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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 . | -1no label
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this version 's no classic like its predecessor , but its pleasures are still plentiful . | -1no label
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outrageousness is all plympton seemed to be going for this time . | -1no label
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bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability . | -1no label
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it 's as flat as an open can of pop left sitting in the sun . | -1no label
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in the second half of the film , frei 's control loosens in direct proportion to the amount of screen time he gives nachtwey for self-analysis . | -1no label
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s personal revelations regarding what the shop means in the big picture , iconic characters gambol fluidly through the story , with charming results . | -1no label
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the bourne identity is what summer screen escapism used to be in the decades when it was geared more to grownups . | -1no label
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thirty years ago , it would have been groundbreaking . | -1no label
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run , do n't walk , to see this barbed and bracing comedy on the big screen . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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opens at a funeral , ends on the protagonist 's death bed and does n't get much livelier in the three hours in between . | -1no label
| 1,611 |
nolan bravely treads where few american films dare to delve -- into the world of ambivalence and ambiguity ... | -1no label
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no more . | -1no label
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one of the greatest family-oriented , fantasy-adventure movies ever . | -1no label
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the acting is stiff , the story lacks all trace of wit , the sets look like they were borrowed from gilligan 's island -- and the cgi scooby might well be the worst special-effects creation of the year . | -1no label
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the filmmakers juggle and juxtapose three story lines but fail to come up with one cogent point , unless it 's that life stinks , especially for sensitive married women who really love other women . | -1no label
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it 's a minor comedy that tries to balance sweetness with coarseness , while it paints a sad picture of the singles scene . | -1no label
| 1,617 |
the makers of divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood should offer a free ticket ( second prize , of course , two free tickets ) to anyone who can locate a genuinely honest moment in their movie . | -1no label
| 1,618 |
moderately involving despite bargain-basement photography and hackneyed romance . | -1no label
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static , repetitive , muddy and blurry , hey arnold ! | -1no label
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it 's a refreshing change from the self-interest and paranoia that shape most american representations of castro . | -1no label
| 1,621 |
what parents will suspect is that they 're watching a 76-minute commercial . | -1no label
| 1,622 |
an enjoyable film for the family , amusing and cute for both adults and kids . | -1no label
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a film made with as little wit , interest , and professionalism as artistically possible for a slummy hollywood caper flick . | -1no label
| 1,624 |
moore 's complex and important film is also , believe it or not , immensely entertaining , a david and goliath story that 's still very much playing itself out . | -1no label
| 1,625 |
she lists ingredients , but never mixes and stirs . | -1no label
| 1,626 |
what really surprises about wisegirls is its low-key quality and genuine tenderness . | -1no label
| 1,627 |
too bad the former murphy brown does n't pop reese back . | -1no label
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you can practically smell the patchouli oil . | -1no label
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shamelessly sappy and , worse , runs away from its own provocative theme . | -1no label
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it dares to be a little different , and that shading is what makes it worthwhile . | -1no label
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a slick , skillful little horror film . | -1no label
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would seem to have a lock on the title of ugliest movie of the year . | -1no label
| 1,633 |
about nowhere kids who appropriated turfs as they found them and become self-made celebrity athletes -- a low-down version of the american dream . | -1no label
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hey , who else needs a shower ? | -1no label
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never mind whether you buy the stuff about barris being a cia hit man . | -1no label
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expect to be reminded of other , better films , especially seven , which director william malone slavishly copies . | -1no label
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nearly surreal , dabbling in french , this is no simple movie , and you 'll be taking a risk if you choose to see it . | -1no label
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the fact that the rookie is a nearly impeccable cinematic experience -- and a wonderful all-ages triumph besides -- is a miracle akin to the story the film portrays . | -1no label
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what you would end up with if you took orwell , bradbury , kafka , george lucas and the wachowski brothers and threw them into a blender . | -1no label
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windtalkers celebrates the human spirit and packs an emotional wallop . | -1no label
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smith profiles five extraordinary american homes , and because the owners seem fully aware of the uses and abuses of fame , it 's a pleasure to enjoy their eccentricities . | -1no label
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proves that a movie about goodness is not the same thing as a good movie . | -1no label
| 1,643 |
imagine a really bad community theater production of west side story without the songs . | -1no label
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guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things . | -1no label
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despite the long running time , the pace never feels slack -- there 's no scene that screams `` bathroom break ! '' | -1no label
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pray 's film works well and will appeal even to those who are n't too familiar with turntablism . | -1no label
| 1,647 |
the best movie of its kind since ` brazil . ' | -1no label
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roger michell , who did an appealing job directing persuasion and notting hill in england , gets too artsy in his american debut . | -1no label
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makmalbaf follows a resolutely realistic path in this uncompromising insight into the harsh existence of the kurdish refugees of iran 's borderlands . | -1no label
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... a roller-coaster ride of a movie | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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began life as a computer game , then morphed into a movie -- a bad one , of course . | -1no label
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disney 's live-action division has a history of releasing cinematic flotsam , but this is one occasion when they have unearthed a rare gem . | -1no label
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audiences will find no mention of political prisoners or persecutions that might paint the castro regime in less than saintly tones . | -1no label
| 1,655 |
looks like a high school film project completed the day before it was due . | -1no label
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it 's obviously struck a responsive chord with many south koreans , and should work its magic in other parts of the world . | -1no label
| 1,657 |
rainy days and movies about the disintegration of families always get me down . | -1no label
| 1,658 |
... breathes surprising new life into the familiar by amalgamating genres and adding true human complexity to its not-so-stock characters . ' | -1no label
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it is ridiculous , of course ... but it is also refreshing , disarming , and just outright enjoyable despite its ridiculousness . | -1no label
| 1,660 |
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 . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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a yarn that respects the marvel version without becoming ensnared by it . | -1no label
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an atonal estrogen opera that demonizes feminism while gifting the most sympathetic male of the piece with a nice vomit bath at his wedding . | -1no label
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the actors do n't inhabit their roles -- they 're trapped by them , forced to change behavior in bizarre unjustified fashion and spout dialog that consists mostly of platitudes . | -1no label
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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 . | -1no label
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extremely boring . | -1no label
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but an unwillingness to explore beyond the surfaces of her characters prevents nettelbeck 's film from coming together . | -1no label
| 1,668 |
a masterpiece four years in the making . | -1no label
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visits spy-movie territory like a novel you ca n't put down , examines a footnote to history seldom brought to light on the screen , and keeps you guessing from first frame to last . | -1no label
| 1,670 |
a silly , self-indulgent film about a silly , self-indulgent filmmaker . | -1no label
| 1,671 |
rarely do films come along that are as intelligent , exuberant , and moving as monsoon wedding . | -1no label
| 1,672 |
its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing . | -1no label
| 1,673 |
it 's traditional moviemaking all the way , but it 's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit . | -1no label
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for all its serious sense of purpose ... ( it ) finds a way to lay bare the tragedies of its setting with a good deal of warmth and humor . | -1no label
| 1,675 |
the only thing in pauline and paulette that you have n't seen before is a scene featuring a football field-sized oriental rug crafted out of millions of vibrant flowers . | -1no label
| 1,676 |
divertingly ridiculous , headbangingly noisy . | -1no label
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the title trapped turns out to be a pretty fair description of how you feel while you 're watching this ultra-manipulative thriller . | -1no label
| 1,678 |
as a revenge thriller , the movie is serviceable , but it does n't really deliver the delicious guilty pleasure of the better film versions . | -1no label
| 1,679 |
frustratingly , dridi tells us nothing about el gallo other than what emerges through his music . | -1no label
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the plot grinds on with yawn-provoking dullness . | -1no label
| 1,681 |
the animated subplot keenly depicts the inner struggles of our adolescent heroes - insecure , uncontrolled , and intense . | -1no label
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the editing is chaotic , the photography grainy and badly focused , the writing unintentionally hilarious , the direction unfocused , the performances as wooden . | -1no label
| 1,683 |
i admired it , particularly that unexpected downer of an ending . | -1no label
| 1,684 |
the performances are so leaden , michael rymer 's direction is so bloodless and the dialogue is so corny that the audience laughs out loud . | -1no label
| 1,685 |
a comic gem with some serious sparkles . | -1no label
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not a bad journey at all . | -1no label
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unfortunately , they 're sandwiched in between the most impossibly dry account of kahlo 's life imaginable . | -1no label
| 1,688 |
extreme oops - oops , ops , no matter how you spell it , it 's still a mistake to go see it . | -1no label
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unfortunately , as a writer , mr. montias is n't nearly as good to his crew as he is as a director or actor . | -1no label
| 1,690 |
must-see viewing for anyone involved in the high-tech industry . | -1no label
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like old myths and wonder tales spun afresh . | -1no label
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a beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world . | -1no label
| 1,693 |
life is a crock -- or something like it . | -1no label
| 1,694 |
imagine if you will a tony hawk skating video interspliced with footage from behind enemy lines and set to jersey shore techno . | -1no label
| 1,695 |
it 's rare to find a film that dazzles the eye , challenges the brain , and satisfies our lust for fast-paced action , but minority report delivers all that and a whole lot more . | -1no label
| 1,696 |
it 's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational , and yet it 's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff . | -1no label
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... there are enough moments of heartbreaking honesty to keep one glued to the screen . | -1no label
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it 's hard to tell with all the crashing and banging where the salesmanship ends and the movie begins . | -1no label
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