a whole lot of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting at the start and finish .


creative team


covers this territory with wit and originality , suggesting that with his fourth feature -- the first to be released in the u.s.


put through torture


growing strain


of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


the production has been made with an enormous amount of affection


terrific flair


of bad animation and mindless violence


the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive


taylor 's cartoonish performance and the film 's ill-considered notion


will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen , not screaming but yawning .


when it 's this rich and luscious


beresford nicely mixes in as much humor as pathos to take us on his sentimental journey of the heart .


spiritual film taps


to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


is the best kind of documentary , one that makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow .


lamer


of the ideal casting of the masterful british actor ian holm


atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad


evokes the bottom tier of blaxploitation flicks


that is all the more remarkable because it


a fudged opportunity


this laughable dialogue


go down as the worst -- and only -- killer website movie of this or any other year


this is the kind of movie where people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks .


our infantilized culture


how a skillful filmmaker can impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head


a detailed historical document ,


flavors and emotions


even the bull gets recycled .


same sledgehammer appeal


reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy


displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard


writer-director randall wallace has bitten off more than he or anyone else could chew


gets us too drunk on the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing


carvey 's ) characters are both overplayed and exaggerated


perfect use in the breathtakingly beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


a cinematic corpse


spectacularly


this world more complex


clueless


may puzzle his most ardent fans .


, the film chimes in on the grieving process and strangely draws the audience into the unexplainable pain and eccentricities that are attached to the concept of loss .


exhaustingly


that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge


fail to crack a smile at


sucks you


grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments


films about loss , grief and recovery are pretty valuable these days .


the sorriest and


a low-key labor of love that strikes a very resonant chord


, finch 's tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a saturday matinee


wants to be a suspenseful horror movie or a weepy melodrama


of their first full flush of testosterone


the strange horror of life


winning comedy


nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming


by drawing me into the picture


it ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .


has been overexposed , redolent of a thousand cliches


political prisoners , poverty and the boat loads of people who try to escape the country


starts out ballsy and stylish but fails to keep it up and settles into clichés .


aimless , arduous , and


yet overflows with wisdom and emotion .


is interested


the answer is clear : not easily and , in the end , not well enough .


otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists


inconsequential


will find morrison 's iconoclastic uses of technology to be liberating


gets molested


masterfully controlled


enriched


adaptation is intricately constructed and in a strange way nails all of orlean 's themes without being a true adaptation of her book .


right


manic


they are having so much fun


superb production values & christian bale 's charisma make up for a derivative plot .


one of those terrific documentaries that collect a bunch of people who are enthusiastic about something and then figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm .


it 's only in fairy tales that princesses that are married for political reason live happily ever after .


it begins to seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject


unlike trey parker , sandler does n't understand that the idea of exploiting molestation for laughs is funny , not actually exploiting it yourself .


is an action movie with an action icon who 's been all but decommissioned .


its audience giddy with the delight of discovery


has a true talent for drawing wrenching performances from his actors ( improvised over many months ) and for conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable .


to make a big splash


is that its own action is n't very effective


the sentimental script has problems , but the actors pick up the slack


do n't even bother to rent this on video


, no such thing is hartley 's least accessible screed yet .


charming and


a laugh


... gives give a solid , anguished performance that eclipses nearly everything else she 's ever done .


a powerful performance from mel gibson and a brutal 90-minute battle sequence that does everything but issue you a dog-tag and an m-16


momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


of b-movie excitement


, powerful act


its relaxed ,


is engaging enough to keep you from shifting in your chair too often


that came to define a generation


smarter than your average bond


look too deep into the story


the film has a nearly terminal case of the cutes , and it 's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is .


a live-wire film that


` santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative .


creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict ,


elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


's insecure in lovely and amazing , a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers , daughters and their relationships .


the filmmakers ' post-camp comprehension of what made old-time b movies good-bad that makes eight legged freaks a perfectly entertaining summer diversion


felt trapped and with no obvious escape


technical skill and rare depth


of virtuosic set pieces


the best didacticism is one carried by a strong sense of humanism ,


a work of enthralling drama


always brooding


's a movie that accomplishes so much that one viewing ca n't possibly be enough .


if you 're as happy listening to movies as you are watching them , and the slow parade of human frailty fascinates you


the wake of saving private ryan


that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front


a loquacious and dreary piece


once she lets her love depraved leads meet , ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


just fell apart


it does n't leave you with much .


takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


great monster/science fiction flicks


perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters ,


gripping , amusing , tender and heart-wrenching


is a very good viewing alternative for young women


better hip-hop clips


a host of splendid performances


being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances


shows moments of promise but ultimately succumbs to cliches and pat storytelling .


that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project


del


bogus spiritualism


deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still ,


above the run-of-the-mill singles blender


lawrence plumbs personal tragedy and also the human comedy .


phenomenal , especially


predictable denouement


quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout


so badly


all too clever complexity


slightly naughty , just-above-average off


carvey 's considerable talents


wiser


absurd finale


are never more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach


it does n't even seem like she tried .


that was n't all that great to begin with


notorious c.h.o. still feels like a promising work-in-progress


are clinically depressed


a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications


emotional evolution


a little uneven to be the cat 's meow ,


's funny , as the old saying goes , because it 's true .


stand as intellectual masterpieces next to the scorpion king .


makes the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing


a fascinating examination of the joyous , turbulent self-discovery made by a proper , middle-aged woman .


, the production works more often than it does n't .


direct-to-video ' release


that director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell and that mel gibson can gasp , shudder and even tremble without losing his machismo


being a really bad imitation of the really bad blair witch project


especially fine


are tops , with the two leads delivering oscar-caliber performances .


smoky and


does justice


enters a realm where few non-porn films venture , and comes across as darkly funny , energetic , and surprisingly gentle


acting like puppets


memorable and resourceful performances


the story has its redundancies , and


do n't wait to see this terrific film with your kids -- if you do n't have kids borrow some


's a fairly impressive debut from the director , charles stone iii


a flat , plodding picture


plight and isolation


done any better in bringing the story of spider-man to the big screen


will wind up as glum as mr. de niro


as satisfyingly odd and intriguing a tale as it was a century and a half ago


a big musical number like ` praise the lord , he 's the god of second chances '


an unseemly pleasure


who re-invents himself


is brilliant


transcends its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals


there 's something fishy about a seasonal holiday kids ' movie ...


much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives


by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen


a movie where the most notable observation is how long you 've been sitting still


beautifully read and


a convenient conveyor belt of brooding personalities that parade about as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination


of romantic obsession


a jaw-droppingly beautiful work that upends nearly every cliché of japanese animation


of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph


going to love the piano teacher


is depressing , ruthlessly pained and depraved , the movie equivalent of staring into an open wound


talkiness is n't necessarily bad , but the dialogue frequently misses the mark .


spiked with raw urban humor


is pretty funny now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects


pleasingly upbeat


sharp comic timing that makes the more hackneyed elements of the film easier to digest


a thoughtful examination of faith , love and power


its storytelling prowess and special effects are both listless .


endearing and well-lensed


a deeply humanistic artist


not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face


soldiers ultimately achieves its main strategic objective : dramatizing the human cost of the conflict that came to define a generation .


visceral , nasty journey


created a provocative ,


fontaine masterfully


juiced with enough energy and excitement for at least three films


is a clear case of preaching to the converted


the biggest problem with satin rouge is lilia herself .


it 's a big idea


the shadows of motown


pig


soured me on the santa clause 2 was that santa bumps up against 21st century reality so hard


a headline-fresh thriller set among orthodox jews on the west bank , joseph cedar 's time


can only love the players it brings to the fore for the gifted but no-nonsense human beings they are and for the still-inestimable contribution they have made to our shared history .


would n't turn down a big bowl of that


stimulating and


it 's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek


the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes


complicated characters


smoothly


to catch the pitch of his poetics , savor the pleasure of his sounds and images , and ponder the historical , philosophical , and ethical issues that intersect with them


most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


content merely to lionize its title character and exploit his anger - all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon on the need for national health insurance .


a subtle , humorous , illuminating study


a solid and refined piece of moviemaking


as padded as allen 's jelly belly


having so much fun


with strangeness than excellence


mumbo jumbo


kidman who holds the film together with a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers


seldom hammy


his lack of faith in his audience


behave like kids


bravery and integrity


slapstick


makes a depleted yesterday feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


a native american


twenty years later , e.t. is still a cinematic touchstone .


a clichéd and shallow cautionary tale


the answers


( t ) his slop does n't even have potential as a cult film , as it 's too loud to shout insults at the screen .


hooting


appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichés the filmmakers could dredge up


changing lanes is an anomaly for a hollywood movie ; it 's a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama that actually has something interesting to say


like a 10-course banquet


it 's just that it 's so not-at-all-good .


has a wooden delivery and encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation


darling


colorful , semimusical


finally revel in its splendor


is simply tired


touching and tender


provides a very moving and revelatory footnote to the holocaust


finally returns de palma to his pulpy thrillers of the early '80s


the brave , uninhibited performances


grows as dull as its characters , about whose fate it is hard to care


've grown tired of going where no man has gone before


it 's refreshing that someone understands the need for the bad boy ; diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly


skeptics


is certainly worth seeing at least once


totally disorientated


motionless characters


played and smartly


by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over


actor raymond j. barry is perfectly creepy and believable .


is stiff or just plain bad


it 's a solid movie about people whose lives are anything but .


i 've had more interesting -- and , dare i say , thematically complex -- bowel movements than this long-on-the-shelf , point-and-shoot exercise in gimmicky crime drama .


's still damn funny stuff


an engaging storyline , which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues


you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film


justifies


the tortured husband


the worst thing


richly


another cool crime movie


a ruffle in what is already an erratic career


mib ii '' succeeds due to its rapid-fire delivery and enough inspired levity that it ca n't be dismissed as mindless .


the pianist is the film roman polanski may have been born to make .


been a hoot in a bad-movie way


inadvertent ones


of crap


it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain


most plain , unimaginative


the two leads , nearly perfect in their roles ,


love moore or loathe him , you 've got to admire ... the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions


a better vehicle


it 's likely to please audiences who like movies that demand four hankies


red dragon '' never cuts corners .


like a typical bible killer story


is technically sophisticated in the worst way


the beast should definitely get top billing


( and its palate )


the chatter of parrots raised on oprah


... a thoughtful what-if for the heart as well as the mind .


its leaden acting ,


have absolutely no idea who the main characters are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching .


things fall apart


choreographed


again that the era of the intelligent , well-made b movie is long gone


will leave you thinking


sanctimonious , self-righteous


enjoy the hot chick


intense and engrossing


, the film is just a corny examination of a young actress trying to find her way .


give shapiro , goldman , and bolado credit for good intentions , but there 's nothing here that they could n't have done in half an hour .


'' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings


encouraging thought


highly uneven and inconsistent ... margarita happy hour kinda


stock clichés


its and pieces of the hot chick are so hilarious , and


are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes , most at women 's expense


badly-rendered cgi effects


the actors must struggle with the fact that they 're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans


that cuts to the chase of the modern girl 's dilemma


a powerful and reasonably fulfilling gestalt


will guarantee to have you leaving the theater with a smile on your face .


eloquent ( meditation ) on death


that deals with first love sweetly


a 75-minute sample of puerile


delight your senses and


is a wartime farce in the alternately comic and gut-wrenching style of joseph heller or kurt vonnegut .


it 's also one of the smartest


maybe you 'll be lucky , and there 'll be a power outage during your screening so you can get your money back


the picture in some evocative shades


humor , warmth


astonishing ...


i do n't know why steven seagal is considered a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good or make any money .


of cookie-cutter action scenes


touching good sense


a film of quiet power .


some of the worst dialogue


very valuable film


offers some flashy twists


a pressure cooker of horrified awe


from the incongruous but chemically


touched


moments of hilarity to be had


whatever complaints i might have , i 'd take ( its ) earnest errors and hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor 's club any time .


, singing , and unforgettable characters


there may have been a good film in `` trouble every day , '' but it is not what is on the screen .


it surrenders to a formulaic bang-bang , shoot-em-up scene at the conclusion


to bother pleasuring its audience


much stranger than any fiction


that could easily wait for your pay per view dollar


to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies


if it may still leave you wanting more answers as the credits


make a gorgeous pair ...


manipulative whitewash


want you to enjoy yourselves without feeling conned .


create a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece of film entertainment


rightly


layered , well-developed characters


into a roll that could have otherwise been bland and run of the mill


it should be interesting , it should be poignant , it turns out to be affected and boring


is slow to those of us in middle age


features some decent performances


gem


one fantastic ( and educational ) documentary .


idiotic court maneuvers


( it 's ) what punk rock music used to be ,


rushed , slapdash


find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination


add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale


most intense psychological mysteries


at all the wrong times


princesses


86 minutes too long


truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining


shine


in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising , but in practice it 's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life .


a captivating and intimate study


what i like about men with brooms and what is kind of special is how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians


... plays like a badly edited , 91-minute trailer ( and ) the director ca n't seem to get a coherent rhythm going .


more than its fair share of saucy hilarity .


a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and


allowed to use the word `` new '' in its title


to a crescendo that encompasses many more paths than we started with


never reach satisfying conclusions


who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground


which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


is that there is never any question of how things will turn out


's plotless , shapeless


hence , storytelling is far more appealing


imagination and insight


a bizarre piece of work , with premise and dialogue


someone other than the director


the formula feel fresh


silly and


the books are better


the experience of actually watching the movie is less compelling than the circumstances of its making .


to the tailor for some major alterations


a gawky actor


than this hastily dubbed disaster


clever


with phony humility barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism


that writer and director burr steers knows the territory


that , come to think of it , the day-old shelf would be a more appropriate location to store it


have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances


a truly wonderful tale


goes a long way toward restoring the luster of the national lampoon film franchise , too long reduced to direct-to-video irrelevancy


of diverse political perspectives


be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama


are infants


recommend secretary ,


a quick-buck sequel


gorgeous film


we started to wonder if ... some unpaid intern had just typed ` chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine .


the result is somewhat satisfying -- it still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable .


may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain


a glossy rehash


the best possible senses of both those words


like crap


intense


scenic splendor


director peter kosminsky gives these women a forum to demonstrate their acting ` chops '


the same easy targets


's a pedestrian , flat drama that screams out ` amateur ' in almost every frame .


that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes


most intriguing movie experiences


perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's


by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music


desperation worthy


find little new


the subject matter is as adult as you can get


has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and


a sharper , cleaner script


an era of theatrical comedy that , while past ,


's ) better at fingering problems than finding solutions .


kicks off with an inauspicious premise , mopes through a dreary tract of virtually plotless meanderings and then ends with a whimper .


is otherwise a sumptuous work of b-movie imagination


the filmmakers could dredge up


finely crafted , finely written , exquisitely performed


much to do , too little time to do it in


bitter taste


neglecting character development


the one that i want


ends with a whimper


expanded vision


passion , grief and fear


is one big excuse to play one lewd scene after another


are very , very good reasons for certain movies


contemptible


a small movie with a big heart


of the universal themes , earnest performances


a life interestingly


surprising , subtle


is dudsville


the same old bad trip


suffers from a flat script and a low budget .


seduce and


time stands still in more ways that one in clockstoppers , a sci-fi thriller as lazy as it is interminable .


mere plot pawn


so bland and utterly forgettable


describe exactly how bad it is


less the product of loving , well integrated homage and more like a mere excuse for the wan , thinly sketched story


strong and unforced supporting cast


that this bold move works


teeth-clenching gusto


action scenes


is on his way to becoming the american indian spike lee .


by predictable plotting and tiresome histrionics


meal


make a huge action sequence


combines improbable melodrama ( gored bullfighters , comatose ballerinas ) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements , and yet at the end , we are undeniably touched .


vibrant and intoxicating


she lets her love depraved leads meet , ( denis ' ) story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


helps little


wo n't see the next six


fresh ,


the power of the huston performance ,


the film rehashes several old themes and is capped with pointless extremes -- it 's insanely violent and very graphic


articulates the tangled feelings of particular new yorkers deeply touched by an unprecedented tragedy


is surely one of the most frantic , virulent and foul-natured christmas season pics ever delivered by a hollywood studio .


importance


they never succeed in really rattling the viewer


a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd , the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document -- its makers are n't removed and inquisitive enough for that


full well


of unbridled greed and materalism


an awkward hybrid


with pat storylines , precious circumstances and beautiful stars


stand out


priceless


's impossible to even categorize this as a smutty guilty pleasure .


huge-screen


looks


of its sweeping battle scenes


most hackneyed


'' starts out like a typical bible killer story


extended dialogue exercise


a fiercely clever and subtle film


played-out


fiendishly


confused in death to smoochy


communicate the truth of the world


the sensational true-crime hell-jaunt purists might like and more experimental in its storytelling ( though no less horrifying for it )


a failure as straight drama


one of the world 's most fascinating stories


that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse


that are n't so substantial or fresh


think of this dog of a movie as the cinematic equivalent of high humidity .


romp of a film .


is a deeply unpleasant experience


sensitive ensemble performances


delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama


is unfocused , while the story goes nowhere


does such a good job of it


, alias betty is richly detailed , deftly executed and utterly absorbing .


an intense and engrossing head-trip


has no affect on the kurds


enjoyable level


is so slovenly done , so primitive in technique , that it ca n't really be called animation .


a hint


a terrific performance


fully engaged supporting cast


is more about the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones


an unrewarding collar


a glimpse of the solomonic decision facing jewish parents in those turbulent times


strong , measured work


badder than bad


not


a marginal thumbs up


forgot to include anything even halfway scary as they poorly rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting .


symbolic


snail-like


it 's a bargain-basement european pickup .


the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture


compulsively watchable , no matter how degraded things get .


headed east , far east , in retelling a historically significant , and personal , episode detailing how one international city welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees while the world 's democracie


, it 's contrived and predictable


this is not a jackie chan movie .


nothing new


more than make up for its logical loopholes , which fly by so fast there 's no time to think about them anyway


once he starts learning to compromise with reality enough to become comparatively sane and healthy , the film becomes predictably conventional .


her fans walked out muttering words like `` horrible '' and `` terrible , '' but had so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost .


sinuously plotted


the storylines are woven together skilfully , the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking ,


the script by david koepp is perfectly serviceable and because he gives the story some soul ... he elevates the experience to a more mythic level .


welcomed tens of thousands of german jewish refugees


truly , truly bad movie


poignancy


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful ,


slim hopes and dreams


sometimes descends into sub-tarantino cuteness


will probably be one of those movies barely registering a blip on the radar screen of 2002 .


sundance festival


makes it a party worth attending


... works on some levels and is certainly worth seeing at least once .


glitz


disappointingly generic nature


an honest , sensitive story from a vietnamese point


the sparse instances of humor


choppy , surface-effect feeling


boxes these women 's souls right open for us .


will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


as gamely as the movie tries to make sense of its title character , there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy


the amazing spider-man


car wreck


all-enveloping movie experience


of trashy , kinky fun


engrossing entertainment


animation enthusiasts


pitifully


roman polanski 's autobiographical gesture at redemption is better than ` shindler 's list '


snow white


friends


smile-button


what enlivens this film , beyond the astute direction of cardoso and beautifully detailed performances by all of the actors , is a note of defiance over social dictates .


this crude ,


the franchise 's best years


wilde 's wit and


such master screenwriting comes courtesy of john pogue , the yale grad who previously gave us `` the skulls '' and last year 's `` rollerball .


'll keep you wide awake and ... very tense


his smooth , shrewd , powerful act


the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


is repulsive and depressing .


appalling ` ace ventura ' rip-off


kooky and overeager as it is spooky and subtly in love with myth


right at home as a nifty plot line in steven soderbergh 's traffic fails to arrive at any satisfying destination


would know what to make of this italian freakshow


poignant if familiar story of a young person suspended between two cultures .


is never sure to make a clear point -- even if it seeks to rely on an ambiguous presentation .


lackadaisical plotting and mindless action


a decent draft in the auditorium might blow it off the screen


much ado about something is an amicable endeavor .


uses the last act to reel in the audience since its poignancy hooks us completely .


, this somber picture reveals itself slowly , intelligently , artfully .


victorious revolutionaries


the cleverness ,


's a charismatic charmer likely to seduce and conquer .


follows the formula , but throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling .


hilariously , gloriously alive


boxes these women 's souls right open for us


hindered


it 's supposed to be a romantic comedy


zhuangzhuang creates delicate balance of style , text , and subtext that 's so simple and precise that anything discordant would topple the balance , but


lacks the inspiration of the original and has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes past a child 's interest and an adult 's patience


strangely sinister happy ending


the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


the dead horse of surprise


wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion


adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special


real women have curves wears its empowerment on its sleeve but even its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros .


bitter pill


enough innovation or pizazz


edge or


seldom hammy ,


arcane area


should never forget


elaborate choreography


no psychology here , and no real narrative logic


is almost guaranteed that even the stuffiest cinema goers will laugh their *** off for an hour-and-a-half


help increase an average student 's self-esteem


in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise


shame that stealing harvard is too busy getting in its own way to be anything but frustrating , boring , and forgettable .


wryly


a ham-fisted sermon


grand fart


resolutely downbeat


well-rounded


this would have been better than the fiction it has concocted


for sick and demented humor simply


his fake backdrops and stately pacing


collectively stellar performance


fully realized story


overly original


but it has an ambition to say something about its subjects , but not a willingness .


the intoxicating fumes and


it 's plotless , shapeless -- and yet , it must be admitted , not entirely humorless .


tragedy


whether or not you buy mr. broomfield 's findings , the film acquires an undeniable entertainment value as the slight , pale mr. broomfield continues to force himself on people and into situations that would make lesser men run for cover .


turn down


zero-dimensional , unlikable characters and


he does all of this , and more , while remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics this side of jonathan swift .


really special walk


a quasi-documentary by french filmmaker karim dridi that celebrates the hardy spirit of cuban music


documentarian


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater ,


the attempt to build up a pressure cooker of horrified awe emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show .


trust an audience 's intelligence


tartakovsky 's team has some freakish powers of visual charm , but


costner 's warm-milk persona is just as ill-fitting as shadyac 's perfunctory directing chops , and some of the more overtly silly dialogue would sink laurence olivier


excites the imagination and


is something rare and riveting : a wild ride that relies on more than special effects


trying to laugh at how bad


that is masterly


runs a good race , one that will have you at the edge of your seat for long stretches .


very well written and directed with brutal honesty and respect for its audience .


's badder than bad


certain to be distasteful to children and adults alike , eight crazy nights is a total misfire .


of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation


all things we 've seen before


its simplicity puts an exclamation point on the fact that this is n't something to be taken seriously


overlong soap


gorgeous , passionate


the soul-searching deliberateness of the film , although leavened nicely with dry absurdist wit


it entertaining


the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness


falls down


, old-fashioned-movie movie


spiteful


finely tuned


a boring , pretentious muddle that uses a sensational , real-life 19th-century crime as a metaphor for


trashy , kinky fun


see : terrorists are more evil than ever !


it 's so not-at-all-good


wicked black comedy


star trek was kind of terrific once ,


translate well to the screen


directed without the expected flair or imagination by hong kong master john woo , windtalkers airs just about every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length .


allows us to be transported into the life of wladyslaw szpilman , who is not only a pianist , but a good human being


poo .


a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes


yank


visually smart


evelyn comes from the heart .


it more than makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance .


is good ,


`` serving sara '' has n't much more to serve than silly fluff


worth the concentration


regards reign of fire with awe .


futuristic women in skimpy clothes


cheesy b-movie


one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


what makes the film special


the charms of the lead performances


nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly but the ideas tie together beautifully .


waged among victims and predators settle into an undistinguished rhythm of artificial suspense .


a high note


this kind of hands-on storytelling is ultimately what makes shanghai ghetto move beyond a good , dry , reliable textbook and what allows it to rank with its worthy predecessors .


funny performers


exuberance in all


to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning


into romeo and juliet/west side story territory , where it plainly has no business going


when you 're rooting for the film to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


and suspenseful argentinian thriller


light the candles , bring out the cake and do n't fret about the calories because there 's precious little substance in birthday girl --


of my least favorite emotions , especially when i have to put up with 146 minutes of it


transparently


majidi 's direction has never been smoother or more confident .


compared to his series of spectacular belly flops both on and off the screen , runteldat is something of a triumph .


it falls down in its attempts to humanize its subject


another wholly unnecessary addition to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt pictures .


have sprung from such a great one


the most practiced curmudgeon


( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy ...


director roger kumble offers just enough sweet and traditional romantic comedy to counter the crudity .


the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .


legally blonde and sweet home abomination


are missing --


competent


a film of epic scale with an intimate feeling , a saga of the ups and downs of friendships


lathan and diggs carry the film with their charisma


that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance


encounters a substantial arc of change that does n't produce any real transformation


a high-spirited buddy movie


thoroughly enjoyable


flat , plodding picture


generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy


one of the rarest kinds of films :


` dragonfly ' dwells on crossing-over mumbo jumbo , manipulative sentimentality , and sappy dialogue .


hard to shake the feeling that it was intended to be a different kind of film


good documentary


that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits


but the talented cast alone will keep you watching , as will the fight scenes .


creepy stories


appealing character quirks


its relaxed


compliment to say that the film makes the viewer feel like the movie 's various victimized audience members after a while , but it also happens to be the movie 's most admirable quality


exploitative for the art houses and too cynical ,


ghetto


there 's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it


when ` science fiction ' takes advantage of the fact that its intended audience has n't yet had much science , it does a disservice to the audience and to the genre .


is one adapted - from-television movie that actually looks as if it belongs on the big screen


replaced by romance-novel platitudes


if de palma spent an hour setting a fancy table and then served up kraft macaroni and cheese


wreckage


maladjusted teens in a downward narcotized spiral .


if you are curious to see the darker side of what 's going on with young tv actors ( dawson leery did what ?!? ) , or see some interesting storytelling devices , you might want to check it out


i spy is still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly that it 's more than a worthwhile effort .


's a loathsome movie


how the movie could be released in this condition


in chilling style


belongs on the big screen


is unconvincing


keep - 'em


mourns


an unholy mess , driven by the pathetic idea that if you shoot something on crummy-looking videotape , it must be labeled ` hip ' , ` innovative ' and ` realistic '


'll still have a good time . ''


strong and confident work


this saga would be terrific to read about


audience award


, life-affirming moments


by turns gripping , amusing , tender and heart-wrenching , laissez-passer has all the earmarks of french cinema at its best .


an inuit masterpiece that will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice unfolds .


, sad dance


from blushing to gushing -- imamura squirts the screen in ` warm water under a red bridge '


distances you by throwing out so many red herrings , so many false scares , that the genuine ones barely register


this is the sort of low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography , complete with visible boom mikes .


despite the film 's shortcomings , the stories are quietly moving .


very welcome


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply ,


a droll ,


neglects to add the magic that made it all work


squanders the charms of stars hugh grant and sandra bullock .


making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary ,


( a ) devastatingly powerful and astonishingly vivid holocaust drama .


accuse kung pow for misfiring , since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


some real vitality and even


delivered dialogue and a heroine who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted


me want to get made-up and go see this movie with my sisters


olivier assayas has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society .


is a dark , gritty , sometimes funny little gem .


catches the chaotic horror


an action hero with table manners ,


tripe


never


why , after only three films , director/co-writer jacques audiard , though little known in this country , belongs in the very top rank of french filmmakers


there 's no place for this story to go but down


invented


a funny and well-contructed black comedy


swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros


ordinary and obvious


the dangerous lives of altar boys ' take on adolescence feels painfully true .


makes you believe the cast and crew thoroughly enjoyed themselves and believed in their small-budget film


a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture


drug abuse , infidelity and death are n't usually comedy fare , but turpin 's film allows us to chuckle through the angst .


loss and denial and life-at-arm 's -


beautiful , timeless and universal tale


at the residents of a copenhagen neighborhood coping with the befuddling complications life


a smart , nuanced look at de sade and what might have happened at picpus


entertainingly nasty


seeing because it 's so bad


is pure , exciting moviemaking


waste their time


arrive on the big screen with their super-powers , their super-simple animation and their super-dooper-adorability intact


' appeared in 1938


how very bad a motion picture can truly be


love its fantasy and adventure


is supposed to be , but ca n't really call it a work of art


of kitsch hard going


one of the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme


spider web .


cold-fish


violence overshadows everything


among the best films of the year .


your reward


find it fascinating


is pleasant , diverting and modest


tired , predictable


a desperate miscalculation


expand a tv show


lifting the pedestal higher


is so fascinating


pulls off some deft ally mcbeal-style fantasy sequences


dopey dialogue


a feature that concentrates on people , a project in which the script and characters hold sway


through its flaws , revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling


( an ) absorbing documentary .


crude


scarcely worth a mention apart from reporting on the number of tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters graced with its company .


forget about one oscar nomination for julianne moore this year


narc is a no-bull throwback to 1970s action films .


everything too safe


the movie , despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places , is wry and engrossing .


, sexist


so badly made on every level


their way around this movie directionless


every joke is repeated at least --


serve no other purpose than to call attention to themselves


as the novel on which it 's based


get through this interminable , shapeless documentary about the swinging subculture


what bubbles up out of john c. walsh 's pipe dream is the distinct and very welcome sense of watching intelligent people making a movie they might actually want to watch .


smart jokes


leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain


turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach


he has severe body odor


a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious


enjoy being rewarded by a script that assumes you are n't very bright


honoring


i 'm sorry to say that this should seal the deal - arnold is not , nor will he be , back .


hoffman 's powerful acting clinic


who is drawn into the exotic world of belly dancing


a low , smoky and inviting sizzle


take center screen , so that the human story is pushed to one side


seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was ... hence , storytelling is far more appealing .


its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale


smutty


in its characters ' frustrations


you 'll cry for your money back .


does n't do a load of good


great scares and a good surprise ending


men with guns


funny and pithy


ended so damned soon


emerges a radiant character portrait


the victims


does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past .


unlike lots of hollywood fluff , this has layered , well-developed characters and some surprises .


a solid , spooky entertainment


does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past . '


does n't add anything fresh to the myth


to a dumb story


is wrong in its sequel .


deeply felt fantasy of a director 's travel through 300 years of russian history .


not too fancy , not too filling , not too fluffy , but definitely tasty and sweet


has moments of inspired humor


color and depth , and


just does n't cut it


filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn 's monotone narration , but he respects the material without sentimentalizing it .


rollerball is as bad as you think , and worse than you can imagine .


, spirit 's visual imagination reminds you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world .


keeps us riveted with every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy and the character 's gripping humanity .


's as if a bored cage spent the duration of the film 's shooting schedule waiting to scream : `` got aids yet ?


is a mess from start to finish .


forces us to consider the unthinkable , the unacceptable , the unmentionable


good to speak about other than the fact that it is relatively short


that the film idiotically uses the website feardotcom.com or the improperly hammy performance from poor stephen rea


jumps around with little logic or continuity


, it 's an unhappy situation all around .


ridiculous bolero


distressingly


extreme ops '' exceeds expectations .


does n't flinch from its unsettling prognosis , namely , that the legacy of war is a kind of perpetual pain


typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing


lingerie models and bar dancers


full , irritating display


a fiercely clever and subtle film , capturing the precarious balance between the extravagant confidence of the exiled aristocracy and the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries


viewers are asked so often to suspend belief that were it not for holm 's performance , the film would be a total washout .


not about scares but a mood in which an ominous , pervasive , and unknown threat lurks just below the proceedings and adds an almost constant mindset of suspense


disgust


, martin is a masterfully conducted work .


beautiful movement and inside information


it seems impossible that an epic four-hour indian musical about a cricket game could be this good ,


some bad singer-turned actors


a movie ever could be


but it 's surprisingly harmless .


glazed with a tawdry b-movie scum


grounded


a light , fun cheese puff


a feel-good movie


are rolling over in their graves


than anyone could desire to the cheap , graceless , hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s


, even in all its director 's cut glory , he 's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything


those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it


immersed in love , lust , and sin


too violent and sordid to function as comedy


for wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation


what saves it ... and makes it one of the better video-game-based flicks , is that the film acknowledges upfront that the plot makes no sense , such that the lack of linearity is the point of emotional and moral departure for protagonist alice .


its own cuteness


it 's a very tasteful rock and roll movie .


trying to please his mom


boarders from venice beach that was a deserved co-winner of the audience award for documentaries at the sundance film festival


that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory


's never as solid as you want it to be


aimless for much of its running time , until late in the film when a tidal wave of plot arrives


disjointed parody .


one of the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i 've ever seen .


`` freaky friday , '' it 's not .


give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood


such a worthless film


very enjoyable


the overcooked , ham-fisted direction


, wonderful


bartleby is a fine , understated piece of filmmaking .


a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game ,


love and familial


the hallmark of this bittersweet , uncommonly sincere movie that portrays the frank humanity of ... emotional recovery


happened to good actors


sparse but oddly compelling .


maintains suspense on different levels throughout a film that is both gripping and compelling


white-knuckled


decent tv outing


a numbingly dull experience


surprisingly shoddy makeup work


an engaging and exciting narrative


it 's nice to see piscopo again after all these years , and chaykin and headly are priceless .


to marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks with philosophical inquiry


one sloughs one 's way through the mire of this alleged psychological thriller in search of purpose or even a plot .


less psycho


have emerged as hilarious lunacy in the hands of woody allen


attractive


that stands a good chance of being the big


for cryin '


wannabe film


very well shot or


all comedy is subversive ,


utterly static picture


baran is shockingly devoid of your typical majid majidi shoe-loving , crippled children .


as sappy as big daddy


like a rather unbelievable love interest and a meandering ending --


powerfully evocative


a sweet , charming tale


there will be plenty of female audience members drooling over michael idemoto as michael


to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life


through crap like this


polanski has found the perfect material with which to address his own world war ii experience in his signature style .


choose the cliff-notes over reading a full-length classic


'd have to be a most hard-hearted person not to be moved by this drama .


you open yourself up to mr. reggio 's theory of this imagery as the movie 's set


a rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy tale of hidden invasion


crude humor and vulgar innuendo


once playful and haunting


a deft , delightful mix of sulky teen drama and overcoming-obstacles sports-movie triumph


in a black man getting humiliated by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him


has lost some of the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies ...


universal human impulse


the concert footage is stirring , the recording sessions are intriguing , and -- on the way to striking a blow for artistic integrity -- this quality band may pick up new admirers .


has a lot going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud ... and parmentier


opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful


, confidently orchestrated , aesthetically and sexually


's difficult to imagine that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002


is not really a film as much as it is a loose collection of not-so-funny gags , scattered moments of lazy humor


slightly humorous and tender story


, fat , dumb


, intermittently powerful study


is too bad that this likable movie is n't more accomplished .


an actor this uncharismatically beautiful


preposterous


, starving and untalented


's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events


take center screen


this is a stunning film , a one-of-a-kind tour de force .


a soulless jumble of ineptly


jumble that 's not scary , not smart and not engaging


share it


the historical period and


abomination


succeeds as a well-made evocation of a subculture .


a trifle flat


it 's far from a frothy piece , and the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones


of too much kid-vid


if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't , guys would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor .


it 's a hellish , numbing experience to watch , and it does n't offer any insights that have n't been thoroughly debated in the media already , back in the dahmer heyday of the mid - '90s .


exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision .


seeking christian-themed fun


it 's not a motion picture ; it 's an utterly static picture .


lilo & stitch has a number of other assets to commend it to movie audiences both innocent and jaded .


stirs us


almost never fails him


exceptionally well-acted


is just generally insulting


fessenden continues to do interesting work , and


an unforgettable


heavy-handed


no unifying rhythm or


of the world 's greatest teacher


, then you 're in for a painful ride .


drug abuse , infidelity and


moving portrait of an american ( and an america ) always reaching for something just outside his grasp


's not scary in the slightest


a full-frontal attack on audience patience .


lack of spontaneity in its execution and a dearth of real poignancy


the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between


the timeless spectacle


has flopped as surely as a soufflé gone wrong .


bluster and cliché


the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


graham greene 's novel of colonialism and empire is elevated by michael caine 's performance as a weary journalist in a changing world .


powerful people


heartening tale


the emphasis on the latter leaves blue crush waterlogged


a bonus feature


the one-liners are snappy


maintains a dark mood that makes the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy .


be bored by as your abc 's


weird


solondz may be convinced that he has something significant to say , but he is n't talking a talk that appeals to me


bother to rent this on video


toss it at the screen in frustration


motivated


provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of bollywood in the western world .


takes great pleasure in watching the resourceful molly stay a step ahead of her pursuers


sillier , cuter , and shorter than the first ( as best i remember ) , but still a very good time at the cinema


, for that matter , shrek )


is completely lacking in charm and charisma , and is unable to project either esther 's initial anomie or her eventual awakening


high-octane thriller


a supremely kittenish performance that gradually accumulates more layers


bringing an unforced , rapid-fire delivery


that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism


viewing for civics classes and would-be public servants alike


it would be great to see this turd squashed under a truck , preferably a semi .


there 's a sheer unbridled delight in the way


returns to his son 's home


, the picture begins to resemble the shapeless , grasping actors ' workshop that it is .


extravagantly


so beautifully acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .


compelling look


the film is well-crafted and this one is


disappointment


good chance


steals so freely from other movies


made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


it no longer recognizes the needs of moviegoers for real characters and compelling plots


into a typical romantic triangle


one as brave and challenging as you could possibly expect these days from american cinema


those with a modicum of patience will find in these characters ' foibles a timeless and unique perspective .


little melodramatic


what makes esther kahn so demanding is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony .


is a children 's film in the truest sense .


are often engaging


trying to make head or tail of the story in the hip-hop indie snipes is enough to give you brain strain -- and the pay-off is negligible


dumbed-down version


swedish


that has nothing


memorable and resourceful


does n't generate a lot of energy


thrilled


by superb


stirring experience that finds warmth in the coldest environment and makes each crumb of emotional comfort


a ghost story gone badly awry


as unoriginal


work that lacks both a purpose and a strong pulse .


's no fizz


one of the best rock documentaries ever .


mined his personal horrors and


delivers more than its fair share of saucy hilarity .


deserves , at the very least , a big box of consolation candy .


admit it 's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet


a tearjerker that does n't and a thriller that wo n't


there are so few films about the plight of american indians in modern america that skins comes as a welcome , if downbeat , missive from a forgotten front .


higher level


as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type


grab your kids and run and then


truly awful


is reasonably entertaining , though it begins to drag two-thirds through , when the melodramatic aspects start to overtake the comedy .


is omitted nor a cliché left unsaid .


night out


's not half-bad .


is a bit like getting all excited about a chocolate eclair and then biting into it and finding the filling missing


catches you up in something bigger than yourself


had no effect and


brilliant surfing photography


that proves you


the most splendid


is deceptively simple , deeply satisfying .


that made mamet 's `` house of games '' and last fall 's `` heist '' so much fun


an edgy thriller that delivers a surprising


the glum , numb experience of watching o fantasma


's an entertaining and informative documentary


-- and deeply appealing


most personal


although fairly involving as far as it goes


awful acts


narcotized


threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny


, the film is a good one


the laughs are as rare as snake foo yung .


a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie


an affectionately goofy satire that 's unafraid to throw elbows when necessary ...


given the fact that virtually no one is bound to show up at theaters for it


a masterfully


supplies with tremendous skill


unusually crafty and intelligent


perfect


heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated


of unsettling atmospherics


so much fun


like a teenybopper ed wood film , replete with the pubescent scandalous innuendo and the high-strung but flaccid drama


that cal works out his issues with his dad and comes to terms with his picture-perfect life


the sentimental cliches


prefer this new version


, and to her inventive director


educates viewers with words and pictures while entertaining them


us all


's also not smart or barbed enough for older viewers


the cat 's meow


has an unmistakable , easy joie de vivre


b-movie imagination


admirers of director abel ferrara may be relieved that his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form .


you 'll leave the theater wondering why these people mattered


borrows heavily


at every opportunity to do something clever , the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability ... all you have left is a no-surprise series of explosions and violence while banderas looks like he 's not trying to laugh at how bad it


in the book-on-tape market , the film of `` the kid stays in the picture '' would be an abridged edition


instructive


right at home in this french shocker


one of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works ,


giving up


leaves a positive impression


like mike is a slight and uninventive movie : like the exalted michael jordan referred to in the title , many can aspire but none can equal


of persistence that is sure to win viewers ' hearts


bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


no business going


demme gets a lot of flavor and spice into his charade remake ,


a hazy high


of von sydow ... is itself intacto 's luckiest stroke


mind crappy movies as much as adults


their computer-animated faces are very expressive .


to perform entertaining tricks


i am more offended by his lack of faith in his audience than by anything on display here .


a provocative piece


as good , if not


a complete wash


the actors make this worth a peek .


has a bloated plot that stretches the running time about 10 minutes


a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


its own making


sit through a crummy , wannabe-hip crime comedy that refers incessantly to old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one


politically potent


it 's a rather listless amble down the middle of the road , where the thematic ironies are too obvious and the sexual politics too smug .


does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely


delivers more goodies than lumps of coal


emphasizes the well-wrought story and


marked an emerging indian american cinema


lacks


gooding and coburn are both oscar winners , a fact which , as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs , seems inconceivable .


family , forgiveness and love


labored


touching ,


even through its flaws , revolution # 9 proves to be a compelling


sucked dry the undead action flick formula


my wife is an actress works as well as it does because ( the leads ) are such a companionable couple .


more measured or polished production


makes 98 minutes feel like three hours .


that ca n't totally hide its contrivances


super-simple animation


tosca 's intoxicating ardor


next week , why bother with a contemptible imitator starring a `` snl '' has-been acting like an 8-year-old channeling roberto benigni ?


a verbal duel


and cinematic deception


of being a bit undisciplined


point the way for adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover


wildly overproduced


note that this film , like the similarly ill-timed antitrust , is easily as bad at a fraction the budget


in undergraduate doubling subtexts and ridiculous stabs


the pitfalls of incoherence and redundancy


is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre


as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper 's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac


a good line in charm


such a companionable couple


relentlessly nasty


95 minutes


quirkily appealing


elegant and sly deadpan


` gentle '


will find millions of eager fans


may be relieved that his latest feature , r xmas , marks a modest if encouraging return to form .


quickly sinks into by-the-numbers territory .


is an uncompromising film


is like reading a research paper ,


offers a desperately ingratiating performance .


strokes the eyeballs while it evaporates like so much crypt mist in the brain


why , for instance , good things happen to bad people


despicable


open windows


value can not be denied


represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch


well-acted , well-directed and , for all its moodiness , not too pretentious .


overly long


would subtlety be lost on the target audience


a gently funny , sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good


smart , compelling


this is one of those rare pictures that you root for throughout


is nicholson 's goofy , heartfelt , mesmerizing king lear


world traveler gave me no reason to care


proves to be a compelling


felt ; not the craven of ' a nightmare on elm street ' or ` the hills have eyes , ' but the sad schlock merchant of ` deadly friend


terrific screenplay


what a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this is !


more ambitious


seems worth the effort


it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end


may be convinced that he has something significant to say


to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting .


, boredom never takes hold .


left to work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose


exhilarating


formula mercilessly


great story


is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas


of faith in the future


movie gauge


gloriously


exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable .


providing comic relief


gentle and engrossing character


whine , the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man


this is n't a movie ;


does n't quite do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution .


an undeniable entertainment value


invokes the percussion rhythm , the brass soul and the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games


is a movie that puts itself squarely in the service of the lovers who inhabit it .


about something is an amicable endeavor .


an excellent sequel .


funny , sexy , devastating and incurably romantic


impressively discreet filmmakers


's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon


the production design , score and choreography are simply intoxicating .


provides


insight and humor


has that rare quality of being able to creep the living hell out of you ...


achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation


this film 's impressive performances and


futile concoction


begins with promise , but runs aground after being snared in its own tangled plot .


the slapstick is labored , and


infantile


raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up


even a plot


avoid seeing this trite , predictable rehash


feel realistic


weirdness for the sake of weirdness


unexpected moments of authentically impulsive humor


what a bewilderingly brilliant and entertaining movie this is .


sags


we do n't even like their characters .


interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot


could n't find stardom if mapquest emailed him point-to-point driving directions


fans will undoubtedly enjoy it ,


is ) a fascinating character , and deserves a better vehicle than this facetious smirk of a movie


the most ravaging ,


it wo n't hold up over the long haul


have at it


seamless


of boring talking heads , etc .


re-invents himself


a predictably efficient piece of business notable largely for its overwhelming creepiness , for an eagerness to create images you wish you had n't seen , which , in this day and age , is of course the point


occasionally loud and offensive , but more often


the town has kind of an authentic feel , but each one of these people stand out and everybody else is in the background and it just seems manufactured to me and artificial .


its sincere acting


this feature is about as necessary as a hole in the head


well , it probably wo n't have you swinging from the trees hooting it 's praises , but


an unsettling , memorable cinematic experience that


balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner


does n't even seem like she tried


the attraction between these two marginal characters is complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way .


the impressive stagings of hardware


that even slightly wised-up kids would quickly change the channel


his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad


it 's just grating


stimulating


sade achieves the near-impossible : it turns the marquis de sade into a dullard .


did just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


unusual but unfortunately also irritating


two hours better watching


tiresome rant


is a sincerely crafted picture that deserves to emerge from the traffic jam of holiday movies .


such a clever adaptation of the bard 's tragic play


creative act


hoping it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation


check this one out


sparkling


are based on stock clichés


never so vividly


i like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material , but they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort .


stand-up magic


a solid , psychological action film from hong kong


the `` saving private ryan '' battle scenes


create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch


goose-pimple


to see what all the fuss is about


, the new film is a subzero version of monsters , inc. , without the latter 's imagination , visual charm or texture .


some savvy street activism


that 's still too burdened by the actor


, she 's appealingly manic and energetic .


urge to doze


also nicely done


a pretty decent little documentary


temperamental


is dark , brooding and slow ,


rice never clearly defines his characters or gives us a reason to care about them .


an intricate plot


much of jonah simply , and gratefully


humor and technological finish


so lovely toward the end


all mood and no movie .


give it a boost


if the predictability of bland comfort food appeals to you


fairly solid -- not to mention well edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


is one of the year 's best films .


who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns


stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim


entirely humorless


has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran .


intellectual and


engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2


bloated effects


its make-believe promise of life that soars above the material realm


made a point or two regarding life


by anything on display


is entirely appealing as pumpkin


a compelling , gut-clutching piece of advocacy cinema that carries you along in a torrent of emotion as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day .


this odd , poetic road movie ,


also wanted a little alien as a friend !


sets the tone for a summer of good stuff


with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective


tries too hard to be funny in a way that 's too loud , too goofy and too short of an attention span .


try to guess the order in which the kids in the house will be gored


at the end that extravagantly redeems it


makes an amazing breakthrough in her first starring role and


snagged an oscar nomination


to embody the worst excesses of nouvelle vague without any of its sense of fun or energy


decided to let crocodile hunter steve irwin do what he does best , and fashion a story around him


par with the first one


coos beseechingly at you


the hot chick is pretty damned funny .


approaches swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


marred


the bottom line , at least in my opinion , is imposter makes a better short story than it does a film .


fringe feminist conspiracy theorist


, meandering , and sometimes dry


few good ideas


a hokey piece of nonsense that tries too hard to be emotional .


engages us in constant fits of laughter , until we find ourselves surprised at how much we care about the story , and end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched


inspiring , ironic , and


is astonishing .


, bile , and irony


have put together a bold biographical fantasia


despite some strong performances , never rises above the level of a telanovela .


's cliche to call the film ` refreshing


weak


of the best , most


the knee-jerk misogyny that passes for humor in so many teenage comedies


misleading


made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate


is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein


the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse


is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way


new age


intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary


, it would gobble in dolby digital stereo .


squirming


a great piece


is hampered by its predictable plot and paper-thin supporting characters .


why not invite some genuine spontaneity into the film by having the evil aliens ' laser guns actually hit something for once ?


quirky , charming


the good , which is its essential problem


forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense


is a beautiful film to watch


noyce 's greatest mistake


feel-good family comedy


you love the music , and i do


a monster


ensures


a level of young , black manhood that is funny , touching , smart and complicated


a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people


are more interesting ways of dealing with the subject


is particularly impressive


has enough moments to keep it entertaining


from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground


stylish exercise


is a must for genre fans


enthusiastic


timelessness


that you feel what they feel


worth seeing just for weaver and lapaglia


nightmarish


a bit melodramatic and even a little dated


wearing the somewhat cumbersome 3d goggles


the charisma of hugh grant and sandra bullock


barbershop is tuned in to its community .


owed to benigni


rated eee for excitement


its agenda to deliver awe-inspiring , at times sublime , visuals


muddy sound


manages to be compelling , amusing and unsettling at the same time


as compelling


is deceptively simple , deeply satisfying


predictable at every turn


volatile


comes with the laziness and arrogance of a thing that already knows it 's won


, great to look at , and funny


the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life


dead ( water ) weight


finds its tone and several scenes run


're gon na like this movie


, tedious


kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk


attractive throughout


would have a hard time sitting through this one .


the rarest kinds of films


listen to extremist name-calling


, painful improbability


accomplishes


are beautifully realized through clever makeup design , leaving one to hope that the eventual dvd release will offer subtitles and the original italian-language soundtrack


ultimately , the film never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad , and the too-frosty exterior ms. paltrow employs to authenticate her british persona is another liability .


that 's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast


strong itch to explore more


perpetually wasted


an intense experience


feeling this movie until it veered off too far into the exxon zone , and left me behind at the station looking for a return ticket to realism


that plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither


, so , hopefully , this film will attach a human face to all those little steaming cartons .


a must-see


make you feel that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


breaks your heart


ick '


very original


as giddy and whimsical and relevant today


there is a certain sense of experimentation and improvisation to this film that may not always work , but it is nevertheless compelling


so hilarious


an undeniably moving film


compelling , amusing and unsettling


the holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot .


not easily and , in the end , not well enough


a different and emotionally reserved type of survival story -- a film less about refracting all of world war ii through the specific conditions of one man , and more about that man


that will enthrall the whole family


awful


stereotypical familial quandaries


in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way --


enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins


supporting


excite


both garcia and jagger turn in perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters , who are alternately touching and funny .


of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates


to find better entertainment


the energetic and always surprising performance


brady


good laughs


aloof and


is careless and unfocused


's brilliant ` videodrome


to do , too little time to do it in


a pretty decent kid-pleasing , tolerable-to-adults lark of a movie


with revulsion


the film gets added disdain for the fact that it is nearly impossible to look at or understand .


enough to feel good about


anti-feminist


that has something to say


enjoy as mild escapism


tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world 's great visual stylists , and


dull .


is to be mesmerised


it is more likely to induce sleep than fright .


may not


imitations


tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


great performances ,


`` ... something appears to have been lost in the translation this time


the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise


jim carrey


furiously funny pace


it does n't make for great cinema ,


dare i say , entertaining


scoob and shag do n't eat enough during the film . '


takes a classic story , casts attractive and talented actors and


feel ` stoked


final whistle


do n't think this movie loves women at all


through the horrible pains of a death


work as a jaunt down memory lane for teens and young adults who grew up on televised scooby-doo shows or reruns


but film buffs should get to know


a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist


it 's a pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative .


can not help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something


even the hastily and amateurishly drawn animation can not engage .


problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .


so exaggerated and broad that it comes off as annoying rather than charming .


those farts got to my inner nine-year-old


it 's an odd show , pregnant with moods , stillborn except as a harsh conceptual exercise .


messenger


illogic


starts slowly , but adrien brody -- in the title role -- helps make the film 's conclusion powerful and satisfying .


the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion


this all works out


shows all the signs of rich detail condensed into a few evocative images and striking character traits .


festival


, dumb action movie


some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh


holes punched through by an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot


it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun


magical enough


is an insultingly inept and artificial examination of grief and its impacts upon the relationships of the survivors .


an exquisite , unfakable sense


fresh and raw like a blown-out vein


a little wit


sleek


unmemorable filler .


to being the barn-burningly bad movie it promised it would be


just do n't really care too much about this love story .


bullock and grant still look ill at ease sharing the same scene .


an exceptional thriller


with all its botches


a good ear for dialogue ,


's the gift of the magi relocated to the scuzzy underbelly of nyc 's drug scene .


is predictable


who could too easily become comic relief in any other film --


mawkish dialogue


it 's at once laughable and compulsively watchable , in its committed dumbness .


it 's a very sincere work , but it would be better as a diary or documentary .


cellophane-pop remake


runs for only 71 minutes and


every now and again , a movie comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be .


the surface histrionics


, the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should .


there 's nothing to gain from watching they .


a pleasing way


for veggietales fans , this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus .


the only reason


have to check your brain at the door


damned wonderful


resentment


beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm


if you like quirky , odd movies and/or the ironic , here 's a fun one .


hard to imagine that even very small children will be impressed by this tired retread


promise by georgian-israeli director dover kosashvili


as exciting to watch as two last-place basketball teams


blond honeys


schmaltzy , by-the-numbers romantic comedy


'll enjoy this movie


combines a comically dismal social realism with a farcically bawdy fantasy of redemption and regeneration .


, is such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting and an exquisite , unfakable sense of cinema .


a taste for the quirky


extraordinary debut


a life-affirming message


in the long-winded heist comedy


mean it 's good enough for our girls


a long , dull procession of despair , set to cello music


... while certainly clever in spots , this too-long , spoofy update of shakespeare 's macbeth does n't sustain a high enough level of invention .


ca n't think of a thing to do with these characters except have them run through dark tunnels , fight off various anonymous attackers , and evade elaborate surveillance technologies


roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph


a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness


stranded


old movies , when you could just rent those movies instead , let alone seek out a respectable new one


the rare imax movie that you 'll wish


you 're more likely to enjoy on a computer


unromantic


acted and directed , it 's clear that washington most certainly has a new career ahead of him if he so chooses .


felt and vividly detailed story about newcomers in a strange new world


inspiring , ironic ,


their children


earns the right to be favorably compared to das boot .


most impressive


labyrinthine


this is one of the best-sustained ideas i have ever seen on the screen .


a film that will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness is ultimately thoughtful without having much dramatic impact .


third time 's the charm ... yeah , baby


overstated


little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and


that puts another notch


these things


powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama


trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed


success


things so nice


` film aficionados can not help but love cinema paradiso , whether the original version or new director 's cut . '


no affinity for most of the characters


on cue


taken


so-so , made-for-tv


really funny movie


gaining much momentum


at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and


this mess


why it works


disappointed by a movie in a long time


now here 's a sadistic bike flick that would have made vittorio de sica proud .


fun or energy


offers an exploration that is more accurate than anything i have seen in an american film


undeniably moving film


was more diverting and thought-provoking


that this mean machine was a decent tv outing that just does n't have big screen magic


layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue


a fair share of dumb drug jokes and predictable slapstick


watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself ,


consistently sensitive and often exciting


enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story


articulates a flood of emotion .


is so packed with subplots involving the various silbersteins that it feels more like the pilot episode of a tv series than a feature film


too much exploitation and too little


god help us , but capra and cooper are rolling over in their graves


his several silly subplots


intelligent and deeply


with adventure and a worthwhile environmental message


meandering


nothing like love to give a movie a b-12 shot


bring on the battle bots , please


imperfect ?


attracts the young and fit


kid-empowerment fantasy


appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and


lazily and glumly


shot on digital videotape rather than film


odd drama


inside the mess that is world traveler


brings a youthful , out-to-change-the-world aggressiveness to the project ,


sucks you in and dares you not to believe it


the grandeur of the best next generation episodes is lacking


it 's super - violent , super-serious and super-stupid .


the cast and crew did n't sign a pact to burn the negative and the script and pretend the whole thing never existed


takes the most unexpected material


sly humor


leftovers


even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious , i could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy ...


exploitative and largely devoid of the depth or sophistication that would make watching such a graphic treatment of the crimes bearable


the story plays out slowly , but the characters are intriguing and realistic


stomach-knotting suspense


what sets ms. birot 's film apart from others in the genre is a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents .


her fearlessness


an eye-boggling blend of psychedelic devices , special effects and backgrounds , ` spy kids 2 ' is a visual treat for all audiences .


is sorely lacking


new or interesting


address his own world war ii experience in his signature style


go from stark desert


confront it


's something i would rather live in denial about


the film itself is ultimately quite unengaging .


rae


stress ` dumb .


suffers from two fatal ailments -- a dearth of vitality and a story that 's shapeless and uninflected


of the movies you 'd want to watch if you only had a week to live


the arguments


still consoled by his art , which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


crass , contrived sequels


fused with solid performances and eerie atmosphere .


emotionally at least )


are kinetic enough to engross even the most antsy youngsters .


eye-catching


overwhelming waste


the world 's most fascinating stories


eloquently


a cult favorite


rather special


good race


amusing enough while you watch it , offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern l.a. 's show-biz and media


enough laughs to sustain interest to the end


( fiji diver rusi vulakoro and the married couple howard and michelle hall ) show us the world they love and make


methodical , measured , and gently tedious in its comedy , secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .


really bad


pitifully unromantic


loses himself to the film 's circular structure to ever offer any insightful discourse on , well , love in the time of money


wishy-washy


carrying off a spot-on scottish burr , duvall ( also a producer ) peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper .


of most convincing emotional gravity from a scene where santa gives gifts to grownups


darkly funny and frequently insightful


essential


, kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness .


jeong-hyang lee 's film is deceptively simple , deeply satisfying .


seems as funny


will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .


the film just might turn on many people to opera , in general , an art form at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar and sublimely lofty -- and as emotionally grand as life .


suggests a director fighting against the urge to sensationalize his material .


it tight and nasty


enters the pantheon of wreckage that includes battlefield earth and showgirls


( dong ) makes a valiant effort to understand everyone 's point of view , and he does such a good job of it that family fundamentals gets you riled up .


is as padded as allen 's jelly belly


a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows


impossible to claim that it is `` based on a true story ''


the bad things


flaccid satire


bolado credit for good intentions


ca n't deny its seriousness and quality .


as refreshing as a drink from a woodland stream .


her feature film


best and


happy times maintains an appealing veneer without becoming too cute about it .


you ca n't believe anyone would really buy this stuff .


like most of jaglom 's films , some of it is honestly affecting , but


the problem with the bread , my sweet is that it 's far too sentimental .


fantastic dual performance


beautifully sung


will be impressed by this tired retread


the movie is n't painfully bad , something to be ` fully experienced '


that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


... fuses the events of her life with the imagery in her paintings so vividly that the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film .


to show this movie to reviewers before its opening , afraid of the bad reviews they thought they 'd earn


to crack a smile at


barbershop gets its greatest play from the timeless spectacle of people really talking to each other .


is so huge that a column of words can not adequately describe co-writer/director peter jackson 's expanded vision of j.r.r. tolkien 's middle-earth


its excellent storytelling , its economical


misunderstanding of marivaux 's rhythms , and mira sorvino 's limitations as a classical actress


its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse


marveled at disney 's rendering of water , snow , flames and shadows


a sweet treasure and something


laconic and


but they do n't fit well together and neither is well told .


is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families


as a call for pity and sympathy


of a man we only know as an evil , monstrous lunatic


the arduous journey of a sensitive young girl through a series of foster homes and


director shekhar kapur supplies with tremendous skill


has usually been leavened by a charm that 's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout .


pleasure to have a film like the hours as an alternative


turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


neil burger here succeeded in


graphic sex may be what 's attracting audiences to unfaithful , but gripping performances by lane and gere are what will keep them awake


that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet


ridiculous wig


gorgeous


to overcome my resistance


near-masterpiece


makes the movie fresh


it 's better than the phantom menace .


the connected stories of breitbart and hanussen are actually fascinating ,


crypt


likely to leave a lasting impression


its rather routine script


this is n't a movie ; it 's a symptom .


goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults


and intermittently hilarious


for this story to go but down


like a precious and finely cut diamond , magnificent to behold in its sparkling beauty yet in reality it 's one tough rock .


, the rising place never quite justifies its own existence .


of his way to turn the legendary wit 's classic mistaken identity farce into brutally labored and unfunny hokum


ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic


to be somebody , and to belong to somebody


the film is a pleasant enough dish .


flat-out amusing , sometimes endearing and often fabulous , with a solid cast ,


to be anything but frustrating , boring , and forgettable


joyless


the intimate , unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country


certainly wo n't be remembered as one of ( witherspoon 's ) better films .


best korean film


should be served an eviction notice at every theater stuck with it .


drowns out the promise of the romantic angle .


is silly beyond comprehension


the movie could be released in this condition


`` the dangerous lives of altar boys '' has flaws , but


a buoyant romantic comedy about friendship , love , and the truth that we 're all in this together


by supporting characters who are either too goodly , wise and knowing or downright comically evil


an overwhelmingly positive portrayal


to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience


a real filmmaker 's eye


this makes it not only a detailed historical document , but an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture


rap and r&b names


brings a beguiling freshness to a coming-of-age story with such a buoyant , expressive flow of images that it emerges as another key contribution to the flowering of the south korean cinema


great performances


( a ) wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting


that rare documentary that incorporates so much of human experience -- drama , conflict , tears and surprise -- that it transcends the normal divisions between fiction and nonfiction film .


a hoot watching the rock chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back , and leap unscathed through raging fire


forced funniness


there is no psychology here , and no real narrative logic -- just a series of carefully choreographed atrocities , which become strangely impersonal and abstract .


is unfocused


leather


that the movie has virtually nothing to show


does `` lilo & stitch '' reach the emotion or timelessness of disney 's great past , or even that of more recent successes such as `` mulan '' or `` tarzan .


a stab


poetry , passion , and genius


what makes the movie special is its utter sincerity .


digs into their very minds to find an unblinking , flawed humanity .


add up to a satisfying crime drama .


settles into clichés


keep you interested without coming close to bowling you over


a fascinating literary mystery story


assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic


jeff 's ) gorgeous


of director abel ferrara


a strange film , one that was hard for me to warm up to


very entertaining


nelson 's intentions are good , but the end result does no justice to the story itself .


has about 25 minutes of decent material


give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde 's wit and the actors ' performances


the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings ,


into a pulpy concept that , in many other hands would be completely forgettable


burning , blasting , stabbing


miscalculation


the hard-to-predict and absolutely essential chemistry between the down-to-earth bullock and the nonchalant grant proves to be sensational , and everything meshes in this elegant entertainment


that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school


for two movies


a dream image


the sum of all fears is remarkably fuddled about motives and context , which drains it of the dramatic substance that would shake us in our boots ( or cinema seats ) .


with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


of the pitfalls you 'd expect in such a potentially sudsy set-up


slopped ` em together


wrapping the theater in a cold blanket of urban desperation


a great premise but only a great premise


rare film


a heavyweight film


sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and


some unpaid intern had just typed ` chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine


please , someone , stop eric schaeffer before he makes another film .


both thematic content and narrative strength


the large cast is solid


come close to justifying the hype that surrounded its debut at the sundance film festival two years ago


to enjoy for a lifetime


affectionately goofy satire


are to ourselves and each other


coupling disgracefully written dialogue


crafted but emotionally cold , a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level .


there 's not a fresh idea at the core of this tale .


spent watching this waste of time .


stereotypes in good fun , while adding a bit of heart and unsettling subject matter .


the optimism of a group of people who are struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones


scrap


dialogue and inventive moments


a cinematic poem


rotten in almost every single facet of production


in this case zero .


its drastic iconography


, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking ,


in praise of love remains a ponderous and pretentious endeavor that 's unfocused and tediously exasperating


a fairly slow paced ,


cinematic car wreck


peculiar malaise


full of the kind of energy it 's documenting


can be considered work


perfectly pitched between comedy and tragedy , hope and despair


psychological