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smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play
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what might have been acceptable on the printed page of iles ' book does not translate well to the screen .
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undone by howard 's self-conscious attempts to find a ` literary ' filmmaking style to match his subject
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every clich茅 about gays in what is essentially an extended soap opera
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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 .
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junior-high
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unusual but pleasantly haunting debut
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much dramatic impact
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succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .
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an uplifting
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jolly
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a dreadful day in irish history
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reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise , but
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keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats
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recommend big bad love
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it 's just a kids ' flick
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a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland
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meyjes 's movie , like max rothman 's future , does not work .
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exudes the urbane sweetness
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surprising highs
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its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length
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good actors , good poetry and
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fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor .
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a fine effort ,
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passion , and genius
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creepiness
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a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality .
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, lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious
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makes as much of a mess as this one
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constricted
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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
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for a satisfying evening at the multiplex
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in action
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dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped
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fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context
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a sentimental mess that never
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delivering in good measure
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the genius
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tear their eyes away from the screen
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over-blown
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inspires
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to trivialize the material
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pleasant enough --
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feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off .
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of pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure
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free
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the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5
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appealing character quirks
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is fascinating ...
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seal the deal
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simplistic and more than a little pretentious
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the unfulfilling , incongruous ,
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the english call ` too clever by half
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a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics
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the look and the period trappings right
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fahrenheit 451
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decent ones
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of a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry
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arresting little ride
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is put in an impossible spot because his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him and the believability of the entire scenario
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sensitivity and skill
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be interested in knowing any of them personally
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the nourishing aspects of love and companionship
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watch the film twice
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a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .
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was feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism .
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get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone .
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helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games
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judging by those standards , ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .
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... that the material is so second-rate .
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, it 's awfully entertaining to watch .
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are so old-fashioned
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emotional force
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of the world 's most fascinating stories
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than to change hackneyed concepts when it comes to dreaming up romantic comedies
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what 's most refreshing about real women have curves
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to serve the work especially well
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hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the halloween series has lost its edge .
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spend $ 9 on the same stuff you can get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby
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a fairly inexperienced filmmaker
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it 's better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists .
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has worked wonders with the material
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denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag
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he 's done
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viewed as pure composition and form --
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is not one of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live .
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is one of those rare pictures
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lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human
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terribly funny
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sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach
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so many explosions
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the big-fisted direction of jez butterworth , who manages to blast even the smallest sensitivities from the romance with his clamorous approach
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90-plus
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free to go get popcorn whenever he 's not onscreen
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any of these three actresses , nor their characters , deserve
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return to never land is reliable , standard disney animated fare , with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages .
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precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen
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ultimately empty examination
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makes you crave chris smith 's next movie .
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politics , power and
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