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its scenes and sensibility are all more than familiar , but it exudes a kind of nostalgic spy-movie charm and , at the same time , is so fresh and free of the usual thriller nonsense that it all seems to be happening for the first time .
like so many other allegedly scary movies , it gets so tangled up in the twist that it chokes the energy right out of the very audience it seeks to frighten .
a bravura exercise in emptiness .
has a plot full of twists upon knots ... and a nonstop parade of mock-tarantino scuzbag types that starts out clever but veers into overkill .
too clunky and too busy ribbing itself to be truly entertaining .
a marvellous journey from childhood idealism to adolescent self-absorption .
how on earth , or anywhere else , did director ron underwood manage to blow $ 100 million on this ?
a baffling misfire , and possibly the weakest movie ( woody allen ) has made in the last twenty years .
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 .
the cartoon that is n't really good enough to be on afternoon tv is now a movie that is n't really good enough to be in theaters .
a distant , even sterile , yet compulsively watchable look at the sordid life of hogan 's heroes star bob crane .
you 've seen them a million times .
the best you can say about it is it 's so uninspired , it barely gives one pause when considering some of the other dreck out there right now .
arguably the year 's silliest and most incoherent movie .
offensive in the way it exploits the hot-button issue of domestic abuse for cheap thrills and disgusting in the manner it repeatedly puts a small child in jeopardy , treating her as little more than a prop to be cruelly tormented .
one minute , you think you 're watching a serious actioner ; the next , it 's as though clips from the pink panther strikes again and/or sailor moon have been spliced in .
scene-by-scene , things happen , but you 'd be hard-pressed to say what or why .
a lousy movie that 's not merely unwatchable , but also unlistenable .
an ultra-low-budget indie debut that smacks more of good intentions than talent .
if you pitch your expectations at an all time low , you could do worse than this oddly cheerful -- but not particularly funny -- body-switching farce .
will grab your children by the imagination and amaze them and amuse them .
the film starts out as competent but unremarkable ... and gradually grows into something of considerable power .
it would be hard to think of a recent movie that has worked this hard to achieve this little fun .
something the true film buff will enjoy .
without resorting to hyperbole , i can state that kissing jessica stein may be the best same-sex romance i have seen .
the cast is so low-wattage that none of the characters comes off as big ... and the setting remains indistinct .
this is a throwaway , junk-food movie whose rap soundtrack was better tended to than the film itself .
a teasing drama whose relentless good-deed/bad-deed reversals are just interesting enough to make a sinner like me pray for an even more interesting , less symmetrical , less obviously cross-shaped creation .
the movie exists for its soccer action and its fine acting .
tim allen is great in his role but never hogs the scenes from his fellow cast , as there are plenty of laughs and good lines for everyone in this comedy .
a bowel-curdling , heart-stopping recipe for terror .
nicely serves as an examination of a society in transition .
if you 're looking for comedy to be served up , better look elsewhere .
after that , it just gets stupid and maudlin .
the humor is hinged on the belief that knees in the crotch , elbows in the face and spit in the eye are inherently funny .
engagingly captures the maddening and magnetic ebb and flow of friendship .
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 .
the film benefits greatly from a less manic tone than its predecessor , as cho appears to have settled comfortably into her skin .
the charms of willful eccentricity , at least as evidenced by this latest cinematic essay , are beginning to wear a bit thin .
it feels like a community theater production of a great broadway play : even at its best , it will never hold a candle to the original .
a tough go , but leigh 's depth and rigor , and his skill at inspiring accomplished portrayals that are all the more impressive for their lack of showiness , offsets to a notable degree the film 's often-mined and despairing milieu .
an irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale .
frida 's artistic brilliance is undeniable -- it 's among the most breathtakingly designed films i 've ever seen .
the movie stays afloat thanks to its hallucinatory production design .
provide ( s ) nail-biting suspense and credible characters without relying on technology-of-the-moment technique or pretentious dialogue .
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 .
a modest and messy metaphysical thriller offering more questions than answers .
a refreshing korean film about five female high school friends who face an uphill battle when they try to take their relationships into deeper waters .
now it 's a bad , embarrassing movie .
celebrated at sundance , this slight comedy of manners has winning performances and a glossy , glib charm that 's hard to beat .
... the sum of the parts equals largely a confused mediocrity .
it 's solid and affecting and exactly as thought-provoking as it should be .
enough trivializes an important crisis , reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment .
between bedroom scenes , viewers may find themselves wishing they could roll over and take a nap .
genuinely touching because it 's realistic about all kinds of love .
a lighthearted , feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love .
( two ) fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable scandinavian settlers in 18th-century canada , and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now .
a quietly reflective and melancholy new zealand film about an eventful summer in a 13-year-old girl 's life .
reign of fire may be little more than another platter of reheated aliens , but it 's still pretty tasty .
provides an intriguing window into the imagination and hermetic analysis of todd solondz .
dull , if not devoid of wit , this shaggy dog longs to frisk through the back alleys of history , but scarcely manages more than a modest , snoozy charm .
the movie 's ripe , enrapturing beauty will tempt those willing to probe its inscrutable mysteries .
a predictable and stereotypical little b-movie .
it 's astonishing .
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 .
claude miller airs out a tight plot with an easy pace and a focus on character drama over crime-film complications .
myers never knows when to let a gag die ; thus , we 're subjected to one mind-numbingly lengthy riff on poo and pee jokes after another .
if you can get past the fantastical aspects and harsh realities of `` the isle '' you 'll get a sock-you-in-the-eye flick that is a visual tour-de-force and a story that is unlike any you will likely see anywhere else .
enormously likable , partly because it is aware of its own grasp of the absurd .
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 .
a mostly tired retread of several other mob tales .
but it pays a price for its intricate intellectual gamesmanship .
the stunning , dreamlike visuals will impress even those viewers who have little patience for euro-film pretension .
a movie that will touch the hearts of both children and adults , as well as bring audiences to the edge of their seats .
a film that is a portrait of grace in an imperfect world .
i do n't have an i am sam clue .
the piano teacher is the sort of movie that discourages american audiences from ever wanting to see another foreign film .
the film equivalent of a toy chest whose contents get scattered over the course of 80 minutes .
suggests puns about ingredients and soup and somebody being off their noodle , but let 's just say the ingredients do n't quite add up to a meal .
the film is really not so much bad as bland .
cho 's fearless in picking apart human foibles , not afraid to lay her life bare in front of an audience .
noyce 's film is contemplative and mournfully reflective .
i doubt anyone will remember the picture by the time christmas really rolls around , but maybe it 'll be on video by then .
merely as a technical , logistical feat , russian ark marks a cinematic milestone .
more than makes up for its mawkish posing by offering rousing spates of genuine feeling .
a real story about real people living their lives concerned about the future of an elderly , mentally handicapped family member .
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 .
the laser-projected paintings provide a spell-casting beauty , while russell and dreyfus are a romantic pairing of hearts , preciously exposed as history corners them .
`` men in black ii , '' has all the earmarks of a sequel .
any film featuring young children threatened by a terrorist bomb can no longer pass as mere entertainment .
let 's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line : stay home .
the long-range appeal of `` minority report '' should transcend any awards it bags .
... perhaps the heaviest , most joyless movie ever made about giant dragons taking over the world .
workmanlike , maybe , but still a film with all the elements that made the other three great , scary times at the movies .
there are moments in this account of the life of artist frida kahlo that are among cinema 's finest this year .
does n't amount to much of anything .
while the isle is both preposterous and thoroughly misogynistic , its vistas are incredibly beautiful to look at .
an instant candidate for worst movie of the year .
so what is the point ?
longley has constructed a remarkably coherent , horrifically vivid snapshot of those turbulent days .
the only element of suspense is whether the movie will change titles or distributors again before the closing credits roll .
it may be an easy swipe to take , but this barbershop just does n't make the cut .
yeah , these flicks are just that damn good .
but what spectacular sizzle it is !
an enjoyably half-wit remake of the venerable italian comedy big deal on madonna street .
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 .
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 .
if myers decides to make another austin powers movie , maybe he should just stick with austin and dr evil .
it takes this never-ending confusion and hatred , puts a human face on it , evokes shame among all who are party to it and even promotes understanding .
a monster combat thriller as impersonal in its relentlessness as the videogame series that inspired it .
a sensitive and expertly acted crowd-pleaser that is n't above a little broad comedy and a few unabashedly sentimental tears .
kinnear gives a tremendous performance .
if you love motown music , you 'll love this documentary .
as blunt as it is in depicting child abuse , el bola is a movie steeped in an ambiguity that lends its conflicts a symbolic resonance .
the writers , director wally wolodarsky , and all the actors should start their own coeducational fraternity : kappa rho alpha phi .
has the feel of an unedited personal journal .
the voices are fine as well .
this is carion 's debut feature but his script and direction hums with a confidence that many spend entire careers trying to reach .
has it ever been possible to say that williams has truly inhabited a character ?
what you get with empire is a movie you 've seen many times before , repackaged as new material because there is a latino in the lead .
greengrass has delivered an undoubted stylistic tour-de-force , and has managed elements such as sound and cinematography with skill
but as a movie , it 's a humorless , disjointed mess .
there are times when a rumor of angels plays like an extended episode of touched by an angel -- a little too much dancing , a few too many weeping scenes -- but i liked its heart and its spirit .
usually when i get this much syrup , i like pancakes to go with it .
if you sometimes like to go to the movies to have fun , wasabi is a good place to start .
philip k. dick must be turning in his grave , along with my stomach .
demands too much of most viewers .
a benign but forgettable sci-fi diversion .
showtime is closer to slowtime .
a charming yet poignant tale of the irrevocable ties that bind .
a boring , formulaic mix of serial killers and stalk 'n' slash .
any movie this boring should be required to have ushers in the theater that hand you a cup of coffee every few minutes .
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 .
ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power , even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic , dysfunctional and destructive .
preposterous and tedious , sonny is spiked with unintentional laughter that , unfortunately , occurs too infrequently to make the film even a guilty pleasure .
the inherent strength of the material as well as the integrity of the filmmakers gives this coming-of-age story restraint as well as warmth .
i just did n't care as much for the story .
it 's an awfully derivative story .
the film makes a tragic error by going on for too long , trying to mirror every subsequent event in chinese history : war , revolution , communism , etc. .
4 friends , 2 couples , 2000 miles , and all the pabst blue ribbon beer they can drink - it 's the ultimate redneck road-trip .
nervy and sensitive , it taps into genuine artistic befuddlement , and at the same time presents a scathing indictment of what drives hollywood .
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 .
novak manages to capture a cruelly hilarious vein of black comedy in the situation with his cast of non-actors and a gritty , no-budget approach .
chaotic , self-indulgent and remarkably ugly to look at , it 's ... like a series of pretentiously awful student films strung together into one feature-length horror .
those outside show business will enjoy a close look at people they do n't really want to know .
it 's the kind of movie you ca n't quite recommend because it is all windup and not much of a pitch , yet you ca n't bring yourself to dislike it .
whether you 're moved and love it , or bored or frustrated by the film , you 'll still feel something .
but he somehow pulls it off .
an incredibly clever and superbly paced caper filled with scams within scams within scams .
the spark of special anime magic here is unmistakable and hard to resist .
... one of the most ingenious and entertaining thrillers i 've seen in quite a long time .
too silly to be frightening , too stolid to be funny , it projects the same lazy affability as its nominal star , david arquette .
all that ( powerpuff girls ) charm is present in the movie , but it 's spread too thin .
culkin exudes none of the charm or charisma that might keep a more general audience even vaguely interested in his bratty character .
sunshine state lacks the kind of dynamic that limbo offers , and in some ways is a rather indulgent piece .
a sermonizing and lifeless paean to teenage dullards .
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 .
nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations ...
the drama is played out with such aching beauty and truth that it brings tears to your eyes .
an engaging overview of johnson 's eccentric career .
will only satisfy those who ca n't tell the difference between the good , the bad and the ugly .
on the right track to something that 's creepy and effective ... it 's just going to take more than a man in a bullwinkle costume to get there .
a richly imagined and admirably mature work from a gifted director who definitely has something on his mind .
the smartest bonehead comedy of the summer .
the premise for this kegger comedy probably sounded brilliant four six-packs and a pitcher of margaritas in , but the film must have been written ... in the thrall of a vicious hangover .
writhing under dialogue like ` you 're from two different worlds ' and ` tonight the maid is a lie and this , this is who you are , ' this schlock-filled fairy tale hits new depths of unoriginality and predictability .
matthew mcconaughey tries , and fails , to control the screen with swaggering machismo and over-the-top lunacy .
borrows from so many literary and cinematic sources that this future world feels absolutely deja vu .
if this is the danish idea of a good time , prospective tourists might want to consider a different destination -- some jolly country embroiled in a bloody civil war , perhaps .
a taut , intelligent psychological drama .
godawful boring slug of a movie .
mckay deflates his piece of puffery with a sour cliche and heavy doses of mean-spiritedness
digital-video documentary about stand-up comedians is a great glimpse into a very different world .
grant gets to display his cadness to perfection , but also to show acting range that may surprise some who thought light-hearted comedy was his forte .
the level of maturity displayed by this 33-year-old first-time feature director is astonishing , considering her inexperience and her subject matter .
thoughtful , even stinging at times , and lots of fun .
alas , it 's neither .
this is n't a narrative film -- i do n't know if it 's possible to make a narrative film about september 11th , though i 'm sure some will try -- but it 's as close as anyone has dared to come .
greene delivers a typically solid performance in a role that is a bit of a departure from the noble characters he has played in the past , and he is matched by schweig , who carries the film on his broad , handsome shoulders .
the kids often appear to be reading the lines and are incapable of conveying any emotion .
disturbingly superficial in its approach to the material .
we miss the quirky amazement that used to come along for an integral part of the ride .
a refreshingly honest and ultimately touching tale of the sort of people usually ignored in contemporary american film .
george clooney proves he 's quite a talented director and sam rockwell shows us he 's a world-class actor with confessions of a dangerous mind .
solid , lump-in-the-throat family entertainment that derives its power by sticking to the facts .
do n't plan on the perfect ending , but sweet home alabama hits the mark with critics who escaped from a small town life .
with generic sets and b-grade special effects , jason is about as convincing on the sci-fi front as tv 's defunct cleopatra 2525 .
i enjoyed the ride ( bumps and all ) , creamy depth , and ultimate theme .
somewhere short of tremors on the modern b-scene : neither as funny nor as clever , though an agreeably unpretentious way to spend ninety minutes .
undone by its overly complicated and derivative screenplay , the glacier-paced direction and the stereotypical characters .
though the film 's scenario is certainly not earthshaking , this depiction of fluctuating female sexuality has two winning lead performances and charm to spare .
pretentious editing ruins a potentially terrific flick .
so clichéd that , at one point , they literally upset an apple cart .
like a south-of-the-border melrose place .
what could have been a neat little story about believing in yourself is swamped by heavy-handed melodrama .
oedekerk wrote patch adams , for which he should not be forgiven .
after making several adaptations of other writers ' work , armenian-canadian director atom egoyan broached an original treatment of a deeply personal subject .
it is intensely personal and yet -- unlike quills -- deftly shows us the temper of the times .
a pleasant enough comedy that should have found a summer place .
this is how you use special effects .
tadpole is a sophisticated , funny and good-natured treat , slight but a pleasure .
to imagine the life of harry potter as a martial arts adventure told by a lobotomized woody allen is to have some idea of the fate that lies in store for moviegoers lured to the mediocrity that is kung pow : enter the fist .
you would be better off investing in the worthy emi recording that serves as the soundtrack , or the home video of the 1992 malfitano-domingo production .
but even a hero can stumble sometimes .
writer-director burger imaginatively fans the embers of a dormant national grief and curiosity that has calcified into chronic cynicism and fear .
makes an aborbing if arguable case for the man 's greatness .
nicolas philibert observes life inside a one-room schoolhouse in northern france in his documentary to be and to have , easily one of the best films of the year .
ecks this one off your must-see list .
very solid , very watchable first feature for director peter sheridan
lame , haphazard teen comedy .
full of profound , real-life moments that anyone can relate to , it deserves a wide audience .
consists of a plot and jokes done too often by people far more talented than ali g
ms. fulford-wierzbicki is almost spooky in her sulky , calculating lolita turn .
egoyan 's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement , and , if you 'll excuse a little critical heresy , too intellectually ambitious .
in the process , they demonstrate that there 's still a lot of life in hong kong cinema .
de niro may enjoy the same free ride from critics afforded to clint eastwood in the lazy bloodwork .
too much of this well-acted but dangerously slow thriller feels like a preamble to a bigger , more complicated story , one that never materializes .
director ferzan ozpetek creates an interesting dynamic with the members of this group , who live in the same apartment building .
now , if it only had a brain .
i watched the brainless insanity of no such thing with mounting disbelief .
it 's the best film of the year so far , the benchmark against which all other best picture contenders should be measured .
the essential problem in orange county is that , having created an unusually vivid set of characters worthy of its strong cast , the film flounders when it comes to giving them something to do .
some studio pizazz might have helped .
the film 's greatest asset is how much it 's not just another connect-the-dots , spy-on-the-run picture .
opens as promising as any war/adventure film you 'll ever see and dissolves into a routine courtroom drama , better suited for a movie titled `` glory : a soldier 's story . ''
the movie is well shot and very tragic , and one to ponder after the credits roll .
on its own cinematic terms , it successfully showcases the passions of both the director and novelist byatt .
as conceived by mr. schaeffer , christopher and grace are little more than collections of quirky traits lifted from a screenwriter 's outline and thrown at actors charged with the impossible task of making them jell .
wait for video -- and then do n't rent it .
but watching huppert , a great actress tearing into a landmark role , is riveting .
never ( sinks ) into exploitation .
the streets , shot by cinematographer michael ballhaus , may be as authentic as they are mean , but it is nearly impossible to care about what happens on them .
a gob of drivel so sickly sweet , even the eager consumers of moore 's pasteurized ditties will retch it up like rancid crème brûlée .