adventurous young talent


if stupid americans will get a kick out of goofy brits with cute accents performing ages-old slapstick and unfunny tricks


not to have been edited at all


's so successful at lodging itself in the brain


it 's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life


work as shallow entertainment ,


familiar and tired


'll derive from this choppy and sloppy affair


with results that are sometimes bracing , sometimes baffling and quite often , and


they 're treading water at best in this forgettable effort


rambling and incoherent manifesto


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


greatest


great fun


life-affirming moments


the film is undone by anachronistic quick edits and occasional jarring glimpses of a modern theater audience watching the events unfold .


an intimacy


the riveting performances by the incredibly flexible cast make love a joy to behold .


lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


interestingly


watchable up until the point where the situations and the dialogue spin hopelessly out of control -- that is to say , when carol kane appears on the screen .


unencouraging threefold expansion


harks back to a time when movies had more to do with imagination than market research .


crowd-pleaser


is half as moving as the filmmakers seem to think .


from grace that still leaves shockwaves


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


to little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff


does leblanc make one spectacularly ugly-looking broad , but he appears miserable throughout as he swaggers through his scenes .


so sloppy


stylishly directed with verve


terrific performances , great to look at , and funny


a good-natured ensemble comedy


it 's the element of condescension , as the filmmakers look down on their working-class subjects from their lofty perch , that finally makes sex with strangers , which opens today in the new york metropolitan area , so distasteful .


damned compelling


a star , nor why he keeps being cast in action films when none of them are ever any good


though its rather routine script is loaded with familiar situations , the movie has a cinematic fluidity and sense of intelligence that makes it work more than it probably should .


roman polanski directs the pianist like a surgeon mends a broken heart ; very meticulously but without any passion .


a sea of constant smiles and frequent laughter


of the giant screen and its hyper-realistic images


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


, absurd ,


may find it uninteresting


some very good acting ,


it overstays its natural running time


skillfully


a riveting profile


most repugnant adaptation


the humans are acting like puppets


you 're enlightened by any of derrida 's


stale , futile scenario


hungry-man portions of bad '


in a series of achronological vignettes whose cumulative effect is chilling


there 's nothing resembling a spine here


's hard to imagine acting that could be any flatter


in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion


jackie chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he 's easy to like and always leaves us laughing .


a compelling french psychological drama


captivating coming-of-age story


its funny moments


the movie 's progression into rambling incoherence


more than a tepid


, it might just be the movie you 're looking for .


the events of the film are just so weird that i honestly never knew what the hell was coming next .


there 's nothing very attractive about this movie


got a place in your heart


delivers a monologue that manages to incorporate both the horror and the absurdity of the situation in a well-balanced fashion .


wo n't have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies


... spellbinding fun and deliciously exploitative .


expect from movies


a compelling motion picture that illustrates an american tragedy .


has a number of holes


is one of the outstanding thrillers of recent years .


philippe , who makes oliver far more interesting than the character 's lines would suggest , and sarandon , who could n't be better as a cruel but weirdly likable wasp matron


the film should instead be called ` my husband is travis bickle '


builds its multi-character story with a flourish


diesel , with his brawny frame and cool , composed delivery , fits the bill perfectly


solidly entertaining


consistently sensitive and often exciting treatment


humanizing


a torn book jacket


a particularly joyless , and exceedingly dull , period


watching junk


triple x


, but slow


is a disaster


to paraphrase a line from another dickens ' novel


its rough edges


has plenty of laughs


as imperious


, you wo n't feel cheated by the high infidelity of unfaithful .


is as delightful as it is derivative .


turturro is fabulously funny and over the top as a ` very sneaky ' butler who excels in the art of impossible disappearing/reappearing acts


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


staggered from the theater and blacked out in the lobby


is to skip the film and pick up the soundtrack


with raw urban humor


incredible


cox offers plenty of glimpses at existing photos , but there are no movies of nijinsky , so instead the director treats us to an aimless hodgepodge


match the freshness of the actress-producer and writer


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


worthy successor


genteel and


is an interesting movie


often messy and frustrating , but very pleasing at its best moments , it 's very much like life itself .


putrid


a casual intelligence


well-conceived


overall feelings , broader ideas ,


's sanctimonious , self-righteous and so eager to earn our love that you want to slap it


the movie 's messages are quite admirable ,


too simple and the working out of the plot almost arbitrary


a gentle film


a new treasure


emphasizes the well-wrought story


forced


lacks the novel charm that made spy kids a surprising winner with both adults and younger audiences


epiphanies


sweet and sexy film


infidelity drama is nicely shot , well-edited and features a standout performance by diane lane .


derived from a lobotomy


it squanders chan 's uniqueness ;


admire the film 's stately nature and


in its understanding , often funny way , it tells a story whose restatement is validated by the changing composition of the nation .


the right frame of mind


superficial humor


be consumed and forgotten


deliver remarkable performances


intolerable


he has been able to share his story so compellingly with us is a minor miracle


unabashedly hopeful


contrived sequels


of the best and most exciting movies


simultaneously harrowing and uplifting


her agreeably startling use


at 78 minutes it just zings along with vibrance and warmth .


a cutesy romantic tale with a twist


has the thrown-together feel of a summer-camp talent show : hastily written , underrehearsed , arbitrarily plotted


is an inspirational love story


its audacious ambitions sabotaged by pomposity , steven soderbergh 's space opera emerges as a numbingly dull experience .


why blue crush , a late-summer surfer girl entry , should be as entertaining as it is


does n't work


the unsalvageability


kung pow seems like some futile concoction that was developed hastily after oedekerk and his fellow moviemakers got through crashing a college keg party


that are damned in queen of the damned


it 's loud and boring ; watching it is like being trapped at a bad rock concert


a gorgeous film - vivid with color , music and life


will need to adhere more closely to the laws of laughter


rip-roaring


straight out of a cellular phone commercial


funny , sexy ,


harm


so many false scares


as warm as it is wise


wilde 's play is a masterpiece of elegant wit and artifice .


regret and


of oscar wilde 's classic satire


the modern masculine journey


struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious


thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor


a compassionate


murk


what he does best


confusing on one level or another ,


bertrand tavernier 's


nightmare


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


loneliness can make people act weird


a loud , witless mess that


birthday girl lucks out with chaplin and kidman , who are capable of anteing up some movie star charisma when they need it to sell us on this twisted love story , but who can also negotiate the movie 's darker turns .


mothers


makes up for in drama , suspense , revenge , and romance


the picture uses humor and a heartfelt conviction to tell a story about discovering your destination in life ,


, graceless , hackneyed


insufferable ball


who do everything humanly possible to create characters who are sweet and believable , and are defeated by a screenplay that forces them into bizarre , implausible behavior


of china 's now numerous , world-renowned filmmakers


john le carré with a couple of burnt-out cylinders


engrossing portrait


disappointing to a certain degree


, the movie is remarkably dull with only caine making much of an impression .


amazingly


cold porridge


witty dialog between realistic characters showing honest emotions .


they 're merely signposts marking the slow , lingering death of imagination .


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


a total rehash


turned out nearly 21/2 hours of unfocused , excruciatingly tedious cinema that , half an hour in , starts making water torture seem appealing


insightful and entertaining


a bland , pretentious mess .


subtle ironies


hugely entertaining from start to finish , featuring a fall from grace that still leaves shockwaves , it will gratify anyone who has ever suspected hollywood of being overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels .


it 's a smart , funny look at an arcane area of popular culture , and if it is n't entirely persuasive , it does give exposure to some talented performers


even if the picture itself is somewhat problematic


it 's a big idea , but the film itself is small and shriveled .


drags the film down .


takes you somewhere


he can cross swords with the best of them and helm a more traditionally plotted popcorn thriller while surrendering little of his intellectual rigor or creative composure


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


has about 25 minutes of decent material .


the best korean film


has the disjointed feel of a bunch of strung-together tv episodes .


people who have never picked a lock do so easily after a few tries and become expert fighters after a few weeks


in one forum or another


held my attention


smart-aleck


fall dreadfully short


transcendent


phlegmatic


could hate it for the same reason .


an epic


, it 's the very definition of epic adventure .


when he moves his setting to the past , and relies on a historical text , he loses the richness of characterization that makes his films so memorable


lushness


has the chops of a smart-aleck film school brat and the imagination of a big kid


with square conviction


for all its brilliant touches


car to drive through


a funny ( sometimes hilarious ) comedy with a deft sense of humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast


better film


little farm melodrama .


tight


i firmly believe that a good video game movie is going to show up soon .


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


the feature-length stretch ... strains the show 's concept


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


the real issues


developed with more care


it lets you brush up against the humanity of a psycho , without making him any less psycho .


a visionary marvel , but it 's lacking a depth in storytelling usually found in anime like this .


similarly themed


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


tiresome


centers


a weird and wonderful comedy .


has made the near-fatal mistake of being what the english call ` too clever by half .


rare depth


'' wanted and quite honestly


hypnotically dull


feels as if ( there 's ) a choke leash around your neck so director nick cassavetes can give it a good , hard yank whenever he wants you to feel something .


mess ...


lusty , boisterous and utterly charming


incongruous summer playoff


similarly ill-timed


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


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


the vagueness


lacking about everything


its predictability


checkout


this that puts flimsy flicks like this behind bars


than romantic


funny situations and


gorgeous to look at but insufferably tedious and turgid ... a curiously constricted epic .


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


a simple misfire


an achingly enthralling premise


the bai brothers have taken an small slice of history and opened it up for all of us to understand


for an older one


that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk


nutty cliches and far too much


a loose collection


enough to let you bask in your own cleverness as you figure it out


( especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull


its visual merits


elegant , mannered and teasing .


the mushy finale


crisp and purposeful without overdoing it


emotionally honest


's a terrible movie in every regard ,


as you watch the movie , you 're too interested to care .


, is a note of defiance over social dictates .


amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community


geriatric dirty harry ,


dazzling panoramic shots


a poem to the enduring strengths of women


the sense of fierce competition that helps make great marching bands half the fun of college football games


us to laugh because he acts so goofy all the time


should please fans of chris fuhrman 's posthumously published cult novel .


like a glossy melodrama that occasionally verges on camp .


the drama discloses almost nothing .


an idea of expectation


dutiful precision


to many clichés


real film


more mature than fatal attraction ,


paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party


squanders chan 's uniqueness


rouge is less about a superficial midlife crisis than it is about the need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80 .


a great writer and


entertaining


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


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


like the excruciating end of days , collateral damage presents schwarzenegger as a tragic figure , but


about one in three gags in white 's intermittently wise script hits its mark ; the rest are padding unashamedly appropriated from the teen-exploitation playbook


same easy targets


, four-star movie


you 'll end up moved .


's never dull and always looks good .


with a sickening thud


a prolific director of music videos


emotionally complex


us


with a flimsy ending


outlandish


into forced fuzziness


will no doubt rally to its cause , trotting out threadbare standbys like ` masterpiece ' and ` triumph ' and all that malarkey , but rarely does an established filmmaker so ardently waste viewers ' time with a gobbler like this .


spectacular


even as it pays earnest homage to turntablists and beat jugglers , old schoolers and current innovators


the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .


how resolutely unamusing , how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is , and


the chateau has one very funny joke and a few other decent ones , but all it amounts to is a mildly funny , sometimes tedious , ultimately insignificant film .


most of the problems with the film


it 's surprisingly decent , particularly for a tenth installment in a series .


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


wit and hoopla


without much of a story


this is more fascinating -- being real -- than anything seen on jerry springer .


presents yet another tired old vision of the gay community as an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


is all but washed away by sumptuous ocean visuals and the cinematic stylings of director john stockwell .


true and heartbreaking


, like bartleby , is something of a stiff -- an extra-dry office comedy that seems twice as long as its 83 minutes .


lifts the film high above run-of-the-filth gangster flicks


than anything that 's been done before


is n't a disaster , exactly , but a very handsomely produced let-down


provides a satisfyingly unsettling ride into the dark places of our national psyche .


unbearable


lacking in chills


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


the solid filmmaking and convincing characters


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


practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over


a calculating fiend


wickedly funny , visually engrossing


if you really want to understand what this story is really all about , you 're far better served by the source material .


( other than the very sluggish pace )


failing to compensate for the paper-thin characterizations and facile situations


ends with outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie


` fatal script error


the director 's epitaph for himself


the rich and sudden wisdom , the film


a war tribute


a very compelling , sensitive , intelligent and almost cohesive piece


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


you 'd swear you


insipid , brutally clueless


slides downhill as soon as macho action conventions assert themselves


discomfort and embarrassment


is not entirely successful


garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple ,


is about as deep as that sentiment


, you feel alive - which is what they did


bring tissues


replaced by goth goofiness


fresh and absorbing look


a one-trick pony


dreadfully short


the mediocre end of the pool


the story is too steeped in fairy tales and other childish things to appeal much to teenagers


too sappy


often hilarious


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


why paul thomas anderson ever had the inclination to make the most sincere and artful movie in which adam sandler will probably ever appear


offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .


compelling piece


half-baked setups


distinguished and thoughtful film


all awkward , static ,


ah-nuld 's action hero days might be over .


jennifer lopez 's most aggressive and most sincere attempt


thoughtful and surprisingly affecting


sloughs one 's way


for blade ii


his films so memorable


overdoing


time is a beautiful film to watch


gritty realism and magic realism


induces headaches more slowly


true believer


to fulfill its own ambitious goals


determined to uncover the truth and hopefully inspire action


without any passion


limited and so embellished by editing that there 's really not much of a sense of action or


more and more abhorrent


visually stunning rumination


filmmakers anne de marcken and marilyn freeman did just that and it 's what makes their project so interesting


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


a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half


still manages to string together enough charming moments to work .


, stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .


works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters .


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


maintained


the natural affability that has made tucker a star


totally exemplify


is somewhat satisfying


an engaging fantasy of flavors and emotions , one part romance novel , one part recipe book


are in perfect balance


the the wisdom and humor


to the growing , moldering pile of , well , extreme stunt


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


silly and crude storyline


an interesting movie


with clever dialogue and likeable characters


a chilly , remote , emotionally distant piece ... so dull


, it succeeds .


with notorious c.h.o. cho proves she has the stuff to stand tall with pryor , carlin and murphy .


india 's popular gulzar and jagjit singh


is always welcome


impossible as it may sound


, you ca n't miss it .


more often than not hits the bullseye


from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal


, long-suffering but cruel


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


bean drops the ball too many times ... hoping the nifty premise will create enough interest to make up for an unfocused screenplay


it '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 .


is not the first time that director sara sugarman stoops to having characters drop their pants for laughs and not the last time


are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya


creeping


sensitive , smart , savvy , compelling


great cinema


is one of those films that aims to confuse


directorial touch


are paper thin


improvise and scream their way around this movie directionless , lacking any of the rollicking dark humor so necessary to make this kind of idea work on screen


the parents


jaw-droppingly


shallow rumination


and , through it all , human


call me a cold-hearted curmudgeon for not being able to enjoy a mindless action movie


, runteldat is something of a triumph .


shabby script


consumed by lust and love and crushed by betrayal that it conjures up the intoxicating fumes and emotional ghosts of a freshly painted rembrandt .


) ensure that the film is never dull


a sweet , tender sermon about a 12-year-old welsh boy more curious about god than girls , who learns that believing in something does matter


a real film


go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery


stylish cinematography


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


best star trek movie


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


together familiar themes


famed charisma


by the forced funniness found in the dullest kiddie flicks


a well-made evocation


personal tragedy and also the human comedy


genial


by labored writing and slack direction


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


love this


a clever adaptation


troubled


it has its faults , but it is a kind , unapologetic , sweetheart of a movie , and mandy moore leaves a positive impression .


been given the drive of a narrative


why `` they '' were here and what `` they '' wanted and quite honestly , i did n't care .


just wants to be liked by the people who can still give him work .


because it aims so low


lacks the inspiration of the original and


babak payami 's boldly quirky iranian drama secret ballot ...


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


it 's moving


relative


a heart , mind or humor


works - mostly due to its superior cast of characters


not to mention a convincing brogue


are n't too many films that can be as simultaneously funny , offbeat and heartwarming ( without a thick shmear of the goo , at least )


the aaa of action


big heart


drama , conflict , tears and surprise


'm sure mainstream audiences will be baffled


surprises you


his boisterous energy fails to spark this leaden comedy


another useless recycling of a brutal mid -


the `` a '' range


carries a charge of genuine excitement


too bad .


as artificial and soulless


denying that burns is a filmmaker with a bright future ahead of him


answered


until the final act


neat trick


become apparent that the franchise 's best years are long past


benefits


have to see this


need a playful respite


of a slightly more literate filmgoing audience


is one helluva singer .


to the horrors of the killing field and the barbarism of ` ethnic cleansing


indulges in the worst elements of all of them .


, meditative


like a bad improvisation exercise , the superficially written characters ramble on tediously about their lives , loves and the art they 're struggling to create .


which becomes something about how lame it is to try and evade your responsibilities and that you should never , ever , leave a large dog alone with a toddler


frailty '' leaves us with the terrifying message that the real horror may be waiting for us at home


dysfunctional drama


such a perfect medium


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


unoriginal mess


a realistically terrifying movie


fans clamoring for another ride


well-thought stunts or a car chase


could n't stand to hear


the most accomplished work to date from hong kong 's versatile stanley kwan


a knowing sense of humor


amusing characters


about the only thing to give the movie points for is bravado -- to take an entirely stale concept and push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time .


about schmidt belongs to nicholson .


deeper and more engaging .


the rich promise


delivers a powerful commentary on how governments lie ,


cho 's latest comic set is n't as sharp or as fresh as i 'm the one that i want ...


one of those crazy , mixed-up films that does n't know what it wants to be when it grows up


all in all , it 's a pretty good execution of a story that 's a lot richer than the ones hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own .


easily the most thoughtful fictional examination of the root causes of anti-semitism ever seen on screen .


bigelow handles the nuclear crisis sequences evenly but milks drama when she should be building suspense , and drags out too many scenes toward the end that should move quickly .


roman coppola 's brief pretentious period


a quietly introspective portrait


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


, it stays in formula -- which is a waste of de niro , mcdormand and the other good actors in the cast


an uncomfortable movie , suffocating and sometimes almost senseless , the grey zone does have a center , though a morbid one .


duvall ( also a producer ) peels layers from this character that may well not have existed on paper .


veers into corny sentimentality ,


directed and convincingly acted .


mind crappy movies as much


no substitute for on-screen chemistry


toss it


the movie 's contrived , lame screenplay and


the proceedings as funny for grown-ups as for rugrats


especially the frank sex scenes ) ensure that the film is never dull


if the tuxedo actually were a suit , it would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special .


finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture , new relevance , new reality


be all too familiar


disturb


one that 's steeped in mystery and a ravishing , baroque beauty


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


nothing more than four or five mild chuckles


sensitive ensemble performances and good period reconstruction add up to a moving tragedy with some buoyant human moments .


a success


the worst sense of the expression


i have to admit that i am baffled by jason x.


of war


embraces life


compelling dramatic


fun , and host to some truly excellent sequences


a big , tender hug


this rude and crude film


do justice to the awfulness of the movie ,


supremely


coming back to the achingly unfunny phonce and his several silly subplots


little too obvious ,


would fit chan like a $ 99 bargain-basement special


grandness


seems to want both , but succeeds in making neither


smart


as a story of dramatic enlightenment


boredom to the point of collapse ,


family warmth


immensely ambitious , different than anything that 's been done before and amazingly successful in terms of what it 's trying to do


sometimes is a gem .


good


that tells us nothing new


be considered career-best performances


a good thriller .


, when the now computerized yoda finally reveals his martial artistry , the film ascends to a kinetic life so teeming that even cranky adults may rediscover the quivering kid inside .


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


the barn-burningly bad movie


powerful , naturally dramatic


the chateau belongs to rudd , whose portrait of a therapy-dependent flakeball spouting french malapropisms


create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows


to be pleasant in spite of its predictability


in crisis -- and of two girls whose friendship is severely tested by bad luck and their own immaturity


humor throughout


were n't as beautifully shaped and as delicately calibrated in tone


charisma and ability


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


in addition to gluing you to the edge of your seat , changing lanes is also a film of freshness , imagination and insight .


mentally `` superior '' friends


posing as a serious drama about spousal abuse


an enjoyable level


may just scare the pants off you .


shameless attempt


paul bettany is good at being the ultra-violent gangster wannabe ,


that memorable ,


almost as offensive as `` freddy got fingered . ''


gosling creates a staggeringly compelling character , a young man whose sharp intellect is at the very root of his contradictory , self-hating , self-destructive ways


help be entertained by the sight of someone getting away with something


watching junk like this induces a kind of abstract guilt , as if you were paying dues for good books unread , fine music never heard .


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


mindless , lifeless , meandering , loud , painful , obnoxious


redemption


i have a confession to make : i did n't particularly like e.t. the first time i saw it as a young boy .


should have been the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films .


hard to 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


forced drama


... is dudsville .


as one of the cleverest , most deceptively amusing comedies of the year


this tale has been told and retold ; the races and rackets change , but the song remains the same .


might go down as one of the all-time great apocalypse movies


of a legal thriller


'm just about ready to go to the u.n. and ask permission for a preemptive strike


a tougher time balancing its violence with kafka-inspired philosophy


sluggish , tonally uneven


manages a neat trick


see this piece of crap


have fun


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


how inseparable the two are


another `` best man ''


is simply brilliant


drumline is -- the mere suggestion , albeit a visually compelling one , of a fully realized story .


pity and


given a part worthy of her considerable talents


soggy performances


impersonal and


bug-eye theater and dead-eye


wildly overproduced ,


a physique to match


feel-bad


it desperately wants to be a wacky , screwball comedy , but the most screwy thing here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time .


the script was reportedly rewritten a dozen times


of a growing strain of daring films


like peace


savvy street activism


supremely hopeful cautionary tale


it should be done cinematically


set in a 1986 harlem that does n't look much like anywhere in new york


whose sharp intellect


a consistent tone


it is a whole lot of fun


this ludicrous film is predictable at every turn .


do n't think that a.c. will help this movie one bit


will enjoy .


for the under-7 crowd


the likes of which mainstream audiences have rarely seen


remarkably cohesive whole


blustery movie


mostly , ( goldbacher ) just lets her complicated characters be unruly , confusing and , through it all , human .


is above all about a young woman 's face , and by casting an actress whose face projects that woman 's doubts and yearnings


, you should avoid this like the dreaded king brown snake .


his beautiful , self-satisfied 22-year-old girlfriend


make us care about zelda 's ultimate fate


memorable character creations


no amount of good acting is enough to save oleander 's uninspired story .


splendor


mazel tov to a film about a family 's joyous life acting on the yiddish stage .


is the most disappointing woody allen movie


a finely written ,


hampered -- no , paralyzed -- by a self-indulgent script ... that aims for poetry and ends up sounding like satire


even if invincible is not quite the career peak that the pianist is for roman polanski , it demonstrates that werner herzog can still leave us with a sense of wonder at the diverse , marvelously twisted shapes history has taken .


under my seat trying to sneak out of the theater


the whole thing plays like a tired tyco ad .


thoroughly awful movie


a breezy blend


a charming and evoking little ditty


debuts by an esteemed writer-actor


thoughtfully written


sub-formulaic


the long list of renegade-cop tales


watching austin powers in goldmember is like binging on cotton candy .


muddled to be an effectively chilling guilty pleasure


's exploitive without being insightful .


the more outre aspects of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects of ` white culture , ' even as it points out how inseparable the two are


an engaging story that keeps you guessing at almost every turn


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


every possible angle has been exhausted by documentarians


bounds along with the rat-a-tat energy of `` his girl friday , '' maintaining a light touch while tackling serious themes


to see over and over again


generic drama


one of the most highly-praised disappointments i 've had the misfortune to watch in quite some time .


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


feel alive - which is what they did


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


chafing


on a board


the cast is spot on and the mood is laid back


those prone to indignation need not apply ; those susceptible to blue hilarity , step right up .


reeking


who would not likely be so stupid as to get


a highly watchable , giggly little story


said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees


dialogue and preposterous moments


choosing his roles with the precision of the insurance actuary


is duly impressive in imax dimensions , as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins .


was kind of terrific


there must be an audience that enjoys the friday series , but


weighs down his capricious fairy-tale


damn funny


alone is worth the price of admission .


will nevertheless find moving .


does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events .


by its smallness


is the gabbiest giant-screen movie


to scoring high for originality of plot


a banal spiritual quest


filmmaker stacy peralta has a flashy editing style that does n't always jell with sean penn 's monotone narration , but


tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence


skin of man gets a few cheap shocks from its kids-in-peril theatrics , but


solid acting and


joan and philip 's repetitive arguments , schemes and treachery


the nicest thing that can be said about stealing harvard ( which might have been called freddy gets molested by a dog )


their quirky and fearless ability


drooling over michael idemoto as michael


often imaginative


great scares


ill-conceived and expensive project


rhetoric and cliché


mitch davis 's wall of kitsch hard going


photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life


a few nice twists


die hideously


well-intentioned ,


, colin hanks is in bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee .


recognize that there are few things in this world more complex -- and , as it turns out , more fragile


that rare movie that works on any number of levels -- as


becomes more specimen than character


a terrific b movie -- in fact , the best in recent memory .


is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre .


lazy , miserable and smug .


consider a dvd rental instead


and no one )


, i.e. peploe 's , it 's simply unbearable


oddballs


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


you wanting more


smart and fun


see nothing in it to match the ordeal of sitting through it


remarkable for its excellent storytelling , its economical , compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity , it 's an adventure story and history lesson all in one .


the premise itself is just sooooo tired .


lost in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise


will give you goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice


reveals itself slowly , intelligently


as a girl-meets-girl romantic comedy , kissing jessica steinis quirky , charming and often hilarious .


for its boundary-hopping formal innovations and glimpse


are so crucial to the genre and another first-rate performance by top-billed star bruce willis


correctly


's a piece of handiwork that shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places , but has some quietly moving moments and an intelligent subtlety .


a china shop , a provocateur crashing into ideas and special-interest groups as he slaps together his own brand of liberalism


, harry potter and the chamber of secrets finds a way to make j.k. rowling 's marvelous series into a deadly bore .


be significantly different ( and better ) than most films


of the people who loved the 1989 paradiso will prefer this new version


a comedy as i 've seen in a while , a meander through worn-out material


self-hating , self-destructive ways


of the other foul substances


one of the most moronic screenplays of the year , full of holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them


enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast


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


too crazy


a fragile framework upon which to hang broad , mildly fleshed-out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming .


would probably be duking it out with the queen of the damned for the honor .


things that elevate `` glory '' above most of its ilk


lies in the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo .


deeply spiritual film taps into the meaning and consolation in afterlife communications .


could have written a more credible script , though with the same number of continuity errors .


drags


in the translation ... another routine hollywood frightfest in which the slack execution italicizes the absurdity of the premise


give the transcendent performance


they succeed


it 's not only dull because we 've seen ( eddie ) murphy do the genial-rogue shtick to death , but because the plot is equally hackneyed .


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


she might not make for a while


is wrong in its sequel


the be-all-end-all of the modern-office anomie films


of him wheedling reluctant witnesses and pointing his camera through the smeared windshield of his rental car


with enough negatives


a charmer from belgium .


try hard but come off too amateurish and awkward


in such a potentially sudsy set-up


a poetic


a kind of abstract guilt


but mush-hearted .


a rambling and incoherent manifesto about the vagueness of topical excess


make it unexpectedly rewarding


two fine actors , morgan freeman


made allen 's romantic comedies so pertinent and enduring


at least one damn fine


a lighthearted comedy


pointed , often incisive satire and unabashed sweetness


built on a faulty premise , one it follows into melodrama and silliness


any number of metaphorical readings


unlikable , uninteresting , unfunny , and completely , utterly inept .


dared to mess with some powerful people


has one strike against it


i for one enjoyed the thrill of the chill


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


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


delivers the goods and audiences will have a fun , no-frills ride .


with an action movie that actually has a brain


a sentimental hybrid that could benefit from the spice of specificity .


by flashes of mordant humor


congratulate himself for having the guts to confront it


juicy


he creates


an enjoyable film in its own right


going at a rapid pace


only obscure the message


unhappy


a comic fan


somewhat flawed ,


as rude and profane


is just too original to be ignored .


that no wise men will be following after it


i do n't know if frailty will turn bill paxton into an a-list director , but he can rest contentedly with the knowledge that he 's made at least one damn fine horror movie


narc takes a walking-dead , cop-flick subgenre and beats new life into it .


exceeds expectations


hugely imaginative and successful casting to its great credit , as well as


a sad and rote exercise in milking a played-out idea -- a straight guy has to dress up in drag -- that shockingly manages to be even worse than its title


've been trying to forget


recommended -- as visually bland as a dentist 's waiting room , complete with soothing muzak


nonsensical and formulaic


astonishingly pivotal


first-class , natural acting


's far too tragic


be moved by this drama


it concentrates far too much on the awkward interplay and utter lack of chemistry between chan and hewitt .


should be interesting


a guiltless film for nice evening out .


unfolds predictably


like it was worth your seven bucks ,


is meaningless , vapid and devoid of substance


sight gags


a pleasant distraction , a friday night diversion , an excuse to eat popcorn


each one of these people stand out and


fine music


one of the greatest date movies in years


ponderous , plodding soap opera disguised as a feature film


triple x is a double agent , and he 's one bad dude .


this did n't connect with me would require another viewing


eerily suspenseful


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


, but it 's great cinematic polemic


be significantly different ( and better ) than most films with this theme


the incredible imax sound system


, flat dialogue


moments of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered , but


some of the best special effects


really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages


offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film


a naturally funny film


millions of eager fans


callow


... contains very few laughs and even less surprises .


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


a delightful entree in the tradition of food movies


itself is just sooooo tired .


a powerful , chilling , and affecting study


howard and his co-stars all give committed performances


sad , occasionally horrifying but often inspiring film


promises offers an unexpected window into the complexities of the middle east struggle and into the humanity of its people .


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


screenwriting cliches that sink it faster than a leaky freighter


make a splash even greater


the plot grows thin soon


his own preoccupations and obsessions


heroic


, unfaithful is at once intimate and universal cinema .


is a vh1 behind the music special that has something a little more special behind it : music that did n't sell many records but helped change a nation .


just about more stately than any contemporary movie this year ... a true study , a film with a questioning heart and


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


it does sustain an enjoyable level of ridiculousness


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


deep or


lacking any sense of commitment


, the more outrageous bits achieve a shock-you-into-laughter intensity of almost dadaist proportions .


rigid and


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


santa gives gifts to grownups


of spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


dreary and


spiritual journey


and , in the end , not well enough


grant is certainly amusing , but the very hollowness of the character he plays keeps him at arms length


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


although this idea is `` new ''


a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements


falling into the hollywood trap and


can be expected from a college comedy that 's target audience has n't graduated from junior high school


, only with muscles and a lot more smarts , but just as endearing and easy to watch


curiously , super troopers suffers because it does n't have enough vices to merit its 103-minute length .


enjoyably fast-moving


earnest , unsubtle and hollywood-predictable


the dispassionate gantz brothers as ordinary , pasty lumpen


that trademark grin of his


the group 's playful spark


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


claude chabrol 's camera has a way of gently swaying back and forth as it cradles its characters , veiling tension beneath otherwise tender movements .


makes a great impression


is destined to be the 21st century 's new `` conan '' and that he 's going to make a splash even greater than arnold schwarzenegger , jean-claud van damme or steven segal


's nice to see piscopo again after all these years


elegance


it was so endlessly , grotesquely , inventive


raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids


entertain or inspire its viewers


more than it does cathartic truth telling


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


has all the wiggling energy of young kitten


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


comes along to remind us of how very bad a motion picture can truly be


sticks with its subjects a little longer


nicholson 's understated performance is wonderful .


even fans of sandler 's comic taste may find it uninteresting


terry is a sort of geriatric dirty harry , which will please eastwood 's loyal fans -- and suits the story , wherein our hero must ride roughshod over incompetent cops to get his man .


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


for happiness


reworking to aim the film at young males in the throes of their first full flush of testosterone


wilde 's droll whimsy helps `` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses


accept the characters and the film , flaws and all


an intelligent romantic thriller


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


looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable ,


if the film has a problem , its shortness disappoints : you want the story to go on and on .


a filmmaking methodology that 's just experimental enough to alienate the mainstream audience while ringing cliched to hardened indie-heads


a penetrating , potent exploration


is a gorgeous and deceptively minimalist cinematic tone poem .


offering fine acting moments


ups


have any trouble getting kids to eat up these veggies


`` interesting ''


the concept of loss


maintaining a light touch


without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue


somewhat satisfying


cutes


recycled and dumbed-down version


powerhouse


a realistically terrifying movie that puts another notch in the belt of the long list of renegade-cop tales


an adult who 's apparently been forced by his kids to watch too many barney videos


, this is that rare drama that offers a thoughtful and rewarding glimpse into the sort of heartache everyone has felt , or will feel someday .


is high on squaddie banter ,


soar .


at his most critically insightful


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


messy and


superficial treatment


feels a bit anachronistic .


harks


take movies by storm


compassion , good-natured humor


absolutely , inescapably gorgeous ,


its subject matter is too calm and thoughtful for agitprop , and the thinness of its characterizations makes it a failure as straight drama . '


it 's difficult to feel anything much while watching this movie , beyond mild disturbance or detached pleasure at the acting .


humorously


looks like the six-time winner of the miss hawaiian tropic pageant , so i do n't know what she 's doing in here


what does n't this film have that an impressionable kid could n't stand to hear ?


emerges with yet another remarkable yet shockingly little-known perspective .


uncomfortably timely , relevant


the milieu is wholly unconvincing ...


is a visually stunning rumination on love , memory , history and the war between art and commerce .


holes that will be obvious even to those who are n't looking for them


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


rambles


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


at every faltering half-step of its development


with the right actors and with the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do


blustery


feeling guilty for it


gloomy film noir veil


very amusing


miss you .


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


is a good-hearted ensemble comedy with a variety of quirky characters and an engaging story .


unwavering and arresting


an uneven look into a grim future that does n't come close to the level of intelligence and visual splendor that can be seen in other films


ever to look as if it were being shown on the projection television screen of a sports bar


is doomed by its smallness


the movie would seem less of a trifle if ms. sugarman followed through on her defiance of the saccharine .


dylan kidd


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


's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


as each of them searches for their place in the world , miller digs into their very minds to find an unblinking , flawed humanity .


rhapsodize cynicism , with repetition and languorous slo-mo sequences , that glass 's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby .


connect with on any deeper level


entertaining film


a fascinating case study of flower-power liberation --


more challenging or depressing


could watch this movie and be so skeeved out that they 'd need a shower .


takes a classic story


all for easy sanctimony , formulaic thrills and a ham-fisted sermon


fincher takes no apparent joy in making movies ,


reveals the ways in which a sultry evening or a beer-fueled afternoon in the sun can inspire even the most retiring heart to venture forth


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


a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film


has all the heart of a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust ) .


mushy


forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


flawless amounts of acting , direction , story and pace


the fascination comes in the power of the huston performance , which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile


they go to a picture-perfect beach during sunset .


's hard to stop watching


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


despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from kathryn bigelow , the weight of water is oppressively heavy .


followers of the whole dead-undead genre , who deserve more from a vampire pic than a few shrieky special effects


are fascinating


, notorious c.h.o. hits all the verbal marks it should .


( depending upon where you live )


for no better reason


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


's a hellish ,


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


too much resonance


he allows a gawky actor like spall -- who could too easily become comic relief in any other film -- to reveal his impressively delicate range .


even after the most awful acts are committed , is an overwhelming sadness that feels as if it has made its way into your very bloodstream .


find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere


lost his touch ,


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


to be the best espionage picture to come out in weeks


in the pants


makes a better travelogue than movie .


the most gloriously unsubtle and adrenalized extreme


santa clause 2 ' is wondrously creative .


sweet home alabama is n't as funny as you 'd hoped .


more forced than usual


make a terrific effort at disguising the obvious with energy and innovation


nicely shot


excruciatingly unfunny


complex from the start -- and , refreshingly , stays that way


bad animation and


the director , mark pellington , does a terrific job conjuring up a sinister , menacing atmosphere though unfortunately all the story gives us is flashing red lights , a rattling noise , and a bump on the head .


a screenplay more ingeniously constructed than `` memento ''


grows boring despite the scenery .


pipe dream does have its charms .


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


the feeble examples


shyamalan 's gifts


the narrator and the other characters try to convince us that acting transfigures esther , but she 's never seen speaking on stage


inquisitive


from an eccentric and good-naturedly aimless story


it does n't really know or care about the characters , and uses them as markers for a series of preordained events .


cerebral and cinemantic flair


is every bit as fascinating


in frustration


childhood innocence combined with indoctrinated prejudice


is as serious as a pink slip .


see samira makhmalbaf as a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


went over my head or -- considering just


outtakes in which most of the characters forget their lines and just utter ` uhhh , ' which is better than most of the writing in the movie


return to never land is reliable


boring man


mike leigh populates his movie with a wonderful ensemble cast of characters that bring the routine day to day struggles of the working class to life


to admire ... the intensity with which he 's willing to express his convictions


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


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


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


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


is frustratingly unconvincing .


, those farts got to my inner nine-year-old


better vehicle


works well enough


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


while the production details are lavish , film has little insight into the historical period and its artists , particularly in how sand developed a notorious reputation .


a guy who has waited three years with breathless anticipation for a new hal hartley movie to pore over


for frequently pandering to fans of the gross-out comedy


one of the most incoherent features in recent memory .


like a grinning jack o ' lantern , its apparent glee is derived from a lobotomy , having had all its vital essence scooped out and discarded .


go to a picture-perfect beach


's unique and quirky about canadians


a charming , banter-filled comedy ... one of those airy cinematic bon bons whose aims -- and by extension , accomplishments -- seem deceptively slight on the surface


before indigestion sets


treat for its depiction


beyond the cleverness , the weirdness and the pristine camerawork


a polished and vastly entertaining caper


with considerable wit


arteta directs one of the best ensemble casts of the year


should n't the reality seem at least passably real


whether you think kissinger was a calculating fiend or just a slippery self-promoter


comprehend it


the best movies


the direction has a fluid , no-nonsense authority , and the performances by harris , phifer and cam ` ron seal the deal


is a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss ... provides more than enough sentimental catharsis for a satisfying evening at the multiplex .


the country bears ' should never have been brought out of hibernation


been preferable


frank capra 's classic


there is nothing funny in this every-joke-has - been-told-a - thousand-times - before movie .


to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment


important


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


who are nearly impossible to care about


do a little fleeing of its own


this gentle comedy


far more successful , if considerably less ambitious ,


misfire


putting together familiar themes of family , forgiveness and love in a new way --


contentious configurations


a bad premise ,


druggy and self-indulgent


the movie is amateurish , but


with an avid interest in the subject


like legally blonde and sweet home abomination


candid , archly funny and deeply authentic


delivers the sexy razzle-dazzle that everyone , especially movie musical fans , has been hoping for .


on this frozen tundra soap opera that breathes extraordinary life into the private existence of the inuit people


that 's been given the drive of a narrative and


concrete story


his kids to watch too many barney videos


anguished performance


truly


of the best silly horror movies


it 's the kind of movie that , aside from robert altman , spike lee , the coen brothers and a few others , our moviemakers do n't make often enough .


brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy , which makes its message resonate .


to check this one out


beautiful to watch and holds a certain charm .


stuffy ,


worthless , from its pseudo-rock-video opening


into a cheap thriller , a dumb comedy or a sappy


at once visceral and spiritual , wonderfully vulgar


, it simply lulls you into a gentle waking coma .


had gone a tad less for grit and a lot more for intelligibility


nice album


too many `` serious issues ''


will leave the auditorium feeling dizzy , confused , and totally disorientated


it does n't make for great cinema , but it is interesting to see where one 's imagination will lead when given the opportunity .


the problem with `` xxx '' is that its own action is n't very effective .


` it looks good , sonny , but you missed the point . '


a powerful and telling story that examines forbidden love , racial tension , and other issues that are as valid today as they were in the 1950s


of the darkest variety


, it 's just another sports drama/character study .


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


like lint in a fat man 's navel


elegantly


the year 's worst cinematic tragedies


amuse or entertain them


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


dave barry 's popular book


dull , simple-minded and stereotypical


he 's afraid of his best-known creation


walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


is clearly not zhang 's forte


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


talented


real heart


an empty , purposeless exercise .


make this worth a peek


gentle comedy


soderbergh skims the fat from the 1972 film .


that craven endorses they simply because this movie makes his own look much better by comparison


grade-grubbers


sparking debate and encouraging thought


to the most enchanting film of the year


highly entertaining , self-aggrandizing , politically motivated


chronically


alive


it succeeds as a powerful look at a failure of our justice system .


a funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a british cast to rival gosford park 's .


has some cute moments , funny scenes , and hits the target audience ( young bow wow fans ) -


pissed


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


a feel-good movie about which you can actually feel good


flopped as surely


believe that a life like this can sound so dull


this movie loves women at all


is never satisfactory


inhabit that special annex of hell where adults behave like kids ,


like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .


ca n't support the epic treatment


shines on all the characters , as the direction is intelligently accomplished .


the grind to refresh our souls


call it a work of art


the most part a useless movie , even with


lost in the murk of its own making


's something of the ultimate scorsese film , with all the stomach-turning violence , colorful new york gang lore and other hallmarks of his personal cinema painted on their largest-ever historical canvas .


ponderous and pretentious endeavor


enlightenment


a thoughtful and surprisingly affecting portrait of a screwed-up man who dared to mess with some powerful people , seen through the eyes of the idealistic kid who chooses to champion his ultimately losing cause


... overly melodramatic ...


welcome to collinwood never catches fire .


glass 's dirgelike score becomes a fang-baring lullaby


when all is said and done , she loves them to pieces -- and so , i trust


emerged as hilarious lunacy


most thoughtful films


herzog simply runs out of ideas and the pace turns positively leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion .


goosebumps as its uncanny tale of love , communal discord , and justice


are infants ... who might be distracted by the movie 's quick movements and sounds .


way of what can be gleaned from this three-hour endurance test built around an hour 's worth of actual material


giggling at the absurdities and inconsistencies


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


it 's quaid who anchors the film with his effortless performance and that trademark grin of his -- so perfect for a ballplayer .


its heart ,


a fresh view of an old type


the most fragmented charms


they just have problems , which are neither original nor are presented in convincing way .


inspire a trip to the video store --


philosophical


secretary is just too original to be ignored .


become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


the storytelling and


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


's all bluster and cliché


most of the information has already appeared in one forum or another and , no matter how broomfield dresses it up , it tends to speculation , conspiracy theories or , at best , circumstantial evidence


mixing action and idiosyncratic humor in his charming 2000 debut shanghai noon


one level


you have nothing better to do with 94 minutes


a delightful surprise because despite all the backstage drama , this is a movie that tells stories that work -- is charming , is moving , is funny and looks professional .


a thriller whose style , structure and rhythms are so integrated with the story , you can not separate them .


fondness and respect


stale ,


worst harangues


a dim-witted pairing


of a phonograph record


it 's more enjoyable than i expected , though , and


undisputed


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


supremely good


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


because i had a serious urge to grab the old lady at the end of my aisle 's walker and toss it at the screen in frustration


behan 's memoir is great material for a film -- rowdy , brawny and lyrical in the best irish sense --


home movie will leave you wanting more , not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face .


an energizing , intoxicating documentary charting the rise of hip-hop culture in general and the art of scratching ( or turntablism ) in particular


consistently sensitive


plodding , peevish and gimmicky


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


delivering in good measure


's uninteresting


though they are having so much fun


prevents us from sharing the awe in which it holds itself


never again is a welcome and heartwarming addition to the romantic comedy genre .


walks a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked .


carry on their parents ' anguish


is concerned with souls and risk and schemes and the consequences of one 's actions


finally have the worthy successor to a better tomorrow and the killer which they have been patiently waiting for .


feel a bit too much like an infomercial for ram dass 's latest book aimed at the boomer demographic


you will probably like it .


an intriguing species of artifice


to a harrison ford low


it 's a diverting enough hour-and-a-half for the family audience .


create images you wish you had n't seen


an emotionally strong and politically potent piece


directors brett morgen and nanette burstein have put together a bold biographical fantasia .


the affable maid


the appeal of the vulgar , sexist , racist humor went over my head or -- considering just how low brow it is -- perhaps it snuck under my feet .


the film boasts at least a few good ideas and features some decent performances , but the result is disappointing .


check your brain and your secret agent decoder ring at the door because you do n't want to think too much about what 's going on


creates an impeccable sense of place ,


a movie that ends up slapping its target audience in the face by shooting itself in the foot


from films crammed with movie references


ultimately lifeless


trademark misogyny


fiercely clever and subtle film


all unfolds predictably


that memorable , but as downtown


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


triumph


anti-semitism and neo-fascism


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


a movie that refreshes the mind and spirit along with the body


examines many different ideas from happiness


as commander-in-chief of this film , bigelow demonstrates a breadth of vision and an attention to detail that propels her into the upper echelons of the directing world .


pan nalin 's exposition is beautiful and mysterious , and


the emotion is impressively true for being so hot-blooded


robustness


this movie may not have the highest production values you 've ever seen , but


an hour 's worth of actual material


be profane ,


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


all three women deliver remarkable performances .


set in newfoundland that cleverly captures the dry wit that 's so prevalent on the rock


manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust


who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic


a dark , quirky road movie that constantly defies expectation .


probably the most good-hearted yet sensual entertainment


the most excruciating 86 minutes one


instead comes closer to the failure of the third revenge of the nerds sequel


the stuff of lurid melodrama


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


a genuine love story


'll just have your head in your hands wondering why lee 's character did n't just go to a bank manager and save everyone the misery


mind and spirit


... the story is far-flung , illogical , and plain stupid .


evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean


the most plain , unimaginative romantic comedies i


its promising cast of characters


itself and retreats


as a hole in the head


with enough energy and excitement


but utterly delightful .


little more than a screenful of gamesmanship that 's low on both suspense and payoff


a mishmash


is handled with intelligence and care


one of the worst movies of the year .


of these despicable characters


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


's a real shame that so much of the movie -- again , as in the animal -- is a slapdash mess .


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


's part of what makes dover kosashvili 's outstanding feature debut so potent


a bland , obnoxious 88-minute


sweeping battle scenes


becoming a christmas perennial


nair 's cast is so large it 's altman-esque , but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion .


thoughtful and rewarding glimpse


all the charm of kevin kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope


a brutally dry satire of middle american numbness .


unfunny and lacking any sense of commitment to or affection for its characters


poetry and passion


its many out-sized ,


touched


fact , even better


who approaches his difficult , endless work with remarkable serenity and discipline .


are too many bona fide groaners among too few laughs


out of a cellular phone commercial


it 's about individual moments of mood , and an aimlessness that 's actually sort of amazing .


seem self-consciously poetic and forced


turned this


limply


street-smart


unfunny comedy with a lot of static set ups , not much camera movement , and most of the scenes take place indoors in formal settings with motionless characters .


all too familiar


its tragic waste of life


frei assembles a fascinating profile of a deeply humanistic artist who , in spite of all that he 's witnessed , remains surprisingly idealistic , and retains an extraordinary faith in the ability of images to communicate the truth of the world around him .


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


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


corcuera 's attention to detail


hilary


joy and energy


, welcome to collinwood never catches fire .


the trouble is , its filmmakers run out of clever ideas and visual gags about halfway through .


figure out that this is a mormon family movie , and a sappy , preachy one at that


natter


with a sense of wonder


, and intelligent


'' is a fun and funky look into an artificial creation in a world that thrives on artificiality .


that attempts and often achieves a level of connection and concern


would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop


are entertaining and audacious moments


need to stay in touch with your own skin , at 18 or 80


a tone of rueful compassion ... reverberates throughout this film , whose meaning and impact is sadly heightened by current world events


, caring


the comic effects


, lecherous


knee-jerk misogyny


gives a performance that is masterly


their parents , wise folks that they are , read books


necessary and timely one


a gentle , unforced intimacy


the movie itself is far from disappointing , offering an original


instead , it 'll only put you to sleep .


a very tasteful rock and roll movie


's an excellent 90-minute film


betrayed by the surprisingly shoddy makeup work


helluva singer


colorful and


suffers from a philosophical emptiness and maddeningly sedate pacing .


so many flaws it would be easy for critics to shred it


'' is the operative word for `` bad company


this is a film living far too much in its own head .


to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period


a movie that 's about as overbearing and over-the-top as the family it


not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers


has never been filmed more irresistibly than in ` baran


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


thoughtful and unflinching


verve and fun


political and psychological thriller


barely shocking


in terms of the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates


the kind of visual flair that shows what great cinema can really do


puzzled by the mechanics of the delivery


, earnest and -- sadly -- dull


amusing and unpredictable


showtime the most savory and hilarious guilty pleasure of many a recent movie season


we would pay a considerable ransom not to be looking at


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


the genius


soulless and


the nature of compassion


the phrase ` fatal script error


bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers


does n't add up to a whole lot


a grenade with his teeth


preachy


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


racism and


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


forgiven for realizing that you 've spent the past 20 minutes looking at your watch and waiting for frida to just die already


the cast is top-notch


enough funny


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


how low brow it is


electric


this erotic cannibal movie is boring


a colorful , joyous celebration of life ; a tapestry woven of romance , dancing , singing , and unforgettable characters .


's something else altogether -- clownish and offensive and nothing at all like real life


falls flat as thinking man


a fascinating little thriller


odd enjoyably


tell you how tedious ,


indescribably bad


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


sharp movie


the lion king redone for horses , with fewer deliberate laughs , more inadvertent ones and stunningly trite songs by bryan adams , the world 's most generic rock star


unintentionally


the same old garbage


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


makes a melodramatic mountain


inspired dialogue bits


the movie starts with a legend and ends with a story that is so far-fetched it would be impossible to believe if it were n't true .


with bloody beauty as vivid


sorority boys , which is as bad at it is cruel , takes every potential laugh and stiletto-stomps the life out of it .


pinocchio never quite achieves the feel of a fanciful motion picture .


messiness


hazy


exquisite acting


have all the suspense of a 20-car pileup , while the plot holes are big enough for a train car to drive through -- if kaos had n't blown them all up .


does not really make the case the kissinger should be tried as a war criminal


too long to shake


to be really awful


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


there are laughs aplenty , and , as a bonus , viewers do n't have to worry about being subjected to farts , urine , feces , semen , or any of the other foul substances that have overrun modern-day comedies .


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


stuffy and


is too blatant


potent chemistry


ash wednesday is not edward burns ' best film


is about as interesting as a recording of conversations at the wal-mart checkout line


more successful at relating history than in creating an emotionally complex , dramatically satisfying heroine


a delightfully unpredictable , hilarious comedy


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


riveting and handsomely


will undoubtedly play well in european markets , where mr. besson is a brand name , and in asia , where ms. shu is an institution


, comedy and romance


of critical jim two-dimensional and pointless


express warmth and longing


takes you by the face , strokes your cheeks and coos beseechingly at you : slow down , shake off your tensions and take this picture at its own breezy , distracted rhythms


the utter cuteness of stuart and margolo


honest poetry


of intoxicating atmosphere and little else


nervy and


is compelling enough ,


humor about itself , a playful spirit and a game cast


throws herself into this dream hispanic role with a teeth-clenching gusto


color and depth ,


fun-seeking summer audiences


that it ca n't help but engage an audience


's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness to the film 's direction


pile up , undermining the movie 's reality and stifling its creator 's comic voice


this delicate coming-of-age tale


a clash between the artificial structure of the story and the more contemporary , naturalistic tone of the film ...


make an excellent companion piece


would do well to cram earplugs in their ears and put pillowcases over their heads for 87 minutes .


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


too bland and


amusing juxtapositions


's a fun one .


is ultimately about as inspiring as a hallmark card


wickedly undramatic central theme


you think , zzzzzzzzz


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


, vaguely silly overkill


accident


it 's dark but has wonderfully funny moments ; you care about the characters ; and the action and special effects are first-rate .


bad mannered


on a traditional indian wedding in contemporary new delhi


the film 's most improbable feat ?


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


for all its visual panache and compelling supporting characters , the heart of the film rests in the relationship between sullivan and his son .


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


darling


bad writing , bad direction and bad acting -- the trifecta of badness


pleasantly and


i do n't think this movie loves women at all .


is well below expectations


fans of critics ' darling band wilco will marvel at the sometimes murky , always brooding look of i am trying to break your heart .


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


a good guy


sleepless


whom the


lavish


embarrassed


a piece of mildly entertaining , inoffensive fluff that drifts aimlessly for 90 minutes before lodging in the cracks of that ever-growing category : unembarrassing but unmemorable .


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


omitted nor a cliché left unsaid


poignant comedy


its sheer dynamism is infectious .


gives an intriguing twist to the french coming-of-age genre .


equally derisive


the film would have been more enjoyable had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama , ' but


kindness


her childlike smile


too much forced drama in this wildly uneven movie , about a young man 's battle with his inescapable past and uncertain future in a very shapable but largely unfulfilling present


that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland


so recognizable and true that , as in real life , we 're never sure how things will work out


take you to outer space


own tortured psyche


the modern remake of dumas 's story is long on narrative and ( too ) short on action .


a pleasant and engaging enough sit , but in trying to have the best of both worlds it ends up falling short as a whole .


the pitch-perfect forster to the always hilarious meara and levy , like mike shoots and scores , doing its namesake proud


a film with contemporary political resonance illustrated by a winning family story .


noise , mayhem and stupidity


to his day job


what 's invigorating about it is that it does n't give a damn .


it 's about as convincing as any other arnie musclefest , but has a little too much resonance with real world events and ultimately comes off as insultingly simplistic .


, shapeless documentary


enjoy on a certain level


it 's hard to pity the ` plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss .


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


of her considerable talents


impersonal


the lack of climax and , worst of all


its initial promise


it 's no lie -- big fat liar is a real charmer .


hard put to find a movie character more unattractive or odorous ( than leon )


from human impulses that grew hideously twisted


you feeling a little sticky and unsatisfied


does n't take itself so deadly seriously


has a certain ghoulish fascination , and generates a fair amount of b-movie excitement


enjoyable documentary .


bring something new into the mix


intense political and psychological thriller


it 's up to ( watts ) to lend credibility to this strange scenario , and her presence succeeds in making us believe


bracingly truthful antidote


interesting bit


over-the-top , and


's so much to look at in metropolis you hate to tear your eyes away from the images long enough to read the subtitles .


hackneyed


leaden as the movie sputters to its inevitable tragic conclusion


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


one of the funnier movies


is simply too ludicrous and borderline insulting .


injects just enough freshness into the proceedings


making reference to other films and trying to be other films


not smart


is n't that stealing harvard is a horrible movie -- if only it were that grand a failure !


no chemistry or


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


lush


, luridly colored ,


is thinking that we needed sweeping , dramatic , hollywood moments to keep us


once the downward spiral comes to pass , auto focus bears out as your typical junkie opera ...


a canny crowd pleaser , and the last kiss


this is a movie full of grace and ,


an authentically vague , but ultimately purposeless , study in total


a sick and evil woman


the story of trouble every day ... is so sketchy it amounts to little more than preliminary notes for a science-fiction horror film , and


in a thriller , and the performances


interesting slice


muddled


once intimate and universal cinema


bo derek made the ridiculous bolero


cruel and


not all of the stories work and the ones that do are thin and scattered ,


wants to be a retro-refitting exercise in campy recall for older fans or a silly , nickelodeon-esque kiddie flick


would stoop so low


somewhat dilutes the pleasure of watching them


passionate


devastating , eloquent clarity


eddie murphy and owen wilson have a cute partnership in i spy ,


unpaid intern


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


its worst harangues are easy to swallow thanks to remarkable performances by ferrera and ontiveros


disconcertingly slack


wonderful life


distinctly minor effort


opposed to the manifesto


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


that work -- is charming , is moving


bittersweet comedy/drama full of life , hand gestures , and some


this u-boat does n't have a captain .


a convincing one


is very much of a mixed bag , with enough negatives to outweigh the positives .


is n't something to be taken seriously


entirely infantile


for great cinema


is a remarkable piece of filmmaking


dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important


too long , and larded with exposition , this somber cop drama ultimately feels as flat as the scruffy sands of its titular community .


own meager weight


easy feel-good sentiments


a relaxed firth displays impeccable comic skill


a porno flick ( but none of the sheer lust )


unlikable , uninteresting


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


for us


too weak


a funny and well-contructed black comedy where the old adage `` be careful what you wish for ''


one funny popcorn


warm without ever succumbing to sentimentality


deuces wild treads heavily into romeo and juliet/west side story territory , where it plainly has no business going .


could have been crisper and punchier


unfortunately the story and the actors are served with a hack script .


clearly a manipulative film


thoroughly winning flight of revisionist fancy .


astonishing


poor editing , bad bluescreen , and ultra-cheesy dialogue highlight the radical action .


been this odd , inexplicable and unpleasant


jackie chan movies are a guilty pleasure - he 's easy to like and always leaves us laughing


a powerful drama


genuinely moving and


it 's not just the vampires that are damned in queen of the damned -- the viewers will feel they suffer the same fate


is existential drama without any of the pretension associated with the term .


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


awkward


truly distinctive and


playful


elevates the material above pat inspirational status and


offers flickering reminders of the ties that bind us


it 's an utterly static picture


p.t. anderson understands the grandness of romance and how love is the great equalizer that can calm us of our daily ills and bring out joys in our lives that we never knew were possible .


more like the pilot episode of a tv series


dismissed as mindless


that 's why sex and lucia is so alluring .


obvious .


very best


`` being earnest '' overcome its weaknesses


a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


muccino seems to be exploring the idea of why human beings long for what they do n't have , and how this gets us in trouble .


goofball action comedy


to the core of what it actually means to face your fears , to be a girl in a world of boys , to be a boy truly in love with a girl , and


it 's crafty , energetic and smart


inventive , fun


all in all , a great party


live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve


is all over the place


's not very good either


everywhere will forgive the flaws and love the film .


if you have the patience for it


rounded and revealing overview


it 's a treat -- a delightful , witty , improbable romantic comedy with a zippy jazzy score ... grant and bullock make it look as though they are having so much fun


it has a caffeinated , sloppy brilliance , sparkling with ideas you wish had been developed with more care , but animated by an energy that puts the dutiful efforts of more disciplined grade-grubbers to shame .


clarke-williams 's


has done is proven that no amount of imagination , no creature , no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery


intimidated by both her subject matter


leaden as the movie sputters


playfully profound ... and crazier than michael jackson on the top floor of a skyscraper


than on petter næss ' delicate , clever direction ... and a wonderful , imaginative script


go from stark desert to gorgeous beaches


weird , wonderful


( gosling 's ) combination of explosive physical energy and convincing intelligence helps create a complex , unpredictable character .


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


sustain its initial promise with a jarring , new-agey tone creeping into the second half


precious


old bad trip


, it manages to instruct without reeking of research library dust .


so tedious


goes beyond his usual fluttering and stammering and


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


embraced


dishonest


this beautifully animated epic is never dull .


a phlegmatic bore


's the prince of egypt from 1998 .


scherfig , the writer-director


standard horror flick formula


there are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it 's going to be a trip


thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes


lacking


nothing but boilerplate clichés from start


profanity and violence


a vivid , sometimes surreal


follow the same blueprint from hundreds of other films


handled correctly


encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be


by a pack of dogs who are smarter than him


deniro 's once promising career


a movie in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped


remote , emotionally distant piece


disarmingly


direct-to-video/dvd category


they wo n't much care about


halfwit plot


a small but rewarding comedy


a great , participatory spectator sport . '


than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


more revealing , more emotional


does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject


of joyful solo performance


respect to just one of those underrated professionals who deserve but rarely receive it


the journey to the secret 's eventual discovery


while you have to admit it 's semi-amusing to watch robert deniro belt out `` when you 're a jet , you 're a jet all the way , '' it 's equally distasteful to watch him sing the lyrics to `` tonight . ''


, with enough negatives


it 's not a motion picture ;


to quibble with a flick boasting this many genuine cackles


with originality , humor and pathos


, it is worth searching out .


overwrought ,


the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of ( godard 's ) vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .


while his characters are acting horribly


with such life-embracing spirit


has the right stuff for silly summer entertainment and


equally beautiful , self-satisfied


a dim-witted and lazy spin-off


thinly sketched story


this cinema verite speculation on the assassination of john f. kennedy may have been inspired by blair witch , but it takes its techniques into such fresh territory that the film never feels derivative .


excels in spectacle and pacing


lacks the charisma and ability


, we hope it 's only acting .


has layered , well-developed characters and some surprises


feels five hours long


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


hey everybody , wan na watch a movie in which a guy dressed as a children 's party clown gets violently gang-raped ?


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


it 's supposed to be post-feminist breezy but ends up as tedious as the chatter of parrots raised on oprah .


unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie


sincere performance


poignant japanese epic about adolescent anomie and heartbreak .


to keel over


bittersweet film


a decent-enough nail-biter that stands a good chance of being the big


makes you feel genuinely good


's understanding of the expressive power of the camera .


an all-inclusive world where uptight , middle class bores like antonia can feel good about themselves


were worried


this too-long , spoofy update of shakespeare 's macbeth


humanize its subject


this good


provocative film


about as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come .


david spade as citizen kane ?


touching drama


to pass up , and for the blacklight crowd , way cheaper ( and better ) than pink floyd tickets


though it 's told with sharp ears and eyes for the tenor of the times


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


a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget


medicine


that it also makes her appear foolish and shallow rather than , as was more likely ,


lives up


making moving pictures today


the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie


makes compelling , provocative and prescient viewing


are up to the task


unamusing


the rarest kinds


rich in shadowy metaphor


it asks nothing of the audience other than to sit back and enjoy a couple of great actors hamming it up .


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


get this thing over with


who has lived her life half-asleep suddenly wake up


susan


true-blue delight .


the gags


the film has a problem


power and grace


irritating display


it makes most of what passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics


musty as one of the golden eagle 's carpets


succeeds where its recent predecessor miserably


to blue hilarity


with liberal doses of dark humor , gorgeous exterior photography , and a stable-full of solid performances


love the music


toward keeping the picture compelling


it 's hard to like a film so cold and dead


fustily tasteful


nair 's attention to detail


puts history in perspective


dishonest and


has crafted here a worldly-wise and very funny script


is a movie filled with unlikable , spiteful idiots


was n't feeling any of it


satisfying entertainment


adventurous indian filmmakers toward a crossover


a photographic marvel of sorts , and it


a first-class road movie that proves you can run away from home , but your ego and


a moral tale


secondhand material


presents a frightening and compelling ` what if ? '


i can easily imagine benigni 's pinocchio becoming a christmas perennial .


has all the outward elements of the original


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


wo n't find anything to get excited about on this dvd


ever such a dependable concept was botched in execution


a grenade


too mainstream


, dong stakes out the emotional heart of happy .


even when he 's not at his most critically insightful , godard can still be smarter than any 50 other filmmakers still at work .


it does n't offer audiences any way of gripping what its point is , or even its attitude toward its subject .


kind , unapologetic ,


like time fillers between surf shots


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


a rich visual clarity and deeply


rare for any movie


grasping actors ' workshop that it is


a summer entertainment adults can see without feeling embarrassed ,


cleansing


a gem


the most brilliant and brutal uk crime film


, its hard to imagine having more fun watching a documentary ...


should strike a nerve in many


in reverse


argentine retread


a comedy , both gentle and biting


is its personable , amusing cast .


an old-fashioned drama


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