comedy , caper thrills


a damn fine and


liar


the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin


the four primary actors


purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it


bad improvisation exercise


cussing


, funny and poignant


's enough to watch huppert scheming , with her small , intelligent eyes as steady as any noir villain , and to enjoy the perfectly pitched web of tension that chabrol spins .


uninspired scripts , acting and direction


anger and frustration


repetitively stretched out to feature length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue .


the sword fighting is well done and


, full frontal plays like the work of a dilettante .


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


will revel in those visual in-jokes , as in the film 's verbal pokes at everything from the likes of miramax chief harvey weinstein 's bluff personal style to the stylistic rigors of denmark 's dogma movement


hit that may strain adult credibility


the acting is amateurish , the cinematography is atrocious , the direction is clumsy ,


graphic treatment


an apartheid drama


, fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


you 've got a huge mess


this is lightweight filmmaking , to be sure , but it 's pleasant enough -- and oozing with attractive men .


an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product


striking and


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


balances both traditional or modern stories together in a manner that one never overwhelms the other


love a joy to behold


a frustrating ` tweener ' -- too slick


it 's an interesting effort ( particularly for jfk conspiracy nuts )


hefty helping


an amazing slapstick instrument


's coherent , well shot


under-inspired


... a pretentious and ultimately empty examination of a sick and evil woman .


an ` a ' list cast and some strong supporting players


all the right ways


easily one of the best and most exciting movies


plods along methodically , somehow under the assumption that its `` dead wife communicating from beyond the grave '' framework is even remotely new or interesting


dullest irish pub scenes


smartly emphasizes the well-wrought story and omits needless chase scenes and swordfights as the revenge unfolds .


wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale .


as intellectual masterpieces


provocative drama


this gender-bending comedy


cold , pretentious , thoroughly dislikable study in sociopathy .


the insinuation of mediocre acting


will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution , but american audiences will probably find it familiar and insufficiently cathartic .


casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired


is impossible not to be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


are some movies that hit you from the first scene


it 's hard to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles , but notorious c.h.o. still feels like a promising work-in-progress


had no effect and elicited no sympathies for any of the characters .


add up to a satisfying crime drama


a sometimes incisive and sensitive portrait


ou 've got to love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has , and a heroine as feisty and principled as jane .


for with its heart


love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today


classic story


a whimper


skip this dreck , rent animal house and go back to the source


executed it takes your breath away


spite of it


playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity ...


flaws ,


rich


hallmark card sentimentality


a great missed opportunity


as predictable as the outcome of a globetrotters-generals game , juwanna mann is even more ludicrous than you 'd expect from the guy-in-a-dress genre , and a personal low for everyone involved


you actually buy into


the dramatic conviction that underlies the best of comedies


do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile


's hard to imagine anyone managing to steal a movie not only from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb .


recent past


a characteristically engorged and sloppy coming-of-age movie .


the road paved with good intentions leads to the video store ''


is n't going to jell


, witty and beneath


a nifty plot line


is ... determined to treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures , and to carefully delineate the cost of the inevitable conflicts between human urges and an institution concerned with self-preservation


has n't been worth caring about


's awfully entertaining to watch .


high hilarity


laughed that hard


a monster movie


unsettling to watch as an exploratory medical procedure or an autopsy


a sense of mystery


outside his grasp


like something wholly original


genre a bad name .


tedious


offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid


the teen-exploitation playbook


of dreamlike ecstasy


timeless and


anyone 's guess


sweet , funny , charming ,


, and enjoyable


is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .


eddie murphy nor robert de niro has ever made


remarkable for its intelligence and intensity


it 's a dark , gritty story but


come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


obscenity is at hand


a beautiful paean to a time long past .


the forest


a beautifully observed character piece .


the script 's refusal


a solid action pic


a movie of riveting power and sadness .


you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


indignant


make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice


gut-busting


kill michael myers for good


the filmmakers ' eye for detail and the high standards of performance convey a strong sense of the girls ' environment .


dave barry 's


argue that it ranks with the best of herzog 's works


a confusing melange of tones and styles , one moment a romantic trifle and the next a turgid drama


loyal


he took three minutes of dialogue , 30 seconds of plot and turned them into a 90-minute movie that feels five hours long .


a fine , rousing , g-rated family film


gives everyone something to shout about .


it threatens to get bogged down in earnest dramaturgy


violence


stock up on silver bullets for director neil marshall 's intense freight train of a film . '


even bigger and more ambitious than the first installment


is sentimental but feels free to offend , is analytical and then surrenders to the illogic of its characters , is about grief and


one feels cheated


below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished


its love


less-than-thrilling


that you and they were in another movie


enough charm and appealing character quirks to forgive that still serious problem


is ( cattaneo ) sophomore slump .


trashy time


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


best actor


the writing is insipid


you get the impression that writer and director burr steers knows the territory ...


viewers out in the cold and undermines some phenomenal performances .


sham actor workshops


satirical touches


disjointed


just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study , a film with a questioning heart and mind that is n't afraid to admit it


sayles has a knack for casting , often resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors .


, told well by a master storyteller


life affirming and heartbreaking ,


of the bride 's humor is born out of an engaging storyline , which also is n't embarrassed to make you reach for the tissues .


canny crowd pleaser


exploiting molestation for laughs


dull exposition


neatly and effectively


the beat of a different drum


and undemanding armchair tourists


technical achievement


a first-class , thoroughly involving b movie that effectively combines two surefire , beloved genres


a mindless action movie


it 's pretty linear and only makeup-deep , but bogdanovich ties it together with efficiency and an affection for the period


long after this film has ended


a thriller with an edge -- which is to say that it does n't follow the stale , standard , connect-the-dots storyline which has become commonplace in movies that explore the seamy underbelly of the criminal world .


most sparkling


while the frequent allusions to gurus and doshas will strike some westerners as verging on mumbo-jumbo


possess the lack-of-attention span


puppies with broken legs


his outstanding performance as bond in die


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull that its tagline should be : ` in space , no one can hear you snore .


becomes simply a monster chase film


like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art


the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast


a beautiful film


disappointments i


is like reading a research paper , with special effects tossed in


mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational


michael moore has perfected the art of highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated documentary-making


their cruel fate


long-winded


magic and is enjoyable family fare .


drowned out


its dying , in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia , is quite beautiful


for this illuminating comedy


captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece


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


seagal ran out of movies years ago , and this is just the proof


contradicts everything kieslowski 's work aspired to , including the condition of art


steven soderbergh 's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience .


embraced by this gentle comedy


if the suspense never rises to a higher level


deeply concerned with morality


do n't need to know your ice-t 's from your cool-j 's to realize that as far as these shootings are concerned , something is rotten in the state of california


the film ... presents classic moral-condundrum drama : what would you have done to survive ?


who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans


rocks .


hitting your head on the theater seat in front of you


more recent successes


of film about growing up that we do n't see often enough these days


starts off as a potentially incredibly twisting mystery


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


thrown-together


accentuating ,


has a good ear for dialogue , and the characters sound like real people


die


, the film is deadly dull


check your brain at the door


a bit cold and relatively flavorless


while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere


confuses its message with an ultimate desire


a silly comedy


excellent work


tormented by his heritage


walked away from this new version of e.t.


the spaniel-eyed jean reno infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart .


a fascinating literary mystery story with multiple


the criticism never rises above easy , cynical potshots at morally bankrupt characters ...


establishes itself as a durable part of the movie landscape :


any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject


a stunning film ,


affectionately reminds us that , in any language , the huge stuff in life can usually be traced back to the little things .


, cry and realize , ` it 's never too late to believe in your dreams . '


is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime .


are priceless


the movie feels stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies .


seems content to dog-paddle in the mediocre end of the pool , and it 's a sad , sick sight


and verbal clichés


had , lost , and got back


should have been made for the tube .


elevates the material above pat inspirational status and gives it a sturdiness and solidity that we 've long associated with washington


overweight and out of shape


an engaging ,


first shocking thing


unsubtle


a coming-of-age tale from new zealand whose boozy , languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply


better characters , some genuine quirkiness and


sure to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll


greater


creepy and believable


i guess it just goes to show that if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood , nothing good can happen .


fails on its own , but


his film crackles


is loopy and ludicrous


overall , it 's a very entertaining , thought-provoking film with a simple message : god is love


basically the sort of cautionary tale that was old when ` angels with dirty faces ' appeared in 1938


very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece


but it could be , by its art and heart , a necessary one .


that is richer than anticipated


is one of world cinema 's most wondrously gifted artists and


tendentious intervention


a lousy script


one of the more influential works of the ` korean new wave ' .


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


, obvious , preposterous , the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades .


the resourceful amnesiac


, in the history of the academy , people may be wondering what all that jazz was about `` chicago '' in 2002 .


glorified sitcom


find the small , human moments


as sand 's masculine persona , with its love of life and beauty , takes form


is painfully foolish in trying to hold onto what 's left of his passe ' chopsocky glory .


's worth taking the kids to


with an underlying seriousness that sneaks up on the viewer , providing an experience that is richer than anticipated


the film itself is about something very interesting and odd that would probably work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative .


fall apart


crime drama fare


boring and meandering


has created a breathtakingly assured and stylish work of spare dialogue and acute expressiveness


the greatest date movies


a visual treat


priggish


it 's a visual delight and a decent popcorn adventure , as long as you do n't try to look too deep into the story


evokes


you 've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably


will find it more than capable of rewarding them .


are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid


as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


is drowned out by director jon purdy 's sledgehammer sap .


assured , vital and


super - violent ,


visual appeal


, and of telling a fascinating character 's story


content with a clever pseudo-bio that manages to have a good time as it doles out pieces of the famous director 's life


is the death of self ... this orgasm ( wo n't be an ) exceedingly memorable one for most people


beauty


so bland and utterly forgettable that it might as well have been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy .


the film is a good one


over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while


is sadly


really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes


instead of panoramic sweep , kapur gives us episodic choppiness , undermining the story 's emotional thrust .


there 's no good answer to that one .


's sharply comic and surprisingly touching


the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects


know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too


nonjudgmental


loves its characters and communicates something rather beautiful about human nature


most repellent


chokes on .


stallion of the cimarron is a winner .


a coming-of-age story and cautionary parable


exit the theater


below casts its spooky net out into the atlantic ocean and spits it back , grizzled and charred , somewhere northwest of the bermuda triangle .


a minor-league soccer remake of the longest yard .


a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart


this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye


change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's


interesting developments


a high-end john hughes comedy , a kind of elder bueller 's time out


under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure


the amazing film work


you can take the grandkids or the grandparents and never worry about anyone being bored ... audience is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter


his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


it is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity


bold


are the whole show here , with their memorable and resourceful performances


for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese


borders on rough-trade homo-eroticism


is a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life


it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree


a side of contemporary chinese life that many outsiders will be surprised to know exists , and does so with an artistry that also smacks of revelation .


a lovely film ... elegant , witty and beneath a prim exterior unabashedly romantic ...


that sense of openness , the little surprises


of fun and funny in the middle , though somewhat less hard-hitting


's a wonder that he could n't have brought something fresher to the proceedings simply by accident


as she continually tries to accommodate to fit in and gain the unconditional love she seeks


when green threw medical equipment at a window ; not because it was particularly funny , but because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration


as banal as the telling may be


bigger , fatter heart


provides a window into a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable . '


sucks , but has a funny moment or two .


again ransacks its archives for a quick-buck sequel .


sick and evil woman


shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream


fresh and


ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers


allows nothing


an absolute joy


luminous


as a science fiction movie , `` minority report '' astounds .


, the tale has turned from sweet to bittersweet , and when the tears come during that final , beautiful scene , they finally feel absolutely earned .


emotionally satisfying exploration


to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


has a funny moment or two


is creepy


also taps into the primal fears of young people trying to cope with the mysterious and brutal nature of adults


to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes


than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer


character piece


claire is a terrific role for someone like judd , who really ought to be playing villains .


hugely imaginative and successful casting


remarkable piece


daft by half ...


the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes


is really closer to porn than a serious critique of what 's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture


washington overcomes the script 's flaws and envelops the audience in his character 's anguish , anger and frustration .


is just sooooo tired


instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge


is no rest period , no timeout


is nicely


with a smile on your face and a grumble in your stomach


hawke 's film , a boring , pretentious waste of nearly two hours ,


they trot out the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes


more diverting and thought-provoking


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


draws the audience


becomes long and tedious like a classroom play in a college history course


, dumb and derivative horror


continues to systematically destroy everything we hold dear about cinema , only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage


low-grade dreck that usually goes straight to video -- with a lousy script , inept direction , pathetic acting , poorly dubbed dialogue and murky cinematography ,


the same problems


merchant ivory productions


absurdities and clichés accumulate like lint in a fat man 's navel .


wind chimes


of what 's wrong with this increasingly pervasive aspect of gay culture


is at once playful and haunting , an in-depth portrait of an iconoclastic artist who was fundamentally unknowable even to his closest friends


as one of the great films about movie love


rarely have received such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen as they do in this marvelous film .


's difficult to tell who the other actors in the movie are


that a more confused , less interesting and more sloppily made film could possibly come down the road in 2002


stupid , derivative horror film


teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


of the gross-out comedy


the 1980s


a perfect family film


has taken quite a nosedive from alfred hitchcock 's imaginative flight to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff


barbarism


endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long


while american adobo has its heart ( and its palate ) in the right place , its brain is a little scattered -- ditsy , even .


it 's just weirdness for the sake of weirdness


be good


fascinating glimpse


to its great credit


is the far superior film .


honest and


both shrill and soporific , and because everything is repeated five or six times


a sun-drenched masterpiece , part parlor game , part psychological case study , part droll social satire


action - mechanical .


cinematography and exhilarating point-of-view shots and


( `` safe conduct '' ) is a long movie at 163 minutes but


most thoughtful


the gorgeously elaborate continuation of `` the lord of the rings '' trilogy 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 .


place for a great film noir


serious and thoughtful


certainly appeal to asian cult cinema fans and asiaphiles interested to see what all the fuss is about .


absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and


objectivity and refusal


the power of their surroundings


excited that it has n't gone straight to video


is long gone


there are cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences , and many tired jokes about men in heels .


serious soul


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but


humor and heart and


, ' i know how to suffer ' and if you see this film you 'll know too .


be complaining when a film clocks in around 90 minutes these days


a clumsily manufactured exploitation flick , a style-free exercise in manipulation and mayhem .


really quite funny .


as rude and profane as ever , always hilarious and , most of the time ,


turns the marquis de sade into a dullard


the tinny self-righteousness of his voice


compellingly


rice is too pedestrian a filmmaker to bring any edge or personality to the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories .


intelligence


may as well be called `` jar-jar binks : the movie


acts that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge .


salma goes native and she 's never been better in this colorful bio-pic of a mexican icon


that deftly , gradually reveals a real human soul buried beneath a spellbinding serpent 's smirk .


the acting is just fine ,


, relatively lightweight commercial fare such as notting hill to commercial fare with real thematic heft .


alice 's adventure through the looking glass and into zombie-land ' is filled with strange and wonderful creatures .


nicole kidman evolved from star to superstar some time over the past year , which means that birthday girl is the kind of quirkily appealing minor movie she might not make for a while .


a welcome relief


is , alas , no woody allen .


contemplates a heartland so overwhelmed by its lack of purpose that it seeks excitement in manufactured high drama .


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


uncluttered , resonant gem


for a painful ride


the scripters do n't deserve any oscars


stylized swedish fillm about a modern city


a reasonably entertaining sequel


some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and


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 .


contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be


will be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness


our best achievements and


summer-camp talent show


peter jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us , fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte


a funny and touching film


naipaul fans may be disappointed .


instead of hitting the audience over the head with a moral , schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view .


inarticulate


a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that


it 's more than a worthwhile effort


frailty '' offers chills much like those that you get when sitting around a campfire around midnight , telling creepy stories to give each other the willies .


parents beware ; this is downright movie penance .


mordantly funny and intimately knowing


this has layered , well-developed characters and some surprises .


giggling


decay


leaves shockwaves


's replaced by some dramatic scenes that are jarring and deeply out of place in what could have ( and probably should have ) been a lighthearted comedy .


's that good .


swedish fatalism using gary larson 's far side humor


an enjoyable , if occasionally flawed , experiment .


funniest jokes


half-baked setups and sluggish pacing


unfortunately


a pretentious and ultimately empty examination


like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion


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


otherwise good movie


in swank apartments , clothes and parties


to remind one of a really solid woody allen film , with its excellent use of new york locales and sharp writing


fierce , glaring and unforgettable .


has a gentle , unforced intimacy that never becomes claustrophobic .


a good race ,


boorishness


warmth , wit and interesting characters


it 's boring


you ... get a sense of good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone .


japan bustling


it gets to you .


the picture realizes a fullness that does not negate the subject .


may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .


be as intelligent


a french film with a more down-home flavor


a mindless action flick


at the expense of character


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


then biting into it and finding the filling missing


a cautionary tale about the folly of superficiality that is itself endlessly superficial .


sitcomishly


that do n't really care for the candidate


have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime


shoplifts shamelessly


a study in schoolgirl obsession


several cliched movie structures : the road movie


it is as uncompromising as it is nonjudgmental , and makes clear that a prostitute can be as lonely and needy as any of the clients .


to cliches and pat storytelling


is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable , with a sterling ensemble cast .


an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater


putting the primitive murderer inside a high-tech space station unleashes a pandora 's box of special effects that run the gamut from cheesy to cheesier to cheesiest .


feeling guilty


scott 's convincing portrayal of roger the sad cad that really gives the film its oomph


weighted down with slow , uninvolving storytelling


the leanest and meanest


alternately fascinating and frustrating


pretty


heartbreakingly thoughtful minor classic


crush each other


who rambles aimlessly through ill-conceived action pieces


takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you


a provocative piece of work


a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell


shaped the story to show us why it 's compelling


an ultra-loud blast of pointless mayhem


the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery is a separate adventure , and thrill enough .


the pianist ( is ) a supremely hopeful cautionary tale of war 's madness remembered that we , today , can prevent its tragic waste of life .


, we had no trouble sitting for blade ii .


two fine , nuanced lead performances


's the perfect star vehicle for grant , allowing him to finally move away from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona


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


more concerned with overall feelings , broader ideas , and open-ended questions than concrete story and definitive answers , soderbergh 's solaris is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .


duvall 's


fu


one moment


the hero 's odyssey


( f ) rom the performances and the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative


created a monster but did n't know how to handle it


sexy , violent , self-indulgent and maddening


there 's nothing interesting in unfaithful whatsoever .


refresh


creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro


is a slight and uninventive movie


chris rock , ' ` anthony hopkins ' and ` terrorists ' into some univac-like script machine


ill-conceived and expensive


it is bad , but certainly not without merit as entertainment .


to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions


to mention absolutely refreshed .


echo of allusions


tanks


, secret ballot is a purposefully reductive movie -- which may be why it 's so successful at lodging itself in the brain .


as if they were coming back from stock character camp -- a drowsy drama infatuated by its own pretentious self-examination


dishonest and pat as any hollywood fluff .


strolls through this mess with a smug grin ,


read my lips


misconstrued as weakness


touched by this movie


suspenseful horror movie


eventually cloying pow drama .


, there 's not enough intelligence , wit or innovation on the screen to attract and sustain an older crowd .


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how well it holds up in an era in which computer-generated images are the norm


a thin notion


the beautiful images and solemn words


who has n't lost a bit of the dry humor that first made audiences on both sides of the atlantic love him


he has no clue about making a movie


posing as a real movie


more than people


it 's fun ,


that kidman has become one of our best actors


that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer


have a reasonably good time with the salton sea


sweet without the decay


flinging their feces


with seriously dumb characters , which somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them


is so formulaic and forgettable that it 's hardly over before it begins to fade from memory


of great actors hamming it up


the plot follows a predictable connect-the-dots course


the wonderful cinematography


quaid is utterly fearless as the tortured husband living a painful lie


is as predictable as the tides .


the dark


do n't say you were n't warned


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 ?


this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy


cedar somewhat defuses this provocative theme by submerging it in a hoary love triangle .


everett remains a perfect wildean actor


the essence of magic


i liked about it


grown-up film


as a director , eastwood is off his game -- there 's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising .


a rare and lightly entertaining


stuffy , full of itself ,


particularly innovative


the work of an artist tormented by his heritage , using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims .


is enough to give you brain strain


its moving story


to ride the big metaphorical wave that is life -- wherever it takes you


often contradictory


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


very touching


gentle , mesmerizing


as appalling as any ` comedy '


a passionately inquisitive film


a glib but bouncy bit


( assayas ' ) homage to the gallic ` tradition of quality


a disappointingly thin slice of lower-class london life ; despite the title


, ' michael moore gives us the perfect starting point for a national conversation about guns , violence , and fear .


awfully good , achingly human picture


thrills and extreme


, memorable cinematic experience


from mtv schmucks who do n't know how to tell a story for more than four minutes


favor


... is , also , frequently hilarious .


sharp as the original


desperate attempt


petty thievery like this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars


dangerous


spirals downward , and thuds to the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion


living far too much in its own head


most magical and


is certainly easy to watch .


well paced and satisfying


in fact , it 's quite fun in places .


terminally bland , painfully slow and needlessly confusing ... the movie , shot on digital videotape rather than film , is frequently indecipherable .


is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid


comes at film with bracing intelligence and a vision both painterly and literary .


may pick up new admirers


steals so freely from other movies and


in marriage


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


hard to understand


turn this fairly parochial melodrama into something really rather special


to keep letting go at all the wrong moments


fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic


if it 's filmed tosca that you want


to create something original


stinks from start to finish , like a wet burlap sack of gloom


who is not only a pianist , but a good human being


creeps


an exhilarating experience .


an average b-movie with no aspirations to be anything more .


the story is bogus and its characters tissue-thin .


take me back to a time before i saw this movie


a colorful , vibrant introduction to a universal human impulse


that sucks you in and dares you not to believe it


moore provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought .


star power ,


energetic and sweetly


of wit and dignity


amiable picture


niccol the filmmaker merges his collaborators ' symbolic images with his words , insinuating , for example , that in hollywood , only god speaks to the press


moving and weighty


catch it ... if you can


so muddled , repetitive and ragged that it says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style .


times when the film 's reach exceeds its grasp


gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers .


retelling a historically significant , and personal , episode


thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films


's a drag how nettelbeck sees working women -- or at least this working woman -- for whom she shows little understanding .


little melodramatic , but with


now and then without in any way demeaning its subjects


vividly conveys the passion , creativity , and fearlessness of one of mexico 's most colorful and controversial artists -- a captivating drama that will speak to the nonconformist in us all .


attal 's hang-ups surrounding infidelity are so old-fashioned


how admirably


starts off so bad


punctuated by flying guts


fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original


could feel my eyelids ... getting ... very ... heavy


by turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy .


religion that dares to question an ancient faith ,


's mildly interesting


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics , delivering a series of abrasive , stylized sequences that burn themselves upon the viewer 's memory .


to make an important film about human infidelity and happenstance that he tosses a kitchen sink onto a story already overladen with plot conceits


make you put away the guitar , sell the amp , and apply to medical school


the film is moody , oozing , chilling and heart-warming all at once ... a twisting , unpredictable , cat-and-mouse thriller .


of credible gender-provoking philosophy


of sensual delights and simmering violence


none-too-funny commentary on the cultural distinctions between americans and brits


a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop


the following things are not at all entertaining : the bad sound , the lack of climax and , worst of all , watching seinfeld ( who is also one of the film 's producers ) do everything he can to look like a good guy .


mention inappropriate and wildly undeserved


presented with great sympathy and intelligence


this is one summer film that satisfies


to the point of ridiculousness


like a term paper


an overly familiar scenario is made fresh by an intelligent screenplay and gripping performances in this low-budget , video-shot , debut indie effort .


with sensitivity and skill


's hard to imagine another director ever making his wife look so bad in a major movie .


to hang broad , mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming


falls back on too many tried-and-true shenanigans that hardly distinguish it from the next teen comedy .


an inexpressible and drab wannabe


, never rises above the level of a telanovela .


has its redundancies


as in aimless , arduous , and arbitrary .


sparkling , often hilarious romantic jealousy comedy ... attal looks so much like a young robert deniro that it seems the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle '


contrived and predictable


plunges you into a reality that is , more often then not , difficult and sad , and


stupid ,


vietnam war


's a rare window on an artistic collaboration .


moving and not infrequently breathtaking film


90-minute , four-star movie


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little


this rich , bittersweet israeli documentary ,


well-crafted film


that have all but ruined his career


is an ` action film ' mired in stasis .


this is even better than the fellowship .


is still charming


wonderful cinematography


quite one of the worst movies of the year


a sophisticated flower child 's


) story becomes a hopeless , unsatisfying muddle


ki-deok


that memorable


be forgettable


excellent music


has not spawned a single good film


is a gentle film with dramatic punch , a haunting ode to humanity


well-written and occasionally challenging social drama


... a quietly introspective portrait of the self-esteem of employment and the shame of losing a job


proof once again that if the filmmakers just follow the books


's muy loco , but no more ridiculous than most of the rest of `` dragonfly .


with promise


reel in the audience


the concert footage is stirring


clean and


less mature


horrible movie


to inject farcical raunch


the lazy material and the finished product 's unshapely look


in this sense the movie becomes a study of the gambles of the publishing world , offering a case study that exists apart from all the movie 's political ramifications


could hardly ask for more


graceful dual narrative


to ask people to sit still for two hours and change watching such a character , especially when rendered in as flat and impassive a manner as phoenix 's


a listless climb


involved ,


among the many pleasures


combines psychological drama , sociological reflection , and high-octane thriller .


the humor wry


whose engaging manner and flamboyant style


is n't as weird as it ought to be .


strength and sense


its punchy style promises


is quite beautiful


is playful but highly studied and dependent for its success on a patient viewer


virtually plotless


as if solondz had two ideas for two movies , could n't really figure out how to flesh either out


a thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation


is notable for its sheer audacity and openness .


you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson


throws in too many conflicts to keep the story compelling


that even he seems embarrassed to be part of


sickeningly real


radical action


complete shambles


whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented


brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch


beautiful and mysterious


forgotten 10 minutes


its convolutions


then again , in a better movie , you might not have noticed .


a talking head documentary , but a great one


begin to long for the end credits as the desert does for rain


story to suit the sensibilities of a young american , a decision that plucks `` the four feathers ''


if it had just gone that one step further


a persuasive


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


that 's its first sign of trouble .


monumental as disney 's 1937 breakthrough


attractive and talented


takes on nickleby with all the halfhearted zeal of an 8th grade boy delving into required reading


perversely


seemingly sincere personal reflection


wrap the proceedings up neatly


's the perfect cure for insomnia


death and mind-numbing indifference on the inner-city streets


emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt


a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year


mind-bender .


's an enthusiastic charm in fire that makes the formula fresh again


with better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style


own brilliance


deuces wild , which was shot two years ago , has been gathering dust on mgm 's shelf


such a good job of it


is the drama within the drama


and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .


that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as a film of magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death , both pro and con , for adults .


their sexual and romantic tension , while never really vocalized , is palpable


enjoyably dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious --


peevish


be captivated , as i was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star


as crisp and to the point


wears its empowerment


greatly impressed by the skill of the actors involved in the enterprise


... a low rate annie featuring some kid who ca n't act , only echoes of jordan , and weirdo actor crispin glover screwing things up old school .


the punch lines


imagine a film that begins as a seven rip-off , only to switch to a mix of the shining , the thing , and any naked teenagers horror flick from the 1980s .


a generic international version


visually masterful work


grows boring despite the scenery


wannabe film --


need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter


the best sports movie i 've ever seen .


love sweetly


the movie does n't add anything fresh to the myth .


obsessively


, it 's a very very strong `` b + . ''


made a more sheerly beautiful film


there is simply not enough of interest onscreen to sustain its seventy-minute running time .


a lovely film for the holiday season .


that make williams sink into melancholia


skins has a desolate air , but eyre , a native american raised by white parents , manages to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor .


in other words , it 's badder than bad .


messing


dabbles all around


cacoyannis ' vision is far less mature , interpreting the play as a call for pity and sympathy for anachronistic phantasms haunting the imagined glory of their own pasts .


, scratch is great fun , full of the kind of energy it 's documenting .


merely bad rather than


the strain of its plot contrivances


by anne-sophie birot


have n't seen such self-amused trash since freddy got fingered .


strangely


a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion


banter-filled comedy


, you 'll still have a good time . ''


, hole-ridden plotting


poo-poo jokes are ` edgy


hurried , badly cobbled look


know what it wants to be


to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place


adds substantial depth to this shocking testament to anti-semitism and neo-fascism


is so thoughtlessly assembled .


the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows


are simply named the husband , the wife and the kidnapper , emphasizing the disappointingly generic nature of the entire effort


smug or sanctimonious


just lazy


is like sitting in a downtown café , overhearing a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing , and desperately wishing you could change tables


to the annoying score to ` special effects ' by way of replacing objects in a character 's hands below the camera line


intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix


intriguing and realistic


no matter how much he runs around and acts like a doofus , accepting a 50-year-old in the role is creepy in a michael jackson sort of way .


be better as a diary or documentary


this man so watchable is a tribute not only to his craft , but to his legend


filming the teeming life


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


landmark as monumental as disney 's 1937 breakthrough snow white and the seven dwarfs


romp that will have viewers guessing just who 's being conned right up to the finale


everything meshes in this elegant entertainment


tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment


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


enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out


disappointingly


a badly edited , 91-minute trailer


throughout all the tumult , a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?


whether jason x is this bad on purpose


the pleasure of watching them


impossible


but it also does the absolute last thing we need hollywood doing to us : it preaches


the new insomnia is a surprisingly faithful remake of its chilly predecessor , and when it does elect to head off in its own direction , it employs changes that fit it well rather than ones that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities


should make it required viewing in university computer science departments for years to come .


the explosion essentially ruined -- or , rather , overpowered -- the fiction of the movie for me


the actors ' perfect comic timing and


different than anything that 's been done before


paean


a surprisingly ` solid ' achievement by director


in the way they help increase an average student 's self-esteem


's too interested in jerking off in all its byzantine incarnations to bother pleasuring its audience


is just fine


, endearing , masterful


intriguing , provocative


unnoticed and underappreciated


satisfying complete picture


a confident , richly acted , emotionally devastating piece of work and 2002 's first great film


sublimely beautiful


that real natural , even-flowing tone


hold dear about cinema , only now it 's begun to split up so that it can do even more damage


the conventional science-fiction elements of bug-eyed monsters and futuristic women in skimpy clothes


what sets this romantic comedy apart from most hollywood romantic comedies is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material .


is hartley 's least accessible screed yet


is offset by the sheer ugliness of everything else


suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies


encumbers itself with complications


for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance


he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


that gave people seizures


a wise and powerful tale of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout


horribly wrong


a beautiful film ,


... it 's robert duvall !


to resemble the kind of soft-core twaddle you 'd expect to see on showtime 's ` red shoe diaries


speaks volumes , offering up a hallucinatory dreamscape that frustrates and captivates


woven together handsomely


to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses


to imagine anybody ever being `` in the mood '' to view a movie as harrowing and painful as the grey zone


the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them


kooky which should appeal to women


hand it to director george clooney


is an odd but ultimately satisfying blend of the sophomoric and the sublime


the only pain you 'll feel as the credits roll is your stomach grumbling for some tasty grub .


maddeningly


complain that ` they do n't make movies like they used to anymore


a manipulative whitewash


the film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet .


at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


making kahlo 's art a living , breathing part of the movie , often


more confused , less interesting and more


portrays their cartoon counterparts well ...


much of the action takes place


a worldly-wise and very funny script


the whole affair , true story or not , feels incredibly hokey ... ( it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial .


a terrible adaptation


revealing nothing


is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


what 's most memorable about circuit is that it 's shot on digital video , whose tiny camera enables shafer to navigate spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb .


love 's


marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i


thanks to the château 's balance of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation


lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting


an overflowing septic tank


penetrating , potent exploration


must have read ` seeking anyone with acting ambition but no sense of pride or shame . '


be said for a studio-produced film that never bothers to hand viewers a suitcase full of easy answers


prefabricated story elements


musical numbers


of loving


i thought the relationships were wonderful ,


, interest can not be revived .


outside of burger 's desire to make some kind of film , it 's really unclear why this project was undertaken


is cumbersome


a calculating fiend or


this deeply affecting film


then knock yourself out and enjoy the big screen postcard that is a self-glorified martin lawrence lovefest .


payne has created a beautiful canvas ,


equals the sum of its pretensions


's not very well shot or composed or edited


parris ' performance is credible and remarkably mature .


wickedly funny


lackluster thriller `` new best friend ''


cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment ... simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .


of almost bergmanesque intensity


a sharp movie


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


, you 're likely wondering why you 've been watching all this strutting and posturing .


the movie is loaded with good intentions , but in his zeal to squeeze the action and our emotions into the all-too-familiar dramatic arc of the holocaust escape story , minac drains his movie of all individuality .


positively thrilling combination


energy and geniality


same time to congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it


split up so that it can do even more damage


high crimes steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films that it ca n't help but engage an audience .


for proof of that on the cinematic front , look no further than this 20th anniversary edition of the film that spielberg calls


the year 's greatest adventure , and jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation


the lively intelligence


reasonably intelligent


until its final minutes this is a perceptive study of two families in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity .


it may not be a great piece of filmmaking , but its power comes from its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case


is way too muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure


warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people , relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its message .


just sneers


inspirational prep-school professors


congrats disney on a job


collapses into an inhalant blackout , maintaining consciousness just long enough to achieve callow pretension


dull


irritatingly


originality , humor and pathos


more mature


botching


the concentration


skillful and


's such a mechanical endeavor ( that ) it never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it


the dead ( water ) weight of the other


fallen


rude and crude humor


can both maintain and dismantle the facades that his genre and his character construct is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace .


the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding


a choppy , surface-effect feeling


, but it works under the direction of kevin reynolds .


it ) comes off like a hallmark commercial


something original


it avoids the obvious with humor and lightness


cause parents a few sleepless hours


truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy


he has at least one more story to tell : his own .


grief drives her


constructed to convey a sense of childhood imagination


an often intense character study about fathers and sons , loyalty and duty .


is n't .


though there are many tense scenes in trapped , they prove more distressing than suspenseful .


see one of those comedies that just seem like a bad idea from frame one


actor to lead a group of talented friends astray


sucking


manage to keep things interesting


the gorgeous piano


acumen


and paper-thin supporting characters


won


any reasonably creative eighth-grader


eloquent clarity


figure the power-lunchers do n't care to understand , either


it may not be particularly innovative , but the film 's crisp , unaffected style and air of gentle longing make it unexpectedly rewarding


happens to be that rarity among sequels


the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself


wasted like deniro 's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk


anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor should take pleasure in this crazed , joyous romp of a film .


that do n't care about being stupid


this movie just goes on and on and on and on


stevens has a flair for dialogue comedy , the film operates nicely off the element of surprise ,


a moving tale of love and destruction in unexpected places , unexamined lives .


that it 's offensive


even though i could not stand them


an unsettling sight , and indicative of his , if you will , out-of-kilter character


prime


taste for `` shock humor '' will wear thin on all


has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year ,


watchable


rise above its disgusting source material


to raise audience 's spirits and leave them singing long after the credits roll


are certainly welcome


fontaine masterfully creates a portrait of two strong men in conflict , inextricably entwined through family history , each seeing himself in the other , neither liking what he sees .


its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves


of nazi politics and aesthetics


treat its characters , weak and strong , as fallible human beings , not caricatures


presented in such a lousy way , complete with some of the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments , that it 's impossible to care


adults behave like kids


a sensitive , modest comic tragedy


rodriguez does a splendid job of racial profiling hollywood style -- casting excellent latin actors of all ages -- a trend long overdue .


both inspiring and pure joy


every effort to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


shame americans


uncomfortable movie


a wild ride of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs


handheld


`` bad '' is the operative word for `` bad company , ''


b.s. one another


exquisitely performed


a live-wire film


if you like blood , guts and crazy beasts stalking men with guns though ... you will likely enjoy this monster .


a funny little movie


crudity


that only self-aware neurotics engage in


the kid 's ) just too bratty for sympathy


before the plot kicks into gear


is nearly incoherent , an excuse to get to the closing bout ... by which time it 's impossible to care who wins .


uninspired story


the movie is not as terrible as the synergistic impulse that created it .


comedy goes


watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say


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


taking them


blown


( hayek ) throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto ,


been there , done that , liked it much better


on mgm 's shelf


of denial


wow


from a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather


dripping with cliche and


she 's pretty and


narcissism and self-congratulation


a compelling yarn , but not quite a


nuanced a robert de niro performance can be when he is not more lucratively engaged in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


immensely


about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family


offers a persuasive look at a defeated but defiant nation in flux .


have fun in this cinematic sandbox


children and adults enamored of all things pokemon


for almost the first two-thirds of martin scorsese 's 168-minute gangs of new york , i was entranced .


casual filmgoers


poor hermocrates and leontine


rarely has sex on screen been so aggressively anti-erotic .


who has little clue about either the nature of women or of friendship


irredeemably awful .


deeply touching melodrama


for industrial-model meat freezers


deliver


... an eerily suspenseful , deeply absorbing piece that works as a treatise on spirituality as well as a solid sci-fi thriller .


no aspirations


sounds , and feels more like an extended , open-ended poem than a traditionally structured story


mildly engaging central romance


carrying this wafer-thin movie on his nimble shoulders , chan wades through putrid writing , direction and timing with a smile that says , ` if i stay positive , maybe i can channel one of my greatest pictures , drunken master . '


his secret life enters the land of unintentional melodrama and tiresome love triangles


the film has a laundry list of minor shortcomings , but the numerous scenes of gory mayhem are worth the price of admission ... if `` gory mayhem '' is your idea of a good time .


gripping and


figures prominently in this movie ,


's now , more than ever , choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary


middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics


blaxploitation


is one of two things : unadulterated thrills or genuine laughs .


at their noble endeavor


is so bad ,


of one man 's quest to be president


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


that it 's inauthentic at its core


's brilliant


the quirky and recessive charms


this misty-eyed southern nostalgia piece , in treading the line between sappy and sanguine ,


valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone


, unfortunately , is a little too in love with its own cuteness


is never quite able to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot . '


parker and co-writer catherine di napoli are faithful to melville 's plotline , they and a fully engaged supporting cast ... have made the old boy 's characters more quick-witted than any english lit


pretend it 's a werewolf itself by avoiding eye contact and walking slowly away


this mess


of obnoxious


find an escape clause and avoid seeing this trite , predictable rehash


feels at odds with the rest of the film


to lend some dignity to a dumb story


stress ` dumb . '


inane , humorless and under-inspired


the man who wrote rocky does not deserve to go down with a ship as leaky as this .


a rounded and revealing overview of this ancient holistic healing system


something serious to say about the ways in which extravagant chance can distort our perspective and throw us off the path of good sense


rote drivel


rough-hewn vanity project


the case with ambitious , eager first-time filmmakers


subtlety and warmth


the pacing is deadly , the narration helps little and naipaul , a juicy writer , is negated


-- do n't worry


shockingly bad and absolutely unnecessary


the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog ) is that it 's not as obnoxious as tom green 's freddie got fingered .


often intense character study


work better as a real documentary without the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative


of whimsy


good to see michael caine whipping out the dirty words and punching people in the stomach again


a funny no-brainer


in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances


satire and unabashed sweetness


inconclusive ending


strong directorial stamp


a comedy that swings and jostles to the rhythms of life


cool .


not really know who `` they '' were , what `` they '' looked like


the movie is like a year late for tapping into our reality tv obsession , and even tardier for exploiting the novelty of the `` webcast . ''


as an old pickup skidding completely out of control on a long patch of black ice


astonishing is n't the word -- neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap


leatherbound


, i 'd recommend waiting for dvd and just skipping straight to her scenes .


the film aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes all at once .


the filmmakers needed more emphasis on the storytelling and less on the glamorous machine that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about .


the film succeeds with its dark , delicate treatment of these characters and its unerring respect for them .


adaptation 's success


genitals


nearly epic


the bottom line with nemesis is the same as it has been with all the films in the series : fans will undoubtedly enjoy it , and the uncommitted need n't waste their time on it .


proceeds to flop


a fine ,


an odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic comedy


kind of terrific


intricate preciseness


his most personal


well , this movie proves you wrong on both counts .


, the emperor 's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach .


jolie 's hideous yellow


made , on all levels , that it does n't even qualify as a spoof of such


disney scrape the bottom of its own cracker barrel


will leave fans clamoring for another ride


their perceptiveness about their own situations


fuse at least three dull plots


notable for its stylistic austerity and forcefulness


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


becomes distasteful and downright creepy


terrific story


if you think it 's a riot to see rob schneider in a young woman 's clothes , then you 'll enjoy the hot chick .


garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man


you 're too interested to care .


is it a charming , funny and beautifully crafted import


biased


warm , fuzzy


's funny ,


spreads itself too thin , leaving these actors , as well as the members of the commune ,


the charm and little


the piano teacher , like its title character , is repellantly out of control .


obsessive love


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


there is a strong directorial stamp on every frame of this stylish film that is able to visualize schizophrenia but is still confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye .


it could have been something special


works smoothly under the direction of spielberg , who does a convincing impersonation here of a director enjoying himself immensely


because there 's not an original character , siuation or joke in the entire movie


feel my eyelids ... getting ... very


is frequently overwrought and crudely literal


works so well


is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre


this fascinating look at israel in ferment feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful .


appalling ,


interested in entertaining itself


a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion


is wise


its observation of just how much more grueling and time-consuming the illusion of work is than actual work


himself can take credit for most of the movie 's success .


vignettes which only prove that ` zany ' does n't necessarily mean ` funny


an engaging and moving portrait of a subculture


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ...


serenity


funny , touching , dramatically forceful , and beautifully shot


a radiant character portrait


schrader relies on subtle ironies and visual devices to convey point of view .


most unpleasant things


psychotic


just too silly and sophomoric to ensnare its target audience .


to the head of the class of women 's films


psychological thriller


the plot grows thin soon , and you find yourself praying for a quick resolution .


its sense of fun or energy


an eloquent , reflective and beautifully acted meditation on both the profoundly devastating events of one year ago and the slow , painful healing process that has followed in their wake .


could have -- should have -- been allowed


sade achieves the near-impossible


makes sense , with its unbelievable naïveté and arbitrary flashbacks


pretend the whole thing never existed


rip off


better than sorcerer 's stone


is beautiful


hypnotically dull , relentlessly downbeat , laughably predictable wail pitched to the cadence of a depressed fifteen-year-old 's suicidal poetry .


decides


cold , nervy and memorable .


making the right choice in the face of tempting alternatives


british comedy


brilliant motion picture


's as lumpy as two-day old porridge ...


see this movie with my sisters


amused and entertained by the unfolding of bielinsky 's


the most entertaining moments


to spoof both black and white stereotypes equally


compelling dramatic means


its sheer dynamism


reveals itself


large rewards


freely


easily accessible stories


sulky teen drama and


sports-movie triumph


knows its classical music , knows its freud and knows its sade


with some laughs and a smile


a smutty guilty pleasure


none of them are ever any good


this is n't a new idea .


it 's true


to be too great


there 's little to recommend snow dogs , unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity .


a powerful look at a failure of our justice system


both an admirable reconstruction of terrible events , and a fitting


sleep-inducing thriller


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


warned


the film opens with maggots crawling on a dead dog


adds enough quirky and satirical touches in the screenplay to keep the film entertaining .


is more in love with strangeness than excellence .


payne has created a beautiful canvas , and


an unsuccessful attempt at a movie of ideas .


scariest movie


, duty and friendship


tragedy , bravery , political intrigue , partisans and sabotage


all the stomach-turning violence


hope the movie is widely seen and debated with appropriate ferocity and thoughtfulness


uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest


its power comes from its soul 's - eye view of how well-meaning patronizing masked a social injustice , at least as represented by this case


are until the film is well under way -- and yet it 's hard to stop watching


is worth searching out .


the charm of the first movie is still there , and the story feels like the logical , unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids


workmanlike in the extreme


this movie , a certain scene in particular , brought me uncomfortably close to losing my lunch .


each story is built on a potentially interesting idea , but


you 're never quite sure where self-promotion ends and the truth begins


other than its exploitive array of obligatory cheap


strays past the two and a half mark


marcus adams just copies from various sources -- good sources , bad mixture


dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances


cinematic tragedies


, ` blade ii ' just does n't cut it


a much funnier film with a similar theme


hyper-realistic images


a stylish cast


wondrous love story


charming result


emotional depth


disney 's great past


life-altering


sneaks up on you


find little of interest


davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy


among the best films of the year


goofy way


a compelling investigation of faith versus intellect


between realistic characters


a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario


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


lee seems just as expectant of an adoring , wide-smiling reception .


at cheapening it


're just a couple of cops in copmovieland , these two


's not too much of anything .


it 's still a guilty pleasure to watch .


far more successful , if considerably less ambitious , than last year 's kubrick-meets-spielberg exercise


riveted to our seats


as their natural instinct for self-preservation


of the delusional personality type


that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself


be best appreciated by those willing to endure its extremely languorous rhythms , waiting for happiness


hitting below the belt


at once both refreshingly different and


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


brought to life on the big screen .


poor editing , bad bluescreen


sparse but oddly compelling


it 's also a -- dare i say it twice -- delightfully charming -- and totally american , i might add -- slice of comedic bliss .


nothing overly original , mind you , but solidly entertaining .


as another key contribution


provides an invaluable service by sparking debate and encouraging thought .


subzero version


gets the tone just right -- funny in the middle of sad in the middle of hopeful .


shows that jackie chan is getting older , and that 's something i would rather live in denial about


of ideas for the inevitable future sequels ( hey , do n't shoot the messenger )


it 's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who does n't think about percentages all day long .


nothing 's happening


the problem is the needlessly poor quality of its archival prints and film footage .


to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion


the party favors to sober us up with the transparent attempts at moralizing


full of life and small delights --


to imagine acting that could be any flatter


a well-deserved reputation


the rotting underbelly of middle america


remaining one of the most savagely hilarious social critics


the working


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


magical enough to bring off this kind of whimsy


impossibly long limbs and sweetly conspiratorial


good intentions derailed by a failure to seek and strike just the right tone


a most traditional , reserved kind of filmmaking


the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt


boy , has this franchise ever run out of gas .


newcastle , the first half of gangster no. 1 drips with style


the most unpleasant things


believable and


's a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good .


heartwarming


's suspenseful enough for older kids but not too scary for the school-age crowd


a pleasant and engaging enough


evokes the 19th century with a subtlety that is an object lesson in period filmmaking


awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length


funny stuff


's face is ) an amazing slapstick instrument


every note rings false .


a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or


a deeply moving effort to put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese


brought down


's also somewhat clumsy .


i liked the movie , but i know i would have liked it more if it had just gone that one step further .


have been kind enough to share it


a huge mess


quiet


time stinker


will win you over , in a big way


, it deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still , 20 years later .


something impressive and yet lacking about everything


a fascinating study of isolation and frustration


have easily become a cold , calculated exercise in postmodern pastiche winds up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking


raw emotion


wholesome fantasy


( kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code , and as a flawed human being who ca n't quite live up to it .


will be occupied for 72 minutes .


an unmistakable , easy joie


odd and


is a strength of a documentary to disregard available bias ,


you believe that the shocking conclusion is too much of a plunge


egypt from 1998


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


a certain robustness


some movies suck you in despite their flaws , and heaven is one such beast .


only dull


the amateurish


, but it otherwise drowns in a sea of visual and verbal clichés .


thanks


a load of good


a semi-autobiographical film that 's so sloppily written and cast that you can not believe anyone more central to the creation of bugsy than the caterer had anything to do with it .


's always disappointing


to have seen before , but beneath the exotic surface ( and exotic dancing ) it 's surprisingly old-fashioned


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


as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ... sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


leave it to the french to truly capture the terrifying angst of the modern working man without turning the film into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy melodrama .


a compelling look


in some delightful work on indie projects


gives us another peek at some of the magic we saw in glitter here in wisegirls .


and much better


whatever terror the heroes of horror movies try to avoid


understands the grandness of romance


seem to be in a contest to see who can out-bad-act the other .


through a prism


as daring as john ritter 's glory days


is one that should be thrown back in the river


moron


overladen


as monumental as disney 's 1937 breakthrough


the powder blues and sun-splashed whites of tunis make an alluring backdrop for this sensuous and spirited tale of a prim widow who finds an unlikely release in belly-dancing clubs .


home alabama


after sitting through this sloppy , made-for-movie comedy special , it makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work .


might sit through this summer that do not involve a dentist drill


a reasonable degree


first and foremost ... the reason to go see `` blue crush '' is the phenomenal , water-born cinematography by david hennings .


is one of those crass , contrived sequels that not only fails on its own , but makes you second-guess your affection for the original .


the worst in otherwise talented actors


flawed


a conventional but heartwarming tale


of strong voices


the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


how both evolve


one of the worst films of 2002


to merely bad rather than painfully awful


is handsome


mostly martha is mostly unsurprising


in the shameless self-caricature of ` analyze this ' ( 1999 ) and ` analyze that , ' promised ( or threatened ) for later this year


growing strange hairs , getting a more mature body , and


a total misfire


turn it off


sheridan 's take on the author 's schoolboy memoir ... is a rather toothless take on a hard young life


another first-rate performance


excellent latin actors


frighteningly fascinating


and dreary piece


a mall movie designed to kill time


relatively nothing


after all , it 'll probably be in video stores by christmas , and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies .


hideous yellow


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


ride for the kiddies , with enough eye candy and cheeky wit to keep parents away from the concession stand .


found his groove


dimness


simply a re-hash of the other seven films


the chief reasons brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film


this is for the most part a useless movie , even with a great director at the helm .


represents a worthy departure from the culture clash comedies that have marked an emerging indian american cinema .


spiteful idiots


a horrible movie


a consistent embracing humanity


the theater wondering why these people mattered


powerful and astonishingly vivid


fright


should 've been so much more even if it was only made for teenage boys and wrestling fans


a larger-than-life figure


that does n't offer any insight into why , for instance , good things happen to bad people


this action-thriller/dark comedy is one of the most repellent things to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage .


ultimately proves tiresome , with the surface histrionics failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations .


wonderful creatures


stay for the credits


the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget


's because relatively nothing happens .


strong filmmaking requires a clear sense of purpose


restage the whole thing


characteristically startling visual style


ultimately satisfying


, mr. audiard 's direction is fluid and quick .


having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded


a country skunk


revitalize


showtime is n't particularly assaultive , but it can still make you feel that you never want to see another car chase , explosion or gunfight again


palatable presentation


to lose the smug self-satisfaction usually associated with the better private schools


camouflaging grotesque narcissism


when the right movie comes along , especially if it begins with the name of star wars


enjoy this movie


to the titular character 's paintings and in the process created a masterful work of art of their own


( i ) t 's certainly laudable that the movie deals with hot-button issues in a comedic context ,


the work of a filmmaker who has secrets buried at the heart of his story and knows how to take time revealing them


in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake


as the worst kind of hubristic folly


here his sense of story and his juvenile camera movements smack of a film school undergrad , and his maudlin ending might not have gotten him into film school in the first place


refused to gel


's the cute frissons of discovery and humor between chaplin and kidman that keep this nicely wound clock not just ticking , but humming


metropolis is a feast for the eyes .


if the film is well-crafted and this one is


is reliable


in fact , even better


the early and middle passages


it falls far short of poetry , but it 's not bad prose


allowing us to find the small , human moments , and


an eminently engrossing film


timeless spectacle


comic chiller


of the horror film franchise that is apparently as invulnerable as its trademark villain


one thing 's for sure -- if george romero had directed this movie , it would n't have taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head


a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings


greatest adventure


comeback


fashioning an engrossing entertainment out of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster


resurrecting performers who rarely work in movies now ... and drawing flavorful performances from bland actors


very distinctive sensibility


an after school special


with their charisma


are well done and perfectly


this cliche pileup


too much ai n't - she-cute baggage into her lead role as a troubled and determined homicide cop to quite pull off the heavy stuff


it 's better than that eponymous 1980 biopic that used soap in the places where the mysteries lingered


go rent `` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme and an equally great robin williams performance


this is an undeniably intriguing film from an adventurous young talent who finds his inspiration on the fringes of the american underground .


a dazzling dream


enjoy themselves


genre cliches


satisfies with its moving story


the cinematic equivalent


generates an enormous feeling of empathy for its characters .


be funny , uplifting and moving ,


the movie eventually snaps under the strain of its plot contrivances and its need to reassure .


cause you to bite your tongue to keep from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists


a great companion piece to other napoleon films


a scientific law to be discerned here that producers would be well to heed


decent-enough nail-biter


picture that does not move .


engrossing melodrama


as the villainous , lecherous police chief scarpia


film : honest


`` minority report '' astounds .


, as you watch them clumsily mugging their way through snow dogs ,


serves as a workable primer for the region 's recent history ,


wrecks any chance of the movie rising above similar fare


too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman


is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition .


there surrender $ 9 and


seem authentic


heartwarming and


bust


` grandeur ' shots


, the weight of water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness .


being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot .


to whom we might not give a second look if we passed them on the street


new york locales and sharp writing


evolve


united states


fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies , and he gives none to the audience


exercise in style and mystification .


a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing


to conceive anyone else in their roles


broder 's screenplay is shallow , offensive and redundant , with pitifully few real laughs .


fewer gags to break the tedium


dodge


trying to get out


that maybe she , janine and molly -- an all-woman dysfunctional family -- deserve one another


is fun , and host to some truly excellent sequences .


come as they may , lawrence unleashes his trademark misogyny -- er , comedy -- like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank , take your pick .


dark pit


honored screen veteran


realized on the screen


is the rare common-man artist who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness .


finds a nice rhythm


which proves that rohmer still has a sense of his audience


a plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of ` home


to conceive of anyone who has reached puberty actually finding the characters in slackers or their antics amusing , let alone funny


mysterious ,


conventional -- lots of boring talking heads , etc. --


gives devastating testimony


whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth


i had a dream that a smart comedy would come along to rescue me from a summer of teen-driven , toilet-humor codswallop , and its name was earnest .


this is the kind of movie during which you want to bang your head on the seat in front of you , at its cluelessness , at its idiocy , at its utterly misplaced earnestness .


cherish is a dud -- a romantic comedy that 's not the least bit romantic and only mildly funny .


is a great film


wonder .


the actors must indeed be good to recite some of this laughable dialogue with a straight face .


the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


the holes in this film remain agape


coy but exhilarating


whenever you think you 've seen the end of the movie , we cut to a new scene , which also appears to be the end .


brutally clueless


with pointless extremes


irreconcilable


leigh is n't breaking new ground , but he knows how a daily grind can kill love .


sensual and


winning , heartwarming yarn


assault


it is clearly a good thing .


suspenseful argentinian thriller


more colorful , more playful tone


will anyone who is n't a fangoria subscriber be excited that it has n't gone straight to video ?


of hopeful


is nevertheless efficiently amusing for a good while .


wiseman is patient and uncompromising , letting his camera observe and record the lives of women torn apart by a legacy of abuse


weak script


you 'll be shaking your head all the way to the credits


becomes a sermon for most of its running time .


damning and damned compelling .


the five writers


any fiction


, decisive moments


blue crush has all the trappings of an energetic , extreme-sports adventure , but ends up more of a creaky `` pretty woman '' retread , with the emphasis on self-empowering schmaltz and big-wave surfing that gives pic its title an afterthought .


did no one on the set have a sense of humor , or did they not have the nerve to speak up ?


'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal


worthy substitute


its plot contrivances


allegedly `` inspired '' was a lot funnier


does sound promising in theory


this cinderella story


` in this poor remake of such a well loved classic , parker exposes the limitations of his skill and the basic flaws in his vision . '


slopped


smeary and blurry ,


a reason the studio did n't offer an advance screening


the less charitable might describe as a castrated


the cast is so engagingly messing around like slob city reductions of damon runyon crooks


-- a retread story , bad writing , and the same old silliness


a visual delight and


for originality of plot


jones has delivered a solidly entertaining and moving family drama .


could force you to scratch a hole in your head


not as good as the full monty , but a really strong second effort .


, surprising romance


preserves tosca 's intoxicating ardor through his use of the camera .


detailed down to the signs on the kiosks


palpable chemistry


captures the raw comic energy of one of our most flamboyant female comics .


is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and


makes for perfectly acceptable , occasionally very enjoyable children 's entertainment


broad racial insensitivity


my enjoyment


these two literary figures , and even the times


memorable for a peculiar malaise that renders its tension flaccid and , by extension , its surprises limp and


despite its sincere acting , signs is just another unoriginal run of the mill sci-fi film with a flimsy ending and lots of hype .


a fast , frenetic , funny , even punny 6 --


freakshow


authentically


every single scene


salvation


that have made the original new testament stories so compelling for 20 centuries


this movie proves you wrong on both counts .


jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor ,


, truly bad


whole package


moldering


of animation enthusiasts of all ages


possibilities


complete lack


when his story ends or just ca n't tear himself away from the characters


transcend its clever concept


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


carries us effortlessly from darkness


make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience


can find humor


a routine crime thriller remarkable only for its lack of logic and misuse of two fine actors , morgan freeman and ashley judd .


first-time director denzel washington and a top-notch cast manage to keep things interesting .


infuses hubert with a mixture of deadpan cool , wry humor and just the measure of tenderness required to give this comic slugfest some heart


delivers the goods


has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative


rich and exciting


there 's a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting .


stock footage


intelligent and


to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore


the notion of deleting emotion from people , even in an advanced prozac nation , is so insanely dysfunctional that the rampantly designed equilibrium becomes a concept doofus .


contains a few big laughs but many more that graze the funny bone or miss it altogether , in part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin .


can take credit for most of the movie 's success


achieves its emotional power and moments of revelation with restraint and a delicate ambiguity


desperately looks elsewhere , seizing on george 's haplessness and lucy 's personality tics .


an enjoyable trifle


it winds up moving in many directions as it searches ( vainly , i think ) for something fresh to say .


the story is lacking any real emotional impact ,


you 're willing to have fun with it


is uniquely felt with a sardonic jolt .


will not go down in the annals of cinema as one of the great submarine stories


proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


a tale worth catching


i 'm not a fan of the phrase ` life affirming ' because it usually means ` schmaltzy , '


allows americans to finally revel in its splendor


it offers large rewards


they works spectacularly well ... a shiver-inducing , nerve-rattling ride .


usual fluttering and stammering


mr. scorsese 's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated .


made me realize that we really have n't had a good cheesy b-movie playing in theaters since ... well ... since last week 's reign of fire


its courage , ideas


stuffy , full of itself , morally ambiguous and nothing to shout about .


klein , charming in comedies like american pie and dead-on in election ,


its welcome with audiences several years


rival


pure composition and


share no chemistry or engaging charisma .


makes for a touching love story ,


an old-fashioned but emotionally stirring adventure tale of the kind they rarely make anymore .


a meaty subject


does give a taste of the burning man ethos , an appealing blend of counter-cultural idealism and hedonistic creativity


birot creates a drama with such a well-defined sense of place and age -- as in , 15 years old -- that the torments and angst become almost as operatic to us as they are to her characters .


exploitation picture


here leaves a lot to be desired


pathetically


superbly photographed and staged by mendes with a series of riveting set pieces the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen .


goofiest


strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997


from laughing at the ridiculous dialog or the oh-so convenient plot twists


its characterization of hitler and the contrived nature of its provocative conclusion


exposé , the film ( at 80 minutes ) is actually quite entertaining .


is definitely horse feathers


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


be wishing for a watch that makes time go faster rather than the other way around


cute alien creature


to lessen the overall impact the movie could have had


all the small moments and flashbacks


comfort


entertaining two hours


in a movie full of surprises , the biggest is that secret ballot is a comedy , both gentle and biting .


a wonderful , imaginative script


just how bad


find love in the most unlikely place


extremely flat lead performance


-- and especially williams , an american actress who becomes fully english


character portrait , romantic comedy and beat-the-clock thriller


with the crisp clarity of a fall dawn


the bourne identity should n't be half as entertaining as it is


the scariest movie


sarandon , who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron


fling


thinking man


ingenious and often harrowing


revenge-of-the-nerds clichés


takes a hat-in-hand approach to rowling that stifles creativity and allows the film to drag on for nearly three hours .


the movie is concocted and carried out by folks worthy of scorn


a directorial tour de force by bernard rose , ivans xtc .


after next


is predictable at every turn .


boredom to the point of collapse , turning into a black hole of dullness


a vivid , sometimes surreal , glimpse into the mysteries of human behavior .


the wit and revolutionary spirit


about each other against all odds


all that matters


even if you do n't understand what on earth is going on , this is a movie that will stimulate hours of post viewing discussion , if only to be reminded of who did what to whom and why .


odd , haphazard , and inconsequential romantic


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


this junk that 's tv sitcom material at best


content and narrative strength


it 's a road-trip drama with too many wrong turns .


wavers between hallmark card sentimentality and goofy , life-affirming moments straight out of a cellular phone commercial


a grand tour


its clumsiness as its own most damning censure


blasphemous and


gore for suspense .


shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting


it forces you to watch people doing unpleasant things to each other and themselves , and it maintains a cool distance from its material that is deliberately unsettling


should drop everything and run to ichi


gutsy


, i can tell you that there 's no other reason why anyone should bother remembering it .


never thought i 'd say this


strong and


a 20-car pileup


tiresome nature


this is beautiful filmmaking from one of french cinema 's master craftsmen .


a fresh infusion


good , dry , reliable textbook


pitiful


that throws a bunch of hot-button items in the viewer 's face and asks to be seen as hip , winking social commentary


expects us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


getting a more mature body


hilarious dialogue


little revision works


about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chance to prove his worth


, the hours represents two of those well spent


with more character development this might have been an eerie thriller ; with better payoffs , it could have been a thinking man 's monster movie


, combined with so much first-rate talent ... could have yielded such a flat , plodding picture


faked


predictable plotting


it 's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness , and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior


story which fails to rise above its disgusting source material


the best films of the year


loss and loneliness


adorable


masterfully calibrated


nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor


into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes


's nothing wrong with that if the film is well-crafted and this one is


intense , claustrophobic


more compelling


an established filmmaker


hollywood romance


is its low-key way of tackling what seems like done-to-death material


an intriguing species