the results are far more alienating than involving .


a hit


sit in neutral


ultimately hollow mockumentary


irritates and saddens me that martin lawrence 's latest vehicle can explode obnoxiously into 2,500 screens while something of bubba ho-tep 's clearly evident quality may end up languishing on a shelf somewhere


radical '' or `` suck ''


swiftly deteriorates into a terribly obvious melodrama and rough-hewn vanity project for lead actress andie macdowell .


call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace


the one-liners are snappy , the situations volatile and the comic opportunities richly rewarded


of a brutal mid


it 's not nearly as fresh or enjoyable as its predecessor , but


the characters seem one-dimensional , and


fun part


imagine , as searching for a quarter in a giant pile of elephant feces ... positively dreadful


beautifully read and , finally ,


it 's just another cartoon with an unstoppable superman .


hollywood has been trying to pass off as acceptable teen entertainment for some time now .


... visually striking and slickly staged


is hereby given fair warning .


morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images


, crocodile hunter has the hurried , badly cobbled look of the 1959 godzilla , which combined scenes of a japanese monster flick with canned shots of raymond burr commenting on the monster 's path of destruction .


unblinkingly pure as the hours


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


with cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s ) , a complex sword-and-sorcery plot and characters who all have big round eyes and japanese names .


cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ... but it 's still damn funny stuff .


a processed comedy chop suey .


manages to escape the shackles of its own clichés to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks


did not figure out a coherent game


, every shot enhances the excellent performances


the actors are simply too good , and the story too intriguing , for technical flaws to get in the way .


they ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering .


is so different from the apple and so striking


is all too predictable and far too cliched


hate


we 've seen it all before in one form or another ,


a pretty funny movie , with most of the humor coming , as before , from the incongruous but chemically perfect teaming of crystal and de niro


it 's a very valuable film ...


rashomon-for-dipsticks


insane comic undertaking


clear sense


performance - ahem


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


the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and


so successful at lodging itself in the brain


wickedly funny and just plain wicked


... may work as an addictive guilty pleasure but the material never overcomes its questionable satirical ambivalence .


can be a bit repetitive


deliberate laughs


possibly the best actor working in movies today


no charm , no laughs , no fun ,


perfectly formed


appalling , shamelessly manipulative and contrived , and totally lacking in conviction


that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them


's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything


is hypnotic


( shyamalan ) continues to cut a swathe through mainstream hollywood , while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision .


starving and


, charismatic and tragically


of filmmaking , the kind that pretends to be passionate and truthful but is really frustratingly timid and soggy


wit or innovation


that only seems to care about the bottom line


the beautifully choreographed kitchen ballet is simple but absorbing .


come away from his film overwhelmed ,


the determination of pinochet 's victims to seek justice , and their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera , pack a powerful emotional wallop .


he nonetheless appreciates the art and reveals a music scene that transcends culture and race .


combines sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics , and genuine heart to create a film that 's not merely about kicking undead *** , but also about dealing with regret and , ultimately , finding redemption


a stirring road movie .


certain


a lumbering load


if you 're up for that sort of thing


there are a couple of things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk , most notably the mere presence of duvall .


would make an excellent companion piece to the similarly themed ` the french lieutenant 's woman . '


they lack their idol 's energy and passion for detail .


consumed and forgotten


after drinking twelve beers


it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film


a big fat pain .


need of a scented bath


that has no point and goes nowhere


their enthusiasm


be very sweet


smarter and subtler


`` the best disney movie


a sour little movie


a film of ideas and wry comic mayhem .


a showcase


a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .


stands as one of the great films about movie love


grant is certainly amusing


a genial romance


unimaginative and derivative


the cheap


a moving and stark reminder that the casualties of war reach much further than we imagine .


full-bodied wit


modestly made


you may leave the theater with more questions than answers , but darned if your toes wo n't still be tapping .


the creative act


bravura


so real


despite its shortcomings , girls ca n't swim represents an engaging and intimate first feature by a talented director to watch , and it 's a worthy entry in the french coming-of-age genre .


is in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo


it 's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters


it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .


' should never have been brought out of hibernation


trying to figure out the rules of the country bear universe -- when are bears bears and when are they like humans , only hairier -- would tax einstein 's brain .


dreary expanse


a relationship that is worthy of our respect


the updated dickensian sensibility of writer craig bartlett 's story is appealing .


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


astoundingly rich


, there remains a huge gap between the film 's creepy


devotees


by amateurish


feel very much like a brand-new tomorrow


about whose fate it is hard to care


just another teen movie ,


pitifully few real laughs


, double-pistoled , ballistic-pyrotechnic hong kong action


has done excellent work here


defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second


` it 's just a kids ' flick


evelyn 's strong cast and surehanded direction


better characters


few nonbelievers


simultaneously degrades its characters , its stars and its audience .


the funniest person in the film , which gives you an idea just how bad it was


there is precious little of either .


you 've wasted nearly two hours of your own precious life with this silly little puddle of a movie


feels at odds with the rest of the film .


plan to make enough into ` an inspiring tale of survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller '


in kicking around a raison d'etre that 's as fresh-faced as its young-guns cast


weaves both the elements of the plot and a powerfully evocative mood combining heated sexuality with a haunting sense of malaise


fuelled devito 's early work


make up for a derivative plot


to be quirky and funny that the strain is all too evident


is suitable summer entertainment that offers escapism without requiring a great deal of thought .


a real charmer


convinced


as a satisfying kids flck becomes increasingly implausible as it races through contrived plot points


elegant


short of true inspiration


whimsy


one decent performance


really solid performances


in and of himself funny


like the english patient and the unbearable lightness of being , the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right .


wins still


insipid , brutally clueless film


refreshingly natural


that it comes off as annoying rather than charming


frame one


the problems of fledgling democracies


for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters


i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener


manages to find greatness in the hue of its drastic iconography


the love of family


it 's unnerving suspense


think of it as gidget , only with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch .


with more emotional force than any other recent film


the bread ,


best comedy concert movie


a cinematic disaster so inadvertently sidesplitting it


an unsympathetic character and someone


is doubtful this listless feature will win him any new viewers


shining with all the usual spielberg flair , expertly utilizing the talents of his top-notch creative team


parker updates the setting in an attempt to make the film relevant today , without fully understanding what it was that made the story relevant in the first place .


flawless


headed down the toilet with the ferocity of a frozen burrito


american blockbusters


too long


lacking in suspense , surprise and consistent emotional conviction


secretary manages a neat trick , bundling the flowers of perversity , comedy and romance into a strangely tempting bouquet of a movie .


puzzling than unsettling


a surprisingly funny movie .


the edge of sanity


with roussillon providing comic relief


perceptive , good-natured


stock situations and characters


not really a thriller so much as a movie for teens to laugh , groan and hiss at .


increasingly diverse


stealing harvard is a smorgasbord of soliloquies about nothing delivered by the former mr. drew barrymore .


tsai ming-liang 's witty , wistful new film , what time is it there ?


enjoy the film


an insult to every family whose mother has suffered through the horrible pains of a death by cancer


wasted a lot of their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential .


nicole holofcenter , the insightful writer/director responsible for this illuminating comedy does n't wrap the proceedings up neatly


engages us in constant fits of laughter ,


imaginative as one might have hoped


duly impressive in imax dimensions


that fails to make adequate


compelling film .


he 's not good with people .


might i suggest that the wayward wooden one end it all by stuffing himself into an electric pencil sharpener ?


world-renowned


hollywood frightfest


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


, you 're engulfed by it .


pushed into the margins


doing its usual worst to guilt-trip parents


a vision both painterly and literary


rarely permitting its characters more than two obvious dimensions and repeatedly placing them in contrived , well-worn situations


quick-witted


killer


evokes the frustration , the awkwardness and the euphoria of growing up , without relying on the usual tropes


high drama , disney-style - a wing and a prayer and a hunky has-been pursuing his castle in the sky


something different


, unlikeable people


a journey that is as difficult for the audience to take as it is for the protagonist -- yet it 's potentially just as rewarding


, crisp storytelling


do the genial-rogue shtick to death


revelatory and narcissistic


disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ... or any other john woo flick for that matter .


like they were lifted from terry gilliam 's subconscious , pressed through kafka 's meat grinder and into buñuel 's casings


there are side stories aplenty -- none of them memorable


to refresh our souls


is one of those rare pictures


emotionally desiccated


when it comes out on video , then it 's the perfect cure for insomnia .


starts as an intense political and psychological thriller


an unsophisticated


is n't much to it


overboard


zoe clarke-williams 's lackluster thriller `` new best friend '' ,


magnetic performance


first full flush


when compared to the usual , more somber festival entries , davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air that stands out from the pack even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic .


its courage , ideas ,


is the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating


are n't - kids-cute sentimentality by a warmth that is n't faked and a stately sense of composition .


enormously entertaining movie


, occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film


by a lackluster script and substandard performances


stuffs his debut with more plot than it can comfortably hold


failing , ultimately


woefully dull


in the business


real snooze .


far more energy


wilde 's droll whimsy


of the great minds of our times


one arresting image


what makes it worth the trip to the theater


watching this gentle , mesmerizing portrait of a man coming to terms with time


absurd ,


emotional comfort


been a confusing and horrifying vision into an intense and engrossing head-trip


stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor


all the wiggling energy


is his best film yet


back with the astonishing revelation


dragged on


a moving essay about the specter of death , especially suicide .


forgettably


your indifference


obnoxious comedy


a sweet , laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as


, lan yu never catches dramatic fire .


nothing about this movie


leaves blue crush waterlogged


as the synergistic impulse that created it


hardly an objective documentary , but it 's great cinematic polemic ...


it 's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed , but that 's neither completely enlightening , nor does it catch the intensity of the movie 's strangeness


's so downbeat and nearly humorless that it becomes a chore to sit through -- despite some first-rate performances by its lead


attractive and talented actors


is rotten in the state of california


lurches between not-very-funny comedy


jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette ,


a laughable -- or rather , unlaughable -- excuse for a film .


a grating ,


poignant and delicately complex .


the wise , wizened visitor


wit and dignity


a wishy-washy melodramatic movie that shows us plenty of sturm und drung , but explains its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily .


it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture


what 's even more remarkable is the integrity of devito 's misanthropic vision


lovely and beautifully


be moved to the edge of their seats by the dynamic first act


so much leniency


simple pleasures usurp the preaching message so that , by the time the credits roll across the pat ending , a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


good idea


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


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


had all its vital essence scooped out and


you 're a comic fan


way too mushy -- and in a relatively short amount of time


up a powerful and deeply moving example of melodramatic moviemaking


conveying the way tiny acts of kindness make ordinary life survivable


so meditative and lyrical about babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics


no special effects , and no hollywood endings


the more hackneyed elements of the film


hard to understand why anyone in his right mind would even think to make the attraction a movie


energy and imagination


melodramatic paranormal romance


another smash


whiny pouty-lipped poof


more tiring than anything


is raised a few notches above kiddie fantasy pablum by allen 's astringent wit .


special


has all the values of a straight-to-video movie ,


it 's probably not easy to make such a worthless film ...


horror


dicaprio 's best performance in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


paints - of a culture in conflict with itself


between the artificial structure


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


heartwarming yarn


like vardalos and corbett , who play their roles with vibrant charm , the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake .


intensely romantic


the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects


three splendid actors


is a wonderous accomplishment of veracity and narrative grace


a fine documentary can be distinguished from a mediocre one by the better film 's ability to make its subject interesting to those who are n't part of its supposed target audience .


thoroughly enjoyable


an unencouraging threefold expansion on the former mtv series


the cinematography is cloudy , the picture making becalmed .


to `` interesting ''


reminds me of a vastly improved germanic version of my big fat greek wedding -- with better characters , some genuine quirkiness and at least a measure of style


fine-looking


losin ' his fan base


marshall keeps the energy humming , and his edits , unlike those in moulin rouge , are crisp and purposeful without overdoing it


engrossing story


( the leads ) are such a companionable couple


make this a moving experience for people who have n't read the book


you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake .


buoyant , expressive


watch the film twice


an artsploitation movie with too much exploitation and too little art .


loopy and


a touching reflection


while some of the camera work is interesting , the film 's mid-to-low budget is betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work .


chouraqui brings documentary-like credibility to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing . '


a clever script and skilled actors


this flat effort


watch jackson , who also served as executive producer , take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act abroad


( gulpilil ) is a commanding screen presence , and


who surely read the catcher in the rye but clearly suffers from dyslexia


have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense


that sneaks up on you and stays with you long after you have left the theater


the most edgy piece of disney animation


in the right place


really get weird , though not particularly scary


sweet , even delectable


as part of mr. dong 's continuing exploration of homosexuality in america , family fundamentals is an earnest study in despair .


performances , great to look at , and funny


it never comes close to being either funny or scary


predictable rehash


a movie of technical skill and rare depth


the sex , a wonderful tale of love and destiny


so cold and dead


of a movie that keeps throwing fastballs


, soar .


made a film that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience


politics , power and


too erotic nor


is a powerful , naturally dramatic piece of low-budget filmmaking


stupid


is rather the way it introduces you to new , fervently held ideas and fanciful thinkers .


not a schlocky creature feature but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective .


wondering why these people mattered


the titillating material


infidelity


enjoyably


no good answer to that one


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


's pure entertainment


to pop up in a cinematic year already littered with celluloid garbage


grows decidedly flimsier with its many out-sized , out of character and logically porous action set pieces .


is an encyclopedia of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence


though jones and snipes are enthralling , the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché .


constantly touching


having a nightmare about bad cinema


bratty for sympathy


an entertaining documentary


striking , quietly vulnerable personality


worse than you can imagine


compassion , good-natured


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


deserved all the hearts it won -- and wins still


is japanese and yet feels universal


most effective if used as a tool to rally anti-catholic protestors


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


is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence


a good movie ye


this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and , also like its hero , it remains brightly optimistic , coming through in the end .


just do n't work in concert .


it wants to be an acidic all-male all about eve or a lush , swooning melodrama in the intermezzo strain


finds the ideal outlet for his flick-knife diction in the role of roger swanson .


of the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this


the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .


cobbled together from largely flat and uncreative moments


a weird , arresting little ride .


much more than


really goes downhill .


a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story


ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine


any art-house moviegoer


more than their unique residences , home movie is about the people who live in them , who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it .


their story is predictable


humorless


misses


ingenue


from a bad clive barker movie


does an impressive job of relating the complicated history of the war and


an unforgettable look at morality , family , and social expectation through the prism of that omnibus tradition called marriage .


the characters are complex , laden with plenty of baggage and tinged with tragic undertones


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


ultimately purposeless


occasionally loud and offensive , but more often , it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .


more intimate than spectacular , e.t. is carried less by wow factors than by its funny , moving yarn that holds up well after two decades .


one of the funniest motion


remake andrei tarkovsky 's solaris so much as distill it


as unblinkingly pure as the hours


` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .


half-hearted


padded


walk away without anyone truly knowing your identity


hypnotically dull , relentlessly downbeat


a dime


kiddie fantasy pablum


of overwhelming waste


by the pathetic idea


airy cinematic bon bons


sure to ultimately disappoint the action


's serious , poetic , earnest and -- sadly -- dull


in its place a sweetness , clarity and emotional openness that recalls the classics of early italian neorealism


stunning


dripping with cliche


warm as it is wise


, the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability


the film 's messages of tolerance and diversity are n't particularly original , but


wewannour money back ,


as it explores the awful complications of one terrifying day


a chance to learn , to grow , to travel


woody allen used to ridicule movies like hollywood ending .


volletta wallace 's maternal fury , her fearlessness


sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature


warm and well-told


what 's missing from this material is any depth of feeling


mired in tear-drenched quicksand


that is actually funny with the material


narrative continuity


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


not everyone will welcome or accept the trials of henry kissinger as faithful portraiture ,


a canny crowd pleaser , and


a film about something , one that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern


so watchable


stunning animation


the dog from snatch )


great marching bands


absolutely amazing


cold , sterile and lacking any color or warmth .


successful


no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks beyond the promise of a reprieve from their incessant whining


esther kahn is unusual but unfortunately also irritating .


the touch is generally light enough and


unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear


plays like some weird masterpiece theater sketch with neither


has some nice twists but the ending


washington has a sure hand .


a boatload of screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter


wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


very good film


more curious


liked it because it was so endlessly , grotesquely , inventive


less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series .


ace japanimator hayao miyazaki 's spirited away


few movies have ever approached


a thoroughly awful movie --


springing


bigger than yourself


the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish , and


a wonderful account to work from


there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


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


lil bow wow takes the cake


dismally dull sci-fi comedy


denouement


still want my money back .


has a tired , talky feel .


and the reason for that is a self-aware , often self-mocking , intelligence .


from japan


knows how a daily grind can kill love


an admitted egomaniac , evans is no hollywood villain , and yet this grating showcase almost makes you wish he 'd gone the way of don simpson .


it aims so low


eight legged freaks falls flat as a spoof .


told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing .


big , dumb action movie


lip-reading


audacity and openness


enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies


one of the year 's most enjoyable releases


to like


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk


morally bankrupt characters


, overall it 's an entertaining and informative documentary .


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


exhilarating documentary


intentionally low


creepy crawlies


loud , witless mess


to accomplish


when cares melted away in the dark theater


as quiet , patient and tenacious as mr. lopez himself , who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline .


a dud


sappy situations and dialogue


entertaining and , ultimately , more perceptive moment


adorably whimsical comedy


the pacing is often way off and there are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs


it goes on for too long and bogs down in a surfeit of characters and unnecessary subplots .


expressing the way many of us live -- someplace between consuming self-absorption and insistently demanding otherness


how pertinent its dynamics remain


includes too much obvious padding .


becomes predictably conventional


the plot is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish


a straight-ahead thriller that never rises above superficiality .


a story for more than four minutes


hip-hop indie snipes


trifling


may be the performances of their careers


from a faraway planet


one of the most repellent things


would change the fact that what we have here is a load of clams left in the broiling sun for a good three days


tells a sweet , charming tale of intergalactic friendship


a powerful sequel and one


ramsay is clearly extraordinarily talented ,


uproarious humor


deft punctuation


it 's sweet and fluffy at the time


reduce everything he touches to a shrill , didactic cartoon


is one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies .


it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


could as easily have been called ` under siege 3 : in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life


laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


oversexed


it gets old quickly .


peopled mainly by characters so unsympathetic that you 're left with a sour taste in your mouth


the four feathers has rewards , from the exoticism of its seas of sand to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes .


few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury , and


of kiddie entertainment , sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design


forefront


be most in the mind of the killer


stages his gags as assaults on america 's knee-jerk moral sanctimony


a celebration


you could easily mistake it for a sketchy work-in-progress that was inexplicably rushed to the megaplexes before its time .


flat and uncreative


oo many of these gross


like a docu-drama but builds its multi-character story with a flourish


i have not been this disappointed by a movie in a long time .


a lot like a well-made pb & j sandwich : familiar , fairly uneventful and boasting no real surprises -- but still quite tasty and inviting all the same


frailty fascinates


a play that only ever walked the delicate tightrope between farcical and loathsome


the film was immensely enjoyable thanks to great performances by both steve buscemi and rosario dawson ...


remains brightly optimistic


worth your time


rooting for the monsters in a horror movie


still comes from spielberg , who has never made anything that was n't at least watchable


, everything else about the film tanks .


as overbearing and over-the-top as the family


it 's supposed to be a romantic comedy - it suffers from too much norma rae and not enough pretty woman


a subculture hell-bent on expressing itself in every way imaginable


, shining performance offers us the sense that on some elemental level , lilia deeply wants to break free of her old life .


a bland murder-on-campus


the artwork


a remake ) do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages and incinerates frank capra 's classic


, the characters have a freshness and modesty that transcends their predicament .


even the corniest


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


has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs


its beautiful women


wretchedly


you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow


clever scripting solutions


left me with the visceral sensation of longing , lasting traces of charlotte 's web of desire and desperation .


late fees


is uniformly superb


fails at both endeavors


convinced i could keep a family of five blind , crippled , amish people alive in this situation better than these british soldiers do at keeping themselves kicking


siren


to be a hollywood satire but winds up as the kind of film that should be the target of something


from a bygone era


, the film , directed by joel zwick , is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you ca n't fake .


one of french cinema 's master craftsmen


a funny , triumphant , and moving documentary .


suspenseful cliché


during the tuxedo 's 90 minutes of screen time , there is n't one true ` chan moment ' .


should have been a more compelling excuse to pair susan sarandon and goldie hawn


most virtuous limits


something goes bump in the night and nobody cares


puzzle his most ardent fans .


a bad sign when directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them


to our basest desires


a black hole


a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions


comic energy


the film becomes an overwhelming pleasure


excites the imagination


inauthentic at its core


remain an unchanged dullard


if i could have looked into my future and saw how bad this movie was


a vivid , spicy footnote to history ,


a suspenseful spin


of an underdone potato


get more re-creations of all those famous moments


real talent and wit to elevate it beyond its formula to the level of classic romantic comedy to which it aspires


the gifts of all involved , starting with spielberg and going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together .


good guys


it sounds like a cruel deception carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy .


very expressive


arliss howard 's ambitious , moving , and adventurous directorial debut , big bad love ,


said that warm water under a red bridge is a poem to the enduring strengths of women


a loud , witless mess that has none of the charm and little of the intrigue from the tv series .


ghastly


a nightmare about bad cinema


, gangs excels in spectacle and pacing .


the film operates nicely off the element of surprise


how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew


to overcome the cultural moat surrounding its ludicrous and contrived plot


the third feels limited by its short running time


medem may have disrobed most of the cast , leaving their bodies exposed , but the plot remains as guarded as a virgin with a chastity belt .


that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in


it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery


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


, by the end , no one in the audience or the film seems to really care


berling and béart ... continue to impress ,


, comfortable


gets old


as solid and as perfect as his outstanding performance as bond in die


of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life


for something new


reign of fire never comes close to recovering from its demented premise ,


simply a re-hash of the other seven films .


when none of them are ever any good


tired , talky


's enough cool fun here to warm the hearts of animation enthusiasts of all ages .


moonlight mile does n't quite go the distance but the cast is impressive and they all give life to these broken characters who are trying to make their way through this tragedy


engaging simplicity


strong and convincing


'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment


an intelligent and deeply felt work about impossible , irrevocable choices and the price of making them .


for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics


but the actors make this worth a peek .


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


such an incomprehensible mess that it feels less like bad cinema than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema .


's the butt of its own joke


a masterpiece --


a dazzling , remarkably unpretentious reminder


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


clichés and mawkish dialogue


a tragic dimension and


deathly slow to any teen


annoyed


any art-house moviegoer is likely to find compelling


maybe twice )


good action , good acting , good dialogue , good pace , good cinematography .


remarkably unpretentious


has the rare capability to soothe and break your heart with a single stroke .


funny and human and really pretty damned wonderful


it is also elevated by it -- the kind of movie that you enjoy more because you 're one of the lucky few who sought it out .


that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album


a work of extraordinary journalism , but


worked against the maker 's minimalist intent


spirals downward , and


second helpings of love , romance , tragedy , false dawns , real dawns , comic relief , two separate crises during marriage ceremonies , and the lush scenery of the cotswolds


full


it goes further than both


more than a whiff


more to be prescribed than recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak and a cushion of predictable narrative rhythms .


k-19 : the widowmaker is derivative , overlong , and bombastic -- yet surprisingly entertaining .


because his character 's deceptions ultimately undo him


generic thriller junk .


no fun


joyous communal festival


a simple premise


you would n't turn down a big bowl of that


fearlessly


that never quite goes where you expect and often surprises you with unexpected comedy


probes in a light-hearted way the romantic problems of individuals for whom the yearning for passion spells discontent .


a delicious crime drama on par with the slickest of mamet


the film 's lack of personality


subtly kinky bedside vigils and


auteil 's less dramatic but equally incisive performance


hard to resist .


bungle their way through the narrative as if it were a series of bible parables and not an actual story


more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex


of purpose and even-handedness


any scenes that might have required genuine acting from ms. spears


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


are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma


, the film does hold up pretty well .


one ca n't shake the feeling that crossroads is nothing more than an hour-and-a-half-long commercial for britney 's latest album .


yet surprisingly entertaining


some body is a shaky , uncertain film that nevertheless touches a few raw nerves .


amy and matthew have a bit of a phony relationship , but the film works in spite of it .


of a sleeper success


being real


that made a walk to remember a niche hit


rate as the most magical and most fun family fare of this or any recent holiday season


at once visceral and spiritual ,


each of these stories has the potential for touched by an angel simplicity and sappiness


overstays


as an actor 's showcase


dressed up this little parable


an aimlessness that 's actually sort of amazing


the nerve-raked acting ,


top-notch action powers this romantic drama


is n't merely offensive


unlikable


... it was n't the subject matter that ultimately defeated the film ... it was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second , did i miss something ? ''


without any of the pretension associated with the term


rent those movies instead ,


is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever


vulgar , sexist


very difficult


is so incredibly inane


brash and mainly unfunny


convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers


directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story


ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way


misconceived final


qualities that were once amusing are becoming irritating .


journey into a philosophical void


the story really has no place to go since simone is not real -- she ca n't provide any conflict .


where their heads were is anyone 's guess .


humor and a heartfelt conviction


for the best


of cliches that shoplifts shamelessly from farewell-to-innocence movies like the wanderers and a bronx tale without cribbing any of their intelligence


bug-eyed mugging


two dimension tale


friends will be friends through thick and thin


sounds whiny and defensive , as if his life-altering experiences made him bitter and less mature .


if good-hearted , movie .


the characters are intriguing and realistic


realism , crisp storytelling and


actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


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


unflappable


traditional romantic


do we really need another film that praises female self-sacrifice ?


a hack script


a tour de force drama about the astonishingly pivotal role of imagination in the soulful development of two rowdy teenagers .


just does n't have anything really interesting to say .


going for it , not least the brilliant performances by testud


lends itself beautifully to filming the teeming life on the reefs , making this gorgeous film a must for everyone from junior scientists to grown-up fish lovers


and lesbian children


study that made up for its rather slow beginning by drawing me into the picture .


unimpressively


it 's rare that a movie can be as intelligent as this one is in every regard except its storyline ;


is an impossible task


the hours , a delicately crafted film


the metaphors are provocative


it puts washington , as honest working man john q. archibald , on a pedestal , then keeps lifting the pedestal higher .


super-dooper-adorability intact


been titled generic jennifer lopez romantic comedy


are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


reassures


of america , history and the awkwardness of human life


there 's not one decent performance from the cast and not one clever line of dialogue .


the four feathers is definitely horse feathers ,


an intricate , intimate and intelligent journey


beautifully designed


even steven spielberg has dreamed up such blatant and sickening product placement in a movie .


thirteen conversations about one thing , for all its generosity and optimism ,


paints an absurdly simplistic picture .


genuinely unnerving .


and movie life


effective enough at achieving the modest , crowd-pleasing goals it sets for itself


some comic sparks


subtle , and resonant


though a touch too arthouse 101 in its poetic symbolism , heaven proves to be a good match of the sensibilities of two directors .


bracingly nasty


a smart , nuanced look at de sade and


grows on you .


and for many of us , that 's good enough .


unparalleled


trapped wo n't score points for political correctness


love robin tunney


cold , gray , antiseptic and


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


its own


and sublime music


a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score


the kind of social texture and realism


astoundingly


drag


'm giving it thumbs down due to the endlessly repetitive scenes of embarrassment


humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life


good one


abandoned ,


is better than ` shindler 's list '


this sade is hardly a perverse , dangerous libertine and agitator -- which would have made for better drama .


has a feel for the character at all stages of her life


dragged through a sad , sordid universe of guns , drugs , avarice and damaged dreams


refreshes


inconsistencies


something creepy about this movie


a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him


engages less for its story of actorly existential despair than for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse into another kind of chinese ` cultural revolution .


suitably kooky which should appeal to women and they strip down often enough to keep men alert , if not amused


the yawning chasm where the plot should be


maudlin focus


blazingly


owes enormous debts to aliens and every previous dragon drama


a film living far too much in its own head


make up its mind whether it wants to be a gangster flick or an art film


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


, talented , charismatic and tragically


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions ... but at the very least , his secret life will leave you thinking .


a feature debut


sumptuous ocean visuals


bitterly


watch witherspoon 's talents wasting away inside unnecessary films like legally blonde and sweet home abomination , i mean , alabama


festers in just such a dungpile that you 'd swear you


when the explosions start , they fall to pieces


all your mateys ,


the structure is simple , but


the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject


could not stand them


that nevertheless will leave fans clamoring for another ride


perhaps a better celebration of these unfairly dismissed heroes would be a film that is n't this painfully forced , false and fabricated .


groaner


strange and beautiful film


tired , unnecessary


artistic transcendence


a film really has to be exceptional to justify a three hour running time , and this is n't


for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


a sobering and powerful documentary about the most severe kind of personal loss : rejection by one 's mother


its absurdities and crudities


are beautifully


do anything as stomach-turning as the way adam sandler 's new movie rapes , pillages


no disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer


feature-length stretch


could have turned this into an argentine retread of `` iris '' or `` american beauty , '' but instead pulls a little from each film and creates something more beautiful than either of those films


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


ok for a movie


surprisingly entertaining


an instance of an old dog not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .


, think an action film disguised as a war tribute is disgusting to begin with


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


is that it progresses in such a low-key manner that it risks monotony


some intelligent observations


the consequences


be interested in knowing any of them personally


rarely easy , obvious or self-indulgent


against a tree


have strip-mined the monty formula mercilessly since 1997 .


no amount of imagination


more salacious telenovela than serious drama


placed in the pantheon of the best of the swashbucklers but it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


simply


the hours is one of those reputedly `` unfilmable '' novels that has bucked the odds to emerge as an exquisite motion picture in its own right .


the essence of what it is to be ya-ya


what a great shame that such a talented director as chen kaige has chosen to make his english-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted .


the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation


comprehensible


`` abandon '' will leave you wanting to abandon the theater .


feel sorry


by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life


peppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments


a fascinating curiosity piece -- fascinating , that is , for about ten minutes .


bad direction


universal and involving


every painful nuance ,


vibrant , colorful , semimusical


a twist -- far better


caught but the audience gets pure escapism


dominate a family


a really cool bit -- the movie 's conception of a future-world holographic librarian ( orlando jones ) who knows everything and answers all questions , is visually smart , cleverly written , and nicely realized


least favorite emotions


of an almost sure-fire prescription for a critical and commercial disaster


this ready-made midnight movie probably wo n't stand the cold light of day , but under the right conditions , it 's goofy ( if not entirely wholesome ) fun .


robert harmon 's less-is-more approach delivers real bump-in - the-night chills -- his greatest triumph is keeping the creepy crawlies hidden in the film 's thick shadows


sane and breathtakingly


thrillingly


thanks largely to williams , all the interesting developments are processed in 60 minutes -- the rest is just an overexposed waste of film


beautiful outer-space documentary space station 3d


from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written


existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term


might want to check it out


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


a moving , if uneven , success .


dead-on


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


unhurried narrative


perfectly executed


new york metropolitan area


the characters are so generic and the plot so bland that even as rogue cia assassins working for chris cooper 's agency boss close in on the resourceful amnesiac , we do n't feel much for damon/bourne or his predicament


earnest and heartfelt but undernourished and plodding .


solaris '' is a shapeless inconsequential move relying on the viewer to do most of the work .


the best animated feature to hit theaters since beauty and the beast 11 years ago .


color , music , and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at


'll be thinking of 51 ways to leave this loser .


a year late


get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


random , superficial humor


it makes absolutely no sense


would love this .


to play hannibal lecter again , even though harris has no immediate inclination to provide a fourth book


conjures the past via surrealist flourishes so overwrought you 'd swear he just stepped out of a buñuel retrospective .


an exciting plot


makes a better short story than it does a film


a film so graceless and devoid of merit as this one come along


the movie eventually gets around to its real emotional business , striking deep chords of sadness .


fine job


uninteresting


good news to anyone who 's fallen under the sweet , melancholy spell of this unique director 's previous films


even if you do n't know the band or the album 's songs by heart , you will enjoy seeing how both evolve ,


's no excuse for following up a delightful , well-crafted family film with a computer-generated cold fish


is not unlike watching a glorified episode of `` 7th heaven .


with enough sardonic wit


welcome perspective


the most high-concept sci fi adventures attempted for the screen


the acting is fine but the script is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line


the most watchable film


the vital action sequences


gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem


the same mistake as the music industry


the brawn


no , paralyzed


going to jell


to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry


the cat 's meow


a collective heart attack


always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable


that old familiar feeling of ` let 's get this thing over with '


peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from tv reruns and supermarket tabloids


painful


to figure the depth of these two literary figures , and even the times in which they lived


writer-director kurt wimmer


to finish , featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves


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


move over bond ; this girl deserves a sequel .


a testament to the divine calling of education and a demonstration of the painstaking process of imparting knowledge .


a core


as well as it does because of the performances


wish it would have just gone more over-the-top instead of trying to have it both ways


misses the mark


is a phenomenal band with such an engrossing story that will capture the minds and hearts of many


's strongest and most touching movie of recent years .


logical


sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions .


a spoof comedy that carries its share of laughs -- sometimes a chuckle , sometimes a guffaw and , to my great pleasure , the occasional belly laugh


killer


is n't heated


of freshness , imagination and insight


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


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


adorns his family-film plot with an elegance and maturity that even most contemporary adult movies are lacking .


most of the things that made the original men in black such a pleasure are still there .


is nothing redeeming about this movie .


that is impenetrable and dull


jeffrey tambor 's performance as the intelligent jazz-playing exterminator is oscar-worthy .


whereas oliver stone 's conspiracy thriller jfk was long , intricate , star-studded and visually flashy


sinks into an abyss of clichés , depression and bad alternative music .


mature and


a heartening tale of small victories and


keeps the energy humming


the direction is clumsy


shallow .


special effect


never recovers from the clumsy cliché of the ugly american abroad


visually striking and


is tepid and tedious


it 's just not very smart .


an awful snooze .


is both inspiring and pure joy


make the most of the large-screen format ,


the real horror may be waiting for us at home


leave you wanting to abandon the theater


deliver remarkable performances .


the two leads , nearly perfect in their roles , bring a heart and reality that buoy the film , and at times , elevate it to a superior crime movie .


the film in a very real and amusing give-and-take


otherwise bleak tale


awkwardly garish showcase


the soul-searching deliberateness of the film


will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and


, the movie looks genuinely pretty .


an intermittently good time


a stiflingly unfunny and unoriginal mess this


a crescendo


a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale full of sex , drugs and rock 'n' roll .


a gleefully


the first five minutes will have you talking 'til the end of the year !


at theaters


might have been saved if the director , tom dey , had spliced together bits and pieces of midnight run and 48 hours ( and , for that matter , shrek )


the overall fabric is hypnotic , and mr. mattei fosters moments of spontaneous intimacy


most opaque , self-indulgent and


experienced


loyal fans


an inelegant combination of two unrelated shorts that falls far short of the director 's previous work in terms


it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken .


is workmanlike in the extreme .


are likely to be as heartily sick of mayhem as cage 's war-weary marine


to disguise it as an unimaginative screenwriter 's invention


undeniably intriguing


of embarrassment


despite some first-rate performances


an acting bond


you 're not a fan


the choices


to whether you 've seen pornography or documentary


despite the predictable parent vs. child coming-of-age theme , first-class , natural acting and a look at `` the real americans '' make this a charmer .


satisfyingly scarifying , fresh and


fake


it is a whole lot of fun and you get to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


it 's sweet and fluffy at the time , but it may leave you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied .


the wonderfully lush morvern callar is pure punk existentialism , and ms. ramsay and her co-writer , liana dognini , have dramatized the alan warner novel , which itself felt like an answer to irvine welsh 's book trainspotting .


is a smart , romantic drama that dares to depict the french revolution from the aristocrats ' perspective


pay money for what we can get on television for free


campanella 's competent direction and


this is the stuff that disney movies are made of .


stakes out the emotional heart of happy


the bottom of the pool with an utterly incompetent conclusion


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


the year 's best


if you love him , you 'll like it .


from its promenade of barely clad bodies in myrtle beach , s.c. , to the adrenaline jolt of a sudden lunch rush at the diner


abundant


` laughing


a predictable , manipulative stinker


for engaging , imaginative filmmaking in its nearly 2 1/2


explore the connections between place and personal identity .


if you liked the previous movies in the series , you 'll have a good time with this one too


, today , can prevent its tragic waste of life


, not as gloriously flippant as lock , stock and two smoking barrels


co-winner


no one can doubt the filmmakers ' motives , but the guys still feels counterproductive


is an autopilot hollywood concoction lacking in imagination and authentic christmas spirit


while the ensemble player who gained notice in guy ritchie 's lock , stock and two smoking barrels and snatch has the bod , he 's unlikely to become a household name on the basis of his first starring vehicle .


to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films


underlines even the dullest tangents


relentlessly nasty situations


are so unmemorable , despite several attempts at lengthy dialogue scenes , that one eventually resents having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material


a visit to mcdonald 's , let alone


director lee has a true cinematic knack , but it 's also nice to see a movie with its heart so thoroughly , unabashedly on its sleeve


technically superb film


tosses around sex toys and offers half-hearted paeans to empowerment that are repeatedly undercut by the brutality of the jokes , most at women 's expense


the usual cliches


it 's still entertaining to watch the target practice .


still does n't quite know how to fill a frame .


an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone


to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man


too many prefabricated story elements


of a classic text since roland joffé and demi moore


is a little too in love


the film is visually dazzling , the depicted events dramatic , funny and poignant .


the film is strictly routine .


a cruelly funny twist


amused indictment


the lazy material and


aggressively silly


is entertaining


thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be


rather brilliant


a moving and not infrequently breathtaking film


if you ever wondered what it would be like to be smack in the middle of a war zone armed with nothing but a camera


to see a romance this smart


the most moronic screenplays of the year


less than fresh .


tuck everlasting falls victim to that everlasting conundrum experienced by every human who ever lived : too much to do , too little time to do it in .


is plenty of room for editing


thriller with enough unexpected twists


is as difficult for the audience


simple pleasures


this is a nicely handled affair , a film about human darkness but etched with a light ( yet unsentimental ) touch .


a shimmeringly lovely coming-of-age portrait


regards reign of fire with awe


's really little more than a particularly slanted , gay s/m fantasy , enervating and deadeningly drawn-out


director roger kumble seems to have dumped a whole lot of plot in favor of ... outrageous gags .


such enervating determination


be pleased


really poor


if any of them list this ` credit ' on their resumes in the future , that 'll be much funnier than anything in the film ...


referred to in the title , many can aspire but none can equal


he is always sympathetic .


has fallen


yet compelling


, amusing


gussied up with so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks that it 's not clear whether we 're supposed to shriek or


why would anyone cast the magnificent jackie chan in a movie full of stunt doubles and special effects ?


do justice to the awfulness of the movie , for that comes through all too painfully in the execution


her beaten to a pulp in his dangerous game


in aimless , arduous , and arbitrary


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


is not only the best date movie of the year


steals so freely from other movies and combines enough disparate types of films


, you 'll like it .


with the weak payoff


is fantastic .


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


that presents a fascinating glimpse of urban life and the class warfare that embroils two young men


if somewhat standardized ,


survives intact in bv 's re-voiced version .


just another disjointed


the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ;


masterpieces


clever ways of capturing inner-city life during the reagan years


trading in his cynicism for reverence and a little wit


a couple of burnt-out cylinders


witty expose


that is worthy of our respect


captivating and


with minimal imagination , you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .


'd probably turn it off


a vivid , spicy footnote to history , and a movie that grips and holds you in rapt attention from start to finish .


disparate funny moments


come with the warning


develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times


is an honestly nice little film that takes us on an examination of young adult life in urban south korea through the hearts and minds of the five principals


is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it .


one of these days hollywood will come up with an original idea for a teen movie


does n't disappoint .


a necessary and timely one


the unique niche of self-critical , behind-the-scenes navel-gazing kaufman


appreciated a smartly written motion picture


, quite simply , should n't have been made


rip-off


commanding


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


the shallow sensationalism characteristic


transforms the dreary expanse of dead-end distaste the characters inhabit into a poem of art , music and metaphor .


it lacks a strong narrative


detailed personal portrait


but a great one


a jarring , new-agey tone


the rising place that would set it apart from other deep south stories


a slam-bang extravaganza that is all about a wild-and-woolly , wall-to-wall good time .


returns with a chase to end all chases


hugely accomplished slice of hitchcockian suspense .


sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction


by poor casting


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


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


talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be , but it 's still quite worth seeing


positive


with the precision of the insurance actuary


any of the signposts


as claustrophic , suffocating and chilly as the attics to which they were inevitably consigned


affectation


of playing with narrative form


stanley kwan has directed not only one of the best gay love stories ever made ,


so bland


more repetition than creativity throughout the movie


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


a collage of clichés and a dim echo of allusions to other films .


about it will stay with you


everything that 's good is ultimately scuttled by a plot that 's just too boring and obvious


destined to be measured against anthony asquith 's acclaimed 1952 screen adaptation .


, dull procession


is n't as compelling or as believable as it should be


introverted young men with fantasy fetishes


an honest and loving one


smart , sassy interpretation of the oscar wilde play .


drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine


into rules expecting a slice of american pie hijinks starring the kid from dawson 's creek


their time ( including mine ) on something very inconsequential


mediocre exercise


funny and light


taken the protagonists a full hour to determine that in order to kill a zombie you must shoot it in the head


muddled and derivative


, excruciatingly tedious


crisp framing


even-flowing tone


by the standards of knucklehead swill , the hot chick is pretty damned funny .


is one baaaaaaaaad movie .


lonely and needy


mama africa pretty much delivers on that promise .


show that hinges on the subgenre 's most enabling victim ... and an ebullient affection for industrial-model meat freezers


on subtle ironies and visual devices


an ill-conceived


is told as the truth


just bring on the battle bots , please !


show-stoppingly hilarious


mainly unfunny


dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


itself all too seriously


dread encountering the most


considerable appeal


fairy-tale formula , serves as a paper skeleton for some very good acting , dialogue , comedy , direction and especially charm .


, nor are the uneven performances by the cast members , who seem bound and determined to duplicate bela lugosi 's now-cliched vampire accent .


pays off


pushes all the demographically appropriate comic buttons .


by the end of it all i sort of loved the people onscreen , even though i could not stand them .


to please its intended audience -- children -- without placing their parents in a coma-like state .


are odd and pixilated


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


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


hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter


it 's insanely violent and very graphic


nothing short of a great one


would have been benefited from a sharper , cleaner script before it went in front of the camera


alienating most viewers


has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .


an enjoyable level of ridiculousness


nohe 's documentary about the event is sympathetic without being gullible : he is n't blind to the silliness , but also captures moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction .


ought to be a whole lot scarier than they are in this tepid genre offering .


good video game movie


jolt you


had more fun watching spy than i had with most of the big summer movies


in the middle and lurches between not-very-funny comedy , unconvincing dramatics and some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


one of those movies that make us pause and think of what we have given up to acquire the fast-paced contemporary society .


's hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously


which works so well for the first 89 minutes , but ends so horrendously confusing


your mind is being blown


with wit and originality


patience


cliches , painful improbability and murky


human comedy


, then you 'll enjoy the hot chick .


the hallmarks


is as padded as allen 's jelly belly .


a waste of fearless purity


an entertaining ride


wry comic mayhem


bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .


those relationships , including that between the son and his wife , and the wife and the father , and between the two brothers , with incredible subtlety and acumen


to call for prevention rather than to place blame , making it one of the best war movies ever made


seem as long as the two year affair which is its subject


empty theaters


the story is lacking any real emotional impact , and


recommend read my lips


this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant


the young stars are too cute ; the story and ensuing complications are too manipulative ; the message is too blatant ; the resolutions are too convenient .


by the sheer beauty of his images


neither is incompetent , incoherent or just plain crap


in theory , a middle-aged romance pairing clayburgh and tambor sounds promising


is if you have a case of masochism and an hour and a half to blow .


makes you realize that deep inside righteousness can be found a tough beauty .


falls to the floor with a sickening thud .


he 's made a film that 's barely shocking , barely interesting and most of all , barely anything


intellectual and emotional


who comes across as both shallow and dim-witted


potentially incredibly twisting mystery


making kahlo 's art a living


a fault


bring fresh good looks and an ease in front of the camera to the work .


wonderland adventure , a stalker thriller ,


it is unwavering and arresting


it 's about issues most adults have to face in marriage and


this is the kind of movie that you only need to watch for about thirty seconds before you say to yourself , ` ah , yes , here we have a bad , bad , bad movie


is cruel


does n't beat that one , either .


stomps in hobnail boots over natalie babbitt 's gentle , endearing 1975 children 's novel


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


, the wild thornberrys movie does n't offer much more than the series


a completely honest , open-hearted film


remarkable


this odd , poetic road movie , spiked by jolts of pop music , pretty much takes place in morton 's ever-watchful gaze -- and it 's a tribute to the actress , and to her inventive director , that the journey is such a mesmerizing one


as the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


manages to convince almost everyone that it was put on the screen , just for them .


directed , barely ,


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


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 .


an engaging , wide-eyed actress whose teeth are a little too big for her mouth


has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script .


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


the hood


which is more than he has ever revealed before about the source of his spiritual survival


a glib but bouncy bit of sixties-style slickness in which the hero might wind up


at its best , which occurs often , michael moore 's bowling for columbine rekindles the muckraking , soul-searching spirit of the ` are we a sick society ? '


combined with indoctrinated prejudice


the very simple story seems too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary .


the universal themes , earnest performances


ambivalence


is that it stinks .


hearts


respectable summer blockbuster


seeing an otherwise good movie marred beyond redemption by a disastrous ending


the most creative , energetic and original comedies to hit the screen in years


its hero


, alas , it collapses like an overcooked soufflé .


big , tender hug


just about the best straight-up ,


every indulgent , indie trick


seems a prostituted muse


nohe has made a decent ` intro ' documentary , but he feels like a spectator and not a participant


none of this sounds promising and ,


brown sugar is such a sweet and sexy film


as more of a poetic than a strict reality , creating an intriguing species of artifice that gives the lady and the duke something of a theatrical air


it 's a dish that 's best served cold


nights feels more like a quickie tv special than a feature film ... it 's not even a tv special you 'd bother watching past the second commercial break .


surrounding us with hyper-artificiality


memorable first interrogation


wry and engrossing


the film 's thoroughly recycled plot and tiresome jokes ...


the manner of the storytelling , which undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title


hugely accomplished


can drive right by it without noticing anything special , save for a few comic turns , intended and otherwise .


the striking , quietly vulnerable personality of ms. ambrose


that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew


if you 've grown tired of going where no man has gone before , but several movies have - take heart .


a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation


of clichés and borrowed images


trapped wo n't score points for political correctness ,


poignant and uplifting story


starts as an intense political and psychological thriller but is sabotaged by ticking time bombs and other hollywood-action cliches .


ditched the artsy pretensions


pokes fun at the same easy targets as other rowdy raunch-fests -- farts , boobs , unmentionables -- without much success


a concept doofus


manages to invest real humor


clever angle


some last-minute action strongly reminiscent of run lola run


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


insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience


new zealand whose boozy , languid air is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply


hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction , and even then his tone retains a genteel , prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound


love head-on


of the expressive power of the camera


an unencouraging threefold expansion


keep upping the ante on each other ,


banal


the unmentionable


a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994 's surprise family hit that may strain adult credibility .


its story just is n't worth telling


, offering fine acting moments and pungent


to the fierce grandeur of its sweeping battle scenes


utterly painful


it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .


tight and truthful , full of funny situations and honest observations


outrageous , ingenious


weighs no more than a glass of flat champagne .


quite a comedy


wannabe-hip


look as though they are having so much fun


peek at it through the fingers in front of your eyes


the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times -- either 11 times too many or else too few .


while banderas looks like he 's not trying to laugh at how bad


lynch , jeunet , and von trier


writing and slack direction


manipulative claptrap , a period-piece movie-of-the-week ,


ah-nuld 's


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


become wearisome .


the film jolts the laughs from the audience -- as if by cattle prod .


there 's none of the happily-ever - after spangle of monsoon wedding in late marriage -- and that 's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent .


is undoubtedly one of the finest films of the year


sympathetic characters


dying a slow death , if the poor quality of pokemon 4 ever is any indication


captures both the beauty of the land and the people .


is plenty of fun for all


exquisite craftsmanship


she strikes a potent chemistry with molina


for gai 's character to avoid the fate that has befallen every other carmen before her


love a disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has ,


's neither original nor terribly funny


without vulgarity , sex scenes , and cussing


one of the most appealing movies ever made about an otherwise appalling , and downright creepy , subject -- a teenage boy in love with his stepmother


of middle eastern world politics


of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title


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


coupling disgracefully written dialogue with flailing bodily movements


for purposes of bland hollywood romance


if you 're looking for something new and hoping for something entertaining , you 're in luck .


's often overwritten ,


overcome the problematic script


there are some laughs in this movie , but williams ' anarchy gets tiresome , the satire is weak .


( jeff 's ) gorgeous , fluid compositions ,


a true talent


only mildly funny


that a life like this can sound so dull


, the journey does n't really go anywhere .


downright hitchcockian


lisa rinzler 's cinematography may be lovely


a curious sick poetry ,


favored by pretentious , untalented artistes who enjoy moaning about their cruel fate


the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim


does n't figure in the present hollywood program


another run-of-the-mill disney sequel


family movie


a relative letdown .


of disney 's great past


painfully flat gross-out comedy


take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses , but nonetheless it drags during its 112-minute length .


a lumbering load of hokum but


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


all the boozy self-indulgence that brings out the worst in otherwise talented actors


the film is funny , insightfully human and a delightful lark for history buffs


the irony is that this film 's cast is uniformly superb ; their performances could have -- should have -- been allowed to stand on their own .


powerful and telling story


has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '' , `` 9 1/2 weeks '' , or even `` indecent proposal '' , and


this kiddie-oriented stinker


comes alive as its own fire-breathing entity in this picture .


the rolling of a stray barrel


odd enjoyably chewy lump


the operative word for `` bad company


pompous


2-day old coke


conventional ,


gives it that extra little something that makes it worth checking out at theaters , especially if you 're in the mood for something more comfortable than challenging .


cinematic art


gritty , sometimes funny


dickens ' wonderfully sprawling soap opera ,


delicious and delicately funny look


a thoroughly entertaining comedy that


stirring music


lends itself to easy jokes and insults


told in scattered fashion , the movie only intermittently lives up to the stories and faces and music of the men who are its subject .


meager


about guys and dolls


so awful


's hard to believe that something so short could be so flabby .


service of of others


awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters


considerable power


, but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes .


is insightful about kissinger 's background and history


meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


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


stylish


glow


a classical dramatic animated feature


best espionage picture


drag on for nearly three hours


the entire point of a shaggy dog story , of course , is that it goes nowhere , and


a prolific director


barn-burningly bad movie


squeeze the action and our emotions


and narrative flow


this seductive tease


this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .


a serious debt to the road warrior


the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy


that its own action is n't very effective


, noisy and pretentious


a genuinely bone-chilling tale


one the public


but it 's worth the concentration .


part because the consciously dumbed-down approach wears thin


, they are pitted against shimmering cinematography that lends the setting the ethereal beauty of an asian landscape painting .


he waters it down , turning grit and vulnerability into light reading


a worthy idea


of the little mermaid and aladdin


the line between sappy and sanguine


believable that you feel what they feel


that were imposed for the sake of commercial sensibilities


realize your mind is being blown


such an achievement


engaging diatribes


its poignant and uplifting story in a stunning fusion of music and images


the obnoxious title character provides the drama that gives added clout to this doc .


nostalgic comments


is definitely a director to watch


some laughs


see this terrific film


an oddity , to be sure , but one that you might wind up remembering with a degree of affection rather than revulsion


too amateurish and awkward


although the film boils down to a lightweight story about matchmaking , the characters make italian for beginners worth the journey


for leonard


clichés , depression and


an unsympathetic hero caught up in an intricate plot that while cleverly worked out , can not overcome blah characters


avoid noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching


a classic text


sheridan had a wonderful account to work from


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


waldo salt screenwriting award


no. 1


a fascinating , bombshell documentary that should shame americans , regardless of whether or not ultimate blame


so much phone in his performance as


you want to see it


what a banal bore the preachy circuit turns out to be


hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff


one of the most purely enjoyable and satisfying evenings at the movies i 've had in a while


although estela bravo 's documentary is cloyingly hagiographic in its portrait of cuban leader fidel castro


with table manners


illuminating


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


deals with its subject matter in a tasteful , intelligent manner , rather than forcing us to endure every plot contrivance that the cliché-riddled genre can offer


remarkably insightful


actually happened as if it were the third ending of clue


continues to do interesting work


unless there are zoning ordinances to protect your community from the dullest science fiction


low-budget series


give them credit for : the message of the movie


parents may even find that it goes by quickly , because it has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year , including those intended for adults .


shot in rich , shadowy black-and-white , devils chronicles , with increasingly amused irony , the relationship between reluctant captors and befuddled captives .


this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year .


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


is smart and entirely charming in intent and execution .


great monster movie


famed


the story 's scope and pageantry are mesmerizing


populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


will likely enjoy this monster


gives out


that i ca n't wait to see what the director does next


a genuine and singular artist


joyful solo performance


a customarily jovial air


a joyous communal festival of rhythm


have you scratching your head than hiding under your seat


inherent absurdity


of common sense


how its makers actually seem to understand what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


the campaign-trail press


the opera 's drama and lyricism


the stars may be college kids , but the subject matter is as adult as you can get


a sense of real magic , perhaps


is only so much baked cardboard i need to chew .


( johnnie to and wai ka fai are ) sure to find an enthusiastic audience among american action-adventure buffs , but the film 's interests may be too narrow to attract crossover viewers .


was longer than an hour


the problem with all of this


suitably kooky which should appeal to women


a hard look at one man 's occupational angst and its subsequent reinvention , a terrifying study of bourgeois desperation worthy of claude chabrol .


a zinger-filled crowd-pleaser that open-minded elvis fans ( but by no means all ) will have fun with .


an honest , sensitive story from a vietnamese point of view


as a vehicle to savor binoche 's skill


recycle images and characters that were already tired 10 years ago


this modern mob music drama never fails to fascinate .


amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film


of thoughtful war films and those


is really , really stupid


anyone who welcomes a dash of the avant-garde fused with their humor


suicidal


empathy


of male hustlers


intelligent and moving


cinematic perfection


in more abundant supply in this woefully hackneyed movie , directed by scott kalvert , about street gangs and turf wars in 1958 brooklyn -- stale cliches , gratuitous violence , or empty machismo


directed action sequences and some of the worst dialogue in recent memory


hollywood has crafted a solid formula for successful animated movies , and


catch this imax offering


fears


a moving story of determination and the human spirit .


an inconsistent , meandering , and sometimes dry plot


succeeds primarily with her typical blend of unsettling atmospherics ,


as a soufflé gone wrong


spout hilarious dialogue about following your dream and ` just letting the mountain tell you what to do


is sordid and disgusting .


also heartwarming without stooping to gooeyness


the comic elements of the premise


the filmmaking in invincible is such that the movie does not do them justice


in an attempt


the basic premise is intriguing but quickly becomes distasteful and downright creepy .


the fine line between cheese


right down the reality drain


by a legacy of abuse


like locusts in a horde these things will keep coming


weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism


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


makes for a touching love story


makes its message resonate


some movies were made for the big screen , some for the small screen , and some , like ballistic : ecks vs. sever , were made for the palm screen .


tully is in many ways the perfect festival film : a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship that appeals to the storytelling instincts of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience .


got the wildly popular vin diesel in the equation


made a movie that is n't just offensive


leave us stranded with nothing more than our lesser appetites


the courage of new york 's finest and a nicely understated expression of the grief


to hurry up and get to its subjects ' deaths just so the documentary will be over


a classic


the plot weaves us into a complex web .


humor


enough to sustain laughs


implausible


come when various characters express their quirky inner selves


a strong script


ver wiel 's desperate attempt at wit is lost , leaving the character of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless .


filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying


a delightful romantic comedy with plenty of bite


thoroughly engrossing and


a vibrant whirlwind


of the very best movies


its gentle , touching story creeps into your heart .


affable


a thirteen-year-old 's book report


in which the kids in the house will be gored


a cleverly crafted but ultimately hollow mockumentary .


the charming result is festival in cannes .


the film is so bad it does n't improve upon the experience of staring at a blank screen .


turgid


been recycled more times than i 'd care to count


on the edge of your seat


most third-rate horror sequels


labored and unfunny


a boring movie


this rich , bittersweet israeli documentary , about the life of song-and-dance-man pasach ` ke burstein and his family , transcends ethnic lines .


even more indistinct


aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit


time , death


the affable maid in manhattan , jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt to take movies by storm


's no point in extracting the bare bones of byatt 's plot for purposes of bland hollywood romance .


dull , unimaginative


from its recovery of an historical episode that , in the simple telling , proves simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


, amari 's film falls short in building the drama of lilia 's journey .


, it 's not too bad .


cute alien


fetid underbelly


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


the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand , and they 've told a nice little story in the process


a flat script


a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not .


sentimental , hypocritical


carried out by men of marginal intelligence , with reactionary ideas about women and a total lack of empathy


splendor


does n't add up .


, you can enjoy much of jonah simply , and gratefully , as laugh-out-loud lunacy with a pronounced monty pythonesque flavor .


this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears


max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned , it 's mission accomplished


goldie hawn


a depraved , incoherent , instantly disposable piece of hackery


as long on the irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what time is it there ?


wonder , hope and magic


the primitive murderer


the journey feel like a party


feels contrived , as if the filmmakers were worried the story would n't work without all those gimmicks .


in narc , they find new routes through a familiar neighborhood


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


is just as obvious as telling a country skunk that he has severe body odor


less like a cousin to blade runner than like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series


bore .


's not as single-minded as john carpenter 's original


that the filmmakers and studio are brazen enough to attempt to pass this stinker off as a scary movie


the predictability


starts promisingly but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera .


snappy


grows thin soon


this is a heartfelt story ...


add up to a biting satire that has no teeth .


the poor and the dispossessed


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


that movie nothing


contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch , and no more .


mysterious , sensual ,


nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a


of elaborate and twisted characters


it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters


a surprising , subtle turn at the midway point


hate myself


such a talented director as chen kaige


the most oddly honest hollywood document


of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing


be influenced chiefly by humanity 's greatest shame


is a fragmented film ,


perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing , ' but it is


a smart little indie .


tv sitcom material


is something that is so meditative and lyrical about babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ... a charming and evoking little ditty that manages to show the gentle and humane side of middle eastern world politics


weaves us into a complex web .


the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes


is the script 's endless assault of embarrassingly ham-fisted sex jokes that reek of a script rewrite designed to garner the film a `` cooler '' pg-13 rating .


characterisation has been sacrificed for the sake of spectacle .


enjoyed it


like high crimes flog the dead horse of surprise as if it were an obligation


a bad movie , just mediocre


on other levels


is hard to dismiss -- moody , thoughtful , and lit by flashes of mordant humor


master craftsmen


can detract from the affection of that moral favorite


a remarkable film by bernard rose


, do n't bother .


long ,


the misery of these people becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten .


high romance , brought off with considerable wit


just plain bad .


completely awful


( fiji diver rusi vulakoro and the married couple howard and michelle hall )


morvern rocks .


love stories you will ever see


offers nothing


intimidated by both her subject matter and


totally unnecessary prologue


herzog has fallen


sentiment or sharp , overmanipulative hollywood practices


's a film that affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship


and people make fun of me for liking showgirls .


the kind of movie that deserves a chance to shine


silly , stupid and pointless


is the case of a pregnant premise being wasted by a script that takes few chances and manages to insult the intelligence of everyone in the audience .


a tribute to the power of women to heal


though jackson does n't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape


present an unflinching look at one man 's downfall , brought about by his lack of self-awareness


... irritating soul-searching garbage .


with an unusual protagonist ( a kilt-wearing jackson ) and subject matter , the improbable `` formula 51 '' is somewhat entertaining ,


an unusual but pleasantly haunting debut


naiveté and


suspense , surprise and


coming through in the end


devoid of wit and humor


like it was co-written by mattel executives and lobbyists for the tinsel industry


a brazenly misguided project


those young whippersnappers making moving pictures today


make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching


developed characters


with the transparent attempts at moralizing


a singularly off-putting romantic comedy .


is visually dazzling


to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies


give a spark to `` chasing amy '' and `` changing lanes '' falls flat as thinking man cia agent jack ryan in this summer 's new action film , ``


steadfast


rare drama


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


that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending


max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ... as far as art is concerned , it 's mission accomplished .


too clichéd and too often strains credulity


for attention it nearly breaks its little neck trying to perform entertaining tricks


once again he has n't lost his touch , bringing off a superb performance in an admittedly middling film


possibly the sturdiest example yet


this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship 's heart


feel like a 10-course banquet .


boilerplate clichés


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


observation in the work of the director , frank novak , that keeps the film grounded in an undeniable social realism


at best , cletis tout might inspire a trip to the video store -- in search of a better movie experience .


the gross-out comedy


interesting and at times captivating


delightfully rendered


chomp on jumbo ants , pull an arrow out of his back


tackles the difficult subject of grief and loss with such life-embracing spirit


offers a guilt-free trip into feel-good territory


morrissette has performed a difficult task indeed - he 's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating .


be the best and most mature comedy of the 2002 summer season speaks more of the season than the picture


the charms of the lead performances allow us to forget most of the film 's problems .


carries us effortlessly from darkness to light


will be all too familiar for anyone who 's seen george roy hill 's 1973 film , `` the sting .


in the annals of cinema


completely awful iranian drama ...


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


to shyamalan 's self-important summer fluff


peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper


in a new way


one of the most depressing movie-going experiences i can think of


mean


noticing some truly egregious lip-non-synching


're playing characters who sometimes feel more like literary conceits than flesh-and-blood humans


this nonsensical story


have a sense of humor


see the attraction for the sole reason


that most frightening of all movies -- a mediocre horror film too bad to be good and too good to be bad


this unrelenting bleak insistence


an mtv , sugar hysteria


live a rich and full life


a sloppy , amusing comedy


for a reasonably intelligent person to get through the country bears


there 's no art here


originality ai n't on the menu ,


` terrorists


plain dumb


an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick


wickedly funny , visually engrossing , never boring ,


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


unspeakably ,


`` goddammit


it feels painfully redundant and inauthentic .


it 's hard to figure the depth of these two literary figures , and even the times in which they lived .


reopens an interesting controversy and never succumbs to sensationalism


cool


is n't really one of resources


have made a remarkable film that explores the monster 's psychology not in order to excuse him but rather to demonstrate that his pathology evolved from human impulses that grew hideously twisted


is tight and truthful , full of funny situations and honest observations


're more likely to enjoy on a computer


dredge up


a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary


cheesy backdrops , ridiculous action sequences , and


, no matter how degraded things get .