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. . . once the true impact of the day unfolds , the power of this movie is undeniable .
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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 .
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harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness .
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even through its flaws , revolution #9 proves to be a compelling , interestingly told film .
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take care of my cat offers a refreshingly different slice of asian cinema .
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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 .
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may be more genial than ingenious , but it gets the job done .
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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 .
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there's something deeply creepy about never again , a new arrow in schaeffer's quiver of ineptitudes .
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unspeakable , of course , barely begins to describe the plot and its complications . vulgar is too optimistic a title .
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i like it . no , i hate it . no , i love it . . . hell , i dunno .
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extremely well acted by the four primary actors , this is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .
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under 15 ? a giggle a minute . over age 15 ? big fat waste of time .
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what doesn't this film have that an impressionable kid couldn't stand to hear ?
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the kind of primal storytelling that george lucas can only dream of .
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a reasonably efficient mechanism , but it offers few surprises and finds its stars slumming in territory they should have avoided .
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frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music .
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soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .
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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 .
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works because , for the most part , it avoids the stupid cliches and formulaic potholes that befall its brethren .
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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 .
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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 .
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a taut psychological thriller that doesn't waste a moment of its two-hour running time .
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a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone's crazy french grandfather .
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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 .
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'wouldn't it be nice if all guys got a taste of what it's like on the other side of the bra ? '
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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 .
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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 .
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instead of a balanced film that explains the zeitgeist that is the x games , we get a cinematic postcard that's superficial and unrealized .
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why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?
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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 .
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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 .
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a straight-shooting family film which awards animals the respect they've rarely been given .
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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 .
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otto-sallies has a real filmmaker's eye .
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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 .
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puts to rest any thought that the german film industry cannot make a delightful comedy centering on food .
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vividly conveys the shadow side of the 30-year friendship between two english women .
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nijinsky says , 'i know how to suffer' and if you see this film you'll know too .
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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 .
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no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand .
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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 .
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the film is small in scope , yet perfectly formed .
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a modest masterpiece .
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chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson's dahmer .
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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 .
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chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly .
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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 .
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those who would follow haneke on his creepy explorations . . . are rewarded by brutal , committed performances from huppert and magimel .
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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 .
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by turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic .
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the setting turns out to be more interesting than any of the character dramas , which never reach satisfying conclusions .
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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 .
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too lazy to take advantage of its semi-humorous premise .
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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 .
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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 .
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wilco fans will have a great time , and the movie should win the band a few new converts , too .
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plays like the old disease-of-the-week small-screen melodramas .
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this is a film that manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography .
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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 .
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it gets bogged down by hit-and-miss topical humour before getting to the truly good stuff .
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sean penn , you owe nicolas cage an apology .
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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 .
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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 .
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though her fans will assuredly have their funny bones tickled , others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .
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the movie is . . . very funny as you peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes .
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. . . it's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .
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to say this was done better in wilder's some like it hot is like saying the sun rises in the east .
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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 .
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the film is powerful , accessible and funny . you won't miss its messages , but you'll be entertained as well .
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[creates] the worst kind of mythologizing , the kind that sacrifices real heroism and abject suffering for melodrama .
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it's stylishly directed with verve . . .
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( wendigo is ) why we go to the cinema : to be fed through the eye , the heart , the mind .
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a solid , psychological action film from hong kong .
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falsehoods pile up , undermining the movie's reality and stifling its creator's comic voice .
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given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done .
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touché !
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the humor and humanity of monsoon wedding are in perfect balance .
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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 .
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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 .
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. . . 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 .
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this submarine drama earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot .
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a thoughtful , moving piece that faces difficult issues with honesty and beauty .
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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 .
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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 .
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noyce has worked wonders with the material .
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the script is a dim-witted pairing of teen-speak and animal gibberish .
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eckstraordinarily lame and severely boring .
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movie fans , get ready to take off . . . the other direction .
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it's sweet . . . but just a little bit too precious at the start and a little too familiar at the end .
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this is standard crime drama fare . . . instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull .
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an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss .
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does little to elaborate the conceit of setting this blood-soaked tragedy of murderous ambition in the era of richard nixon .
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scene-by-scene , things happen , but you'd be hard-pressed to say what or why .
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i can take infantile humor . . . but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer's diapers .
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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 .
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holden caulfield did it better .
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nothing plot-wise is worth e-mailing home about .
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jonathan parker's bartleby should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .
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will certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about .
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