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there are as many misses as hits , but ultimately , it finds humor in the foibles of human behavior , and it 's a welcome return to the roots of a genre that should depend on surprises . | -1no label
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a grim , flat and boring werewolf movie that refuses to develop an energy level . | -1no label
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it could change america , not only because it is full of necessary discussion points , but because it is so accessible that it makes complex politics understandable to viewers looking for nothing but energetic entertainment . | -1no label
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a sour , nasty offering . | -1no label
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it never fails to engage us . | -1no label
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for all its alleged youthful fire , xxx is no less subservient to bond 's tired formula of guns , girls and gadgets while brandishing a new action hero . | -1no label
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the filmmakers skillfully evoke the sense of menace that nature holds for many urban dwellers . | -1no label
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mr. parker has brilliantly updated his source and grasped its essence , composing a sorrowful and hilarious tone poem about alienated labor , or an absurdist workplace sitcom . | -1no label
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an intelligent , moving and invigorating film . | -1no label
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( but it 's ) worth recommending because of two marvelous performances by michael caine and brendan fraser . | -1no label
| 1,009 |
a turgid little history lesson , humourless and dull . | -1no label
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a cumbersome and cliche-ridden movie greased with every emotional device known to man . | -1no label
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succeeds in providing a disquiet world the long-dreaded completion of the police academy series . | -1no label
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as bundy , michael reilly burke ( octopus 2 : river of fear ) has just the right amount of charisma and menace . | -1no label
| 1,013 |
adam sandler is to gary cooper what a gnat is to a racehorse . | -1no label
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a tale of horror and revenge that is nearly perfect in its relentless descent to the depths of one man 's tortured soul . | -1no label
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looks awfully like one long tourist spot for a mississippi that may never have existed outside of a scriptwriter 's imagination . | -1no label
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an unabashedly schmaltzy and thoroughly enjoyable true story . | -1no label
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this limp gender-bender-baller from a first-time director and rookie screenwriter steals wholesale from that 1982 's tootsie , forgetting only to retain a single laugh . | -1no label
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this is a terrific character study , a probe into the life of a complex man . | -1no label
| 1,019 |
... ( a ) strained comedy that jettisons all opportunities for rock to make his mark by serving up the usual chaotic nonsense . | -1no label
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the picture , scored by a perversely cheerful marcus miller accordion/harmonica/banjo abomination , is a monument to bad in all its florid variety . | -1no label
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( gai ) comes closer to any actress i can remember to personifying independence in its purest and , yes , most intimidating form . | -1no label
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daring , mesmerizing and exceedingly hard to forget . | -1no label
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a solidly seaworthy chiller . | -1no label
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a somewhat crudely constructed but gripping , questing look at a person so racked with self-loathing , he becomes an enemy to his own race . | -1no label
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rich in detail , gorgeously shot and beautifully acted , les destinees is , in its quiet , epic way , daring , inventive and refreshingly unusual . | -1no label
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with a story as bizarre and mysterious as this , you do n't want to be worrying about whether the ineffectual broomfield is going to have the courage to knock on that door . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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i hate this movie | -1no label
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you might not buy the ideas . | -1no label
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it 's not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair , even coming from the drive-thru . | -1no label
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but the characters tend to be cliches whose lives are never fully explored . | -1no label
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cantet perfectly captures the hotel lobbies , two-lane highways , and roadside cafes that permeate vincent 's days | -1no label
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kwan makes the mix-and - match metaphors intriguing , while lulling us into torpor with his cultivated allergy to action . | -1no label
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... surprisingly inert for a movie in which the main character travels back and forth between epochs . | -1no label
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it 's a decent glimpse into a time period , and an outcast , that is no longer accessible , but it does n't necessarily shed more light on its subject than the popular predecessor . | -1no label
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the overall feel of the film is pretty cheesy , but there 's still a real sense that the star trek tradition has been honored as best it can , given the embarrassing script and weak direction . | -1no label
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despite a story predictable enough to make the sound of music play like a nail-biting thriller , its heart is so much in the right place it is difficult to get really peeved at it . | -1no label
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one of the most haunting , viciously honest coming-of-age films in recent memory . | -1no label
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finds a way to tell a simple story , perhaps the simplest story of all , in a way that seems compelling and even original . | -1no label
| 1,040 |
a moody horror/thriller elevated by deft staging and the director 's well-known narrative gamesmanship . | -1no label
| 1,041 |
a map of the inner rhythms of love and jealousy and sacrifice drawn with a master 's steady stroke . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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i do n't know precisely what to make of steven soderbergh 's full frontal , though that did n't stop me from enjoying much of it . | -1no label
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city by the sea is the cinematic equivalent of defensive driving : it 's careful , conscientious and makes no major mistakes . | -1no label
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it 's ( ricci 's ) best work yet , this girl-woman who sincerely believes she can thwart the world 's misery with blind good will . | -1no label
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you 'll have more fun setting fire to yourself in the parking lot . | -1no label
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a very stylish but ultimately extremely silly tale ... a slick piece of nonsense but nothing more . | -1no label
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escapism in its purest form . | -1no label
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gets under the skin of a man who has just lost his wife . | -1no label
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an endlessly fascinating , landmark movie that is as bold as anything the cinema has seen in years . | -1no label
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cliches are as thick as the cigarette smoke . | -1no label
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an uneven but intriguing drama that is part homage and part remake of the italian masterpiece . | -1no label
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it 's like a poem . | -1no label
| 1,054 |
bartleby is a one-joke movie , and a bad joke at that . | -1no label
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as a witness to several greek-american weddings -- but , happily , a victim of none -- i can testify to the comparative accuracy of ms. vardalos ' memories and insights . | -1no label
| 1,056 |
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 . | -1no label
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there 's more scatological action in 8 crazy nights than a proctologist is apt to encounter in an entire career . | -1no label
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schindler 's list it ai n't . | -1no label
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like a tone-deaf singer at a benefit concert , john q. is a bad movie appearing on behalf of a good cause . | -1no label
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serry does a fine job of capturing the climate of the times and , perhaps unwittingly , relating it to what is happening in america in 2002 . | -1no label
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a carefully structured scream of consciousness that is tortured and unsettling -- but unquestionably alive . | -1no label
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de niro and mcdormand give solid performances , but their screen time is sabotaged by the story 's inability to create interest . | -1no label
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a breezy , diverting , conventional , well-acted tale of two men locked in an ongoing game of cat-and-cat . | -1no label
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the movie gets muted and routine . | -1no label
| 1,065 |
desperately unfunny when it tries to makes us laugh and desperately unsuspenseful when it tries to make us jump out of our seats . | -1no label
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for its seriousness , high literary aspirations and stunning acting , the film can only be applauded . | -1no label
| 1,067 |
one of the greatest romantic comedies of the past decade . | -1no label
| 1,068 |
obvious politics and rudimentary animation reduce the chances that the appeal of hey arnold ! | -1no label
| 1,069 |
lead provocatuers testud and parmentier give superlative performances | -1no label
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watching it is rather like an overlong visit from a large group of your relatives . | -1no label
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murderous maids may well be the most comprehensive of these films and also strike closest to the truth . | -1no label
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... the film falls back on the same old formula of teen sex , outrageous pranks and scenes designed to push the envelope of bad taste for laughs . | -1no label
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it further declares its director , zhang yang of shower , as a boldly experimental , contemporary stylist with a bright future . | -1no label
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there 's enough science to make it count as educational , and enough beauty to make it unforgettable . | -1no label
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the talents of the actors helps `` moonlight mile '' rise above its heart-on-its-sleeve writing . | -1no label
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murder by numbers is like a couple of mediocre tv-movie - of-the-week films clumsily stuck together . | -1no label
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glib , satirical documentary that fudges facts , makes facile points and engages in the cinematic equivalent of tabloid journalism . | -1no label
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as an entertainment , the movie keeps you diverted and best of all , it lightens your wallet without leaving a sting . | -1no label
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for a film about two mismatched buddies , crystal and de niro share little screen time and even less chemistry . | -1no label
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a woozy , roisterous , exhausting mess , and the off-beat casting of its two leads turns out to be as ill-starred as you might expect . | -1no label
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is n't quite the equal of woo 's best earlier work , but it 's easily his finest american film ... comes close to recapturing the brilliance of his hong kong films . | -1no label
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pumpkin sits in a patch somewhere between mirthless todd solondzian satire and callow student film . | -1no label
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westfeldt and juergensen exude a chemistry and comfort level that 's both saucy and endearing . | -1no label
| 1,084 |
windtalkers is shapelessly gratifying , the kind of movie that invites you to pick apart its faults even as you have to admit that somehow it hit you where you live . | -1no label
| 1,085 |
there is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility , not an event that is believable , not a confrontation that is not staged , not a moment that is not false . | -1no label
| 1,086 |
marries the amateurishness of the blair witch project with the illogic of series 7 : the contenders to create a completely crass and forgettable movie . | -1no label
| 1,087 |
if somebody was bored and ... decided to make a dull , pretentious version of jesus ' son , they 'd come up with something like bart freundlich 's world traveler . | -1no label
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( villeneuve ) seems to realize intuitively that even morality is reduced to an option by the ultimate mysteries of life and death . | -1no label
| 1,089 |
madonna still ca n't act a lick . | -1no label
| 1,090 |
little more than a frothy vanity project . | -1no label
| 1,091 |
as written by michael berg and michael j. wilson from a story by wilson , this relentless , all-wise-guys-all-the-time approach tries way too hard and gets tiring in no time at all . | -1no label
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involving at times , but lapses quite casually into the absurd . | -1no label
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a long-winded and stagy session of romantic contrivances that never really gels like the shrewd feminist fairy tale it could have been . | -1no label
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an eccentric little comic/thriller deeply in love with its own quirky personality . | -1no label
| 1,095 |
the title 's lameness should clue you in on how bad the movie is . | -1no label
| 1,096 |
hugh grant and sandra bullock are two such likeable actors . | -1no label
| 1,097 |
( drumline ) is entertaining for what it does , and admirable for what it does n't do . | -1no label
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it 's still worth a look . | -1no label
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