turns me into that annoying specimen of humanity that i usually dread encountering the most


if the real-life story is genuinely inspirational , the movie stirs us as well .


its intriguing subject


ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community .


1995 's forget paris


of pre-9 / 11 new york and onto a cross-country road trip of the homeric kind


an appealing couple


bear the laughter


aims for the toilet and scores a direct hit .


anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer


obnoxious


shout insults at the screen


masquerade ball where normally good actors , even kingsley , are made to look bad


to drag as soon as the action speeds up


looks wonderful


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


contrasting the sleekness of the film 's present with the playful paranoia of the film 's past


often demented in a good way , but it is an uneven film for the most part


why sex and lucia is so alluring


own pretentious self-examination


that makes all the difference .


irrepressible passion


film a must for everyone


was the unfulfilling , incongruous , `` wait a second


you could restage the whole thing in your bathtub .


a fascinating film


, it does a bang-up job of pleasing the crowds


terrified of the book 's irreverent energy , and scotches most of its élan , humor , bile , and irony


is deadpan


a movie so sloppy , so uneven , so damn unpleasant


the characters are so generic


genial but never inspired , and little


will need all the luck they can muster just figuring out who 's who in this pretentious mess


watching queen of the damned is like reading a research paper , with special effects tossed in .


holm does his sly , intricate magic , and iben hjelje is entirely appealing as pumpkin


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


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


the movie you 're looking for


here relies less on forced air than on petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script by axel hellstenius .


a gorgeous color palette


i enjoyed it just as much !


remains prominent , as do the girls ' amusing personalities .


disaster


delivering a dramatic slap


wear thin with repetition


celebration


's also built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness .


irritating ( at least to this western ear ) , making it awfully hard to buy the impetus for the complicated love triangle that develops between the three central characters


appreciate the emotional depth of haynes ' work


the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and , of course ,


even fans of ismail merchant 's work , i suspect , would have a hard time sitting through this one .


unusually crafty and intelligent for hollywood horror


how can such a cold movie claim to express warmth and longing ?


is more interesting


surprisingly sensitive


done in mostly by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment .


thrills , too many flashbacks and a choppy ending make for a bad film


some of the funniest jokes of any movie


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


simpering soundtrack


enough to provide the pleasures of a slightly naughty , just-above-average off - broadway play


make the film more silly than scary , like some sort of martha stewart decorating program run amok .


casts attractive and talented actors


anger and


feel-good sentiments


enthralling documentary


... a funny yet dark and seedy clash of cultures and generations .


explores all three sides of his story with a sensitivity and an inquisitiveness reminiscent of truffaut .


all in all , a great party .


, eyre needs to take a good sweat to clarify his cinematic vision before his next creation and remember the lessons of the trickster spider .


cross-country road trip


this painfully unfunny farce traffics in tired stereotypes and encumbers itself with complications


did n't find much fascination in the swinging


the elements that will grab you


far-fetched


the intrigue , betrayal , deceit and murder


bad enough


as a workable primer for the region 's recent history


for all its violence , the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .


, ludicrous , provocative and vainglorious


life affirming '


a shoddy male hip hop fantasy


yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


is n't scary


cho continues her exploration of the outer limits of raunch with considerable brio .


a smart , solid , kinetically-charged spy flick worthy


watching junk like this


about one thing is a small gem .


some of the characters die and others do n't , and the film pretends that those living have learned some sort of lesson , and


ramsay and morton fill this character study with poetic force and buoyant feeling .


remarkable procession of sweeping pictures


that its intended audience has n't yet had much science


feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end


although largely a heavy-handed indictment of parental failings and the indifference of spanish social workers and legal system towards child abuse


elegant and eloquent ( meditation ) on death and that most elusive of passions


many have made it out to be


, but fun .


but one thing 's for sure : it never comes close to being either funny or scary


quite good-natured


clean-cut dahmer


sit through it again


it 's hard to believe these jokers are supposed to have pulled off four similar kidnappings before .


impersonal , almost generic


critics have come to term an `` ambitious failure


upping the ante


with a treasure chest of material


too much exploitation and


be themselves


... stale and uninspired .


significantly better than its 2002 children 's - movie competition .


quirky at moments


dreary


is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations


very real and amusing


overstimulated minds


very compelling , sensitive ,


was more diverting and thought-provoking than i 'd expected it to be


saddest action hero performances


its hackneyed and meanspirited storyline with cardboard characters and performers who


but there 's plenty to offend everyone ...


feels draggy


a cellophane-pop remake of the punk classic ladies and gentlemen , the fabulous stains


from its cheesy screenplay


its charms


a fascinating glimpse


half-step


what is surely the funniest and most accurate depiction of writer


mark ms. bullock 's best work in some time


the story does seem pretty unbelievable at times


claude


reinvigorated the romance genre


an auspicious feature debut for chaiken


and gently humorous


better elsewhere


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


recognizable


has a wooden delivery and


good taste


captures the debilitating grief


will be following after it


is unusual , food-for-thought cinema that 's as entertaining as it is instructive .


koury frighteningly and honestly exposes one teenager 's uncomfortable class resentment and , in turn , his self-inflicted retaliation .


'll cry for your money back .


an intelligently made ( and beautifully edited )


translate well


the first film in a long time that made me want to bolt the theater in the first 10 minutes


above its disgusting source material


witty and


to tolerate this insipid , brutally clueless film


operates nicely


in this simple , sweet and romantic comedy


while there 's likely very little crossover appeal to those without much interest in the elizabethans ( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics ) , much ado about something is an amicable endeavor .


a fresh point


committed to film


inert sci-fi action thriller


a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride


better to go in knowing full well what 's going to happen , but willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists


illustrated by a winning family story


the kind of movie that leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics .


is cinema


infuses it


a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten


the imagination


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


loyalty


introduces


merely crassly flamboyant


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


codswallop


funny , ultimately heartbreaking


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


admire


less concerned with cultural and political issues than doting on its eccentric characters


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


a stirring tribute


stupid and pointless


the fine star performances


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


forgive the flaws and love the film


the incredibly flexible cast


goldbacher draws on an elegant visual sense and a talent for easy , seductive pacing ... but she and writing partner laurence coriat do n't manage an equally assured narrative coinage .


the ending feels at odds with the rest of the film .


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


whether to admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace


a masterful work


... margarita feels like a hazy high that takes too long to shake .


is throwing up his hands in surrender ,


the problems and characters it reveals are universal and involving , and


's enough to sustain laughs


spy-savvy siblings


a bit cold and


have gone straight to video .


bible stores of the potential for sanctimoniousness , making them meaningful for both kids and church-wary adults .


even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory


is a sobering meditation on why we take pictures


if each watered down the version of the one before


a fine , old-fashioned-movie movie ,


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


under-rehearsed and lifeless


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


how the film knows what 's unique and quirky about canadians


this movie has the usual impossible stunts ... but it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


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


even the digressions are funny .


in addition to the overcooked , ham-fisted direction , which has all the actors reaching for the back row , the dialogue sounds like horrible poetry .


is the performance of gedeck , who makes martha enormously endearing .


the best in recent memory


that no amount of earnest textbook psychologizing can bridge


superior plotline


silly comedy


some very good comedic songs


crudup 's screen presence is the one thing that holds interest in the midst of a mushy , existential exploration of why men leave their families .


nourishing


thoughtful movie


from a genre -- the gangster/crime comedy -- that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago


the bellyaching of a paranoid and unlikable man


watching the proverbial paint dry


create a ruffle in what is already an erratic career


refreshing and


stale , futile scenario .


intriguing bit


derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always


does n't come much lower .


the top and movies that do n't care about being stupid


unsuccessfully


a nice change


that does n't mean it still wo n't feel like the longest 90 minutes of your movie-going life


rejected as boring before i see this piece of crap again


with nothing but net


, yes , ` it 's like having an old friend for dinner ' .


anomie and heartbreak


some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety


looked uglier


toward the light -- the light of the exit sign


sealed in a jar and left on a remote shelf indefinitely


rediscovers his passion in life


being trapped at a bad rock concert


storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket .


none of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest .


mainstream matinee-style entertainment


such a premise is ripe for all manner of lunacy , but kaufman and gondry rarely seem sure of where it should go .


as darkly funny , energetic


endear itself to american art house audiences


contrived , awkward and


ecological


last summer 's bloated effects


both a great and a terrible story


for taking the sometimes improbable story and making it


is that it 's far too sentimental .


when the movie ended so damned soon


may take its sweet time to get wherever it 's going


wise


is very difficult to care about the character


slow and


as jolie 's hideous yellow ` do


you do n't know whether to admire the film 's stately nature and call it classicism or be exasperated by a noticeable lack of pace .


of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


awe and affection


smart and alert


in a movie full of surprises


about this traditional thriller , moderately successful but not completely satisfying , is exactly how genteel and unsurprising the execution turns out to be .


is ) a fascinating character


's neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is


's not as obnoxious as tom green 's freddie got fingered


a film with almost as many delights for adults as there are for children and dog lovers .


with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and in unexpected ways , touching


serene , the humor wry and sprightly


picture that does not move


a really long , slow and dreary time


mad


below expectations


unattractive or odorous


contrived , unmotivated


like a soft drink that 's been sitting open too long : it 's too much syrup and not enough fizz


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


there 's no energy .


dullest


insufferable movie


a delightful little film that revels in its own simplicity


carrying


a tough pill to swallow and


is we never really see her esther blossom as an actress , even though her talent is supposed to be growing


surprisingly , the film is a hilarious adventure and i shamelessly enjoyed it .


befallen


's encouraging to see a three-dimensional , average , middle-aged woman 's experience of self-discovery handled with such sensitivity


, it feels more forced than usual .


lopez 's publicist should share screenwriting credit


leaves a bitter taste


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


it all seemed wasted like deniro 's once promising career and the once grand long beach boardwalk .


director nancy savoca 's no-frills record of a show forged in still-raw emotions


seems to have ransacked every old world war ii movie for overly familiar material .


is there a group of more self-absorbed women than the mother and daughters featured in this film ?


they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance


a calm , self-assured portrait of small town regret , love , duty and friendship


most pleasurable expressions of pure movie


good to be bad


amusing enough


, pretentious mess .


by a rich visual clarity and deeply


their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera


what a great way to spend 4 units of your day


, austin powers in goldmember has some unnecessary parts and is kinda wrong in places .


barely camouflaging grotesque narcissism


highlighted by kwan 's unique directing style


sappy , preachy one


the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention


with considerable aplomb


an effective portrait of a life in stasis


that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely , a victim of mental illness


such a vibrant , colorful world


the four feathers is definitely horse feathers , but if you go in knowing that , you might have fun in this cinematic sandbox .


a taut , sobering film


nothing less than a provocative piece of work


his cinematic vision


's secondary to american psycho but still has claws enough to get inside you and stay there for a couple of hours


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


a giant pile of elephant feces


deep bow


avid


the year 's greatest adventure , and jackson 's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate .


affirms the nourishing aspects of love and companionship


read my lips with such provocative material


with us


adventurous


the best comedy concert movie i 've seen since cho 's previous concert comedy film , i 'm the one that i want , in 2000 .


might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and


the latest vapid actor 's exercise to appropriate the structure of arthur schnitzler 's reigen .


like some like it


is an undeniably fascinating and playful fellow .


the kind of soft-core twaddle


figures out how to make us share their enthusiasm


this comic gem


opposed to the extent of their outrageousness


is a sweet and modest and ultimately winning story


standard


gross-out flicks , college flicks , or


churlish


stale first act , scrooge story , blatant product placement , some very good comedic songs , strong finish


, a question comes to mind : so why is this so boring ?


the major problem with windtalkers is that the bulk of the movie centers on the wrong character .


powerful success


awful as some of the recent hollywood trip tripe


period trappings


jumbled


they can and will turn on a dime from oddly humorous to tediously sentimental .


i do n't think most of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version .


boring and


city by the sea swings from one approach to the other , but in the end , it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast


low , very low , very


is left puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery


absolutely not .


been , pardon the pun , sucked out


beautiful images and solemn words


is a bomb .


as nudity , profanity and violence


far more enjoyable than its predecessor .


with false starts


one of the best love stories of any stripe


that even in sorrow you can find humor


the cartoons look almost shakespearean -- both in depth and breadth -- after watching this digital-effects-heavy , supposed family-friendly comedy .


its visual panache and compelling supporting characters


a sadistic bike flick


breathes more


a real winner --


yes , but also intriguing and honorable , a worthwhile addition to a distinguished film legacy .


's no energy


crystallize key plot moments


willing to let the earnestness of its execution and skill of its cast take you down a familiar road with a few twists


into comedy futility


visually striking and viscerally repellent .


jell with sean penn 's monotone narration


of the most entertaining monster movies in ages


surprises you with unexpected comedy


a cliché


highly professional film that 's old-fashioned in all the best possible ways


as an entertainment destination for the general public , kung pow sets a new benchmark for lameness .


rewritten , and for the uncompromising knowledge that the highest power of all is the power of love


see it .


the multi-layers


almost no organic intrigue


is easy to take this film at face value and enjoy its slightly humorous and tender story


ills


welcome step


colorful


ca n't help but get caught up in the thrill of the company 's astonishing growth


unflinching and objective look


a baffling subplot involving smuggling drugs inside danish cows falls flat , and if you 're going to alter the bard 's ending , you 'd better have a good alternative .


what kind of sewage they shovel into their mental gullets to simulate sustenance


phillip noyce and all of his actors -- as well as his cinematographer , christopher doyle -- understand the delicate forcefulness of greene 's prose


quite an achievement


an action icon


annoyed me most about god is great


stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema


to the gorgeous locales and exceptional lead performances


fails to arrive at any satisfying destination


an inspirational love story


filled with humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life as seen through the eyes outsiders


with a cast of a-list brit actors


is repellantly out of control .


feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


it 's a beautiful film , full of elaborate and twisted characters -


less than adorable


a venturesome , beautifully realized psychological mood piece


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


funny moments


` red shoe diaries


magic and whimsy for children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers and a compelling argument about death


it has more in common with a fireworks display than a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline .


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


a lazy exercise in bad filmmaking that asks you to not only suspend your disbelief but your intelligence as well


ca n't help but engage an audience


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


the beauty and power


certainly the big finish was n't something galinsky and hawley could have planned for ... but part of being a good documentarian is being there when the rope snaps .


real writer plot


virtuous


does n't deliver a great story , nor is the action as gripping as in past seagal films


edge to it .


is an amicable endeavor .


for more than two decades mr. nachtwey has traveled to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity .


, poorly structured


marvelous film


a lame comedy .


soon becomes a questionable kind of inexcusable dumb innocence


rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics


a phlegmatic bore , so tedious it makes the silly spy vs. spy film the sum of all fears , starring ben affleck , seem downright hitchcockian


` matrix ' - style massacres erupt throughout ... but the movie has a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy


your disgust


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


confessions is n't always coherent , but it 's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong .


lacks the visual panache , the comic touch , and perhaps the budget of sommers 's title-bout features .


although ... visually striking and slickly staged , it 's also cold , gray , antiseptic and emotionally desiccated .


it with ring , an indisputably spooky film ;


by an imaginatively mixed cast of antic spirits


what it 's trying to say and


a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag --


unless one considers cliched dialogue and perverse escapism a source of high hilarity


is grossly contradictory in conveying its social message , if indeed there is one .


director shekhar kapur and screenwriters michael schiffer and hossein amini have tried hard to modernize and reconceptualize things , but the barriers finally prove to be too great


of a thousand cliches


at the screen in frustration


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


this fascinating experiment


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


of bittersweet camaraderie and history


strong education


the fun wears thin -- then out -- when there 's nothing else happening


wholly


collateral damage is trash , but


felt trapped and with no obvious escape for the entire 100 minutes


not that i mind ugly ; the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .


funny with the material


an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy


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


of the situation in a well-balanced fashion


tries to work in the same vein as the brilliance of animal house but instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel .


with their memorable and resourceful performances


mayhem and stupidity


wait for the video


less concerned with cultural and political issues


has become the master of innuendo


our deepest , media-soaked fears


a movie , which normally is expected to have characters and a storyline


writer/director alexander payne ( election ) and his co-writer jim taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look american angst in the eye and end up laughing .


elegant , witty and beneath


neo-fascism


of the word -- mindless , lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


flounders


its engaging simplicity is driven by appealing leads .


nicely


great time


sharp , amusing study


best possible


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


i liked the movie


ongoing - and unprecedented -


out to be


has stepped into the mainstream of filmmaking with an assurance worthy of international acclaim and with every cinematic tool well under his control -- driven by a natural sense for what works on screen .


most certainly has a new career ahead of him


it 's this rich and luscious


a generic bloodbath that often becomes laughably unbearable when it is n't merely offensive .


compelling storyline


serenity and poise


liberal doses


a stirring tribute to the bravery and dedication of the world 's reporters who willingly walk into the nightmare of war not only to record the events for posterity , but to help us clearly see the world of our making .


an occasionally interesting but mostly repetitive look at a slice of counterculture that might be best forgotten .


the lord of the rings


miss it


incisive and


green is ) the comedy equivalent of saddam hussein , and i 'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike .


to infuse the rocky path to sibling reconciliation with flashes of warmth and gentle humor


good simmer


if considerably less ambitious


a frightening and compelling


it 's as comprehensible as any dummies guide , something even non-techies can enjoy .


hot


boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .


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


it will probably be a talky bore .


glamorous


, a warm , fuzzy feeling prevails


more fascinating -- being real --


undercuts the joie de vivre even as he creates it , giving the movie a mournful undercurrent that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective


surprisingly powerful and universal


a refreshing change


one viewing ca n't possibly be enough


this is one of those war movies that focuses on human interaction rather than battle and action sequences ...


good-natured ensemble comedy


, salvation and good intentions


can prevent its tragic waste of life


by bad writing


rock-solid gangster movie


are so unmemorable


schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs


something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans


a guiltless film for nice evening out


, tortured


though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .


all its brilliant touches


a tone that 's alternately melancholic , hopeful and strangely funny


despite playing out like a feature-length sitcom replete with stereotypical familial quandaries


vulgar is too optimistic a title .


clarity and emotional


a convincing case that one woman 's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness


ozpetek 's effort has the scope and shape of an especially well-executed television movie .


loosely connected characters and


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


shallow


sweeping , dramatic ,


fabulous


i recommend it for its originality alone


occasionally very enjoyable


enlightening


opens today in the new york metropolitan area


a downer and


a joy to watch and -- especially -- to listen to


of randomness usually achieved only by lottery drawing


set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers in the midwest that held my interest precisely because it did n't try to


an artist who is simply tired -- of fighting the same fights , of putting the weight of the world on his shoulders , of playing with narrative form


jumps around with little logic or continuity , presenting backstage bytes of information that never amount to a satisfying complete picture of this particular , anciently demanding métier


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


alienate the mainstream audience


fragmentary


an honestly nice little film


its own quirky hipness


snore


is a big , juicy role


the film sounds like the stuff of lurid melodrama , but what makes it interesting as a character study is the fact that the story is told from paul 's perspective .


too stagey , talky -- and long -- for its own good .


, stay away .


this 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 .


direction and especially charm


a troubled and determined homicide cop


is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days


down a familiar road with a few twists


some laughs and


do n't deserve any oscars


into the art film pantheon


unexceptional


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


, the humor wry and sprightly


the otherwise good-naturedness of mr. deeds , with its embrace of sheer goofiness and cameos


a wild ride


revealing nothing about the pathology it pretends to investigate


has some of the funniest jokes of any movie this year


as giddy and whimsical and relevant today as it was 270 years ago .


it has just as many scenes that are lean and tough enough to fit in any modern action movie


be even worse than its title


a triumph


is a light , fun cheese puff of a movie


the characters are based on stock clichés , and the attempt to complicate the story only defies credibility .


takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it .


thoroughly unrewarding all of this


it 's simply baffling


throws in enough clever and unexpected


while it is welcome to see a chinese film depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion , lan yu never catches dramatic fire .


intimidated by both her subject matter and the period trappings of this debut venture into the heritage business


see scratch for the history , see scratch for the music , see scratch for a lesson in scratching , but , most of all , see it for the passion .


bore most audiences into their own brightly colored dreams


nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish


no way to entertain or inspire its viewers


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


an amusing and unexpectedly insightful examination


ocean visuals


the story 's undeniably hard to follow


copycat


were an obligation


christian


be disappointed in the relative modesty of a movie that sports a ` topless tutorial service


an old-fashioned scary movie , one that relies on lingering terror punctuated by sudden shocks and not constant bloodshed punctuated by flying guts .


is hindered by a central plot that 's peppered with false starts and populated by characters who are nearly impossible to care about


the imagery in this chiaroscuro of madness and light


it would n't exist without the precedent of yiddish theater , whose jolly , fun-for-fun 's - sake communal spirit goes to the essence of broadway


be a collection taken for the comedian at the end of the show


heart-felt drama


one strike against it


does have its charms


payne has created a beautiful canvas , and nicholson proves once again that he 's the best brush in the business


the earnestness


prominent


is a non-stop funny feast of warmth , color and cringe


sure to ultimately disappoint the action fans


exasperated


caliber cast


weirdly


reality-snubbing


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


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


enthusiastically


by the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor


a welcome step


foolish


reasonably good


a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting


... a sweetly affecting story about four sisters who are coping , in one way or another , with life 's endgame .


love it ...


one of the year 's worst cinematic tragedies


halfway through , however , having sucked dry the undead action flick formula , blade ii mutates into a gross-out monster movie with effects that are more silly than scary .


spirit is a visual treat , and it takes chances that are bold by studio standards


to screen with considerable appeal intact


it reduces the complexities to bromides and slogans and it gets so preachy-keen and so tub-thumpingly loud it makes you feel like a chump just for sitting through it


incoherent , instantly disposable


the worst kind of mythologizing


's just a movie that happens to have jackie chan in it .


short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty .


for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg


the unusual power


a pleasing , often-funny comedy .


a dull , somnambulant exercise in pretension whose pervasive quiet


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


beer-fueled


rates as an exceptional thriller


poetic


this is an elegantly balanced movie -- every member of the ensemble has something fascinating to do -- that does n't reveal even a hint of artifice .


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


dullingly


it 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling


that anyone in his right mind would want to see the it


occasionally fun


one look at a girl in tight pants and big tits and you turn stupid ?


could become a historically significant work as well as a masterfully made one


got the brawn , but not the brains


sordid and


than to call attention to themselves


an instantly forgettable snow-and-stuntwork extravaganza that likely will be upstaged by an avalanche of more appealing holiday-season product .


move away from his usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona


cliché-laden


risky


cinematic intoxication , a wildly inventive mixture of comedy and melodrama , tastelessness


will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime


it 's an effort to watch this movie , but it eventually pays off and is effective if you stick with it


lame sweet home leaves no southern stereotype unturned .


sarah 's dedication to finding her husband seems more psychotic than romantic , and nothing in the movie makes a convincing case that one woman 's broken heart outweighs all the loss we witness


the cheap , graceless , hackneyed sci-fi serials of the '30s and '40s


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


knows its classical music ,


little action , almost no suspense or believable tension , one-dimensional characters up the wazoo and sets


between sullivan and his son


if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director


a pianist , but a good human being


bland


the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority


inappropriate and wildly undeserved


actor michel serrault


the movie straddles the fence between escapism and social commentary ,


adult world


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


was , by its moods , and by its subtly transformed star


is the kathie lee gifford of film directors


is worth seeing


delicious and delicately


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


to cover up the fact that the picture is constructed around a core of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas


much of it is funny , but


absurdly simplistic


will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere


whether it 's the worst movie of 2002 , i ca n't say for sure : memories of rollerball have faded , and i skipped country bears .


worthwhile addition


sweetly sexy , funny and touching .


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


so much fun dissing the film that they did n't mind the ticket cost


star-power potential


ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


it definitely gives you something to chew on


annoyance


the thought of watching this film with an audience full of teenagers fixating on its body humor and reinforcement of stereotypes ( of which they 'll get plenty ) fills me with revulsion .


redolent


acute writing


so larger than life


in anything ever , and easily the most watchable film of the year


good-naturedly


running on empty , repeating what he 's already done way too often


an important movie , or even


oh , look at that clever angle !


kouyate elicits strong performances from his cast


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


in addition to sporting one of the worst titles in recent cinematic history , ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase .


should appeal to anyone willing to succumb to it


feel like time fillers between surf shots .


inconceivable


is deadly


current innovators


it will stay with you


powerful performance


peter mattei 's love in the time of money sets itself apart by forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


poor editing ,


of one of the best films


the ridicule factor


nutty , consistently funny .


friday after next spreads them pretty thin


furiously , their capacity to explain themselves has gone the same way as their natural instinct for self-preservation


this cloying , voices-from-the-other-side story


it finds its moviegoing pleasures in the tiny events that could make a person who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up and take notice .


satisfying well-made romantic comedy


the lustrous polished visuals rich in color and creativity and


feeling refreshed and hopeful


while delivering a more than satisfactory amount of carnage


to be a parody of gross-out flicks , college flicks , or even flicks in general


we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project


well-thought


go , girls , right down the reality drain .


time to pique your interest , your imagination , your empathy or anything , really , save your disgust and your indifference


a giddy and provocative sexual


drawing flavorful performances from bland actors


woody allen seems to have bitterly forsaken


attempts to be grandiloquent , but ends up merely pretentious -- in a grisly sort of way .


it 's a compelling and horrifying story , and


woe-is-me


's definitely an improvement on the first blade ,


reminds us of our own responsibility to question what is told as the truth


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


a sensitive , modest comic tragedy that works as both character study and symbolic examination of the huge economic changes sweeping modern china .


made the full monty a smashing success ... but


the movie grows boring despite the scenery .


the german occupation


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


you have an interest in the characters you see


to sneak out of the theater


's hard not to be carried away


the cruel earnestness of the victorious revolutionaries


is n't very good


reaffirming washington as possibly the best actor working in movies today


witty and often surprising


building up to the climactic burst of violence


the first part making up for any flaws that come later


all the verbal marks it should


should give `` scratch '' a second look


of laughs


are insightful enough to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


for those with at least a minimal appreciation of woolf and clarissa dalloway , the hours represents two of those well spent


quick-buck


her life is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance , in a movie that is definitely meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance


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 , `` the sum of all fears


jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour


be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something


impeccable throughout


murderer


a knockout


is rote work and predictable ,


vibrance and warmth


dull with only caine


no .


on that score , the film certainly does n't disappoint .


to the bitter end


the chelsea hotel today is populated by whiny , pathetic , starving and untalented artistes


a few are sexy


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 .


veers into corny sentimentality , probably


'll still have a good time .


the film 's lamer instincts


is surely everything its fans are hoping it will be , and in that sense is a movie that deserves recommendation .


strikes a defiantly retro chord , and outpaces its contemporaries with daring and verve .


cute


interesting concept


signs is a tribute to shyamalan 's gifts , which are such that we 'll keep watching the skies for his next project .


a great american adventure and a wonderful film to bring to imax


the wonderful cinematography and


in the way that makes you ache with sadness ( the way chekhov is funny ) , profound without ever being self-important , warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality


most incoherent


an often watchable , though goofy and lurid , blast of a costume drama set in the late 15th century .


the remarkable ensemble cast


darkness


a great script


is almost entirely witless and inane , carrying every gag two or three times beyond its limit to sustain a laugh .


is n't in this film , which may be why it works as well as it does


so vividly that the artist 's work may take on a striking new significance for anyone who sees the film


a raunchy and frequently hilarious follow-up to the gifted korean american stand-up 's i 'm the one that i want .


a good-natured ensemble comedy that tries hard to make the most of a bumper cast , but never quite gets off the ground .


telling what at heart is a sweet little girl


acts like a doofus


is turning in some delightful work on indie projects .


stereotypes are sprinkled everywhere


every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn , to grow , to travel .


's a film that 's destined to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews and , not far down the line , to find a place among the studio 's animated classics


you expect more from director michael apted ( enigma ) and screenwriter nicholas kazan ( reversal of fortune ) than this cliche pileup .


that made the original men in black such a pleasure


intelligent


film festival


had to sit through it again


gritty realism , crisp storytelling and radiant compassion


stretches of impact and moments


children , a heartfelt romance for teenagers


it is quite possibly the sturdiest example yet of why the dv revolution has cheapened the artistry of making a film .


great to begin with


more than sketches ... which leaves any true emotional connection or identification frustratingly out of reach


just a kiss is a just a waste .


may well be the year 's best and most unpredictable comedy


uneven , self-conscious but often hilarious


observant .


it aimlessly and unsuccessfully attempts to fuse at least three dull plots into one good one .


depressingly thin


good fun


never gets off the ground .


bring on the sequel


unendurable viewing experience


gets the feeling that the typical hollywood disregard for historical truth and realism is at work here


makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish


redeems it


surreal ache of mortal awareness emerges a radiant character portrait .


see this , the final part of the ` qatsi ' trilogy , directed by godfrey reggio , with music


has a script ( by paul pender ) made of wood


ride , with jaw-dropping action sequences , striking villains , a gorgeous color palette , astounding technology , stirring music and a boffo last hour that leads up to a strangely sinister happy ending


to examine , the interior lives of the characters in his film , much less incorporate them into his narrative


lame kiddie flick


fails in making this character understandable , in getting under her skin , in exploring motivation ... well


... there is enough originality in ` life ' to distance it from the pack of paint-by-number romantic comedies that so often end up on cinema screens .


vowing ,


is too long with too little


makes its message resonate .


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


the film is doing something of a public service -- shedding light on a group of extremely talented musicians who might otherwise go unnoticed and underappreciated by music fans .


slow death


as much fun


very real and amusing give-and-take


makes a great impression as the writer-director of this little $ 1.8 million charmer , which may not be cutting-edge indie filmmaking but has a huge heart .


kinda dumb


for touched by an angel simplicity


the sci-fi comedy spectacle as whiffle-ball epic


its engaging simplicity


is balanced by a rich visual clarity and deeply


, worse , that you have to pay if you want to see it


the movie does n't think much of its characters , its protagonist , or of us .


at female friendship , spiked with raw urban humor


sabotaged by pomposity


a part of its fun


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


once again that a man in drag is not in and of himself funny


coral reef adventure is a heavyweight film that fights a good fight on behalf of the world 's endangered reefs -- and it lets the pictures do the punching


magnificent landscape to create a feature film that is wickedly fun to watch


deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


filled with raw emotions conveying despair and love


and vulgar innuendo


enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch


undeniably touched


racial insensitivity


only of one man 's quest to be president , but of how that man single-handedly turned a plane full of hard-bitten , cynical journalists into what was essentially , by campaign 's end , an extended publicity department


sexy razzle-dazzle


to the film 's considerable charm


stuffiest


sorvino makes the princess seem smug and cartoonish , and the film only really comes alive when poor hermocrates and leontine pathetically compare notes about their budding amours


surprisingly ` solid '


clumsy dialogue , heavy-handed phoney-feeling sentiment


an airless , prepackaged julia roberts wannabe that stinks so badly of hard-sell image-mongering you


we 're touched by the film 's conviction that all life centered on that place , that time and that sport


has succeeded beyond all expectation


of a really solid woody allen film


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


both a grand tour through 300 hundred years of russian cultural identity and a stunning technical achievement


that should be relegated to a dark video store corner


in good fun


almost perpetually wasted characters


brash , intelligent and erotically perplexing


family audience


more mature than fatal attraction


go your emotions , taking them to surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving


a perfect example of rancid , well-intentioned , but shamelessly manipulative movie making .


now as a former gong show addict , i 'll admit it , my only complaint is that we did n't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show .


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


an obvious rapport with her actors and a striking style behind the camera


into hogwash


that beneath the familiar , funny surface


sparse instances


captivating and intimate


broad streaks of common sense


resourceful amnesiac


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


directors dean deblois and chris sanders valiantly keep punching up the mix .


that the real antwone fisher was able to overcome his personal obstacles and become a good man is a wonderful thing ; that he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle .


an unflinching look


it has made its way into your very bloodstream


enjoy its own transparency


vulgar dialogue and a plot that crawls along at a snail 's pace


an imponderably stilted and self-consciously arty movie .


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


nothing original


the solid filmmaking and


and as with most late-night bull sessions , eventually the content is n't nearly as captivating as the rowdy participants think it is .


an interesting racial tension


it falls far short of poetry , but


makes me wonder if lawrence hates criticism so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work


the outstanding thrillers


the unexplored story opportunities


chance to see three splendid actors


marry science fiction with film noir and action flicks


disguising the obvious with energy and innovation


presents events partly from the perspective of aurelie and christelle , and infuses the film with the sensibility of a particularly nightmarish fairytale .


a degree of affection rather than revulsion


sprinkled with a few remarks so geared toward engendering audience sympathy that you might think he was running for office -- or trying to win over a probation officer


for overstimulated minds


's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces


dramatic nor comic


dressed up this little parable in a fairly irresistible package full of privileged moments and memorable performances


are often a stitch


as ledger attempts , in vain , to prove that movie-star intensity can overcome bad hair design


screenwriter dan schneider and director shawn levy


a dull girl


most fish stories are a little peculiar , but this is one that should be thrown back in the river


in mind an ( emotionally at least ) adolescent audience demanding regular shocks and bouts of barely defensible sexual violence to keep it interested


of nature and family warmth


` cherish '


've seen before


strained caper movies that 's hardly any fun to watch and begins to vaporize from your memory minutes after it ends


for history buffs


sleeper


a grittily beautiful film


is a trove of delights .


this is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology , either liberal or conservative .


a sexy , surprising romance ... idemoto and kim make a gorgeous pair ... their scenes brim with sexual possibility and emotional danger .


creates an impeccable sense of place , while thurman and lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances .


it were that grand a failure


that rare movie that works on any number of levels


spaces both large ... and small ... with considerable aplomb


nourishing aspects


pride themselves on sophisticated , discerning taste


go-for-broke


are n't very bright


to generate the belly laughs of lowbrow comedy without sacrificing its high-minded appeal


's simply crude and unrelentingly exploitative


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


the images lack contrast , are murky and are frequently too dark to be decipherable .


are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine


its own good


few sequels


wedding sequence


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


uni-dimensional


who know nothing about the subject


a clear point


singer/composer bryan adams contributes a slew of songs -- a few potential hits , a few more simply intrusive to the story -- but the whole package certainly captures the intended , er , spirit of the piece


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


collapses like an overcooked soufflé .


to the world trade center tragedy


brings them to life


oddly compelling


compelled to watch the film twice or pick up a book on the subject


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


sweet home alabama is n't going to win any academy awards , but


self-righteousness


lives down to its title .


have lost the ability to think


, reverent , and subtly different


with an idea buried somewhere inside its fabric , but never clearly seen or felt


to drown yourself in a lake afterwards


safe conduct is so rich with period minutiae it 's like dying and going to celluloid heaven .


will grab you


it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest .


has all the enjoyable randomness of a very lively dream


... better described as a ghost story gone badly awry .


deeply out of place


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


projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless


'll enjoy the hot chick .


stale first act , scrooge story , blatant product placement ,


the movie resolutely avoids all the comic possibilities of its situation , and becomes one more dumb high school comedy about sex gags and prom dates .


are too grave for youngsters


right movie


a documentary to make the stones weep -- as shameful as it


old , familiar


as inept as big-screen remakes of the avengers and the wild wild west .


the good and different


, this indie flick never found its audience , probably because it 's extremely hard to relate to any of the characters .


a vibrant , colorful , semimusical rendition .


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


-- ever so gracefully --


the too-frosty exterior


to being exciting


pleasant enough


some good , organic character work


a twisted sense


the movie is well crafted , and well executed .


's a barely tolerable slog over well-trod ground .


... keep the movie slaloming through its hackneyed elements with enjoyable ease .


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


a full experience


better actor


painful


making `` die another day '' one of the most entertaining bonds in years


the crap continues .


the grandness of romance


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


, it should pay reparations to viewers .


overall , cletis tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone .


passionate heart


unfunny and


of honest poetry


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


bad filmmaking


their often heartbreaking testimony , spoken directly into director patricio guzman 's camera , pack a powerful emotional wallop


too heady for children , and too preachy


of the ugly american


clearly evident quality


that would make it the darling of many a kids-and-family-oriented cable channel


perfectly pleasant if


where the bizarre is credible and the real turns magical


of a film that 's rarely as entertaining as it could have been


best brush


unrealistic


this is christmas future for a lot of baby boomers .


to overcome gaps in character development and story logic


overmanipulative


makes you care about music you may not have heard before


nicest


good movie


me feel weird / thinking about all the bad things in the world / like puppies with broken legs / and butterflies that die / and movies starring pop queens


are nearly impossible to care about


suited for the history or biography channel


just like a splendid meal


the action sequences -- clearly the main event --


, color and cringe


the problem is he has no character , loveable or otherwise .


deflated ending aside , there 's much to recommend the film .


a haunting tale


sillier


disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ...


awards animals the respect they


by a weak script that ca n't support the epic treatment


that even freeman ca n't save it


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


the visceral excitement of a sports extravaganza


in the present


immensely appealing


in death to smoochy , we do n't get williams ' usual tear and a smile , just sneers and bile , and the spectacle is nothing short of refreshing .


well-lensed


a riveting story well told .


cardiac arrest


if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski


his own idiosyncratic strain


that does the nearly impossible


gorgeous


of pre-9 / 11 new york and


greatest teacher


low-rent -- and even lower-wit --


gripping


ca n't say it 's on par with the first one


journalistically dubious , inept and often lethally dull .


execrable


destined to fill the after-school slot at shopping mall theaters across the country .


sweet and romantic


most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme


is hugely overwritten ,


a bad soap opera


unflappable air


as endearing and easy


with no signs of life


a rollicking adventure for you and


a woefully dull , redundant concept that bears more than a whiff of exploitation , despite iwai 's vaunted empathy .


quite fun


ringu is a disaster of a story , full of holes and completely lacking in chills .


, satisfying


to be revealed by the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen


sticks rigidly to the paradigm ,


the director of such hollywood blockbusters as patriot games can still turn out a small , personal film with an emotional wallop


painful ride


less funny


solid


we had to endure last summer


fascinate in their recklessness


davis


the movie is a lumbering load of hokum but ... it 's at least watchable


a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside


's thanks to huston 's revelatory performance


remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops


max pokes , provokes , takes expressionistic license and hits a nerve ...


there 's an admirable rigor to jimmy 's relentless anger , and to the script 's refusal of a happy ending , but as those monologues stretch on and on , you realize there 's no place for this story to go but down


those famous moments


that it appears not to have been edited at all


's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager


an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


achievement


if you can read the subtitles ( the opera is sung in italian ) and you like ` masterpiece theatre ' type costumes , you 'll enjoy this movie .


a sly female empowerment movie , although not in a way anyone would expect .


all works out


espn


a winner


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


was only a matter of time before some savvy producer saw the potential success inherent in the mixture of bullock bubble and hugh goo .


you do n't need to be a hip-hop fan to appreciate scratch , and that 's the mark of a documentary that works .


if you give a filmmaker an unlimited amount of phony blood


lane and


are terribly wasted .


makes us see familiar issues , like racism and homophobia , in a fresh way


a rich historical subject


deserves a place of honor next to nanook as a landmark in film history


makes even elizabeth hurley seem graceless and ugly


a blast of adrenalin


poor


... as stiff , ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus


have cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release


wit and humor


does so without compromising that complexity .


's splash without the jokes .


for bug-eyed mugging and gay-niche condescension


least favorite


for words , for its eccentric , accident-prone characters , and for the crazy things that keep people going in this crazy life


bizarre , implausible


the last kiss


length , awash in self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music and flat , flat dialogue


in bad filmmaking


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


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


worth the trip to the theater


it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .


loud , brash and mainly unfunny


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


are anguished , bitter and truthful


low , smoky and inviting


, transforms that reality into a lyrical and celebratory vision


is particularly impressive .


screenplay or


a solidly entertaining little film .


lazy ,


how they make their choices , and


predictable plotting and


the color sense of stuart little 2


of criminals


by a winning family story


arresting image


, it ultimately delivers


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics , or an almodovar movie without beauty or humor , and


spectacle and


remotely topical or sexy


generosity


's get this thing over with


the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative


one of the most savagely hilarious social critics


creative belly laughs


aloof and lacks any real raw emotion , which is fatal for a film that relies on personal relationships .


charge money for this ? '


hoping for a stiff wind


a stadium-seat megaplex


has a real filmmaker 's eye


an overripe episode of tv 's dawson 's creek


demonstrate their acting ` chops '


the effort is gratefully received


so clumsily sentimental


feels painfully redundant and inauthentic .


will be a thoughtful , emotional movie experience .


that it ca n't really be called animation


as south park


jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema .


to blandly go where we went 8 movies ago ...


has n't aged a day


fall to pieces


any summer blockbuster


resonance


a beguiling freshness


you 're in the right b-movie frame of mind


... an incredibly heavy-handed , manipulative dud that feels all too familiar .


burnt out


long enough to read the subtitles


maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout


have a feeling that i would have liked it much more if harry & tonto never existed


disappointment coming


stay with the stage versions , however , which bite cleaner , and deeper


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


excellent performances on its side


comes along only occasionally


the film 's predictable denouement


malarkey


will have a fun , no-frills ride


a delightful romantic comedy


seems worse for the effort


greatest star wattage


juliette binoche 's sand is vivacious , but


amused by its special effects


distinct rarity


the music makes a nice album , the food is enticing and italy beckons us all .


does n't give us a reason to be in the theater beyond wilde 's wit and the actors ' performances


a highly watchable , giggly little story with a sweet


more bizarre than


you love the music ,


the filmmakers want nothing else than to show us a good time ,


sabotage


do n't work in concert .


devolves


narrated by martin landau and directed with sensitivity and skill by dana janklowicz-mann


formulaic , its plot and pacing typical hollywood war-movie stuff ,


should scare any sane person away .


its promising cast


ca n't generate enough heat in this cold vacuum of a comedy to start a reaction .


as filling as the treat of the title


too sappy for its own good


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


`` looking for leonard '' just seems to kinda sit in neutral , hoping for a stiff wind to blow it uphill or something .


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


us watch as his character awakens to the notion that to be human is eventually to have to choose


mourning in favor of bogus spiritualism


changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .


to the floor with a sickening thud


you might to scrutinize the ethics of kaufman 's approach


i fear


smart little indie .


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


a deliciously nonsensical comedy about a city


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


as with so many merchandised-to-the-max movies of this type , more time appears to have gone into recruiting the right bands for the playlist and the costuming of the stars than into the script , which has a handful of smart jokes and not much else .


stylish thriller .


becomes a tv episode rather than a documentary


own languorous charm


eventual discovery


zings along with vibrance and warmth .


disgusted with the lazy material and the finished product 's unshapely look


she has the stuff to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy


supremely hopeful


various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity to the otherwise bleak tale


most every aggrieved father cliché


the ingenuity that parker displays in freshening the play


the lively intelligence of the artists and


but something far more stylish and cerebral -- and , hence , more chillingly effective


gorgeously strange movie


its own thinness


miracle of miracles , the movie


be made by african-americans because of its broad racial insensitivity towards african-americans


powerful documentary


such high-wattage brainpower coupled with pitch-perfect acting


in the end , the film is less the cheap thriller you 'd expect than it is a fairly revealing study of its two main characters -- damaged-goods people whose orbits will inevitably and dangerously collide .


real magic ,


anything but frustrating ,


deep down , i realized the harsh reality of my situation


huppert 's show to steal


that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


the plot 's contrivances are uncomfortably strained .


flops


genuine dramatic impact


retro uplifter .


grandly


you 'll know a star when you see one .


provides amélie 's audrey tautou with another fabuleux destin -- i.e. , a banal spiritual quest


are worthwhile


warm , fuzzy feeling


meaning in relationships or work


is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film


faster , livelier


can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns


a coming-of-age film that avoids the cartoonish clichés and sneering humor of the genre as it provides a fresh view of an old type


doomed


that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery


of flimsy -- or , worse yet , nonexistent -- ideas


some of the computer animation is handsome , and


emphasizes every line and sag


dumped


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


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


suckers


as if he or she has missed anything


kate is n't very bright


kapur fails to give his audience a single character worth rooting for ( or worth rooting against , for that matter ) .


faithful without being forceful , sad without being shrill ,


does a solid job of slowly


hate yourself for giving in


bucked the odds


the movie should jolt you out of your seat a couple of times , give you a few laughs , and leave you feeling like it was worth your seven bucks , even though it does turn out to be a bit of a cheat in the end .


nicholas nickleby '' is a perfect family film to take everyone to since there 's no new `` a christmas carol '' out in the theaters this year .


this fascinating look at israel in ferment


a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion


the acting is just fine , but


a full-frontal attack on audience patience


at every opportunity to do something clever , the film goes right over the edge and kills every sense of believability


is virtually absent


living hell


if you 're willing to have fun with it


it 's tommy 's job to clean the peep booths surrounding her , and after viewing this one , you 'll feel like mopping up , too .


some outrageously creative action in the transporter ...


cheapo animation ( like saturday morning tv in the '60s )


, this is likely to cause massive cardiac arrest if taken in large doses .


count for very little if the movie were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone as it is


search of something different


even better than the first one !


it is more than merely a holocaust movie


of director john stockwell


eerily accurate depiction of depression .


potentially good


working from a surprisingly sensitive script co-written by gianni romoli ...


suffers through this film


stuffed to the brim with ideas , american instigator michael moore 's film is a rambling examination of american gun culture that uses his usual modus operandi of crucifixion through juxtaposition .


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


the gander , some of which occasionally amuses but none of which amounts to much of a story


small , intelligent eyes


keeps this pretty watchable , and casting mick jagger as director of the escort service was inspired


, an interesting and at times captivating take on loss and loneliness .


smoother or more confident


cut their losses -- and ours -- and retitle it the adventures of direct-to-video nash , and


mention mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete with virtuoso throat-singing


pacino is the best he 's been in years and keener is marvelous


it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .


is about to turn onto a different path


glamour


with a momentum that never lets up


is both stimulating and demanding


earnest ,


movie special


a bowser


failing ,


his character awakens to the notion that to be human


an eloquent , deeply felt meditation


if you 're not a fan , it might be like trying to eat brussels sprouts .


like a bottom-feeder sequel in the escape from new york series


, more frantic than involving , more chaotic than entertaining .


flourishes -- artsy fantasy sequences --


lighter


's easy to like and


flat as thinking man


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


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


that it has none of the pushiness and decibel volume of most contemporary comedies


a visionary


most intelligent viewers


the evocative imagery


could use a little more humanity , but


, superficiality and silliness


predictable storyline


disposible


babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot


is one of the best actors there is .


it 's been done before but never so vividly or with so much passion .


andie macdowell


its metaphors are opaque enough to avoid didacticism , and the film succeeds as an emotionally accessible , almost mystical work .


with vibrance and warmth


best movie work


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


toss logic and science into what is essentially a `` dungeons and dragons '' fantasy with modern military weaponry


on toilet humor , ethnic slurs


all the signs of rich detail condensed


of crucifixion


with the pale script


noisy


warning you


the story alone could force you to scratch a hole in your head .


is an uncompromising film .


deeply unsettling


has n't escaped the rut dug by the last one .


unforced


since ghostbusters


a film centering on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi may not sound like specialized fare , but mira nair 's film is an absolute delight for all audiences


inject some real vitality and even art


some buoyant human moments


like the best 60 minutes


share his impressions of life and loss and time and art with us


may go down in cinema history as the only movie ever in which the rest of the cast was outshined by ll cool j.


is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut .


there 's something unintentionally comic in the film 's drumbeat about authenticity , given the stale plot and pornographic way the film revels in swank apartments , clothes and parties .


the surprise ending is revealed


a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should


intriguing characters


a flimsy excuse


, it has some special qualities and the soulful gravity of crudup 's anchoring performance .


do n't derive from the screenplay , but rather the mediocre performances by most of the actors involved


seem great to knock back a beer with but they 're simply not funny performers .


a fanciful motion picture


by halfway through this picture i was beginning to hate it , and , of course


an enjoyable , if occasionally flawed , experiment


empowerment


than this unexpectedly moving meditation on love , history , memory , resistance and artistic transcendence


offensive , puerile


repetitively


makes it a failure as straight drama


a hip comedy


is n't one moment in the film that surprises or delights


willing to express his convictions


with or without ballast tanks , k-19 sinks to a harrison ford low .


thanks to the actors


an affable but undernourished romantic comedy that fails to match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer


this oddly sweet comedy


the insinuation of mediocre acting or a fairly trite narrative


with a better script


frustrates and


hard-pressed


drop dead gorgeous


, impostor is as close as you can get to an imitation movie .


there 's no conversion effort , much of the writing is genuinely witty and


extremely talented musicians


's no surprise that as a director washington demands and receives excellent performances


with the unsettling spookiness of the supernatural


the film 's appeal


contriving false , sitcom-worthy solutions


when you 're a jet


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


stock character camp


just a collection of this and that -- whatever fills time -- with no unified whole .


fans


to capture the novel 's deeper intimate resonances


low-grade cheese standards


milks drama when she should be building suspense


is generally quite funny


catches you


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


a splash even greater


also intriguing and honorable ,


of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


well-meant but


witless


so heartwarmingly motivate


gangster no. 1 is solid , satisfying fare for adults .


astounding on any number of levels


the cinematography to the outstanding soundtrack and unconventional narrative


disrobed most of the cast ,


the young actors , not very experienced


you 've got to hand it to director george clooney for biting off such a big job the first time out


estranged from reality


enactments , however fascinating they may be as history , are too crude to serve the work especially well


wearing a cloak of unsentimental , straightforward text


so hot-blooded


a better lot


a loquacious and dreary piece of business .


highly recommended viewing for its courage , ideas , technical proficiency and great acting .


the `` queen '' and less of the `` damned


how much souvlaki can you take before indigestion sets in


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


` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey


on different levels


fairly uneventful


is also a creative urge


how long will filmmakers copy the `` saving private ryan '' battle scenes before realizing steven spielberg got it right the first time


the prospect of their own mortality


a film that should be relegated to a dark video store corner is somehow making its way instead to theaters .


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


the weight of too many story lines


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


robin williams has thankfully ditched the saccharine sentimentality of bicentennial man in favor of an altogether darker side .


a well-balanced fashion


that it 's a rock-solid little genre picture


sympathetic without being gullible


irrelevant as on the engaging , which gradually turns what


to fill time


's the image that really tells the tale


care about a film that proposes as epic tragedy the plight of a callow rich boy who is forced to choose between his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend and an equally beautiful , self-satisfied 18-year-old mistress


self-indulgent and maddening


has fashioned an absorbing look at provincial bourgeois french society .


the richness of characterization


i was trying to decide what annoyed me most about god is great ...


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


, this melancholic film noir reminded me a lot of memento ...


a painful elegy and


is a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter


and engaging examination


a whole lot of fun


armageddon


delights and simmering


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


sex


bad company


a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


dry , reliable textbook


the only fun part of the movie


under a red bridge is a celebration of feminine energy , a tribute to the power of women to heal .


the pungent bite


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


the sweet cinderella story


's not clear


settles too easily


in which fear and frustration are provoked to intolerable levels


xxx is a blast of adrenalin


charming


imagine kevin smith , the blasphemous bad boy of suburban jersey , if he were stripped of most of his budget and all of his sense of humor .


greek to anyone not predisposed to the movie 's rude and crude humor


hard-won rewards over the bombastic self-glorification of other feel-good fiascos like antwone fisher or the emperor 's club any time


often messy and frustrating , but very pleasing at its best moments


elbowed aside


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


cared much about any aspect of it , from its cheesy screenplay to the grayish quality of its lighting


comic elements


undercuts the devastatingly telling impact of utter loss personified in the film 's simple title


an arcane area of popular culture


how sandler is losing his touch


borrows a bit from the classics `` wait until dark '' and `` extremities '' ... but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself .


in the spirit of the season


barn-burningly


the incredible imax sound system lets you feel the beat down to your toes


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


exercise in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute .


a far bigger , far more meaningful story than one


pleasurable


original in its base concept that you can not help but get caught up .


... the story simply putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank .


piercingly affecting ... while clearly a manipulative film , emerges as powerful rather than cloying .


's still a guilty pleasure to watch


uncanny tale


to see the one of the world 's best actors , daniel auteuil ,


for a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over , no such thing is a big letdown .


three-dimensional characters


things to like


a deserved co-winner


you 're a jet all the way


the first 2/3 of the film are incredibly captivating and insanely funny , thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor ...


a lot of fun , with an undeniable energy sparked by two actresses in their 50s working at the peak of their powers .


several cliched movie structures : the road movie , the coming-of-age movie ,


there 's no real sense of suspense , and none of the plot ` surprises ' are really surprising


on the premise


just slopped ` em together here


is n't a terrible movie , just a stultifyingly obvious one -- an unrewarding collar for a murder mystery


a sentimental but entirely irresistible portrait of three


adrift in various new york city locations


that 's what i liked about it


unrelated shorts


screenwriting award


so badly made on every level that i 'm actually having a hard time believing people were paid to make it


energy , intelligence and verve


straightforward


why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk


third-rate


valiant


could be a passable date film


much smarter and more attentive than it first sets out to be .


the dragons are the real stars of reign of fire and you wo n't be disappointed .


of three


affirms


it 's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure .


dumb , narratively chaotic , visually sloppy ... a weird amalgam of ` the thing ' and a geriatric


it 's that rare family movie -- genuine and sweet without relying on animation or dumb humor .


sparking debate and


's taken one of the world 's most fascinating stories and made it dull , lifeless , and irritating


upsetting and thought-provoking , the film has an odd purity that does n't bring you into the characters so much as it has you study them .


pornography or documentary


walk away


of watching intelligent people making a movie


ideal


about an unsympathetic character and someone who would not likely be so stupid as to get


inspiring ,


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


recommend this film


is as close as you can get to an imitation movie


is n't one true ` chan moment ' .


's so tedious


does n't add up to much .


it gives poor dana carvey nothing to do that is really funny , and


mr. day-lewis roars with leonine power


polanski 's best film


on a 10-year delay


its elegantly colorful look and sound


some intriguing questions about the difference between human and android life


chalk it up as the worst kind of hubristic folly .


moviegoers not already clad in basic black


is shallow , offensive and redundant


badly made on every level


to eat popcorn


an exceptionally dreary and overwrought bit


no french people were harmed during the making of this movie , but they were insulted and the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half


what 's missing from this material


that most frightening of all movies --


most brilliant and brutal


's lost the politics and the social observation and become just another situation romance about a couple of saps stuck in an inarticulate screenplay .


heartily sick


and ( too ) short


the sequel plays out like a flimsy excuse to give blade fans another look at wesley snipes ' iconic hero doing battle with dozens of bad guys -- at once .


savory and


a good simmer


sting


one spectacularly ugly-looking broad


warmth and gentle


the original could ever have hoped to be


dreary tract


martial arts and gunplay with too little excitement and zero compelling storyline


chance to find love in the most unlikely place


inept filmmaking


is hilariously , gloriously alive , and quite often hotter than georgia asphalt


real women may have many agendas , but it also will win you over , in a big way .


has squeezed the life out of whatever idealism american moviemaking ever had


that is really funny


the thrills


third time 's the charm ...


to get by on humor that is not even as daring as john ritter 's glory days on three 's company


watching monkeys flinging their feces at you


like a can of 2-day old coke .


sink it


the audience was put through torture for an hour and a half


's also not very good


unsurprising


is n't afraid to try any genre and to do it his own way .


's hard to imagine any recent film , independent or otherwise , that makes as much of a mess as this one


as fresh


its use of the thriller form to examine the labyrinthine ways in which people 's lives cross and change , buffeted by events seemingly out of their control


by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers


, it 's kind of insulting , both to men and women .


like pieces a bunch of other , better movies slapped together .


shadowy


brainless , but enjoyably over-the-top , the retro gang melodrama


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


with passion and attitude


very funny


most late-night bull sessions


a frightful vanity film that , no doubt , pays off what debt miramax felt they owed to benigni


teens are looking for something to make them laugh


intriguing what-if premise


gives the lie to many clichés and showcases a group of dedicated artists


melds derivative elements into something that is often quite rich and exciting , and always a beauty to behold .


to be something really good


get an ugly , mean-spirited lashing out by an adult who 's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos


no match for the insipid script he has crafted with harris goldberg


of an upper class austrian society


a huge fan


lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary


violent


it 's not bad prose


destructive


many inimitable scenes


mr. goyer 's loose , unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way .


it certainly wo n't win any awards in the plot department but


liked this film a lot


pretentious endeavor


much of what we see is horrible but


nazi


trade center tragedy


although olivier assayas ' elegantly appointed period drama seems , at times , padded with incident in the way of a too-conscientious adaptation


first lousy guy ritchie imitation


misses a major opportunity to be truly revelatory about his psyche


too much of nemesis has a tired , talky feel .


an entertaining documentary that freshly considers arguments the bard 's immortal plays were written by somebody else .


ballot


one of the most exciting action films to come out of china in recent years .


feel sad


if you find comfort in familiarity


make the most of its own ironic implications


it 's just rather leaden and dull .


this is one that should be thrown back in the river


sun-drenched masterpiece


a good deal funnier


who 's wise enough to recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile -- than happiness


an excellent job


redundant and inauthentic


the visual wit


wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater


graces


amazingly


a credible account of a puzzling real-life happening


sing beautifully


with little visible talent and no energy


, this film 's impressive performances and adept direction are n't likely to leave a lasting impression .


juliette binoche 's sand is vivacious ,


never quite ignites .


a heartfelt story


george hickenlooper 's


wo n't be disappointed


scarily funny ,


has lost its edge


to huston 's revelatory performance


needless


daytime tv serviceability , but little more


mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances


even if it made its original release date last fall


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


home movie '' is a sweet treasure and something well worth your time .


to a better tomorrow


to a mood that 's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion


quite a bit of heart


pompous and


a remarkably cohesive whole


questionable kind


junkie


bully


what made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


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


that lifts your spirits


catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?


linger long after this film has ended


in its understanding , often funny way


brown played in american culture as an athlete , a movie star , and an image of black indomitability


empty stud knockabout


beautiful , angry and sad , with a curious sick poetry , as if the marquis de sade had gone in for pastel landscapes .


mired in stasis


an unsuccessful attempt


aside from rohmer 's bold choices regarding point of view , the lady and the duke represents the filmmaker 's lifelong concern with formalist experimentation in cinematic art .


remarkable yet shockingly


a no-bull throwback


conspicuous


perfectly executed and wonderfully sympathetic characters


stereotypes that gives the ( teen comedy )


a welcome relief from baseball movies that try too hard to be mythic


picked not for their acting chops , but for their looks


is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten


held my interest precisely because it did n't try to


confident enough to step back and look at the sick character with a sane eye


its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music ,


, comedian runs out of steam after a half hour .


i walked away from this new version of e.t. just as i hoped i would -- with moist eyes .


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


sharp comedy , old-fashioned monster movie atmospherics ,


oscar-winning master


has the capability of effecting change and inspiring hope .


beautifully choreographed


's a fun adventure movie for kids ( of all ages ) that like adventure .


with fascinating connections


challenges us to think about the ways we consume pop culture .


plodding soap opera


hard to take her spiritual quest at all seriously


well-executed


clichés , depression and bad alternative music


sleep


it too is a bomb .


with an artistry that also smacks of revelation


extravagant confidence


of race and culture forcefully told , with superb performances throughout


role , or edit , or score , or anything , really


much imagination


is a movie so insecure about its capacity


while this movie , by necessity , lacks fellowship 's heart , two towers outdoes its spectacle .


top-notch action powers this romantic drama .


a charmer


the serbs themselves


short-story quaint , touchingly mending a child 's pain for his dead mother via communication with an old woman straight out of eudora welty


sheer goofiness and cameos


mothers ,


i 'm not exactly sure what this movie thinks it is about .


a disaster


with a hugely enjoyable film about changing times , clashing cultures and the pleasures of a well-made pizza


its great credit


deranged immediacy


works superbly


, illuminating study


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


does n't sustain interest beyond the first half-hour


libido film


to be fondly remembered in the endlessly challenging maze of moviegoing


tasteless and


a greater attention to the parents -- and particularly the fateful fathers -- in the emotional evolution of the two bewitched adolescents


by the artsy and often pointless visuals


stand tall


makes all the difference .


clever exercise


themes that interest attal and gainsbourg


the extra effort to see an artist , still committed to growth in his ninth decade , change while remaining true to his principles


the thematic ironies are too obvious


with the titillating material


mean-spirited and wryly


unusual but pleasantly haunting debut


the last kiss will probably never achieve the popularity of my big fat greek wedding , but its provocative central wedding sequence has far more impact


fiction


been lost in the mail


of visual and verbal clichés


refreshing change


, sticking its head up for a breath of fresh air now and then .


an hour-and-a-half of inoffensive , unmemorable filler .


, ugly , irritating


frequent laughter


is a gory slash-fest


probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment i 'm likely to see all year


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


wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama


mtv schmucks


extraordinary intelligence and originality


artificial structure


thoughtful , emotional movie experience


a fascinating curiosity piece --


does n't care about cleverness , wit or any other kind of intelligent humor


, its through-line of family and community is heartening in the same way that each season marks a new start .


the brilliant performances


say for plenty of movies that flow through the hollywood pipeline without a hitch


boring talking heads


one of the best gay love stories


, it wears out its welcome as tryingly as the title character .


pretension about the film , which very simply sets out to entertain and ends up delivering in good measure


an undeniably moving film to experience


realistic '


shapeless documentary


stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure


good-naturedly


it is life affirming and heartbreaking , sweet without the decay factor , funny and sad .


arteta paints a picture of lives lived in a state of quiet desperation .


with an astoundingly rich film


to win a wide summer audience through word-of-mouth reviews


edited so that it certainly does n't feel like a film that strays past the two and a half mark


going to be really awful


a battle of witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals


is as conventional as can be


a direct hit


project greenlight '' winner


's really an exercise in gross romanticization of the delusional personality type


than sucking you in ... and making you sweat


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


become wearisome


manages to avoid many of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill


chilling in its objective portrait of dreary , lost twenty-first century america .


fact , the best in recent memory


than like being stuck in a dark pit having a nightmare about bad cinema


consistently amusing but


even lazier and


artful


to be a new yorker


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


the sword fighting is well done


much of it is funny ,


extremely unpleasant film


should be able to appreciate the wonderful cinematography and naturalistic acting


very meticulously but without any passion


a blair witch - style adventure that plays like a bad soap opera , with passable performances from everyone in the cast .


a sentimental mess


passion


genuine insight


a classic fairy tale


, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted


aficionados of the whodunit wo n't be disappointed


i enjoyed .


strong dramatic and emotional pull


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


road to perdition does display greatness , and


the rest of the film ... is dudsville .


ultimate point -- that everyone should be themselves --


its generic villains lack any intrigue ( other than their funny accents ) and the action scenes are poorly delivered