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academy award | 1 |
no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same | 1 |
sensuality , and | 1 |
terrible | 0 |
's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it . | 0 |
twohy knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying , and gets full mileage out of the rolling of a stray barrel or the unexpected blast of a phonograph record . | 1 |
substandard | 0 |
civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices | 1 |
energetic , violent movie | 1 |
the courage of its convictions | 1 |
it fascinating | 1 |
plays like one of those conversations that comic book guy on `` the simpsons '' has . | 0 |
unassuming , subordinate | 0 |
ideal | 1 |
frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment | 1 |
intense and | 1 |
offers copious hints along the way -- myriad signs , if you will -- that beneath the familiar , funny surface is a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one in which little green men come to earth for harvesting purposes | 1 |
even if you 've seen `` stomp '' ( the stage show ) , you still have to see this ! | 1 |
sex ironically has little to do with the story , which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler . | 0 |
shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians | 1 |
there are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least ) , but | 1 |
similarly ill-timed antitrust | 0 |
sour taste | 0 |
has cheapened the artistry of making a film | 0 |
compelling pre-wwii drama | 1 |
did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up | 0 |
about babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics | 1 |
... familiar and predictable , and 4/5ths of it might as well have come from a xerox machine rather than ( writer-director ) franc . | 0 |
business and pleasure | 1 |
this visual trickery | 0 |
aging , suffering and the prospect of death | 0 |
it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness , and where human nature should be ingratiating , it 's just grating | 0 |
the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea | 0 |
is a diverting -- if predictable -- adventure suitable for a matinee , with a message that cautions children about disturbing the world 's delicate ecological balance . | 1 |
, with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives . | 1 |
surprising flair | 1 |
elegant and sly | 1 |
revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions | 1 |
sticks with its subjects a little longer | 1 |
the growing , moldering pile | 0 |
tiny little jokes and nary an original idea | 0 |
will probably be in wedgie heaven . | 0 |
just brilliant in this | 1 |
shocking in its eroticized gore | 0 |
such a fine idea for a film , and such a stultifying , lifeless execution . | 0 |
... one resurrection too many . | 0 |
assayas ' ambitious , sometimes beautiful adaptation | 1 |
be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble | 1 |
it 's better than the phantom menace . | 1 |
human experience -- drama , conflict , tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film | 1 |
a dysfunctional parent-child relationship | 0 |
go see this delightful comedy | 1 |
did n't mean much to me and played too skewed to ever get a hold on | 0 |
the masterful british actor ian holm | 1 |
's not too much of anything | 0 |
thoroughly enjoyable . | 1 |
gangs excels in spectacle and pacing . | 1 |
whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid | 0 |
the movie is amateurish , but | 0 |
too fancy | 0 |
much to absorb and even more to think about after the final frame | 1 |
'' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless . | 1 |
hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction , and | 0 |
got some good , organic character work , lots of obvious political insights and little room for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2 - hour , dissipated length . | 1 |
to tell which is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo | 0 |
there is little question that this is a serious work by an important director who has something new to say about how , in the flip-flop of courtship , we often reel in when we should be playing out . | 1 |
fall prey to a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter | 0 |
dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important | 0 |
as any hollywood fluff | 0 |
an oddly fascinating depiction | 1 |
chillingly | 1 |
the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater . | 0 |
pale imitation | 0 |
captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure , allowing us to find the small , human moments , and leaving off with a grand whimper . | 1 |
, you 'll swear that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard . | 0 |
looking over the outdated clothes and plastic knickknacks at your neighbor 's garage sale | 0 |
slow , predictable and not very amusing | 0 |
the director 's many dodges and turns add up to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff . | 0 |
's hard to 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 . | 1 |
as enlightening , insightful and entertaining as grant 's two best films | 1 |
... a great , participatory spectator sport . ' | 1 |
rich visual clarity and deeply | 1 |
of clich茅s , depression and bad alternative music | 0 |
whose sharp | 1 |
fill the hot chick , the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian | 0 |
's very different from our own and yet instantly recognizable | 1 |
to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny | 0 |
in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears | 1 |
a period story about a catholic boy who tries to help a jewish friend get into heaven by sending the audience straight to hell . | 0 |
this is a movie so insecure about its capacity to excite that it churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action . | 0 |
a brilliant college student -- | 1 |
street-smart | 1 |
fierce grandeur | 1 |
is frittered away in middle-of-the-road blandness | 0 |
a distinctly minor effort that will be seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely | 0 |
the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining . | 1 |
for most of its footage , the new thriller proves that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo . | 1 |
did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up ? | 0 |
drag an audience | 0 |
offers no new insight on the matter , nor do its characters exactly spring to life . | 0 |