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one long string of cliches . $LABEL$ 0 |
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if you |
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k-19 exploits our substantial collective fear of nuclear holocaust to generate cheap hollywood tension . $LABEL$ 0 |
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there is a fabric of complex ideas here , and feelings that profoundly deepen them . $LABEL$ 1 |
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although laced with humor and a few fanciful touches , the film is a refreshingly serious look at young women . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it all feels like a monty python sketch gone horribly wrong . $LABEL$ 0 |
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however it may please those who love movies that blare with pop songs , young science fiction fans will stomp away in disgust . $LABEL$ 0 |
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broomfield turns his distinctive ` blundering |
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although german cooking does not come readily to mind when considering the world |
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a very well-made , funny and entertaining picture . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the nba . $LABEL$ 0 |
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all the amped-up tony hawk-style stunts and thrashing rap-metal ca n |
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a swashbuckling tale of love , betrayal , revenge and above all , faith . $LABEL$ 1 |
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there ought to be a directing license , so that ed burns can have his revoked . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love . $LABEL$ 1 |
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on this tricky topic , tadpole is very much a step in the right direction , with its blend of frankness , civility and compassion . $LABEL$ 1 |
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macdowell , whose wifty southern charm has anchored lighter affairs ... brings an absolutely riveting conviction to her role . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the jabs it employs are short , carefully placed and dead-center . $LABEL$ 1 |
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despite its title , punch-drunk love is never heavy-handed . $LABEL$ 1 |
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at once half-baked and overheated . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is a shameless sham , calculated to cash in on the popularity of its stars . $LABEL$ 0 |
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jason x is positively anti-darwinian : nine sequels and 400 years later , the teens are none the wiser and jason still kills on auto-pilot . $LABEL$ 0 |
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people cinema at its finest . $LABEL$ 1 |
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` de niro ... is a veritable source of sincere passion that this hollywood contrivance orbits around . |
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if you believe any of this , i can make you a real deal on leftover enron stock that will double in value a week from friday . $LABEL$ 0 |
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candid and comfortable ; a film that deftly balances action and reflection as it lets you grasp and feel the passion others have for their work . $LABEL$ 1 |
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more romantic , more emotional and ultimately more satisfying than the teary-eyed original . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it offers little beyond the momentary joys of pretty and weightless intellectual entertainment . $LABEL$ 0 |
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coughs and sputters on its own postmodern conceit . $LABEL$ 0 |
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with virtually no interesting elements for an audience to focus on , chelsea walls is a triple-espresso endurance challenge . $LABEL$ 0 |
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lovely and poignant . $LABEL$ 1 |
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at times , the suspense is palpable , but by the end there |
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... a boring parade of talking heads and technical gibberish that will do little to advance the linux cause . $LABEL$ 0 |
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paid in full is so stale , in fact , that its most vibrant scene is one that uses clips from brian de palma |
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american chai encourages rueful laughter at stereotypes only an indian-american would recognize . $LABEL$ 0 |
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visually imaginative , thematically instructive and thoroughly delightful , it takes us on a roller-coaster ride from innocence to experience without even a hint of that typical kiddie-flick sentimentality . $LABEL$ 1 |
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directed in a paint-by-numbers manner . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the movie is dawn of the dead crossed with john carpenter |
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detox is ultimately a pointless endeavor . $LABEL$ 0 |
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despite all evidence to the contrary , this clunker has somehow managed to pose as an actual feature movie , the kind that charges full admission and gets hyped on tv and purports to amuse small children and ostensible adults . $LABEL$ 0 |
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so unremittingly awful that labeling it a dog probably constitutes cruelty to canines . $LABEL$ 0 |
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i just loved every minute of this film . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the film contains no good jokes , no good scenes , barely a moment when carvey |
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to say this was done better in wilder |
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the longer the movie goes , the worse it gets , but it |
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they should have called it gutterball . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the title not only describes its main characters , but the lazy people behind the camera as well . $LABEL$ 0 |
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may reawaken discussion of the kennedy assassination but this fictional film looks made for cable rather than for the big screen . $LABEL$ 0 |
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taylor appears to have blown his entire budget on soundtrack rights and had nothing left over for jokes . $LABEL$ 0 |
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i am sorry that i was unable to get the full brunt of the comedy . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the movie fails to live up to the sum of its parts . $LABEL$ 0 |
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for anyone unfamiliar with pentacostal practices in general and theatrical phenomenon of hell houses in particular , it |
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while locals will get a kick out of spotting cleveland sites , the rest of the world will enjoy a fast-paced comedy with quirks that might make the award-winning coen brothers envious . $LABEL$ 1 |
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while -lrb- hill -rrb- has learned new tricks , the tricks alone are not enough to salvage this lifeless boxing film . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is the sort of burly action flick where one coincidence pummels another , narrative necessity is a drunken roundhouse , and whatever passes for logic is a factor of the last plot device left standing . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the director knows how to apply textural gloss , but his portrait of sex-as-war is strictly sitcom . $LABEL$ 0 |
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-lrb- a -rrb- shapeless blob of desperate entertainment . $LABEL$ 0 |
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dazzling in its complexity , disturbing for its extraordinary themes , the piano teacher is a film that defies categorisation . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an exhilarating futuristic thriller-noir , minority report twists the best of technology around a gripping story , delivering a riveting , pulse intensifying escapist adventure of the first order $LABEL$ 1 |
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this film seems thirsty for reflection , itself taking on adolescent qualities . $LABEL$ 0 |
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from the opening scenes , it |
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it has all the excitement of eating oatmeal . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the most hopelessly monotonous film of the year , noteworthy only for the gimmick of being filmed as a single unbroken 87-minute take . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it all adds up to good fun . $LABEL$ 1 |
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`` the time machine |
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something akin to a japanese alice through the looking glass , except that it seems to take itself far more seriously . $LABEL$ 1 |
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ultimately feels empty and unsatisfying , like swallowing a communion wafer without the wine . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the moviegoing equivalent of going to a dinner party and being forced to watch the host and hostess |
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a coarse and stupid gross-out . $LABEL$ 0 |
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cool ? $LABEL$ 1 |
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the film tunes into a grief that could lead a man across centuries . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a string of rehashed sight gags based in insipid vulgarity . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the weight of the piece , the unerring professionalism of the chilly production , and the fascination embedded in the lurid topic prove recommendation enough . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it appears that something has been lost in the translation to the screen . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the second coming of harry potter is a film far superior to its predecessor . $LABEL$ 1 |
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when leguizamo finally plugged an irritating character late in the movie . $LABEL$ 0 |
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as ` chick flicks |
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despite the 2-d animation , the wild thornberrys movie makes for a surprisingly cinematic experience . $LABEL$ 1 |
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uses high comedy to evoke surprising poignance . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the movie is what happens when you blow up small potatoes to 10 times their natural size , and it ai n |
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an infectious cultural fable with a tasty balance of family drama and frenetic comedy . $LABEL$ 1 |
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like being trapped at a perpetual frat party ... how can something so gross be so boring ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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feels too formulaic and too familiar to produce the transgressive thrills of early underground work . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a celebration of quirkiness , eccentricity , and certain individuals |
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awesome creatures , breathtaking scenery , and epic battle scenes add up to another ` spectacular spectacle . |
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-lrb- a -rrb- n utterly charming and hilarious film that reminded me of the best of the disney comedies from the 60s . $LABEL$ 1 |
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neither parker nor donovan is a typical romantic lead , but they bring a fresh , quirky charm to the formula . $LABEL$ 1 |
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filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels . $LABEL$ 1 |
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just as moving , uplifting and funny as ever . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the wild thornberrys movie is a jolly surprise . $LABEL$ 1 |
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exquisitely nuanced in mood tics and dialogue , this chamber drama is superbly acted by the deeply appealing veteran bouquet and the chilling but quite human berling . $LABEL$ 1 |
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this movie is maddening . $LABEL$ 0 |
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not since freddy got fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through . $LABEL$ 0 |
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not only is undercover brother as funny , if not more so , than both austin powers films , but it |
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another in-your-face wallow in the lower depths made by people who have never sung those blues . $LABEL$ 0 |
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that dogged good will of the parents and ` vain |
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allows us to hope that nolan is poised to embark a major career as a commercial yet inventive filmmaker . $LABEL$ 1 |
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one of the most significant moviegoing pleasures of the year . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an occasionally funny , but overall limp , fish-out-of-water story . $LABEL$ 0 |
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what the film lacks in general focus it makes up for in compassion , as corcuera manages to find the seeds of hope in the form of collective action . $LABEL$ 1 |
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but it could have been worse . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a wildly inconsistent emotional experience . $LABEL$ 0 |
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we root for -lrb- clara and paul -rrb- , even like them , though perhaps it |
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if you dig on david mamet |
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delivers the same old same old , tarted up with latin flava and turned out by hollywood playas . $LABEL$ 0 |
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for starters , the story is just too slim . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the x potion gives the quickly named blossom , bubbles and buttercup supernatural powers that include extraordinary strength and laser-beam eyes , which unfortunately do n |
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my wife is an actress is an utterly charming french comedy that feels so american in sensibility and style it |
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an overemphatic , would-be wacky , ultimately tedious sex farce . $LABEL$ 0 |
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\/ but daphne , you |
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feels haphazard , as if the writers mistakenly thought they could achieve an air of frantic spontaneity by simply tossing in lots of characters doing silly stuff and stirring the pot . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the piquant story needs more dramatic meat on its bones . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a difficult , absorbing film that manages to convey more substance despite its repetitions and inconsistencies than do most films than are far more pointed and clear . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an unwise amalgam of broadcast news and vibes . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a bloated gasbag thesis grotesquely impressed by its own gargantuan aura of self-importance ... $LABEL$ 0 |
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not the kind of film that will appeal to a mainstream american audience , but there is a certain charm about the film that makes it a suitable entry into the fest circuit . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a full world has been presented onscreen , not some series of carefully structured plot points building to a pat resolution . $LABEL$ 1 |
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fancy a real downer ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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a painfully funny ode to bad behavior . $LABEL$ 1 |
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featuring a dangerously seductive performance from the great daniel auteuil , `` sade |
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given how heavy-handed and portent-heavy it is , this could be the worst thing soderbergh has ever done . $LABEL$ 0 |
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has all the depth of a wading pool . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the fly-on-the-wall method used to document rural french school life is a refreshing departure from the now more prevalent technique of the docu-makers being a visible part of their work . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a deep and meaningful film . $LABEL$ 1 |
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sit through this one , and you wo n |
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holden caulfield did it better . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the action switches between past and present , but the material link is too tenuous to anchor the emotional connections that purport to span a 125-year divide . $LABEL$ 0 |
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well-nigh unendurable ... though the picture strains to become cinematic poetry , it remains depressingly prosaic and dull . $LABEL$ 0 |
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there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer . $LABEL$ 0 |
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suffers from the lack of a compelling or comprehensible narrative . $LABEL$ 0 |
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-lrb- t -rrb- here |
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if the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of ` there but for the grace of god , |
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for movie lovers as well as opera lovers , tosca is a real treat . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the inspirational screenplay by mike rich covers a lot of ground , perhaps too much , but ties things together , neatly , by the end . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a fitfully amusing romp that , if nothing else , will appeal to fans of malcolm in the middle and its pubescent star , frankie muniz . $LABEL$ 1 |
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in all , this is a watchable movie that |
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affleck and jackson are good sparring partners . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it inspires a continuing and deeply satisfying awareness of the best movies as monumental ` picture shows . |
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... with `` the bourne identity |
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what the director ca n |
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holm ... embodies the character with an effortlessly regal charisma . $LABEL$ 1 |
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-lrb- næs -rrb- directed the stage version of elling , and gets fine performances from his two leads who originated the characters on stage . $LABEL$ 1 |
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my big fat greek wedding uses stereotypes in a delightful blend of sweet romance and lovingly dished out humor . $LABEL$ 1 |
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if director michael dowse only superficially understands his characters , he does n |
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at its best , queen is campy fun like the vincent price horror classics of the |
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moretti |
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a tv style murder mystery with a few big screen moments -lrb- including one that seems to be made for a different film altogether -rrb- . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the end result is a film that |
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an artful , intelligent film that stays within the confines of a well-established genre . $LABEL$ 1 |
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makes for a pretty unpleasant viewing experience . $LABEL$ 0 |
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travels a fascinating arc from hope and euphoria to reality and disillusionment . $LABEL$ 1 |
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altogether , this is successful as a film , while at the same time being a most touching reconsideration of the familiar masterpiece . $LABEL$ 1 |
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... an otherwise intense , twist-and-turn thriller that certainly should n |
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the story and structure are well-honed . $LABEL$ 1 |
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has a lot of the virtues of eastwood at his best . $LABEL$ 1 |
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do not see this film . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a fast , funny , highly enjoyable movie . $LABEL$ 1 |
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this tenth feature is a big deal , indeed -- at least the third-best , and maybe even a notch above the previous runner-up , nicholas meyer |
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a rewarding work of art for only the most patient and challenge-hungry moviegoers . $LABEL$ 1 |
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due to some script weaknesses and the casting of the director |
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a by-the-numbers effort that wo n |
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enormously entertaining for moviegoers of any age . $LABEL$ 1 |
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thanks to scott |
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richard gere and diane lane put in fine performances as does french actor oliver martinez . $LABEL$ 1 |
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immersing us in the endlessly inventive , fiercely competitive world of hip-hop djs , the project is sensational and revelatory , even if scratching makes you itch . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a pleasant enough romance with intellectual underpinnings , the kind of movie that entertains even as it turns maddeningly predictable . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an important movie , a reminder of the power of film to move us and to make us examine our values . $LABEL$ 1 |
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griffiths proves she |
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an entertaining , colorful , action-filled crime story with an intimate heart . $LABEL$ 1 |
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and that |
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the movie achieves as great an impact by keeping these thoughts hidden as ... -lrb- quills -rrb- did by showing them . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the film |
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it takes a strange kind of laziness to waste the talents of robert forster , anne meara , eugene levy , and reginald veljohnson all in the same movie . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a rarity among recent iranian films : it |
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while there |
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if your taste runs to ` difficult |
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the cold turkey would |
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it does nothing new with the old story , except to show fisticuffs in this sort of stop-go slow motion that makes the gang rumbles look like they |
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two hours fly by -- opera |
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hit and miss as far as the comedy goes and a big ole |
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a gorgeous , high-spirited musical from india that exquisitely blends music , dance , song , and high drama . $LABEL$ 1 |
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looks and feels like a project better suited for the small screen . $LABEL$ 0 |
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inside the film |
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its story may be a thousand years old , but why did it have to seem like it took another thousand to tell it to us ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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the best film about baseball to hit theaters since field of dreams . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the vitality of the actors keeps the intensity of the film high , even as the strafings blend together . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the film may appear naked in its narrative form ... but it goes deeper than that , to fundamental choices that include the complexity of the catholic doctrine $LABEL$ 1 |
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there are simply too many ideas floating around -- part farce , part sliding doors , part pop video -- and yet failing to exploit them . $LABEL$ 0 |
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overall very good for what it |
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it haunts , horrifies , startles and fascinates ; it is impossible to look away . $LABEL$ 1 |
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sacrifices the value of its wealth of archival foot-age with its less-than-objective stance . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it showcases carvey |
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escaping the studio , piccoli is warmly affecting and so is this adroitly minimalist movie . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the most compelling wiseman epic of recent years . $LABEL$ 1 |
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sam mendes has become valedictorian at the school for soft landings and easy ways out . $LABEL$ 0 |
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entertains by providing good , lively company . $LABEL$ 1 |
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just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it takes talent to make a lifeless movie about the most heinous man who ever lived . $LABEL$ 0 |
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impostor has a handful of thrilling moments and a couple of good performances , but the movie does n |
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preaches to two completely different choirs at the same time , which is a pretty amazing accomplishment . $LABEL$ 1 |
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there are plot holes big enough for shamu the killer whale to swim through . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it takes a certain kind of horror movie to qualify as ` worse than expected , |
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manages to transcend the sex , drugs and show-tunes plot into something far richer . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a smart , witty follow-up . $LABEL$ 1 |
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for all its impressive craftsmanship , and despite an overbearing series of third-act crescendos , lily chou-chou never really builds up a head of emotional steam . $LABEL$ 0 |
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anchored by friel and williams |
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without non-stop techno or the existential overtones of a kieslowski morality tale , maelström is just another winter sleepers . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the film tries too hard to be funny and tries too hard to be hip . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read stevenson |
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turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting . $LABEL$ 1 |
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forced , familiar and thoroughly condescending . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the mesmerizing performances of the leads keep the film grounded and keep the audience riveted . $LABEL$ 1 |
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belongs to daniel day-lewis as much as it belongs to martin scorsese ; it |
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if the first men in black was money , the second is small change . $LABEL$ 0 |
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for the most part stevens glides through on some solid performances and witty dialogue . $LABEL$ 1 |
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looking aristocratic , luminous yet careworn in jane hamilton |
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thekids will probably stay amused at the kaleidoscope of big , colorful characters . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an exquisitely crafted and acted tale . $LABEL$ 1 |
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not since tom cruise in risky business has an actor made such a strong impression in his underwear . $LABEL$ 1 |
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or doing last year |
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scooby dooby doo \/ and shaggy too \/ you both look and sound great . $LABEL$ 1 |
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may be far from the best of the series , but it |
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one of those energetic surprises , an original that pleases almost everyone who sees it . $LABEL$ 1 |
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movie fans , get ready to take off ... the other direction . $LABEL$ 0 |
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not only unfunny , but downright repellent . $LABEL$ 0 |
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for the most part , it |
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seldom has a movie so closely matched the spirit of a man and his work . $LABEL$ 1 |
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you |
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comes off like a rejected abc afterschool special , freshened up by the dunce of a screenwriting 101 class . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this flick is about as cool and crowd-pleasing as a documentary can get . $LABEL$ 1 |
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ramsay , as in ratcatcher , remains a filmmaker with an acid viewpoint and a real gift for teasing chilly poetry out of lives and settings that might otherwise seem drab and sordid . $LABEL$ 1 |
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if there |
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director of photography benoit delhomme shot the movie in delicious colors , and the costumes and sets are grand . $LABEL$ 1 |
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instead , he shows them the respect they are due . $LABEL$ 1 |
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... plot holes so large and obvious a marching band might as well be stomping through them in clown clothes , playing a college football fight song on untuned instruments . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a quiet treasure -- a film to be savored . $LABEL$ 1 |
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warm water under a red bridge is a quirky and poignant japanese film that explores the fascinating connections between women , water , nature , and sexuality . $LABEL$ 1 |
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few films capture so perfectly the hopes and dreams of little boys on baseball fields as well as the grown men who sit in the stands . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the lower your expectations , the more you |
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yes , dull . $LABEL$ 0 |
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that |
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it is great summer fun to watch arnold and his buddy gerald bounce off a quirky cast of characters . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a subtle and well-crafted -lrb- for the most part -rrb- chiller . $LABEL$ 1 |
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that is a compliment to kuras and miller . $LABEL$ 1 |
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one of the more intelligent children |
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for the most part , director anne-sophie birot |
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stealing harvard is evidence that the farrelly bros. -- peter and bobby -- and their brand of screen comedy are wheezing to an end , along with green |
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i sympathize with the plight of these families , but the movie does n |
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a giggle-inducing comedy with snappy dialogue and winning performances by an unlikely team of oscar-winners : susan sarandon and goldie hawn . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the words , ` frankly , my dear , i do n |
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by getting myself wrapped up in the visuals and eccentricities of many of the characters , i found myself confused when it came time to get to the heart of the movie . $LABEL$ 0 |
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his healthy sense of satire is light and fun ... $LABEL$ 1 |
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a grimly competent and stolid and earnest military courtroom drama . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it moves quickly , adroitly , and without fuss ; it does n |
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part low rent godfather . $LABEL$ 0 |
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or emptying rat traps . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original , while the oscar-winning sound and james horner |
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on the heels of the ring comes a similarly morose and humorless horror movie that , although flawed , is to be commended for its straight-ahead approach to creepiness . $LABEL$ 1 |
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harris commands the screen , using his frailty to suggest the ravages of a life of corruption and ruthlessness . $LABEL$ 1 |
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schaeffer has to find some hook on which to hang his persistently useless movies , and it might as well be the resuscitation of the middle-aged character . $LABEL$ 0 |
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offers much to enjoy ... and a lot to mull over in terms of love , loyalty and the nature of staying friends . $LABEL$ 1 |
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in execution , this clever idea is far less funny than the original , killers from space . $LABEL$ 0 |
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adults will wish the movie were less simplistic , obvious , clumsily plotted and shallowly characterized . $LABEL$ 0 |
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so unassuming and pure of heart , you ca n |
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professionally speaking , it |
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this is not the undisputed worst boxing movie ever , but it |
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one of those pictures whose promising , if rather precious , premise is undercut by amateurish execution . $LABEL$ 0 |
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nothing |
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drops you into a dizzying , volatile , pressure-cooker of a situation that quickly snowballs out of control , while focusing on the what much more than the why . $LABEL$ 1 |
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while undisputed is n |
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a delectable and intriguing thriller filled with surprises , read my lips is an original . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it does n |
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it seems to me the film is about the art of ripping people off without ever letting them consciously know you have done so $LABEL$ 0 |
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the story and the friendship proceeds in such a way that you |
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a warm , funny , engaging film . $LABEL$ 1 |
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uses sharp humor and insight into human nature to examine class conflict , adolescent yearning , the roots of friendship and sexual identity . $LABEL$ 1 |
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i thought my own watch had stopped keeping time as i slogged my way through clockstoppers . $LABEL$ 0 |
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-lrb- serry -rrb- wants to blend politics and drama , an admirable ambition . $LABEL$ 1 |
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with tightly organized efficiency , numerous flashbacks and a constant edge of tension , miller |
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the emotions are raw and will strike a nerve with anyone who |
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there seems to be no clear path as to where the story |
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aside from minor tinkering , this is the same movie you probably loved in 1994 , except that it looks even better . $LABEL$ 1 |
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by candidly detailing the politics involved in the creation of an extraordinary piece of music , -lrb- jones -rrb- calls our attention to the inherent conflict between commerce and creativity . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a breezy romantic comedy that has the punch of a good sitcom , while offering exceptionally well-detailed characters . $LABEL$ 1 |
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because of an unnecessary and clumsy last scene , ` swimfan |
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exciting and direct , with ghost imagery that shows just enough to keep us on our toes . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a superbly acted and funny\/gritty fable of the humanizing of one woman at the hands of the unseen forces of fate . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the movie |
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in a way , the film feels like a breath of fresh air , but only to those that allow it in . $LABEL$ 1 |
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green might want to hang onto that ski mask , as robbery may be the only way to pay for his next project . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the socio-histo-political treatise is told in earnest strides ... -lrb- and -rrb- personal illusion is deconstructed with poignancy . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a beguiling splash of pastel colors and prankish comedy from disney . $LABEL$ 1 |
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too restrained to be a freak show , too mercenary and obvious to be cerebral , too dull and pretentious to be engaging ... the isle defies an easy categorization . $LABEL$ 0 |
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based on a devilishly witty script by heather mcgowan and niels mueller , the film gets great laughs , but never at the expense of its characters $LABEL$ 1 |
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the format gets used best ... to capture the dizzying heights achieved by motocross and bmx riders , whose balletic hotdogging occasionally ends in bone-crushing screwups . $LABEL$ 1 |
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even in its most tedious scenes , russian ark is mesmerizing . $LABEL$ 1 |
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this surreal gilliam-esque film is also a troubling interpretation of ecclesiastes . $LABEL$ 1 |
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you wonder why enough was n |
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funny but perilously slight . $LABEL$ 1 |
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chabrol has taken promising material for a black comedy and turned it instead into a somber chamber drama . $LABEL$ 0 |
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in the end , we are left with something like two ships passing in the night rather than any insights into gay love , chinese society or the price one pays for being dishonest . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is wild surreal stuff , but brilliant and the camera just kind of sits there and lets you look at this and its like you |
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fresnadillo |
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` easily my choice for one of the year |
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pumpkin takes an admirable look at the hypocrisy of political correctness , but it does so with such an uneven tone that you never know when humor ends and tragedy begins . $LABEL$ 0 |
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but it |
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no aspirations to social import inform the movie version . $LABEL$ 0 |
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outer-space buffs might love this film , but others will find its pleasures intermittent . $LABEL$ 0 |
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rarely has so much money delivered so little entertainment . $LABEL$ 0 |
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so , too , is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today |
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a subject like this should inspire reaction in its audience ; the pianist does not . $LABEL$ 0 |
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... routine , harmless diversion and little else . $LABEL$ 1 |
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not really bad so much as distasteful : we need kidnapping suspense dramas right now like we need doomsday thrillers . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is a winning ensemble comedy that shows canadians can put gentle laughs and equally gentle sentiments on the button , just as easily as their counterparts anywhere else in the world . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it ca n |
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while the ideas about techno-saturation are far from novel , they |
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the iditarod lasts for days - this just felt like it did . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a warm but realistic meditation on friendship , family and affection . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the volatile dynamics of female friendship is the subject of this unhurried , low-key film that is so off-hollywood that it seems positively french in its rhythms and resonance . $LABEL$ 1 |
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this movie is something of an impostor itself , stretching and padding its material in a blur of dead ends and distracting camera work . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it can not be enjoyed , even on the level that one enjoys a bad slasher flick , primarily because it is dull . $LABEL$ 0 |
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sticky sweet sentimentality , clumsy plotting and a rosily myopic view of life in the wwii-era mississippi delta undermine this adaptation . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a film about a young man finding god that is accessible and touching to the marrow . $LABEL$ 1 |
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nonsensical , dull `` cyber-horror |
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it proves quite compelling as an intense , brooding character study . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a romantic comedy enriched by a sharp eye for manners and mores . $LABEL$ 1 |
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nothing in waking up in reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay . $LABEL$ 0 |
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not since japanese filmmaker akira kurosawa |
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though only 60 minutes long , the film is packed with information and impressions . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the character of zigzag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him . $LABEL$ 0 |
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reggio |
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about a manga-like heroine who fights back at her abusers , it |
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too much of it feels unfocused and underdeveloped . $LABEL$ 0 |
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unfortunately , it |
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the movie understands like few others how the depth and breadth of emotional intimacy give the physical act all of its meaning and most of its pleasure . $LABEL$ 1 |
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in the end , the movie collapses on its shaky foundation despite the best efforts of director joe carnahan . $LABEL$ 0 |
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jones ... does offer a brutal form of charisma . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it provides an honest look at a community striving to anchor itself in new grounds . $LABEL$ 1 |
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not an objectionable or dull film ; it merely lacks everything except good intentions . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is a good script , good dialogue , funny even for adults . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the lion king was a roaring success when it was released eight years ago , but on imax it seems better , not just bigger . $LABEL$ 1 |
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kinnear does n |
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is the time really ripe for a warmed-over james bond adventure , with a village idiot as the 007 clone ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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wince-inducing dialogue , thrift-shop costumes , prosthetic makeup by silly putty and kmart blue-light-special effects all conspire to test trekkie loyalty . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is a train wreck of an action film -- a stupefying attempt by the filmmakers to force-feed james bond into the mindless xxx mold and throw 40 years of cinematic history down the toilet in favor of bright flashes and loud bangs . $LABEL$ 0 |
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you really have to wonder how on earth anyone , anywhere could have thought they |
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a quiet , pure , elliptical film $LABEL$ 1 |
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harrison |
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no screen fantasy-adventure in recent memory has the showmanship of clones |
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despite the evocative aesthetics evincing the hollow state of modern love life , the film never percolates beyond a monotonous whine . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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building slowly and subtly , the film , sporting a breezy spontaneity and realistically drawn characterizations , develops into a significant character study that is both moving and wise . $LABEL$ 1 |
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overall the film feels like a low-budget tv pilot that could not find a buyer to play it on the tube . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is human comedy at its most amusing , interesting and confirming . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the band |
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this movie seems to have been written using mad-libs . $LABEL$ 0 |
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thanks to haynes |
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more whiny downer than corruscating commentary . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the film is powerful , accessible and funny . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a good piece of work more often than not . $LABEL$ 1 |
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there has always been something likable about the marquis de sade . $LABEL$ 1 |
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in exactly 89 minutes , most of which passed as slowly as if i |
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care deftly captures the wonder and menace of growing up , but he never really embraces the joy of fuhrman |
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the reality of the new live-action pinocchio he directed , cowrote and starred in borders on the grotesque . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the chateau cleverly probes the cross-cultural differences between gauls and yanks . $LABEL$ 1 |
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i can take infantile humor ... but this is the sort of infantile that makes you wonder about changing the director and writer |
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... the film suffers from a lack of humor -lrb- something needed to balance out the violence -rrb- ... $LABEL$ 0 |
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a working class `` us vs. them |
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so refreshingly incisive is grant that for the first time he |
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with the exception of some fleetingly amusing improvisations by cedric the entertainer as perry |
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majidi is an unconventional storyteller , capable of finding beauty in the most depressing places . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the vivid lead performances sustain interest and empathy , but the journey is far more interesting than the final destination . $LABEL$ 1 |
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martin and barbara are complex characters -- sometimes tender , sometimes angry -- and the delicate performances by sven wollter and viveka seldahl make their hopes and frustrations vivid . $LABEL$ 1 |
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all that |
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it confirms fincher |
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dense with characters and contains some thrilling moments . $LABEL$ 1 |
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good film , but very glum . $LABEL$ 1 |
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nine queens is not only than a frighteningly capable debut and genre piece , but also a snapshot of a dangerous political situation on the verge of coming to a head . $LABEL$ 1 |
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when the film ended , i felt tired and drained and wanted to lie on my own deathbed for a while . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the plot convolutions ultimately add up to nothing more than jerking the audience |
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a solid examination of the male midlife crisis . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a poignant and compelling story about relationships , food of love takes us on a bumpy but satisfying journey of the heart . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a better title , for all concerned , might be swept under the rug . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this nickleby thing might have more homosexual undertones than an eddie murphy film . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a marvel like none you |
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the affectionate loopiness that once seemed congenital to demme |
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leigh |
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manages to be sweet and wickedly satisfying at the same time . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the film will play equally well on both the standard and giant screens . $LABEL$ 1 |
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determined to be fun , and bouncy , with energetic musicals , the humor did n |
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the last 20 minutes are somewhat redeeming , but most of the movie is the same teenage american road-trip drek we |
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whether you like rap music or loathe it , you ca n |
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all-in-all , the film is an enjoyable and frankly told tale of a people who live among us , but not necessarily with us . $LABEL$ 1 |
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feature debuter d.j. caruso directs a crack ensemble cast , bringing screenwriter tony gayton |
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serving sara does n |
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my reaction in a word : disappointment . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the film |
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very psychoanalytical -- provocatively so -- and also refreshingly literary . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the experience of going to a film festival is a rewarding one ; the experiencing of sampling one through this movie is not . $LABEL$ 0 |
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with rabbit-proof fence , noyce has tailored an epic tale into a lean , economical movie . $LABEL$ 1 |
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even horror fans will most likely not find what they |
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this piece of channel 5 grade trash is , quite frankly , an insult to the intelligence of the true genre enthusiast . $LABEL$ 0 |
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add yet another hat to a talented head , clooney |
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as unseemly as its title suggests . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the movie is n |
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among the year |
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the sort of film that makes me miss hitchcock , but also feel optimistic that there |
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the primitive force of this film seems to bubble up from the vast collective memory of the combatants . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the terrific and bewilderingly underrated campbell scott gives a star performance that is nothing short of mesmerizing . $LABEL$ 1 |
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and if you |
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a lean , deftly shot , well-acted , weirdly retro thriller that recalls a raft of |
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the magic of the film lies not in the mysterious spring but in the richness of its performances . $LABEL$ 1 |
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-lrb- lawrence bounces -rrb- all over the stage , dancing , running , sweating , mopping his face and generally displaying the wacky talent that brought him fame in the first place . $LABEL$ 1 |
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what distinguishes time of favor from countless other thrillers is its underlying concern with the consequences of words and with the complicated emotions fueling terrorist acts . $LABEL$ 1 |
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crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance , music , suspense and action . $LABEL$ 1 |
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with its dogged hollywood naturalism and the inexorable passage of its characters toward sainthood , windtalkers is nothing but a sticky-sweet soap . $LABEL$ 0 |
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in its best moments , resembles a bad high school production of grease , without benefit of song . $LABEL$ 0 |
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... designed to provide a mix of smiles and tears , `` crossroads |
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worth watching for dong jie |
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if you are an actor who can relate to the search for inner peace by dramatically depicting the lives of others onstage , then esther |
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unlike the speedy wham-bam effect of most hollywood offerings , character development -- and more importantly , character empathy -- is at the heart of italian for beginners . $LABEL$ 1 |
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stultifyingly , dumbfoundingly , mind-numbingly bad . $LABEL$ 0 |
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`` mostly martha |
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no telegraphing is too obvious or simplistic for this movie . $LABEL$ 0 |
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... takes the beauty of baseball and melds it with a story that could touch anyone regardless of their familiarity with the sport $LABEL$ 1 |
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one of the smartest takes on singles culture i |
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this re-do is so dumb and so exploitative in its violence that , ironically , it becomes everything that the rather clumsy original was railing against . $LABEL$ 0 |
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to call the other side of heaven `` appalling |
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it has charm to spare , and unlike many romantic comedies , it does not alienate either gender in the audience . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a great ensemble cast ca n |
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lapaglia |
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my thoughts were focused on the characters . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it |
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though it |
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should have been someone else - $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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it feels like an after-school special gussied up with some fancy special effects , and watching its rote plot points connect is about as exciting as gazing at an egg timer for 93 minutes . $LABEL$ 0 |
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indifferently implausible popcorn programmer of a movie . $LABEL$ 0 |
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even the finest chef ca n |
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it |
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teen movies have really hit the skids . $LABEL$ 0 |
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stephen rea , aidan quinn , and alan bates play desmond |
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even on those rare occasions when the narrator stops yammering , miller |
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every time you look , sweet home alabama is taking another bummer of a wrong turn . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect , and is engrossing and moving in its own right . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a poignant , artfully crafted meditation on mortality . $LABEL$ 1 |
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one of the best films of the year with its exploration of the obstacles to happiness faced by five contemporary individuals ... a psychological masterpiece . $LABEL$ 1 |
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no sophomore slump for director sam mendes , who segues from oscar winner to oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand . $LABEL$ 1 |
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even if you do n |
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... a story we have n |
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irwin is a man with enough charisma and audacity to carry a dozen films , but this particular result is ultimately held back from being something greater . $LABEL$ 0 |
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instead of a hyperbolic beat-charged urban western , it |
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though perry and hurley make inspiring efforts to breathe life into the disjointed , haphazard script by jay scherick and david ronn , neither the actors nor director reginald hudlin can make it more than fitfully entertaining . $LABEL$ 0 |
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as a first-time director , paxton has tapped something in himself as an actor that provides frailty with its dark soul . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a gripping movie , played with performances that are all understated and touching . $LABEL$ 1 |
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too slow , too long and too little happens . $LABEL$ 0 |
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plays like a volatile and overlong w magazine fashion spread . $LABEL$ 0 |
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attempts by this ensemble film to impart a message are so heavy-handed that they instead pummel the audience . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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bleakly funny , its characters all the more touching for refusing to pity or memorialize themselves . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it is amusing , and that |
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the characters are interesting and often very creatively constructed from figure to backstory . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a taut psychological thriller that does n |
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... is an arthritic attempt at directing by callie khouri . $LABEL$ 0 |
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michael gerbosi |
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light years \/ several warp speeds \/ levels and levels of dilithium crystals better than the pitiful insurrection . $LABEL$ 1 |
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what was once original has been co-opted so frequently that it now seems pedestrian . $LABEL$ 0 |
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at a time when half the so-called real movies are little more than live-action cartoons , it |
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at the very least , if you do n |
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partway through watching this saccharine , easter-egg-colored concoction , you realize that it is made up of three episodes of a rejected tv show . $LABEL$ 0 |
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bennett |
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jose campanella delivers a loosely autobiographical story brushed with sentimentality but brimming with gentle humor , bittersweet pathos , and lyric moments that linger like snapshots of memory . $LABEL$ 1 |
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... mafia , rap stars and hood rats butt their ugly heads in a regurgitation of cinematic violence that gives brutal birth to an unlikely , but likable , hero . |
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i got a headache watching this meaningless downer . $LABEL$ 0 |
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montias ... pumps a lot of energy into his nicely nuanced narrative and surrounds himself with a cast of quirky -- but not stereotyped -- street characters . $LABEL$ 1 |
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slapstick buffoonery can tickle many a preschooler |
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his comedy premises are often hackneyed or just plain crude , calculated to provoke shocked laughter , without following up on a deeper level . $LABEL$ 0 |
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big fat waste of time . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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a delightful coming-of-age story . $LABEL$ 1 |
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binoche makes it interesting trying to find out . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the humor is forced and heavy-handed , and occasionally simply unpleasant . $LABEL$ 0 |
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... a fun little timewaster , helped especially by the cool presence of jean reno . $LABEL$ 1 |
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prurient playthings aside , there |
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the old-world - meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie |
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as surreal as a dream and as detailed as a photograph , as visually dexterous as it is at times imaginatively overwhelming . $LABEL$ 1 |
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director uwe boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude |
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the continued good chemistry between carmen and juni is what keeps this slightly disappointing sequel going , with enough amusing banter -- blessedly curse-free -- to keep both kids and parents entertained . $LABEL$ 1 |
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puts a human face on a land most westerners are unfamiliar with . $LABEL$ 1 |
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unflinchingly bleak and desperate $LABEL$ 0 |
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the heavy-handed film is almost laughable as a consequence . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it has the charm of the original american road movies , feasting on the gorgeous , ramshackle landscape of the filmmaker |
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works hard to establish rounded characters , but then has nothing fresh or particularly interesting to say about them . $LABEL$ 0 |
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verbinski implements every hack-artist trick to give us the ooky-spookies . $LABEL$ 0 |
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uncommonly stylish but equally silly ... the picture fails to generate much suspense , nor does it ask searching enough questions to justify its pretensions . $LABEL$ 0 |
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as vulgar as it is banal . $LABEL$ 0 |
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i had to look away - this was god awful . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a dumb movie with dumb characters doing dumb things and you have to be really dumb not to see where this is going . $LABEL$ 0 |
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what really makes it special is that it pulls us into its world , gives us a hero whose suffering and triumphs we can share , surrounds him with interesting characters and sends us out of the theater feeling we |
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of course , by more objective measurements it |
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for this reason and this reason only -- the power of its own steadfast , hoity-toity convictions -- chelsea walls deserves a medal . $LABEL$ 1 |
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scores no points for originality , wit , or intelligence . $LABEL$ 0 |
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though moonlight mile is replete with acclaimed actors and actresses and tackles a subject that |
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it |
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nervous breakdowns are not entertaining . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this is a story of two misfits who do n |
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atom egoyan has conjured up a multilayered work that tackles any number of fascinating issues $LABEL$ 1 |
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as the latest bid in the tv-to-movie franchise game , i spy makes its big-screen entry with little of the nervy originality of its groundbreaking small-screen progenitor . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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no way i can believe this load of junk . $LABEL$ 0 |
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we know the plot |
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will amuse and provoke adventurous adults in specialty venues . $LABEL$ 1 |
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another one of those estrogen overdose movies like `` divine secrets of the ya ya sisterhood , |
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byler reveals his characters in a way that intrigues and even fascinates us , and he never reduces the situation to simple melodrama . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the humor is n |
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instead of hiding pinocchio from critics , miramax should have hidden it from everyone . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a moody , multi-dimensional love story and sci-fi mystery , solaris is a thought-provoking , haunting film that allows the seeds of the imagination to germinate . $LABEL$ 1 |
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offers very little genuine romance and even fewer laughs ... a sad sitcom of a movie , largely devoid of charm . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it haunts you , you ca n |
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sometimes seems less like storytelling than something the otherwise compelling director needed to get off his chest . $LABEL$ 0 |
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as a rumor of angels reveals itself to be a sudsy tub of supernatural hokum , not even ms. redgrave |
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almost gags on its own gore . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the film is quiet , threatening and unforgettable . $LABEL$ 1 |
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... the movie is just a plain old monster . $LABEL$ 0 |
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sustains its dreamlike glide through a succession of cheesy coincidences and voluptuous cheap effects , not the least of which is rebecca romijn-stamos . $LABEL$ 0 |
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displaying about equal amounts of naiveté , passion and talent , beneath clouds establishes sen as a filmmaker of considerable potential . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it provides the grand , intelligent entertainment of a superior cast playing smart people amid a compelling plot . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a strangely compelling and brilliantly acted psychological drama . $LABEL$ 1 |
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every nanosecond of the the new guy reminds you that you could be doing something else far more pleasurable . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the movie |
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a broad , melodramatic estrogen opera that |
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minority report is exactly what the title indicates , a report . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the movie , directed by mick jackson , leaves no cliche unturned , from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting . $LABEL$ 0 |
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like mike is a winner for kids , and no doubt a winner for lil bow wow , who can now add movies to the list of things he does well . $LABEL$ 1 |
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confirms the nagging suspicion that ethan hawke would be even worse behind the camera than he is in front of it . $LABEL$ 0 |
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-lrb- e -rrb- ventually , every idea in this film is flushed down the latrine of heroism . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this riveting world war ii moral suspense story deals with the shadow side of american culture : racial prejudice in its ugly and diverse forms . $LABEL$ 0 |
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first-time writer-director serry shows a remarkable gift for storytelling with this moving , effective little film . $LABEL$ 1 |
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while it |
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the far future may be awesome to consider , but from period detail to matters of the heart , this film is most transporting when it stays put in the past . $LABEL$ 1 |
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combining quick-cut editing and a blaring heavy metal much of the time , beck seems to be under the illusion that he |
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the best that can be said about the work here of scottish director ritchie ... is that he obviously does n |
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does paint some memorable images ... , but makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters $LABEL$ 1 |
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rare birds has more than enough charm to make it memorable . $LABEL$ 1 |
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generally , clockstoppers will fulfill your wildest fantasies about being a different kind of time traveler , while happily killing 94 minutes . $LABEL$ 1 |
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dull , lifeless , and amateurishly assembled . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the quality of the art combined with the humor and intelligence of the script allow the filmmakers to present the biblical message of forgiveness without it ever becoming preachy or syrupy . $LABEL$ 1 |
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very bad . $LABEL$ 0 |
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having had the good sense to cast actors who are , generally speaking , adored by the movie-going public , khouri then gets terrific performances from them all . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a woman |
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mr. tsai is a very original artist in his medium , and what time is it there ? $LABEL$ 1 |
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for each chuckle there are at least 10 complete misses , many coming from the amazingly lifelike tara reid , whose acting skills are comparable to a cardboard cutout . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a by-the-numbers patient\/doctor pic that covers all the usual ground $LABEL$ 0 |
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a lackluster , unessential sequel to the classic disney adaptation of j.m. barrie |
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why make a documentary about these marginal historical figures ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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burns never really harnesses to full effect the energetic cast . $LABEL$ 0 |
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oh come on . $LABEL$ 0 |
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even with a green mohawk and a sheet of fire-red flame tattoos covering his shoulder , however , kilmer seems to be posing , rather than acting . $LABEL$ 0 |
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its well of thorn and vinegar -lrb- and simple humanity -rrb- has long been plundered by similar works featuring the insight and punch this picture so conspicuously lacks . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the notion that bombing buildings is the funniest thing in the world goes entirely unexamined in this startlingly unfunny comedy . $LABEL$ 0 |
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at its worst , it implodes in a series of very bad special effects . $LABEL$ 0 |
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and the lesson , in the end , is nothing new . $LABEL$ 0 |
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... plays like somebody spliced random moments of a chris rock routine into what is otherwise a cliche-riddled but self-serious spy thriller . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a misogynistic piece of filth that attempts to pass itself off as hip , young adult entertainment . $LABEL$ 0 |
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slick piece of cross-promotion . $LABEL$ 1 |
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sade is an engaging look at the controversial eponymous and fiercely atheistic hero . $LABEL$ 1 |
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deliriously funny , fast and loose , accessible to the uninitiated , and full of surprises $LABEL$ 1 |
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a literate presentation that wonderfully weaves a murderous event in 1873 with murderous rage in 2002 . $LABEL$ 1 |
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for the first time in years , de niro digs deep emotionally , perhaps because he |
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birthday girl is an amusing joy ride , with some surprisingly violent moments . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a tender , witty , captivating film about friendship , love , memory , trust and loyalty . $LABEL$ 1 |
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while its careful pace and seemingly opaque story may not satisfy every moviegoer |
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... turns so unforgivably trite in its last 10 minutes that anyone without a fortified sweet tooth will likely go into sugar shock . $LABEL$ 0 |
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excessive , profane , packed with cartoonish violence and comic-strip characters . $LABEL$ 0 |
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if you |
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davis ... is so enamored of her own creation that she ca n |
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it |
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dazzles with its fully-written characters , its determined stylishness -lrb- which always relates to characters and story -rrb- and johnny dankworth |
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highbrow self-appointed guardians of culture need not apply , but those who loved cool as ice have at last found a worthy follow-up . $LABEL$ 1 |
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once -lrb- kim -rrb- begins to overplay the shock tactics and bait-and-tackle metaphors , you may decide it |
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-lrb- t -rrb- his beguiling belgian fable , very much its own droll and delicate little film , has some touching things to say about what is important in life and why . $LABEL$ 1 |
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too often , the viewer is n |
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it |
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bogdanovich tantalizes by offering a peep show into the lives of the era |
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fun , flip and terribly hip bit of cinematic entertainment . $LABEL$ 1 |
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just one bad idea after another . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the script kicks in , and mr. hartley |
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does little more than play an innocuous game of fill-in - the-blanks with a tragic past . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a hamfisted romantic comedy that makes our girl the hapless facilitator of an extended cheap shot across the mason-dixon line . $LABEL$ 0 |
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like watching a dress rehearsal the week before the show goes up : everything |
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yakusho and shimizu ... create engaging characterizations in imamura |
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there is nothing outstanding about this film , but it is good enough and will likely be appreciated most by sailors and folks who know their way around a submarine . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a synthesis of cliches and absurdities that seems positively decadent in its cinematic flash and emptiness . $LABEL$ 0 |
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very special effects , brilliantly bold colors and heightened reality ca n |
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manages to show life in all of its banality when the intention is quite the opposite . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the very definition of the ` small |
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one from the heart . $LABEL$ 1 |
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and when you |
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this is so bad . $LABEL$ 0 |
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so devoid of any kind of intelligible story that it makes films like xxx and collateral damage seem like thoughtful treatises $LABEL$ 0 |
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ahhhh ... revenge is sweet ! $LABEL$ 1 |
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against all odds in heaven and hell , it creeped me out just fine . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the entire movie is about a boring , sad man being boring and sad . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the structure the film takes may find matt damon and ben affleck once again looking for residuals as this officially completes a good will hunting trilogy that was never planned . $LABEL$ 1 |
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whether writer-director anne fontaine |
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the man from elysian fields is a cold , bliss-less work that groans along thinking itself some important comment on how life throws us some beguiling curves . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the draw -lrb- for `` big bad love |
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one of the more irritating cartoons you will see this , or any , year . $LABEL$ 0 |
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basically a static series of semi-improvised -lrb- and semi-coherent -rrb- raps between the stars . $LABEL$ 0 |
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for all its technical virtuosity , the film is so mired in juvenile and near-xenophobic pedagogy that it |
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a very long movie , dull in stretches , with entirely too much focus on meal preparation and igloo construction . $LABEL$ 0 |
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there is very little dread or apprehension , and though i like the creepy ideas , they are not executed with anything more than perfunctory skill . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a big , gorgeous , sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand , uncomplicated fashion . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the overall effect is less like a children |
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trite , banal , cliched , mostly inoffensive . $LABEL$ 0 |
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so much facile technique , such cute ideas , so little movie . $LABEL$ 1 |
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chilling , well-acted , and finely directed : david jacobson |
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visually rather stunning , but ultimately a handsome-looking bore , the true creativity would have been to hide treasure planet entirely and completely reimagine it . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a movie that successfully crushes a best selling novel into a timeframe that mandates that you avoid the godzilla sized soda . $LABEL$ 1 |
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once the 50 year old benigni appears as the title character , we find ourselves longing for the block of wood to come back . $LABEL$ 0 |
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but taken as a stylish and energetic one-shot , the queen of the damned can not be said to suck . $LABEL$ 1 |
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at least one scene is so disgusting that viewers may be hard pressed to retain their lunch . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the movie has an infectious exuberance that will engage anyone with a passing interest in the skate\/surf culture , the l.a. beach scene and the imaginative -lrb- and sometimes illegal -rrb- ways kids can make a playground out of the refuse of adults . $LABEL$ 1 |
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corpus collosum -- while undeniably interesting -- wore out its welcome well before the end credits rolled about 45 minutes in . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this illuminating documentary transcends our preconceived vision of the holy land and its inhabitants , revealing the human complexities beneath . $LABEL$ 1 |
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trademark american triteness and simplicity are tossed out the window with the intelligent french drama that deftly explores the difficult relationship between a father and son . $LABEL$ 1 |
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villeneuve spends too much time wallowing in bibi |
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what is 100 % missing here is a script of even the most elemental literacy , an inkling of genuine wit , and anything resembling acting . $LABEL$ 0 |
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as the two leads , lathan and diggs are charming and have chemistry both as friends and lovers . $LABEL$ 1 |
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like leon , it |
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if you can stomach the rough content , it |
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there |
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and that leaves a hole in the center of the salton sea . $LABEL$ 0 |
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there |
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director andrew niccol ... demonstrates a wry understanding of the quirks of fame . $LABEL$ 1 |
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try as i may , i ca n |
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shaky close-ups of turkey-on-rolls , stubbly chins , liver spots , red noses and the filmmakers new bobbed do draw easy chuckles but lead nowhere . $LABEL$ 0 |
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utterly lacking in charm , wit and invention , roberto benigni |
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further proof that the epicenter of cool , beautiful , thought-provoking foreign cinema is smack-dab in the middle of dubya |
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but what are adults doing in the theater at all ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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miller is playing so free with emotions , and the fact that children are hostages to fortune , that he makes the audience hostage to his swaggering affectation of seriousness . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the piece plays as well as it does thanks in large measure to anspaugh |
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what better message than ` love thyself |
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if you enjoy more thoughtful comedies with interesting conflicted characters ; this one is for you . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the movie is beautiful to behold and engages one in a sense of epic struggle -- inner and outer -- that |
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although huppert |
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nothing is sacred in this gut-buster . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a tender , heartfelt family drama . $LABEL$ 1 |
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... nothing scary here except for some awful acting and lame special effects . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it made me want to wrench my eyes out of my head and toss them at the screen . $LABEL$ 0 |
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but the power of these -lrb- subjects -rrb- is obscured by the majority of the film that shows a stationary camera on a subject that could be mistaken for giving a public oration , rather than contributing to a film |
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suffocated by its fussy script and uptight characters , this musty adaptation is all the more annoying since it |
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reign of fire looks as if it was made without much thought -- and is best watched that way . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the acting , costumes , music , cinematography and sound are all astounding given the production |
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this is n |
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a coda in every sense , the pinochet case splits time between a minute-by-minute account of the british court |
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brilliantly explores the conflict between following one |
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like you could n |
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involves two mysteries -- one it gives away and the other featuring such badly drawn characters that its outcome hardly matters . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the problem with this film is that it lacks focus . $LABEL$ 0 |
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on the whole , the movie lacks wit , feeling and believability to compensate for its incessant coarseness and banality . $LABEL$ 0 |
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... a magnificent drama well worth tracking down . $LABEL$ 1 |
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perceptive in its vision of nascent industrialized world politics as a new art form , but far too clunky , didactic and saddled with scenes that seem simply an ill fit for this movie . $LABEL$ 0 |
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for all the writhing and wailing , tears , rage and opium overdoses , there |
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old-form moviemaking at its best . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a sometimes tedious film . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a gorgeous , witty , seductive movie . $LABEL$ 1 |
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moody , heartbreaking , and filmed in a natural , unforced style that makes its characters seem entirely convincing even when its script is not . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a nightmare date with a half-formed wit done a great disservice by a lack of critical distance and a sad trust in liberal arts college bumper sticker platitudes . $LABEL$ 0 |
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late marriage |
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a movie that reminds us of just how exciting and satisfying the fantasy cinema can be when it |
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but it still jingles in the pocket . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it |
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it all drags on so interminably it |
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it wants to tweak them with a taste of tangy new humor . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an unclassifiably awful study in self - and audience-abuse . $LABEL$ 0 |
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comes ... uncomfortably close to coasting in the treads of the bicycle thief . $LABEL$ 0 |
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you do n |
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the film makes a fatal mistake : it asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it will grip even viewers who are n |
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challenging , intermittently engrossing and unflaggingly creative . $LABEL$ 1 |
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expect the same-old , lame-old slasher nonsense , just with different scenery . $LABEL$ 0 |
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tries to add some spice to its quirky sentiments but the taste is all too familiar . $LABEL$ 0 |
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while the resident evil games may have set new standards for thrills , suspense , and gore for video games , the movie really only succeeds in the third of these . $LABEL$ 0 |
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beautifully observed , miraculously unsentimental comedy-drama . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a solid film ... but more conscientious than it is truly stirring . $LABEL$ 1 |
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stealing harvard aspires to comedic grand larceny but stands convicted of nothing more than petty theft of your time . $LABEL$ 0 |
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good old-fashioned slash-and-hack is back ! $LABEL$ 1 |
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a movie with a real anarchic flair . $LABEL$ 1 |
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characters still need to function according to some set of believable and comprehensible impulses , no matter how many drugs they do or how much artistic license avary employs . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a densely constructed , highly referential film , and an audacious return to form that can comfortably sit among jean-luc godard |
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far more imaginative and ambitious than the trivial , cash-in features nickelodeon has made from its other animated tv series . $LABEL$ 1 |
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pumpkin means to be an outrageous dark satire on fraternity life , but its ambitions far exceed the abilities of writer adam larson broder and his co-director , tony r. abrams , in their feature debut . $LABEL$ 0 |
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zhang ... has done an amazing job of getting realistic performances from his mainly nonprofessional cast . $LABEL$ 1 |
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without ever becoming didactic , director carlos carrera expertly weaves this novelistic story of entangled interrelationships and complex morality . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it |
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gives you the steady pulse of life in a beautiful city viewed through the eyes of a character who , in spite of tragic loss and increasing decrepitude , knows in his bones that he is one of the luckiest men alive . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a psychological thriller with a genuinely spooky premise and an above-average cast , actor bill paxton |
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it |
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dragonfly has no atmosphere , no tension -- nothing but costner , flailing away . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the film flat lines when it should peak and is more missed opportunity and trifle than dark , decadent truffle . $LABEL$ 0 |
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less dizzying than just dizzy , the jaunt is practically over before it begins . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a science-fiction pastiche so lacking in originality that if you stripped away its inspirations there would be precious little left . $LABEL$ 0 |
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-lrb- w -rrb- hile long on amiable monkeys and worthy environmentalism , jane goodall |
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intriguing documentary which is emotionally diluted by focusing on the story |
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the son |
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a disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the bard , particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers . $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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... a hollow joke told by a cinematic gymnast having too much fun embellishing the misanthropic tale to actually engage it . $LABEL$ 0 |
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this time mr. burns is trying something in the martin scorsese street-realist mode , but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again . $LABEL$ 0 |
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manages to be both repulsively sadistic and mundane . $LABEL$ 0 |
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a simple , but gritty and well-acted ensemble drama that encompasses a potent metaphor for a country still dealing with its fascist past . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the film is beautifully mounted , but , more to the point , the issues are subtly presented , managing to walk a fine line with regard to the question of joan |
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a sequel that |
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this is an egotistical endeavor from the daughter of horror director dario argento -lrb- a producer here -rrb- , but her raw performance and utter fearlessness make it strangely magnetic . $LABEL$ 1 |
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nicks , seemingly uncertain what |
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it deserves to be seen by anyone with even a passing interest in the events shaping the world beyond their own horizons . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it treats women like idiots . $LABEL$ 0 |
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there are some wonderfully fresh moments that smooth the moral stiffness with human kindness and hopefulness . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the result is a gaudy bag of stale candy , something from a halloween that died . $LABEL$ 0 |
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an interesting story with a pertinent -lrb- cinematically unique -rrb- message , told fairly well and scored to perfection , i found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive `` missing thing . |
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not far beneath the surface , this reconfigured tale asks disturbing questions about those things we expect from military epics . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an absurdist comedy about alienation , separation and loss . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the talented and clever robert rodriguez perhaps put a little too much heart into his first film and did n |
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hilariously inept and ridiculous . $LABEL$ 1 |
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vera |
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for close to two hours the audience is forced to endure three terminally depressed , mostly inarticulate , hyper dysfunctional families for the price of one . $LABEL$ 0 |
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good car chases , great fight scenes , and a distinctive blend of european , american and asian influences . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the performances take the movie to a higher level . $LABEL$ 1 |
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some of their jokes work , but most fail miserably and in the end , pumpkin is far more offensive than it is funny . $LABEL$ 0 |
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chokes on its own depiction of upper-crust decorum . $LABEL$ 0 |
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if looking for a thrilling sci-fi cinematic ride , do n |
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deadeningly dull , mired in convoluted melodrama , nonsensical jargon and stiff-upper-lip laboriousness . $LABEL$ 0 |
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collateral damage finally delivers the goods for schwarzenegger fans . $LABEL$ 1 |
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still , as a visual treat , the film is almost unsurpassed . $LABEL$ 1 |
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his last movie was poetically romantic and full of indelible images , but his latest has nothing going for it . $LABEL$ 0 |
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portentous and pretentious , the weight of water is appropriately titled , given the heavy-handedness of it drama . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the minor figures surrounding -lrb- bobby -rrb- ... form a gritty urban mosaic . $LABEL$ 1 |
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no one but a convict guilty of some truly heinous crime should have to sit through the master of disguise . $LABEL$ 0 |
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complete lack of originality , cleverness or even visible effort $LABEL$ 0 |
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it |
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the movie does a good job of laying out some of the major issues that we encounter as we journey through life . $LABEL$ 1 |
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zaidan |
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not only are the special effects and narrative flow much improved , and daniel radcliffe more emotionally assertive this time around as harry , but the film conjures the magic of author j.k. rowling |
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the best revenge may just be living well because this film , unlike other dumas adaptations , is far more likened to a treasure than a lengthy jail sentence . $LABEL$ 1 |
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too much of the humor falls flat . $LABEL$ 0 |
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falls neatly into the category of good stupid fun . $LABEL$ 1 |
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jaglom ... put -lrb- s -rrb- the audience in the privileged position of eavesdropping on his characters $LABEL$ 1 |
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every dance becomes about seduction , where backstabbing and betrayals are celebrated , and sex is currency . $LABEL$ 0 |
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velocity represents everything wrong with |
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hardly a masterpiece , but it introduces viewers to a good charitable enterprise and some interesting real people . $LABEL$ 1 |
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one of creepiest , scariest movies to come along in a long , long time , easily rivaling blair witch or the others . $LABEL$ 1 |
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it has its moments of swaggering camaraderie , but more often just feels generic , derivative and done to death . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the so-inept - it |
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it |
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mattei is tiresomely grave and long-winded , as if circularity itself indicated profundity . $LABEL$ 0 |
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pacino is brilliant as the sleep-deprived dormer , his increasing weariness as much existential as it is physical . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a compelling spanish film about the withering effects of jealousy in the life of a young monarch whose sexual passion for her husband becomes an obsession . $LABEL$ 1 |
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there |
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bad . $LABEL$ 0 |
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an intriguing cinematic omnibus and round-robin that occasionally is more interesting in concept than in execution . $LABEL$ 1 |
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the subtle strength of `` elling |
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not exactly the bees knees $LABEL$ 0 |
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audrey tatou has a knack for picking roles that magnify her outrageous charm , and in this literate french comedy , she |
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just not campy enough $LABEL$ 0 |
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a must-see for the david mamet enthusiast and for anyone who appreciates intelligent , stylish moviemaking . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a spellbinding african film about the modern condition of rootlessness , a state experienced by millions around the globe . $LABEL$ 1 |
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a cartoon that |
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you will emerge with a clearer view of how the gears of justice grind on and the death report comes to share airtime alongside the farm report . $LABEL$ 1 |
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an operatic , sprawling picture that |
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morton uses her face and her body language to bring us morvern |
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rarely has leukemia looked so shimmering and benign . $LABEL$ 0 |
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we have n |
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true tale of courage -- and complicity -- at auschwitz is a harrowing drama that tries to tell of the unspeakable . $LABEL$ 1 |
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how do you spell cliché ? $LABEL$ 0 |
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the script is n |
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a giggle a minute . $LABEL$ 1 |
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made with no discernible craft and monstrously sanctimonious in dealing with childhood loss . $LABEL$ 0 |
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the only excitement comes when the credits finally roll and you get to leave the theater . $LABEL$ 0 |
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maud and roland |
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but this films lacks the passion required to sell the material . $LABEL$ 0 |
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vera |
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the film is based on truth and yet there is something about it that feels incomplete , as if the real story starts just around the corner . $LABEL$ 0 |
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corny , schmaltzy and predictable , but still manages to be kind of heartwarming , nonetheless . $LABEL$ 1 |
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huston nails both the glad-handing and the choking sense of hollow despair . $LABEL$ 1 |
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in an effort , i suspect , not to offend by appearing either too serious or too lighthearted , it offends by just being wishy-washy . $LABEL$ 0 |
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nelson |
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a sequence of ridiculous shoot - |
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it seems like i have been waiting my whole life for this movie and now i ca n |
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liotta put on 30 pounds for the role , and has completely transformed himself from his smooth , goodfellas image . $LABEL$ 1 |
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passable entertainment , but it |
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it |
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it |
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a study in shades of gray , offering itself up in subtle plot maneuvers ... $LABEL$ 1 |
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the tale of tok -lrb- andy lau -rrb- , a sleek sociopath on the trail of o -lrb- takashi sorimachi -rrb- , the most legendary of asian hitmen , is too scattershot to take hold . $LABEL$ 0 |
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something like scrubbing the toilet . $LABEL$ 0 |
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smart , provocative and blisteringly funny . $LABEL$ 1 |
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this one is definitely one to skip , even for horror movie fanatics . $LABEL$ 0 |
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charles |
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an effectively creepy , fear-inducing -lrb- not fear-reducing -rrb- film from japanese director hideo nakata , who takes the superstitious curse on chain letters and actually applies it . $LABEL$ 1 |
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