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it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it
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independent film
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real snooze .
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little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics )
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enact a sort of inter-species parody of a vh1 behind the music episode
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nearly terminal case
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falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun .
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it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .
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unlimited access
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seems suited neither to kids or adults .
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match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try
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a dim-witted and lazy spin-off of the animal planet documentary series , crocodile hunter is entertainment opportunism at its most glaring .
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more balanced or fair portrayal
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is still worth
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about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get
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it haunts you , you ca n't forget it , you admire its conception and are able to resolve some of the confusions you had while watching it .
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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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a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland
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the usual movie rah-rah , pleasantly and predictably delivered in low-key style by director michael apted and writer tom stoppard .
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the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had
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never feels derivative
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gives us mostly fool 's gold
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` unfaithful ' cheats on itself and retreats to comfortable territory .
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the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while
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with the kind of social texture and realism that would be foreign in american teen comedies
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it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it
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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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a french film with a more down-home flavor .
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smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play
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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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recommend big bad love
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goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability
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hits every cliche we 've come to expect , including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny
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a sentimental mess that never
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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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the screenplay , but rather
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tear their eyes away from the screen
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projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless
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a sour little movie
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simplistic and more than a little pretentious
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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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get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone .
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mysterious , sensual ,
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of a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry
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lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy
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better acted -- and far less crass - than some other recent efforts in the burgeoning genre of films about black urban professionals
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dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped
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a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics
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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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arresting little ride
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be interested in knowing any of them personally
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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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its unsettling force
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can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like ` masterpiece theatre ' type costumes
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, lan yu never catches dramatic fire .
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crafted , engaging filmmaking that should attract upscale audiences hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing .
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fails to satisfactorily exploit its gender politics , genre thrills or inherent humor .
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reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone
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seen to better advantage on cable , especially considering its barely
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develop her own film language with conspicuous success
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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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keep the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats
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its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length
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helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games
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incredibly flexible
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judging by those standards , ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .
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emotional force
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denied her own athleticism by lighting that emphasizes every line and sag
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lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human
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viewed as pure composition and form --
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after one gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here , it 's a matter of finding entertainment in the experiences of zishe and the fiery presence of hanussen .
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terribly funny
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precocious smarter-than-thou wayward teen
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's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is
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is overlong and not well-acted , but credit writer-producer-director adam watstein with finishing it at all .
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in this tepid genre offering
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significantly less charming than listening to a four-year-old with a taste for exaggeration
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's unlikely we 'll see a better thriller this year
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the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama
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the final product is a ghost
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almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun
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does n't try to surprise us with plot twists , but rather seems to enjoy its own transparency
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( gosling 's ) combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence
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the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time , and in their cheap , b movie way , they succeed .
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offers no easy , comfortable resolution
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by way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material
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the boobs are fantasti
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sven wollter as the stricken composer and viveka seldahl as his desperate violinist wife
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-- conrad l. hall 's cinematography will likely be nominated for an oscar next year -- there 's something impressive and yet lacking about everything .
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hits all the verbal marks it should
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provocative film
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this one is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story .
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an exceptionally
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has a difficult time shaking its blair witch project real-time roots
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a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions
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coming apart at its seams
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a decomposition
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is reasonably entertaining ,
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makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful
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entertainment opportunism at its most glaring
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