a deceptively simple premise , 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
one of those strained caper movies that's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends . ,0
"some movies can get by without being funny simply by structuring the scenes as if they were jokes : a setup , delivery and payoff . stealing harvard can't even do that much . each scene immediately succumbs to gravity and plummets to earth . ",0
"'abandon all hope , ye who enter here' . . . you should definitely let dante's gloomy words be your guide . ",0
"a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish . ",1
"this isn't a retooled genre piece , the tale of a guy and his gun , but an amiably idiosyncratic work . ",1
"[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
"while the story's undeniably hard to follow , iwai's gorgeous visuals seduce . ",1
a smug and convoluted action-comedy that doesn't allow an earnest moment to pass without reminding audiences that it's only a movie . ,0
"affectionately reminds us that , in any language , the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things . ",1
here is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that didn't sell many records but helped change a nation . ,1
"has nothing good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short , tries its best to hide the fact that seagal's overweight and out of shape . ",0
"you wouldn't call the good girl a date movie ( an anti-date movie is more like it ) , but when it's good , it's good and horrid . ",1
what makes it worth watching is quaid's performance . ,1
a captivating and intimate study about dying and loving . . . ,1
"while general audiences might not come away with a greater knowledge of the facts of cuban music , they'll be treated to an impressive and highly entertaining celebration of its sounds . ",1
"a photographic marvel of sorts , and it's certainly an invaluable record of that special fishy community . ",1
there are more shots of children smiling for the camera than typical documentary footage which hurts the overall impact of the film . it's makes a better travelogue than movie . ,0
it's virtually impossible to like any of these despicable characters . ,1
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
"what could have become just another cautionary fable is allowed to play out as a clever , charming tale – as pleasantly in its own way as its self-dramatizing characters . ",1
"in the end , all you can do is admire the ensemble players and wonder what the point of it is . ",0
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
"the first hour is tedious though ford and neeson capably hold our interest , but its just not a thrilling movie . ",0
this movie plays like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101 . ,0
" . . . 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
pap invested in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs at existentialism reminding of the discovery of the wizard of god in the fifth trek flick . ,0
"a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish . ",1
"despite all the talking , by the time the bloody climax arrives we still don't feel enough of an attachment to these guys to care one way or another . ",0
"as a director , eastwood is off his game -- there's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot 'surprises' are really surprising . ",0
"it's clear the filmmakers weren'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
the movie is virtually without context -- journalistic or historical . what's worse is that pelosi knows it . ,0
"none of these characters resembles anyone you've ever met in real life , unless you happen to know annoyingly self-involved people who speak in glib sentences that could have only come from the pen of a screenwriter . ",0
a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard . ,0
"it's a much more emotional journey than what shyamalan has given us in his past two movies , and gibson , stepping in for bruce willis , is the perfect actor to take us on the trip . ",1
"though the aboriginal aspect lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story itself could be played out in any working class community in the nation . ",1
"more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original . ",1
insanely hilarious ! i haven't laughed that hard in years ! ,1
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 . ,0
the all-french cast is marveilleux . ,1
the problem is that the movie has no idea of it is serious or not . ,0
"' . . . a great , participatory spectator sport . '",1
writer-director juan carlos fresnadillo makes a feature debut that is fully formed and remarkably assured . ,1
"there may have been a good film in "" trouble every day , "" but it is not what is on the screen . ",0
"as elegantly crafted as it often is , anderson's movie is essentially a one-trick pony that , hampered by an undeveloped script , ultimately pulls up lame . ",0
beautifully filmed and well acted . . . but admittedly problematic in its narrative specifics . ,0
i don't even care that there's no plot in this antonio banderas-lucy liu faceoff . it's still terrible ! ,0
"the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot . ",0
"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
it's not the least of afghan tragedies that this noble warlord would be consigned to the dustbin of history . ,1
"the bodily function jokes are about what you'd expect , but there are rich veins of funny stuff in this movie . ",1
"intriguing and beautiful film , but those of you who read the book are likely to be disappointed . ",1
it's a charming and often affecting journey . ,1
"although bright , well-acted and thought-provoking , tuck everlasting suffers from a laconic pace and a lack of traditional action . ",0
a comic gem with some serious sparkles . ,1
uneven but a lot of fun . ,1
"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
"given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theatres for it , the project should have been made for the tube . ",0
"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
the mothman prophecies is best when illustrating the demons bedevilling the modern masculine journey . ,1
"sets up a nice concept for its fiftysomething leading ladies , but fails loudly in execution . ",0
ferrara's strongest and most touching movie of recent years . ,1
"it'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
a by-the-numbers patient/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground,0
a full-frontal attack on audience patience . ,0
"stars matthew perry and elizabeth hurley illicit more than a chuckle , and more jokes land than crash , but ultimately serving sara doesn't distinguish itself from the herd . ",0
impresses you with its open-endedness and surprises . ,1
"one of the funniest motion pictures of the year , but . . . also one of the most curiously depressing . ",1
"much credit must be given to the water-camera operating team of don king , sonny miller , and michael stewart . their work is fantastic . ",1
"a grating , emaciated flick . ",0
"it's getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that hollywood isn't laughing with us , folks . it's laughing at us . ",0
an utterly compelling 'who wrote it' in which the reputation of the most famous author who ever lived comes into question . ,1
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 executed idea . ,0
under-rehearsed and lifeless,0
"a real movie , about real people , that gives us a rare glimpse into a culture most of us don't know . ",1
an extraordinarily silly thriller . ,0
the performances are uniformly good . ,1
" "" home movie "" is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time . ",1
"mr . caine and mr . fraser are the whole show here , with their memorable and resourceful performances . ",1
billy crystal and robert de niro sleepwalk through vulgarities in a sequel you can refuse . ,0
"karmen moves like rhythm itself , her lips chanting to the beat , her long , braided hair doing little to wipe away the jeweled beads of sweat . ",1
horns and halos benefits from serendipity but also reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth . ,1
wait for pay per view or rental but don't dismiss barbershop out of hand . ,0
"easier to respect than enthuse over , andersson's rigorous personal vision is not only distanced but distancing . ",1
"clockstoppers is one of those crazy , mixed-up films that doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up . ",0
"the pianist is a fine valedictory work for polanski , made richer by his own experiences , making his other movies somehow richer in the bargain . ",1
"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
"filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels . so , too , is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today's new delhi . ",1
funny but perilously slight . ,1
the film doesn'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
"it would be interesting to hear from the other side , but in talk to her , the women are down for the count . ",1
a polished and vastly entertaining caper film that puts the sting back into the con . ,1
consistently clever and suspenseful . ,1
"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 it arrives . ",0
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
there's enough melodrama in this magnolia primavera to make pta proud yet director muccino's characters are less worthy of puccini than they are of daytime television . ,0
"with zoe clarke-williams's lackluster thriller "" new best friend "" , who needs enemies ? just another generic drama that has nothing going for it other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap thrills . ",0
"since the movie is based on a nicholas sparks best seller , you know death is lurking around the corner , just waiting to spoil things . ",0
[barry] gives assassin a disquieting authority . ,1
"the script , the gags , the characters are all direct-to-video stuff , and that's where this film should have remained . ",0
"with the same sort of good-natured fun found in films like tremors , eight legged freaks is prime escapist fare . ",1
it's almost impossible not to be moved by the movie's depiction of sacrifice and its stirring epilogue in post-soviet russia . ,1
"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
miller comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary . ,1
"if the film has a problem , its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on . ",1
"humorous , artsy , and even cute , in an off-kilter , dark , vaguely disturbing way . ",1
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
"as spent screen series go , star trek : nemesis is even more suggestive of a 65th class reunion mixer where only eight surviving members show up -- and there's nothing to drink . ",0
" . . . a joke at once flaky and resonant , lightweight and bizarrely original . ",1
"co-writer/director jonathan parker's attempts to fashion a brazil-like , hyper-real satire fall dreadfully short . ",0
stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed . ,0
this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms . ,1
"a working class "" us vs . them "" opera that leaves no heartstring untugged and no liberal cause unplundered . ",0
although commentary on nachtwey is provided . . . it's the image that really tells the tale . ,1
"it's push-the-limits teen comedy , the type written by people who can't come up with legitimate funny , and it's used so extensively that good bits are hopelessly overshadowed . ",0
"a long-winded , predictable scenario . ",0
"a recent favourite at sundance , this white-trash satire will inspire the affection of even those unlucky people who never owned a cassette of def leppard's pyromania . ",1
"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
"a lot of the credit for the film's winning tone must go to grant , who hasn't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him . ",1
"the angst-ridden , affluent slacker characters are more grating than engaging . ",0
a conventional but heartwarming tale . ,1
…the maudlin way its story unfolds suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material . ,0
"adults , other than the parents . . . will be hard pressed to succumb to the call of the wild . ",0
"the pairing does sound promising in theory . . . but their lack of chemistry makes eddie murphy and robert deniro in showtime look like old , familiar vaudeville partners . ",0
chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum . ,0
observant intelligence constantly vies with pretension -- and sometimes plain wacky implausibility -- throughout maelstrom . ,0
the movie should be credited with remembering his victims . ,1
[denis'] bare-bones narrative more closely resembles an outline for a '70s exploitation picture than the finished product . ,0
"a perplexing example of promise unfulfilled , despite many charming moments . ",0
" . . . plenty of warmth to go around , with music and laughter and the love of family . ",1
"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
"a smart , compelling drama . ",1
sweet and memorable film . ,1
the comedy is nonexistent . ,0
"fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation . . . well before the end , the film grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care . ",0
recalls quiet freak-outs like l'avventura and repulsion . ,1
"[serry] wants to blend politics and drama , an admirable ambition . it's too bad that the helping hand he uses to stir his ingredients is also a heavy one . ",0
"jacobi , the most fluent of actors , is given relatively dry material from nijinsky's writings to perform , and the visuals , even erotically frank ones , become dullingly repetitive . ",0
"a dreadful day in irish history is given passionate , if somewhat flawed , treatment . ",1
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
"seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was . . . hence , storytelling is far more appealing . ",1
 . . . a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations . ,1
the film's maudlin focus on the young woman's infirmity and her naive dreams play like the worst kind of hollywood heart-string plucking . ,0
"one of those based-on-truth stories that persuades you , with every scene , that it could never really have happened this way . ",0
"films are made of little moments . changing lanes tries for more . it doesn't reach them , but the effort is gratefully received . ",1
"maybe leblanc thought , "" hey , the movie about the baseball-playing monkey was worse . "" ",0
"the film's trailer also looked like crap , so crap is what i was expecting . ",0
"if you're not into the pokemon franchise , this fourth animated movie in four years won't convert you -- or even keep your eyes open . but fans should have fun meeting a brand-new pokemon called celebi . ",1
"it's rather like a lifetime special -- pleasant , sweet and forgettable . ",1
lazily directed by charles stone iii . . . from a leaden script by matthew cirulnick and novelist thulani davis . ,0
i found the movie as divided against itself as the dysfunctional family it portrays . ,0
"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
"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
"a hip ride into hyper-time , clockstoppers is a lively and enjoyable adventure for all ages at any time . ",1
a solid film . . . but more conscientious than it is truly stirring . ,0
"cuts right through the b . s . giving a big middle-fingered "" shut up "" to those who talk up what is nothing more than two guys beating the hell outta one another . ",1
"the jokes are flat , and the action looks fake . ",0
"it ain't art , by a long shot , but unlike last year's lame musketeer , this dumas adaptation entertains . ",1
"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
"finally coming down off of miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts , waking up in reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie . ",0
"about a boy vividly recalls the cary grant of room for one more , houseboat and father goose in its affectionate depiction of the gentle war between a reluctant , irresponsible man and the kid who latches onto him . ",1
the pool drowned me in boredom . ,0
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
"if you liked such movies as notting hill , four weddings and a funeral , bridget jones' diary or high fidelity , then you won't want to miss about a boy . ",1
"though the controversial korean filmmaker's latest effort is not for all tastes , it offers gorgeous imagery , effective performances , and an increasingly unsettling sense of foreboding . ",1
so riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along . ,0
"a fresh , entertaining comedy that looks at relationships minus traditional gender roles . ",1
lovely and poignant . puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with . ,1
norton is magnetic as graham . ,1
"fathers and sons , and the uneasy bonds between them , rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film . ",1
"this starts off with a 1950's doris day feel and it gets very ugly , very fast . the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year ! ",1
"if you're not a prepubescent girl , you'll be laughing at britney spears' movie-starring debut whenever it doesn't have you impatiently squinting at your watch . ",0
"the four feathers has rewards , from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes . ",1
the drama discloses almost nothing . ,0
"barely 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
with exquisite craftsmanship . . . olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society . ,1
"a miniscule little bleep on the film radar , but one that many more people should check out",1
"there are a few chuckles , but not a single gag sequence that really scores , and the stars seem to be in two different movies . ",0
a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance . . . ,0
"it seems just a long , convoluted ploy to get men into drag -- period drag , no less . ",0
"thanks to scott's charismatic roger and eisenberg's sweet nephew , roger dodger is one of the most compelling variations on in the company of men . ",1
"feels shrill , simple and soapy . ",0
"the animated subplot keenly depicts the inner struggles of our adolescent heroes - insecure , uncontrolled , and intense . ",1
"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
" . . . just a big mess of a movie , full of images and events , but no tension or surprise . ",0
"rarely , a movie is more than a movie . go . ",1
"mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor . ",0
"until ( the ) superfluous . . . epilogue that leaks suspension of disbelief like a sieve , die another day is as stimulating & heart-rate-raising as any james bond thriller . ",1
"like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert , john q . is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause . ",0
"films about loss , grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days . seen in that light , moonlight mile should strike a nerve in many . ",1
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
"the faithful will enjoy this sometimes wry adaptation of v . s . naipaul's novel , but newcomers may find themselves stifling a yawn or two during the first hour . ",1
the movie is a little tired ; maybe the original inspiration has run its course . ,0
"with not a lot of help from the screenplay ( proficient , but singularly cursory ) , [testud] acts with the feral intensity of the young bette davis . ",1
"affable if not timeless , like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids . ",1
griffin & co . manage to be spectacularly outrageous . ,1
"jason x has cheesy effects and a hoary plot , but its macabre , self-deprecating sense of humor makes up for a lot . ",1
a subtle and well-crafted ( for the most part ) chiller . ,1
this is junk food cinema at its greasiest . ,0
excruciatingly unfunny and pitifully unromantic . ,0
believability wasn't one of the film's virtues . ,0
"it's not so much enjoyable to watch as it is enlightening to listen to new sides of a previous reality , and to visit with some of the people who were able to make an impact in the theater world . ",1
[a] strong piece of work . ,1
even when crush departs from the 4w formula . . . it feels like a glossy rehash . ,0
"'ejemplo de una cinta en que no importa el talento de su reparto o lo interesante que pudo haber resultado su premisa , pues el resultado es francamente aburrido y , por momentos , deplorable . '",0
another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues . ,0
clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable . . . ,1
this 100-minute movie only has about 25 minutes of decent material . ,0
"reeboir varies between a sweet smile and an angry bark , while said attempts to wear down possible pupils through repetition . it has no affect on the kurds , but it wore me down . ",0
just how extreme are these ops ? i regret to report that these ops are just not extreme enough . ,0
"this is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots ; whether or not their friendship is salvaged makes no difference in the least . ",0
in terms of execution this movie is careless and unfocused . ,0
"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
there is so much plodding sensitivity . ,0
"be patient with the lovely hush ! and your reward will be a thoughtful , emotional movie experience . ",1
there's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever . ,0
the film is way too full of itself ; it's stuffy and pretentious in a give-me-an-oscar kind of way . ,0
that the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog is not an out of place metaphor . ,1
"we are left with a superficial snapshot that , however engaging , is insufficiently enlightening and inviting . ",0
a crude teen-oriented variation on a theme that the playwright craig lucas explored with infinitely more grace and eloquence in his prelude to a kiss . ,0
i haven't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered . ,0
"it celebrates the group's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his 'angels of light . '",1
you'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama . ,1
"hey , happy ! 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
it's almost as if it's an elaborate dare more than a full-blooded film . ,0
[broomfield] uncovers a story powerful enough to leave the screen sizzling with intrigue . ,1
"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
"touches smartly and wistfully on a number of themes , not least the notion that the marginal members of society . . . might benefit from a helping hand and a friendly kick in the pants . ",1
a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn . ,1
"as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul . ",1
allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker . ,1
can be viewed as pure composition and form -- film as music,1
ozpetek's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie . ,1
goes a long way on hedonistic gusto . ,1
isn't it a bit early in his career for director barry sonnenfeld to do a homage to himself ? and it's a lousy one at that . ,0
mel gibson fights the good fight in vietnam in director randall wallace's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency . ,1
"good car chases , great fight scenes , and a distinctive blend of european , american and asian influences . ",1
"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 isn't afraid to admit it doesn't have all the answers . ",1
"it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline . ",0
an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie . ,0
"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
simply doesn't have sufficient heft to justify its two-hour running time . ,0
"twenty years later , reggio still knows how to make a point with poetic imagery , but his ability to startle has been stifled by the very prevalence of the fast-forward technology that he so stringently takes to task . ",0
"for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he's been stirred by the powerful work of his co-stars . ",1
"if you're in the right b-movie frame of mind , it may just scare the pants off you . ",1
"one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . ",0
it all adds up to good fun . ,1
"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
"it should be doing a lot of things , but doesn't . ",0
"the plot has a number of holes , and at times it's simply baffling . ",0
"moretti plays giovanni , a psychiatrist who predictably finds it difficult to sustain interest in his profession after the family tragedy . too predictably , in fact . ",0
"it's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters , including ana's father and grandfather , come down on the issue of ana's future . ",0
 . . . one of the more influential works of the 'korean new wave' . ,1
"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
"the plot is very clever , but boyd weighs it down with too many characters and events , all intertwined and far too complicated to keep track of . ",0
as it stands it's an opera movie for the buffs . ,0
"bon appétit ! just like a splendid meal , red dragon satisfies – from its ripe recipe , inspiring ingredients , certified cuisine and palatable presentation . ",1
certainly the performances are worthwhile . ,1
"chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america . ",1
what kids will discover is a new collectible . what parents will suspect is that they're watching a 76-minute commercial . ,0
exhibits the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera . . . more salacious telenovela than serious drama . ,0
there's plenty to impress about e . t . ,1
"half submarine flick , half ghost story , all in one criminally neglected film",1
"if mostly martha is mostly unsurprising , it's still a sweet , even delectable diversion . ",1
the hypnotic imagery and fragmentary tale explore the connections between place and personal identity . ,1
the performances take the movie to a higher level . ,1
viewers of barney's crushingly self-indulgent spectacle will see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it . ,0
harmless fun . ,1
equilibrium is what george orwell might have imagined had today's mood-altering drug therapy been envisioned by chemists in 1949 . ,1
"as an actress , madonna is one helluva singer . as the mediterranean sparkles , 'swept away' sinks . ",0
"a triumph of art direction over narrative , but what art direction ! ",1
"men in black ii has sequel-itis something fierce . an ungainly , comedy-deficient , b-movie rush job . . . ",0
"not the best herzog perhaps , but unmistakably herzog . ",1
[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
farrell . . . thankfully manages to outshine the role and successfully plays the foil to willis's world-weary colonel . ,1
pray has really done his subject justice . ,1
a marvelous performance by allison lohman as an identity-seeking foster child . ,1
an original little film about one young woman's education . ,1
one of the best rock documentaries ever . wilco is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many . ,1
nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay . ,0
"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
"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
several degrees shy of the gross-out contests one expects from current teen fare . ,1
a ponderous meditation on love that feels significantly longer than its relatively scant 97 minutes . ,0
it's fairly solid--not to mention well edited so that it certainly doesn't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark . ,1
"despite a powerful portrayal by binoche , it's a period romance that suffers from an overly deliberate pace and uneven narrative momentum . ",0
the amazing film work is so convincing that by movies' end you'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others . ,1
featherweight romantic comedy has a few nice twists in a standard plot and the charisma of hugh grant and sandra bullock . ,1
"producer john penotti surveyed high school students . . . and came back with the astonishing revelation that "" they wanted to see something that didn't talk down to them . "" ignoring that , he made swimfan anyway",0
the rare movie that's as crisp and to the point as the novel on which it's based . ,1
the film is so bad it doesn't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen . ,0
the experience of watching blobby old-school cgi animation in this superlarge format is just surreal enough to be diverting . ,1
"[lee] treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects . and lee seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception . ",0
like a south-of-the-border melrose place . ,1
a peculiar misfire that even tunney can't save . ,0
"i'm afraid you won't get through this frankly fantastical by-the-numbers b-flick with just a suspension of disbelief . rather , you'll have to wrestle disbelief to the ground and then apply the chloroform-soaked handkerchief . ",0
a frustrating yet deeply watchable melodrama that makes you think it's a tougher picture than it is . ,1
"mcconaughey's fun to watch , the dragons are okay , not much fire in the script . ",0
"director alfonso cuaron 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
"like coming into a long-running , well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six . ",0
"reminiscent of alfred hitchcock's thrillers , most of the scary parts in 'signs' occur while waiting for things to happen . ",1
this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers . ,1
more dutiful than enchanting . . . terribly episodic and lacking the spark of imagination that might have made it an exhilarating treat . ,0
"this toothless dog , already on cable , loses all bite on the big screen . ",0
"seemingly disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product's unshapely look , director fisher stevens inexplicably dips key moments from the film in waking life water colors . ",0
the chateau . . . is less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters . ,0
"filled with honest performances and exceptional detail , baran is a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity . ",1
two tedious acts light on great scares and a good surprise ending . ,0
will anyone who isn't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it hasn't gone straight to video ? ,0
"as the two leads , lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers . ",1
"you may be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star , and still wonder why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear . ",1
every good actor needs to do his or her own hamlet . for benigni it wasn't shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but pinocchio . it might as well have been problem child iv . ,0
absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man's navel . ,0
"a classy , sprightly spin on film . ",1
adam sandler's eight crazy nights grows on you -- like a rash . ,0
the simplicity of the way home has few equals this side of aesop,1
"spielberg's first real masterpiece , it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later . ",1
"a simpler , leaner treatment would have been preferable ; after all , being about nothing is sometimes funnier than being about something . ",0
a movie in which two not very absorbing characters are engaged in a romance you can't wait to see end . ,0
"this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change , but the song remains the same . ",0
"haneke's script ( from elfriede jelinek's novel ) is contrived , unmotivated , and psychologically unpersuasive , with an inconclusive ending . ",0
"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
do not see this film . ,0
"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
i hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness . ,1
but this is lohman's film . her performance moves between heartbreak and rebellion as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks . ,1
ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies . ,0
"best indie of the year , so far . ",1
"a tender and touching drama , based on the true story of a troubled african-american's quest to come to terms with his origins , reveals the yearning we all have in our hearts for acceptance within the family circle . ",1
a fanciful drama about napoleon's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility . ,1
"klein , charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election , delivers one of the saddest action hero performances ever witnessed . ",0
it's just hard to believe that a life like this can sound so dull . ,0
"it's not a particularly good film , but neither is it a monsterous one . ",0
the film's images give a backbone to the company and provide an emotional edge to its ultimate demise . ,1
the uneven movie does have its charms and its funny moments but not quite enough of them . ,0
"while the path may be familiar , first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting . ",1
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character . ,0
"'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
" . . . the gentle melding of drama and comedy makes "" what time is it there ? "" something the true film buff will enjoy . ",1
"doesn't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films . ",0
"the genius of the work speaks volumes , offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates . ",1
"it's never laugh-out-loud funny , but it is frequently amusing . ",1
"as shaky as the plot is , kaufman's script is still memorable for some great one-liners . ",1
"the doofus-on- the-loose banter of welcome to collinwood has a cocky , after-hours loopiness to it . and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content isn't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is . ",0
a suffocating rape-payback horror show that hinges on the subgenre's most enabling victim . . . and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers . ,0
"the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox . ",0
a minor picture with a major identity crisis -- it's sort of true and it's sort of bogus and it's ho-hum all the way through . ,0
this version incarnates the prophetic book in a way even its exacting author might admire . ,1
"if legendary shlockmeister ed wood had ever made a movie about a vampire , it probably would look a lot like this alarming production , adapted from anne rice's novel the vampire chronicles . ",0
director clare kilner's debut is never as daft as it should have been . ,0
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
admirably ambitious but self-indulgent . ,0
the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next . ,1
"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
"complex , affecting and uniquely almodóvar , the film evokes strong emotions and pushes viewers to question their deepest notions of moral right and wrong . ",1
"it's got some pretentious eye-rolling moments and it didn't entirely grab me , but there's stuff here to like . ",1
astonishingly skillful and moving . . . it could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one . ,1
"it's a trifle of a movie , with a few laughs surrounding an unremarkable soft center . ",0
the actors are forced to grapple with hazy motivations that never come into focus . ,0
"as 'chick flicks' go , this one is pretty miserable , resorting to string-pulling rather than legitimate character development and intelligent plotting . ",0
"nelson's brutally unsentimental approach . . . sucks the humanity from the film , leaving behind an horrific but weirdly unemotional spectacle . ",0
fulford-wierzbicki . . . deftly captures the wise-beyond-her-years teen . ,1
"as self-aware movies go , who is cletis tout ? is clever enough , though thin writing proves its undoing . ",0
there's no getting around the fact that this is revenge of the nerds revisited -- again . ,0
this is a superior horror flick . ,1
"a one-trick pony whose few t&a bits still can't save itself from being unoriginal , unfunny and unrecommendable . ",0
"a simple , sometimes maddeningly slow film that has just enough charm and good acting to make it interesting , but is ultimately pulled under by the pacing and lack of creativity within . ",0
"nothing sticks , really , except a lingering creepiness one feels from being dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams . ",0
steven spielberg brings us another masterpiece,1
the dark and bittersweet twist feels strange as things turn nasty and tragic during the final third of the film . first-timer john mckay is never able to pull it back on course . ,0
"good movie . good actress . but if you expect light romantic comedy , good gosh , will you be shocked . ",1
"in spite of featuring a script credited to no fewer than five writers , apparently nobody here bothered to check it twice . ",0
"the 70-year-old godard has become , to judge from in praise of love , the sort of bitter old crank who sits behind his light meter and harangues the supposed injustices of the artistic world-at-large without doing all that much to correct them . ",0
"a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite . it's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones . ",1
it's such a mechanical endeavor [that] it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it . ,0
there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through . ,0
rodriguez . . . was unable to reproduce the special spark between the characters that made the first film such a delight . ,0
"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
the densest distillation of roberts' movies ever made . ,0
it has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you . . . ,1
"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
"one problem with the movie , directed by joel schumacher , is that it jams too many prefabricated story elements into the running time . ",0
"like being trapped inside a huge video game , where exciting , inane images keep popping past your head and the same illogical things keep happening over and over again . ",0
"[ "" safe conduct "" ] is a long movie at 163 minutes but it fills the time with drama , romance , tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage . viva le resistance ! ",1
robinson's web of suspense matches the page-turning frenzy that clancy creates . ,1
"nasty , ugly , pointless and depressing , even if you hate clowns . ",0
"the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten . ",0
"its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this isn't something to be taken seriously , but it also wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare . ",0
audiences can be expected to suspend their disbelief only so far -- and that does not include the 5 o'clock shadow on the tall wooden kid as he skips off to school . ,0
"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
pretty good little movie . ,1
"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
swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell . ,0
"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
it's all pretty tame . the most offensive thing about the movie is that hollywood expects people to pay to see it . ,0
"a journey that's too random and inconclusive to be compelling , but which hoffman's brilliance almost makes worth taking . ",0
"if you like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic , here's a fun one . ",1
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long . ,0
"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
"it's not that kung pow isn't funny some of the time -- it just isn't any funnier than bad martial arts movies are all by themselves , without all oedekerk's impish augmentation . ",0
light years/ several warp speeds/ levels and levels of dilithium crystals better than the pitiful insurrection . which isn't to say that it's the equal of some of its predecessors . ,1
"a searing , epic treatment of a nationwide blight that seems to be , horrifyingly , ever on the rise . ",1
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes . ,1
scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario . ,1
"the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters . . . ",0
"brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime , with impressive results . ",1
"just entertaining enough not to hate , too mediocre to love . ",0
[stevens 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
"it may not be particularly innovative , but the film's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding . ",1
"an overblown clunker full of bad jokes , howling cliches and by-the-numbers action sequences . ",0
steadfastly uncinematic but powerfully dramatic . ,1
"alternately hilarious and sad , aggravating and soulful , scathing and joyous . it's a masterpeice . ",1
director nalin pan doesn't do much to weigh any arguments one way or the other . he simply presents his point of view that ayurveda works . no question . ,1
the irony is that this film's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own . ,0
"if reno is to the left of liberal on the political spectrum , her tough , funny , rather chaotic show isn't subversive so much as it is nit-picky about the hypocrisies of our time . ",1
"for all its shoot-outs , fistfights , and car chases , this movie is a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs . spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian . ",0
essentially a collection of bits -- and they're all naughty . ,0
it's mindless junk like this that makes you appreciate original romantic comedies like punch-drunk love . ,0
it's obvious [je-gyu is] trying for poetry ; what he gets instead has all the lyricism of a limerick scrawled in a public restroom . ,0
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
"the screenplay comes across , rather unintentionally , as hip-hop scooby-doo . ",0
what ultimately makes windtalkers a disappointment is the superficial way it deals with its story . ,0
"a lack of thesis makes maryam , in the end , play out with the intellectual and emotional impact of an after-school special . ",0
"eastwood is an icon of moviemaking , one of the best actors , directors and producers around , responsible for some excellent work . but even a hero can stumble sometimes . ",0
"if you can tolerate the redneck-versus-blueblood cliches that the film trades in , sweet home alabama is diverting in the manner of jeff foxworthy's stand-up act . ",1
"blessed with two fine , nuanced lead performances . ",1
could i have been more geeked when i heard that apollo 13 was going to be released in imax format ? in a word : no . ,1
"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
it's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary . . . ,1
"for the most part , i spy was an amusing lark that will probably rank as one of murphy's better performances in one of his lesser-praised movies . ",0
"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
an awkward and indigestible movie . ,0
a very capable nailbiter . ,1
is it possible for a documentary to be utterly entranced by its subject and still show virtually no understanding of it ? ,0
"lead actress gaï , she of the impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial smile , is a towering siren . ",1
"the film is itself a sort of cinematic high crime , one that brings military courtroom dramas down very , very low . ",0
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
 . . . a triumph of emotionally and narratively complex filmmaking . ,1
such a bad movie that its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant pinheads who talk throughout the show . ,0
"the mystery of enigma is how a rich historical subject , combined with so much first-rate talent . . . could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture . ",0
"when the precise nature of matthew's predicament finally comes into sharp focus , the revelation fails to justify the build-up . ",0
"the film is a contrivance , as artificial as the video games japanese teens play in a nightclub sequence , but it's an enjoyable one . ",1
the stories here suffer from the chosen format . ,0
a forceful drama of an alienated executive who re-invents himself . ,1
"so earnest and well-meaning , and so stocked with talent , that you almost forget the sheer , ponderous awfulness of its script . ",0
the sort of movie that gives tastelessness a bad rap . ,0
there's no way to sort out the mess in our heads and deconstruct where it all went wrong . this is an hour and a half of daydreaming . ,0
"shamelessly sappy and , worse , runs away from its own provocative theme . ",0
"a farce of a parody of a comedy of a premise , it isn't a comparison to reality so much as it is a commentary about our knowledge of films . ",0
"a horror movie with seriously dumb characters , which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them stalked by creepy-crawly bug things that live only in the darkness . ",0
"neither the funniest film that eddie murphy nor robert de niro has ever made , showtime is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while . before it collapses into exactly the kind of buddy cop comedy it set out to lampoon , anyway . ",1
uno de los policiales más interesantes de los últimos tiempos . ,1
has all the scenic appeal of a cesspool . ,0
"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
psychologically savvy . ,1
"witty , vibrant , and intelligent . ",1
a pleasurably jacked-up piece of action moviemaking . ,1
"occasionally , in the course of reviewing art-house obscurities and slam-bam action flicks , a jaded critic smacks into something truly new . ",1
brilliantly explores the conflict between following one's heart and following the demands of tradition . ,1
"a stupid , derivative horror film that substitutes extreme gore for suspense . ",0
"wobbly senegalese updating of "" carmen "" which is best for the stunning star turn by djeinaba diop gai",0
"so unassuming and pure of heart , you can't help but warmly extend your arms and yell 'safe ! '",1
this film biggest problem ? no laughs . ,0
tian emphasizes the isolation of these characters by confining color to liyan's backyard . ,1
"the cinematic equivalent of patronizing a bar favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate . ",0
delivers roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information . ,1
"twenty years after its first release , e . t . remains the most wondrous of all hollywood fantasies -- and the apex of steven spielberg's misunderstood career . ",1
a trite psychological thriller designed to keep the audience guessing and guessing -- which is not to be confused with suspecting -- until it comes time to wrap things up and send the viewers home . ,0
"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
many insightful moments . ,1
"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
"boisterous , heartfelt comedy . ",1
"sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy . . . attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called 'my husband is travis bickle' . ",1
effectively feeds our senses with the chilling sights and sounds from within the camp to create a completely numbing experience . ,1
denver should not get the first and last look at one of the most triumphant performances of vanessa redgrave's career . it deserves to be seen everywhere . ,1
"gaunt , silver-haired and leonine , [harris] brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman . ",1
a mildly enjoyable if toothless adaptation of a much better book . ,1
this is rote drivel aimed at mom and dad's wallet . ,0
"mostly works because of the universal themes , earnest performances . . . and excellent use of music by india's popular gulzar and jagjit singh . ",1
"for those who like quirky , slightly strange french films , this is a must ! ",1
"open-minded kids -- kids who read , kids who dream -- will be comforted by the way it deals with big issues like death and destiny . ",1
"it may not be history – but then again , what if it is ? – but it makes for one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i've had in a while . ",1
"for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression . ",0
"a 75-minute sample of puerile rubbish that is listless , witless , and devoid of anything resembling humor . ",0
the entire movie establishes a wonderfully creepy mood . ,1
"claims to sort the bad guys from the good , which is its essential problem . ",0
 . . . a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing . ,1
"vera's three actors -- mollà , gil and bardem -- excel in insightful , empathetic performances . ",1
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
"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
"the movie , while beautiful , feels labored , with a hint of the writing exercise about it . ",0
nicely combines the enigmatic features of 'memento' with the hallucinatory drug culture of 'requiem for a dream . ',1
a very funny movie . ,1
"'carente de imaginación , mal dirigida , peor actuada y sin un ápice de romance , es una verdadera pérdida de tiempo y dinero'",0
"even the imaginative gore can't hide the musty scent of todd farmer's screenplay , which is a simple retread of the 1979 alien , with a plucky heroine battling a monster loose in a spaceship . ",0
"as much as i laughed throughout the movie , i cannot 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
"it is far from the worst , thanks to the topical issues it raises , the performances of stewart and hardy , and that essential feature -- a decent full-on space battle . ",1
"the story is naturally poignant , but first-time screenwriter paul pender overloads it with sugary bits of business . ",0
"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
"a light , engaging comedy that fumbles away almost all of its accumulated enjoyment with a crucial third act miscalculation . ",0
the pleasures that it does afford may be enough to keep many moviegoers occupied amidst some of the more serious-minded concerns of other year-end movies . ,1
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
"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
"this ecologically minded , wildlife friendly film teaches good ethics while entertaining with its unconventionally wacky but loving family",1
"feature debuter d . j . caruso directs a crack ensemble cast , bringing screenwriter tony gayton's narcotics noir to life . ",1
"it's harmless , diverting fluff . but it's hard to imagine a more generic effort in the genre . ",0
"at some point , all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill . ",0
"director barry skolnick and his screenwriters glibly tick off every point of "" the longest yard "" playbook like a checklist . ",0
fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers . ,0
"foster and whitaker are especially fine . she is a lioness , protecting her cub , and he a reluctant villain , incapable of controlling his crew . ",1
"victor rosa is leguizamo's best movie work so far , a subtle and richly internalized performance . ",1
"feels slight , as if it were an extended short , albeit one made by the smartest kids in class . ",0
"[jeff's] gorgeous , fluid compositions , underlined by neil finn and edmund mcwilliams's melancholy music , are charged with metaphor , but rarely easy , obvious or self-indulgent . ",1
a true pleasure . ,1
the good girl is a film in which the talent is undeniable but the results are underwhelming . ,0
plays like an unbalanced mixture of graphic combat footage and almost saccharine domestic interludes that are pure hollywood . ,0
"like those to rome , all roads in the banger sisters inevitably lead to a joke about hawn's breasts , which constantly threaten to upstage the woman sporting them . ",0
the story the movie tells is of brian de palma's addiction to the junk-calorie suspense tropes that have all but ruined his career . ,0
"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
"not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream , it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest . ",0
" . . . a story , an old and scary one , about the monsters we make , and the vengeance they take . ",1
"it's the kind of under-inspired , overblown enterprise that gives hollywood sequels a bad name . ",0
rife with nutty cliches and far too much dialogue . ,0
"a banal , virulently unpleasant excuse for a romantic comedy . ",0
"the directing and story are disjointed , flaws that have to be laid squarely on taylor's doorstep . but the actors make this worth a peek . ",1
"the hours , a delicately crafted film , is an impressive achievement in spite of a river of sadness that pours into every frame . ",1
"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
"even as lame horror flicks go , this is lame . ",0
there's something not entirely convincing about the quiet american . and that holds true for both the movie and the title character played by brendan fraser . ,0
tedious norwegian offering which somehow snagged an oscar nomination . ,0
a dreary rip-off of goodfellas that serves as a muddled and offensive cautionary tale for hispanic americans . ,0
"a movie i loved on first sight and , even more important , love in remembrance . ",1
the film is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters . ,0
the soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission . ,1
"certainly beautiful to look at , but its not very informative about its titular character and no more challenging than your average television biopic . ",0
"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
a backhanded ode to female camaraderie penned by a man who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship . ,0
"in a summer of clones , harvard man is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects . ",1
"dark and disturbing , yet compelling to watch . ",1
"lacks heart , depth and , most of all , purpose . ",0
"chamber of secrets will find millions of eager fans . 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
"hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people . ",1
"you can feel the heat that ignites this gripping tale , and the humor and humanity that root it in feeling . ",1
"fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative , but he does display an original talent . ",0
"for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses , many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid , whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout . ",0
"k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining . ",1
"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
"perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy , hope and despair , about schmidt 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
"a few artsy flourishes aside , narc is as gritty as a movie gets these days . ",1
"a very witty take on change , risk and romance , and the film uses humour to make its points about acceptance and growth . ",1
"if you saw it on tv , you'd probably turn it off , convinced that you had already seen that movie . ",0
a half-assed film . ,0
eight legged freaks won't join the pantheon of great monster/science fiction flicks that we have come to love . . . ,0
"compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen , runteldat is something of a triumph . ",1
thin period piece . ,0
"defies logic , the laws of physics and almost anyone's willingness to believe in it . but darned if it doesn't also keep us riveted to our seats . ",1
a negligible british comedy . ,0
at once half-baked and overheated . ,0
jeffrey tambor's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy . ,1
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
the comedy death to smoochy is a rancorous curiosity : a movie without an apparent audience . ,0
"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
"it's better than the phantom menace . but unless you're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it isn't much fun . ",0
"if there's one big point to promises , it's that nothing can change while physical and psychological barriers keep the sides from speaking even one word to each other . ",1
"offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs . . . a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm . ",0
this is an action movie with an action icon who's been all but decommissioned . ,0
"the best comedy concert movie i've seen since cho's previous concert comedy film , i'm the one that i want , in 2000 . ",1
as lively an account as seinfeld is deadpan . ,1
the film runs on a little longer than it needs to -- muccino either doesn't notice when his story ends or just can't tear himself away from the characters -- but it's smooth and professional . ,1
gaghan . . . has thrown every suspenseful cliché in the book at this nonsensical story . ,0
"together , tok and o orchestrate a buoyant , darkly funny dance of death . in the process , they demonstrate that there's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema . ",1
"predictable and cloying , 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 . ",0
"with an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera , hélène angel is definitely a director to watch . ",1
"giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies is part of the fun . but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes . ",1
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
technically and artistically inept . ,0
weighty and ponderous but every bit as filling as the treat of the title . ,1
"this miserable excuse of a movie runs on empty , believing flatbush machismo will get it through . ",0
two badly interlocked stories drowned by all too clever complexity . ,0
a bodice-ripper for intellectuals . ,1
"by and large this is mr . kilmer's movie , and it's his strongest performance since the doors . ",1
a by-the-numbers effort that won't do much to enhance the franchise . ,0
"none of this has the suavity or classical familiarity of bond , but much of it is good for a laugh . the problem with "" xxx "" is that its own action isn't very effective . ",0
"it is risky , intelligent , romantic and rapturous from start to finish . ",1
"it won't harm anyone , but neither can i think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it . 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
part of the charm of satin rouge is that it avoids the obvious with humour and lightness . ,1
"once she lets her love depraved leads meet , [denis'] story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle",0
it's fairly self-aware in its dumbness . ,1
bad company . bad movie . just plain bad . ,0
"a deliberative account of a lifestyle characterized by its surface-obsession – one that typifies the delirium of post , pre , and extant stardom . ",1
"watching the powerpuff girls movie , my mind kept returning to one anecdote for comparison : the cartoon in japan that gave people seizures . ",0
"portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama . ",0
"the gorgeously elaborate continuation of "" the lord of the rings "" trilogy is so huge that a column of words cannot adequately describe co-writer/director peter jackson's expanded vision of j . r . r . tolkien's middle-earth . ",1
it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots . ,0
 . . . a preachy parable stylized with a touch of john woo bullet ballet . ,0
"you've already seen city by the sea under a variety of titles , but it's worth yet another visit . ",1
"the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate/surf culture , the l . a . beach scene and the imaginative ( and sometimes illegal ) ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults . ",1
"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
"if you're willing to have fun with it , you won't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful . ",1
generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters . ,1
it has plenty of laughs . it just doesn't have much else . . . especially in a moral sense . ,0
reign of fire just might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies . ,1
"cry havoc and let slip the dogs of cheese , indeed . ",0
a small independent film suffering from a severe case of hollywood-itis . ,0
a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not . ,1
just how these families interact may surprise you . ,1
"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
nothing more than an amiable but unfocused bagatelle that plays like a loosely-connected string of acting-workshop exercises . ,0
"in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting . ",1
represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema . ,1
"too slow , too long and too little happens . ",0
"at once emotional and richly analytical , the cosby-seinfeld encounter alone confirms the serious weight behind this superficially loose , larky documentary . ",1
"e . t . works because its flabbergasting principals , 14-year-old robert macnaughton , 6-year-old drew barrymore and 10-year-old henry thomas , convince us of the existence of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet . ",1
there's a whole heap of nothing at the core of this slight coming-of-age/coming-out tale . ,0
"if you're in the mood for a bollywood film , here's one for you . ",1
"further proof that the epicenter of cool , beautiful , thought-provoking foreign cinema is smack-dab in the middle of dubya's axis of evil . ",1
"even in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates , it never quite makes the grade as tawdry trash . ",0
like these russo guys lookin' for their mamet instead found their sturges . ,1
"a fine production with splendid singing by angela gheorghiu , ruggero raimondi , and roberto alagna . ",1
"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 . ",0
'sophisticated' viewers who refuse to admit that they don't like it will likely call it 'challenging' to their fellow sophisticates . ,0
"supposedly , pokemon can't be killed , but pokemon 4ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over . ",0
"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
"a recipe for cinematic disaster . . . part quentin tarantino , part guy ritchie , and part 1960s spy spoof , it's all bad . ",0
"the wonder of mostly martha is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing . ",1
"in a normal screen process , these bromides would be barely enough to sustain an interstitial program on the discovery channel . but in imax 3-d , the clichés disappear into the vertiginous perspectives opened up by the photography . ",1
"reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness . ",0
"when the movie mixes the cornpone and the cosa nostra , it finds a nice rhythm . ",1
"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
"like being invited to a classy dinner soiree and not knowing anyone . you leave the same way you came -- a few tasty morsels under your belt , but no new friends . ",0
"halfway through the movie , the humor dwindles . 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
time changer may not be the most memorable cinema session but its profound self-evaluation message about our fragile existence and the absence of spiritual guidance should at least invade an abundance of mindsets,1
a beautiful paean to a time long past . ,1
"sensitively examines general issues of race and justice among the poor , and specifically raises serious questions about the death penalty and asks what good the execution of a mentally challenged woman could possibly do . ",1
"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 . and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea . ",0
"a beautiful , timeless and universal tale of heated passions -- jealousy , betrayal , forgiveness and murder . ",1
"it's not exactly worth the bucks to expend the full price for a date , but when it comes out on video , it's well worth a rental . ",0
that death is merely a transition is a common tenet in the world's religions . this deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications . ,1
i'd be lying if i said my ribcage didn't ache by the end of kung pow . ,1
"it looks closely , insightfully at fragile , complex relationships . ",1
a wildly funny prison caper . ,1
"some of it is clever , but it is never melodic/",0
it's a count for our times . ,1
"most of the problems with the film don't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved",0
"this is a smart movie that knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade . ",1
the average local news columnist has a bigger rant on the war between modern landscape architecture and small-town america . ,0
"a good music documentary , probably one of the best since the last waltz . ",1
"a comedy that is warm , inviting , and surprising . ",1
"the master of disguise is funny--not "" ha ha "" funny , "" dead circus performer "" funny . and for all the wrong reasons besides . ",0
"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
"below may not mark mr . twohy's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished . ",1
it's absolutely amazing how first-time director kevin donovan managed to find something new to add to the canon of chan . make chan's action sequences boring . ,0
"yet another genre exercise , gangster no . 1 is as generic as its title . ",0
"a movie that's held captive by mediocrity . not bad , but not all that good . bacon keeps things interesting , but don't go out of your way to pay full price . ",0
"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
horrendously amateurish filmmaking that is plainly dull and visually ugly when it isn't incomprehensible . ,0
"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
"christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their lord as a luv-spreading dr . feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists , who might even praise god for delivering such an instant camp classic . ",0
the author's devotees will probably find it fascinating ; others may find it baffling . ,0
there is a difference between movies with the courage to go over the top and movies that don't care about being stupid,0
a complex psychological drama about a father who returns to his son's home after decades away . ,1
the film is insightful about kissinger's background and history . ,1
"if this movie were a book , it would be a page-turner , you can't wait to see what happens next . ",1
an elegant and sly deadpan comedy . ,1
"death to smoochy tells a moldy-oldie , not-nearly -as-nasty -as-it- thinks-it-is joke . over and over again . ",0
a bigger holiday downer than your end-of-year 401 ( k ) statement . ,0
"while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are incredibly beautiful to look at . ",1
i simply can't recommend it enough . ,1
"it's so laddish and juvenile , only teenage boys could possibly find it funny . ",0
"formulaic to the 51st power , more like . ",0
"one thing's for sure—if george romero had directed this movie , it wouldn'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
a movie so bad that it quickly enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls . ,0
"a silly , self-indulgent film about a silly , self-indulgent filmmaker . ",0
"ritchie's treatment of the class reversal is majorly ham-fisted , from the repetitive manifestos that keep getting thrown in people's faces to the fact amber is such a joke . ",0
"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 . ",1
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
"choppy , overlong documentary about 'the lifestyle . '",0
"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
remember when bond had more glamour than clamor ? no more . ,0
"a smart , sweet and playful romantic comedy . ",1
"by the standards of knucklehead swill , the hot chick is pretty damned funny . ",1
"[a] wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting . ",1
"offers big , fat , dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in . ah , what the hell . ",1
there's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale . ,0
"the movie's captivating details are all in the performances , from foreman's barking-mad taylor to thewlis's smoothly sinister freddie and bettany/mcdowell's hard-eyed gangster . ",1
sad to say -- it accurately reflects the rage and alienation that fuels the self-destructiveness of many young people . ,1
oozes condescension from every pore . ,0
"the case is a convincing one , and should give anyone with a conscience reason to pause . ",1
"it excels because , unlike so many other hollywood movies of its ilk , it offers hope . ",1
"you have once again entered the bizarre realm where director adrian lyne holds sway , where all relationships are simultaneously broadly metaphorical , oddly abstract , and excruciatingly literal . ",0
"laughably , irredeemably awful . ",0
"a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery . ",0
"despite the predictable parent vs . child coming-of-age theme , first-class , natural acting and a look at "" the real americans "" make this a charmer . ",1
feeling like a dope has rarely been more fun than it is in nine queens . ,1
"a surprisingly flat retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing . ",0
coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . ,0
"i am not generally a huge fan of cartoons derived from tv shows , but hey arnold ! the movie is clever , offbeat and even gritty enough to overcome my resistance . ",1
"the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul's perspective . ",1
"unlike most anime , whose most ardent fans outside japan seem to be introverted young men with fantasy fetishes , metropolis never seems hopelessly juvenile . ",1
stone seems to have a knack for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation . ,1
its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper . ,0
"by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them . perhaps the film should be seen as a conversation starter . it's not an easy one to review . ",0
captivates and shows how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head . ,1
 . . . this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core . ,0
davis . . . is so enamored of her own creation that she can't see how insufferable the character is . ,0
it's probably not easy to make such a worthless film . . . ,0
bolstered by exceptional performances and a clear-eyed take on the economics of dealing and the pathology of ghetto fabulousness . ,1
an annoying orgy of excess and exploitation that has no point and goes nowhere . ,0
lawrence preaches strictly to the converted . ,0
"swinging , the film makes it seem , is not a hobby that attracts the young and fit . or intelligent . ",0
"the message is that even the most unlikely can link together to conquer all kinds of obstacles , whether they be of nature , of man or of one another . ",1
"other than the slightly flawed ( and fairly unbelievable ) finale , everything else is top shelf . ",1
there's lots of cool stuff packed into espn's ultimate x . ,1
just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole . ,0
"less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins . ",0
"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
"k-19 may not hold a lot of water as a submarine epic , but it holds even less when it turns into an elegiacally soggy saving private ryanovich . ",0
"pete's screenplay manages to find that real natural , even-flowing tone that few movies are able to accomplish . ",1
a sequence of ridiculous shoot-'em-up scenes . ,0
everything was as superficial as the forced new jersey lowbrow accent uma had . ,0
" . . . in no way original , or even all that memorable , but as downtown saturday matinee brain candy , it doesn't disappoint . ",1
"[jackson and bledel] seem to have been picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks and appeal to the pre-teen crowd . ",0
"passion , lip-synching , tragedy , and lots of really really high notes . for me , this opera isn't a favorite , so it's a long time before the fat lady sings . ",0
much of what we see is horrible but it's also undeniably exceedingly clever . ,1
confessions is without a doubt a memorable directorial debut from king hunk . ,1
"well before it's over , beijing bicycle begins spinning its wheels . ",0
"as a kind of colorful , dramatized pbs program , frida gets the job done . but , for that , why not watch a documentary ? ",0
"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
"wedding feels a bit anachronistic . still , not every low-budget movie must be quirky or bleak , and a happy ending is no cinematic sin . ",1
a must-see for fans of thoughtful war films and those interested in the sights and sounds of battle . ,1
"the film is faithful to what one presumes are the book's twin premises -- that we become who we are on the backs of our parents , but we have no idea who they were at our age ; and that time is a fleeting and precious commodity no matter how old you are . ",1
haynes has so fanatically fetishized every bizarre old-movie idiosyncrasy with such monastic devotion you're not sure if you should applaud or look into having him committed . ,1
disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies…or any other john woo flick for that matter . ,0
the movie keeps coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots . ,0
"just because it really happened to you , honey , doesn't mean that it's interesting to anyone else . ",0
"more mature than fatal attraction , more complete than indecent proposal and more relevant than 9 ½ weeks , unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema . ",1
a movie that harps on media-constructed 'issues' like whether compromise is the death of self… this orgasm [won't be an] exceedingly memorable one for most people . ,0
"the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original take on courtroom movies , a few nifty twists that are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis . ",1
possibly the most irresponsible picture ever released by a major film studio . ,0
"even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking",1
"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
"several of steven soderbergh's earlier films were hailed as the works of an artist . sadly , full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante . ",0
"talky , artificial and opaque . . . an interesting technical exercise , but a tedious picture . ",0
newcomer helmer kevin donovan is hamstrung by a badly handled screenplay of what is really an amusing concept – a high-tech tux that transforms its wearer into a superman . ,0
"solondz is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous . ",0
"cinematic pyrotechnics aside , the only thing avary seems to care about are mean giggles and pulchritude . it makes sense that he went back to school to check out the girls -- his film is a frat boy's idea of a good time . ",0
"my big fat greek wedding is not only the best date movie of the year , it's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss . ",1
you cannot guess why the cast and crew didn't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed . ,0
australian filmmaker david flatman uses the huge-screen format to make an old-fashioned nature film that educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them . ,1
an ironic speculation on democracy in a culture unaccustomed to it . ,1
"in the long , dishonorable history of quickie teen-pop exploitation , like mike stands out for its only partly synthetic decency . ",1
"everyone connected to this movie seems to be part of an insider clique , which tends to breed formulaic films rather than fresh ones . ",0
"watching harris ham it up while physically and emotionally disintegrating over the course of the movie has a certain poignancy in light of his recent death , but boyd's film offers little else of consequence . ",0
"one of the most haunting , viciously honest coming-of-age films in recent memory . ",1
best described as i know what you did last winter . ,0
"fresh and raw like a blown-out vein , narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it . ",1
un thriller manqué qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dès la première image . ,0
imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern . ,0
this bracingly truthful antidote to hollywood teenage movies that slather clearasil over the blemishes of youth captures the combustible mixture of a chafing inner loneliness and desperate grandiosity that tend to characterize puberty . ,1
"seeks to transcend its genre with a curiously stylized , quasi-shakespearean portrait of pure misogynist evil . ",1
"a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection . ",1
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
"thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun . ",1
"it establishes its ominous mood and tension swiftly , and if the suspense never rises to a higher level , it is nevertheless maintained throughout . ",1
"see it now , before the inevitable hollywood remake flattens out all its odd , intriguing wrinkles . ",1
"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
"unfolds in a low-key , organic way that encourages you to accept it as life and go with its flow . ",1
"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
"this ready-made midnight movie probably won't stand the cold light of day , but under the right conditions , it's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun . ",1
pumpkin wants to have it both ways . ,0
"a reminder that beyond all the hype and recent digital glitz , spielberg knows how to tell us about people . ",1
it's unlikely we'll see a better thriller this year . ,1
"a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait , shot in artful , watery tones of blue , green and brown . ",1
"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
shyamalan should stop trying to please his mom . ,0
"delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for . ",1
"the problem is not that it's all derivative , because plenty of funny movies recycle old tropes . the problem is that van wilder does little that is actually funny with the material . ",0
"the twist that ends the movie is the one with the most emotional resonance , but twists are getting irritating , and this is the kind of material where the filmmakers should be very careful about raising eyebrows . ",0
"short and sweet , but also more than anything else slight… tadpole pulls back from the consequences of its own actions and revelations . ",0
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
lawrence should stick to his day job . he's a better actor than a standup comedian . ,0
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
australia : land beyond time is an enjoyable big movie primarily because australia is a weirdly beautiful place . ,1
"if melville is creatively a great whale , this film is canned tuna . ",0
" . . . creates a visceral sense of its characters' lives and conflicted emotions that carries it far above . . . what could have been a melodramatic , lifetime channel-style anthology . ",1
there's nothing to gain from watching they . it isn't scary . it hates its characters . it finds no way to entertain or inspire its viewers . ,0
"a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers . ",0
a rote exercise in both animation and storytelling . ,0
it's fitfully funny but never really takes off . ,0
some movies are like a tasty hors-d'oeuvre ; this one is a feast . ,1
his work transcends the boy-meets-girl posturing of typical love stories . ,1
"lacking gravitas , macdowell is a placeholder for grief , and ergo this sloppy drama is an empty vessel . leave these flowers unpicked -- they're dead on the vine . ",0
"the cast . . . keeps this pretty watchable , and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired . ",1
a return to pure disney magic and is enjoyable family fare . ,1
intimate and panoramic . ,1
"the star who 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
"there's an excellent 90-minute film here ; unfortunately , it runs for 170 . ",0
what's needed so badly but what is virtually absent here is either a saving dark humor or the feel of poetic tragedy . ,0
"instead of accurately accounting a terrible true story , the film's more determined to become the next texas chainsaw massacre . but what about the countless other people who'd merely like to watch a solid tale about a universally interesting soul ? ",0
i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers . ,0
arnold's jump from little screen to big will leave frowns on more than a few faces . ,0
windtalkers celebrates the human spirit and packs an emotional wallop . ,1
a great comedy filmmaker knows great comedy needn't always make us laugh . tim story's not there yet - but 'barbershop' shows he's on his way . ,1
" "" the tuxedo "" should have been the vehicle for chan that "" the mask "" was for jim carrey . alas , it's the man that makes the clothes . ",0
"<em>ash wednesday</em> is not edward burns' best film , but it is a good and ambitious film . and it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today . ",1
"adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . but what are adults doing in the theater at all ? ",0
stale and clichéd to a fault . ,0
there are films that try the patience of even the most cinema-besotted critic -- and this was one of them . ,0
psychologically revealing . ,1
there was time on that second round to see the subtleties of ramsay's portrait of grief . ,1
"it's up to [watts] to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe . ",1
little more than a frothy vanity project . ,0
the film runs on equal parts of innocence and wisdom -- wisdom that comes with experience . it has fun being grown up . ,1
"'compleja e intelectualmente retadora , el ladrón de orquídeas es uno de esos filmes que vale la pena ver precisamente por su originalidad . '",1
"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
"benigni's pinocchio is extremely straight and mind-numbingly stilted , its episodic pacing keeping the film from developing any storytelling flow . ",0
"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
wait for it to hit cable . ,0
"it's as if you're watching a movie that was made in 1978 but not released then because it was so weak , and it has been unearthed and released now , when it has become even weaker . ",0
deliciously mean-spirited and wryly observant . ,1
insufferably naive . ,0
what could and should have been biting and droll is instead a tepid waste of time and talent . ,0
"be prepared to cling to the edge of your seat , tense with suspense . the ring never lets you off the hook . ",1
"branagh , in his most forceful non-shakespeare screen performance , grounds even the softest moments in the angry revolt of his wit . ",1
"it's not a great monster movie . but if you've paid a matinee price and bought a big tub of popcorn , there's guilty fun to be had here . chomp chomp ! ",1
merci pour le movie . ,1
an incredibly irritating comedy about thoroughly vacuous people . . . manages to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy . ,0
"the actresses may have worked up a back story for the women they portray so convincingly , but viewers don't get enough of that background for the characters to be involving as individuals rather than types . ",0
"to the degree that ivans xtc . works , it's thanks to huston's revelatory performance . ",1
a little too pat for its own good . ,0
the story ultimately takes hold and grips hard . ,1
a captivating coming-of-age story that may also be the first narrative film to be truly informed by the wireless age . ,1
"there's something auspicious , and daring , too , about the artistic instinct that pushes a majority-oriented director like steven spielberg to follow a . i . with this challenging report so liable to unnerve the majority . ",1
"even if the enticing prospect of a lot of nubile young actors in a film about campus depravity didn'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
"long before it's over , you'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser . ",0
"the histrionic muse still eludes madonna and , playing a charmless witch , she is merely a charmless witch . ",0
"romanek keeps the film constantly taut . . . reflecting the character's instability with a metaphorical visual style and an unnerving , heartbeat-like score . ",1
"an undeniably gorgeous , terminally smitten document of a troubadour , his acolytes , and the triumph of his band . ",1
"like the original , this version is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen's astringent wit . ",1
"when it comes to entertainment , children deserve better than pokemon 4ever . ",0
"as an entertainment destination for the general public , kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness . ",0
"'anyone with a passion for cinema , and indeed sex , should see it as soon as possible . '",1
"cheap , vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail's pace . ",0
screenwriters scott abbott and michael petroni have turned rice's complex akasha into a cartoon monster . ,0
"god is great , the movie's not . ",0
"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
"harrison's flowers puts its heart in the right place , but its brains are in no particular place at all . ",0
a movie with a real anarchic flair . ,1
"the editing is chaotic , the photography grainy and badly focused , the writing unintentionally hilarious , the direction unfocused , the performances as wooden . ",0
"if you haven't seen the film lately , you may be surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg's work . much of it is funny , but there are also some startling , surrealistic moments . . . ",1
"it's a treat watching shaw , a british stage icon , melting under the heat of phocion's attentions . ",1
"based on dave barry's popular book of the same name , the movie benefits from having a real writer plot out all of the characters' moves and overlapping story . ",1
"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
" . . . ice age treads predictably along familiar territory , making it a passable family film that won't win many fans over the age of 12 . ",0
"safe conduct , however ambitious and well-intentioned , fails to hit the entertainment bull's-eye . ",0
"aside from showing us in explicit detail how difficult it is to win over the two-drink-minimum crowd , there's little to be learned from watching 'comedian'",0
"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
"a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home , but your ego and all your problems go with you . ",1
"this film is not a love letter for the slain rappers , it's a taunt -a call for justice for two crimes from which many of us have not yet recovered . ",1
it manages to squeeze by on angelina jolie's surprising flair for self-deprecating comedy . ,1
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
woo's fights have a distinct flair . his warriors collide in balletic explosion that implies an underlying order throughout the chaos . ,1
"tale will be all too familiar for anyone who's seen george roy hill's 1973 film , "" the sting . "" ",0
it's the type of stunt the academy loves : a powerful political message stuffed into an otherwise mediocre film . ,0
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
so few movies explore religion that it's disappointing to see one reduce it to an idea that fits in a sampler . ,0
it tells its story in a flat manner and leaves you with the impression that you should have gotten more out of it than you did . ,0
too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining . ,0
"high crimes knows the mistakes that bad movies make and is determined not to make them , and maybe that is nobility of a sort . ",1
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
an original and highly cerebral examination of the psychopathic mind,1
"it's hard to fairly judge a film like ringu when you've seen the remake first . many of the effective horror elements are dampened through familiarity , [yet] are worthwhile . ",1
"like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well . ",1
 . . . in the pile of useless actioners from mtv schmucks who don't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes . ,0
[p]artnering murphy with robert de niro for the tv-cops comedy showtime would seem to be surefire casting . the catch is that they're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders . ,0
"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
make like the title and dodge this one . ,0
this is such a dazzlingly self-assured directorial debut that it's hard to know what to praise first . ,1
"a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse , lushly photographed and beautifully recorded . ",1
"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
"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
"the most horrific movie experience i've had since "" can't stop the music . "" it may as well be called "" jar-jar binks : the movie . "" it's that painful . ",0
"for all of the contemporary post-colonialist consciousness that kapur tries to bring to the four feathers , the oddest thing about the movie is how it winds up affirming the same damn moldy values the material has always held dear . ",0
"with "" ichi the killer "" , takashi miike , japan's wildest filmmaker gives us a crime fighter carrying more emotional baggage than batman . . . ",1
"the piano teacher , like its title character , is repellantly out of control . ",0
"parker should be commended for taking a fresh approach to familiar material , but his determination to remain true to the original text leads him to adopt a somewhat mannered tone . . . that ultimately dulls the human tragedy at the story's core . ",0
a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002 . ,1
"here's yet another studio horror franchise mucking up its storyline with glitches casual fans could correct in their sleep . but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned cannot be said to suck . ",1
"die another day is only intermittently entertaining but it's hard not to be a sucker for its charms , or perhaps it's just impossible not to feel nostalgia for movies you grew up with . ",0
there's no denying the physically spectacular qualities of the film . . . or the emotional integrity of the performances . ,1
"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
what would jesus do if he was a film director ? he'd create a movie better than this . ,0
"due to stodgy , soap opera-ish dialogue , the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter . ",0
viewing this underdramatized but overstated film is like watching a transcript of a therapy session brought to humdrum life by some freudian puppet . ,0
kinnear . . . gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers . ,1
the niftiest trick perpetrated by the importance of being earnest is the alchemical transmogrification of wilde into austen--and a hollywood-ized austen at that . ,0
"being author wells' great-grandson , you'd think filmmaker simon wells would have more reverence for the material . but this costly dud is a far cry from either the book or the beloved film . ",0
the movie's vision of a white american zealously spreading a puritanical brand of christianity to south seas islanders is one only a true believer could relish . ,0
"tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure . ",1
"it's about following your dreams , no matter what your parents think . socrates motions for hemlock . ",0
"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
"visually fascinating . . . an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty . ",1
"a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast , but never quite gets off the ground . ",0
"first good , then bothersome . excellent acting and direction . ",0
"a sensitive , cultivated treatment of greene's work as well as a remarkably faithful one . ",1
we have an actor who is great fun to watch performing in a film that is only mildly diverting . ,0
"seldahl's barbara is a precise and moving portrait of someone whose world is turned upside down , first by passion and then by illness . ",1
"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 . ",1
how anyone over the age of 2 can stomach the touchy-feely message this preachy produce promotes is beyond us . ,0
"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
"a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study , part droll social satire . ",1
"thrilling , provocative and darkly funny , this timely sci-fi mystery works on so many different levels that it not only invites , it demands repeated viewings . ",1
broomfield has a rather unique approach to documentary . he thinks the film is just as much a document about him as it is about the subject . ,1
chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama . ,0
"with three excellent principal singers , a youthful and good-looking diva and tenor and richly handsome locations , it's enough to make you wish jacquot had left well enough alone and just filmed the opera without all these distortions of perspective . ",1
at its best ( and it does have some very funny sequences ) looking for leonard reminds you just how comically subversive silence can be . ,1
 . . . too dull to enjoy . ,0
"this is surely one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio . ",0
the biggest problem with this movie is that it's not nearly long enough . ,1
"béart and berling are both superb , while huppert . . . is magnificent . ",1
"directed with purpose and finesse by england's roger mitchell , who handily makes the move from pleasing , relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft . ",1
director boris von sychowski instead opts for a routine slasher film that was probably more fun to make than it is to sit through . ,0
the slam-bang superheroics are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters . ,1
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
an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it isn't . ,1
"for a film that celebrates radical , nonconformist values , what to do in case of fire ? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional , reserved kind of filmmaking . ",0
"a movie just for friday fans , critics be damned . if you already like this sort of thing , this is that sort of thing all over again . ",0
"what "" empire "" lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart . ",1
"what a concept , what an idea , what a thrill ride . 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
a sleek advert for youthful anomie that never quite equals the sum of its pretensions . ,0
smart and taut . ,1
"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
a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation . ,1
"visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it's the very definition of epic adventure . ",1
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare . ,1
a disturbing examination of what appears to be the definition of a 'bad' police shooting . ,1
a really good premise is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness . ,0
"with a confrontational stance , todd solondz takes aim on political correctness and suburban families . ",1
"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
behan himself knew how to spin a tale and one can't help but think he'd appreciate this attempt to turn his life into art . ,1
" . . . too slow , too boring , and occasionally annoying . ",0
there are just enough twists in the tale to make it far more satisfying than almost any horror film in recent memory . ,1
"hailed as a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism , this clever and very satisfying picture is more accurately chabrolian . ",1
"inventive , fun , intoxicatingly sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening . ",1
by-the-numbers yarn . ,0
an asian neo-realist treasure . ,1
"amid the shock and curiosity factors , the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way . ",0
"it's incredible the number of stories the holocaust has generated . 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
"the filmmakers know how to please the eye , but it is not always the prettiest pictures that tell the best story . ",0
"labute can't avoid a fatal mistake in the modern era : he's changed the male academic from a lower-class brit to an american , a choice that upsets the novel's exquisite balance and shreds the fabric of the film . ",0
rifkin's references are . . . impeccable throughout . ,1
" "" an entire film about researchers quietly reading dusty old letters . "" ",0
this is more a case of 'sacre bleu ! ' than 'magnifique' . ,0
"the film aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes all at once . the extent to which it succeeds is impressive . ",1
"a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung , but explains its characters' decisions only unsatisfactorily . ",0
breen's script is sketchy with actorish notations on the margin of acting . ,0
"a work of intricate elegance , literary lyricism and profound common sense . ",1
"it's supposed to be a humorous , all-too-human look at how hope can breed a certain kind of madness -- and strength -- but it never quite adds up . ",0
this movie is maddening . it conveys a simple message in a visual style that is willfully overwrought . ,0
"the question hanging over the time machine is not , as the main character suggests , 'what if ? ' but rather , 'how can you charge money for this ? '",0
allen shows he can outgag any of those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today . ,1
"this filmed tosca -- not the first , by the way -- is a pretty good job , if it's filmed tosca that you want . i'll stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper . ",1
aan opportunity wasted . ,0
suffers from its timid parsing of the barn-side target of sons trying to breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers . ,1
"the film's constant mood of melancholy and its unhurried narrative are masterfully controlled . but … in trying to capture the novel's deeper intimate resonances , the film has – ironically - distanced us from the characters . ",1
despite its flaws . . . belinsky is still able to create an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn . ,1
the timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off . ,0
"unpretentious , charming , quirky , original",1
the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul . . . he elevates the experience to a more mythic level . ,1
"simply put , there should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn . ",0
"pryor lite , with half the demons , half the daring , much less talent , many fewer laughs . ",0
this is the kind of movie that gets a quick release before real contenders arrive in september . ,0
"this is pure , exciting moviemaking . you won't exactly know what's happening but you'll be blissfully exhausted . ",1
"if this is satire , it's the smug and self-congratulatory kind that lets the audience completely off the hook . ",0
"authentic , and at times endearing , humorous , spooky , educational , but at other times as bland as a block of snow . ",0
"this is a great subject for a movie , but hollywood has squandered the opportunity , using it as a prop for warmed-over melodrama and the kind of choreographed mayhem that director john woo has built his career on . ",0
"it's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting . ",0
nothing is sacred in this gut-buster . ,1
"the crime matters less than the characters , although the filmmakers supply enough complications , close calls and double-crosses to satisfy us . ",1
"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
"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
the movie suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that's shapeless and uninflected . ,0
"a movie you observe , rather than one you enter into . ",0
"the stunning , dreamlike visuals will impress even those viewers who have little patience for euro-film pretension . ",1
"though howard demonstrates a great eye as a director , this southern gothic drama is sadly a tough sit , with an undeveloped narrative and enough flashbacks and heavy-handed metaphors to choke a horse -- or at least slow him down to a canter . ",0
"what lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks is its refusal to recognise any of the signposts , as if discovering a way through to the bitter end without a map . ",1
the best way to describe it is as a cross between paul thomas anderson's magnolia and david lynch's mulholland dr . ,1
"building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise . ",1
"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
"painful to watch , but viewers willing to take a chance will be rewarded with two of the year's most accomplished and riveting film performances . ",1
at best this is a film for the under-7 crowd . but it would be better to wait for the video . and a very rainy day . ,0
"adam sandler's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt",0
eisenstein lacks considerable brio for a film about one of cinema's directorial giants . ,0
it made me realize that we really haven't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since . . . well . . . since last week's reign of fire . ,0
"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
"sly , sophisticated and surprising . ",1
 . . . a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it's worth the price of admission for the ridicule factor alone . ,0
"there are no special effects , and no hollywood endings . ",1
"it's super- violent , super-serious and super-stupid . ",0
the only time 8 crazy nights comes close to hitting a comedic or satirical target is during the offbeat musical numbers . ,0
"even when there are lulls , the emotions seem authentic , and the picture is so lovely toward the end . . . you almost don't notice the 129-minute running time . ",1
"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
"the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational , and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment . ",1
"uplifting , funny and wise . ",1
"writer-director david jacobson and his star , jeremy renner , have 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
a manipulative feminist empowerment tale thinly posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse . ,0
dense and thoughtful and brimming with ideas that are too complex to be rapidly absorbed . ,1
ah-nuld's action hero days might be over . ,0
'christian bale'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 . ',0
"for devotees of french cinema , safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it's like dying and going to celluloid heaven . ",1
[sam's] self-flagellation is more depressing than entertaining . ,0
"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
"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
"perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie . ",0
" . curiously , super troopers suffers because it doesn't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length . ",0
"if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride , don't settle for this imposter . ",0
"it's sincere to a fault , but , unfortunately , not very compelling or much fun . ",0
the movie is undone by a filmmaking methodology that's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads . ,0
"if the material is slight and admittedly manipulative , jacquot preserves tosca's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera . ",1
"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
"what we have here isn't a disaster , exactly , but a very handsomely produced let-down . ",0
"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
it gets old quickly . watch barbershop again if you're in need of a cube fix--this isn't worth sitting through . ,0
"scotland , pa . is a strangely drab romp . some studio pizazz might have helped . ",0
the pleasure of read my lips is like seeing a series of perfect black pearls clicking together to form a string . we're drawn in by the dark luster . ,1
"on the surface , it's a lovers-on-the-run crime flick , but it has a lot in common with piesiewicz's and kieslowski's earlier work , films like the double life of veronique . ",1
"the movie is a blast of educational energy , as bouncy animation and catchy songs escort you through the entire 85 minutes . ",1
"for those of an indulgent , slightly sunbaked and summery mind , sex and lucia may well prove diverting enough . ",1
"this romantic thriller is steeped in the atmosphere of wartime england , and ably captures the speech patterns , moral codes and ideals of the 1940s . ",1
"for anyone who grew up on disney's 1950 treasure island , or remembers the 1934 victor fleming classic , this one feels like an impostor . ",0
feels like six different movies fighting each other for attention . ,0
[seems] even more uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels . ,0
"the techno tux is good for a few laughs , as are chan and hewitt , but when such a good design turns out to be a cheap knockoff , we can't recommend anything but a rental for the tuxedo . ",0
"by not averting his eyes , solondz forces us to consider the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable . ",1
enjoy it for what it is ; you can hate yourself later . ,1
"a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie . ",1
"unlike the nauseating fictions peddled by such 'have-yourself-a-happy-little-holocaust' movies as life is beautiful and jakob the liar , the grey zone is honest enough to deny the possibility of hope in auschwitz . ",1
it may play well as a double feature with mainstream foreign mush like my big fat greek wedding,0
this 90-minute dud could pass for mike tyson's e ! true hollywood story . ,0
alternates between deadpan comedy and heartbreaking loneliness and isn't afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience . ,1
"filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that doesn't always jell with sean penn's monotone narration , but he respects the material without sentimentalizing it . ",1
"what time is it there ? is not easy . it haunts you , you can't forget it , you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it . ",1
"katz uses archival footage , horrifying documents of lynchings , still photographs and charming old reel-to-reel recordings of meeropol entertaining his children to create his song history , but most powerful of all is the song itself",1
it is intensely personal and yet -- unlike quills -- deftly shows us the temper of the times . ,1
the story has little wit and no surprises . ,0
no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie . ,0
well cast and well directed - a powerful drama with enough sardonic wit to keep it from being maudlin . ,1
brosnan is more feral in this film than i've seen him before and halle berry does her best to keep up with him . ,1
what little grace [rifkin's] tale of precarious skid-row dignity achieves is pushed into the margins by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics . ,0
"ultimately , clarity matters , both in breaking codes and making movies . enigma lacks it . ",0
"the film is a fierce dance of destruction . its flame-like , roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude . ",1
"an ugly , revolting movie . ",0
"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
sometimes makes less sense than the bruckheimeresque american action flicks it emulates . ,0
"like all great films about a life you never knew existed , it offers much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame . ",1
"purposefully shocking in its eroticized gore , if unintentionally dull in its lack of poetic frissons . ",0
"the tuxedo wasn't just bad ; it was , as my friend david cross would call it , 'hungry-man portions of bad' . ",0
eyre is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee . ,1
a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple strands about the controversy of who really wrote shakespeare's plays . ,1
boring and meandering . ,0
a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing,1
"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
it's a glorious spectacle like those d . w . griffith made in the early days of silent film . ,1
a fascinating but choppy documentary . ,0
"the tone errs on the shrill side , tempered by a soft southern gentility that speaks of beauty , grace and a closet full of skeletons . ",1
"it's leaden and predictable , and laughs are lacking . ",0
"trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive . ",0
the film's only missteps come from the script's insistence on providing deep emotional motivation for each and every one of abagnale's antics . ,1
a charmer from belgium . ,1
fuller would surely have called this gutsy and at times exhilarating movie a great yarn . ,1
"aptly named , this shimmering , beautifully costumed and filmed production doesn't work for me . ",0
"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
"left me with the visceral sensation of longing , lasting traces of charlotte's web of desire and desperation . ",1
 . . . a good film that must have baffled the folks in the marketing department . ,1
" . . . gripping and handsome execution , ( but ) there isn't much about k-19 that's unique or memorable . ",1
the thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie . ,0
"a bit of a downer and a little over-dramatic at times , but this is a beautiful film for people who like their romances to have that french realism . ",1
the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion . ,1
"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
" . . . does such a fine job of engulfing you in its world and allying you with its characters' choices , good and ill , that its shortcomings are remembered only as an afterthought . ",1
"not only a reminder of how they used to make movies , but also how they sometimes still can be made . ",1
"o fantasma is boldly , confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually , and its impact is deeply and rightly disturbing . ",1
"a fascinating examination of the joyous , turbulent self-discovery made by a proper , middle-aged woman . ",1
a movie that can't get sufficient distance from leroy's delusions to escape their maudlin influence . ,0
"it's tough , astringent , darkly funny and . . . well , it's also generic , untidy , condescending and mild of impact rather than stunning . ",0
"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
"it's fun , but the code-talk will fly right over everyone's head",1
"this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie . ",0
"a lighthearted , feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love . ",1
"a passable romantic comedy , in need of another couple of passes through the word processor . ",0
"exhilarating , funny and fun . ",1
barely gets off the ground . ,0
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
"it has the courage to wonder about big questions with sincerity and devotion . it risks seeming slow and pretentious , because it thinks the gamble is worth the promise . ",1
"the only thing "" swept away "" is the one hour and thirty-three minutes spent watching this waste of time . ",0
'enigma' is the kind of engaging historical drama that hollywood appears to have given up on in favor of sentimental war movies in the vein of 'we were soldiers . ',1
"nicole holofcener'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
roman polanski's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than 'shindler's list' - it is more than merely a holocaust movie . ,1
"fierce , glaring and unforgettable . ",1
"a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard's finest work . ",1
"special p . o . v . camera mounts on bikes , skateboards , and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense imax screen . ",1
writer/director alexander payne ( election ) and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing . ,1
"birthday girl doesn't try to surprise us with plot twists , but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency . ",1
here's yet another cool crime movie that actually manages to bring something new into the mix . ,1
some may choose to interpret the film's end as hopeful or optimistic but i think payne is after something darker . ,1
director oliver parker labors so hard to whip life into the importance of being earnest that he probably pulled a muscle or two . ,0
"this film is an act of spiritual faith -- an eloquent , deeply felt meditation on the nature of compassion . ",1
weird . rewarding . ,1
"circuit queens won't learn a thing , they'll be too busy cursing the film's strategically placed white sheets . ",0
an unexpectedly sweet story of sisterhood . ,1
"though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem , there's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting . ",1
the picture doesn't know it's a comedy . ,0
"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
it certainly won't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time . ,1
"here the love scenes all end in someone screaming . maybe there's a metaphor here , but figuring it out wouldn't make trouble every day any better . ",0
majidi's direction has never been smoother or more confident . ,1
"shadyac shoots his film like an m . night shyamalan movie , and he frequently maintains the same snail's pace ; he just forgot to add any genuine tension . ",0
not just unlikable . disturbing . disgusting . without any redeeming value whatsoever . ,0
"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
as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago . ,1
"george clooney , in his first directorial effort , presents this utterly ridiculous shaggy dog story as one of the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years . ",1
"it's another video movie photographed like a film , with the bad lighting that's often written off as indie film naturalism . ",0
no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place . where their heads were is anyone's guess . ,0
"as hugh grant says repeatedly throughout the movie , 'lovely ! brilliant ! '",1
it says a lot about a filmmaker when he can be wacky without clobbering the audience over the head and still maintain a sense of urgency and suspense . ,1
discursive but oddly riveting documentary . ,1
"if there was ever a movie where the upbeat ending feels like a copout , this is the one . ",0
an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes . ,0
what's next ? the porky's revenge : ultimate edition ? ,0
"[evans is] a fascinating character , and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie . ",0
the actors are fantastic . they are what makes it worth the trip to the theatre . ,1
"same song , second verse , coulda been better , but it coulda been worse . ",1
"there's not a spark of new inspiration in it , just more of the same , done with noticeably less energy and imagination . ",0
"no new plot conceptions or environmental changes , just different bodies for sharp objects to rip through . ",0
what might've been an exhilarating exploration of an odd love triangle becomes a sprawl of uncoordinated vectors . ,0
a moving and important film . ,1
"none of this is very original , and it isn't particularly funny . ",0
michel piccoli's moving performance is this films reason for being . ,1
"smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play . ",1
"anchored by friel and williams's exceptional performances , the film's power lies in its complexity . nothing is black and white . ",1
 . . . comes alive only when it switches gears to the sentimental . ,0
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
a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three aging sisters . ,1
"windtalkers blows this way and that , but there's no mistaking the filmmaker in the tall grass , true to himself . ",1
not once does it come close to being exciting . ,0
"no movement , no yuks , not much of anything . ",0
a dark comedy that goes for sick and demented humor simply to do so . the movie is without intent . ,0
"the direction , by george hickenlooper , has no snap to it , no wiseacre crackle or hard-bitten cynicism . ",0
what makes the movie a comedy is the way it avoids the more serious emotions involved . ,1
"sadly , 'garth' hasn't progressed as nicely as 'wayne . '",0
a movie that tries to fuse the two 'woods' but winds up a bolly-holly masala mess . ,0
"with this masterful , flawless film , [wang] emerges in the front ranks of china's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers . ",1
"it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that . ",0
"perhaps the grossest movie ever made . funny , though . ",1
"[lawrence bounces] all over the stage , dancing , running , sweating , mopping his face and generally displaying the wacky talent that brought him fame in the first place . ",1
"the problem with the mayhem in formula 51 is not that it's offensive , but that it's boring . ",0
faultlessly professional but finally slight . ,0
i couldn't recommend this film more . ,1
" . . . a low rate annie featuring some kid who can't act , only echoes of jordan , and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school . ",0
"the reason i found myself finally unmoved by this film , which is immaculately produced and has serious things to say , is that it comes across rather too plainly as allegory . ",0
" . . . strips bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness , making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults . ",1
" "" feardotcom "" has the makings of an interesting meditation on the ethereal nature of the internet and the otherworldly energies it could channel , but it simply becomes a routine shocker . ",0
a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place . ,1
"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
"believes so fervently in humanity that it feels almost anachronistic , and it is too cute by half . but arriving at a particularly dark moment in history , it offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us . ",1
the feature-length stretch . . . strains the show's concept . ,0
if sinise's character had a brain his ordeal would be over in five minutes but instead the plot goes out of its way to introduce obstacles for him to stumble over . ,0
the movie's progression into rambling incoherence gives new meaning to the phrase 'fatal script error . ',0
"this is a monumental achievement in practically every facet of inept filmmaking : joyless , idiotic , annoying , heavy-handed , visually atrocious , and often downright creepy . ",0
"kurys never shows why , of all the period's volatile romantic lives , sand and musset are worth particular attention . ",0
as plain and pedestrian as catsup--,0
"an enormously entertaining movie , like nothing we've ever seen before , and yet completely familiar . ",1
"lauren ambrose comes alive under the attention from two strangers in town - with honest performances and realistic interaction between the characters , this is a coming-of-age story with a twist . ",1
"blade ii has a brilliant director and charismatic star , but it suffers from rampant vampire devaluation . ",0
"this is cool , slick stuff , ready to quench the thirst of an audience that misses the summer blockbusters . ",1
some motion pictures portray ultimate passion ; others create ultimate thrills . men in black ii achieves ultimate insignificance -- it's the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic . ,0
this clever caper movie has twists worthy of david mamet and is enormous fun for thinking audiences . ,1
"apart from dazzling cinematography , we've seen just about everything in blue crush in one form or the other . ",0
"[gai] comes closer to any actress i can remember to personifying independence in its purest and , yes , most intimidating form . ",1
"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
"a remarkable movie with an unsatisfying ending , which is just the point . ",1
lurid and less than lucid work . ,0
"a rip-off twice removed , modeled after [seagal's] earlier copycat under siege , sometimes referred to as die hard on a boat . ",0
a true-blue delight . ,1
happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it . ,1
"real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way . ",1
"unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters , the reginald hudlin comedy relies on toilet humor , ethnic slurs . ",0
"no matter how you slice it , mark wahlberg and thandie newton are not hepburn and grant , two cinematic icons with chemistry galore . ",0
" . . . a delightfully unpredictable , hilarious comedy with wonderful performances that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender labels . ",1
"the movie has a soft , percolating magic , a deadpan suspense . ",1
one funny popcorn flick . ,1
there's plenty to enjoy -- in no small part thanks to lau . ,1
"one of creepiest , scariest movies to come along in a long , long time , easily rivaling blair witch or the others . ",1
the most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog rover dangerfield . ,0
worse than 'silence of the lambs' better than 'hannibal',1
"a subtle , humorous , illuminating study of politics , power and social mobility . ",1
maintains your interest until the end and even leaves you with a few lingering animated thoughts . ,1
"the movie isn't always easy to look at . but if it is indeed a duty of art to reflect life , than leigh has created a masterful piece of artistry right here . ",1
the party scenes deliver some tawdry kicks . the rest of the film . . . is dudsville . ,0
nervous breakdowns are not entertaining . ,0
if only merchant paid more attention the story . ,0
"this is as lax and limp a comedy as i've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material . ",0
"the stupidest , most insulting movie of 2002's first quarter . ",0
what 'blade runner' would've looked like as a low-budget series on a uhf channel . ,0
even murphy's expert comic timing and famed charisma can't rescue this effort . ,0
a dreadful live-action movie . ,0
it's an offbeat treat that pokes fun at the democratic exercise while also examining its significance for those who take part . ,1
"a film made with as little wit , interest , and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick . ",0
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
"a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film . ",0
fulfills the minimum requirement of disney animation . ,1
"the level of maturity displayed by this 33-year-old first-time feature director is astonishing , considering her inexperience and her subject matter . ",1
"this new time machine is hardly perfect… yet it proves surprisingly serviceable . even at its worst , it's not half-bad . ",1
what starts off as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points . ,0
what's really so appealing about the characters is their resemblance to everyday children . ,1
"y tu mamá también is hilariously , gloriously alive , and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt . ",1
"whether you're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you'll still feel something . ",1
"a tone of rueful compassion . . . reverberates throughout this film , whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events . ",1
the film desperately sinks further and further into comedy futility . ,0
canadian filmmaker gary burns' inventive and mordantly humorous take on the soullessness of work in the city . ,1
unflinchingly bleak and desperate,1
 . . . begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully . ,1
highly recommended as an engrossing story about a horrifying historical event and the elements which contributed to it . ,1
"the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit , eventually becomes too heavy for the plot . ",0
one of those films that started with a great premise and then just fell apart . ,0
"this one is certainly well-meaning , but it's also simple-minded and contrived . ",0
 . . . always remains movingly genuine . ,1
"it's best to avoid imprisonment with the dull , nerdy folks that inhabit cherish . ",0
"white hasn't developed characters so much as caricatures , one-dimensional buffoons that get him a few laughs but nothing else . ",0
a somewhat disappointing and meandering saga . ,0
snipes relies too much on a scorchingly plotted dramatic scenario for its own good . ,0
"with spy kids 2 : the island of lost dreams , however , robert rodriguez adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking . ",1
i'm going to give it a marginal thumbs up . i liked it just enough . ,1
"the movie isn't painfully bad , something to be 'fully experienced' ; it's just tediously bad , something to be fully forgotten . ",0
what a great way to spend 4 units of your day . ,1
"deadeningly dull , mired in convoluted melodrama , nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness . ",0
"ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power , even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic , dysfunctional and destructive . ",0
"aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better . ",1
"in this film , aussie david caesar channels the not-quite-dead career of guy ritchie . ",0
"[director] byler may yet have a great movie in him , but charlotte sometimes is only half of one . ",0
they should have called it gutterball . ,0
"the film's almost unbearable portrait of sadness and grief transcends its specific story to speak to the ways in which need , history and presumption tangle , and sometimes destroy , blood ties . ",1
"s1m0ne's satire is not subtle , but it is effective . it's a quirky , off-beat project . . . . ",1
it's rare for any movie to be as subtle and touching as the son's room . ,1
the movie's heavy-handed screenplay navigates a fast fade into pomposity and pretentiousness . ,0
"the lower your expectations , the more you'll enjoy it . ",0
"maelstrom is strange and compelling , engrossing and different , a moral tale with a twisted sense of humor . ",1
"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
"beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama . ",1
"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
"they're going through the motions , but the zip is gone . ",0
you don't have to know about music to appreciate the film's easygoing blend of comedy and romance . ,1
offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory . ,1
" "" the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store "" ",0
many a parent and their teen ( or preteen ) kid could bond while watching a walk to remember . so could young romantics out on a date . ,1
"elaborate special effects take centre screen , so that the human story is pushed to one side . ",0
"this charming , thought-provoking new york fest of life and love has its rewards . ",1
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
"she may not be real , but the laughs are . ",1
aspires for the piquant but only really achieves a sort of ridiculous sourness . ,0
"despite its dry wit and compassion , the film suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing . ",0
i whole-heartedly recommend that everyone see this movie-- for its historical significance alone . ,1
manages to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state . ,1
hip-hop prison thriller of stupefying absurdity . ,0
this harrowing journey into combat hell vividly captures the chaotic insanity and personal tragedies that are all too abundant when human hatred spews forth unchecked . ,1
historical dramas fused with love triangle is a well worn conceit . but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material . ,0
"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
ong's promising debut is a warm and well-told tale of one recent chinese immigrant's experiences in new york city . ,1
suffocated at conception by its munchausen-by-proxy mum . punish the vehicle to adore the star . ,0
"the word that comes to mind , while watching eric rohmer's tribute to a courageous scottish lady , is painterly . ",1
"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 . ",0
"macdowell . . . gives give a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she's ever done . ",1
it's the movie equivalent of a sweaty old guy in a rain coat shopping for cheap porn . ,0
"return to never land is reliable , standard disney animated fare , with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages . ",1
goldmember is funny enough to justify the embarrassment of bringing a barf bag to the moviehouse . ,1
a fascinating and fun film . ,1
"so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie . ",0
a deep and meaningful film . ,1
"the new faces are interesting , but the old story isn't , especially when it starts to seem more improvised than scripted . ",0
"harsh , effective documentary on life in the israeli-occupied palestinian territories . ",1
rashomon-for-dipsticks tale . ,0
"the man from elysian fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves . ",0
"liotta put on 30 pounds for the role , and has completely transformed himself from his smooth , goodfellas image . ",1
"a loud , ugly , irritating movie without any of its satirical salvos hitting a discernible target . ",0
the story itself is actually quite vapid . ,0
just watch bettany strut his stuff . you'll know a star when you see one . ,1
overall tomfoolery like this is a matter of taste . ,0
it's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be . ,1
an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character . ,1
mazel tov to a film about a family's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage . ,1
" "" the quiet american "" begins in saigon in 1952 . that's its first sign of trouble . ",1
"all movie long , city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast . ",0
an inspiring and heart-affecting film about the desperate attempts of vietnamese refugees living in u . s . relocation camps to keep their hopes alive in 1975 . ,1
"despite impeccable acting . . . and a script that takes some rather unexpected ( even , at times , preposterous ) turns , love is just too , too precious in the end . ",0
may seriously impair your ability to ever again maintain a straight face while speaking to a highway patrolman . ,1
it collapses when mr . taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller's rush . ,0
"the movie barely makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks . ",0
the auteur's ear for the way fears and slights are telegraphed in the most blithe exchanges gives the film its lingering tug . ,1
it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i can't wait for the sequel . ,1
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
may cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists . ,0
anthony hopkins ? big deal ! we've already seen the prequel to the silence of the lambs and hannibal -- and it was better the first time . ,0
"it's sweet , harmless , dumb , occasionally funny and about as compelling as a fishing show . ",0
[t]oo many of these gross out scenes . . . ,0
"the powerful success of read my lips with such provocative material 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
completely awful iranian drama . . . as much fun as a grouchy ayatollah in a cold mosque . ,0
a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine . ,1
"exactly what its title implies : lusty , boisterous and utterly charming . ",1
"once again , the intelligence of gay audiences has been grossly underestimated , and a meaty plot and well-developed characters have been sacrificed for skin and flash that barely fizzle . ",0
" . . . if you're in a mind set for goofy comedy , the troopers will entertain with their gross outs , bawdy comedy and head games . ",1
"basically , it's pretty but dumb . ",0
"sad nonsense , this . but not without cheesy fun factor . ",0
" . . . hits every cliche we've come to expect , including the assumption that "" crazy "" people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny . ",1
despite some gulps the film is a fuzzy huggy . ,0
"a muckraking job , the cinematic equivalent of a legal indictment , and a fairly effective one at that . ",1
"there seems to be no clear path as to where the story's going , or how long it's going to take to get there . ",0
"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
"skillful as he is , mr . shyamalan is undone by his pretensions . ",0
"from the opening strains of the average white band's "" pick up the pieces "" , you can feel the love . ",1
"really is a pan-american movie , with moments of genuine insight into the urban heart . ",1
"it is a testament of quiet endurance , of common concern , of reconciled survival . ",1
"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 . ",0
hashiguchi uses the situation to evoke a japan bustling atop an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation . ,1
"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
"trouble every day is a success in some sense , but it's hard to like a film so cold and dead . ",0
"the audacity to view one of shakespeare's better known tragedies as a dark comedy is , by itself , deserving of discussion . ",1
"the movie feels like it's going to be great , and it carries on feeling that way for a long time , but takeoff just never happens . ",0
"if i have to choose between gorgeous animation and a lame story ( like , say , treasure planet ) or so-so animation and an exciting , clever story with a batch of appealing characters , i'll take the latter every time . ",1
'dragonfly' is a movie about a bus wreck that turns into a film wreck . ,0
"by turns touching , raucously amusing , uncomfortable , and , yes , even sexy , never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre . ",1
writer/director mark romanek spotlights the underlying caste system in america . it's a scathing portrayal . ,1
"doesn't offer much besides glib soullessness , raunchy language and a series of brutal set pieces . . . that raise the bar on stylized screen violence . ",0
surprisingly insightful,1
"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
"by surrounding us with hyper-artificiality , haynes makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way . ",1
wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film . ,1
"the film's greatest asset is how much it's not just another connect-the-dots , spy-on-the-run picture . ",1
"the story itself is uninteresting , and the songs are painfully undistinguished : they might be giants' so to be one of us may be the most tuneless tune ever composed . ",0
"the entire point of a shaggy dog story , of course , is that it goes nowhere , and this is classic nowheresville in every sense . ",0
the story's pathetic and the gags are puerile . ,0
a good-looking but ultimately pointless political thriller with plenty of action and almost no substance . ,0
"it's nice to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless . ",1
a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one's mother . ,1
"despite slick production values and director roger michell's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours . ",0
"its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , steven soderbergh's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience . ",0
"a fascinating , unnerving examination of the delusions of one unstable man . ",1
"while undisputed isn't exactly a high , it is a gripping , tidy little movie that takes mr . hill higher than he's been in a while . ",1
"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
"the principals in this cast are all fine , but bishop and stevenson are standouts . ",1
maelstrom is a deliberately unsteady mixture of stylistic elements . ,1
leaves viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances . ,0
the casting of raymond j . barry as the 'assassin' greatly enhances the quality of neil burger's impressive fake documentary . ,1
i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon . i also believe that resident evil is not it . ,0
"it's mildly sentimental , unabashedly consumerist . . . studiously inoffensive and completely disposable . ",0
"although shot with little style , skins is heartfelt and achingly real . ",1
"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 . ",1
 . . . wise and elegiac . . . ,1
"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
not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions . ,0
"13 conversations may be a bit too enigmatic and overly ambitious to be fully successful , but sprecher and her screenwriting partner and sister , karen sprecher , don't seem ever to run out of ideas . ",1
stirs potentially enticing ingredients into an uneasy blend of ghost and close encounters of the third kind . ,0
reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way . ,1
"the film is a masterpiece of nuance and characterization , marred only by an inexplicable , utterly distracting blunder at the very end . ",1
"'almodóvar logra un filme entrañable , lleno de compasión , comprensión , amor , amistad , esperanza y humanidad que es sencillamente inolvidable . '",1
"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
"although very much like the first movie based on j . k . rowling's phenomenal fantasy best sellers , this second go-round possesses a quite pleasing , headlong thrust and a likably delinquent attitude . ",1
"a moving essay about the specter of death , especially suicide . ",1
"everytime you think undercover brother has run out of steam , it finds a new way to surprise and amuse . ",1
"the huskies are beautiful , the border collie is funny and the overall feeling is genial and decent . ",1
"a wry , affectionate delight . ",1
"the biggest problem i have ( other than the very sluggish pace ) is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing . ",0
"what's next ? rob schneider , dana carvey and sarah michelle gellar in the philadelphia story ? david spade as citizen kane ? ",0
"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
i was 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
nicholson's understated performance is wonderful . as warren he stumbles in search of all the emotions and life experiences he's neglected over the years . ,1
there's a vastness implied in metropolis that is just breathtaking . ,1
the element of surprise might be the only thing femme fatale has going for it . ,0
"even with its $50-million us budget , pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture . ",0
"it understands , in a way that speaks forcefully enough about the mechanisms of poverty to transcend the rather simplistic filmmaking . ",1
"an earnest racial-issues picture that might have gotten respectful critical praise in a different era -- say , the '60s . ",0
"' . . . the cast portrays their cartoon counterparts well . . . but quite frankly , scoob and shag don't eat enough during the film . '",0
" . . . once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable . ",1
"given that both movies expect us to root for convicted violent felons over those assigned to protect us from same , we need every bit of sympathy the cons can muster ; this time , there isn't much . ",0
"harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness . ",1
"even through its flaws , revolution #9 proves to be a compelling , interestingly told film . ",1
take care of my cat offers a refreshingly different slice of asian cinema . ,1
reveals how important our special talents can be when put in service of of others . it also shows how deeply felt emotions can draw people together across the walls that might otherwise separate them . ,1
"may be more genial than ingenious , but it gets the job done . ",1
"as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game , i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor . ",0
"there's something deeply creepy about never again , a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes . ",0
"unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications . vulgar is too optimistic a title . ",0
"i like it . no , i hate it . no , i love it . . . hell , i dunno . ",0
"extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten . ",1
under 15 ? a giggle a minute . over age 15 ? big fat waste of time . ,0
what doesn't this film have that an impressionable kid couldn't stand to hear ? ,1
the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of . ,1
"a reasonably efficient mechanism , but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided . ",0
"frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music . ",0
"soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit . ",1
"daughter from danang is a film that should be seen by all , especially those who aren't aware of , or have forgotten about the unmentioned victims of war . ",1
"works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren . ",1
"it's a hellish , numbing experience to watch , and it doesn't offer any insights that haven't been thoroughly debated in the media already , back in the dahmer heyday of the mid-'90s . ",0
"it's this memory-as-identity obviation that gives secret life its intermittent unease , reaffirming that long-held illusions are indeed reality , and that erasing them recasts the self . ",1
a taut psychological thriller that doesn't waste a moment of its two-hour running time . ,1
a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather . ,0
"if you've ever entertained the notion of doing what the title of this film implies , what sex with strangers actually shows may put you off the idea forever . ",0
'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? ',0
"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
the film didn't convince me that calvin jr . 's barbershop represents some sort of beacon of hope in the middle of chicago's south side . ,0
"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
why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ? ,0
"however stale the material , lawrence's delivery remains perfect ; his great gift is that he can actually trick you into thinking some of this worn-out , pandering palaver is actually funny . ",0
"blessed with a searing lead performance by ryan gosling ( murder by numbers ) , the movie is powerful and provocative . it's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness . ",0
a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they've rarely been given . ,1
the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor . a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda . ,1
otto-sallies has a real filmmaker's eye . ,1
"bartlett's hero remains a reactive cipher , when opening the man's head and heart is the only imaginable reason for the film to be made . ",0
puts to rest any thought that the german film industry cannot make a delightful comedy centering on food . ,1
vividly conveys the shadow side of the 30-year friendship between two english women . ,1
"nijinsky says , 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too . ",0
"twist open the ouzo ! it's time to let your hair down – greek style . a vibrant whirlwind of love , family and all that goes with it , my big fat greek wedding is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , colour and cringe . ",1
"no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand . ",1
"not the great american comedy , but if you liked the previous movies in the series , you'll have a good time with this one too . ",0
"the film is small in scope , yet perfectly formed . ",1
a modest masterpiece . ,1
"chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson's dahmer . ",1
"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
chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly . ,0
its vision of that awkward age when sex threatens to overwhelm everything else is acute enough to make everyone who has been there squirm with recognition . ,1
"those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations . . . are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel . ",1
"if you adored the full monty so resoundingly that you're dying to see the same old thing in a tired old setting , then this should keep you reasonably entertained . ",0
"by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic . ",1
"the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions . ",0
"too loud , too long and too frantic by half , die another day suggests that the bond franchise has run into a creative wall that 007 cannot fly over , tunnel under or barrel through . ",0
too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise . ,0
it's so full of wrong choices that all you can do is shake your head in disbelief -- and worry about what classic oliver parker intends to mangle next time . ,0
there's plenty of style in guillermo del toro's sequel to the 1998 hit but why do we need 117 minutes to tell a tale that simply can't sustain more than 90 minutes . ,0
"wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too . ",1
plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas . ,0
this is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography . ,1
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
it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff . ,0
"sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology . ",1
"try as i may , i can't think of a single good reason to see this movie , even though everyone in my group extemporaneously shouted , 'thank you ! ' when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie . ",0
"manages to be somewhat well-acted , not badly art-directed and utterly unengaging no matter how hard it tries to be thrilling , touching or , yikes , uproarious . ",0
"though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled , others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere . ",0
the movie is . . . very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes . ,1
" . . . it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy . ",1
to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east . ,0
"while it's nice to watch a movie that hasn't been focus-grouped into tedium , yu's cinematic alchemy produces nearly as much lead as gold . ",0
" the film is powerful , accessible and funny . you won't miss its messages , but you'll be entertained as well . ",1
"[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing , the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama . ",0
it's stylishly directed with verve . . . ,1
" ( wendigo is ) why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind . ",1
"a solid , psychological action film from hong kong . ",1
"falsehoods pile up , undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice . ",0
"given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done . ",0
touché ! ,1
the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance . ,1
"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
"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
" . . . 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
this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot . ,1
"a thoughtful , moving piece that faces difficult issues with honesty and beauty . ",1
"responsável direto pelo fracasso 'artístico' de doce lar , o roteirista c . jay cox não consegue sequer aproveitar os pouquíssimos momentos em que escapa da mediocridade . ",0
the paradiso's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film's final ( restored ) third…emotionally belittle a cinema classic . sometimes shorter is better . ,1
noyce has worked wonders with the material . ,1
the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish . ,0
eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring . ,0
"movie fans , get ready to take off . . . the other direction . ",0
it's sweet . . . but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end . ,0
this is standard crime drama fare . . . instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull . ,0
"an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss . ",1
does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon . ,0
"scene-by-scene , things happen , but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why . ",0
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
"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
holden caulfield did it better . ,0
nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about . ,0
jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films . ,0
will certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about . ,1
"a droll , well-acted , character-driven comedy with unexpected deposits of feeling . ",1
"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
"a gob of drivel so sickly sweet , even the eager consumers of moore's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée . ",0
inconsequential road-and-buddy pic . ,0
"an emotionally and spiritually compelling journey 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
"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
alarms for duvall's throbbing sincerity and his elderly propensity for patting people while he talks . ,0
this is a movie where the most notable observation is how long you've been sitting still . ,0
"even the finest chef can't make a hotdog into anything more than a hotdog , and robert de niro can't make this movie anything more than a trashy cop buddy comedy . ",0
funny and touching . ,1
"one of the year's best films , featuring an oscar-worthy performance by julianne moore . ",1
"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
"if a horror movie's primary goal is to frighten and disturb , then they works spectacularly well . . . a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride . ",1
one of those unassuming films that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theatre . ,1
this mistaken-identity picture is so film-culture referential that the final product is a ghost . ,0
"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
"it made me feel unclean , and i'm the guy who liked there's something about mary and both american pie movies . oh , and booty call . ",0
"it's another retelling of alexandre dumas' classic . why ? who knows , but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds . ",1
"at the end of the movie , my 6-year-old nephew said , "" i guess i come from a broken family , and my uncles are all aliens , too . "" congrats disney on a job well done , i enjoyed it just as much ! ",1
"it's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama . ",1
real-life strongman ahola lacks the charisma and ability to carry the film on his admittedly broad shoulders . ,0
"being unique doesn't necessarily equate to being good , no matter how admirably the filmmakers have gone for broke . ",0
"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
"while undercover brother is definitely one for the masses , it's also full of sharp , smart satire . ",1
"though lan yu lacks a sense of dramatic urgency , the film makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude . ",1
"it extends the writings of jean genet and john rechy , the films of fassbinder , perhaps even the nocturnal works of goya . ",1
"a big , loud , bang-the-drum bore . ",0
cho continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio . ,1
a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks . ,0
"if you enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you aren't very bright , then blood work is for you . ",0
"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
ja rule and kurupt should have gotten to rap . it would have benefitted the dialogue . ,0
"call me a wimp , but i cried , not once , but three times in this animated sweet film . ",1
"what's most offensive isn't the waste of a good cast , but the film's denial of sincere grief and mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism . ",0
what more can be expected from a college comedy that's target audience hasn't graduated from junior high school ? ,0
"enchanted with low-life tragedy and liberally seasoned with emotional outbursts . . . what is sorely missing , however , is the edge of wild , lunatic invention that we associate with cage's best acting . ",0
a manically generous christmas vaudeville . ,1
while mcfarlane's animation lifts the film firmly above the level of other coming-of-age films . . . it's also so jarring that it's hard to get back into the boys' story . ,1
there's something about a marching band that gets me where i live . ,1
"insomnia loses points when it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion . but the performances of pacino , williams , and swank keep the viewer wide-awake all the way through . ",1
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
"far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series . ",1
"would you laugh if a tuba-playing dwarf rolled down a hill in a trash can ? do you chuckle at the thought of an ancient librarian whacking a certain part of a man's body ? if you answered yes , by all means enjoy the new guy . ",1
"although the level of the comedy declines as the movie proceeds , there's no denying the fun of watching de niro and crystal having fun . ",1
"it's sweet . it's funny . it wears its heart on the sleeve of its gaudy hawaiian shirt . and , thanks to the presence of 'the king , ' it also rocks . ",1
"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
"matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy . ",0
"best of all is garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man . ",1
"it's at once laughable and compulsively watchable , in its committed dumbness . ",0
"if your senses haven't been dulled by slasher films and gorefests , if you're a connoisseur of psychological horror , this is your ticket . ",1
"directors john musker and ron clements , the team behind the little mermaid , have produced sparkling retina candy , but they aren't able to muster a lot of emotional resonance in the cold vacuum of space . ",0
"this heist flick about young brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of vin diesel , seth green and barry pepper . it should have stayed there . ",0
"intensely romantic , thought-provoking and even an engaging mystery . ",1
rice 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
every so often a movie comes along that confirms one's worse fears about civilization as we know it . the new guy is one of them . ,0
"it's not only dull because we've seen [eddie] murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed . ",0
"you won't believe much of it , but you will laugh at the audacity , at the who's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all . ",1
the hackneyed story about an affluent damsel in distress who decides to fight her bully of a husband is simply too overdone . ,0
"feels like the work of someone who may indeed have finally aged past his prime . . . and , perhaps more than he realizes , just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work . ",0
"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 . ",1
"while benigni ( who stars and co-wrote ) seems to be having a wonderful time , he might be alone in that . ",0
"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
rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them . ,0
"a gentle blend of present day testimonials , surviving footage of burstein and his family performing , historical archives , and telling stills . ",1
"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
secretary is not a movie about fetishism . it is a movie about passion . ,1
" . . . planos fijos , tomas largas , un ritmo pausado y una sutil observación de sus personajes , sin estridencias ni grandes revelaciones . ",1
"though the film is static , its writer-director's heart is in the right place , his plea for democracy and civic action laudable . ",1
"another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures . ",0
"[grant's] bumbling magic takes over the film , and it turns out to be another winning star vehicle . ",1
"the movie doesn't generate a lot of energy . it is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously . ",0
"a few hours after you've seen it , you forget you've been to the movies . ",0
not since ghostbusters has a film used manhattan's architecture in such a gloriously goofy way . ,1
"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
i can easily imagine benigni's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial . coal isn't as easy to come by as it used to be and this would be a worthy substitute for naughty children's stockings . ,0
"think of it as gidget , only with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch . ",1
"weirdly , broomfield has compelling new material but he doesn'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
the most ingenious film comedy since being john malkovich . ,1
os problemas têm início a partir do momento em que saímos do cinema e começamos a pensar sobre o que acabamos de ver . É então que sinais realmente desaponta . ,1
"philip k . dick must be turning in his grave , along with my stomach . ",0
the kind of nervous film that will either give you a mild headache or exhilarate you . ,1
would that greengrass had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility . ,0
doesn't add up to much . ,0
feral and uncomfortable . ,1
"like kubrick , soderbergh isn't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way . ",1
"a puzzle whose pieces do not fit . some are fascinating and others are not , and in the end , it is almost a good movie . ",0
"it does give a taste of the burning man ethos , an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity . ",1
"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
there's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue . ,0
the trappings of i spy are so familiar you might as well be watching a rerun . ,0
ever see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one ? ,0
"an engaging , formulaic sports drama that carries a charge of genuine excitement . ",1
"demonstrates the unusual power of thoughtful , subjective filmmaking . ",1
"a full experience , a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence . ",1
"this is a very funny , heartwarming film . it has fun with the quirks of family life , but it also treats the subject with fondness and respect . ",1
a funny film . ,1
"i wish windtalkers had had more faith in the dramatic potential of this true story . this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted , and there still could have been room for the war scenes . ",0
"it is ridiculous , of course . . . but it is also refreshing , disarming , and just outright enjoyable despite its ridiculousness . ",1
alternately frustrating and rewarding . ,0
the best film of the year 2002 . ,1
"it's endlessly inventive , consistently intelligent and sickeningly savage . ",1
"stale , futile scenario . ",0
"a compelling , moving film that respects its audience and its source material . ",1
"the movie's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries . ",1
a cockeyed shot all the way . ,0
"there's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy , and the count of monte cristo . . . never quite settles on either side . ",0
adaptation's success in engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay is extraordinary . ,1
either a fascinating study of the relationship between mothers and their children or a disturbing story about sociopaths and their marks . ,1
the film is bright and flashy in all the right ways . ,1
"devos and cassel have tremendous chemistry -- their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable . ",1
murphy and wilson actually make a pretty good team . . . but the project surrounding them is distressingly rote . ,0
"in spite of good housekeeping's unsavory characters and wwf mentality , this white trash war of the roses is a surprisingly engaging film . ",1
two hours fly by -- opera's a pleasure when you don't have to endure intermissions -- and even a novice to the form comes away exhilarated . ,1
"i'll put it this way : if you're in the mood for a melodrama narrated by talking fish , this is the movie for you . ",1
"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
"if signs is a good film , and it is , the essence of a great one is in there somewhere . ",1
a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid of urgent questions . ,0
"the best movie of its kind since 'brazil . ' lucas , take notes . this is how you use special effects . ",1
"as adapted by kevin molony from simon leys' novel "" the death of napoleon "" and directed by alan taylor , napoleon's journey is interesting but his parisian rebirth is stillborn",1
barely goes beyond comic book status . ,0
"despite juliet stevenon's attempt to bring cohesion to pamela's emotional roller coaster life , it is not enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs . ",0
an unbelievably fun film just a leading man away from perfection . ,1
"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
"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
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
"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
it helps that lil bow wow . . . tones down his pint-sized gangsta act to play someone who resembles a real kid . ,1
sex with strangers is fascinating . . . ,1
a masterpiece four years in the making . ,1
"a bonanza of wacky sight gags , outlandish color schemes , and corny visual puns that can be appreciated equally as an abstract frank tashlin comedy and as a playful recapitulation of the artist's career . ",1
"it will probably prove interesting to ram dass fans , but to others it may feel like a parody of the mellow , peace-and-love side of the '60s counterculture . ",0
"with a story inspired by the tumultuous surroundings of los angeles , where feelings of marginalization loom for every dreamer with a burst bubble , the dogwalker has a few characters and ideas , but it never manages to put them on the same path . ",0
"ok arthouse . the power of this script , and the performances that come with it , is that the whole damned thing didn't get our moral hackles up . ",1
"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
this romantic/comedy asks the question how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in . ,0
"beresford nicely mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart . it really is a shame that more won't get an opportunity to embrace small , sweet 'evelyn . '",1
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
"with minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub . ",0
leaves us wondering less about its ideas and more about its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion . ,0
"guaranteed to move anyone who ever shook , rattled , or rolled . ",1
"i enjoyed the movie in a superficial way , while never sure what its purpose was . ",0
"appropriately cynical social commentary aside , #9 never quite ignites . ",0
"no amount of burning , blasting , stabbing , and shooting can hide a weak script . ",0
bouquet gives a performance that is masterly . ,1
there are moments of hilarity to be had . ,1
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
"because the genre is well established , what makes the movie fresh is smart writing , skewed characters , and the title performance by kieran culkin . ",1
"at times funny and at other times candidly revealing , it's an intriguing look at two performers who put themselves out there because they love what they do . ",1
" . . . brian de palma is utterly mad : cinema mad , set-piece mad , style mad . it's a beautiful madness . ",1
"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
"about amy's cuteness , amy's career success ( she's a best-selling writer of self-help books who can't help herself ) , and amy's neuroses when it comes to men . ",0
"if you've grown tired of going where no man has gone before , but several movies have - take heart . this is the best star trek movie in a long time . ",1
"while it would be easy to give crush the new title of two weddings and a funeral , it's a far more thoughtful film than any slice of hugh grant whimsy . ",1
one of the most incoherent features in recent memory . ,0
starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés . ,0
"roger michell , who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england , gets too artsy in his american debut . ",0
calling this movie brainless would be paying it a compliment : it's more like entertainment for trolls . ,0
"too much of the movie feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn't work without all those gimmicks . ",0
 . . . silly humbuggery . . . ,0
"frailty isn't as gory or explicit . but in its child-centered , claustrophobic context , it can be just as frightening and disturbing -- even punishing . ",1
"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 . "" ",0
"thirty years ago , it would have been groundbreaking . now it's just tired . ",0
the beauty of alexander payne's ode to the everyman is in the details . ,1
"guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things . she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs . ",0
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
"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
"opening with some contrived banter , cliches and some loose ends , the screenplay only comes into its own in the second half . ",1
a decided lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy in its epiphanies . ,1
"it 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
a model of what films like this should be like . ,1
an uneven film dealing with too many problems to be taken seriously . ,0
"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
"a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely feature-length running time of one hour . ",0
"jonah is only so-so . . . the addition of a biblical message will either improve the film for you , or it will lessen it . ",0
"national lampoon's van wilder may aim to be the next animal house , but it more closely resembles this year's version of tomcats . ",0
i weep for the future when a good portion of the respected critical community in this country consider blue crush to be an intelligent film about young women . ,0
the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . ,0
 . . . a polished and relatively sincere piece of escapism . ,1
the sinister inspiration that fuelled devito's early work is confused in death to smoochy into something both ugly and mindless . ,0
"the thriller side of this movie is falling flat , as the stalker doesn't do much stalking , and no cop or lawyer grasps the concept of actually investigating the case . ",0
"we started to wonder if … some unpaid intern had just typed 'chris rock , ' 'anthony hopkins' and 'terrorists' into some univac-like script machine . ",0
"even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious , i could feel my eyelids . . . getting . . . very . . . heavy . . . ",0
what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted . ,0
"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 . ",0
"even if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski , it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken . ",1
episode ii-- attack of the clones is a technological exercise that lacks juice and delight . ,0
"for a film that's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama isn't as funny as you'd hoped . for a film that's being advertised as a comedy , sweet home alabama isn't as funny as you'd hoped . ",1
"earns its laughs from stock redneck 'types' and from the many , many moments when we recognize even without the elizabethan prose , the play behind the thing . ",1
"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
it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up . ,1
"muddled , trashy and incompetent",0
the movie is saved from unbearable lightness by the simplicity of the storytelling and the authenticity of the performances . ,1
"ultimately , the film amounts to being lectured to by tech-geeks , if you're up for that sort of thing . ",0
"a powerful , inflammatory film about religion that dares to question an ancient faith , and about hatred that offers no easy , comfortable resolution . ",1
those with a modicum of patience will find in these characters' foibles a timeless and unique perspective . ,1
"it's really yet another anemic and formulaic lethal weapon-derived buddy-cop movie , trying to pass off its lack of imagination as hip knowingness . ",0
this comic gem is as delightful as it is derivative . ,1
"overall , cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone . ",1
" 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
nicole kidman makes it a party worth attending . ,1
a wild ride juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films . ,1
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
"there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract . ",0
"a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip , young adult entertainment . ",0
nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows . ,0
"the movie is a desperate miscalculation . 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
"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
weiss and speck never make a convincing case for the relevance of these two 20th-century footnotes . ,0
"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
baby-faced renner is eerily convincing as this bland blank of a man with unimaginable demons within . ,1
"enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious -- if you've a taste for the quirky , steal a glimpse . ",1
"vera has created a provocative , absorbing drama that reveals the curse of a self-hatred instilled by rigid social mores . ",1
"there's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish . ",0
"like all abstract art , the film does not make this statement in an easily accessible way , and -- unless prewarned -- it would be very possible for a reasonably intelligent person to sit through its tidal wave of imagery and not get this vision at all . ",0
"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
"the country bears has no scenes that will upset or frighten young viewers . unfortunately , there is almost nothing in this flat effort that will amuse or entertain them , either . ",0
"who , exactly , is fighting whom here ? ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze . ",0
"wow , so who knew charles dickens could be so light-hearted ? ",1
"the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny . ",0
makmalbaf follows a resolutely realistic path in this uncompromising insight into the harsh existence of the kurdish refugees of iran's borderlands . ,1
the bard as black comedy -- willie would have loved it . ,1
"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
"an earnest , heartrending look at the divide between religious fundamentalists and their gay relatives . it's also heavy-handed and devotes too much time to bigoted views . ",0
"in all the annals of the movies , few films have been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant . ",0
"confessions isn't always coherent , but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong . ",1
"full of detail about the man and his country , and is well worth seeing . ",1
"jolie gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters , especially if you're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging . ",1
it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental 'picture shows . ',1
"the ending doesn't work . . . but most of the movie works so well i'm almost recommending it , anyway -- maybe not to everybody , but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right , and then step wrong . ",0
the smartest bonehead comedy of the summer . ,1
"i'm all for the mentally challenged getting their fair shot in the movie business , but surely it doesn't have to be as a collection of keening and self-mutilating sideshow geeks . ",0
there's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance . ,0
some actors have so much charisma that you'd be happy to listen to them reading the phone book . hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors . ,1
"it's a square , sentimental drama that satisfies , as comfort food often can . ",1
its inescapable absurdities are tantamount to insulting the intelligence of anyone who hasn't been living under a rock ( since sept . 11 ) . ,0
"by turns gripping , amusing , tender and heart-wrenching , laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best . ",1
"somehow we're meant to buy that this doting mother would shun her kids , travel to one of the most dangerous parts of the world , don fatigues and become g . i . jane . ",0
"when you find yourself rooting for the monsters in a horror movie , you know the picture is in trouble . ",0
blood work is laughable in the solemnity with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood's dirty harry period . ,0
"even in this less-than-magic kingdom , reese rules . ",0
a quiet family drama with a little bit of romance and a dose of darkness . ,1
the good thing -- the only good thing -- about extreme ops is that it's so inane that it gave me plenty of time to ponder my thanksgiving to-do list . ,0
resembles a soft porn brian de palma pastiche . ,0
"a touching , sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way it captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes . ",1
ruh-roh ! romething's really wrong with this ricture ! ,0
an engaging criminal romp that will have viewers guessing just who's being conned right up to the finale . ,1
"the latest installment in the pokemon canon , pokemon 4ever is surprising less moldy and trite than the last two , likely because much of the japanese anime is set in a scenic forest where pokemon graze in peace . ",0
"most impressive , though , is the film's open-ended finale that refuses to entirely close its characters' emotional wounds . ",1
mordantly funny and intimately knowing . . . ,1
the film is a travesty of the genre and even as spoof takes itself too seriously . ,0
the obligatory break-ups and hook-ups don't seem to have much emotional impact on the characters . ,0
"director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group , who live in the same apartment building . but he loses his focus when he concentrates on any single person . ",0
"'yes , that's right : it's forrest gump , angel of death . '",0
an extremely unpleasant film . ,0
"hollywood ending is not show-stoppingly hilarious , but scathingly witty nonetheless . ",1
it drowns in sap . ,0
malone does have a gift for generating nightmarish images that will be hard to burn out of your brain . but the movie's narrative hook is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure . ,0
the work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them . strange occurrences build in the mind of the viewer and take on extreme urgency . ,1
"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
it's a work by an artist so in control of both his medium and his message that he can improvise like a jazzman . ,1
"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
jagger the actor is someone you want to see again . ,1
it's difficult to say whether the tuxedo is more boring or embarrassing--i'm prepared to call it a draw . ,0
two weeks notice has appeal beyond being a sandra bullock vehicle or a standard romantic comedy . ,1
horrid little propaganda film with fascinating connections not only to the serbs themselves but also to a network of american right-wing extremists . ,0
"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 . ",0
mindless and boring martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline . ,0
"the adventure doesn't contain half the excitement of balto , or quarter the fun of toy story 2 . ",0
a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale about the hard-partying lives of gay men . ,0
the actresses find their own rhythm and protect each other from the script's bad ideas and awkwardness . ,1
cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny . ,0
"delia , greta , and paula rank as three of the most multilayered and sympathetic female characters of the year . as each of them searches for their place in the world , miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking , flawed humanity . ",1
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
"it doesn't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject . ",0
this ill-conceived and expensive project winds up looking like a bunch of talented thesps slumming it . ,0
"the exploitative , clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors . ",0
less about shakespeare than the spawn of fools who saw quentin tarantino's handful of raucous gangster films and branched out into their own pseudo-witty copycat interpretations . ,0
"it's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period . ",1
the filmmakers keep pushing the jokes at the expense of character until things fall apart . ,0
"just one more collection of penis , breast and flatulence gags in search of a story . or a profit . or some damn thing . ",0
"ram dass fierce grace moulds itself as an example to up-and-coming documentarians , of the overlooked pitfalls of such an endeavour . ",0
a french film with a more down-home flavor . ,1
"thanks to a small star with big heart , this family film sequel is plenty of fun for all . ",1
"plodding , poorly written , murky and weakly acted , the picture feels as if everyone making it lost their movie mojo . ",0
"with its lackadaisical plotting and mindless action , all about the benjamins evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks from the 1970s . ",0
 . . . there are enough moments of heartbreaking honesty to keep one glued to the screen . ,1
tailored to entertain ! ,1
"it is the sheer , selfish , wound-licking , bar-scrapping doggedness of leon's struggle to face and transmute his demons that makes the movie a spirited and touching occasion , despite its patchy construction . ",1
"fear permeates the whole of stortelling , todd solondz' oftentimes funny , yet ultimately cowardly autocritique . ",0
the narrative is so consistently unimaginative that probably the only way to have saved the film is with the aid of those wisecracking mystery science theater 3000 guys . ,0
lightweight but appealing . ,1
"make no mistake , ivans xtc . is a mess . ",0
the picture's fascinating byways are littered with trenchant satirical jabs at the peculiar egocentricities of the acting breed . ,1
"yo , it's the days of our lives meets electric boogaloo . ",0
the problem isn't that the movie hits so close to home so much as that it hits close to home while engaging in such silliness as that snake-down-the-throat business and the inevitable shot of schwarzenegger outrunning a fireball . ,0
"it almost plays like solaris , but with guns and jokes . ",0
that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar . ,1
ethan hawke has always fancied himself the bastard child of the beatnik generation and it's all over his chelsea walls . ,0
there has been much puzzlement among critics about what the election symbolizes . i believe the message is in the messenger : the agent is a woman . ,1
"mr . deeds is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor . ",0
"it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie , but more often just feels generic , derivative and done to death . ",0
a captivating cross-cultural comedy of manners . ,1
we haven't seen such hilarity since say it isn't so ! ,0
"mr . tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and what time is it there ? should be seen at the very least for its spasms of absurdist humor . ",1
"in a way , the film feels like a breath of fresh air , but only to those that allow it in . ",1
the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . ,1
"everything about girls can't swim , even its passages of sensitive observation , feels secondhand , familiar -- and not in a good way . ",0
the journey toward redemption feels more like a cinematic experiment than a full-blown movie . ,0
"is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ? ",0
"captures all the longing , anguish and ache , the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world . ",1
a thoroughly entertaining comedy that uses grant's own twist of acidity to prevent itself from succumbing to its own bathos . ,1
"its gross-out gags and colorful set pieces . . . are of course stultifyingly contrived and too stylized by half . still , it gets the job done -- a sleepy afternoon rental . ",1
denis and co-writer michele petin's impeccable screenplay penetrates with a rawness that that is both unflinching and tantalizing . lead provocatuers testud and parmentier give superlative performances,1
 . . . an interesting slice of history . ,1
"there's undeniable enjoyment to be had from films crammed with movie references , but the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there's nothing else happening . ",0
disjointed parody . ,0
"the film's final hour , where nearly all the previous unseen material resides , is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut . ",0
"here , adrian lyne comes as close to profundity as he is likely to get . ",1
fluffy and disposible . ,0
"jacquot has filmed the opera exactly as the libretto directs , ideally capturing the opera's drama and lyricism . ",1
hawke draws out the best from his large cast in beautifully articulated portrayals that are subtle and so expressive they can sustain the poetic flights in burdette's dialogue . ,1
a brilliant gag at the expense of those who paid for it and those who pay to see it . ,1
so-so entertainment . ,0
"like its title character , esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating . ",0
better at putting you to sleep than a sound machine . ,0
an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street . ,1
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
"en sí mismo el rey león es un espectáculo digno de contemplarse en cine , dvd o en su soberbio montaje teatral ; pero el hacerlo en la pantalla imax es una experiencia colosal . ",1
demands too much of most viewers . ,0
"is "" ballistic "" worth the price of admission ? absolutely not . it sucked . would i see it again ? please see previous answer . ",0
"'si bien no logra desarrollarse como un gran drama , tampoco es tan superficial como muchas cintas que pecan de pretenciosas y que resultan totalmente banales . '",1
"kirshner and monroe seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other . ( kirshner wins , but it's close . ) ",0
"instead of using george and lucy's most obvious differences to ignite sparks , lawrence desperately looks elsewhere , seizing on george's haplessness and lucy's personality tics . ",0