becomes just another voyeuristic spectacle , to be consumed and forgotten .


subjugate truth


the shallow sensationalism characteristic of soap opera


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


to remember


is a real filmmaker


a great film noir


this film , which is often preachy and poorly acted


disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies


is that it does n't make any sense


a talky bore


bristles with passion and energy


a successful career


is a genial romance that maintains a surprisingly buoyant tone throughout , notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips into pop freudianism .


as brave and challenging


above pat inspirational status


beautifully filmed


moving , and adventurous


somewhat cumbersome


place and personal identity


with plenty of entertainment value


a dazzling dream of a documentary


* corpus and its amiable jerking


serious subject matter and dark , funny humor


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


bland murder-on-campus


tear your eyes away


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


dickens ' words


satisfying destination


arguably the best script that besson has written in years .


its rough-around-the-edges , low-budget constraints


many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside , and


fun one


to no particularly memorable effect


ignoring what the filmmakers clearly believe


highly predictable narrative


translating complex characters from novels to the big screen is an impossible task but they are true to the essence of what it is to be ya-ya


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


none-too-original


romp that has something to say .


zone '' episode


a stultifyingly obvious one


, you 'll like promises .


it 's kind of sad that so many people put so much time and energy into this turkey .


turntablism


is well worth seeing


the strain is all too evident


unlike


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


bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera


documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity


with which it tries to pump life into overworked elements from eastwood 's dirty harry period


painful and


dismiss -- moody


sorry use of aaliyah in her one and only starring role


the fetid underbelly of fame


, i would go back and choose to skip it .


worked


expected


anybody who enjoys quirky , fun , popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little


of war-torn croatia


terrific as nadia , a russian mail-order bride who comes to america speaking not a word of english


director randall wallace 's flag-waving war flick with a core of decency


humor , warmth , and


that few will bother thinking it all through


want my money back .


dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting


are of the highest and the performances attractive without being memorable .


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


is off .


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


incessant


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


talk to her is not the perfect movie many have made it out to be


witless and utterly pointless .


aims to be funny , uplifting and moving , sometimes


loose , poorly structured


of good-natured fun found in films like tremors


examine , the interior lives of the characters in his film , much less


is one of those rare docs that paints a grand picture of an era and makes the journey feel like a party


just does n't add up .


a powerful and telling story


that freshly considers arguments the bard 's immortal plays


pomposity


the cast delivers without sham the raw-nerved story .


a winning family story


never catches fire


much of it comes from the brave , uninhibited performances by its lead actors .


missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout


from charismatic rising star jake gyllenhaal but also from accomplished oscar winners susan sarandon , dustin hoffman and holly hunter , yet newcomer ellen pompeo pulls off the feat with aplomb


the paradiso 's rusted-out ruin and ultimate collapse during the film 's final ( restored ) third ...


much fun


in recompense : a few early laughs scattered around a plot


of a poetic


the most entertaining moments here are unintentional .


great director


and , thanks to the presence of ` the king , ' it also rocks .


his martial artistry


a little-remembered world


an authentic feel


`` sweet home alabama '' is what it is -- a nice , harmless date film ...


all of dean 's mannerisms and self-indulgence , but none of his sweetness and vulnerability


not quite as miraculous as its dreamworks makers would have you believe , but it more than adequately fills the eyes and stirs the emotions


the smarter offerings


as the long-faced sad sack


all the more poignant by the incessant use of cell phones


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


director m. night shyamalan can weave an eerie spell


negativity


does a great combination act as narrator , jewish grandmother and subject --


brian tufano 's handsome widescreen photography and paul grabowsky 's excellent music


's 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


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


and it 's not that funny -- which is just generally insulting .


jostling against farce , thoughtful dialogue elbowed aside by one-liners , and a visual style that incorporates rotoscope animation for no apparent reason except ,


a late-inning twist that just does n't make sense


is without doubt an artist of uncompromising vision , but that vision is beginning to feel , if not morally bankrupt , at least terribly monotonous


to shine through the gloomy film noir veil


of the year 's most enjoyable releases


a bittersweet drama about the limbo of grief and how truth-telling can open the door to liberation .


a delightful , if minor , pastry


the latest gimmick from this unimaginative comedian


the film lacks momentum and its position remains mostly undeterminable


vulgar , sexist , racist humor


offbeat humor


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


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


in the director 's cut , the film is not only a love song to the movies but it also is more fully an example of the kind of lush , all-enveloping movie experience it rhapsodizes .


enough to give you brain strain


this bad


in sham actor workshops and an affected malaise


ca n't remember the last time i saw worse stunt editing or cheaper action movie production values than in extreme ops


downplays the raunch in favor of gags that rely on the strength of their own cleverness as opposed to the extent of their outrageousness


a couple hours of summertime


to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances


pleasingly


a complete mess


so perfect


's impossible to care


cutting hollywood satire


directors abandon their scripts and go where the moment takes them


this wretchedly unfunny wannabe comedy is inane and awful -


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


sometimes improbable story


sitting open too long


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


a peculiar malaise


a step further , richer and


freshman


welles groupie/scholar peter bogdanovich took a long time to do it , but he 's finally provided his own broadside at publishing giant william randolph hearst


an actress


its cheesy screenplay


a tricky tightrope between being wickedly funny and just plain wicked


never really busts out of its comfy little cell


is hollow , self-indulgent , and - worst of all - boring


sustain the buoyant energy level of the film 's city beginnings


are tops


a pointed , often tender , examination of the pros and cons of unconditional


create and sustain a mood


as a real movie


of seeing justice served


entertaining enough , but nothing new


leaden and


that most every aggrieved father cliché has been unturned


americans to finally revel in its splendor


delicious pulpiness


notwithstanding some of the writers ' sporadic dips


it 's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role .


ellen pompeo sitting next to you for the ride


a ` girls gone wild ' video for the boho art-house crowd , the burning sensation is n't a definitive counter-cultural document


useful in telling the story , which is paper-thin and decidedly unoriginal


is its utter sincerity


the ticket you need


the kind of ` laugh therapy '


passes for sex in the movies look like cheap hysterics


of his character


enough to give the film the substance it so desperately needs


blue hilarity


a laughable -- or rather


but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .


burdened by the actor


sympathy and intelligence


the best script


astonishing voice cast


an unchanged dullard


is right at home in this french shocker playing his usual bad boy weirdo role


has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed .


when there 's nothing else happening


on cable


it with ring ,


far from a groundbreaking endeavor


that these women are spectacular


it can seem tiresomely simpleminded .


revelled in the entertaining shallows


good music documentary


wewannour money back , actually .


makes up for it with a pleasing verisimilitude


animation back 30 years , musicals back 40 years and


mysterious , sensual , emotionally intense , and replete


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


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


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


a satisfying well-made romantic comedy


crammed with scenes and vistas and pretty moments


impressive performances


a great one


proves unrelentingly grim -- and equally engrossing .


of cerebral and cinemantic flair


oodles of charm


one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep


in xxx , diesel is that rare creature -- an action hero with table manners , and one who proves that elegance is more than tattoo deep .


exactly endearing


churns up not one but two flagrantly fake thunderstorms to underscore the action


constantly flows forwards and back , weaving themes among three strands which allow us to view events as if through a prism


kline 's ) utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code


delivers a magnetic performance .


a sumptuous work


are innocent , childlike and inherently funny


're stuck with a script that prevents them from firing on all cylinders


likeable thanks to its cast , its cuisine and its quirky tunes


of ` black culture ' and the dorkier aspects


the crap


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


sodden and glum


frequently hilarious


because panic room is interested in nothing more than sucking you in ... and making you sweat


i did n't laugh .


glued


it has its faults


nice twists


were already tired


rooting for the film


dumb , sweet , and intermittently hilarious


refreshingly forthright one


does somehow manage to get you under its spell


salient points


cruel story


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


pretentious mess


campanella 's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over rafael 's evolution .


ca n't accuse kung pow for misfiring , since it is exactly what it wants to be : an atrociously , mind-numbingly , indescribably bad movie


derivative , overlong , and bombastic


the high infidelity


admirable energy , full-bodied characterizations and narrative urgency


a culture-clash comedy that , in addition to being very funny ,


, and yet at the end


actually means to face your fears


not a word of english


well-intentioned


wickedly sick and twisted humor


african american professionals


tipped this film into the `` a '' range , as is


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


emotionally and narratively complex


consider it ` perfection . '


, structure and rhythms


just too silly and


impressive and yet lacking about everything


starving and untalented


gets clunky on the screen


has none of the crackle of `` fatal attraction '' , `` 9 1/2 weeks '' , or even `` indecent proposal '' , and feels more like lyne 's stolid remake of `` lolita '' .


personality


to bleed it almost completely dry of humor , verve and fun


fails to rise above its disgusting source material


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


an intriguing look at the french film industry during the german occupation ; its most delightful moments come when various characters express their quirky inner selves


so many distracting special effects and visual party tricks


disappoints


a time machine , a journey back to your childhood , when cares melted away in the dark theater , and films had the ability to mesmerize , astonish and entertain .


difficult for the audience


utterly misplaced


a spirited film


the makers of this ` we 're - doing-it-for - the-cash ' sequel were


awakening and ripening


is rote work and predictable , but with a philosophical visual coming right at the end that extravagantly redeems it


complex


been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming


bears a grievous but obscure complaint against fathers ,


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


were watching monkeys flinging their feces at you .


a visually flashy but narratively opaque and emotionally vapid exercise in style and mystification .


` blade ii ' just does n't cut it


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


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


soul-stirring documentary


a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge


uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it 's in danger of going wrong


an appealing couple --


juwanna mann


that 's conspicuously missing from the girls ' big-screen blowout


an extended , open-ended poem


and self-conscious seams


the weird thing


the filmmaker 's extraordinary access to massoud , whose charm , cultivation and devotion to his people are readily apparent


damn funny stuff


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


despite its visual virtuosity , ` naqoyqatsi ' is banal in its message and the choice of material to convey it .


so low in a poorly


is unconvincing soap opera that tornatore was right to cut


we do n't get paid enough to sit through crap like this .


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


godfrey reggio 's career shines like a lonely beacon .


because it overstays its natural running time


are clinically depressed and have abandoned their slim hopes and dreams


, compelling story


turns fanciful , grisly and engagingly quixotic .


a finale that is impenetrable and dull


a text to ` lick ,


like an extended dialogue exercise in retard 101


introducing an intriguing and alluring premise


charm , cultivation and devotion


as though you rode the zipper after eating a corn dog and an extra-large cotton candy


feels like three hours


very well-written


parents beware ; this is downright movie penance


very choppy and monosyllabic despite the fact


potential success


pale xerox of other , better crime movies


reflective and beautifully


leaving the theater with a smile on your face


is blazingly alive and admirable on many levels .


one baaaaaaaaad movie


unfunny


we get the comedy we settle for .


hoary


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


'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


, as blood work proves , that was a long , long time ago .


an american


an unimaginative screenwriter 's


i liked the original short story but this movie , even at an hour and twenty-some minutes


even when it drags , we are forced to reflect that its visual imagination is breathtaking


stylishly


a mess as this one


essentially ruined -- or , rather ,


a work of extraordinary journalism , but it is also a work of deft and subtle poetry


a promise nor a threat so much as wishful thinking


fessenden has nurtured his metaphors at the expense of his narrative ,


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


the rope snaps


the tuxedo miscalculates badly by forcing the star to play second fiddle to the dull effects that allow the suit to come to life .


fanciful drama


that delivers on the promise of excitement


deeply moving french drama


big-hearted and


, longley 's film lacks balance ... and fails to put the struggle into meaningful historical context .


sad ending


tsai has a well-deserved reputation as one of the cinema world 's great visual stylists , and in this film , every shot enhances the excellent performances .


adorable italian guys


critical


no doubt the star and everyone else involved had their hearts in the right place .


with exquisite craftsmanship


here is how so many talented people were convinced to waste their time


tens


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


what they 're doing is a matter of plumbing arrangements and mind games , of no erotic or sensuous charge .


... silly humbuggery ...


may prove to be ( tsai 's ) masterpiece


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


might just be the movie you 're looking for


an affection


love to come from an american director in years


most resonant film since the killer .


works out


in the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick , the emperor 's club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach .


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


, ash wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot .


is great


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


judging by those standards , ` scratch ' is a pretty decent little documentary .


engaging , surprisingly touching british comedy


, energy and geniality to please not only the fanatical adherents on either side , but also people who know nothing about the subject and think they 're not interested .


confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances


avoid the ghetto of sentimental chick-flicks by treating female follies with a satirical style


in one scene , we get a stab at soccer hooliganism , a double-barreled rip-off of quentin tarantino 's climactic shootout -- and meat loaf explodes .


a sugar-coated rocky whose valuable messages are forgotten 10 minutes after the last trombone honks .


death , especially


by the dynamic first act


fails so fundamentally on every conventional level


too daft by half ... but supremely good natured .


the worst sin of attributable to a movie like this


i have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture , and , whatever flaws igby goes down may possess , it is undeniably that .


the film 's plot may be shallow


rotten in almost every single facet of production that you 'll want to crawl up your own *** in embarrassment .


` epic


easy to like


steers , in his feature film debut , has created a brilliant motion picture .


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


it 's rare to find a film to which the adjective ` gentle ' applies ,


a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather


`` frailty '' has been written so well , that even a simple `` goddammit ! ''


are uncomfortably strained .


make the film more silly than scary ,


what makes it worth watching


has 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 .


huge disappointment coming


deliver a riveting and surprisingly romantic ride


the rest of the cast comes across as stick figures reading lines from a teleprompter .


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


you ca n't help but feel ` stoked . '


wonderful , imaginative script


entirely witless


is akin to a reader 's digest condensed version of the source material


fun or


ponderous to work as shallow entertainment , not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama , monsoon


shows its indie tatters and self-conscious seams in places ,


unfolds with all the mounting tension of an expert thriller


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


obscenity


stitched together from stock situations and characters from other movies


can be viewed as pure composition and form --


look at that clever angle !


of the best films of the year with its exquisite acting , inventive screenplay , mesmerizing music , and many inimitable scenes


the surprisingly somber conclusion


not only learning but inventing a remarkable new trick .


tepid


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


the low-grade cheese standards on which it operates


give each other the willies


( lee ) treats his audience the same way that jim brown treats his women -- as dumb , credulous , unassuming , subordinate subjects .


is credible and remarkably mature


highlighted by a gritty style and an excellent cast , it 's better than one might expect when you look at the list of movies starring ice-t in a major role .


of the unsung heroes of 20th century


that 's actually sort of amazing


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


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


a streetwise mclaughlin group


funny and well-contructed


's mired in a shabby script that piles layer upon layer of action man cliché atop wooden dialogue and a shifting tone that falls far short of the peculiarly moral amorality of ( woo 's ) best work


oversimplification , superficiality and silliness


overproduced


if it had been only half-an-hour long or a tv special , the humor would have been fast and furious -- at ninety minutes , it drags


though he only scratches the surface


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


visual splendor


lingering questions about what the film is really getting at


an ` action film ' mired in stasis


dragon


most intense


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


'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 .


carried out by men of marginal intelligence ,


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


that the plot makes no sense


too bad none of it is funny .


can seem tiresomely simpleminded .


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


twohy 's a good yarn-spinner , and ultimately the story compels


well-meant


bad need of major acting lessons and maybe a little coffee


america 's thirst for violence


so horrendously confusing


avarice


when you 're a struggling nobody


talkiness


`` ballistic : ecks vs. sever '' seems as safe as a children 's film .


ignore the reputation , and ignore the film .


manage to be spectacularly outrageous


cookie-cutter action scenes


of the best since the last waltz


to lawrence 's over-indulgent tirade


a pale imitation


withered


pass for a thirteen-year-old 's book report


a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent


writing , skewed characters ,


to provoke them


remarkable skill


is the stuff that disney movies are made of .


enough sentimental


crawl up your own ***


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


that sends you out of the theater feeling


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


engaging comedy


certainly an entertaining ride , despite many talky , slow scenes


strong performances


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


folds under its own thinness .


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


conceptual feat


, sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .


genuine rather than pandering


randolph


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


did i miss something ?


a porno flick


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


simply by accident


nothing special


never bothers to question why somebody might devote time to see it


this movie 's lack of ideas


cynicism


take an entirely stale concept and


, wit and interesting characters


is an all-time low for kevin costner


a stylish but steady , and ultimately very satisfying , piece of character-driven storytelling


it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson


surprising flair


i liked it just enough .


an uneasy mix of run-of-the-mill raunchy humor and seemingly sincere personal reflection .


a grand fart coming from a director beginning to resemble someone 's crazy french grandfather .


some of the back-story is a little tired


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


huppert ... is magnificent


puzzle whose pieces do not fit


sorority boys , which is as bad at it is cruel ,


-- and long -- for its own good


of empty , fetishistic violence in which murder is casual and fun


intrigue


its characters ' decisions only unsatisfactorily


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


perhaps it 's cliche to call the film ` refreshing


kid-empowerment


a fascinating , unnerving examination


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


odoriferous thing


brilliantly written and well-acted


to gravity and plummets


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


joy


is wickedly fun to watch


the imagined glory of their own pasts


deft


a low-budget affair , tadpole was shot on digital video , and the images often look smeary and blurry , to the point of distraction .


does n't have a passion for the material .


but that they are doing it is thought-provoking .


a climax


, scarily funny , sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys


neil burger 's impressive fake documentary


in looking at the comic effects of jealousy


is tenderly observant of his characters .


its dark , delicate treatment


has no idea of it is serious


brutal and


he 's just a sad aristocrat in tattered finery ,


it 's excessively quirky and a little underconfident in its delivery , but otherwise this is the best ` old neighborhood ' project since christopher walken kinda romanced cyndi lauper in the opportunists .


classify as it is hard to resist


, undisputed scores a direct hit .


of menacing atmosphere


painful , horrifying and oppressively tragic


perfect for the proud warrior that still lingers in the souls of these characters


in luminous interviews and amazingly evocative film from three decades ago


usual bumbling , tongue-tied screen persona


easy jokes and insults


quitting , however , manages just to be depressing , as the lead actor phones in his autobiographical performance .


a sincerely crafted picture


what might have been readily dismissed as the tiresome rant of an aging filmmaker still thumbing his nose at convention takes a surprising , subtle turn at the midway point .


long gone


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


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


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


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


about how good it all was , and started doing nothing but reacting to it - feeling a part of its grand locations , thinking urgently as the protagonists struggled , feeling at the mercy of its inventiveness , gasping at its visual delights


soderbergh , like kubrick before him , may not touch the planet 's skin , but understands the workings of its spirit .


spontaneity in its execution


feels as immediate as the latest news footage from gaza and , because of its heightened , well-shaped dramas , twice as powerful .


spiderman rocks


low-brow humor , gratuitous violence and


was n't one of the film 's virtues .


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


stirs us as well .


a non-britney person might survive a screening with little harm done , except maybe for the last 15 minutes , which are as maudlin as any after-school special you can imagine .


your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !


an uneven film for the most part


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


miracles


his storytelling skills have eroded


`` shakes the clown '' , a much funnier film with a similar theme


, others will find their humor-seeking dollars best spent elsewhere .


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


, madonna is one helluva singer .


hoary dialogue , fluxing accents , and


will probably find it fascinating


good ear


undistinguished rhythm


have no idea what in creation is going on


fascinating but flawed look


spend years trying to comprehend it


is both a snore and utter tripe


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


though it goes further than both , anyone who has seen the hunger or cat people will find little new here , but a tasty performance from vincent gallo lifts this tale of cannibal lust above the ordinary .


the gloss


we hate ( madonna ) within the film 's first five minutes , and she lacks the skill or presence to regain any ground


bitter italian comedy


banal dialogue


of the smarter offerings the horror genre


it rarely stoops to cheap manipulation or corny conventions to do it


optimism


but in terms of its style , the movie is in a class by itself


as a tarantula , helga


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


been quashed by whatever obscenity is at hand


wannabe comedy


afraid to provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


the better video-game-based flicks ,


little action , almost no suspense or believable tension


blasphemous bad


woozy quality


nothing interesting in unfaithful


sheds light


work as well as a remarkably faithful one


want to watch if you only had a week to live


one-dimensional buffoons


without a conclusion or pay off


is a tired one


we 've seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before


if a big musical number like ` praise the lord , he 's the god of second chances ' does n't put you off


terror by suggestion , rather than the overuse of special effects


patient and tenacious


the most horrific movie experience i 've had since `` ca n't stop the music . ''


too obviously


watch on video at home


the movie is loaded with good intentions


for occasional smiles


of all ages


bland , surfacey way


this nicholas nickleby finds itself in reduced circumstances -- and


it 's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as the country bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at disneyland .


begins with the everyday lives of naval personnel in san diego and ends with scenes so true and heartbreaking that tears welled up in my eyes both times i


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


leave it to john sayles to take on developers , the chamber of commerce , tourism , historical pageants , and commercialism all in the same movie ... without neglecting character development for even one minute


frightening war scenes


tremendous piece


must have been astronomically bad


the movie 's fragmentary narrative style makes piecing the story together frustrating difficult


goes by quickly


and that makes all the difference .


the filmmakers found this a remarkable and novel concept


at three hours and with very little story or character development , there is plenty of room for editing , and a much shorter cut surely would have resulted in a smoother , more focused narrative without sacrificing any of the cultural intrigue .


spotty


amid the new populist comedies that underscore the importance of family tradition and familial community , one would be hard-pressed to find a movie with a bigger , fatter heart than barbershop .


while the performances are often engaging


you 've seen a movie instead of an endless trailer


solid filmmaking


his outstanding performance


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


a gorgeously strange movie , heaven is deeply concerned with morality , but it refuses to spell things out for viewers


perfect example


elaborate futuristic sets to no particularly memorable effect


than an autopsy , the movie


exploitative and


offering fine acting moments and


a wacky , screwball comedy


solid , satisfying fare


-- a nice , harmless date film


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


of 2-day old coke


combines the enigmatic features of ` memento '


have all but ruined his career


worldly-wise and very funny


has you study them


get for a buck or so in that greasy little vidgame pit in the theater lobby


is n't just offensive


pop up in nearly every corner of the country


worth yet another visit


friendly


a deadly bore


would go back and choose to skip it


bravery


an energetic and engaging film that never pretends to be something it is n't .


too many clever things


a festival film that would have been better off staying on the festival circuit


come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell .


allowing us to find the small , human moments ,


desert


spontaneous creativity and authentic co-operative interaction


miyazaki has created such a vibrant , colorful world , it 's almost impossible not to be swept away by the sheer beauty of his images .


a well-written and occasionally challenging social drama


as a thoughtful and unflinching examination of an alternative lifestyle


to be liberating


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


gorgeous color palette


starting with spielberg and going right through the ranks of the players -- on-camera and off -- that he brings together


, ballistic : ecks vs. sever also features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase .


an older cad instructs a younger lad in zen and the art of getting laid in this prickly indie comedy of manners and misanthropy .


a mostly believable , refreshingly low-key and quietly inspirational little sports


, still manages at least a decent attempt at meaningful cinema


, but i believe a movie can be mindless without being the peak of all things insipid


for the rest of us , sitting through dahmer 's two hours amounts to little more than punishment .


gaunt , silver-haired and leonine , ( harris ) brings a tragic dimension and savage full-bodied wit and cunning to the aging sandeman .


distorts reality for people who make movies and watch them


luridly graphic and


, clumsily staged violence overshadows everything , including most of the actors .


that should be thrown back in the river


drab


is almost


mike white 's deft combination of serious subject matter and dark , funny humor make `` the good girl '' a film worth watching .


still fun and enjoyable and so aggressively silly


display an original talent


but mostly it 's a work that , with humor , warmth , and intelligence , captures a life interestingly lived .


there might be some sort of credible gender-provoking philosophy submerged here , but who the hell cares ?


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


moments and an intelligent subtlety


to the brim with ideas


surrounded by 86 minutes of overly-familiar and poorly-constructed comedy


its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter


impressive talent


the chills


full of surprises


you sweat


i could n't help but feel the wasted potential of this slapstick comedy .


with tiny little jokes and nary an original idea


is still quite good-natured and


rich in color and creativity


found its audience ,


ends up being surprisingly dull


he feels like a spectator and not a participant


superficial .


visual charm


the filmmaking clumsy and rushed


watch this movie


garcía bernal and talancón are an immensely appealing couple , and


to surprise us with plot twists


ingenious fun


a crass and insulting homage to great films


have recharged him


rancorous curiosity


suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


sexy , funny and touching .


going to face frightening late fees


is its surreal sense of humor and technological finish .


is so engagingly


of day by concentrating on the elements of a revealing alienation among a culture of people who sadly are at hostile odds with one another through recklessness and retaliation


that is as difficult for the audience to take as it


putrid it is not worth the price of the match that should be used to burn every print of the film .


a rip-off


an obvious copy


depict a homosexual relationship in a mature and frank fashion


is funny , charming and quirky in her feature film acting debut as amy


care


laced


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


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


a real movie


seem to match the power of their surroundings


a pleasing way with a metaphor


a reasonably entertaining sequel to 1994 's surprise family


pretty damned funny


flash but little emotional resonance


like an afterschool special with costumes by gianni versace , mad love looks better than it feels .


a wild comedy that could only spring from the demented mind of the writer


of the wise , wizened visitor from a faraway planet


brings together some of the biggest names in japanese anime , with impressive results


provoke introspection in both its characters and its audience


( clooney 's ) debut can be accused of being a bit undisciplined


a cast of a-list brit actors


... is at 22 a powerful young actor .


we all need a playful respite from the grind to refresh our souls


total misfire


storytelling skills


into the `` a '' range , as is


at least now we 've got something pretty damn close


therapy-dependent flakeball


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


not scarier


entertaining , if ultimately minor ,


lovely and


a vivid , thoughtful , unapologetically raw coming-of-age tale


from a woodland stream


unfortunately , it runs for 170


inspiring and


hero performances


blah


the result is somewhat satisfying --


unlikeable


disappointing in comparison to other recent war movies ... or


not only does spider-man deliver , but i suspect it might deliver again and again .


a true delight .


most original fantasy film


it 's not scary in the slightest .


which will take longer to heal : the welt on johnny knoxville 's stomach from a riot-control projectile or my own tortured psyche


make gangster no. 1 a worthwhile moviegoing experience .


the ya-ya 's have many secrets and one is - the books are better


that shows what great cinema can really do


seizing on george 's haplessness and lucy 's personality tics


of mr. chabrol 's subtlest works


why , you may ask , why should you buy the movie milk when the tv cow is free ?


is holofcener 's deep , uncompromising curtsy to women she knows , and very likely is


good-looking


it does n't give a damn


done that ... a thousand times


artificiality


few things in this world more complex --


thought that the german film industry can not make a delightful comedy centering on food .


what could have


best of all is garcia , who perfectly portrays the desperation of a very insecure man .


are a little peculiar


a striking style behind the camera


is surprisingly refreshing .


gratitude


sucks


does n't trust laughs


is n't the actor to save it .


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


dated


has a sure hand


is wasted in this crass , low-wattage endeavor


is spot


set in the world of lingerie models and bar dancers


has finally , to some extent , warmed up to him


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


shamefully strolls through this mess with a smug grin , inexplicably wearing a kilt and carrying a bag of golf clubs over one shoulder .


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


all the usual spielberg flair


got as potent a topic as ever here


wang )


overrun by corrupt and hedonistic weasels


sobering and powerful documentary


spielberg 's realization of a near-future america is masterful .


take care is nicely performed by a quintet of actresses


for a movie that tries to be smart , it 's kinda dumb .


found myself strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances .


satan is throwing up his hands in surrender , is firing his r&d people , and has decided he will just screen the master of disguise 24/7 .


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


did n't sell many records but


the payoff is powerful and revelatory


disguising this as one of the worst films of the summer


however sincere it may be , the rising place never quite justifies its own existence .


the title , alone , should scare any sane person away .


the under-7 crowd


the strange horror


that works on any number of levels


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


panic


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


is better


sound so dull


the rest of the cast is uniformly superb


it appears as if even the filmmakers did n't know what kind of movie they were making .


his most daring , and complicated , performances


smart , sassy and exceptionally charming


far less


dong never pushes for insights beyond the superficial tensions of the dynamic he 's dissecting , and the film settles too easily along the contours of expectation .


, compressed characterisations and for its profound humanity


hate the feeling of having been slimed in the name of high art


lee does so marvelously compelling is present brown as a catalyst for the struggle of black manhood in restrictive and chaotic america ... sketchy but nevertheless gripping portrait of jim brown , a celebrated wonder in the spotlight


be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it


a brilliantly played , deeply unsettling experience


're in a slap-happy mood


journalistically dubious , inept


is too picture postcard perfect , too neat and new pin-like


's loud and boring


hungry for quality and a nostalgic , twisty yarn that will keep them guessing


the verdict : two bodies and hardly a laugh between them .


see because the theater


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


's quinn ( is ) a leather clad grunge-pirate with a hairdo like gandalf in a wind-tunnel and a simply astounding cor-blimey-luv-a-duck cockney accent . '


ride around a pretty tattered old carousel .


you 'll cheer .


finds its tone and several scenes run too long .


entrapment in the maze of modern life


is a convincing one ,


notwithstanding my problem with the movie 's final half hour , i 'm going to recommend secretary , based on the wonderful acting clinic put on by spader and gyllenhaal , and


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


got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat


of an alternative lifestyle


, twisted sort


not as outrageous or funny


gives hollywood sequels


forming a chain of relationships that come full circle to end on a positive ( if tragic ) note


pick up new admirers


flawed and


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


( a ) painfully flat gross-out comedy


stiff


surprisingly charming


is nothing distinguishing in a randall wallace film


crucifixion


's also disappointing to a certain degree .


weirdness


ends up offering nothing more than the latest schwarzenegger or stallone flick would .


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


truest sense


present an unflinching look


audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt 's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying


to enjoy its own transparency


does its sensitive handling of some delicate subject matter


made with an enormous amount of affection


to engross even the most antsy youngsters


he 's making dog day afternoon with a cause


is hampered by taylor 's cartoonish performance and the film 's ill-considered notion that hitler 's destiny was shaped by the most random of chances


caring for animals and


the threat implied in the title pokémon 4ever is terrifying


bold colors


schütte 's dramatic snapshot


soon-to-be-forgettable


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


is powerful and revelatory


visually dazzling


even if the naipaul original remains the real masterpiece , the movie possesses its own languorous charm .


playing a role of almost bergmanesque intensity


a worthwhile moviegoing experience


the screenplay by billy ray and terry george leaves something to be desired .


consistently amusing


have given this movie a rating of zero


two star script


the script has less spice than a rat burger and


technical proficiency


to balance all the formulaic equations in the long-winded heist comedy


there 's real visual charge to the filmmaking , and a strong erotic spark to the most crucial lip-reading sequence .


feel like mopping up


gadgets


what can easily be considered career-best performances


the pseudo-educational stuff


davis ' highly personal brand of romantic comedy is a tart , smart breath of fresh air


issue a moratorium , effective immediately , on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate


gutsy and


good stuff


-- when are bears bears and when are they like humans , only hairier -- would tax einstein 's brain .


shallow and immature character with whom to spend 110 claustrophobic minutes


no foundation


is a frighteningly fascinating contradiction


cheery


, uncompromising


searing performances


dearly


the kind of entertainment that parents love to have their kids


, cliche-ridden


pathetic


when a movie has stuck around for this long


-- in a heartwarming , nonjudgmental kind of way --


provide an enjoyable 100 minutes in a movie theater


a lifetime


for the kids


the perfect festival film


so much tongue-in-cheek weirdness


of whimsicality , narrative discipline and serious improvisation


the touch


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


morgen and nanette burstein


that graze the funny bone


a tap-dancing rhino


to avoid


sensuality


an articulate , grown-up voice in african-american cinema


arthur schnitzler 's reigen


takes no apparent joy


does n't quite go the distance


itself , a playful spirit and a game cast


looked as beautiful , desirable , even delectable , as it does in trouble every day


elegance and maturity


a truly , truly bad movie


a played-out idea


so boring that even its target audience talked all the way through it .


all of the elements are in place for a great film noir


construct a story


're left with a story that tries to grab us , only to keep letting go at all the wrong moments .


adequately fills the eyes


standout


features terrible , banal dialogue ; convenient , hole-ridden plotting ; superficial characters and a rather dull , unimaginative car chase


its inescapable absurdities


quirky and fearless


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


quickly forgettable


in them , who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world


spits out


a film you will never forget


vibrant and


also has humor and heart and very talented young actors


intelligent observations


overly familiar scenario


falls


whom the name woody allen was once a guarantee of something fresh , sometimes funny , and usually genuinely worthwhile


funny


limps along on a squirm-inducing fish-out-of-water formula that goes nowhere and goes there very , very slowly .


a pair of fascinating performances


( cattaneo ) sophomore slump


goes off the beaten path , not necessarily for the better .


that tug at your heart in ways that utterly transcend gender


sentimental script


inherently funny


ends up being neither , and fails at both endeavors .


is honestly


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


grant is certainly amusing , but


cheesy b-movie playing


looking like something wholly original


unshapely look


full of funny situations and honest observations


is a step down for director gary fleder


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


of the best next generation episodes


the power of shanghai ghetto , a documentary by dana janklowicz-mann and amir mann , rests in the voices of men and women , now in their 70s , who lived there in the 1940s .


of a brutally honest individual like prophet jack


runs out of steam after a half hour


with such a wallop of you-are-there immediacy


's the funniest american comedy since graffiti bridge


schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins ,


nervous


rock solid family fun out of the gates ,


takashi miike keeps pushing the envelope :


it looks like an action movie , but


ability to take what is essentially a contained family conflict and put it into a much larger historical context


the u.s.


hmmm


make chan 's action sequences boring .


the jokes are telegraphed so far in advance


please eastwood 's loyal fans


what punk rock music used to be


work and 2002 's first great film


wannabe film -- without the vital comic ingredient of the hilarious writer-director himself


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


genuinely enthusiastic performances


tortured and self-conscious material


funny ,


argentinean ` dramedy '


his best film


really , really stupid


recalls the classics of early italian neorealism


it 's like a drive-by .


colorful , energetic and sweetly whimsical ... the rare sequel that 's better than its predecessor


it is not worth


seen city


watch these two together


myopic


at once visceral and spiritual


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


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


if you 're part of her targeted audience , you 'll cheer .


a pretty good team


run through its otherwise comic narrative .


a much better mother-daughter tale


really cool bit


most of the dialogue made me want to pack raw dough in my ears .


's ` divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood


big-hearted


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


the film never feels draggy


it is dark , brooding and slow , and takes its central idea way too seriously .


salvos hitting a discernible target .


it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .


come to love


superb


by its modest , straight-ahead standards , undisputed scores a direct hit .


, or inventive


has a spirit that can not be denied


as much as i laughed throughout the movie , i can not mount a cogent defense of the film as entertainment , or even performance art , although the movie does leave you marveling at these guys ' superhuman capacity to withstand pain .


what 's with all the shooting


of ` ethnic cleansing


without neglecting character development for even one minute


really poor comedic writing


knows how to inflate the mundane into the scarifying ,


more plot


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


unlike most surf movies , blue crush thrillingly uses modern technology to take the viewer inside the wave .


this enthralling documentary


does steven seagal come across these days ?


is as deep as a petri dish and as well-characterized


lends the ending an extraordinary poignancy , and the story


end up walking out not only satisfied but also somewhat touched


an engrossing portrait of a man whose engaging manner and flamboyant style made him a truly larger-than-life character


a brilliant college student


loose , unaccountable


it starts off so bad that you feel like running out screaming


this is more appetizing than a side dish of asparagus .


a very distinctive sensibility , working to develop her own film language with conspicuous success


of the condescending stereotypes that so often plague films dealing with the mentally ill


all ca n't stand


even murphy 's expert comic timing and


who are trying to make their way through this tragedy


great for the kids


'' has-been


be easy for critics to shred it


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


, big-hearted and frequently


drooling idiots


did n't connect with me would require another viewing


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


like the imaginary sport it projects onto the screen -- loud , violent and mindless .


for the most part he makes sure the salton sea works the way a good noir should , keeping it tight and nasty


a searing lead performance


menacing atmosphere


though intrepid in exploring an attraction that crosses sexual identity , ozpetek falls short in showing us antonia 's true emotions ... but


are many definitions of ` time waster '


hours of material to discuss


one scene after another in this supposedly funny movie falls to the floor with a sickening thud .


that old adage about women being unknowable gets an exhilarating new interpretation in morvern callar .


luminous interviews


the script 's refusal of a happy ending


alternating with lots of sloppiness


gets old quickly


of the obvious cliches


not only does the thoroughly formulaic film represent totally exemplify middle-of-the-road mainstream , it also represents glossy hollywood at its laziest .


after the phoniness of female-bonding pictures like divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood


leaves little doubt that kidman has become one of our best actors


using them as punching bags


tykwer 's surface flash is n't just a poor fit with kieslowski 's lyrical pessimism


exhausted , desiccated talent


the laziness and arrogance


low-tech magic realism


`` spider-man is better than any summer blockbuster we had to endure last summer , and hopefully , sets the tone for a summer of good stuff .


this delightful comedy


vapid


a worthwhile effort


a pathetic exploitation film that tries to seem sincere , and just seems worse for the effort .


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


extraordinary access


so intimate and sensual and funny and psychologically self-revealing


highly engaging .


wisdom and emotion


fascinating , unnerving examination


watching this film , one is left with the inescapable conclusion that hitchens ' obsession with kissinger is , at bottom , a sophisticated flower child 's desire to purge the world of the tooth and claw of human power .


you were at home watching that movie instead of in the theater watching this one


about 90 minutes of a so-called ` comedy ' and not laugh


arrive early and stay late , filling nearly every minute ... with a lighthearted glow , some impudent snickers , and a glorious dose of humankind 's liberating ability to triumph over a scrooge or two


affection for its characters


mixes in as much humor as pathos


a complete moron


abandon spends 90 minutes trying figure out whether or not some cocky pseudo-intellectual kid has intentionally left college or was killed .


few nice twists


a moving story


a bunch of typical late-twenty-somethings natter on about nothing


not only better than its predecessor


funny and , in the end , very touching


too skewed to ever get a hold on


thriller as lazy as it is interminable


's a shame the marvelous first 101 minutes have to be combined with the misconceived final 5 .


a funny , puzzling movie


, i enjoyed it just as much !


stooping


with a completely predictable plot


solid base


by bad luck and their own immaturity


to a strangely sinister happy ending


had the balance shifted in favor of water-bound action over the land-based ` drama


so we got ten little indians meets friday the 13th by way of clean and sober , filmed on the set of carpenter 's the thing and loaded with actors you 're most likely to find on the next inevitable incarnation of the love boat .


, pathetic , starving and untalented


the problem with antwone fisher is that it has a screenplay written by antwone fisher based on the book by antwone fisher .


has merit and


, with really solid performances by ving rhames and wesley snipes .


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


not that any of us


astonish and entertain


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


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


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


having been slimed in the name of high art


shooting itself


, sterile and lacking


elicit more of a sense of deja vu than awe


been worth cheering as a breakthrough


all credibility flies out the window .


corny television


fights the good fight in vietnam


engaging the audience in the travails of creating a screenplay


rustic , realistic , and altogether creepy


things really get weird , though not particularly scary :


hughes comedy


the disjointed


assumes you are n't very bright


is a genuine love story , full of traditional layers of awakening and ripening and separation and recovery .


's not entirely memorable


heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long


nothing left to work with , sort of like michael jackson 's nose


daring and beautifully made


, you may be surprised at the variety of tones in spielberg 's work .


works against itself


i hated myself in the morning .


with efficiency and an affection for the period


confection that 's pure entertainment


bearing the unmistakable stamp of authority


the intentionally low standards of frat-boy humor


is impressive


if cinema had been around to capture the chaos of france in the 1790 's , one imagines the result would look like something like this .


... it is visually ravishing , penetrating , impenetrable .


of the jokes , most at women 's expense


fascination , and


amazing slapstick


low , very low ,


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


leaves vague impressions and a nasty aftertaste but little clear memory of its operational mechanics


told through on-camera interviews with several survivors , whose riveting memories are rendered with such clarity that it 's as if it all happened only yesterday


those who do will have found a cult favorite to enjoy for a lifetime .


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


starts to smack of a hallmark hall of fame , with a few four letter words thrown in that are generally not heard on television


is even worse


the inspiration of the original


if oscar had a category called best bad film you thought was going to be really awful but was n't


fine idea


mawkish


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


the most restless young audience deserves the dignity of an action hero motivated by something more than franchise possibilities .


so stupid


a good chance of being the big


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


it 's a masterpeice .


a sour taste


, much better .


but on the whole , you 're gon na like this movie .


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


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


buy is an accomplished actress , and this is a big , juicy role


are too simplistic to maintain interest


most wondrously gifted artists


rushed ,


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


thanks to the presence of ` the king


surreal ache of mortal awareness


the unexplored story opportunities of `` punch-drunk love '' may have worked against the maker 's minimalist intent but it is an interesting exercise by talented writer/director anderson .


by movies ' end you 'll swear you are wet in some places and feel sand creeping in others


economical


as powerful rather than cloying


its luckiest viewers will be seated next to one of those ignorant


does n't add up to a whole lot .


in perfect balance


ridicule factor


thriller `` new best friend ''


barbershop is n't as funny as it should be


spider invasion comic chiller


long , slow and dreary


video games are more involving than this mess .


a distinctly mixed bag , the occasional bursts of sharp writing alternating with lots of sloppiness


inspiration and


witty dialogue and inventive moments


the creative animation work


slice of comedic bliss


a fluid and mesmerizing sequence


doing its namesake proud


although this idea is `` new '' the results are tired


a renowned indian film culture


the 2002 film does n't really believe in it , and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate ` comedy ' scenes .


does a good job of establishing a time and place , and of telling a fascinating character 's story .


30 seconds of plot


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


was better


interesting story


a marvel of production design .


will leave you wanting to abandon the theater


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


they do n't fit well together and


the pushiness and decibel volume


diverse


rejigger fatal attraction into a high school setting


deep intelligence and


bad-movie


than their funny accents


fun , popcorn movies


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


uniqueness


interesting and thoroughly


( shyamalan ) turns the goose-pimple genre on its empty head and fills it with spirit , purpose and emotionally bruised characters who add up to more than body count .


does seem pretty unbelievable at times


those monologues stretch on and on


a perfect wildean actor


you wo n't be disappointed


friendship ,


put a human face on the travail of thousands of vietnamese


as an introduction to the man 's theories and influence , derrida is all but useless ; as a portrait of the artist as an endlessly inquisitive old man , however , it 's invaluable .


virtuoso throat-singing


recognize


gives human nature its unique feel


every painful nuance , unexpected flashes of dark comedy


ferrara 's best film


uneventful


you of why animation is such a perfect medium for children , because of the way it allows the mind to enter and accept another world


of the plot ( other than its one good idea ) and the movie 's inescapable air of sleaziness


the work of an artist , one whose view of america , history and the awkwardness of human life is generous and deep


suffers from unlikable characters and a self-conscious sense of its own quirky hipness


establishes its ominous mood and tension


almost unbearably


has warmth , wit and interesting characters compassionately portrayed


loved ones


me as unusually and unimpressively fussy


is nothing but boilerplate clichés from start to finish


gorgeousness .


the intellectual and emotional pedigree of your date and a giant step backward for a director i admire


of domestic tension and unhappiness


very talented


the movie dragged on


even accepting this in the right frame of mind can only provide it with so much leniency .


he had a bad run in the market or a costly divorce , because there is no earthly reason other than money why this distinguished actor would stoop so low


is definitely a director to watch .


surprising highs , sorrowful lows and hidden impulsive niches ... gorgeous , passionate , and at times uncommonly moving


's only one way to kill michael myers for good : stop buying tickets to these movies .


is a variant of the nincompoop benigni persona ,


into what was essentially , by campaign 's end , an extended publicity department


make this a charmer .


his lack


the year 's greatest adventure


both the beauty of the land and the people


entirely irony-free


how it washed out despite all of that


when twentysomething hotsies make movies about their lives , hard-driving narcissism is a given , but what a world we 'd live in if argento 's hollywood counterparts ... had this much imagination and nerve


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


few films have captured the chaos of an urban conflagration with such fury , and audience members will leave feeling as shaken as nesbitt 's cooper looks when the bullets stop flying


laugh once ( maybe twice )


a one-of-a-kind work


perfectly entertaining summer diversion


many can aspire but none can equal


retread , hobbled by half-baked setups and sluggish pacing .


that ca n't get sufficient distance from leroy 's


is n't a very involving one


simpler , leaner


pointless extremes


a poignant comedy that offers food for thought .


consistent with the messages espoused in the company 's previous video work


... hokey art house pretension .


because both are just actory concoctions , defined by childlike dimness and a handful of quirks


( hell is ) looking down at your watch and realizing serving sara is n't even halfway through .


are complex and quirky , but entirely believable


a potentially trite and overused concept


... is a man who uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows


impart a message without bludgeoning the audience over the head


closed


an energetic , violent movie with a momentum that never lets up


struggling to give themselves a better lot in life than the ones


useless


allows his cast the benefit of being able to give full performances ... while demonstrating vividly that the beauty and power of the opera reside primarily in the music itself


faltering half-step


... portrays young brendan with his usual intelligence and subtlety , not to mention a convincing brogue .


intricately constructed


a fantastically vital movie


sensitive and


survival wrapped in the heart-pounding suspense of a stylish psychological thriller


the master of disguise is awful .


entertaining and , ultimately ,


those gimmicks


, barbershop is tuned in to its community .


to be wholesome and subversive at the same time


fail


has appeal beyond being a sandra bullock vehicle or a standard romantic comedy


combustible mixture


dry and


pleasing verisimilitude


affable if not timeless , like mike raises some worthwhile themes while delivering a wholesome fantasy for kids .


works beautifully


to its last-minute , haphazard theatrical release


putters along looking for astute observations and coming up blank


a touching , sophisticated film that almost seems like a documentary in the way it captures an italian immigrant family on the brink of major changes .


the masterful british actor ian holm


above superficiality


be intriguing


stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins , who seem barely in the same movie .


absurd collection


nothing can detract from the affection of that moral favorite : friends will be friends through thick and thin


too safe


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


of virtually plotless meanderings


'll still be glued to the screen


of boring


captures all the longing , anguish and ache , the confusing sexual messages and the wish to be a part of that elusive adult world .


likely to find compelling


made on the cheap


has been awarded mythic status in contemporary culture


great scares and


nor a cliché left unsaid


giddy and provocative sexual


the most highly-praised disappointments i


unconvincing


a few good ideas


unbearable when it is n't merely offensive


see `` simone , '' and consider a dvd rental instead


delivers roughly equal amounts of beautiful movement and inside information .


tasty


the spectacle of small-town competition


terrific role


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


viewed as pure composition and form --


the performances are amiable and committed , and the comedy more often than not hits the bullseye .


problems and


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


unrecoverable life


so much that he refuses to evaluate his own work


one of his most daring , and complicated , performances


, festival in cannes offers rare insight into the structure of relationships .


misfire that even tunney ca n't save


vivid characters


watch these two together again


undergo radical changes when it suits the script


a finely tuned mood


self-consciously flashy camera effects , droning house music


a minor film with major pleasures from portuguese master manoel de oliviera ...


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


you want the story to go on and on


assumes that not only would subtlety be lost on the target audience , but that it 's also too stupid to realize that they 've already seen this exact same movie a hundred times


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


is part of the fun


overwrought


sterling


tells a deeper story


that thrusts the audience into a future they wo n't much care about


uneasily


the characters in swimfan seem motivated by nothing short of dull , brain-deadening hangover .


a backbone


the hook


suck the audience in


strangely moved by even the corniest and most hackneyed contrivances


even more haunting than those in mr. spielberg 's 1993 classic


a solid , spooky entertainment worthy of the price of a ticket


courageous scottish lady


feel like you were n't invited to the party


allegiance to chekhov , which director michael cacoyannis displays with somber earnestness in the new adaptation of the cherry orchard , is a particularly vexing handicap .


edgy thriller


as the film breaks your heart


the movie 's blatant derivativeness is one reason it 's so lackluster .


from a stunningly unoriginal premise


the film does pack some serious suspense .


tiring


'll find yourself remembering this refreshing visit to a sunshine state


an unbelievably stupid film , though occasionally fun enough to make you


tom tykwer , director of the resonant and sense-spinning run lola run , has turned out to be a one-trick pony


proves itself a more streamlined


with remarkable serenity and discipline


does the nearly impossible


there 's some outrageously creative action in the transporter ... ( b ) ut by the time frank parachutes down onto a moving truck


too much syrup


its critical backlash


imagine ( if possible ) a pasolini film without passion or politics


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


was inspired


the heart of the film is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death .


bland songs


like a human volcano or an overflowing septic tank


that was hard for me to warm up to


beyond the end zone


figures prominently in this movie


staged like `` rosemary 's baby , '' but is not as well-conceived as either of those films .


'' exceeds expectations .


inventiveness


was so uninspiring that even a story immersed in love , lust , and sin could n't keep my attention .


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


sit through -- despite some first-rate performances


the action is dazzling


director hoffman , with great help from kevin kline , makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world 's greatest teacher


held hostage


is visually ravishing


thought-provoking and stylish , if also somewhat hermetic .


will prefer this new version


be viewed and treasured for its extraordinary intelligence and originality as well as


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


wall


despite slick production values and director roger michell 's tick-tock pacing , the final effect is like having two guys yelling in your face for two hours .


, crush goes to absurd lengths to duck the very issues it raises .


strange and beautiful film .


's just too boring and obvious


, uneven action comedy


all this visual trickery stops being clever and devolves into flashy , vaguely silly overkill .


funny fanatics


fantastic movie


make love a joy to behold .


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


nothing but an episode


their bodies


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


showcases a group of dedicated artists


the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear


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


very , very good reasons


the pleasures of a well-made pizza


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


rather simplistic


i 've never bought from telemarketers , but i bought this movie .


's clotted with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long .


smaller numbered kidlets will enjoy .


the movie 's biggest shocks come from seeing former nymphette juliette lewis playing a salt-of-the-earth mommy named minnie and watching slim travel incognito in a ridiculous wig no respectable halloween costume shop would ever try to sell .


to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power


lost and desolate


tears welled up in my eyes both times


potentially good comic premise


what once was conviction is now affectation


tumbleweeds blowing through the empty theaters


as fascinating


that with really poor comedic writing


offers few surprises


hollow , self-indulgent , and - worst of all -


weave a protective cocoon around his own ego


war-weary marine


painfully padded .


a sharp , amusing study of the cult


entertaining , if somewhat standardized , action


flirts with propaganda


of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick


agreed


to keep you at the edge of your seat with its shape-shifting perils , political intrigue and brushes with calamity


is matched only by the ridiculousness of its premise


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


he has actually bothered to construct a real story this time .


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


paul cox needed to show it .


skip this dreck


marginal intelligence


delightfully so


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


nearly all the fundamentals you take for granted in most films are mishandled here .


nevertheless , it still seems endless .


a few laughs


vereté has a whip-smart sense of narrative bluffs .


this is just lazy writing .


becomes a soulful , incisive meditation


are of the highest and the performances


zips along with b-movie verve while adding the rich details and go-for-broke acting that heralds something special .


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


with so much first-rate talent


in welcome perspective


seems based on ugly ideas instead of ugly behavior , as happiness was ...


thanks to confident filmmaking and a pair of fascinating performances


the visuals , even erotically frank ones ,


meeting , even exceeding expectations , it 's the best sequel since the empire strikes back ... a majestic achievement , an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth .


believe that resident evil is not it .


the story has its redundancies , and the young actors , not very experienced , are sometimes inexpressive


mctiernan 's remake may be lighter on its feet -- the sober-minded original was as graceful as a tap-dancing rhino -- but it is just as boring and as obvious


the film starts promisingly , but the ending is all too predictable and far too cliched to really work


upbeat ending


pokemon 4ever


for granted in most films are mishandled here


smug grin


's as sorry a mess as its director 's diabolical debut , mad cows


laughs -- sometimes a chuckle


none of this is meaningful or memorable , but frosting is n't , either , and you would n't turn down a big bowl of that , would you ?


, moving , and adventurous directorial debut


skillfully assembled ,


the direction occasionally rises to the level of marginal competence , but for most of the film it is hard to tell who is chasing who or why


samuel l. jackson is one of the best actors there is .


treasure planet rivals the top japanese animations of recent vintage .


grabs you


may lack the pungent bite of its title , but


to pass this stinker off as a scary movie


sustain interest to the end


should come with the warning `` for serious film buffs only ! ''


own ambitious goals


that 's enough to sustain laughs


a solid cast , assured direction and complete lack of modern day irony


in hero worship


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


unexpected flashes of dark comedy


is a touching reflection on aging , suffering and the prospect of death .


the high-buffed gloss and high-octane jolts


inspiration


lifelong concern


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


neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is


delightfully


brilliant and brutal


repeated at least four times


a determined , ennui-hobbled slog that really does n't have much to say beyond the news


is it really an advantage to invest such subtlety and warmth in an animatronic bear when the humans are acting like puppets ?


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


futile


month


-- as if the director is trying to dupe the viewer into taking it all as very important simply because the movie is ugly to look at and not a hollywood product


wonderfully loopy tale of love , longing , and voting


collapses under its own meager weight .


a satisfying well-made romantic comedy that 's both charming and well acted


flat , unconvincing


the film settles in and becomes compulsively watchable in a guilty-pleasure , daytime-drama sort of fashion .


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


love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .


unusual homes


, beautifully realized


the misery


's simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply , truly


is this so boring


such a sophisticated and unsentimental treatment on the big screen


with heavy-handed symbolism , dime-store psychology and endless scenic shots that make 105 minutes seem twice as long


's rarely as entertaining as it could have been


pretty good little movie


that places the good-time shenanigans in welcome perspective


that the movie has no idea of it is serious or


the creative animation work may not look as fully ` rendered ' as pixar 's industry standard , but it uses lighting effects and innovative backgrounds to an equally impressive degree .


willingness to wander into the dark areas of parent-child relationships without flinching


here a more annoying , though less angry


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


( as well as rank frustration from those in the know about rubbo 's dumbed-down tactics )


warped logic


's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even jason x ... look positively shakesperean by comparison .


the film seem like something to endure instead of enjoy


about death


often silly -- and gross -- but it 's rarely as moronic as some campus gross-out films .


push it through the audience 's meat grinder one more time


bertrand tavernier 's oft-brilliant safe conduct ( `` laissez-passer '' ) wears its heart on its sleeve


this is standard crime drama fare ... instantly forgettable and thoroughly dull .


the best of hollywood 's comic-book


, brilliant and macabre


bitter nor sweet


gaghan captures the half-lit , sometimes creepy intimacy of college dorm rooms , a subtlety that makes the silly , over-the-top coda especially disappointing .


what with all the blanket statements and dime-store ruminations on vanity , the worries of the rich and sudden wisdom , the film becomes a sermon for most of its running time .


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


the film 's saving graces


irreparably


is a riveting , brisk delight .


slapstick and unfunny tricks


, bordering on offensive , waste of time , money and celluloid .


so warm and fuzzy


surefire , beloved genres


abysmally


making it relatively effortless to read and follow the action at the same time


some real vitality and even art


dumb fart


how many more times will indie filmmakers subject us to boring , self-important stories of how horrible we are to ourselves and each other ?


logical , unforced continuation


contrived , awkward


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


a lot smarter and more unnerving than the sequels


is among wiseman 's warmest .


that you 've seen it all before , even if you 've never come within a mile of the longest yard


's like rocky and bullwinkle on speed


... hits every cliche we 've come to expect , including the assumption that `` crazy '' people are innocent , childlike and inherently funny .


`` gangs '' is never lethargic


bravura performance


whet one 's appetite for the bollywood films


beautiful scene


uninspired preachy and clichéd war


updated dickensian sensibility


the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions


a fairy tale that comes from a renowned indian film culture that allows americans to finally revel in its splendor


, the visuals and enveloping sounds of blue crush make this surprisingly decent flick worth a summertime look-see .


however , it 's pleasant enough and its ecological , pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome .


could have used my two hours better watching being john malkovich again


too much norma rae


technically sumptuous but also almost wildly alive


the best the contest received


suffers from all the excesses


is a seriously intended movie that is not easily forgotten .


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


is the chance it affords to watch jackson , who also served as executive producer , take his smooth , shrewd , powerful act abroad .


seen as hip , winking social commentary


rare family movie


no laughs .


little less bling-bling and a lot more


his machismo


played game of absurd plot twists , idiotic court maneuvers and stupid characters that even freeman ca n't save it


the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations , are totally estranged from reality .


in alcatraz ' ... a cinematic corpse that never springs to life


the uninspired scripts , acting and direction never rise above the level of an after-school tv special


beautiful work


sane and breathtakingly creative film


wonder


i encourage young and old alike to go see this unique and entertaining twist on the classic whale 's tale --


hide new secretions


's a clarity of purpose and even-handedness


a pathetically


dull-witted and disquietingly creepy


a consummate actor incapable of being boring


becomes too heavy for the plot


with an assurance worthy of international acclaim


the delicious pulpiness of its lurid fiction


all the pieces fall together without much surprise , but little moments give it a boost


traveled to places in the world devastated by war , famine and poverty and documented the cruelty and suffering he has found with an devastating , eloquent clarity


gratingly unfunny


in narcissism and self-congratulation disguised as a tribute


has a solid emotional impact .


troubled and


sketchiest


holm does his sly , intricate magic ,


britney spears has popped up with more mindless drivel


emerges from the simple fact that the movie has virtually nothing to show .


a love story and a murder mystery that expands into a meditation on the deep deceptions of innocence


will find millions of eager fans .


wildly incompetent but brilliantly named half past dead -- or for seagal pessimists : totally past his prime .


presence to become a major-league leading lady , ( but )


for some major alterations


is so convinced of its own brilliance that , if it were a person , you 'd want to smash its face in


relatively dry


... a series of tales told with the intricate preciseness of the best short story writing .


too easy


of these tragic deaths


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


bump in the night and nobody cares


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


is the kind of movie where the big scene is a man shot out of a cannon into a vat of ice cream


falls to the floor with a sickening thud


's little to recommend snow dogs


the sick character


sentimental mess


that the movie does not do them justice


its story


astonishing ... ( frames ) profound ethical and philosophical questions in the form of dazzling pop entertainment


exudes the urbane sweetness


this starts off with a 1950 's doris day feel and it gets very ugly , very fast .


a sensitive , cultivated treatment of greene 's work as well as a remarkably faithful one .


take me back to a time


induces headaches


takes an astonishingly condescending attitude toward women


like the logical , unforced continuation of the careers of a pair of spy kids


julie taymor 's preposterous titus


be awed by the power and grace of one of the greatest natural sportsmen of modern times


ultimately undo him


you turn stupid


humorous observations about the general absurdity of modern life


delightfully unpredictable , hilarious


a computer-generated cold fish


, one hour photo lives down to its title .


worldly-wise and very funny script


as a fairly weak retooling


polished and vastly entertaining


resents having to inhale this gutter romancer 's secondhand material


simply stupid , irrelevant and deeply


satisfyingly unsettling ride


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


search of purpose or even a plot


an oddly winning portrayal of one of life 's ultimate losers


terrible


mib ii is a movie that makes it possible for the viewer to doze off for a few minutes or make several runs to the concession stand and/or restroom and not feel as if he or she has missed anything .


's sharply comic and surprisingly touching , so hold the gong


the best espionage picture


lan yu never catches dramatic fire .


tens of thousands of german jewish refugees


some startling , surrealistic moments


annoying rather than charming


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


impeccable comic timing


do well to cram earplugs in their ears and


is paced at a speed that is slow to those of us in middle age and deathly slow to any teen


takes a stand in favor of tradition and warmth


lacks the spirit of the previous two , and makes all those jokes about hos and even more unmentionable subjects seem like mere splashing around in the muck


for its excellent storytelling , its economical


is generous and deep


failed


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


it 's an experience in understanding a unique culture that is presented with universal appeal .


the compassion , good-natured humor and the level of insight that made ( eyre 's ) first film something of a sleeper success


the year 's ( unintentionally ) funniest moments


superbly


french coming-of-age import


capable of anteing up some movie star charisma


a cute alien creature who mimics everyone and everything around


sad but


esteemed


the story is -- forgive me -- a little thin , and the filmmaking clumsy and rushed .


problematic quest


substantial or fresh


watchable by a bravura performance


labute 's careful handling makes the material seem genuine rather than pandering .


misdemeanor


, has solid acting and a neat premise


is infectious


it cooks conduct in a low , smoky and inviting sizzle .


i must report that the children of varying ages in my audience never coughed , fidgeted or romped up and down the aisles for bathroom breaks .


sad schlock merchant


its poignancy hooks us completely


less bling-bling


slickly staged


sluggish pace and lack


relies on subtle ironies and visual devices


exaggerated action


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


a movie to forget


's fun ,


the central flaw of the film


's too loud


wallowing in its characters ' frustrations


the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet


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


makes the journey feel like a party


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


truly , truly bad


on , well , love in the time of money


the story 's scope and pageantry


uses the damage of war -- far more often than the warfare itself -- to create the kind of art shots that fill gallery shows


a quaint , romanticized rendering


be glued to the screen


warmth and


the plot has a number of holes ,


a thriller without thrills and a mystery devoid


oliver stone 's conspiracy thriller jfk


clever , amusing and unpredictable


none of this sounds promising and , indeed , the first half of sorority boys is as appalling as any ` comedy ' to ever spill from a projector 's lens


rambling incoherence


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


, intelligent eyes


scruffy , dopey old hanna-barbera charm


france 's most inventive directors


the ideal outlet


were convinced to waste their time


's an adventure story and history lesson all in one .


created a masterful work of art of their own


linklater


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


no . .


just about the best straight-up , old-school horror film of the last 15 years .


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


, you still have to see this !


it stars schticky chris rock and stolid anthony hopkins , who seem barely in the same movie .


proves a servicable world war ii drama that ca n't totally hide its contrivances , but it at least calls attention to a problem hollywood too long has ignored .


get a cinematic postcard that 's superficial and unrealized


display greatness


it is about irrational , unexplainable life and it seems so real because it does not attempt to filter out the complexity .


the gentle comic treatment


is what it is -- a nice , harmless date film ...


grounded in an undeniable social realism


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


, ghost ship is pretty landbound , with its leaden acting , dull exposition and telegraphed ` surprises . '


none of this sounds promising and


the film is well worthwhile .


patience , respect and affection


every cliche in the war movie compendium across its indulgent two-hour-and-fifteen-minute length


uncomfortably close to losing my lunch


to give them credit for : the message of the movie


remotely new or interesting


can hear you snore


says far less about the horrifying historical reality than about the filmmaker 's characteristic style


, sloppy


falls far short


scherfig , who has had a successful career in tv , tackles more than she can handle .


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


appears jagged , as if filmed directly from a television monitor , while the extensive use of stock footage quickly becomes a tiresome cliché


see her esther blossom as an actress ,


delivers big time


that is an undeniably worthy and devastating experience


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


smear


a thriller with an edge


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


dubious human being


there 's no palpable chemistry between lopez and male lead ralph fiennes , plus the script by working girl scribe kevin wade is workmanlike in the extreme .


conquers